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 nearly $45 million in grants to the community. We now hold assets totaling $11,788,886 as of June 30, 2020.
Our Leadership
Our foundation is led by members of our community.
Chuck Brown, President
Jane Cage, Vice President
Sandie Morgan, Secretary
Keenan Cortez
Chris Dumm
Gary Duncan
Tom Franz
Kevin Greim
Susan Satterlee
Logan Stanley
Scott Vorhees
Bryan Vowels
Terry Wachter
Roger Wrestler
Pete Ramsour, Foundation Manager
Joplin Regional Community Foundation awards Coover Regional Recovery Grants
June 9, 2021 — The Joplin Regional Community Foundation has awarded total grants of $10,000 to four nonprofit agencies for recovery needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The grants are made possible by the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation, managed by Commerce Trust Company in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. The Joplin Regional Community Foundation is one of 30 CFO affiliate foundations to receive Coover grant funding this year and chose to use its award to hold a community recovery grant round for eligible nonprofits.
The Joplin Regional Community Foundation awarded its Coover Regional Recovery Grants to:
- Bright Futures Joplin: $2,500 for Snack Packs Milk Recovery
- Building Bridges: $2,500 for operational support
- Community Clinic of Southwest Missouri: $2,500 for operational support
- Regional Health & Welfare Association: $2,500 for the Emergency Housing & Utility Assistance Program
“One of the benefits of the CFO’s affiliate network is the ability of local leaders to make decisions in the best interests of their own communities,” said Jill Reynolds, senior vice president at Commerce Trust. “Using leaders across rural Missouri to award Coover Charitable Foundation grant dollars has contributed to this partnership’s success in distributing more than $7 million since 2002.”
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
Gene and Laurie Delano Charitable Fund
FPC Joplin Capital Campaign Fund
William A. Sorrick Family Fund
Mark and Tatiana Graham Family Charitable Fund
Jose and Leah De Hoyos Charitable Fund
Cowger Family Scholarship Fund
Joplin, MO Police Department - JPD Designated Fund
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
