Grantees
Since 1987, we have granted over $6 million to more than 300 grassroots organizations working for social change in Central Appalachia.
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We are committed to maintaining radical transparency and providing a comprehensive resource for our community, partners, and supporters. This page serves as a historical and ongoing record of the grassroots organizations and community-led initiatives that have received funding through our various programs.
By documenting the scope of our grantmaking—from general fund distributions to targeted special initiatives—we offer a clear window into how collective resources are being deployed to catalyze social, economic, and environmental justice across Central Appalachia. We invite you to explore these records as a testament to the power of community action and as a resource for connecting with the changemakers shaping our region's future.
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Emergency relief after Hurricane Helene $27,000
Hola Lakeway $10,000
Southern Vision Alliance $10,000.00
Trinity United Methodist Church $7,000
LGBTQ Fund $42,000Appalachian Arts Academy $7,000
Patchwork Kinfolx $7,000
Pikeville Pride $7,000
Knox Pride $7,000
Morehead Pride $7,000
TriPrideTN $7,000
Weissburg Cohort $100,000
Southeast Kentucky African-American Museum and Cultural Center $12,500.00
CB Nuckolls Community Center & Black History Museum, Inc. $12,500
Asian Cultural Center of Tennessee $12,500
Aflorar Herb Collective $12,500
WV Mine Wars Museum $12,500
Tri-Cities Mutual Aid $12,500
Mt. Zion Center of Hope $12,500
Appalachian African-American Cultural Center $12,500Total $169,000
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General Fund
Affrilachian Historical Society, Beckley, WV – $3,000
Asian Culture Center of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN – $3,000
Black in Appalachia: Research, Education and Support, Whitesburg, TN – $2,500
The Bottom, Knoxville, TN – $3,000
Clean Water Expected in East Tennessee, Cosby, TN – $3,000
The Clinch Coalition, Wise, VA – $1,500
Connection to the Connection Inc , Bluefield, WV – $3,000
Fairness West Virginia, Charleston, WV – $3,000
Friends of Blackwater’s J R Clifford Project, Thomas, WV – $3,000
First Aid Collective Knoxville (FACK), Knoxville, TN – $2,000
Grayson Gallery & Art Center, Grayson, KY – $3,000
Hemphill Community Center, Jackhorn, KY – $3,000
Melungeon Heritage Association, Barboursville, WV – $2,000
Mountain Access Brigade, Knoxville, TN – $3,000
Open Heart Ministries Homeless Havens, Bluefield, WV – $3,000
Project Glade: Town Square Center for Advancement (TSCA), Glade Spring, WV – $1,500
Reset Incorporated, Fairmont, WV – $3,000
RISE: Healthy for Life, Kingsport, TN – $3,000
Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Big Stone Gap, VA – $3,000
Southern West Virginia Harm Reduction, Whitesville, WV – $3,000
Stellar Roots Cooperative, Amherst, WV – $3,000
Tennessee Innocence Project – Justice for All, Nashville, TN* – $3,000
Thompson Scholars Foundation, Manchester, KY – $3,000
WOZO, Knoxville, TN – $2,000
West Virginia Trainers Project, Philadelphia, PA* – $3,000
Total General Fund Awarded: 25 Groups, $68,500
LGBTQ Fund
Tri-Pride, Johnson City and Tri-Cities, TN and VA – $2,000
Technical Assistance
A Place to Stay, Maryville, TN – $750
Center for English, Knoxville, TN – $800
Total Technical Assistance Grants to 2 Groups, $1,550
Donor Advised Gifts
Allies of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors, Knoxville, TN – $600
Appalachian Voices, Boone, NC* – $600
AppalShop, Whitesburg, KY – $100
Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Knoxville, TN – $100
Black Mommas Bail Out, Knoxville, TN – $200
Blount Pride, Maryville, TN – $100
The Bottom, Knoxville, TN – $100
Bridge Refugee Services, Knoxville, TN – $200
Center for Rural Strategies, Whitesburg, KY – $100
Community Defense of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN – $200
The Daily Yonder, Whitesburg, KY- $100
East Tennessee Public Radio – WETS, Johnson City, TN – $100
East Tennessee Public TV, Knoxville, TN – $100
Highlander Research & Education Center, New Market, TN – $500
IJAMS, Knoxville, TN – $100
Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN – $500
Knoxville Queer Youth + Allies, Knoxville, TN – $100
Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN – $100
Ministries in Economic Justice, Wardensville, WV – $100
Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, Washburn, TN – $100
NAACP, Knoxville, TN – $200
Parris-Bailey Arts, Inc , Knoxville, TN – $300
Sleeves4Needs, Knoxville, TN – $200
Southerners On New Ground, Atlanta, GA** – $100
Tennessee Equality Project, Nashville, TN* – $100
Tennessee Public News Service, Boulder, CO* – $100
WMMT, Whitesburg, KY – $100
WUOT, Knoxville, TN – $100
Total Donor Advised Grants Awarded to 28 Groups, $5,300
Southern Black Girls’ and Women’s Consortium, Black Girl Dream
Black Birth Justice, Louisville, KY** – $10,000
Diversity in Aquatics, Alexandria, VA** – $49,000
The F I N D Design, Nashville, TN** – $53,400
Girls For A Change, North Chesterfield, VA** – $50,000
Little Sistahs in the Know, Inc , Chesapeake, VA** – $5,000
Moves and Grooves, Inc , Nashville, TN** – $66,400
Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy, Ansted, WV – $7,500
One by One Ministries, Memphis, TN** – $29,300
Operation Be You, Inc , Georgetown, KY** – $5,000
Restorative Actions, Charleston, WV – $23,750
Southside Transformation Opportunities for Residents and Youth (STORY), Hopewell, VA** – $57,000
Stars That Shine, Charles Town, WV – $10,000
Tai Chi Catalyst 4 Change, Charleston, WV – $24,000
Vildon Entertainment, Inc , Tappahannock, VA** – $67,200
Total Southern Black Girls’ & Women’s Consortium, 14 Groups, $457,550
Waymakers Collective (formerly Central Appalachian Arts & Cultural Growth Fund/Art Place America)
AceKY, Appalachian Science in the Public Interest, Mt Vernon, KY – $2,000
Aegis Events, Baker, WV – $2,000
All Here Productions, Ironton, OH** – $4,500
Appalachian African American Cultural Center, Pennington Gap, VA – $4,500
Appalachian Arts Alliance, Inc , Hazard, KY – $2,000
Appalachian Center for New Economic Networks, Athens, OH** – $2,000
John Barton, Milton, WV – $2,000
The Bottom, Knoxville, TN – $4,500
The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc , Knoxville, TN – $4,500
Center for Human Engagement, Huntington, WV – $2,000
Odana Chaney, Culloden, WV – $2,000
Cenzontle Cooperative, Asheville, NC** – $4,500
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts, Galax, VA – $2,000
Christiansburg Institute, Inc , Christiansburg, VA – $2,000
Coda Mountain Academy, Inc , Fayetteville, NC** – $2,000
Cowan Community ACTION Group, Inc , Whitesburg, KY – $2,000
Geonoah Davis, Big Stone Gap, VA – $4,500
Jonah Dyer, Beckley, WV – $2,000
Fayette Area Historical Initiative, Martinsville, VA – $2,000
The Gypsy Forge LLC, Hazard, KY – $4,500
Bradford Harris, Loyall, KY – $2,000
Helping Overcome Poverty’s Existence (HOPE, Inc ), Wytheville, VA – $2,000
Johnson County Center for the Arts, Mountain City, TN – $2,000
Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc , Independence, VA – $4,500
Pegge Laine, Boone, NC ** – $4,500
James Whitefox Lyons, Lexington, KY – $2,000
Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society, Knoxville, OH** – $4,500
The One Voice Project, Princeton, WV – $4,500
Pisgah Banjo Company LLC, Fairview, NC** – $2,000
Postmark LaFollette, LaFollette, TN – $4,500
Tiffany Pyette, Jenkins, KY – $4,500
Reynolds Homestead, Critz, VA – $2,000
Risen City Church, Charleston, WV – $2,000
Solutions Oriented Addiction Response (SOAR), Madison, WV – $4,500
Martha Spencer, Women in Roots Project, Mouth of Wilson, VA – $4,500
Splash Youth Arts School, Chattanooga, TN – $4,500
Jessica Sturgell, Varney, WV – $4,500
The TAD Space, Martinsville, VA – $2,000
Tamarack Foundation for the Arts, Charleston, WV – $4,500
Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN** – $4,500
Raymond Thompson Jr , Austin, TX ** – $2,000
Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts, New Philadelphia, OH** – $4,500
Watch Me Grow, Portsmouth, OH** – $2,000
Waymakers continued
William King Museum of Art, Abingdon, VA – $2,000
Cassidy Wright, Baxter, KY – $2,000
Total Waymakers/33 groups, 12 individuals, Awarded $140,000
FOCIS
Elderspirit Development, Abingdon, VA – $1,500
Appalachian Teas and Botanicals, Abingdon, VA – $1,000
Catholic Committee of Appalachia/North Carolina Chapter, Cherokee, NC** – $1,500
Total FOCIS grants/3 groups. Awarded $4,000
Power and Powerlessness Fund
Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (SOCM), Knoxville, TN – $500
Total All Grants $679,400
107 Groups, 12 Individuals
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General Fund
Appalachian Women Rising, Floyd, VA – $1,000
Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee, Nashville, TN * – $750
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, Kingsport, TN – $500
Black in Appalachia, Whitesburg, TN – $2,000
The Bottom, Knoxville, TN – $2,000
Center for English, Knoxville, TN – $1,500
Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality & Benevolence, Chattanooga, TN – $1,500
Clean Water Expected in East Tennessee, Cosby, TN – $750
Community Alternatives to Violence, Martinsburg, WV – $1,500
Concerned Ohio River Residents, Bridgeport, OH* – $1,000
East Tennessee Elite Football, Knoxville, TN – $2,000
Forgotten Farms, Willis, VA – $1,000
Girls, Inc., of Tennessee Valley, Oak Ridge, TN – $2,000
Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Lewisburg, WV – $2,000
Growing Roots, Tracy City, TN – $2,000
ICE Out of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN – $2,000
June Bug Center for Arts and Education, Floyd, VA -$750
Juvenile Advocacy Collaborative, Knoxville, TN – $2,000
Libera, Morgantown, WV – $1,000
Melungeon Heritage Association, Barboursville, WV – $500
Mountain State Justice, Morgantown, WV – $1,000
Neighbors Immigration Clinic, Lexington, KY* – $1,500
Next Step Initiative, Knoxville, TN – $1,000
A Place to Stay, Maryville, TN – $1,000
Radio Eye, Lexington, KY* – $750
Rescuing Heath, Knoxville, TN – $2,000
Secret Safe Place for Newborns of Tennessee, Maryville, TN – $2,000
Solidarity Development and Light Association, Knoxville, TN – $1,000
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, WV – $1,000
A Step Ahead East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN – $750
Teach for America Appalachia – $750
Tennessee Immigrant Empowerment Solutions, Knoxville, TN – $1,000
Tennessee Clean Water Network, Knoxville, TN – $750
Tennessee Innocence Project, Nashville, TN* – $1,000
Trans Empowerment Project, Knoxville, TN – $1,000
YWCA Wheeling Cultural Diversity & Community Outreach, Wheeling, WV – $1,000
Total Awarded $45,250
Capacity Builders Affinity Group Fellowships
Umoja Abul Ahad, Knoxville, TN – $5,000
Enkeshi El-Amin, Knoxville, TN – $5,000
Jihad El-Amin, Knoxville, TN – $5,000
Deossie Dingus, Knoxville, TN – $5,000
Richard Graves, Abingdon, VA – $5,000
Pierceton Hobbs, Clintwood, VA – $5,000
Mark W. Kidd, Whitesburg, KY – $5,000
Grace A. Lin, Knoxville, TN – $5,000
Adam Malle, Big Stone Gap, VA – $5,000
Lacresha McKinney, Knoxville, TN – $5,000
Beau Morgan, Knoxville, TN – $5,000
Ty Murray, Knoxville, TN – $5,000
Felecia Outsey, Knoxville, TN – $5,000
Joshua Outsey, Big Stone Gap, VA – $5,000
Lill Prosperino, Whitesville, WV – $5,000
Tiffany Pyette “Cider Ellison”, Jenkins, KY – $5,000
Total Awarded – $80,000
Central Appalachian Arts & Cultural Growth Fund/Art Place America
All Here Together, Flatwoods, KY – $20,000
Appalachian African American Cultural Center, Pennington Gap, VA – $17,000
The Bottom, Knoxville, TN – $20,000
The Carpetbag Theatre, Knoxville, TN – $10,000
Carter G. Woodson Memorial Foundation, Huntington, WV – $16,000
Cenzontle LLC, Asheville, NC ** – $20,000
Cherokee Talents/Qualla Arts & Crafts, Cherokee, NC ** – $10,000
Geonoah Stafaun Davis, Big Stone Gap, VA – $20,000
Doris Fields, Beckley, WV – $13,000
God’s Storehouse Soup Kitchen, Galax, VA – $10,000
Sierra Hatfield and Bridgett Howard, Lexington, KY – $15,000
The HeArt of West Virginia, Charleston, WV – $17,000
Hemphill Community Center, Jackhill, KY – $23,500
Hola Hora Latina, Knoxville, TN – $10,000
Peggy Laine, Boone, NC ** – $20,000
Laurel County African American Heritage Center, London, KY – $20,000
Mary Lyons, Boone, NC ** – $23,000
Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society, Athens, OH ** – $20,000
The One Voice Project, Princeton, WV – $10,000
Postmark Lafollette, LaFollette, TN – $10,000
Tiffany Pyette, Jenkins, KY – $12,000
Martha Spencer, Mouth of Wilson, VA – $11,000
SPLASH, Chattanooga, TN – $25,000
The STAY Project, New Market, TN – $23,500
Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts, New Philadelphia, OH ** – $10,000
Total Awarded – $406,000
Donor Advised Grants
Allies of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors, Knoxville, TN – $600
Appalachian Voices, Boone, NC ** – $600
Appalshop, Whitesburg, KY – $100
Highlander Center, New Market, TN – $500
Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee, Louisville, TN – $500
Parris-Bailey Arts, Knoxville, TN – $300
Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Knoxville, TN – $100
Black Mamas Bail Out, Knoxville, TN – $200
The Bottom, Knoxville, TN – $100
Bridge Refugee Services, Knoxville, TN – $200
Center for Rural Strategies, Whitesburg, KY – $100
Community Defense of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN – $200
Compass, Knoxville, TN – $200
The Daily Yonder, Whitesburg, KY – $100
East Tennessee Public Radio, Johnson City, TN – $100
East Tennessee Public Television, Knoxville, TN – $100
IJAMS, Knoxville, TN – $100
Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN – $100
Ministries in Economic Justice, Wardensville, WV – $100
Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, Washburn, TN – $100
NAACP, Knoxville, TN – $200
Sleeves4Needs, Knoxville, TN – $200
Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development, Knoxville, TN – $100
Tennessee Equality Project, Nashville, TN** – $100
Tennessee Holler – $100
Tennessee Public News Service, Boulder, CO** – $100
WUOT Radio, Knoxville, TN – $100
WMMT Radio, Whitesburg, KY – $100
Total Awarded – $5,400
Mutual Aid Grants
Appalachian People’s Front, Beckley, WV – $1,725
First Aid Collective, Knoxville, TN – $1,725
Lonesome Pine Mutual Aid, Big Stone Gap, VA – $1,725
South West Virginia Harm Redux, Whitesville, WV – $1,725
Tri-Cities Mutual Aid, Elizabethton, TN – $1,725
Total Awarded – $8,625
Power and Powerlessness Fund
Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment, Knoxville, TN – $500
Total Awarded – $500
Technical Assistance
Next Step Initiative, Knoxville, TN – $800
Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development, Knoxville, TN – $800
Total Awarded – $1,600
Sister Justice Fund
J.R. Clifford Project of Friends of Blackwater, Thomas, WV – $100
Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development, Knoxville, TN – $100
The STAY Project, New Market, TN – $500
Junior Appalachian Musicians, Independence, VA – $100
Sexy Sex Ed, Hazard, KY – $100
Parris-Bailey Arts, Knoxville, TN – $100
Total Awarded – $1,000
Southern Black Girls’ and Women’s Consortium, COVID-19 Rapid Response
BAYA Corporation, Louisville, KY ** – $2,000
Black Lives Matter Louisville, Louisville, KY ** – $3,500
CoThinkk ** – $10,000
Families in Need of Action, Nashville, TN ** – $3,000
Fannie Lou Hammer Institute of Action, Wendell, NC ** – $2,500
Fund for Southern Communities, Decatur, GA ** – $83,825
The Hive Community Circle, Columbia, SC ** – $3,500
Seeds of Healing, Wilmington, NC ** – $2,000
Victim to Victory, Nashville, TN ** – $3,500
EveryBlackGirl, Inc., Columbia, SC ** – $13,000
Voices of the South, Valdosta, GA ** – $2,500
Highland Park, Louisville, KY ** – $2,000
Highlander Center, New Market, TN – $10,000
For the Struggle, Charlotte, NC ** – $4,000
My Sistah’s House, Selma, AL ** – $3,000
Total Awarded – $64,500
2021 Grand Total - $612,875
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ACF General Fund Grantees
The Alliance for Appalachia, London, KY $500
Association of Infant Mental Health, Nashville, TN $575
Ben’s Friends, Richwood, WV $575
Black in Appalachia, Knoxville, TN $2,000
Bridge Refugee Services, Knoxville, TN $2,000
Christiansburg Institute, Christiansburg, VA $575
Clean Water Expected in East Tennessee $2,000
Clearfork Community Institute, Eagan, TN $1,500
The Clinch Coalition, Wise, VA $2,000
Community Shares. Knoxville, TN $575
Graduate Medical Education Consortium, Wytheville, VA $2,000
Hemphill Community Center, Jackhorn, KY $500
Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, KY $500
Junior Appalachian Musicians, Independence, VA $575
Knoxville Community Apothecary, Knoxville, TN $575
Knoxville Community Radio (WOZO), Knoxville, TN $575
Libera, Morgantown, WV $875
Mountain Access Brigade, Knoxville, TN $2,500
Neighbors Immigration Clinic, Lexington, KY $575
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Huntington, WV $1,000
Open Heart Ministries, Clarksburg, WV $2,500
A Place at the Table, Louisville, TN $575
Race Matters, Charleston, WV $2,000
Radio Eye, Lexington, KY $500
Raising a Voice, Knoxville, TN $575
Sew It Sell It, Knoxville, TN $875
Shora Foundation, Knoxville, TN $575
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, WV $2,000
Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Big Stone Gap, VA $2,000
Southern West Virginia Harm Reduction, Whitesville, VA $325
Tennessee Clean Water Network, Knoxville, TN $2,000
Tennessee Immigrant Empowerment Solutions, Knoxville, TN $2,000
Trans Empowerment Project, Knoxville, TN $2,000
Urban Alliance, Knoxville, TN $575
UUNIK, Knoxville, TN $575
We ARE, Wheeling, WV $875
Welcoming Immigrant Neighbors Blount County, Maryville, TN $575
Total $42,500Donor Advised Grants
Allies of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors, Knoxville, TN $1,000
Appalachian Citizens Law Center, Whitesburg, KY $100
Appalachian Voices, Norton, VA $200
Appalshop, Whitesburg, KY $200
Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Knoxville, TN $300
Black Mamas’ Bail Out, Knoxville, TN $100
Bridge Refugee Services, Knoxville, TN $ 300The Carpetbag Theatre, Knoxville, TN $700
Center for Rural Strategies, Whitesburg, KY $200
City Council Movement, Knoxville, TN $200
Community Defense of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN $100
Community Mediation Service, Knoxville, TN $100
East Tennessee Public Radio – WETS, Knoxville, TN $100
East Tennessee Public TV, Knoxville, TN $100
Flying Anvil Theater, Knoxville, TN $100
Foothills Land Conservancy, Rockford, TN $100
Highlander Center, New Market, TN $1,000
IJAMS, Knoxville, TN $ 200
Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN $1,000
Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN $200
Ministries in Economic Justice, Stephen City, VA $200
Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, Washburn, TN $200
SEEED, Knoxville, TN $100
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Knoxville, TN $100
SPEAK, Knoxville, TN $100
Statewide Organizing for Community Empowerment, Knoxville, TN $1,000
WDVX, Knoxville, TN $100
WMMT, Whitesburg, KY $200
WUOT, Knoxville, TN $100
Total $8,400FOCIS GIVING CIRCLE
Appalachian Sustainable Development, Bristol, VA $1,000
Campbell Culture Coalition, LaFollette, TN $1,000
Catholic Committee of Appalachia, Spencer, WV $500
Elder Spirit Development Corporation, Abingdon, VA $1,000
East Tennessee Harm Reduction, Knoxville, TN $800
Sexy Sex Ed, Whitesburg, KY $750
Southern Connected Communities, Clairfield, TN $1,000
Virginia Organizing, Charlottesville, VA $750
William King Museum of Art, Abingdon, VA $500
Total Awarded - $5,000Technical Assistance
Black in Appalachia, Knoxville, TN $800
Children’s Advocacy Center of Hamilton County, Chattanooga, TN $800
A New Beginning, Knoxville, TN $800Total Awarded $2,400
Sister Justice Donor Advised Fund
Black Appalachia Young and Rising, New Market, TN $200
Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity, New Market, TN $300
JR Clifford Project, Thomas, WV $200
Step by Step, Charleston, WV $200
Total Awarded $900
Grand Total - $59,200
2020-2025
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A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN – $2,500
The Alliance for Appalachia, London, KY – $2,500
American Friends Service Committee, Charleston, WV – $2,000
Bridge Refugee Services, Knoxville, TN – $1,500
Catholic Committee of Appalachia, Spencer, WV – $1,000
Dorothy M. Kincaid Beloved Community Outreach Foundation, Alcoa, TN – $1,000
High Rocks Educational Corporation, Hillsboro, WV – $1,000
Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus, Knoxville, TN – $2,500
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Huntington, WV – $2,000
One World Circus, Knoxville, TN – $2,000
Open Heart Ministries, Bluefield, WV – $2,000
Owsley County Alliance for Recreation & Entertainment, Booneville, KY – $1,000
Pikeville Pride, Pikeville, KY – $2,500
Project Read, Madison County Literacy Council, Richmond, KY – $1,000
Radio Eye, Lexington, KY* – $1,500
Sexy Sex Ed, Whitesburg, KY – $2,000
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, WV – $2,500
Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Big Stone Gap. VA – $1,000
Teach for America-Appalachia, Hazard, KY – $2,000
Tennessee Clean Water Network, Knoxville, TN – $2,000
TriPride TN, Johnson City, TN – $2,500
West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy, Charleston, WV – $2,000
Woodland Community Land Trust, Clairfield, TN – $1,000
Total $40,000
* designated for work in Appalachian counties
Technical AssistanceChildren’s Advocacy Center of Hamilton County, Chattanooga, TN – $800
East Tennessee Young Farmers Coalition, Knoxville, TN – $800
Of One Accord, Rogersville, TN $800
Total $2,400
LGBTQ Initiative
Springhouse Community School, Pilot, VA $2,000
Out in Appalachia Special Project $42,500Power & Powerlessness Fund
Highlander Research Center, New Market, TN $500
Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium
Highlander Research and Education Center, New Market, TN $10,000
Datule Artist Collective, Little Rock, AR $10,000
Our Children, Our Future, Charleston, WV $10,000
Total $30,000
Donor-Advised Grants
Allies of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors, Knoxville, TN $500
Beck Cultural Center, Knoxville, TN $200
Bridge Refugee Services Knoxville, TN $200
City Council Movement Voter Education Fund, Knoxville, TN$200 Highlander Research and Education Center, New Market, TN $500
Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee, Louisville, TN $500
Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment, Knoxville, TN $200
Total $2,300Grand Total - $119,700
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General Fund
Beloved Community Outreach Foundation, Alcoa, TN – $500
Birdhouse, Knoxville, TN – $1,500
Call to Action for Racial Equality, Charleston, WV – $1,000
Catholic Committee Of Appalachia, Spencer, WV – $1,000
Clearfork Community Institute, Eagan, TN – $950
Community Economic Development Network of East Tenn., Knoxville, TN $1,500
East Tennessee Permaculture Research, Knoxville, TN $1,500
Glean Kentucky, Lexington, KY – $500
Golden Door Advocates, Cleveland, TN – $1,500
Graduate Medical Education Consortium, Big Stone Gap, VA – $2,000
Harlan County Boys and Girls Club, Harlan, KY – $1,000
Headwaters, Whitesburg, KY – $1,500
Hemphill Community Center, Jackhorn, KY – $750
Hope Housing Solutions, Murfreesboro, TN* – $1,500
The June Bug Center for Arts & Education, Floyd, KY – $650
Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition, Lexington, KY* – $1,500
KnowHow, Knoxville, TN – $2,000
Marcella Center for the Arts and Education, Sweetwater, TN – $1,500
National Federation of the Blind Kentucky, Louisville, KY* – $2,000
Open Heart Ministries, Bluefield, WV – $2,000
Project Read, Richmond, KY – $1,500
Radio Eye, Lexington, KY* – $1,500
Rural Resources, Greeneville, TN – $1,500
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, WV – $1,500
Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Wise, VA – $2,000
The STAY Project, New Market, TN – $650
Trans Empowerment Project, Knoxville, TN – $2,000
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, Matewan, WV – $2,000
The West Virginia Trainers Project, Fayetteville, WV – $2,000
* Grant is designated for work in Appalachian counties.
TOTAL $41,000
Technical Assistance
Knoxville Abortion Doula Collective, Knoxville, TN $500
CDJ Media Collective, Alcoa, TN $600
A Step Ahead, Knoxville, TN $300
TOTAL $1,400
LGBTQ Fund
Morehead Pride, Farmers, KY $800
Out in The South Central Appalachia
Special Project of ACF $50,000Power and Powerless Fund
SOCM, Knoxville, TN $1,000
Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, Lexington, KY $800
Clearfork Valley Youth Media, Duff, TN $500
TOTAL $2,300
FOCIS Giving Circle Projects
Appalachian Sustainable Development, “Healthy Families- Family Farms” Abingdon, VA $1,000Clearfork Community Institute, “Water Monitoring and Enforcement Project” Eagan, TN $1,500
Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition, “Catalyst”
Lexington, KY $1,000Parent Resource Center, “We Can”
Duff, TN $1,000Scholarships
Anndrena Belcher, performance “Stories from Home: My Story, My Voice, My Song, My Home.”
Gate City, VA $1,000Margaret Gregg, visual exhibition themed “A Journey”
Abingdon, VA $1,000Community organizing “The Holler Network”
Whitesburg, KY $1,000TOTAL $7,500
2018 GRAND TOTAL $103,000
* Grants and special initiative.
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$30,000 for 30 Years Anniversary Grants
The Alliance for Appalachia, Long, KY
The Alliance for Community Transformation, Knoxville, TN
Beloved Community Outreach Foundation, Alcoa, TN
Buckhorn Children Family Services, Buckhorn, KY
CAC Beardsley Community Farm, Knoxville, TN
Clean Water Expected in East Tennessee, Cosby, TN
Clearfork Community Institute, Eagan, TN
The Clinch Coalition, Wise, VA
Community Economic Development Network of East Tenn., Knoxville, TN
disABILITY Resource Center, Knoxville, TN
Friends of Blackwater, Thomas, WV
Headwater, Whitesburg, KY
High Rocks Educational Corporation, Hilsboro, WV
Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, KY
Kentucky Environmental Foundation, Berea, KY
Liberation School, Louisville, KY*
New Opportunity School for Women, Bluefield, WV
Open Heart Ministries, Bluefield, WV
Project Read, Madison County Literacy Council, Richmond, KY
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, WV
Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Wise, VA
Sprouting Hope, Marion, VA
Teach for America-Appalachia, Hazard, KY
Tennessee Immigrant Empowerment Solutions, Knoxville, TN
Tennessee Parks & Greenways Foundation, Nashville, TN*
Tennessee Stage Company, Knoxville, TN
West Virginia Center for Civic Life, Charleston, WV
West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, Matewan, WV
The West Virginia Trainers Project, Fayetteville, KY
Williamsburg Action Team, Williamsburg, KY
Woodland Community Land Trust, Clairfield, TN* Grant is designated for work in Appalachian counties.
TOTAL $30,000
POWER & POWERLESSNESS FUND
Catholic Committee of Appalachia $500
Concentric Community Circles
PFLAG, Maryville, TN $400
Donor-Advised Grants
Allies of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors, Knoxville, TN $500
Highlander Research and Education Center, New Market,TN $500
Jobs With Justice of East Tennessee, Louisville,TN $500TOTAL $1,500
Donor Designated Gifts
Bridge Refugee Services, Knoxville, TN
Centro Hispano, Knoxville,TN
Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment, Knoxville,TNTOTAL $500
LGBTQ Initiative
Morehead Pride, Morehead, KY $800
Out in The South Central Appalachia
Special Collaboration of ACF & Stay Together Appalachian Youth $50,000
Technical Assistance
Melange, Morristown, TN $500
2017 GRAND TOTAL $84,200
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LGBTQ INITIATIVE
Caritas House, Mogantown, WV $1,500
Pride Community Center for the Tri-Cities, Johnson City, TN $1,000
TOTAL $2,500
POWER & POWERLESSNESS FUND
Williamsburg Action Team, Williamsburg, KY $500
Stateswide Organizing for Community Empowerment, (SOCM), Knoxville, TN $1,000
TOTAL $1,500
Federation of Communities in Service – FOCIS Fund
Appalachian Sustainable Development, Abingdon, VA $1,000
Anndrena Belcher, Fellowship for Old Times Sake, Gate City, VA $1,000
Campbell Culture Coalition (Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival), LaFollette, TN $500
Coal Creek Miners Museum, Lake City, TN $500
The Community Center of Abingdon, Abingdon, VA $500
Joyful Noise Summer Music & Arts Camp, Marshall, NC $1,000
Learning Co-op, ATD Fourth World Appalachia, Clintwood, VA $1,000
TOTAL $5,500
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GENERAL FUND
The Alliance for Appalachia – Fayetteville, WV— $3,000
Appalshop, Whitesburg, KY $9,000.00
Bell County Council on Literacy, Middlesboro, KY $3,000.00
Beloved Community Outreach Foundation, Alcoa, TN $5,000.00
Centro Hispano, Knoxville, TN $8,000.00
Chattanooga Organized for Action, Chattanooga, TN $6,000.00
Child Advocacy Center of Anderson County, Clinton, TN $5,000.00
Clay County Communications, Clay, WV $3,000.00
DuBois on Main Museum, Mt. Hope, WV $6,000.00
Friends of Blackwater, Charleston, WV $8,000.00
Junior Appalachian Musicians, Independence, VA $4,000.00
The Neighborhood Center, Knoxville, TN $6,500.00
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Huntington, WV $5,000.00
Rose Center Council for the Arts, Morristown, TN $3,000.00
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, WV $9,000.00
Tennessee Stage Company, Knoxville, TN $4,500.00
UUNIK Academy, Knoxville, TN $4,000.00
WV Statewide Independent Living Council, Institute, WV $6,000.00
$98,000.00 Total
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
High Rocks Educational Center, Hillsboro, WV $800
Project 2000, Knoxville, TN $500
S.E.E.E.D., Knoxville, TN $776
LGBTQ INITIATIVE
Masters of Social Work Organization, Knoxville, TN $500
DONOR-ADVISED GRANTS
Boone-Raleigh Community Group, Whitesville, WV $2,000
GRAND TOTAL $102,576
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GENERAL FUND
The Alliance for Appalachia – Fayetteville, WV— $3,000
American Civil Liberties of West Virginia Foundation, Inc. – Whitesburg, KY — $2,000
Appalachian Arts Alliance – Chavies, KY — $1,500
Appalachia Citizen’s Law Center – Whitesburg, Ky — $8,000
Appalachian Prison Book Project– Morgantown, WV— $5,000
Appalshop – Whitesburg, Kentucky — $5,000
Big Creek People in Action – War, WV— $10,000
Central Kentucky Radio Eye, Inc. – Lexington, KY —$3,000
Centro Hispano de East Tennessee – Knoxville, TN — $2,000
Chattanooga Organized for Action – Chattanooga, Tennessee — $4,000
Christiansburg Institute, Inc. – Christiansburg, VA — $5,000
Clearfork Community Institute – Eagan, TN—$8,000
Community Economic Development of East Tennessee – Knoxville, TN — $10,000
Direct Action Welfare Group – Charleston, WV — $10,000
Kentucky Environmental Foundation – Berea, KY — $2,000
Know How – Knoxville, TN — $2,000
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition – Huntington, WV — $4,500
Owsley County Arts Council – Booneville, KY — $2,000
Rose Center Council for the Arts – Morristown, TN — $1,500
Rural Appalachian Improvement League, Inc. – Mullens, WV — $10,000
Salt of the Earth – Chattanooga, TN — $4,000
Social Equal Energy Efficient Development – Knoxville, TN — $5,000
South Central Educational Development – Bluefield, WV — $5,000
Southern Energy Network – Knoxville, TN — $5,000
Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment – Knoxville, TN — $4,500
STAY Together Appalachian Youth – Whitesburg, KY — $10,000
Sunshine Ambassadors, Inc. – Knoxville, TN — $3,000 —
Supporting Emerging Appalachian Leaders Network – New Market, TN — $5,000
Tennessee Health Care Campaign – Nashville, TN — $5,000
Tennessee Immigration and Refugee Rights Coalition – Nashville, TN — $3,000
US Social Forum (Poverty Working Group) – Royal Oak, MI — $5,000 —
Woodland Community Development Corporation – Clairfield, TN — $2,000
$152,000 Total
** designated for work in Appalachian counties
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Beloved Community Outreach Foundation – Alcoa, TN— $400
CASA of Northeast TN – Johnson City, TN — $550
ChildLaw Services, Princeton, WV— $550
Melange, (for work in KY) – Morristown, TN — $800
Rural Youth for Progressive Action – Marion, VA— $400
Major support for the Appalachian Community Fund’s General Grantmaking Program comes from
The New York Community Trust.LGBTQ INITIATIVE
Idyll Dandy Arts – Dowelltown, TN — $2,000
Pride Community Center of the Tri-Cities – Johnson City, TN — $2,000
FOCIS GIVING CIRCLE
Abingdon Senior Center, Abingdon, VA— $500
Appalachian Sustainable Development, Abingdon, VA— $500
Cherokee Seed Corn, Cherokee, NC— $500
Elderspirit Development Corporation, Abingdon, VA— $400
Knoxville Re-Animation Coalition, Knoxville, TN— $1,000
Washington County Chapter of Virginia Organizing, Abingdon, VA— $500
Women’s Wellbeing and Development, Asheville, NC— $500
DONOR-ADVISED GRANTS
Appalachian Community Action, Nickelsville, VA — $2,000
Highlander Research and Education Center – New Market, TN — $100
Tennessee Health Care Campaign – Nashville, TN — $300
Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Campaign – Nashville, TN — $500
Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee – Knoxville, TN — $3,660
GENERAL FUND EMERGENCY GRANT
Coming Clean – Brattleboro, VT (for work on January’s chemical spill in West Virginia) — $1,000
DONOR DESIGNATED GIFTS
Appalachia Citizen’s Law Centerr – Whitesburg, KY — $50
Appalshop – Whitesburg, Kentucky — $50
WMMT – Whitesburg, KY — $50
Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center – Washburn, TN — $50
Virginia Organizing – Charlottesville, VA — $50
MARSHA FERBER MEMORIAL FUND
High Rocks, War, WV — $2,300
GRAND TOTAL $170,910
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GENERAL FUND
$8,000 — Appalachia Citizen’s Law Center – Whitesburg, Kentucky
www.appalachianlawcenter.org
$8,000 — Appalachian Emerging Leaders Network – Hillsboro, West Virginia
www.highrocks.org$6,000 — Appalachian Peace Education Center – Abingdon, Virginia
www.facebook.com/APECpeace?fref=ts$8,000 — Appalshop – Whitesburg, Kentucky
www.appalshop.org$8,000 — Big Creek People in Action – War, West Virginia
www.bigcreekpeopleinaction.org$8,000 — The Carpetbag Theatre – Knoxville, Tennessee
www.carpetbagtheatre.org$8,000 — Chattanooga Organized for Action – Chattanooga, Tennessee
www.chattaction.org$3,000 — Clay County Communications – Clay, West Virginia
www.wyap.com$7,000 — Clearfork Community Institute – Eagan, Tennessee
http://ccivips.tumblr.com/$5,000 — The Clinch Coalition – Wise, Virginia
www.clinchcoalition.net$8,000 — Direct Action Welfare Group – Charleston, West Virginia
www.wvdawg.org$8,000 — The Friends of Blackwater – Charleston, West Virginia
www.jrclifford.org$5,000 — Johnson County Farmers Market – Mountain City, Tennessee
www.johnsoncountyfarmersmarket.org$8,000 — Keeper of the Mountain Foundation – Charleston, West Virginia
www.mountainkeeper.org$2,000 — League of Women Voters Knoxville – Knoxville, Tennessee
www.lwvknoxville.org$8,000 — Marcella Center for the Arts and Education – Sweetwater, Tennessee
$2,500 — Mélange – Morristown, Tennessee
www.melangeappalachia.wordpress.com$8,000 — Minority Health Advocacy Group – Martinsburg, West Virginia
$7,500 — Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance – Oak Ridge, Tennessee
www.stopthebombs.org$5,000 — Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition – Huntington, West Virginia
www.ohvec.org$8,000 — South Central Educational Development – Bluefield, West Virginiawww.facebook.com/pages/South-Central-Educational-Development-Inc/185598241911
$8,000 — Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment–Knoxville, Tenn.
www.socm.org$8,000 — Stay Together Appalachian Youth – Whitesburg, Kentucky
www.thestayproject.org$2,000 — Williamsburg Action Team – Williamsburg, Kentucky
www.williamsburgactionteam.com$157,000 Total
** designated for work in Appalachian counties
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
$600 — Project 2000 – Knoxville, Tennessee
www.IRecycleCampaign.org$600 — The Clear Creek Festival – Big Hill, Kentucky
www.clearcreekfest.org$800 — The Alliance for Appalachia – Arnett, West Virginia
www.theallianceforappalachia.org$800 — Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center – Washburn, Tennessee
www.narrowridge.org$750 — SustainFloyd – Floyd Virginia
www.sustainfloyd.org$780 — West Virginia Community Development Hub – Stonewood, West Virginia
www.wvhub.orgMajor support for the Appalachian Community Fund’s General Grantmaking Program comes from
The New York Community Trust.GLBTQ INITIATIVE
$2,000— The STAY Project – Whitesburg, Kentucky
www.thestayproject.orgDONOR ADVISED GRANTS
$2,000— Anonymous – Appalachian Community Action, Nickelsville, Virginia
www.appcaa.orgGRAND TOTAL $165,330
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GENERAL FUND
$8,000 — Appalachia Citizen’s Law Center – Whitesburg, Kentucky
www.appalachianlawcenter.org
$8,000 — Appalachian Emerging Leaders Network – Hillsboro, West Virginia
www.highrocks.org$6,000 — Appalachian Peace Education Center – Abingdon, Virginia
www.facebook.com/APECpeace?fref=ts$8,000 — Appalshop – Whitesburg, Kentucky
www.appalshop.org$8,000 — Big Creek People in Action – War, West Virginia
www.bigcreekpeopleinaction.org$8,000 — The Carpetbag Theatre – Knoxville, Tennessee
www.carpetbagtheatre.org$8,000 — Chattanooga Organized for Action – Chattanooga, Tennessee
www.chattaction.org$3,000 — Clay County Communications – Clay, West Virginia
www.wyap.com$7,000 — Clearfork Community Institute – Eagan, Tennessee
http://ccivips.tumblr.com/$5,000 — The Clinch Coalition – Wise, Virginia
www.clinchcoalition.net$8,000 — Direct Action Welfare Group – Charleston, West Virginia
www.wvdawg.org$8,000 — The Friends of Blackwater – Charleston, West Virginia
www.jrclifford.org$5,000 — Johnson County Farmers Market – Mountain City, Tennessee
www.johnsoncountyfarmersmarket.org$8,000 — Keeper of the Mountain Foundation – Charleston, West Virginia
www.mountainkeeper.org$2,000 — League of Women Voters Knoxville – Knoxville, Tennessee
www.lwvknoxville.org$8,000 — Marcella Center for the Arts and Education – Sweetwater, Tennessee
$2,500 — Mélange – Morristown, Tennessee
www.melangeappalachia.wordpress.com$8,000 — Minority Health Advocacy Group – Martinsburg, West Virginia
$7,500 — Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance – Oak Ridge, Tennessee
www.stopthebombs.org$5,000 — Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition – Huntington, West Virginia
www.ohvec.org$8,000 — South Central Educational Development – Bluefield, West Virginiawww.facebook.com/pages/South-Central-Educational-Development-Inc/185598241911
$8,000 — Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment–Knoxville, Tenn.
www.socm.org$8,000 — Stay Together Appalachian Youth – Whitesburg, Kentucky
www.thestayproject.org$2,000 — Williamsburg Action Team – Williamsburg, Kentucky
www.williamsburgactionteam.com$157,000 Total
** designated for work in Appalachian counties
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
$600 — Project 2000 – Knoxville, Tennessee
www.IRecycleCampaign.org$600 — The Clear Creek Festival – Big Hill, Kentucky
www.clearcreekfest.org$800 — The Alliance for Appalachia – Arnett, West Virginia
www.theallianceforappalachia.org$800 — Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center – Washburn, Tennessee
www.narrowridge.org$750 — SustainFloyd – Floyd Virginia
www.sustainfloyd.org$780 — West Virginia Community Development Hub – Stonewood, West Virginia
www.wvhub.orgMajor support for the Appalachian Community Fund’s General Grantmaking Program comes from
The New York Community Trust.GLBTQ INITIATIVE
$2,000— The STAY Project – Whitesburg, Kentucky
www.thestayproject.orgDONOR ADVISED GRANTS
$2,000— Anonymous – Appalachian Community Action, Nickelsville, Virginia
www.appcaa.orgGRAND TOTAL $165,330
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GENERAL FUND
The Alliance for Appalachia, Charleston, West Virginia —- $6,500
www.theallianceforappalachia.orgAppalachian Center for Equality, Logan, West Virginia —- $4,200
http://afsc.org/resource/appalachian-center-equality-ace-resourcesAppalshop, Whitesburg, Kentucky —- $3,775
www.appalshop.orgBeehive Design Collective **, Machias, Maine —- $7,700
www.beehivecollective.orgBig Creek People in Action, War, West Virginia —- $5,700
www.bigcreekpeopleinaction.orgCarpetbag Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee —- $4,000
www.carpetbagtheatre.orgClay County Communications – WYAP Radio, Clay, West Virginia —- $4,000
www.wyap.comClearfork Community Institute, Eagan, Tennessee —- $5,000
The Clinch Coalition, Nickelsville, Virginia —- $7,700
www.clinchcoalition.netCoal River Mountain Watch, Whitesville, West Virginia —- $6,700
www.crmw.netCommunity Economic Development Network of East Tenn.,
Knoxville, Tennessee —- $5,150
http://cednet.usCommunity Shares of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee —- $5,000
www.communitysharestn.orgDirect Action Welfare Group, Charleston, West Virginia —- $7,700
www.wvdawg.orgFairshake Network, Institute, West Virginia —- $4,000
www.fairshake.orgHighlander Research and Education Center, New Market, Tennessee —- $2,775
www.highlandercenter.orgJ.R. Clifford Project, Charleston, West Virginia —- $6,700
www.jrclifford.orgJobs With Justice of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee —- $4,000
www.jwjet.orgKentucky Coalition, London, Kentucky —- $3,275
www.wftc.orgKentucky Environmental Foundation, Berea, Kentucky —- $5,700
www.cwwg.orgMarcella Center for the Arts and Education, Sweetwater, Tennessee —- $5,000
www.marcellacenter.orgOak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, Oak Ridge, Tennessee —- $4,000
www.stopthebombs.orgOhio Valley Environmental Coalition, Huntington, West Virginia —- $3,275
www.ohvec.orgPartnership of African American Churches, Charleston, West Virginia —- $6,700
www.paacwv.orgSouth Central Educational Development, Bluefield, West Virginia —- $7,500
http://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Central-Educational-Development-Inc/185598241911Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Wise, Virginia —- $5,700
www.SAMSVA.orgStatewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment, Knoxville, Tennessee —- $3,275
www.socm.orgSTAY Project (Stay Together Appalachian Youth), Whitesburg, Kentucky —- $4,000
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67119871162Tennessee Health Care Campaign **, Nashville, Tennessee —- $5,700
www.thcc2.orgUnited Mountain Defense, Powell, Tennessee —- $6,700
www.unitedmountaindefense.orgVirginia Black Lung Association, Richlands, Virginia —- $7,700
Virginia CARES (Community Action Re-Entry System)**, Roanoke, Virginia —- $2,775
www.vacares.orgVirginia Organizing**, Charlottesville, Virginia —- $3,275
www.virginia-organzing.orgWoodland Community Land Trust, Clairfield, Tennessee —- $5,000
West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Elkview, West Virginia —- $2,775
www.wvcadv.orgWest Virginia FREE, Charleston, West Virginia —- $6,000
www.wvfree.orgWest Virginia Surface Owners’ Rights Organization —- $5,000
www.wvsoro.org** – designated for work in Appalachian counties
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Alderson Main Street, Alderson, West Virginia —- $1,000
www.min7th.com/ams/Central Appalachian Regional Network, Charleston, West Virginia —- $800
www.CARNnet.orgCumberland Mountain Outreach, Beattyville, Kentucky —- $250
www.CMOKY.orgKentucky Coalition, London, Kentucky —- $850
www.wftc.orgKentucky Environmental Foundation, Berea, Kentucky —- $500
www.cwwg.orgMélange, Morristown, Tennessee —- $200
Project 2000, Knoxville, Tennessee —- $600
SEEED (Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development), Knoxville, Tennessee —- $750
http://seeedknox.orgTennesseans for Fair Taxation, Knoxville, Tennessee —- $600
www.fairtaxation.orgUnited Mountain Defense, Powell, Tennessee —- $800
www.unitedmountaindefense.orgMajor support for the Appalachian Community Fund’s General Grantmaking Program comes from
The New York Community Trust.FOCIS GIVING CIRCLE
Clearfork Community Institute, Eagan, Tennessee —- $500
Clinch River Educational Center, Abingdon, Virginia —- $1,000
Woodland Community Development, Clairfield, Tennessee —- $500
Woodland Community Land Trust, Clairfield, Tennessee —- $1,000
GLBTQ Initiative
Madison County Action Team, Berea, Kentucky —- $523
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters East Tennessee Capacity Program
Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Knoxville,
Tennessee —- $675
www.apiel.orgBradley Initiative for Church and Community, Cleveland, Tennessee —- $600
http://www.bicc-inc.org/Mélange, Morristown, Tennessee —- $250
Tennessee Alliance for Progress/SEEED, Knoxville, Tennessee —- $500
www.taptn.org and http://seeedknox.orgUnited Mountain Defense, Powell, Tennessee —- $200
www.unitedmountaindefense.orgDonor Advised Grants
Hearthstone Fund – Peace Education Project, Louisville, Kentucky —- $10,000
www.peaceeducationprogram.orgAnonymous – Appalachian Community Action Agency, Nickelsville, Virginia —- $1,000
www.appcaa.orgGRAND TOTAL $204,973
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General Fund
Appalshop, Thousand Kites” Whitesburg, Kentucky — $9,000www.appalshop.org
Funds will support the project which uses forums, film screenings, art, workshops and theater readings by prisoners, former prisoners, families, correction officers and communities to raise awareness about the criminal justice system and the impact on rural communities.
Beehive Design Collective* — $6,500
www.beehivecollective.orgThe grant will help the completion, distribution and educational use of the True Cost of Coal poster. The wildly complex image uses plants and animals to tell Appalachian stories but also builds relationships and is a catalyst for education and story-sharing around land and resource struggles.
Big Creek People in Action, War, West Virginia — $6,900www.bigcreekpeopleinaction.org
The grant will support the Breaking Barriers and Building Trust project which creates opportunities for youth and adult partnerships for change and breaks down racial and class barriers in local high schools.
Citizens for Police Review, Knoxville, Tennessee — $3,250
www.discoveret.org/cprFunds will support monitoring and documenting racism in the criminal justice system and efforts to use media for community discussions and education about problems and solutions to criminal justice issues.
Clay County Communications – WYAP, Clay, West Virginia — $3,000
www.wyap.comGrant monies will help increase environmental awareness; expand on-air jobs updates and prospects; grow participation in live discussion groups; and add a legal knowledge base of what avenues of change are available to the common citizen.
Clearfork Community Institute, Clairfield, Tennessee — $3,500
Grant funds are for the Volunteers In Partnership (VIP) project which is engaging in mapping to interface and support permaculture planning and green construction in this isolated coalfield mountain community.
Clearfork Watershed Council, Newcomb, Tennessee — $4,400
The first time grant will help the Council bring together diverse stakeholders to take active roles in restoring the vitality of the local watershed and local community assets, particularly abandoned mine lands, acid mine drainage and soil compaction
Clinchco Center of the Appalachian Women’s Alliance, Clinchco, Virginia — $9,000www.appalachianwomen.org
Support is for their community center in rural Dickenson County which bridges black and white communities and addresses issues of civic education and leadership development.
Coal River Mountain Watch, Whitesville, West Virginia — $7,000
www.crmw.netGrant monies will help support the ongoing work to counter the devastating process of Mountain Top Removal mining, to protect and monitor community health, and to oppose destructive environmental practices while seeking avenues to rebuild sustainable communities
Community Economic Development Network of East Tennessee,
Knoxville, Tennessee — $6,500
http://cednet.usThe grant supports a network of organizations working on issues such as the unwritten history of African Americans in East Tennessee, barriers to Spanish speaking citizens’ participation in the community, and economic development in rural areas with high unemployment.
Community House Cooperative, Newport, Tennessee — $6,500
www.easttncontact.orgFunding will support effective projects involving and empowering local citizens, and a sustainable program that furthers social, economic and environmental justice utilizing local, regional and national collaboration.
Community Shares, Knoxville, Tennessee — $8,000
www.communitysharestn.org/CSharesGrant support will help foster a strong and viable statewide network of social change organizations working in coalition with over 50 member groups to build resources through workplace giving opportunities.
Direct Action Welfare Group, Charleston, West Virginia — $9,000
www.wvdawg.orgFunds will be used to build collaborations and strategic partnerships, develop leadership, affect policy and communicate an analysis of and solutions to economic problems and countering poverty.
Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable, Mullens, West Virginia — $6,900www.easterncoal.org
A first time grant to help serve watershed groups in communities scarred by mining through outreach, training and information.
Fair Shake Network, Institute, West Virginia — $5,000www.fairshake.org
The grant will support training and development related to disability rights and policy activities in conjunction with the state Disability Agenda and Disability Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.
High Rocks, Hillsboro, West Virginia — $4,400
www.highrocks.orgGrant monies will go toward the Borderlands Delegation – an experiential learning opportunity for Appalachian girls and young women at the Arizona-Mexico border.
Highlander Research and Education Center, New Market, Tennessee — $5,000
www.highlandercenter.orgFunds are for enhancement of the Multi-Lingual Capacity Building Project, which provides training and workshops for over 200 social justice interpreters in Appalachia and the Southeast and in immigrant communities.
In Praise of Mountain Women, Dungannon, Virginia — $4,500
www.inpraise.infoThe grant will provide resources for a regional gathering of rural and low income Appalachian women: “Celebrating Our Home Place: This Land is Home to Me”, which provides spaces and opportunities for women to connect out of isolation and focus on care of self and the earth.
J. R. Clifford Project – Friends of Blackwater, Charleston, West Virginia — $3,500
www.jrclifford.orgFunding is for a history project in West Virginia schools to combat racism through making history visible.
Just Connections, Maryville, Tennessee — $4,400
www.justconnections.infoThe grant will support this network of organizers, college faculty and allies who are developing strategies together for partnering colleges and communities, accessing college resources, and bringing social justice to related rural communities.
Kentucky Coalition, London, Kentucky — $4,400
www.kftc.orgThe grant is for the Voter Empowerment Project in Eastern Kentucky counties to develop leadership, facilitate voter education and registration and provide honest information about policies and issues of interest.
Kentucky Environmental Foundation, Berea, Kentucky — $9,000
www.cwwg.orgFunds will support the Clean Energy, Clean Air project to promote and develop collaborative strategies for clean energy policy in the state and to mobilize and act on specific threats of coal plant pollution.
National Alliance on Mental Illness*, Nashville, Tennessee — $6,900
www.namitn.orgThe grant will be used for the Peer Support Organizing Campaign to retain the centers which offer peer support, outreach, and promote self-determination for those with mental illness.
Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance. Oak Ridge, Tennessee — $2,000
www.stopthebombs.orgFunds support the campaign to halt production of nuclear weapons at the Y12 plant and to educate and mobilize action to understand the economic impact of ending nuclear weapons production.
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Huntington, West Virginia — $9,000
www.ohvec.orgSupport is for organizing citizens to publicly oppose Mountain Top Removal; continuing to support litigation to address specific illegalities of Mountain Top Removal; and continuing to attract media attention to the issue.
One Nation by Conviction, Knoxville, Tennessee — $6,500
www.discoveret.org/cpr/onbc.htmThe grant will help bring awareness to the injustice affecting the community within the federal judicial system and to organize forums and other activities geared toward ending sentencing disparities and restoring voting rights.
Owsley County Action Team, Booneville, Kentucky — $6,900
www.owsleycountykentucky.org/actionteam.htmlFunds will help to build a stronger economy and healthier community through developing local leadership, sustainable community development and an enriched quality of life.
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, West Virginia — $9,000
http://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Central-Educational-Development-Inc/185598241911Funds will help expand outreach to hard-to-reach communities suffering from HIV. Community Mobilization and Empowerment teams will develop “Popular Opinion Leaders” from the African American community to engage peers. The “Sounds of Prevention” program will challenge youth to write songs and poetry about prevention education.
Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (SOCM)
Lake City, Tennessee — $6,900
www.socm.orgSupport is for the Mountain Top Removal Organizing Project work to keep MTR (Mountain Top Removal) out of Tennessee and expand the interpretation of the Clean Water Act through public and private meetings; partnering against MTR with churches, civic groups, and outdoors enthusiasts; mobilizing media attention and supporters; amending new permitting and enforcement policies; and pressuring for a water quality policy blocking future MTR permits.
Stay Project, Whitesburg, Kentucky — $5,000
The grant will support this youth-led initiative in working together to help create the opportunities they need to be learners, leaders, and activists in the region.
Tennessee Health Care Campaign*, Nashville, Tennessee — $6,900
www.thcc2.orgGrant monies will be used for work to reform health care and to support local organizing committees and trainings to help patients, families, caregivers, social workers and others to know and understand state health policies and patient rights.
Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition *, Nashville, Tennessee — $6,500
www.tnimmigrant.orgThe grant will support two new Justice Schools in East Tennessee and further engage existing and emerging leaders in campaigns addressing racial profiling policies.
The Alliance for Appalachia, Charleston, West Virginia — $6,900
www.theallianceforappalachia.orgFunds will help to coordinate 13 groups in 5 states as they connect those affected by Mountain Top Removal into national conversations and to help develop policy such as the Appalachia Restoration Act.
The Clinch Coalition, Nickelsville, Virginia — $6,900
www.clinchcoalition.netThe grant is for outreach, education and policy development on the High Knob Jefferson National Forest program to create alternatives to deforestation and promote and advocate for sustainable forest practices and economic development.
Virginia Black Lung Association, Richlands, Virginia — $9,000
Grant funds for this long-term work will help support documentation of mine incidents and work sites so that “hot spots” can be aggressively addressed. Grass-roots pressure to reform the Black Lung Benefits Program will be sustained through training; developing and pursuing local strategies and public education; monitoring black lung claims; and documenting younger workers with black lung and pulmonary fibrosis.
Virginia Organizing Project *, Charlottesville, Virginia — $4,400
www.virginia-organizing.orgFunding will support the Appalachian field office, which assists new and emerging groups, as well as help longstanding projects and organizations connect to statewide policy and networks and build support for statewide campaigns on issues affecting Appalachian areas.
West Virginia FREE, Charleston, West Virginia — $8,000
www.wvfree.orgGrant monies will help promote education and legislation around reproductive rights and women’s health, especially for rural teens. The statewide Emergency Contraception Project (“EC in the ER”) will continue surveys of hospital and pharmacy practices and, when completed, will yield a directory for young women seeking contraceptive support – a critical tool for young women in rural areas with a limited choice of pharmacies.
West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council, Institute, West Virginia — $4,400
www.wvsilc.orgThe grant is for support of the Disability Rights Caucus which develops leaders, influences policy, and develops strategies to address disability rights.
West Virginia Surface Owners Rights Organization, Charleston, West Virginia — $3,500
www.wvsoro.orgFunds are for education and raising awareness among landowners and policy makers around pollution and destruction from careless oil and gas drilling and to help owners understand their rights and how they can protect their land.
Woodland Community Land Trust, Clairfield, Tennessee — $2,500
www.woodlandcommunitylandtrust.orgFunds will support projects and outreach to demonstrate land and water quality issues as they relate to poverty and community empowerment.
* Grant is designated for work in Appalachian counties.
Seize the Moment Grants
Aurora Lights, Morgantown, West Virginia — $200
Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee — $200
Kentucky Environmental Foundation, Berea, Kentucky — $200
Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development (S.E.E.E.D.), Knoxville, Tennessee— $250
Three Rivers Community Foundation, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania* — $200
Technical Assistance Program
Clear Fork Watershed Council, Newcomb, Tennessee — $400
Clinchco Center, Clinchco, Virginia — $800
In Praise of Mountain Women, Dungannon, Virginia — $500
Jobs With Justice of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee — $300
Laurel County African American Heritage Center, London, Kentucky — $750
Negro Women’s Civic Club, Greeneville, Tennessee — $550
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, Kentucky — $800
Project 2000, Knoxville, Tennessee — $500
Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development, Knoxville, Tennessee — $850
Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Big Stone Gap, Virginia — $800
Tennessee Coal Ash Survivors Network, Harriman, Tennessee — $800
The Clinch Coalition, Big Stone Gap, Virginia — $800
Wolf Creek Indian Village and Museum, Bastian, Virginia — $100
Major support for the Appalachian Community Fund’s General Grantmaking Program comes from
The New York Community Trust.Media Justice Initiative
Appalshop, Whitesburg, Kentucky — $1,000
GLBTQ Initiative
Fairness West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia — $1,000
Madison County Action Team, Big Hill, Kentucky — $2,000
Special Initiatives
Central Appalachian Network Mini-Grants Program
Appalachian Staple Food Collaborative, Athens, Ohio* — $15,720
Clinch Appalachian Farmers Enterprise, Church Hill, Tennessee — $15,720
Community Farm Alliance, Frankfort, Kentucky* — $13,000
Fayette County Farmers Market, Thurmond, West Virginia — $5,700
Lynchburg Grows, Lynchburg, Virginia — $12,000
Monroe Farm Market, Waiteville, West Virginia — $15,720
Rural Resources, Greeneville, Tennessee — $6,440
True & Essential Meats, Harrisonburg, Virginia — $15,720
* indicates grants designated for work in Appalachian Counties
GRAND TOTAL $368,080
2010-2019
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GENERAL FUND
Alternate ROOTS,* Atlanta, Georgia
www.alternateroots.orgAlton Park Development Corporation, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Appalachian Women’s Alliance, Clinchco, Virginia
www.appalachianwomen.orgAppalshop–Holler to the Hood, Whitesburg, Kentucky
www.appalshop.orgThe Carpetbag Theatre, Knoxville, Tennesseewww.carpetbagtheatre.org
Citizens for Police Review, Knoxville, Tennessee
www.discoveret.org/cpr/Clay County Communications –WYAP Radio, Clay, West Virginia
www.wyap.com/Clearfork Community Institute, Clairfield, Tennessee
Clifford Project, Charleston, West Virginia
www.jrclifford.orgClinch Coalition, Wise, Virginia
www.clinchcoalition.netCoal River Mountain Watch, Whitesville, West Virginia
www.crmw.netCommunity Economic Development Network of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
http://cednet.us/Community House Cooperative, Newport, Tennessee
www.easttncontact.orgCommunity Shares, Knoxville, Tennessee
www.communitysharestn.org/CSharesDirect Action Welfare Group, Charleston, West Virginia
www.wvdawg.org/Family Refuge Center, Lewisburg, West Virginia
www.familyrefugecenter.com/Greeneville Farmers Market, Greeneville, Tennessee
Highlander Research and Education Center *, New Market, Tennessee
www.highlandercenter.orgIn Praise of Mountain Women, St. Paul, Virginia
www.inpraise.infoKentucky Coalition *, London, Kentucky
www.kftc.orgKentucky Environmental Foundation, Berea, Kentucky
www.cwwg.orgKentucky Jobs With Justice,* Louisville, Kentucky
www.Kentuckyjwj.orgOak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
www.stopthebombs.orgOhio Valley Environmental Coalition, Huntington, West Virginia
www.ohvec.orgOne Nation by Conviction, Knoxville, Tennessee
www.discoveret.org/cpr/onbc.htmOwsley County Action Team, Booneville, Kentucky
www.owsleycountykentucky.org/actionteam.htmlPeople Concerned About M.I.C, Institute, West Virginia
www.peopleconcernedaboutmic.com/Save Our Cumberland Mountains, Lake City, Tennessee
www.socm.orgSouth Central Educational Development, Bluefield, West Virginia
www.scedwv.com/Southern Appalachian Labor School, Kincaid, West Virginia
www.sals.info/Stay Project, New Market, Tennessee
Tennessee Health Care Campaign *, Nashville, Tennessee
www.tenncare.org/Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition,* Nashville, Tennessee
www.tnimmigrant.org/United Mountain Defense, Powell, Tennessee
www.unitedmountaindefense.org/Virginia Black Lung Association, Richlands, Virginia
Virginia Organizing Project *, Abingdon, Virginia
www.virginia-organizing.orgWest Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Elkview, West Virginia
West Virginia FREE, Charleston, West Virginia
www.wvfree.orgWilliamsburg Action Team, Williamsburg, Kentucky
Woodland Community Land Trust, Clairfield, Tennessee
http://centerforsocialconcerns.nd.edu/students/Woodland/History.html* Grant is designated for work in Appalachian counties.
SEIZE THE MOMENT GRANTS
Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of Aids/ Samaritan Ministry, Knoxville, Tennessee
Wisdom Keepers- The Longest Walk, East Tennessee
Wolf Creek Indian Village and Museum, Bland, Virginia
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Project 2000, Knoxville, Tennessee
Center for Popular Economics,* Amherst Massachusetts
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Huntington, West Virginia
Appalachian Community Economics, Pine Mountain, Kentucky
Citizens for Police Review, Knoxville, Tennessee
Save Our Cumberland Mountains, Lake City, Tennessee
Clinch Valley Children’s Center, Clinton, Tennessee
Pocahontas County Opera House, Marlinton, West Virginia
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, West Virginia
Tyler County Family Resource Network, Middlebourne, West Virginia
Wyoming County Resource Network, Oceana, West Virginia
First Nationals Development Institute*, Longmont, Colorado
Coal River Mountain Watch, Whitesville, West Virginia
Major support for the Appalachian Community Fund’s General Grantmaking Program comes from
The New York Community Trust.MEDIA JUSTICE INITIATIVE
Appalshop, Whitesburg, Kentucky, Webcasting Project
Citizens for Police Review, Knoxville Tennessee, Media Revolution Initiative
Center for Rural Strategies, Whitesburg, Kentucky, Mountain Reporter Network
Community Media Cooperative, Lake City, Tennessee, Regional Media Toolkit
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, West Virginia, Youth Media Project
GLBTQ INITIATIVE
Southerners on New Ground, Durham, North Carolina,* Virginia Organizing School and People of Color retreat.
Rockin Womyn’s Music Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee
SPECIAL INITIATIVES
Funding Exchange “Small Axe” project for Racial Justice
Community Economic Development Network of East Tennessee/(CEDnet)Latino Task force
Kentucky Jobs with Justice,* Richmond, Kentucky, Brown-Black Coalition BuildingRoane County, Tennessee TVA Disaster
United Mountain Defense, Powell, Tennessee
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Knoxville, Tennessee* indicates grants designated for work in Appalachian Counties
FOCIS (FEDERATION OF COMMUNITIES IN SERVICE) GIVING CIRCLE GRANTS
Joyful Noise Community Arts and Music Center, Marshall, North Carolina
Knox County ARC Sunsetters Program, Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville Volunteer Ministry for the Homeless, Knoxville, Tennessee
Williamsburg Action Team, Williamsburg, Kentucky
HEARTHSTONE FUND (DONOR ADVISED GRANTS)
Family Refuge Center, Lewisburg, West Virginia
Peace Education Project, Louisville, Kentucky
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General Fund
612 MAC Community Center, Fairmont, West Virginia — $9,000
Grant monies help provide a safe place for academic support, mentoring, and skills building for young people in an African American community.Appalachian Womens Alliance, Floyd, Virginia — $9,000
www.appalachianwomen.org
Support is for the Clinchco Center in rural Dickenson County which bridges black and white communities and addresses issues of education and isolation.Appalshop, Whitesburg, Kentucky — $9,000
www.thousandkites.org
Funds are for the Thousand Kites project a continuation of Holler to the Hood using art, culture, education, and media to address issues faced by communities impacted the prison industry. It will build networks and partnerships with rural prison communities and prisoners home communities; and create a play script woven of songs, stories, poetry and letters to and from prisoners. www.appalshop.orgBig Creek People In Action, War, West Virginia — $9,000
www.bigcreekpeopleinaction.org
The grant supports Young Leaders programs in the 6th poorest county in the US: Education and Economic Opportunity to help access higher education, Just and Democratic Communities to build leadership and citizenship skills, and Leaders for Change addressing race and class issues.Citizens for Police Review, Knoxville, Tennessee — $7,500
www.discoveret.org/cpr/
The grant will support monitoring and documenting racism in the criminal justice system and efforts to use media for community discussions and education about problems and solutions to criminal justice issues.Clifford Project of Friends of Blackwater, Charleston, West Virginia — $3,000
www.jrclifford.org
Funding is for the J.R. Clifford Project an education and history project in the schools and combating racism through making history visible and through developing curriculum for the schools.Clinch Coalition, Coeburn, Virginia — $4,000
www.clinchcoalition.net
A grant for the High Knob Jefferson National Forest program to create alternatives to deforestation and promote and advocate for sustainable forest practices and economic development.Coal River Mountain Watch, Whitesville, West Virginia — $7,000
www.crmw.net
Grant monies will help support the Healthy Communities: Environmental Protection in the Coalfields program to fight Mountain Top Removal mining and to protect and monitor community health and destructive environmental practices.Community Economic Development Network of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee — $9,000
http://cednet.us/
The grant supports a network of organizations working on issues such as the unwritten history of African Americans in East Tennessee, barriers to Spanish speaking citizens participation in the community, and economic development in rural areas with high unemployment.*Community Farm Alliance, Frankfort, Kentucky — $9,000
www.communityfarmalliance.org
Funds will support the Farm to Community; Creating Healthy Farms, Healthy Economics program in 3 Appalachian counties, developing creative models for rural economic development strategies and connecting farmers with community and state markets.Community House Cooperative, Newport, Tennessee — $7,500
www.easttncontact.org
Funds for peer mediation and youth leadership programs especially related to substance abuse and to continue the community information hub, implementing the Newport Community Network a storefront headquarters and expand the Tanner Tech-Media Center as a critical tool for adult learning opportunities.Community Shares of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee — $9,000
www.communitysharestn.org/CShares/
Grant support will help foster a strong and viable statewide network of social change organizations working in coalition with over 50 member groups building resources through tapping workplace payroll deductions.High Rocks, Hillsboro, West Virginia — $4,750
www.highrocks.org
The grant will help support programs with and for young women which address specific barriers to inclusiveness that youth in communities face, including gender, race, and sexual orientation.Highlander Research and Education Center, New Market, Tennessee — $5,000
www.highlandercenter.org
Funds are for continuation of the Multi-Lingual Capacity Building Project which provides training and workshops for social justice interpreters in Appalachia and the Southeast and in immigrant communities.Hopeful City, Wheeling, West Virginia — $3,000
www.hopefulcity.org
This first time grant will help the development of MOSAIC, a project to create a united grassroots voice of residents to impact statewide decision making.In Praise of Mountain Women, Dungannon, Virginia — $7,500
www.inpraise.info
The grant will provide resources for a regional gathering of rural and low income Appalachian women: Celebrating Our Home Place: This Land is Home to Me which provides spaces and opportunities for women to connect out of isolation and focus on care of self and the earth.Jubilee Project, Sneedville, Tennessee — $4,750
www.jubileeproject.holston.org
Funding will be used to support the Farm-to-School Project in which the Clinch Appalachian Farm Enterprise (CAF) will build skills and policy work with farmers to make it feasible for those local farmers to supply food to local schools.*Kentucky Coalition, London, Kentucky — $3,000
www.kftc.org
The grant is for the Voter Empowerment Project in Eastern Kentucky counties to develop leadership, facilitate voter education and registration and provide honest information about policies and issues of interest.Kentucky Environmental Foundation, Berea, Kentucky — $4,750
www.cwwg.org
Funds will be used to promote environmental democracy and to advocate for the safe disposal of chemical weapons stored in army depots in Kentucky; and to develop a community based model for safe and sustainable operations at the Blue Grass Depot.*Kentucky Jobs with Justice, Louisville, Kentucky — $7,500
www.Kentuckyjwj.org
The grant will support coalition-building for Brown-Black Dialogue in Appalachian counties through workshops and trainings on civil and immigrant rights and development of strategies and networks for workers.Letcher County Head of Three Rivers, Whitesburg, Kentucky — $4,000
www.letcherwater.com
The first time grant will help develop the first community watershed organization in the state and begin planning of an Acid Mine Drainage treatment system.New Empowerment for Women, Logan, West Virginia — $9,000
Grant monies will support the Mentoring Program for African-American high school young women and men leaders and will addresses educational inequalities, community history and higher education opportunities.Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, Oak Ridge, Tennessee — $7,500
www.stopthebombs.org
Funds support the campaign to halt production of nuclear weapons at the Y12 plant and to educate and mobilize action to understand the economic impact of spending that could be supporting education, health care, housing, and economic development in poor and rural communities.Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Huntington, West Virginia — $9,000
www.ohvec.org
Support is for the Appalachian Coalfields – Friends of the Mountain program to protect against Mountain Top Removal and resulting valley fill and to expand outreach, leadership development and activities in coalfield communities.Save Our Cumberland Mountains, Lake City, Tennessee — $9,000
www.socm.org
Support is for the Mountaintop Removal Organizing Project work to keep MTR (mountaintop removal) out of Tennessee and expand the interpretation of the Clean Water Act through public and private meetings, partnering against MTR with churches, civic groups, and outdoors enthusiasts, mobilizing media attention and supporters, and amending new permitting and enforcement policies; and pressuring for a water quality policy blocking future MTR permits.Solutions to Issues of Concern to Knoxvillians, Knoxville, Tennessee — $9,000
www.discoveret.org/solutions
Grant monies will aid the efforts of low and moderate income citizens to take action and focus on issues arising from the state Healthcare System cuts, Welfare Rights and Income Support policies, and local issues around access to affordable and safe housing.South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, West Virginia — $9,000
www.scedwv.com/
Funds will help expand outreach to hard-to-reach communities suffering from HIV. Community Mobilization and Empowerment teams will develop Popular Opinion Leaders from the African American community to engage peers. The Sounds of Prevention program will challenge youth to write songs and poetry about prevention education.*Tennessee Alliance for Progress, Nashville, Tennessee — $9,000
www.tennesseeallianceforprogress.org
The grant will focus on East Tennessee with a series of popular education projects designed to promote a deep discussion around community values and to help build bridges between constituencies and organizations.*Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Nashville, Tennessee — $3,000
www.tcadsv.org
Support is for training, networking and technical assistance through the Violence Against Women Organizing and Education Project.*Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, Nashville, Tennessee — $3,000
www.tnimmigrant.org/
Grant monies are for the East Tennessee Campaign work around Grassroots Civic Participation linking constituencies around shared issues, and engaging leaders in civic participation and understanding civil rights and to strengthen and unify immigrant communities.Virginia Black Lung Association, Richlands, Virginia — $9,000
Grant funds for this long-term work will help support documentation of mine incidents and work sites so that hot spots can be aggressively addressed. Grass-roots pressure to reform the Black Lung Benefits Program will be sustained through training, developing and pursuing local strategies and public education, monitoring black lung claims, documenting younger workers with black lung and pulmonary fibrosis.*Virginia Organizing Project, Charlottesville, Virginia — $4,750
www.virginia-organizing.org
Funding will support the Appalachian field office which assists new and emerging groups as well as help long standing projects and organizations connect to statewide policy and networks and build support for statewide campaigns on issues affecting Appalachian areas.West Virginia FREE, Charleston, West Virginia — $9,000
www.wvfree.org/
Grant monies will help promote education and legislation around reproductive rights and womens health especially for rural teens. The statewide Emergency Contraception Project (EC in the ER) will continue surveys of hospital and pharmacy practices and when completed, will yield a directory for young woman seeking contraceptive support a critical tool for young women in rural areas with limited choice of pharmacies.Woodland Community Land Trust, Clairfield, Tennessee — $9,000
http://centerforsocialconcerns.nd.edu/students/Woodland/History.html
Funds will support projects and outreach to demonstrate land and water quality issues as they relate to poverty and community empowerment.* Grant is designated for work in Appalachian counties.
Total General Fund Grants: 34
Total General Fund Amount Rewarded: $235,500
Major support for the Appalachian Community Fund’s General Grantmaking Program comes from
The New York Community Trust.Media Justice Initiative
Appalshop –Appalachian Media Institute, Whitesburg, Kentucky, Webcasting Project — $7,000
Citizens for Police Review, Knoxville, Tennessee, Media Revolution Initiative — $6,000
Center for Rural Strategies, Mountain Reporter Network Kentucky — $5,000
Community Media Coop Toolkit, Lake City, Tennessee — $5,000
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield,West Virginia, Youth Media – $5,000
Total Media Justice Grants Rewarded: $28,000
Technical Assistance Program
Appalshop-Youth Media, Whitesburg, Kentucky, for the “Gathering for Social Justice” in Oakland, California
Aurora Lights, Morgantown, West Virginia, Mountain Top Removal Awareness Festival
Bradley Initiative for Church and Community, Cleveland, Tennessee, Community Educational Summit
CASA of Ripley, West Virginia, for fundraising training
Clinch Coalition, Wise, Virginia, for strategic planning
Covenant House, Charleston, West Virginia, for scholarships to Brushy Fork Institute training
Cumberland Mountain Outreach, Beattyville, Kentucky, for scholarships to Brushy Fork Institute training
Fair Shake Network, Institute, West Virginia, for scholarships to Brushy Fork Institute training
First Nations Development Institute, Boulder, Colorado, for Appalachian scholarships to the annual Oweesta Conference
Kentucky Environmental Coalition, Berea, Kentucky, for the Energy Project
Progressive Student Alliance and Tribe ONE, Knoxville, Tennessee, to send youth to the National Youth Training Institute
South Central Educational Development, Bluefield, West Virginia, for the Minority Rural Health Disparities Conference
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, Knoxville, TN, for the “Colors United” black/brown youth gathering
United Mountain Defense, East Tennessee for the Voices for Appalachia project
Wisdom Keepers, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, to help develop the First People’s Community Development Corporation of Tennessee
Woodland Community Land Trust, Clairfield, Tennessee, to attend “Green” Workshop trainings
Total Technical Assistance Grants Rewarded: $28,000
Seize the Moment Grants
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Huntington, West Virginia
Rose Hill Project, Rose Hill, Virginia
TennCorp Community Service, Knoxville, Tennessee
Total Seize the Moment Grants Rewarded: $690
GRAND TOTAL $276,167
2000-2009
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