Why Local Businesses Should Get Involved

Every great landmark begins with people who believe in something bigger than themselves. Across Southwest Missouri, local businesses are already asking how they can be part of raising the world's tallest American flag—and the answer starts with a simple conversation.

A Monument Rooted in Community

Old Glory Rising will stand 700 feet tall in the heart of the Ozarks, alongside a community center and gathering grounds designed for families, veterans, and neighbors to come together. This isn't a project built from the top down. It's being raised brick by brick, business by business, by people who love this country and this region.

When a local business steps forward as a founding sponsor, it isn't just writing a check. It's planting a flag—literally and figuratively—that says this community believes in something lasting.

What Founding Sponsorship Means

Founding sponsors are the businesses whose names will forever be tied to the earliest chapter of this story. Long after the flag is flying, people will remember who stood up first.

• Recognition as an early supporter of a national landmark
• Opportunities to engage employees and customers in a shared community mission
• Visibility among veterans, families, and visitors from across the country
• A chance to help shape the character of the community center and gathering grounds

Sponsorship isn't about a single donation. It's about aligning your business with a legacy that Southwest Missouri will point to for generations.

Where the Project Stands

Old Glory Rising is currently working toward a Phase 1 goal of $2 million, part of a larger vision estimated at approximately $51 million to bring the full monument, community center, and grounds to life. Every step forward—every pledge, every sponsorship—moves this dream closer to the skyline.

Commemorative bricks are available for $250 each, offering everyday supporters a personal way to be part of the foundation. For local businesses, founding sponsorship offers a deeper, more visible way to lead that same charge.

A flag this size will be seen from miles away. The businesses who help raise it will be remembered just as far.

A Note on Nonprofit Status

Old Glory Rising's nonprofit status is currently being finalized. At this stage, pledges of support are considered expressions of support for the mission, and tax-deductibility will apply once nonprofit status is officially finalized. We share this openly because transparency matters as much as vision when building something meant to last a lifetime.

Why Now Matters

Southwest Missouri has always been a place where people show up for one another—where handshake deals and hometown pride still mean something. Founding sponsorship is an invitation to be part of that same spirit on a national stage.

Businesses that step forward now aren't just supporting a monument. They're helping write the opening lines of a story that veterans, families, and future generations will tell for years to come.

If your business is ready to stand among the founders of something this meaningful, we'd love to talk with you. Become a Sponsor and help raise Old Glory over the Ozarks.