Ball Foundation Awards | 2022 Grant Recipients

The Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation, managed by Central Trust Company, is happy to announce the 2022 local, non-profit grant recipients. A total of ­71 applications were received this year and grants were awarded to 25 recipients, totaling a community investment of $298,500. Requirements for grant applicants included the organization’s ability to enhance educational opportunities and/or provide support for disadvantaged children.

2022 Ball Foundation Grant Recipients

• Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks – $10,000
• Boys & Girls Club of Springfield, Youth of the Year – $1,700
• Child Advocacy Center, Inc. – $20,000
• Children’s Miracle Network at CoxHealth – $10,000
• CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southwest Missouri – $50,000
• Cox Healthcare Foundation – $5,000
• Drury University – $5,000
• Foster Adopt Connect, Inc. – $5,000
• Foundation for Springfield Public Schools – $17,000
• Gift of Hope, Inc. – $7,000
• Good Samaritan Boys Ranch L.L.C. – $20,000
• I Pour Life – $10,000
• Kiwanis Foundation of Springfield South – $25,000
• Least of These – $7,500
• Life360 Community Services – $20,000
• Missouri State University Foundation, MSU English Language Institute – $5,000
• Nixa Public Schools – John Thomas School of Discovery – $5,000
• Ozarks Food Harvest, Inc. – $10,000
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ozarks, Inc. – $10,000
• SI of Springfield – Soroptimist Club of Springfield, MO – $1,000
• Springfield Symphony Association – $10,000
• Taneyhills Library Club – $25,000
• The Kitchen, Inc. – $7,500
• The Victim Center, Inc. – $6,500
• Women in Need, Inc. – $5,000

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

Learn more about the Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation here.

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