The Foundation serves as a one-stop resource center for donors.  Whether you live in the region or elsewhere, our goal is to make it easier and more efficient for you to make informed, strategic gifts.  The Foundation offers a wide range of gifting options for individuals, families, businesses, and charitable organizations to establish or build unique, named charitable funds at the Foundation.

There are as many personal plans for giving as there are donors.  You can choose one or a combination of types of funds to create a customized plan for fulfilling your philanthropic dream. Together, these funds represent caring people who have made extraordinary commitments to the communities of Appalachian Ohio.

Field of Interest Funds
Arts, Heritage, and Culture - The Yellow Root Fund
Children Youth & Families Fund
Economic & Community Development Fund
Emergency Needs Fund
Education Fund
Leadership Fund
September 11 Fund
The Southeast Ohio Emergency Hunger Relief

Agency Endowment Funds
COAD Appalachian Development Fund
DEVOTE Fund
Foundation for Appalachian Ohio/ICAN! Fund
Hocking Area End of Life Care Fund
Future Generations Fund 
SPUR Fund
Guernsey County Senior Citizen Center Fund
United Seniors of Athens County
New Haven School Fund
The Guernsey County Foundation Endowment Fund
Byesville Rotary Fund
HAVAR Endowed Fund
Appalachian Community Visiting Nurses Association
Haven of Hope Endowment Fund

Endowed Scholarship Funds
Ariana R. Ulloa Scholarship Fund
Bob Evans Memorial Fund for Scholarships
Forest Bachtel Scholarship Fund
Cambridge High School Class of 1957 Scholarship
Madison High School Alumni Scholarship
Mary Kackley-Brill Scholarship
Winnie Mae Sharpe Education Scholarship Fund
Ora E. Anderson Scholarship Fund
Cambridge Singers Scholarship Fund
Jenny Cornelius-Woltz Memorial Scholarship
Wayne F. White Scholarship Fund
Doug Steele Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lester D. and Thelma I. Ellwood Scholarship
The AK Steel Endowed Scholarship Fund
Dr. Allen Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund

Organization – Designated Current Funds
Leadership Guernsey
The Athens Conservancy Fund
The Guernsey County Foundation Fund
Havar Fund
Morgan County Community Foundation Fund                                                                        Gallipolis/Gallia County Bicentennial Fund
The Highland County Community Fund

Donor-Advised Funds
Grandma's Gifts Fund
Kevin Ritz Family Foundation Fund
Huffman Family Donor Advised Fund
Virgie Lee McLaughlin Fund
Sara Lee Stevens-Youngs Memorial Fund
The Saint Dymphna Fund
The Southeast Ohio Hunger Fund

School System Endowment Funds
Cambridge City Schools Alumni and Friends Educational Fund
Citizens for Rolling Hills School Endowment
West Union Schools Alumni and Friends Educational Fund
 

Read additional information about fund types and ways to give.