Joplin Regional Community Foundation
A trusted resource for philanthropy serving the Joplin region.
P.O. Box 471 | Joplin, MO 64802 | (417) 439-7328 | Email Us
Our Mission
Joplin Regional Community Foundation serves Joplin, Carl Junction and Webb City. Our mission: To build and lead a better community through collaboration and charitable giving.
Since our founding on Dec. 16, 2006, we have distributed more nearly $45 million in grants to the community. We now hold assets totaling $11,926,216 as of December 31, 2019.
Our Leadership
Gary Duncan, President
Our foundation is led by members of our community.
Gary Duncan, President
Jane Cage, Vice President
Sandie Morgan, Secretary
Chuck Brown
Chris Dumm
Nancy Good
Mike Gray
Fred Osborn
Susan Satterlee
Eric Secker
Logan Stanley
Matt Stovern
Bryan Vowels
Terry Wachter
Pete Ramsour, Foundation Coordinator
The Philanthropic Society’s 2020 grantmaking priorities: Safety, Wellness and Readiness
The Philanthropic Society will present a total of $125,000 in grants to three areas of focus: Safe Joplin, Well Joplin and Ready Joplin. Information on each area is listed here.
Applications will be accepted online March 2–May 31. Grants will be awarded during an event on May 20.
The Philanthropic Society was formed by JRCF in 2018 to respond to emerging community needs by making a significant charitable impact. The group is comprised of members who donated at least $2,000 in annual dues to the JRCF Philanthropic Society Fund. Last year, the group made its first grants totaling $100,000 to Jasper County CASA and Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences for projects addressing children’s health and child abuse reduction.
Safe Joplin: $50,000 will be granted to a project focusing on the following issues:
- Provide support to parents and caregivers
- Promote engagement and education campaigns
- Provide education and support to victims of domestic violence
- Engage neighborhoods to prevent crime
- Advocate for safety policies and funding
- Decrease child abuse and neglect
- Decrease intimate partner violence
- Decrease neighborhood crime
- Work to adopt policies promoting safety
Well Joplin: $50,000 will be granted to a project focusing on the following issues:
- Promote social support networks for physical activity
- Conduct town halls and listening sessions for mental health
- Develop tools and educational resources for mental health and substance abuse
- Advocate for health/mental health and wellness policies
- Decrease obesity rates
- Increase physical activity
- Decrease poor mental health days
- Increase in policies in support of persons who need substance abuse assistance
- Decrease substance abuse
- Work to adopt policies pertaining to good health
Ready Joplin: $25,000 will be granted to a project focusing on the following issues:
- Promote early childhood education and quality childcare
- Promote parental engagement
- Support community-wide reading
- Support mentoring and job shadowing
- Advocate for early childcare and parental policies
- Advocate for job readiness programs and policies
- Increase kindergarten readiness
- Increase educational attainment
- Increase work readiness skills
- Increase capacity to help self and others
- Increase economic self-sufficiency
- Work to adopt policies regarding early childhood and job readiness
Joplin Regional Legacy Society
- Jane Cage
- Michelle Ducre
- John and Nancy Good
- Lisa Knutzen
- Steve Lawver (Carl Junction Community Center)
- Ann Leach
- Sandra J. and Henry G. Morgan
- Pete Ramsour
- Marty & Lori Smith
Funds
Building Bridges Joplin Endowment Fund
Joplin, MO Police Department K-9 Unit Designated Fund
Endangered Properties Program Fund
Russ and Suzy Alcorn Charitable Fund
BGCSWMO Growing Great Futures Endowment Fund
Joplin Neighborhood Adult Literacy Action Cash Fund
Community Clinic Women and Children’s Health Fund
Creative Learning Alliance Fund
Community Clinic Women and Children’s Health Fund
Jasper County CASA Endowment Fund
Will Norton Memorial Scholarship Fund
Friends of Joplin High School Fund
Joplin Neighborhood Adult Literacy Action Fund
College Heights Christian School Endowment Fund
The Duane and Edith Lawellin Legacy Fund of Southwest Missouri
Cheri Patrice Young Dawson Endowed Scholarship Fund
Connect2Culture Cornell CLUT Fund
Joplin Regional Medical School Alliance Fund
Morgan Family Scholarship Fund
Empire District Employee Assistance Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters (Jasper/Newton County) Fund
Ike’s Family and Community Fund
EaglePicher Employee Benevolence Fund
Carl Junction Educational Foundation Fund
Kelly Jo Brookshire One Love Fund
Sharon and Lance Beshore Spiva Center for the Arts Fund
Leland Browne Life Insurance Fund
Bright Futures Carl Junction Endowment Fund
Community Clinic of Southwest Missouri Capacity Fund
Bright Futures Joplin Snack Pack Fund
Community Clinic of SWMO Endowment Fund
Sharon and Lance Beshore Connect2Culture Fund
Community Support Services of Missouri Endowment Fund
Boys & Girls Club of SWMO Fund
Joplin Regional Community Foundation Capacity Fund
Jerry and Sharon Berkstresser Fund
Community Support Services of Missouri Fund
Connect2Culture Operations Fund
Aspire Scholarship Program Fund
Leon and Sue Billingsly Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jasper Products - Stremicks Heritage Foods Employee Benefit Fund
Hope Park-Dreams District Fund
Joplin Humane Society Endowment Fund
JRCF Philanthropic Society Fund
Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity Fund
Jeany and Tom Franz Charitable Fund
Joplin R-VIII School Foundation Fund
Joplin South Middle School Youth Empowerment Fund
Crosslines- Joplin Hunger Challenge Fund
Brooke H. Russell Memorial Fund
Redings Mill Volunteer Fire Protection Endowment Fund
Satterlee Family Charitable Fund
Steve and Susan Satterlee Fund for Joplin Schools Foundation Grants of Education Excellence
Solace House of the Ozarks Fund
Connect2Culture Endowment Fund
Saint Paul United Methodist Church Endowment Fund
Tri State Motor Transit Co. Employees Benevolence Fund
TSACA Continuing Education Fund
Wildcat Glades Friends Group Fund
