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Military Family Support Trust
Don Schings
1010 American Eagle Blvd #301
Sun City Center, FL 33573
Phone: 813-634-4675
Fax: 813-633-4449
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The Military Officers' Benevolent Corporation (MOBC), now doing business as the Military Family Support Trust (MFST) was incorporated as a tax-exempt organization by a group of retired military officers residing in the greater Tampa Bay area of Florida on 24 August 1992. All were volunteers whose interest was in caring, sharing and serving fellow officers of the seven uniformed services and their families, as well as federal employees of equivalent grade. On 14 December 2004, the eligibility criteria was expanded to include all recipients of the Purple Heart no matter their length of service or pay grade and on 13 June 2006, it was further expanded to include all E-5s and above. The assistance provided is in two principal categories: emergency grants and scholarships. Grants in these areas have been provided continuously for 19 years.
In July 2008, the Military Officers' Benevolent Corporation (MOBC) began doing business as the Military Family Support Trust (MFST).
The corporation operates with three funds and a number of separate programs. All undesignated donations are placed in the General Fund. Expenses are paid from the General Fund. Expenses are closely monitored and continue to be in the lowest one-third of all non-profit organizations in the U.S. At the end of the year, the Trustees allocate a percentage of the unused and undesignated contributions accumulated in the General Fund to the Financial Assistance Fund, or the Scholarship Fund, based on existing requirements and the experience of past years. Once so designated, these funds become part of the program endowments, and are the basis for corporate growth. Being restricted in this manner, they can only be accessed for expenditure in an extreme emergency situation. Currently grants are made from a combination of investment income and donations received during the year.
