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. 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,” explained Lambeth. 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
Carthage Community Foundation 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 Carthage Community Foundation 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 founding in 1999, Carthage Community Foundation has provided more than $7.1 million in grants and distributions back to the Carthage community.
About Carthage Community Foundation
With 20 years of service to the community, Carthage Community Foundation (CCF) works to establish permanent endowments that enhance the quality of life for current and future generations by investing in Carthage. CCF is governed by a Board of Directors, chosen for their knowledge of the area. Investments are guided by an Investment Committee of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, following a prudent investment policy for long-term endowments. CCF currently oversees more than 80 giving funds established by individuals, families & organizations to improve quality of life in the Carthage area, and has granted/distributed more than $7.1 million to date to support local nonprofits and residents. To make a donation or establish a new giving fund, now or with a planned gift, contact Foundation Coordinator Heather Collier. Visit cfozarks.org/carthage or facebook.com/carthagecf to learn more.
