The MFA Foundation was established in 1958 with the primary purpose of providing greater educational opportunity for the youth in our trade territory.
The Foundation's major activity is its Scholarship Program, which has provided financial assistance to over 14,500 college and university students from rural communities since its initiation in 1965.
Every spring approximately 325 graduating high school seniors receive MFA scholarships, co-sponsored by the MFA Foundation and local MFA agencies.
The MFA Foundation makes gifts directly and generally, in an unrestricted manner, to private colleges. While the college scholarship program constitutes the main thrust of the MFA Foundation, the Foundation also pursues other worthwhile projects.