General Operating Fund and LGBTQ Fund
Open funds for community organizing in Central Appalachia from a fund governed by a regional board of community leaders and residents of the four states it grants in, with grantees and allies guiding the process.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)No per-grant amounts published on the grants-and-opportunities page or the General Fund page. The about page reports close to $7 million awarded to more than 300 organizations since 1987.
- Timing
- Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The General Fund is described as an annual, board-directed program; the LGBTQ Fund is also listed as open. No application dates are published on the site, which directs prospective applicants to its newsletter and contact page. Several other funds, including the 2025 Helene Relief and Recovery fund,
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Under-resourced community-based organizations doing organizing work in East Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, and West Virginia. The fund also offers fiscal sponsorship, so unincorporated community groups have a route in. Universities are not the intended applicant; academic partners should expect to work through a regional grassroots organization.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- central appalachia · community organizing · lgbtq organizing · rural poverty
- Apply at
- https://appalachiancommunityfund.org/grants-opportunities
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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