The mission of the Rural Community Alliance is to empower people in low-wealth rural communities in Arkansas to effect change by creating opportunities in education, community and economic development, and youth empowerment to improve the quality of life and place. This grant provides general operating support. This grant was extended in response to COVID-19.
The mission of the Rural Community Alliance is to empower people in low-wealth rural communities in Arkansas to effect change by creating opportunities in education, community and economic development, and youth empowerment to improve quality of life and place. This grant is in response to COVID-19 and provides general operating support.
The mission of Rural Community Alliance is to empower rural communities to effect change by creating opportunities in education, economic development and youth empowerment to improve quality of life and place. This grant provides general operating support.
Alabama Arise is a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of congregations, organizations, and individuals who promote state policies to improve the lives of people suffering because of poverty. Through policy analysis, advocacy and organizing, Arise provides a structure in which Alabamians can engage in public debates to promote the common good. This grant provides general operating support and was extended in response to COVID-19.
Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice is a group of individuals and organizations working for the rights and dignity of all people by cultivating just policies, encouraging grassroots leadership and participation, building alliances, and amplifying the voices and contributions of immigrants in Alabama. This grant is a contribution to the organization’s COVID-19 community response fund.
Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice is a group of individuals and organizations working for the rights and dignity of all people by cultivating just policies, encouraging grassroots leadership and participation, building alliances, and amplifying the voices and contributions of immigrants in Alabama. his grant is in response to COVID-19 in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Alabama Forward is a coalition of grassroots organizations that aims to enhance the ability of members to shape public narrative, build political power of historically marginalized communities, and break down barriers to civic participation. This grant provides general operating support.
AHTCC aims to ensure a complete count during the 2020 census in Alabama by preventing an undercount of hard-to-count populations and regions. This grant provides general operating and regranting support.
| Albany Community Together, Inc. (ACT!) was created in 1997 with the primary mission to create opportunities by helping low-wealth individuals who are not served or underserved by traditional financial institutions to build wealth through small business ownership, and access to capital. ACT’s mission has evolved to building wealth and creating economic opportunities in Georgia by providing affordable access to capital and business support for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. This grant provides general operating support and was in response to COVID-19. |
AIM’s mission is to connect people with support resources and education so they can empower themselves to become self-sufficient. AIM serves low-to-moderate income people in Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, and Greenville counties. This grant provides project support for the Woman and Children Succeeding program. This grant was extended in response to COVID-19.
The purpose of the Appalachia Funders Network (AFN) is to align national, regional, and local funders toward a common vision to accelerate an equitable Appalachian transition. This grant was extended in response to COVID-19.
Appalachia Funders Network seeks to accelerate an equitable Appalachian transition by convening and connecting funders for learning, analysis and collaboration. This grant provides general operating support.
The Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center is a nonprofit law firm that fights for justice in the coalfields by representing coal miners and their families on issues of black lung and mine safety and by working with grassroots groups and individuals to protect the land and people from misuse and degradation caused by extractive industries. This grant provides general operating support.
The Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center is a non-profit law firm that fights for justice in the central Appalachian coalfields by representing citizens and communities adversely affected by the mining industry and by working to build community and legislative support for Appalachian transition. The organization handles individual cases and engages in strategic litigation, policy work and research in the areas of federal black lung benefits, environmental protection, mine safety, sustainable energy and the restoration economy. This grant provides general operating support. This grant was extended in response to COVID-19.
Appalachian Voices protects the land, air, water, and communities of Appalachia by fostering healthy communities and promoting more diverse and sustainable local economies. This grant provides project support for the New Economy Program in Southwest Virginia.
Appalshop’s mission is to enlist the power of art to document, interpret and revitalize the traditions and contemporary creativity of Appalachia; to tell stories the commercial cultural industries don’t, challenging stereotypes with Appalachian visions and voices, to support communities’ efforts to achieve justice and equity; to promote cultural diversity, pluralism and human rights as positive social values, and to participate in regional, national and global movements towards these ends. This grant provides general operating support.
Central Appalachian Network develops and deploys economic strategies that build wealth in local communities, conserve natural and cultural resources, and empower marginalized communities. This grant provides general operating support. This grant was extended in response to COVID-19.
Arkansas Community Foundation's mission is to create a strong, collaborative philanthropic sector that builds an inclusive Arkansas where everyone thrives. This grant provided funding for the COVID-19 community response fund.
We’re stronger when we work together. That’s the idea behind Arkansas Impact Philanthropy (AIP), a team of foundations and businesses who award grant dollars in Arkansas. The Arkansas Community Foundation serves as the “home” of AIP as well as a member of its steering committee. Together, AIP members work toward a more inclusive Arkansas where everyone thrives, looking for key issues member organizations can support together to move Arkansas forward. Since its founding in 2017, AIP has focused on ensuring a fair and accurate count for the Arkansas 2020 census and providing health and educational support for children during the critical early childhood years. This grant provides general operating support and was in response to COVID-19.
Arkansas Public Policy Panel is a statewide organization dedicated to achieving social and economic justice by organizing citizen groups around the state, educating and supporting them to be more effective and powerful, and linking them with one another in coalitions and networks. The Panel seeks to bring balance to the public policy process in Arkansas. This grant provides general operating support, and was extended in response to COVID-19.