The Joplin Regional Community Foundation announced a total of $24,750 in grants to 16 nonprofits through its latest community grant round on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The grants, supported by the Duane and Edith Lawellin Legacy Fund and the Cloyd Carlin Charitable Fund, were presented during an event at the Joplin Chamber of Commerce.
The grants were distributed to the following organizations:
Alliance of Southwest Missouri: $2,000 for school gear and extracurricular support
Ascent Recovery Residences: $1,100 for technology upgrades
Bike Walk Joplin: $300 for education campaign kits
Bright Futures: $2,000 for snack packs
Crosslines Ministries: $2,000 to support the Green Leadership Academy
FosterAdopt Connect: $1,250 for soap, diapers and other hygiene products
Jasper County CASA: $1,800 for an AED machine
Jaxon’s Badgers: $1,800 for an AED machine
Joplin Arts District: $2,000 for a mural
Joplin NALA: $1,000 for Testing for Success
Kiwanis Club of Joplin: $2,000 for the Take DEFENSE program
Lafayette House: $2,500 for an HVAC upgrade
Loving Grace: $1,000 for van maintenance and fuel
RAISE — Refugee and Immigrant Services and Education: $1,250 for blankets and clothing
Rapha International: $1,250 for Trauma Therapy Center supplies
Solace House: $1,500 for a security system and a laptop computer
Following an application process, the recipients were selected by a volunteer committee of citizens in the Joplin region. The program is open each year to 501(c)3 nonprofits and agencies with similar tax-exempt status like schools, government entities and faith-based organizations.
Gifts to the Duane and Edith Lawellin Legacy Fund for Southwest Missouri and the Cloyd Carlin Charitable Fund help increase the amount available for future rounds of the JRCF’s community grantmaking program. Secure online donations can be made to these funds by going to cfozarks.org/givejoplin.
