The Appalachian Community Fund (ACF) funds and encourages grassroots social change in Central Appalachia. ACF works to build a sustainable base of resources to support community-led organizations seeking to overcome and address issues of race, economic status, gender, sexual identity, and disability. As a community-controlled fund, ACF offers leadership to expand and strengthen the movement for social change through its practices and policies.
The Appalachian Community Fund (ACF) makes grants on a yearly basis from the General Fund Program which is supported by a combination of unrestricted funds and monies from the Alexander Fund of the New York Community Trust. ACF's General Fund is an annual board-directed program focusing on organizing for social change and is monies organizations may use for general support as well as for programs and projects.
In 2013 ACF granted over $165,000 to 32 grassroots groups working for social change in Central Appalachia.
Information on previous grantees is available at: http://www.appalachiancommunityfund.org/html/granteescurrent.html.
ACF Does Not Fund:
Eligible Organizations wishing to apply should:
Where We Fund provides a list of these counties served by the ACF.
Organizations may apply for funding in one of two categories: