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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.
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