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Perry County Community Foundation

Perry County Community Foundation

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Our Mission

The Perry County Community Foundation supports good work that benefits the people of Perry County. With an engaged board and a growing endowment, the community foundation is well positioned as a partner in fulfilling the potential and meeting the challenges in Perry County.  

We energize local philanthropy, increasing financial resources to support efforts that serve the community. Supporting good work means providing resources to small, local organizations that might not have access to large outside grants and to larger organizations with programs that clearly address the priorities of Perry Countians. The foundation invests in efforts with potential for high impact on the quality of life for our people. 

We also strive to help nonprofits and agencies do their work better. We do this by serving as a mentor and partner to organizations serving the county, and by seeking ways to build organizational capacity beyond giving grants. 

The Perry County Community Foundation is everyone’s foundation and lifts up the message the community can help itself. The foundation believes all community members play a role in strengthening Perry County. It promotes civic engagement and commits to reflecting the community’s priorities.

Our Values

Value all community members | Reflect community priorities | Improve quality of life

  • Increase Community Awareness: Educate the community on the importance of building local resources and celebrating locally supported successes through the Perry County Community Foundation.
  • Grow Capacity: Develop and educate donors and practice community-centric fund development.
  • Support Local Nonprofits: Continue supporting the good work of existing local nonprofits. 
  • Invest for Impact: Identify two projects each year poised for big impact that reflect the Perry County Community Foundation’s values.
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Over the past 10 years, the Perry County Community Foundation has transformed their community by increasing a permanent endowment, promoting civic engagement, and building social capital. Perry County has increased public engagement, influenced policy, and built excitement for new opportunities for economic prosperity. 

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Perry County Community Foundation
420 Main Street
Hazard, KY 41701

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Bill Betinazzi

Darryl Parker

Denise Davidson

Derrick Bowling

Greg Sparkman

James Caudill

Keith Pray

Melissa Vermillion

Wanda Brown- Chair

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June 1, 2022

Celebrating Kentuckian and LGBTQ+ Activist, Lige Clarke

Elijah “Lige” Clarke (1942-1975) was a native of Hindman, Kentucky and a formative figure of the Queer Liberation Movement in the mid-20th Century. In the mid-1960’s, while he was in the US Army (with top security clearances, assigned to the Army’s Chief-of-Staff at the Pentagon), Lige would pass out gay rights pamphlets in the evenings…. KEEP READING

February 16, 2023

Letcher County Community Foundation Presents the Mountain Strong Award

To honor the tireless ongoing work happening in Letcher County, the Letcher County Community Foundation created the Mountain Strong Award. This award recognizes an individual or organization whose involvement in the community has made a significant impact to the Letcher County community. On February 9th, the Letcher County Community Foundation board members presented the inaugural… KEEP READING

February 5, 2023

Foundation Awards Pike County Long-Term Recovery Group $50,000 Grant 

Recently, the Pikeville Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, partnered with LKLP Community Action Council to support the Pike County Long-Term Recovery Group effort.    SBP, a national disaster recovery and resilience non-profit organization working to shrink the time between disaster and recovery, provided group training and certification for over 60 people… KEEP READING

February 5, 2023

Foundation Awards Floyd County Long-Term Recovery Group $50,000 Grant

Recently, the Floyd County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, partnered with LKLP Community Action Council to support the Floyd County Long-Term Recovery Group effort.    SBP, a national disaster recovery and resilience non-profit organization working to shrink the time between disaster and recovery, provided group training and certification for over 60… KEEP READING
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