Athens County Foundation Extends Response Fund and Launches Fall Grant Program
Athens County Foundation Extends Response Fund and Launches Fall Grant Program
Athens, OH, September 14 – These challenging times call for community connection and creative solutions. The Athens County Foundation (ACF) and partner organizations are responding by adapting grantmaking processes to best support nonprofits throughout Athens County. In partnership with the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville, Rocky Community Improvement Fund, and Sisters Health Foundation, ACF is extending the Response […]
Read MoreMeet our New Director of Program and Engagement, Eleni!
Meet our New Director of Program and Engagement, Eleni!
We are pleased to announce that Eleni Zulia is joining us as the new Director of Program and Engagement! A longtime Athens resident, Eleni is joining the Foundation with over 15 years of professional experience in development, research, strategic communication, relationship management, and project management. She is an Ohio University alumna with a Bachelor’s degree in […]
Read MoreEmergency Response Update – July 31, 2020
Emergency Response Update – July 31, 2020
UPDATE #4 We have awarded over $159,000 in Emergency Response Grants to 29 organizations who are implementing emergency response programs in Athens County. To date, the majority of our funds support health and human service programs. These programs cover a wide range of initiatives: from the procurement of PPE and sanitation supplies […]
Read MoreEffects of COVID-19 Felt Across Appalachian Ohio’s Nonprofits
Effects of COVID-19 Felt Across Appalachian Ohio’s Nonprofits
Nonprofits Identify Needs in Broadband Access and Serving Youth Appalachian Ohio – The reverberating effects of COVID-19 have been felt in every community across the country. In Appalachian Ohio, where nonprofit and other community organizations already worked pre-pandemic with the added challenge of far fewer available philanthropic dollars to invest in their […]
Read MoreImpacts of the 2020 COVID 19 Pandemic on Athens Area Nonprofits
Impacts of the 2020 COVID 19 Pandemic on Athens Area Nonprofits
The Athens County Foundation along with our partners at the Appalachian Ohio Funders Network (Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville, Sisters Health Foundation, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland), recently surveyed all nonprofits in Appalachian Ohio to measure the effects of the pandemic. The survey revealed key issues affecting areas […]
Read MoreResponse Fund
Response Fund
June 2021 UPDATE Due to the decreased number of requests, our Review Committee will be switching the frequency of reviews from bi-weekly to monthly. The committee will be open to holding emergency meetings for urgent requests. April 6, 2021 UPDATE The COVID-19 pandemic brought renewed urgency to address long-standing challenges in Athens County, including racial equity. In response, […]
Read MoreSnowville Creamery Receives First Athen’s Area Women’s Business Fund Loan
Snowville Creamery Receives First Athen’s Area Women’s Business Fund Loan
The Athens Area Women’s Business Loan Fund (AWBLF) awards its first loan to Victoria Taylor, co-owner of Snowville Creamery. The loan will be used to purchase new packaging equipment for the local creamery’s yogurt products. “I am incredibly honored to be the first recipient of the Athens Women’s Loan Fund financing. I have […]
Read MoreKerry Pigman is ACF’s Next Executive Director
Kerry Pigman is ACF’s Next Executive Director
We are thrilled to announce that Kerry Pigman has been hired to be the next Executive Director of the Athens County Foundation! After an extensive and rigorous search, the ACF Board of Directors selected Kerry to be the new Executive Director of the Foundation. Kerry began her training and leadership transition on April 1, working […]
Read MoreThe Community Table
The Community Table
The Athens County Foundation is launching a new initiative called The Community Table. Throughout the year, community members representing different backgrounds, neighborhoods and interest groups will join in conversations to connect and discuss the future of our community. The Athens County Foundation believes inviting people into conversations that matter builds resilience as individuals and as […]
Read More2019 Women of the Year
2019 Women of the Year
Karen Robinson and Anne Rubin were recently named the 2019 Women of the Year by the Women’s Fund of the Athens County Foundation. Karen Robinson has been volunteering with Girl Scouts for over 20 years, co-leading her first troop when her daughter was in kindergarten in 1996. What started out as quality time with her […]
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