Incredible Foundation
- The IPC Foundation mobilizes people to meet the needs of their own community.
- We serve to equip people to see the needs of others and how they can be God's channel to meet those needs.
- Our Strategy is to multiply every $1 foundation gift tenfold.
- We can see its contributions grow tenfold by partnering with organizations to equip and empower people in the rewarding ministry of giving of their time, energy and resources to others.
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Click here to fill out foundation application.
Where It All Began
More than 30 years ago, young married couple Rick and Cheryl Barsness started in the pizza business in Victoria, Texas, living out of the back of a store as it was being built. Their family and the business grew and in 2002 Springfield's Incredible Pizza Company opened it's doors with overwhelming success. The Barsness Family as well as other founding families concentrated time and effort into making America's Incredible Pizza Company the best in family entertainment. Two things kept these families going through the adventure of the restaurant business: (1) The desire to open a business where families could come and spend fun quality time together and (2) The dream of starting a foundation to support missions all over the world.
The dream of beginning a Foundation became a reality in 2007. With the growth and success of the business, the founding families turned their effort to focus on giving back to the community both locally and globally. In the fall of 2007, the Incredible Pizza Company hired Hesed Consulting's Amber Mattingly to be the lead consultant to the business and founding families about the foundation's giving plan. The Foundation's goal is to give away $100,000 the first year starting in February 2008. Each year thereafter, the foundation will increase the amount to be given away. February 1, 2008 kicked off the first season of awarding gifts to the first applicants to the foundation...Now that's Incredible!!!
Foundation Mission Statement
- We support both local and global missionaries, children's homes, and children in at-risk situations.
- The vision of the foundation is for each store to be a beacon of loving-kindness in their community through the business and the foundation.
- We desire that our business partners, managers, and employees be involved in the process of giving through our foundation.
- We desire to build relationships with the people/organizations that we support so that the IPC Foundation carries out the vision of the business of American's Incredible Pizza Company. (Click here to view the IPC Story and IPC mission statement)
- We want to be actively involved with the children within our sphere of influence and to be a positive influence in their lives.
Foundation Values
- To love and serve God with all our heart, mind, soul & strength
- To love others as we love ourselves
- To show fairness and give equal opportunity to each ministry/organization
- To be found above reproach in our dealings with individuals and organizations
- To always work as a team, serving each other and helping wherever needed.
- To approach change with excitement and a teachable spirit, knowing that we are constantly improving everything we do.
Unlocking the truth "...For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. ...when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!"
-- Jesus (Matt. 25:35-36, 40, NLT)