Affiliates serving Guernsey, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Noble, Perry and Vinton counties as well as the Nelsonville area announce 2025 grant recipients
NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s 15 affiliate foundation partners, with the support of their donors and in partnership with FAO, have awarded a total of $627,563 in grant funding this year to support projects and programs across the region.
In July, FAO affiliate foundations serving Guernsey, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Noble, Perry and Vinton counties as well as the Nelsonville area invited nonprofits, schools and public organizations to apply for grants to advance opportunities across five funding areas: arts and culture, community and economic development, education, environmental stewardship, and health and human services. Emphasis is on supporting individuals of all ages who are spearheading projects and programs that create opportunities, meet pressing needs and unleash the potential within Appalachian Ohio communities.
A total of nearly $447,000, across 142 grants, was recently awarded:
- The Guernsey County Foundation awarded nearly $100,000 through 25 grants.
- The Lawrence County Community Foundation awarded more than $46,000 through 11 grants.
- The Meigs County Foundation awarded more than $91,000 through 23 grants.
- The Morgan Community Fund awarded more than $31,000 through 11 grants.
- The Nelsonville Community Foundation, serving Nelsonville and the surrounding communities of Buchtel, Carbon Hill and Murray City, awarded nearly $47,000 through 23 grants.
- The Noble County Community Foundation awarded nearly $30,000 through 14 grants.
- The Community Foundation for Perry County awarded nearly $60,000 through 23 grants.
- The Vinton County Community Fund awarded more than $41,000 through 12 grants.
Earlier this year, FAO’s affiliate foundations serving Gallia, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Jackson and Monroe counties, as well as the regionwide African American Community Fund, awarded 78 grants, totaling nearly $181,000. Each year, earnings from charitable giving to FAO’s affiliate foundations’ endowment funds are reinvested in the communities they serve through grants that meet the greatest needs and most promising opportunities. In 2024, FAO’s affiliate foundation partners awarded more than $436,000 in grant funding.