Southwest Missouri Bank, trustee of the W.R. Corley Memorial Trust, has announced the sixth year of grants from the generous Trust set up by the late Bob Corley. Mr. Corley, who passed away in 2019, was a lifelong area resident and entrepreneur who supported many area charities and institutions. His perpetual trust continues his generosity by providing financial support to area non-profit organizations, particularly those which assist the homeless and disadvantaged populations.
“This year we were able to assist 62 area non-profits through the distribution of $248,470,” said Chuck Brown, Senior Vice President and Trust Officer at Southwest Missouri Bank. “Over the past six years over 1.2 million in grants have been distributed. Mr. Corley’s legacy will continue to enhance our local communities for many years to come, and will help these organizations provide much-needed services to our residents.”
Organizations receiving funds this year are:
Angel Guild of Joplin
$1,500
Area Agency on Aging, Region X
$5,500
ArtCentral
$2,000
Ascent Recovery Residences
$3,500
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks #501
$1,000
Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri
$5,000
Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks
$3,000
Bright Futures Carthage
$3,000
Bright Futures Joplin
$5,000
Bright Futures Neosho
$3,000
Carl Junction Helping Hands Ministries
$1,000
Carthage Crisis Center
$3,000
Carthage Crosslines Ministry
$3,000
Children’s Center of Southwest Missouri
$3,500
Children’s Haven of Southwest Missouri, Inc.
$5,000
Community Clinic of SWMO
$5,000
Community Support Services of Missouri
$4,770
Connect2Culture
$5,000
Creative Learning Alliance
$4,200
Crosslines Ministries of the Joplin Area
$5,000
Dream Big Little One Association
$1,000
Economic Security Corporation
$5,000
Fostering Hope
$3,000
God’s Resort
$4,000
H.O.P.E. 4 You – Breast Cancer Foundation
$5,000
Hearts and Hammers
$5,000
Higher Power Garage
$5,000
Jasper County CASA
$2,500
Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity
$5,000
Joplin Association for the Blind
$1,000
Joplin Dental School
$20,000
Joplin Family YMCA
$3,000
Joplin Historical Society
$3,000
Joplin Humane Society
$5,000
Joplin Kiwanis
$1,000
Joplin NALA Read
$2,500
Joplin Rotary
$1,000
Joplin Trails Coalition
$1,500
Lafayette House
$10,000
LifeChoices Health Network
$3,000
Loving Grace
$3,000
Minnie Hackney Community Service Charitable Foundation
$5,000
Missouri Southern Foundation
$20,000
MSSU Lion Co-op Center for Nutrition Security
$2,000
Neosho Area Habitat for Humanity
$5,000
Neosho Schools Charitable Foundation
$5,000
OurVeteransFirst
$2,000
Pressing Toward the Goal Ministries
$1,000
Pro Musica
$5,000
Rapha Hope & Healing Center
$3,000
RISE & Thrive
$1,000
Salvation Army of Jasper & Newton Counties
$5,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
$1,000
Solace House of the Ozarks
$1,000
Spiva Center for the Arts
$5,000
The Alliance of SWMO
$3,000
The Help Center
$3,000
The Independent Living Center
$5,000
The Next Step – Joplin
$3,000
Vision Carthage
$5,000
Vita Nova Village
$5,000
Wildcats Glades Nature Group
$2,000
