Ball Foundation Awards 2020 Grant Recipients | Central Trust

The Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation, managed by Central Trust Company, is happy to announce the 2020 local, non-profit grant recipients. A total of ­55 applications were received this year, and grants were awarded to 25 recipients, totaling a community investment of $219,200. Requirements for grant applicants included the organization’s ability to enhance educational opportunities and/or provide support for disadvantaged children.

2020 Ball Foundation Grant Recipients

• Abundant Blessings – $4,000
• Arc of the Ozarks – $10,000
• Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks – $10,000
• Boys & Girls Club of Springfield, Youth of the Year – $500
• CASA – $6,000
• Cents of Pride – $10,000
• Children’s Smile Center – $5,000
• Council of Churches of the Ozarks – $10,000
• For the Kids – $1,000
• Foundation for Springfield Public Schools – $10,000
• Gift of Hope, Inc. – $7,000
• Good Samaritan Boys Ranch – $15,000
• Great Circle – $3,000
• Habitat for Humanity – $10,000
• IPourLife – $10,000
• Isabel’s House – $7,500
• Kimberling Area Library – $2,500
• Least of These – $15,000
• Newborns in Need – $4,500
• Ozarks Literacy Council – $7,000
• Skaggs Foundation – $2,110
• Taneyhills Library Club – $26,450

Grants Awarded in Early 2020

• Christian Action Ministries – $10,000
• Community Foundation of the Ozarks – COVID – $22,640
• Discovery Center of Springfield – $10,000

The grant selection committee included Jo Arcudia, Karen Hall, Ken Homan, Diane Homan, and Patty Johns.

Learn more about the Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation here.