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People with disabilities
Free visits for adults with disabilities and the people who support them, through partner organizations.
10 visits this year
The Royale Cinema Project
Encouraging Community. Enjoying Cinema. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit sharing the building with Royale Cinema at 715 E Broadway.
Help make shared cinema accessible in Joplin
The Royale Cinema Project aims to bring people together in our town through affordable, accessible and enriching communal film experiences.
We partner with local organizations to ensure seniors, students, and neighbors with disabilities never miss out on the joy of shared cinema.We currently sponsor three weekly screenings that are free for the community in Joplin to enjoy.
Our longterm goals include providing after school film education programming for Joplin's youth, putting on 1-2 film festivals each year to celebrate filmmakers in our region, hosting filmmaking and screenwriting workshops for students with an interest in film, and partnering with more organizations who could benefit from access to our space and services.
We seek to build and grow a film appreciation in our town through community movie nights, especially for people who don't always have regular access to cinema. The project sponsors events that put our local community first in a redeveloping neighborhood of Joplin, right on Broadway and Route 66.
The Royale Cinema Project is run exclusively for charitable and educational purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
About
Royale Cinema Project's aim is to bring cinema and the arts back to our local neighborhood and focus on providing a space for our community to have access to film and arts entertainment in a welcoming environment. Large portions of Joplin—particularly the neighborhoods served by our program—are not walkable to theaters, educational centers or youth cultural spaces. Our local neighborhood and members of the community often lack reliable transportation, which further restricts their ability to engage in enrichment opportunities after school or on weekends.
The goal of holding our weekly screenings in a central, accessible community venue helps remove these barriers and ensures our community has access to the arts where they can attend consistently. Our multiple outdoor screenings are free every week!
The goal of this first fundraiser campaign is to provide funding for more free showings and events to the residents of Joplin, after-school programming for students in the Joplin area and to build out the community courtyard with bathrooms for guests, additional covered seating and a space sheltered from the elements to guarantee screenings and outdoor events can happen consistently, unimpeded by bad weather.
Our vision
We believe the financial barrier to entry for film entertainment and cultural arts programs is too high and that it should be accessible to everyone in our community regardless of their socioeconomic status, location or background.
Our goal
The goal of the Royale Cinema Project is to provide access for our city and neighborhood to consistent arts, entertainment and educational programming at low to no cost, because the arts and cultural enrichment should be accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Programs
We bring free and affordable screenings to the people who benefit most from a night out at the movies together:
- People with disabilities, with the helpers who come along, through partner organizations
- Seniors in assisted living and retirement communities
- Students of all ages
- Neighbors, with free community screenings in our part of Joplin
Partner groups can visit on free day passes or at a discount, and the Royale Cinema Project covers the difference.
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Seniors
Movie outings for seniors in assisted living and retirement communities.
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Students
Screenings for students of all ages.
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Neighbors
Free community screenings in a redeveloping neighborhood of Joplin.
Our impact2026 so far
- visits
- 10visits
- movies watched
- 0movies watched
- community screenings and events
- 0community screenings and events
- in free and discounted visits
- $50in free and discounted visits
January 1 through October 14, counted from our own records with 1 partner organization. Updated every hour.
Free every week
See the calendarFree outdoor screenings
See what's playing on the outdoor screen.
The nonprofit and the lounge
Nonprofit
Royale Cinema Project
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It runs the community programs. Gifts to it are donations.
Business
Royale Cinema Lounge
The cinema, bar and lounge (Royale Cinema Lounge LLC). Tickets, food, drinks and memberships are purchases, not donations.
The Royale Cinema Project and Royale Cinema Lounge (RCL) share the building at 715 E Broadway, but they're two different things. The nonprofit makes affordable community programming possible: free and discounted visits for partner groups, and community screenings. The lounge is the business: the cinema, the bar and the members' lounge.
When a partner group visits free or at a discount, the Royale Cinema Project covers the value of that visit, and we count every one of them in the numbers on this page. Currently we partner with Arc of The Ozarks, Easter Seals and also prioritize affordable access for the students attending our local colleges.
Get involved
Your gift helps create shared experiences
Every Neighbor Deserves a Seat at the Movies.
Your gift helps us to continue in our mission of providing our community consistent low-to no cost events in Joplin: affordable screenings for students, seniors, people with disabilities, and those experiencing financial hardship.
- Give. Become a monthly patron, make a one-time donation or sponsor a screening with the giving options below.
- Bring a group. If you work with seniors, students or adults with disabilities, we'd love to host you. Email info@royalecinemajoplin.com.
- Spread the word. Tell a friend about our community screenings.
Become a monthly patron
$10–$100 a month.
One-time donation
Any amount, from $5.
Sponsor a screening
Royale Cinema Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Royale Cinema Project?
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Joplin that brings people together through communal film experiences that are enriching, affordable and accessible to all, especially for people who don't always have regular access to a cinema.
Is it the same as Royale Cinema Lounge?
No. They share the building at 715 E Broadway. The Royale Cinema Project is the nonprofit and runs the community programs. Royale Cinema Lounge is the business: the cinema, the bar and the lounge.
Who does the project serve?
People with disabilities and their helpers, seniors in assisted living and retirement communities, students of all ages, and neighbors in our part of Joplin.
Are tickets, food or memberships donations?
No. Those are purchases from Royale Cinema Lounge. Only gifts to the Royale Cinema Project are donations.
Is my gift tax-deductible?
The Royale Cinema Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so gifts to it are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You'll get an emailed receipt for every gift; keep it for your records.
How do I donate?
Use the giving options on this page: become a monthly patron, give once, or sponsor a screening. You'll get an emailed receipt for every gift, and monthly patrons can change or cancel any time from the link in their receipt. Questions? Email info@royalecinemajoplin.com.
My group would like to visit. How do we set that up?
Email info@royalecinemajoplin.com and tell us about your group: who you serve, how many people, and when you'd like to come. We'll find a time that works.
Where do the numbers on this page come from?
From our own records: every free or discounted visit by a partner group, and every community screening we log, counted from January 1 of this year. They update every hour.
Code of conduct
Royale Cinema Project has a Code of Conduct that applies to everyone at our on site events, at our off-site events, and to participants in our social media channels. Filmgoers, members, guests, program/event attendees, user groups, community partners, staff, volunteers, donors, vendors and press are all held to the same standards. We reserve the right to ban or restrict from our premises, events and programs (on or off-site) anyone who violates this Code of Conduct.
Royale Cinema Project values personal safety and everyone's right to attend programs and events free of harassment, threats, mistreatment or discrimination, especially in connection to race or ethnicity, national origin, gender identity or presentation, sex or sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, physical appearance, language proficiency or citizenship status.
The following activities are strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated:
- Bullying, intimidation, stalking or threats in person or online
- Sustained disruption of events
- Violence or assault of any kind
- Physical intimidation
- Inappropriate or unwanted physical contact
- Unwelcome sexual attention or joking
- Use of epithets, slurs or negative stereotyping
- Possession of firearms, explosives or other weapons on our premises or at an off-site event
- Any conduct that endangers the life, safety, health or well-being of any filmgoer, guest, program attendee, member, employee, volunteer, vendor or other person at our venue or at one of our off-site events.
What to do:
- If you are asked to stop any harassing behavior, STOP IMMEDIATELY!
- If you witness any form of harassment, please contact a staff member with details and your contact information. The situation will be addressed.
- If you feel unsafe in your immediate situation, alert staff or personnel on duty and move to a safe location.
Royale Cinema Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Royale Cinema Project Co · 501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 99-4086131 · 715 E Broadway St, Joplin, MO 64801