This Vision for Clayton’s future will enrich its unique qualities and expand unlimited potential. It establishes an enduring strategy with broad and compelling goals to encourage public-private partnerships. Through inspired leadership and focused investment, we can enhance the quality of life for Clayton’s residents, workers and visitors, fortify the assets of our community fabric for future generations, and ensure a premier cultural and business destination for the region.
 
Public-private partnerships are the fastest growing area of philanthropy.  We believe Clayton can establish such a mechanism to cultivate resources in our community and local philanthropists to partner with the City to achieve desirable goals.

Mission: The mission of the Clayton Century Foundation (CCF) is to provide the Margin of Excellence that has established Clayton’s role as the leading community in the St. Louis area.  This will be done in two ways. First, CCF will establish an umbrella non-profit community organization to privately finance long-term capital project that reflect community needs and priorities.  Second, it will stimulate and develop projects with expanded programs in preparation for the 100th anniversary celebration of the City of Clayton in 2013.