In 1996, the Founders listed below gave generously so that the Columbia Public Schools Foundation could begin its work. We are forever grateful to these individuals and businesses for leading the way.
| Dr. and Mrs. Mark Adams | Zack and Mona Ajans | Dr. Muriel W. Battle |
| Eliot F. Battle | Lynnanne Baumgardner | Tom Baumgardner |
| Jan Beckett | Wilson Beckett, M.D. | Boone Electric Cooperative |
| Boone Hospital Center | Donna T. Buchert | Dr. Peter K. Buchert |
| Judy Carter | Ron Carter | Paula Chapman |
| Larry Chapman, M.D. | E.K. Chippendale, Ph.D. | In Memory of Chris Churchill |
| Dr. and Mrs. Ken Clark | Jennifer Clark, M.D. & Mr. Craig D. Clark | Mr. and Mrs. Pete Clark |
| Terry and Patti Coffelt | Dr. and Mrs. Harris Cooper | Ann K. Covington |
| In Honor of Becky Cox | George Crawford | John and Laura Crouch |
| Dr. Jack J. Curtis | Mrs. Jack J. Curtis | Deborah Daniels |
| Charlotte and Kenneth Dean | Dr. and Mrs. John DeSpain | Max Dills |
| Yvette Dills | David Duffy | Linda Duffy |
| David Dunafon | Joy Dunafon | Vicki Burton Dunscombe |
| Patricia Eich | Jim and Judy Elliott | Barbara Fairman |
| William Fairman | Elton and Nancy Fay | First National Bank |
| Hank and Shirley Fisher | Dr. and Mrs. Michael Friedman | Ann Gafke |
| Roger Gafke | Barry and Pam Gainor | Gene and Pat Gerke |
| Larry and Jan Grossman | GTE | Jean Gurucharri |
| Vince Gurucharri | Linda L. Harlan | Timothy C. Harlan |
| Jerry Harris | Robert J. Harris, M.D. | Dr. Winston Harrison |
| Drs. John and Ann Havey | Wayne and Carolyn Hawks | The Heinkel Foundation |
| Larry Hendren | Polly Hendren | Thomas Highland |
| Timothy Holekamp, M.D. | David Holmes | Mr. and Mrs. George Jashnani |
| Ray and Karol Jones | Howard Keister | Jerry D. Kennett, M.D. |
| In Memory of Myra T. Kopolow | Stan and Ann Kroenke | Mary A. Laffey |
| Gustav and Elaine Lehr | Robert and Sara LeMone | Lenior Community |
| Raymond and Jeanne Lewis | Gary and Mary Licklider | George and Mariel Liggett |
| Joe and Martha Machens | Jeffrey MacLellan | Rebecca MacLellan |
| Bob and Cheryl Martin | Nancy Maupin | Robert Maupin |
| Fred and Martha McCabe | Robert and Suzanne McDavid | Doug Mehle
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| Lyn Mehle | Joan Foster Menser | Mike Menser |
| Michael and Nancy Metzler | Dr. Brent Miedema | Renee Miedema
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| Mill Creek PTA | Dr. and Mrs. David Moreton | David Murphy
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| Gunilla Murphy | Drs. Beverly and Jerry Murrell | Jim Offutt
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| Vickie Park | Peat Marwick | Justin Perry
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| Kathy Perry | Philip Peters | Walter L. Pfeffer, II
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| Lenard Politte | Mary Lu Politte | Joyce N. Porter |
| Kim Presko | David Rawlings | Karen Rawlings |
| Jim Reed | Polly Reed | Timothy J. and Lisa Reed |
| Neil and Lynanne Riley | Scott and Sherry Robinson | Diane Rubenstein |
| Paul Rubenstein | Leonard Scheffler | Mary Scheffler |
| Dassel Schoengarth | L.D. Schoengarth | Bill Schulz |
| Jolene Schulz | W. Mike and Joni See | Robert and Mary Ann Shaw |
| Shelter Insurance | Robert Silvers | Sally Silvers |
| Patrick and Karen Smith | Robert Smith | Stephen and Bea Smith |
| Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Southwick | Russell and Jeannie Starr | Mary W. Still |
| Russell C. Still | John and Tommye Stolt | Andrea Stubler |
| Dan Stubler | Gary and Patty Stumbaugh | Jon Sundvold |
| Tamara Sundvold | Charles Swaney | Rebecca Swaney |
| Jim Swearengen | Linda Swearengen | Dr. and Mrs. Russell Thompson |
| Elaine Thompson | John Thompson | The Todd Organization |
| Catharine Twitty | Jerry Twitty | Laurie Twitty |
| James L. Rutter & Catherine Van Voorn, M.D. | Wynn and Patricia Volkert | Dennis R. Walker |
| Robert L. Walters | Sandra Wolsfeld Warner | Roger and Pat Wilson |
| Vicky Riback and Willy Wilson | | |
