Ball Foundation Awards | 2023 Grant Recipients | Central Trust

On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation, managed by Central Trust Company, A Division of the Central Trust Bank, awarded the 2023 local, non-profit grant recipients. A total of 48 applications were received this year, and grants were awarded to 25 recipients, totaling a community investment of $222,135. Requirements for grant applicants included the organization’s ability to enhance educational opportunities and/or provide support for disadvantaged children.

2023 Ball Foundation Grant Recipients

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield – Youth of the Year – $500
• Boy Scouts of America, Ozark Trail Council – $5,000
• CASA -Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southwest Missouri – $5,000
• Cents of Pride – $10,000
• Children’s Smile Center – $6,835
• Community Partnership of the Ozarks Inc. – $7,500
• Council of Churches of the Ozarks, Inc. – $15,000
• Cox Healthcare Foundation – $5,000
• Cox Healthcare Foundation – $5,000
• Foundation for Springfield Public Schools – $20,000
• Gift of Hope Inc. – $6,800
• Good Samaritan Boys Ranch – $6,500
• Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO – $7,500
• Harmony House – $8,500
• History Museum on the Square – $7,500
• Least of These – $7,500
• Lutheran Family & Children’s Services of Missouri – $25,000
• OACAC – Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation – $3,000
• Ozarks Literacy Council – $10,000
• Southern Stone County Food Pantry – $7,500
• Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Inc. – $10,000
• Taneyhills Community Library – $20,000
• The Arc of the Ozarks – $10,000
• The Rebound Foundation Inc. – $5,000
• WIN-PPS Foundation for Women In Need, Inc. – $7,500

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

Learn more about the Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation here. 

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