Carthage Community Foundation
A trusted resource for philanthropy serving the community of Carthage.
221 W. 4th Street, Suite 1A | Carthage, Missouri 64836 | (417) 359-5534 | Email Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in Carthage through resource development, community grantmaking, collaboration and public leadership.
Since our founding on May 24, 1999, Carthage Community Foundation has distributed more than $7,132,726 in grants to the community. We now hold assets totaling $9,818,311 as of December 31, 2019.
Our Leadership
Jeff Williams, President
Our foundation is led by members of the community.
Jeff Williams, President
Stephanie Howard, Vice President
Delores Honey, Secretary/Treasurer
Jessica Andrews Adams
Amy Cole
Andrew Jordan
Danny Lambeth
Kate Lasley
Kristi Montague
John Nicholas
Jose Palma
Eric Putnam
Bill Putnam Jr., Advisory Board Member
Stan Schmidt, Advisory Board Member
Heather Goff Collier, Foundation Coordinator
Carthage Community Foundation presents grants to assist nonprofits amid COVID-19 challenges
During a presentation via Zoom on Friday, April 24, 2020, Carthage Community Foundation Coordinator Heather Collier and Board President Danny Lambeth presented $39,830 in grant funding to 7 area organizations supporting the Carthage community and its citizens.
“As the COVID-19 situation ramped up with stay at home orders, closures and event cancellations, we were about to begin our spring community grantmaking round,” Lambeth said. “Our CCF Board of Directors quickly expanded normal parameters for applications, allowing nonprofits to request assistance to respond to and/or recover from challenges due to COVID-19. We really wanted organizations serving the Carthage community to be able to ask for what they needed most in these unprecedented times.”
During the online presentation, Vivian Leon Fund grants totaling $7,372 were also presented to 3 performing arts organizations serving and enhancing the area.
Community Grants
- Area Agency on Aging Region X: $4,345 to purchase an additional freezer for the Carthage Can Do Senior Center to provide new frozen meal delivery
- Children’s Haven of SWMO: $8,985 to assist with additional expenses to provide care to children
- Fair Acres Family YMCA: $10,000 to assist with feeding program & childcare for essential workers
- Art Feeds: $3,000 to provide emergency art kits for children & operational support
- Carthage Public Library: $5,000 to provide emergency wage funding
- Carthage Historic Preservation: $5,000 to assist with tour & event losses
- ArtCentral: $3,500 to provide short-term funding for salary & expenses
Vivian Leon Fund Grants
- ProMusica: $4,000 for The Schumann Quartet Performance in April 2021
- Heartland Opera Theatre: $1,686 for A Night at the Opera in November 2020
- Stone’s Throw Theatre: $1,686 for Summer Theatre Camp for Children
CCF works with individuals, families and organizations in the community to establish permanent endowments that enhance the quality of life for current and future generations by investing in the Carthage community. Community grants are made possible by generous individuals who left portions of their estates to Carthage for the betterment of the community for years to come. The following endowments at CCF provided the grant funding for the awards:
- J. Ross & Maryetta E. White Memorial Fund
- The Hough Fund
- Kenneth & Addean MacArthur Trust Fund
- Marsh Family Foundation Fund
- Marsh Family Foundation Food & Nutrition Fund
- Betsy Pauly Memorial Fund
- George & Geraldine Beimdiek Memorial Fund
- The Carthage Fund
Since its founding in 1999, CCF has provided more than $7.1 million in grants and distributions back to the Carthage community.
Carthage Legacy Society
- Anonymous
- Kevin and Sandi Checkett
- Darren and Heather Collier
- Robert and Rebecca* Copeland
- Pat and Judy Goff
- Kenneth Johnson*
- Donald and Gloria LaFerla
- Daniel and Mary Pat Lambeth
- Kristi Montague
- Samuel R. Morrow Jr.*
- Marilyn R. Nicholas*
- Mike, Lee and Emma Pound
- Mr. and Mrs. William C. Putnam
- Ruth I. Rubison Kolpin*
- Patrick Scott
- Dr.* and Mrs.* W. Russell Smith
- Jane C. Trogdon
- Jeffrey A. Williams
*Deceased
Funds
Nellie M. and Steven C. Piper Foundation for Shriners Hospital
Hands to Work Hearts to God Scholarship Fund
Montague McDaniel Pay It Forward Fund
W. Robert Corley Fund for MSSU
Mark and Stephanie Williams Family and Community Fund
The Vivian Leon Fund for the Musical Arts created by the Missouri Southern International Piano Comp.
Vision Carthage Capacity Building Fund
Dr. W. Russell Smith Family Foundation Fund
The Thelma Stanley Jayhawk Scholarship Fund
St. Luke’s Nursing Center Endowment Fund
St. Luke’s Nursing Center Capacity Building Fund
Thelma M. Stanley Scholarship for Education
Stone’s Throw Theater Henry Heckert Memorial Endowment Fund
Patrick and Julia Scott Family and Community Fund
SWMO Coalition Against Human Trafficking Fund
Danny and Sarah Ross Family and Community Fund
The John O. Phelps and Carolyn B. Phelps Charitable Fund
Richard T. Mansfield Memorial Fund, an endowment fund for Grace Episcopal Church
Carthage Rotary Club Charitable Fund
Historic Phelps House Preservation Endowment Fund
Grace Episcopal Church Endowment Fund
Curtis Rex Carter Applied Science Scholarship Fund
Marlin and Jean Pinnell Annual Scholarship Fund
Freund Charitable Remainder Trust Fund
Doris and Ken Johnson Memorial Fund
Pat and Judy Goff Memorial Fund
Carthage Area United Way Legacy Fund
Episcopal Youth Group of Carthage Endowment Fund
The W. Robert Corley Family Fund
Gregg and Sheila Galbraith Donor Advised Fund
Carthage Community Foundation Operating Endowment Fund
Earl and Marilyn Nicholas Charitable Fund
J. Ross and Maryetta E. White Memorial Fund
Carthage Historic Preservation Fund
Darren and Heather Collier Family Designated Fund
The Henrietta Hedge Memorial Fund
Carthage Historic Preservation Society Capacity Building Fund
Fair Acres Family YMCA Inc. Fund
George and Geraldine Beimdiek Memorial Fund
Earl and Marilyn Nicholas Endowment Fund
Carthage Crisis Center Long Term Repair and Replacement Fund
Marsh Family Foundation Food and Nutrition Fund
Darren and Heather Collier Family Fund
Richard D. Campbell Family Fund
Missouri Botanical Garden Fund
City of Carthage Beautification Fund
Dorthadean Moorman Memorial Fund
Carthage Crisis Center Long Term Operations Fund
Kenneth and Addean Mac Arthur Trust Fund
Jean S. Morrow and Samuel R. Morrow Jr. Memorial Fund
McCune-Brooks Health Care Foundation Fund
Carthage Crisis Center Endowment Fund
Dr. William B. McIntyre Scholarship Fund
Carthage Community Foundation Capacity Building Fund
Carthage Library Development Foundation Endowment Fund
Art Feeds Carthage Endowment Fund
Carthage Youth Empowerment Project Fund
Steve and Mary Jean Beimdiek Family and Community Fund
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Organization Fund
Jasper County 1895 Courthouse Preservation Fund
Danny and Mary Pat Lambeth Family Fund
Jasper County Courthouse Capacity Building Fund
Kellogg Lake Nature Center and Preserve Capacity Building Fund
