The Green Hills Regional Planning Commission is one of nineteen organizations operating as a sub-state planning and development agency serving the State of Missouri. The Commission is organized as a voluntary association of local governments, and retains a staff of professionals who work on projects intended to foster improved quality of life throughout the 11 county "Green Hills" region. Services include revolving loan funds, business planning, referrals and business counseling.
The Green Hills Regional Planning Commission's development conduit, Green Hills Rural Development, Inc. is responsible for the administration of three revolving loan pools. All three loan pools are designed to assist with gap financing necessary for new business start-ups or existing business expansions.
- The Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) was seeded by a grant from the Economic Development Administration
- The Intermediary Re-lending Program (IRP) was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Rural Development
- The Microenterprise loan pools was funded by a grant from the State of Missouri's Community Development Block Grant Program.
The distributions of the loan funds are governed by a Board of Directors who decides collectively how the funds are to be loaned out and to whom.
GHRDI also offers its 501 (c) 3 status to organizations requiring the IRS designation in order for them to apply for and/or receive funds from a variety of grant, donation, and foundation sources. GHRDI acts as the sponsor for an organization grant applications and funds received can be passed through and disbursed through the 501 (c) 3 mechanism. A full accounting of the receipt and usage of funds is provided to the organization and donors are provided with verification of their contributions for tax filing purposes.