Southwest Missouri Bank Announces Corley Grant Availability

Southwest Missouri Bank, trustee of the W.R. Corley Memorial Trust, has announced the seventh year of availability of grants to qualified non-profit organizations. Eligible entities include those who provide services to the homeless and low-income populations in Jasper and Newton Counties. 

“Bob Corley was a small business owner in Joplin, and had a philanthropic heart. He would be very pleased to see that his legacy is having an impact on the communities where he made his home,” said Chuck Brown, Senior Vice President and Trust Officer at Southwest Missouri Bank.  “He was very generous during his lifetime, and that generosity continues, as Bob’s legacy is remembered and his philanthropy is celebrated by the annual grants made by his trust.” Since Mr. Corley’s passing the trust has distributed approximately $1.3 million to dozens of public charities providing vital services in Jasper and Newton counties, in addition to the continuation of Bob’s gifts to causes he supported during his life.

Grant applications will be available beginning March 30^th by emailing trust@smbonline.com. Applications are due by May 4^th.  Grants will be reviewed by a distribution committee and recipients of this year’s grants will be invited to a check presentation and reception June 5^th at 10am at the SMB Duquesne Community Center.  

“We have many non-profits in Jasper and Newton Counties that help the homeless and disadvantaged in our area,” said Brown.  “Mr. Corley’s desire was that his generosity would make a difference right here, for generations of his neighbors.”