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Foundation awards thousands in grants n Carthage Family Literacy Council, $1,300 for a new computer and programs.
n Magic Moments Riding Therapy, $1,000 for refurbishing the riding arena. n Community Clinic of Joplin, $1,000 for the medical assistance program. n Carthage Police Department, $1,995 for a PowerPoint system to be used in public presentations. n Ozark Center for Autism, $1,000 for a social-skills workshop for teens. n Lafayette House, $1,000 for its resource library on domestic violence. n Habitat for Humanity, $1,000 for construction of a home in Carthage. n Powers Museum, $705 toward this year’s chautauqua event. Presented from the J. Ross and Maryetta White Memorial Fund was a grant for $1,000 to the Community Clinic of Carthage for prescription medicine for low-income women and children. At donors’ requests, some of the grant funds administered by the foundation are restricted to specific purposes. The governing board in 2001 created The Carthage Fund, from which grants can be made to any charitable organization serving the Carthage area. That fund now has a balance of more than $132,000, from which 5 percent can be awarded annually. To expand its mission, the board created The Joplin Fund in 2006. 46 funds The foundation works with individuals and companies to establish donor-advised, designated and field-of-interest funds. The organizations administers 46 funds, with nearly $5.2 million in assets. It is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, which has assets of more than $140 million. 
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