Foundation issues $240K in grants to area nonprofits

The Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation this week issued $240,125 in grant funds to dozens of area nonprofits.

The foundation, which is managed by Central Trust Co., awarded 31 recipients out of 51 applications received for the grant round, according to a news release. A grant presentation was held Nov. 13.

The recipients, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
• Barnabas Foundation Inc., $3,500
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield Inc., $1,000
• Bridge of Faith Community Church, $10,000
• 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 Inc., $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 the Missouri Heartland Inc. , $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 Missouri Inc., $3,000
• Least of These Inc., $7,500
• Ozarks Area Community Action Corp., $4,000
• Ozarks Food Harvest Inc., $7,500
• Ozarks Literacy Council, $10,000
• Ozark Trails Council Inc., $3,000
• PPS Foundation for Women in Need Inc., $10,000
• Rebound Foundation Inc., $5,000
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ozarks Inc., 5,000
• Springfield Symphony Orchestra Inc., $7,500
• SWI Industrial Solutions Inc., $12,000
• The Arc of the Ozarks, $10,000

The grant round placed a focus on the ability of organizations to enhance education opportunities and/or provide support for disadvantaged children, according to the release.

The Ball Foundation was established in 2005 by former Branson Mayor Stanley Ball to help those less fortunate in the community.