Grants awarded
Who does Athens County Foundation fund?
Athens County Foundation has awarded $2.9 million across 196 grants to 87 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $9,914, with most between $6,833 and $14,961. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $7,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.9M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
87
Grants
196
Years
2019–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Rural Action INC
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$274K | 8 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Hocking-Athens Perry Community Action
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$207K | 8 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| O Ou Voinovich School of Leadership | $175K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | — |
| B Bluedot Coworking | $130K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| A Athens County Department of Job and Family Services | $109K | 9 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Habitat for Humanity of Se Ohio
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$96K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| O Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia | $96K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Integrated Services for Behavioral Health
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$78K | 6 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| U United Seniors of Athens County INC | $72K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Appalachian Center for Economic Networks INC
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$69K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| S Southeast Ohio Independent News | $67K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| O Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery | $66K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Recovery Connections of Southeast Ohio
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$63K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| W Wellston Public Library | $62K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio INC
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$58K | 7 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
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$55K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| H Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library | $52K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$52K | 3 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Athens County Historical Society & Museum INC
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$51K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program
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$50K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| S Southeast Ohio Free Pharmacy | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| A Alexander Parent Teacher Organization | $48K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$47K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| W Women for Recovery | $40K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
The Athens Village
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$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$33K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| B Birth Circle INC | $33K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| A Athens Photographic Project | $31K | 3 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| G Glouster Revitalization Organization | $29K | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | OH | |
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$27K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | OH | |
Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery INC
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$27K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| O Ohioheath Foundation | $27K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | OH | — |
Hopewell Health Centers INC
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$26K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| A Athens City-County Health Dept | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Stuarts Opera House INC | $21K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| A Athens Area Mediation Service | $21K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$20K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | OH | |
| F First Umc of Nelsonville | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center | $17K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development | $17K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| V Village of Albany | $16K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Athens Mental Health INC the Gathering Place | $16K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| A Athens United Immigrant Support Project | $16K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| T Tomcat Bridgebuilders | $15K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| A Athens Co Land Reutilization Corp | $14K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Athens County Community Singers | $13K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Nelsonville-York City Schools | $13K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $13K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Tablertown People of Color Museum | $13K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Childrens Hunger Alliance
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$12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| V Village of Chauncey | $11K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Cannabis Museum | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | GA | |
| A Athens County Area Firefighters Association INC | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| T Trimble Local Textbook & Supplies Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| O Operating Fund | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | — |
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$9K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
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$9K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| A Athens Middle School PTO | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
John Clem Recovery House
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$8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| R Racial Equity Coalition of Appalach | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | — |
| T The Kathryn McCoy Resource Project | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
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$8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| T Tenderfoot Fair Trade Learning Lab | $7K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| L Logan Hocking Local School District | $7K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Lifecare Alliance
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$7K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
Southeastern Ohio Center for Independent Living INC
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$7K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$7K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
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$7K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
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$7K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
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$6K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | OH | |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio INC
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$6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| R Rome Township Community Park | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| S Southeast Ohio Youth Mentoring INC | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| E Edna Brooks Foundation INC | $6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
Blessings in a Backpack INC
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$6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | KY | |
| U United Campus Ministry INC | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Arts West
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$6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| M Meigs County Farmers Market LLC | $6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| A Albany Ohio Festivals INC | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Birdielight
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F First United Methodist Church Athens | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| A Appalachia Growth Capital LLC | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
The Ohio University Foundation
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OH | |
| T The Plains United Methodist Church | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
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