• Ohio CAT Presents First $100,000 Matching Grant to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio

    Foundation Grants Over $1 Million For First Time Ken Taylor, president of Ohio CAT, presents a $100,000 matching grant to Cara Dingus Brook, president and CEO of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, for the Education Pillar of Prosperity. Taylor and Dingus Brook are joined by FAO Board Members Terry Fleming, Robert “Mick” McLaughlin, Ron Strickmaker, […]

  • 2015 AEP Access to Environmental Education Mini-Grant Recipients Announced

    Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio Supports Environmental Education for the Region’s Students Nelsonville, OH – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is pleased to announce the 2015 AEP Access to Environmental Education Mini-Grant award recipients. This year, 19 grant awards were made totaling over $25,000 for environmental education projects across Appalachian Ohio. The […]

  • Drumming Their Way to D.C.

    West Union Schools Alumni & Friends Educational Fund Awards Grant to West Union High School Concert and Steel Drum Bands Roy Gabbert (far left), West Union Schools Alumni & Friends Educational Fund committee member, presents Carl Schneider, West Union High School’s Performing Arts Director, with a $2,000 grant award to send concert and steel drum […]

  • Statoil Monroe County Energy Fund Announces Grant Recipients

    Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio Supports Monroe County Citizens Hannibal, OH – The Statoil Monroe County Energy Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is pleased to announce the final recipients of 2015. The Statoil Monroe County Energy Fund awarded two grants to support Monroe County students and citizens. The Statoil Monroe […]

  • Gulfport Energy Fund Announces Second Round Grant Recipients

    Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio Supports Citizens in Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, and Monroe Counties Nelsonville, OH – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and the Gulfport Energy Fund are pleased to announce the second round of 2015 grant recipients. The Gulfport Energy Fund at FAO supports projects that increase quality of life, create […]

  • Charitable IRA Rollovers Made Permanent This Holiday Season

      Nelsonville, OH – Thanks to action in Washington, there is now another way to give to what’s closest to your heart. Congress recently passed and President Obama signed into law the PATH Act of 2015 which made the Charitable IRA Rollover permanent in the tax code. A Charitable IRA Rollover allows individuals aged 70½ […]

  • Bellisio Foods Announces Fall Scholarship Recipients

    Bellisio Foods Scholarship at FAO Supports Students Educational Goals Jackson, OH – Bellisio Foods is pleased to announce its 2015 fall scholarship recipients from the Bellisio Foods Scholarship Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO). Fall recipients include Kerrigan Hoover of Jackson County, Ohio, Jordan Mack of Dakota County, Minnesota, and Morgan Patin of […]

  • Jewett United Methodist Church Opens Endowment Fund with the Harrison County Community Foundation

    Fund Will Support the Church for Generations to Come Jewett, OH – The Jewett United Methodist Church is full of dedicated congregants committed to working toward a strong future for its church community. In order to ensure that the Jewett United Methodist Church is able to serve its community for generations to come, the church […]

  • Columbia Gas of Ohio Makes $25,000 Contribution to the Dale Hileman Legacy Fund

    Contribution Honors the Community & Economic Development Legacy of Dale Hileman to the Region Cambridge, OH – Columbia Gas of Ohio announced a $25,000 contribution to the Dale Hileman Legacy Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) during the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance’s (EODA) November 13 board meeting. The contribution recognized Mr. Hileman’s 40-year […]

  • Celebrating Community Investment in Monroe County

    Monroe County Community Foundation Reflects on a Successful 2015, Looks Forward to 2016 Woodsfield, OH – The end of the year is a time for reflection, celebrating the successes of the past year, and looking forward with great anticipation at the year to come. The Monroe County Community Foundation is doing just that thanks to […]