• iBELIEVE Benefit Dinner at the Ohio Stadium Supports Appalachian Ohio Student Leadership

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  • Foundation for Appalachian Ohio Announces 2013 Scholarship Opportunities

    The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) announced theapplication period for scholarships supporting students’ post-secondarypursuits has opened, and will run through April 1, 2013. Multiple scholarshipopportunities are available from donor-established funds within FAO, anddetailed information regarding eligibility and application guidelines can befound here.   “We have beenhonored to work with donors, both individuals and businesses, in […]

  • Friends of the Hocking Hills State Park Celebrate Another Milestone

    v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Nelsonville, OH –The Friends of the Hocking Hills State Park is pleased to announce theestablishment of an endowment fund with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio. Thenew fund serves as a permanent source of funding to advance environmentaleducation, preservation, and community involvement in Hocking Hills State Park. The announcement comes on […]

  • Walmart Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to FAO

    Walmart Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio     Grant will support FAO’s work in growing community philanthropy         Nelsonville, OH – The Walmart Foundation announced yesterday at the Lutheran Social Services Food Pantry in Columbus that it was awarding a $100,000 grant to the Foundation for Appalachian […]

  • FAO Announces 2012 Duke Energy ICAN! Classroom Enrichment Mini-Grants Recipients

    23 awards distributed to educatorsthroughout the region to connect students and business   Nelsonville, OH – In partnership with the Duke Energy Foundation, theFoundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is excited to announce the awarding of 23ICAN! Classroom Enrichment Mini-Grants for over $25,000 to support the effortsof teachers across the region in connecting their classrooms with […]

  • Gallia Community Foundation Fund Is Growing

    Gallia Community Foundation Fund Adds a New Fund   Nelsonville, OH – The Gallia Community Foundation Fund was created in February 2011, with the vision of being Gallia County’s leading philanthropic partner to enrich the community, improve the standard of living, and preserve the county’s unique culture. Currently, it is a permanent endowment fund at […]

  • Ora E. Anderson Conservation Fund for Appalachian Ohio Awards Grant to Rural Action

    Grant will support Rural Action’s Forestry Program Nelsonville, OH – Rural Action,a nonprofit member-based development organization located in Athens County, hasbeen awarded a $4,000 grant from the Ora E. Anderson Conservation Fund forAppalachian Ohio, a permanent endowment fund at the Foundation for AppalachianOhio. This grant will be used to assist Rural Action’s Forestry Program inworking […]

  • 2011-2012 Annual Report Released

    Thank you to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s manydonors and partners who supported FAO throughout the past 2011-2012 fiscalyear. Everything in our newly released 2011-2012 Annual Report to the Region has only beenpossible because of you. Please enjoy catching up on all this past year’s work.We look forward to collaborating with you on new and exciting endeavors […]

  • Paul Knoop Conservation Education Fund Established

    v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Appalachia OhioAlliance Celebrates 10 Years of Conservation   Nelsonville, OH – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is pleasedto announce the Appalachia Ohio Alliance (AOA) has established a permanentendowment fund to support AOA’s vision of conservation and stewardship of ourland and water as sustainable natural resources. “The Appalachia Ohio Alliancetreasures the […]

  • 2012 Child of Appalachia® Writing Contest Open

    FAO Launches2012 Writing Contest for Region’s Students and Teachers in Partnership with theDuke Energy Foundation   Essays Now Being Accepted from 4ththrough 8th Graders Across 32 Counties Nelsonville,OH – Dreaming, innovating,believing and achieving! If you could invent something for your community, whatwould it be and what problem would it solve? The Foundation for AppalachianOhio (FAO) […]