• FAO honors Tom Evans as newest Child of Appalachia honoree

    Jackson County native becomes 23rd individual to receive award NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) has presented its latest Child of Appalachia award to Thomas B. Evans, an experienced investment professional who has been shaping the future of higher education for decades. A Jackson County, Ohio, native, Evans co-founded the American College […]

  • Logan-Holl Foundation Fund announces 2026 grant recipients

    Nearly $40,000 to support 13 programs and projects benefiting Hocking County LOGAN, Ohio – The Logan-Holl Foundation Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) has awarded $39,405 during its 2026 grant cycle to support 13 programs and projects benefiting the people of the city of Logan and Hocking County. “Barton A. Holl believed in […]

  • African American Community Fund accepting 2026 grant applications

    Funding available for Black-led, Black-serving organizations in Appalachian Ohio NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The African American Community Fund (AACF), with the support of its donors and in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), is accepting grant applications from Black-led and Black-serving nonprofit and public organizations serving Appalachian Ohio’s 32 counties. AACF will award grants […]

  • Eleven grants awarded to fund STEM educational activities in eastern Ohio schools

    More than $11,000 to support student learning in Belmont, Guernsey and Monroe counties NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Expand Energy, in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), has awarded 11 grants to support STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) educational activities in K-12 classrooms and schools in Belmont, Guernsey and Monroe counties. The Expand Energy […]

  • Bellisio Foods Scholarship Fund announces fall 2025 scholarship recipients

    Spring scholarship applications open Feb. 1 JACKSON, Ohio – Two students have been awarded fall 2025 scholarships from the Bellisio Foods Scholarship Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO). The Bellisio Foods Scholarship Fund, founded in 2007 under Bellisio Foods, has continued to be fostered by CPF/NA since acquiring the company in 2016, reinforcing […]

  • Logan-Holl Foundation Fund accepting 2026 grant applications

    Funding available for projects benefiting the people of Logan and Hocking County LOGAN, Ohio – The Logan-Holl Foundation Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting 2026 grant applications through Tuesday, Feb. 17, for projects benefiting the people of the city of Logan and Hocking County. In 2025, the Logan-Holl Foundation Fund awarded […]

  • Applications open for 2026 SPCAEF community grants and scholarships

    Funding available for Southern Perry County students, schools and organizations CORNING, Ohio – Applications open Monday, Jan. 5, for 2026 community grants and scholarships available through the Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund (SPCAEF). SPCAEF was established in 1987 to create resources to promote academic experiences for the residents of the Southern Local School District. […]

  • FAO affiliate foundation partners award more than $627,000 in grants in 2025

    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 […]

  • Campaigns to fill freezers of local food pantries yield 33,000+ pounds of protein

    Communities in Gallia, Harrison, Hocking, Lawrence, Morgan, Perry and Vinton counties are fighting hunger – one pound at a time NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Food insecurity rates top 20 percent in some parts of Appalachian Ohio. But in seven of the region’s counties, communities stepped up this summer to provide more than 33,000 pounds of locally […]

  • Funding available for STEM educational activities in Belmont, Guernsey and Monroe counties

    Expand Energy and FAO invite K-12 public schools and educators to apply by Nov. 18 NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Expand Energy and the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) are accepting grant applications to support STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) educational activities in K-12 classrooms and schools in Belmont, Guernsey and Monroe counties. Public school districts […]