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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “applachian”
Where the money went
Largest: $33,000 to CHRISTIAN APPLACHIAN PROJECT — summer camp scholarships
Largest: $2,500 to Applachian State University — scholarship fund
Largest: $2,000 to CHRISTIAN APPLACHIAN PROJECT — mission relief
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2022Largest: $500,000 to FEDERATION OF APPLACHIAN HOUSING INC — healthy individuals and communities
Largest: $12,000 to CABWAYLINGO APPLACHIAN MISSION — to provide support to purchase food for its food pantry. funding will also support freight costs associated with procuring large food orders.
National Digital Inclusion AllianceColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $233,280 · through 2024Largest: $116,640 to SHAPING OUR APPLACHIAN REGION INC — digital equity
Largest: $56,000 to COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF APPLACHIAN HIGHLANDS — coats, shoes, & backpacks for students in need; bristol, va & buchanan county public schools
Largest: $16,000 to Foundation for Applachian Kentucky — program support
Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to FEDERATION OF APPLACHIAN HOUSING INC — economic opportunity - national
Largest: $200,000 to FEDERATION OF APPLACHIAN HOUSING INC — harnessing the power of fahe's networks to preserve housing access and affordability in rural america
Largest: $25,000 to FRACTURED ATLAS — iam residency projects/operations - browns grove and applachian cultural exchange/artists fees
Community Education GroupLost City, WVCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2021Largest: $50,000 to Community Connections Inc — cdc applachian partnership fund
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →