• 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 […]

  • Foundation for Appalachian Ohio opens 2026 scholarship applications

    Funding available for students across the 32-county region NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), in partnership with its donors and affiliate foundations, is accepting applications for more than 50 scholarship funds supporting the educational and career goals of students in the 32-county region. 2026 scholarship applications are available Monday, Jan. 5, through […]

  • Conservation, environmental stewardship efforts awarded more than $120,000

    2025 funding includes research, community and innovation grants and a fellowship NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) in partnership with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) has awarded $121,025 to fund locally led conservation and environmental stewardship efforts that advance the greater well-being of the region. “This funding invests in two of our […]

  • Foundation for Appalachian Ohio presents 2025 awards

    Brooks family and Fill the Freezer program honored for community impact NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) celebrated the impact of donors and doers across the 32-county region and presented its 2025 awards during its Dec. 2 virtual Giving Tuesday event. “Philanthropy is fueling innovation and opportunity across Appalachian Ohio,” said Cara […]

  • Foundation for Appalachian Ohio to host virtual Giving Tuesday celebration

    All are invited to celebrate FAO’s 2025 award recipients and our shared impact NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) invites residents and friends of the 32-county region to its 2025 virtual Giving Tuesday celebration. The event, hosted on Zoom, will be held at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 2, and rebroadcast at 7 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Hocking County Community Fund announces 2025 grant recipients

    More than $21,000 awarded to support 10 projects and programs LOGAN, Ohio – The Hocking County Community Fund (HCCF), with the support of its donors and in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), has awarded $21,460 during its 2025 grant cycle to advance 10 projects and programs benefiting the county’s residents and communities. […]

  • Four Appalachian Ohioans selected as 2025 Jenco Award recipients

    Awards program celebrates those who go above and beyond in service to others NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Four Appalachian Ohioans have been selected as this year’s Jenco Award recipients, honoring their selfless commitment to serving others and their communities. Presented by the Jenco Foundation in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), the Jenco Awards […]

  • Hocking County Fair to feature fourth annual Fill the Freezer

    Hocking County Community Fund campaign aims to fight hunger – one pig at a time LOGAN, Ohio – The Hocking County Community Fund (HCCF) is once again bringing together residents, businesses and organizations to fight hunger in Hocking County – one pig at a time. HCCF’s Fill the Freezer campaign returns to the Hocking County […]

  • Hocking County students among 2025 scholarship recipients

    More than $700,000 in scholarships awarded to students across the region LOGAN, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and the Hocking County Community Fund have awarded more than $700,000 in donor-established postsecondary scholarships to students across the 32-county region, including four students from Hocking County. Delaney Dean and Max McDonald received the Lee […]