Connecting Resources and Communities
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky meets communities where they are. Because, at the end of the day, we trust that lasting community change begins with people rooted in them.
Discover funds that help you a give in a meaningful way.
Appalachian Arts Alliance, Inc. – Operating
Appalachian Big Ideas Fest
Appalachian Connection
Appalachian Crisis Aid
Appalachian Early Childhood Network
Appalachian Food Summit
Appalachian Impact Fund
Appalachians for Appalachia
ARH Foundation for Healthier Communities
Bluegrass Care Navigators
Breathitt County Community Health Foundation
Building Strong Families in Appalachia – A Collaborative Approach
Cameron Taylor Hoskins Foundation
Central Appalachian Family Farm Fund
Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky, Inc
Champions Club Fund
Clinton County Community Foundation
Clinton County Farmers Market
Coal for Kids
Community Sports League
Craft Scholars
Drone Port of Kentucky, Inc.
Eastern Streams Community Early Childhood Council
Edith Campbell Educational Endowment
Farmers Market Double Dollars
Floyd County 396 Club
Floyd County Community Foundation
Floyd County Community Foundation – Campaigns
Floyd County Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky – Operating
Friends of Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park
Friends of the App (Appalachian Center for the Arts)
Growing Our Own
Harlan County Fund
Hazard Civic Fellows Dog Park
Hazard Downtown Incentive Program
Hazard Independent College Foundation
Hazard Perry County Senior Citizens
Hazard Rotary Foundation, Inc.
Hazard Sailing School
Healthcare Backgrounds Health and Environment Scholarship Fund
Hillcraft Development Corporation
Housing Development Alliance, Inc.
Individuals Supporting Bulldog Education (ISBE)
InVision Hazard
InVision Hazard Downtown Wi-Fi Fund
Jackson County Community Foundation – Campaigns
Jackson County Community Fund
Kentucky Equal Voices Network
Kentucky Infant Development Station, Inc.
Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc.
Kentucky National Lands Trust Endowment Fund
Kentucky River Children’s Advocacy Center
Kentucky River Region Animal Shelter
Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music
Lee County Fund
Leslie County 404 Club
Leslie County Community Foundation
Leslie County Community Foundation- Campaigns
Leveraging Enterprise in Appalachia Fund (LEAF)
Levi Jackson Park Foundation
Moonbow Fund for the Arts
Mountain Arts Center Fund
Mountain Women Mean Business
New Beginnings Center for Children & Families Inc.
Northfork Local Food
Pathfinders of Perry County
Perry County Community Foundation
Perry County Community Foundation – Campaigns
Perry County Cooperative Extension Service/4H
Perry County Rural Accelerator Initiative
Pikeville Community Foundation
PLACE
Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency/Buckhorn Children & Family Services
Red River Gorge Community Relief and Resiliency Fund
Redbud Financial Alternatives
Robbie Davis Memorial Foundation
Southeast Kentucky African American Museum and Cultural Center, Inc.
TEK Center
The Lige Clarke Liberation Fund
Grantmaking increasing public support for queer rights and equality in Appalachian Kentucky; promoting and fostering queer leadership within regional nonprofits; supporting the creation of queer spaces, art, and media; providing queer youth with financial and other supports for seeking education. Donations to Lige Clarke Liberation Fund – Honoring Shelbiana Clarke Rhein In lieu of flowers… KEEP READING
Thoroughbred Relief Building Fund
United Way of Southeastern Kentucky
Upper Cumberland Community Foundation
Upper Cumberland Community Foundation – Campaigns
Wendal Mitchell Memorial Fund
Wendover Preservation Fund
Whitley County Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Whitley County Rural Accelerator Initiative
Why Whitley
Youth Leadership & Philanthropy Initiative (YLPI)
Stories of Impact
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky invests in people rooted in communities working toward lasting, positive change.
May 14, 2021
Rising Where We’re Rooted
“The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky is a community foundation. But we’re more than that.” A year ago, we partnered with P&P Creative to create an authentic brand for the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky. The phrase “but we’re more than that” continued to come up with each discovery and strategy session. We realized that where we… KEEP READING
May 17, 2022
Pikeville Community Foundation Awards $15,000 in Scholarships
The Pikeville Community Foundation awarded $15,000 scholarships to Shelby Valley High School seniors from the Woodrow and Evelyn Johnson fund. This fund is advised by the Pikeville Community Foundation board and held at the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky. Students can receive recurring scholarships provided they continue to meet the eligibility requirements. “Two of the top… KEEP READING
May 12, 2022
Floyd County Community Foundation makes Grant to The David School
The Floyd County Community Foundation recently awarded a $4,000 grant to The David School. The grant will be used to help fund a science lab for teaching general chemistry, physics, and advanced biology classes. The David School is a nonprofit educational facility located in David, KY (Floyd County). The school’s mission is to provide a… KEEP READING
April 27, 2022
The Fight to End Food Insecurity
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky has been working to tackle food insecurity, a prevalent problem throughout Kentucky. Food insecurity refers to the lack of access to nutritionally adequate foods for a healthy active life. It may reflect a household’s need to make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as housing or medical bills, and purchasing… KEEP READING
