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12 funders with a record of paying for “appalachia”
Where the money went Margaret A Cargill Foundation → Mid Atlantic Arts: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Appalachia Service Project: $1.3M across 12 grants, latest 2024 Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc → Appalachia Service Project: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Invest Appalachia Inc: $823K across 4 grants, latest 2024 American Electric Power Foundation → Appalachia Service Project Inc: $725K across 5 grants, latest 2025 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Invest Appalachia: $510K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Heinz Endowments → Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown: $465K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Educational Foundation of America → Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky: $205K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown (Dba Community Foundation for the: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Appalachian Community Capital → Virginia Community Capital: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Raymond Family Foundation → Boston College: $67K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Truist West Virginia Foundation Inc → American Red Cross Central Appalachia: $34K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc → Teach for America - Appalachia: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Margaret A Cargill Foundation → West Virginia Public Broadcasting Foundation Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Heinz Endowments → National Young Farmers Coalition: $370K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Appalachian Community Fund: $360K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Mountain Bizcapital Inc Dba Mountain Bizworks: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Educational Foundation of America → Appalachian Voices: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Appalachian Community Capital → Bridgeway Capital: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Rural Health Access Corporation (Dba Coalfield Health Center): $80K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Electric Power Foundation → Ohio University Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Truist West Virginia Foundation Inc → Hope for Appalachia: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Raymond Family Foundation → Appalshop: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Community Foundation of Middle → Aspire Appalachia: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Margaret A Cargill Foundation → Invest Appalachia: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → American Red Cross National Headquarters: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Heinz Endowments → Commonweal: $170K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Appalachian Community Capital → Finance Fund Capital Corporation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Educational Foundation of America → Berea College: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Invest Appalachia: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc → Teach for America Appalachia: $51K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Electric Power Foundation → Appalachia Reach Out: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Dogwood Health Trust → Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Truist West Virginia Foundation Inc → Camp Appalachia: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Black Appalachian Coalition: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Margaret A Cargill Foundation → Junior Appalachian Musicians Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Cassiopeia Fdn: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Appalachian Community Capital → Access to Capital to Entrepreneurs Inc: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Kentucky U of Rsh Fdn: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Appalachian Community Capital → National Capital Investment Fund: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Appalachian Community Capital → Carolina Small Business Development Fund: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Appalachian Community Capital → Southeast Community Capital Corp: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Hood Huggers Asheville Nc: $63K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Appalachian Community Capital → Community Works: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Partner Community Capital: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Appalachian Community Capital → Alternatives Federal Credit Union: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Appalachian Community Capital → Mountain Bizcapital: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Appalachian Community Capital → Sabre Finance: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Partner Community Capital Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Heinz Endowments → Black Women Rising: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Appalachian Community Capital → South Carolina Community Fund: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Heinz Endowments → Main St: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Appalachian Community Capital → Foodshed Capital: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Electric Power Foundation → Boys and Girls Club of Central Appalachia: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Appalachian Community Capital → Total Action Against Poverty - Rke Valley: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Electric Power Foundation → Town of Damascus: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → West Virginia University Foundation Inc: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Appalachia Service Project Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → East Tn St U: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc → Backroads of Appalachia: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc → Appalachia's Daughter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Electric Power Foundation → Community Agricultural and Nutritional Enterprises: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Margaret A Cargill Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Margaret A Cargill Foundation $2.3M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $1.7M Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Foundation for Appalachian Ke… $1.6M The Community Foundation of Middle: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of M… $1.3M Dogwood Health Trust: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Dogwood Health Trust $1.1M The Heinz Endowments: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Heinz Endowments $1.1M Appalachian Community Capital: $905K on this topic. Open the funder. Appalachian Community Capital $905K American Electric Power Foundation: $860K on this topic. Open the funder. American Electric Power Found… $860K Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation: $443K on this topic. Open the funder. Claude Worthington Benedum Fo… $443K The Educational Foundation of America: $405K on this topic. Open the funder. The Educational Foundation of… $405K Raymond Family Foundation: $87K on this topic. Open the funder. Raymond Family Foundation $87K Truist West Virginia Foundation Inc: $66K on this topic. Open the funder. Truist West Virginia Foundati… $66K Mid Atlantic Arts: received $1.4M on this topic Mid Atlantic Arts $1.4M Appalachia Service Project: received $1.3M on this topic Appalachia Service Project $1.3M Appalachia Service Project: received $1.0M on this topic Appalachia Service Project $1.0M Invest Appalachia: received $868K on this topic Invest Appalachia $868K Invest Appalachia Inc: received $823K on this topic Invest Appalachia Inc $823K Appalachia Service Project Inc: received $740K on this topic Appalachia Service Project Inc $740K Teach for America - Appalachia: received $500K on this topic Teach for America - Appalachia $500K Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown: received $465K on this topic Community Foundation of Greater… $465K West Virginia Public Broadcasting Foundation Inc: received $400K on this topic West Virginia Public Broadcasti… $400K National Young Farmers Coalition: received $370K on this topic National Young Farmers Coalition $370K Appalachian Community Fund: received $360K on this topic Appalachian Community Fund $360K Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky: received $305K on this topic Foundation for Appalachian Kent… $305K Mountain Bizcapital Inc Dba Mountain Bizworks: received $300K on this topic Mountain Bizcapital Inc Dba Mou… $300K American Red Cross National Headquarters: received $300K on this topic American Red Cross National Hea… $300K Black Appalachian Coalition: received $225K on this topic Black Appalachian Coalition $225K Commonweal: received $170K on this topic Commonweal $170K Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown (Dba Community Foundation for the: received $150K on this topic Community Foundation of Greater… $150K Junior Appalachian Musicians Inc: received $150K on this topic Junior Appalachian Musicians Inc $150K Appalachian Voices: received $125K on this topic Appalachian Voices $125K Virginia Community Capital: received $100K on this topic Virginia Community Capital $100K Bridgeway Capital: received $100K on this topic Bridgeway Capital $100K Finance Fund Capital Corporation: received $100K on this topic Finance Fund Capital Corporation $100K Rural Health Access Corporation (Dba Coalfield Health Center): received $80K on this topic Rural Health Access Corporation… $80K Cassiopeia Fdn: received $80K on this topic Cassiopeia Fdn $80K Berea College: received $75K on this topic Berea College $75K Access to Capital to Entrepreneurs Inc: received $75K on this topic Access to Capital to Entreprene… $75K Kentucky U of Rsh Fdn: received $75K on this topic Kentucky U of Rsh Fdn $75K National Capital Investment Fund: received $75K on this topic National Capital Investment Fund $75K Carolina Small Business Development Fund: received $75K on this topic Carolina Small Business Develop… $75K Southeast Community Capital Corp: received $75K on this topic Southeast Community Capital Corp $75K Boston College: received $67K on this topic Boston College $67K Hood Huggers Asheville Nc: received $63K on this topic Hood Huggers Asheville Nc $63K Teach for America Appalachia: received $51K on this topic Teach for America Appalachia $51K Ohio University Foundation: received $50K on this topic Ohio University Foundation $50K Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc: received $50K on this topic Foundation for Appalachian Kent… $50K Community Works: received $50K on this topic Community Works $50K Partner Community Capital: received $50K on this topic Partner Community Capital $50K Alternatives Federal Credit Union: received $50K on this topic Alternatives Federal Credit Uni… $50K Mountain Bizcapital: received $50K on this topic Mountain Bizcapital $50K Sabre Finance: received $50K on this topic Sabre Finance $50K Partner Community Capital Inc: received $50K on this topic Partner Community Capital Inc $50K Black Women Rising: received $50K on this topic Black Women Rising $50K South Carolina Community Fund: received $50K on this topic South Carolina Community Fund $50K Main St: received $35K on this topic Main St $35K American Red Cross Central Appalachia: received $34K on this topic American Red Cross Central Appa… $34K Foodshed Capital: received $30K on this topic Foodshed Capital $30K Appalachia Reach Out: received $25K on this topic Appalachia Reach Out $25K Boys and Girls Club of Central Appalachia: received $25K on this topic Boys and Girls Club of Central… $25K Total Action Against Poverty - Rke Valley: received $25K on this topic Total Action Against Poverty -… $25K Town of Damascus: received $25K on this topic Town of Damascus $25K Hope for Appalachia: received $23K on this topic Hope for Appalachia $23K Appalshop: received $20K on this topic Appalshop $20K Aspire Appalachia: received $20K on this topic Aspire Appalachia $20K West Virginia University Foundation Inc: received $15K on this topic West Virginia University Founda… $15K East Tn St U: received $12K on this topic East Tn St U $12K Backroads of Appalachia: received $11K on this topic Backroads of Appalachia $11K Camp Appalachia: received $10K on this topic Camp Appalachia $10K Appalachia's Daughter: received $10K on this topic Appalachia's Daughter $10K Community Agricultural and Nutritional Enterprises: received $10K on this topic Community Agricultural and Nutr… $10K 12 funders, 59 recipients, grants matching “appalachia” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $300,000 to INVEST APPALACHIA — 80089 general operating support for invest appalachia
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Largest: $500,000 to APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT — to provide support for hurricane helene home rebuilds in tennessee
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Largest: $225,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER JOHNSTOWN — to support reimagine appalachia
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Largest: $100,000 to BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL — business development in appalachia
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Largest: $200,000 to APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT INC — 2022 aep foundation grant for warmer, safer drier housing initiative
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Largest: $15,000 to APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT INC — to provide free emergency home repair and replacement to families in need throughout central appalachia by utilizing volunteer labor
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Largest: $300,000 to INVEST APPALACHIA — cultivating centers as environmental resilience hubs in appalachia
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Largest: $125,000 to APPALACHIAN VOICES — accelerating local energy transition in appalachia
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Largest: $350,000 to INVEST APPALACHIA INC — these funds will aid invest appalcahia's efforts to strengthen the overall investment system in appalachia by helping them deploy a catalytic capital pool. uses for pool funds will…
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Largest: $801,200 to Appalachia Service Project — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
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Largest: $15,000 to HOPE FOR APPALACHIA — general operating
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Largest: $55,000 to BOSTON COLLEGE — to support the appalachia volunteers program
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