Carthage Community Foundation
A trusted resource for philanthropy serving the community of Carthage.
221 W. 4th Street, Suite 10 | Carthage, Missouri 64836 | (417) 438-9970 | 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 $9,774,143 in grants to the community. We now hold assets totaling $12.1 million as of June 30, 2021.
Our Leadership
Our foundation is led by members of the community.
- Stephanie Howard, President
- John Nicholas, Vice President
- Delores Honey, Secretary/Treasurer
- Jessica Andrews Adams
- Amy Cole
- Andrew Jordan
- Danny Lambeth
- Kate Lasley
- Kristi Montague
- Jay Thompson
- Bren Flanigan
- Susan Coy
- Bill Putnam Jr., Advisory Board Member
- Jeff Williams, Advisory Board Member
- Chanti Beckham, Foundation Coordinator
Carthage Community Foundation shares $20,000 grant for COVID-19 vaccination efforts
Oct. 20, 2021 — Because of their efforts to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in Jasper County, the Carthage Community Foundation, the Joplin Regional Community Foundation and the Sarcoxie Community Foundation have won a $20,000 challenge grant through the Coover Regional Vaccination Initiative. From July 26 to Sept. 20, the percentage of Jasper County residents ages 12 and up to receive at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine increased by 8.7%.
Regional affiliate foundations of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks opted in on behalf of a single county to participate in the program. The CFO tracked data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for each county to determine the winners.
With the highest overall increase in vaccination rates, Jasper County CFO affiliates — Carthage Community Foundation, Joplin Regional Community Foundation, and the Sarcoxie Community Foundation — won the overall grant prize. In Carthage, the CCF largely used its Facebook page to spread word about vaccination opportunities in their community. CCF board members and staff also shared opportunities on their personal Facebook accounts, if they had one. Additionally, CCF board members promoted those vaccination opportunities at various local meetings, including the nonprofit network GRO Carthage and through other boards they each volunteer to serve. During the grant challenge’s eight-week period, Joplin was the first city in the state to cross the 50% fully vaccinated threshold.
The prize is an unrestricted grant, which the CCF, the JRCF and the SCF can use for their own community grantmaking. The CFO announced the winners of the Coover Regional Vaccination Initiative during its annual Affiliate Appreciation Conference on Oct. 7.
The Coover Regional Vaccination Initiative was supported by the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation, managed by Commerce Trust Company. The CFO and the Coover Charitable Foundation have partnered since 2002 to award more than $7 million through grantmaking programs, particularly targeted to rural Missouri. The Coover Charitable Foundation is also a key contributor to the CFO’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund.
“Congratulations to the Carthage Community Foundation, the Joplin Regional Community Foundation and the Sarcoxie Community Foundation, and the great communities that they represent,” said Jill Reynolds, senior vice president at Commerce Trust. “We applaud the leadership of the foundation board members to make their communities safer and take steps towards putting this pandemic behind us.”
The Cassville Community Foundation, Monett Area Community Foundation, Marshfield Area Community Foundation, Jacks Fork Community Foundation, and Community Foundation of the Hermann Area also received challenge grants through the Coover Regional Vaccination Initiative for their efforts in their local communities. The program featured a total of $60,000 in challenge grants for winning affiliates.
Carthage Legacy Society
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
- Kevin and Sandi Checkett
- Amy and Chad Cole
- Darren and Heather Collier
- Robert and Rebecca* Copeland
- Pat and Judy Goff
- Steven and Cynthia Head
- Jim and Delores Honey
- 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, Jr.
- Ruth I. Kolpin Rubison *
- Patrick Scott
- Dr.* and Mrs.* W. Russell Smith
- Jane C. Trogdon
- Jeffrey A. Williams
- Virginia Esterly*
- Jim and Delores Honey
*Deceased
Funds
Darren and Heather Collier Family Fund
Wright-Powers-Winchester Family Scholarship Fund
Ruth I. Kolpin Family Donor-Advised Fund
Joe Lyon and Mariann Morgan Fund
Jim and Delores Honey Family Fund
Carthage Area United Way Capacity Fund
Chip and Sara Wright - CSF Fund
Dan Armstrong Legacy Foundation
Steve and Cindy Head Charitable Fund
Paul and Cathy Hauser Family Fund
Nellie M. and Steven C. Piper Family Foundation
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 and Betty R. 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 Field of Interest 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
