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The Community Foundation of the Ozarks and the Jeannette L. Musgrave Foundation are granting a total of $75,000 to help Springfield nonprofits and the people they serve recover from the April 28 hailstorm. The Musgrave Foundation is granting $50,000 to Friends of the Zoo to help Dickerson Park Zoo r...

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05/20/2026

🚗 Route 66 is a century old, and we’re celebrating the centennial by highlighting work by our affiliates and nonprofit partners to add vibrancy along the historic highway. Kaitlyn McConnell's next stop in our road trip is Joplin's Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex!

Find the full roadmap in our spring 2026 newsletter: cfozarks.org/spring2026

The Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex is a hub for artistic activities, local creativity and community building in Joplin and beyond.

Two nonprofits are leading these missions: Connect2Culture and the Spiva Center for the Arts, complementary organizations that moved into the Cornell Complex upon its completion in November 2022. More than $19 million was raised through the facility’s capital campaign, which was administered through multiple funds held with the CFO and the Joplin Regional Community Foundation.

Among other activities, the center’s auditorium is home for performing arts, and Spiva’s gallery showcases an evolving slate of exhibitions — including the nationally recognized PhotoSpiva, a juried photography show that began in 1977. The complex also hosts classes and workshops for all ages.

“The building provides an intentional space for the arts, and the work of C2C and Spiva is what makes it vibrant, active and full of energy,” says Emily Frankoski, executive director of C2C. “The biggest strength of the complex is that it brings different art forms together in one place — visual arts through Spiva and performing arts through Connect2Culture. That combination allows the building to serve a wide range of artists and audiences.”

05/20/2026

The Ozark Mountains are known woodlands, waterways, and recreation. They are also home to an increasingly diverse set of residents.