Ball Foundation Awards | 2025 Grant Recipients

On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation, managed by Central Trust Company, A Division of the Central Trust Bank, awarded the 2025 local, non-profit grant recipients. A total of 72 applications were received this year, and grants were awarded to 44 recipients, totaling a community investment of nearly $300,000. Requirements for grant applicants included the organization’s ability to enhance educational opportunities and/or provide support for disadvantaged children.

2025 Ball Foundation Grant Recipients

• Junior Auxiliary of Taney County Missouri – $2,000
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving – $2,500
• Lost & Found Grief Center – $2,500
• Girls on the Run – $2,500
• Abundant Blessings – $2,500
• Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation – $3,500
• Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks – $4,000
• Drury University – $4,000
• Springfield Symphony Orchestra Association – $5,000
• Ronald McDonald House – $5,000
• PPS Foundation for Women in Need – $5,000
• Lutheran Family & Children’s Services – $5,000
• Harmony House – $5,000
• Harbor House Domestic Violence Center – $5,000
• Habitat for Humanity – $5,000
• Cox Healthcare Foundation – $5,000
• Community Partnership of the Ozarks – $5,000
• Christian County Cares – $5,000
• Cents of Pride – $5,000
• Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks – $5,000
• Borrow My Angel Foundation – $5,000
• Ozarks Counseling Center – $5,000
• Adult and Teen Challenge USA – $5,000
• Ozarks Food Harvest – $5,000
• The Kitchen – $5,000
• Discovery Center – $5,000
• Ozarks Literacy Council – $7,500
• Hope Counseling Center – $7,500
• Christian County Business Development Corporation – $7,500
• Children’s Miracle Network – $7,500
• The Victim Center – $7,500
• Gift of Hope – $7,950
• Springfield Greene County Public Library Foundation – $8,750
• Springfield Workshop – $10,000
• Friends of Abilities First – $10,000
• Foster Adopt Connect – $10,000
• CASA – $10,000
• Care to Learn – $10,000
• Bridge of Faith Community Church – $10,000
• Barnabas Foundation – $10,000
• Good Samaritan Boys Ranch – $15,000
• Foundation for Springfield Public Schools – $20,000
• Child Advocacy Center – $25,000

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.