JRCF’s Philanthropic Society to present $130,000 in grants to area nonprofits

The Philanthropic Society of the Joplin Regional Community Foundation will announce the recipients of three grants totaling $130,000 through its latest high-impact grant round on Tuesday.

Members of the Philanthropic Society will present the grants to the three agencies and details about each grant. Representatives of the Philanthropic Society, the JRCF and the recipients will be available for interview after 1 p.m. Pete Ramsour, JRCF foundation manager, will be available to coordinate interviews. There will be photo opportunities as the recipients are presented with “big checks.”

The Philanthropic Society was formed by the JRCF in 2018 to respond to emerging community needs by making a significant charitable impact. The group comprises 100 members who donate at least $2,500 in annual dues to the JRCF Philanthropic Society Fund. Its grantmaking is directed to 501(c)3 nonprofits and agencies with similar tax-exempt status like schools, government entities and faith-based organizations.

The Joplin Regional Community Foundation was founded in 2012 and is a regional affiliate foundation of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, the region’s largest public charitable foundation serving a network of donors, more than 50 regional affiliate foundations and nonprofit partners across central and southern Missouri.