Philanthropic Society Grant Luncheon Wednesday

The Philanthropic Society of the Joplin Regional Community Foundation will announce the recipients of four grants totaling $200,000 through its latest high-impact grant round on Wednesday, May 21.

Members of the Philanthropic Society will present the grants to the four nonprofits and share details about each grant. Photo and video opportunities will be available as the recipients receive oversized presentation checks. Representatives of the Philanthropic Society, the JRCF and the recipients will be available for interview after 1 p.m.

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.

Since the first grants in 2019, the Philanthropic Society has awarded more than $1,300,000 to nonprofits serving Joplin, Webb City and Carl Junction.

The Joplin Regional Community Foundation, founded in 2006, is one of the CFO’s 55 regional affiliate foundations. The CFO is a regional public charitable foundation established in 1973 that provides asset and resource development, grantmaking and public leadership across central and southern Missouri.