Springfield Boys and GIrls Club receives $250,000 grant

(From the Missouri Department of Economic Development)

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) approved eight Missouri not-for-profit organizations for a total of $1,324,778 in tax credits under the Youth Opportunities Program (YOP).

The following organizations have been approved for tax credits under the YOP:

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield in Springfield has been approved for $250,000
• Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center in St. Louis has been approved for $250,000
• Children’s Home Society of MO in St. Louis has been approved for $150,000
• Epworth Children & Family Services, Inc., in St. Louis has been approved for $249,857
• Guardian Angel Settlement Association in St. Louis has been approved for $25,000
• St. Louis Art Works in St. Louis has been approved for $35,000
• St. Luke Community Christian Center in Lexington has been approved for $155,676
• UrbanFuture in St. Louis has been approved for $209,245

The YOP, administered by the Missouri Department of Economic Development, provides tax credits to organizations administering positive youth development or crime prevention projects. For more information on the YOP, please visit http://ded.mo.gov/BCS%20Programs/BCSProgramDetails.aspx?BCSProgramID=85.