Ball Foundation Awards | 2024 Grant Recipients

On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, the Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation, managed by Central Trust Company, A Division of the Central Trust Bank, awarded the 2024 local, non-profit grant recipients. A total of 51 applications were received this year, and grants were awarded to 31 recipients, totaling a community investment of $240,000. Requirements for grant applicants included the organization’s ability to enhance educational opportunities and/or provide support for disadvantaged children.

2024 Ball Foundation Grant Recipients

• Barnabas Foundation, Inc. – $3,500
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield – $1,000
• Bridge of Faith Community Church – $10,000
• Boy Scouts of America, Ozark Trail Council – $3,000
• Cents of Pride – $5,000
• Child Advocacy Center, Inc. – $8,500
• College of the Ozarks – $5,000
• Community Partnership of the Ozarks Inc. – $8,000
• Council of Churches of the Ozarks, Inc. – $20,000
• Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks – $5,000
• Discovery Center of Springfield, Inc. – $5,000
• Drury University – $4,000
• Foster Adopt Connect, Inc – $10,000
• Foundation for Springfield Public Schools – $24,000
• Gift of Hope, Inc. – $6,125
• Girl Scouts of America Heartland – $3,000
• Good Samaritan Boys Ranch – $15,000
• Harbor House Domestic Violence Center – $10,000
• I Pour Life – $10,000
• James River Basin Partnership – $2,500
• Junior Auxiliary of Taney County MO – $3,000
• Least of These – $7,500
• OACAC – Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation – $4,000
• Ozarks Food Harvest – $7,500
• Ozarks Literacy Council – $10,000
• PPS Foundation for Women in Need – $10,000
• Ronald McDonald House – $5,000
• Springfield Symphony Orchestra Association – $7,500
• SWI Industrial Solutions – $12,000
• The Arc of the Ozarks – $10,000
• The Rebound Foundation Inc. – $5,000

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.