Organizations We Share Programs With


















2020 Grantee partners
- AdventHealth Manchester
- Appalachia Service Project
- Appalachian Early Childhood Network
- Appalshop, Inc.
- Breathitt County Extension
- Christmas for Charity
- City of Whitesburg
- Come-Unity Cooperative Care
- Corbin Public Library
- Cowan Community Action Group, Inc.
- Days of Grace Food Pantry
- East Kentucky Health Services Center
- Floyd County Homeless Shelter
- Hand in Hand Ministries
- Hazard/Perry County Chamber of Commerce
- Housing Development Alliance, Inc.
- Jackson County Development Association
- KEENStart
- Kentucky River Child Advocacy Center
- Knott Drug Abuse Council
- Knox County Farmers’ Market
- Leatherwood Re-enactment Corporation
- Leslie County Animal Shelter
- Living Stone Outreach Ministries
- New Beginnings Center for Children and Families
- Pathfinders of Perry County
- Sand Gap Christian Church Food Bank
- STAY Project
- The David School
- Whitley County Farmers Market Inc.
- Adventure Learning Center
- Appalachian Artisan Center
- Appalachian Mentoring Project
- Awesome Center for Entrepreneurship (DBA Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame)
- Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky
- City of Hazard
- Clay County Cooperative Extension Office
- Community Farm Alliance, Inc
- Corbin Senior Citizen Center
- Cowan Creek Community Center
- Dewey Dam Dog & Cat Protection Society
- Farmers Market Double Dollars
- God’s Appalachian Partnership Pantry
- Hazard Community & Technical College
- Hindman Settlement School
- InVision Hazard
- Kentucky Colonels
- Kentucky River Regional Animal Shelter
- Laurel County African American Heritage Center, Inc.
- Leslie County Fiscal Court
- LKLP Community Action Council, Inc.
- Northfork Local Food, Inc.
- Perry County Extension Office
- Pike County Extension
- Sandy Valley Habitat for Humanity
- The Appalachian Center for the Arts, Inc.
- Williamsburg Senior Citizen Center
- American Red Cross Eastern Kentucky Chapter
- Appalachian Arts Alliance, Inc.
- Appalachian Research & Defense Fund of Kentucky
- Big Creek Missions
- Christian Life Fellowship Pantry
- City of Hyden
- Clinton County High School
- Corbin Cares
- Council on Foundations
- Daniel Boone Community Action Agency, Inc.
- Disabled American Veterans Chapter 128
- Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry
- Grace Hopkins Ruml Children’s Fund
- Hazard Downtown Incentive Program
- HOMES, Inc.
- Jackson County Cooperative Extension Service
- Jackson County Food Bank, Inc.
- Kentucky Infant Development Station (KIDS)
- Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music
- Laurel County Older Persons Activity Center (OPAC)
- Leslie County High School
- Main Street Pineville
- One East Kentucky
- Redbud Financial Alternatives, Inc
- St. Vincent Mission
- The Crater of Hope, Inc.
- The Pine Mountain Settlement School
Stories of Impact
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky invests in people rooted in communities working toward lasting, positive change.
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
July 20, 2022
Community Support for Generations
What is your vision for your community? The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky consistently asks this question to donors, boards, affiliates and program directors. It’s a part of the overall concept of rising where we’re rooted. And, we’re proud to say that the answers are often turned into action through countless programs and local community foundation… KEEP READING
July 12, 2022
Floyd County Community Foundation establishes Floyd County (Allen KY) Crisis Fund
The Floyd County Community Foundation has established a Floyd County (Allen KY) Crisis Fund to support the victims, families, and the community in the aftermath of the Allen KY mass shooting on June 30, 2022. “We are in a state of disbelief. Our hearts are broken. We have lost three police officers and a K-9… KEEP READING
June 29, 2022
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Again Acknowledged for Excellence
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky has once again been approved for re-accreditation with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations®. National Standards ensures that we have policies in place for financial stability and longevity, affirming our continued commitment to excellence and ethics for our donors, grantees and community. What does this mean for you? When you… KEEP READING