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Our recent Grantee partners

  • 1 East Kentucky Corporation
  • ACF – Queer Arts Collective (QuAC)
  • AdventHealth Manchester
  • Albany Bulldog Athletic Cheerleading Club
  • Alice Lloyd College
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Red Cross Eastern Kentucky Chapter
  • Annie’s Frugal Finery LLC
  • Appalachia Service Project
  • Appalachian Archaeology
  • Appalachian Artisan Center
  • Appalachian Arts Academy
  • Appalachian Arts Alliance, Inc.
  • Appalachian Big Ideas Fest
  • Appalachian Center for the Arts
  • Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center
  • Appalachian Community Fund
  • Appalachian Pregnancy Care Center
  • Appalachian Research & Defense Fund of Kentucky (AppalReD)
  • Appalachians for Appalachia
  • Appalachia’s Daughter
  • Appalshop, Inc.
  • Backroads of Appalachia
  • Baker Direct Medical Care
  • Ball Creek Volunteer Fire Department
  • Beattyville Main Street
  • Beautiful Chaos
  • Berea Youth League
  • Bluegrass Care Navigators
  • Bluegrass Discovery Center Corp.
  • Bluegrass Solar Group LLC
  • Breathitt County Long-Term Recovery Team
  • Buckhorn Children and Family Services

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Stories of Impact
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky invests in people rooted in communities working toward lasting, positive change.
25 05 18 Bertee Scholarhsips 2025

May 18, 2025

Floyd County Community Foundation Awards Bertee & Rhetta Faye Adkins Scholarship to Betsy Layne High School Students

STANVILLE, KY, May 18 2025 — The Floyd County Community Foundation (FCCF), an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, awarded the Bertee & Rhetta Faye Adkins Scholarship to six Betsy Layne High School students. The scholarships were presented by FCCF board member, Rhonda Clark, at a special event held at Betsy Layne High School… KEEP READING

May 17, 2025

Upper Cumberland Community Foundation Establishes Appalachian Tornado Relief Fund in Aftermath of Tragic Storms

The Upper Cumberland Community Foundation (UCCF), an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, has established and is accepting donations for the Appalachian Tornado Relief Fund. The fund is designed to provide flexible support to those affected by the May 16, 2025, tornadoes that struck Eastern Kentucky. Donations to the Appalachian Tornado Relief Fund will… KEEP READING
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May 16, 2025

Johnson County Community Foundation Awards Midway University Scholarship to High School Senior

PAINTSVILLE, KY, May 16 2025 — The Johnson County Community Foundation (JoCCF), an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, awarded the Midway University Scholarship to Johnson County High School senior Mayson Delong. This scholarship award totals $10,000 per semester, and it was presented at a special event held at Johnson County High School on… KEEP READING
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