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Foundation Funding in the Appalachian Region in the 1990s: Patterns, Trends and Prospects
Appendix A: Grants to Appalachian Cities by State
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Private Foundation Grants in 1996

In the Appalachian Region by Recipient State and City

 

State and City

Total Amount

Total No.
of Grants

Number of
Foundations

Percent
of Total

Percent of
Total Grants

Alabama Cities

         

Birmingham

$7,801,219

140

43

   

Tuscaloosa

$930,333

7

6

   

Huntsville

$643,661

19

11

   

Decatur

$186,719

7

5

   

Talladega

$100,000

1

1

   

Arab

$75,000

3

2

   

Pelham

$65,000

4

1

   

Anniston

$49,275

3

2

   

Irondale

$40,000

1

1

   

Mountain Brook

$37,500

2

1

   

Athens

$36,100

2

2

   

Montevallo

$30,000

2

1

   

Florence

$25,020

2

2

   

Gadsden

$25,000

2

2

   

Hayden

$25,000

2

1

   

Oneonta

$25,000

1

1

   

Hueytown

$15,000

1

1

   

Nauvoo

$13,125

1

1

   

Chelsea

$11,900

1

1

   

Brighton

$10,000

1

1

   

Graysville

$10,000

1

1

   

Leeds

$10,000

1

1

   

Alabama Subtotal

$10,164,852

204

88

3.41%

5.79%

           

Georgia Cities

Norcross

$2,224,667

7

7

   

Gainesville

$724,000

8

3

   

Austell

$631,369

3

3

   

Demorest

$285,000

3

3

   

Woodstock

$200,000

2

1

   

Rome

$134,100

3

3

   

Mountain City

$115,000

3

3

   

Carrollton

$85,000

4

2

   

Lilburn

$65,000

3

1

   

Lawrenceville

$55,800

4

1

   

Clayton

$52,000

2

2

   

Blue Ridge

$49,000

3

1

   

Cartersville

$42,000

2

1

   

Dalton

$25,000

1

1

   

Duluth

$20,000

1

1

   

Lookout Mountain

$14,000

1

1

   

Snellville

$11,000

1

1

   

Buford

$10,000

1

1

   

Ellijay

$10,000

1

1

   

Young Harris

$10,000

1

1

   

Georgia Subtotal

$4,762,936

54

38

1.60%

1.53%

           

Kentucky Cities

Berea

$6,407,417

51

34

   

Pippa Passes

$1,319,620

9

8

   

Williamsburg

$1,024,499

14

13

   

Barbourville

$355,000

8

8

   

Pikeville

$355,000

7

7

   

Whitesburg

$297,500

3

3

   

Columbia

$250,000

2

2

   

Hyden

$200,000

3

2

   

Lancaster

$147,500

4

4

   

Manchester

$142,000

4

2

   

London

$110,000

2

2

   

Grayson

$75,000

1

1

   

Corbin

$65,000

3

2

   

Prestonsburg

$55,000

3

3

   

Morehead

$53,202

2

2

   

McKee

$30,400

1

1

   

Ashland

$30,000

2

2

   

Richmond

$30,000

1

1

   

Paintsville

$12,000

1

1

   

Russell

$12,000

1

1

   

Burnside

$10,000

1

1

   

Hindman

$10,000

1

1

   

Kentucky Subtotal

$10,991,138

124

101

3.69%

3.52%

           

Maryland Cities

Hagerstown

$25,000

1

1

   

Cumberland

$10,000

1

1

   

Maryland Subtotal

$35,000

2

2

0.01%

 
           

Mississippi Cities

West Point

$1,424,730

2

2

   

Holly Springs

$85,000

3

3

   

Tupelo

$38,947

2

2

   

New Albany

$24,000

1

1

   

Amory

$12,000

1

1

   

Columbus

$12,000

1

1

   

Bruce

$10,000

1

1

   

Mississippi Subtotal

$1,606,677

11

11

0.54%

 
           

North Carolina Cities

Winston-Salem

$10,482,067

134

33

   

Asheville

$2,885,726

71

20

   

High Point

$883,719

18

10

   

Hendersonville

$823,091

16

8

   

Boone

$822,674

16

12

   

Morganton

$632,625

18

11

   

Banner Elk

$545,544

8

6

   

Montreat

$524,300

3

2

   

Clyde

$521,363

5

2

   

Hickory

$488,396

11

8

   

Brevard

$406,921

3

3

   

Sylva

$290,508

6

5

   

Swannanoa

$290,000

2

2

   

Mars Hill

$270,300

4

3

   

Jefferson

$255,446

5

3

   

Elkin

$226,793

3

1

   

Mount Airy

$210,000

4

3

   

Fletcher

$180,777

4

3

   

Lenoir

$165,724

6

4

   

Yadkinville

$142,000

2

2

   

Franklin

$132,000

4

3

   

Bakersville

$118,840

2

1

   

Dobson

$114,163

1

1

   

Spruce Pine

$111,325

3

3

   

Murphy

$96,000

5

4

   

Marion

$92,000

4

4

   

Mocksville

$90,000

1

1

   

Spindale

$87,000

3

3

   

Sparta

$80,000

1

1

   

Forest City

$75,000

2

2

   

Lake Junaluska

$70,000

2

2

   

Cullowhee

$65,000

3

2

   

Blowing Rock

$50,000

1

1

   

Burnsville

$50,000

2

2

   

Weaverville

$50,000

1

1

   

Black Mountain

$49,586

3

3

   

North Wilkesboro

$45,303

3

2

   

Tryon

$45,000

2

1

   

Taylorsville

$45,000

1

1

   

Walnut Cove

$45,000

2

2

   

King

$41,500

2

2

   

Clemmons

$41,000

2

2

   

Bryson City

$40,000

2

2

   

Danbury

$35,000

1

1

   

Bostic

$30,000

1

1

   

East Bend

$30,000

1

1

   

Crossnore

$27,054

1

1

   

Rutherfordton

$26,313

1

1

   

Columbus

$25,000

1

1

   

Newland

$25,000

2

2

   

West Jefferson

$25,000

1

1

   

Waynesville

$24,240

1

1

   

Hudson

$21,000

1

1

   

Highlands

$20,000

2

2

   

East Flat Rock

$15,000

1

1

   

Hayesville

$15,000

1

1

   

Valdese

$13,780

1

1

   

Andrews

$13,500

1

1

   

Marshall

$12,500

1

1

   

North Carolina Subtotal

$23,040,078

409

205

7.73%

 
           

New York Cities

Ithaca

$27,341,006

119

70

   

Jamestown

$3,303,210

48

4

   

Cooperstown

$1,710,570

15

10

   

Stamford

$754,820

6

1

   

Binghamton

$512,800

14

9

   

Elmira

$468,600

8

2

   

Houghton

$284,838

4

4

   

Corning

$283,000

7

1

   

Delhi

$241,937

8

3

   

Norwich

$199,200

4

1

   

Fredonia

$108,000

3

2

   

Dunkirk

$91,400

2

2

   

Falconer

$67,253

2

2

   

Alfred

$56,725

3

2

   

Oneonta

$45,000

2

2

   

Dryden

$40,000

1

1

   

Lakewood

$39,800

1

1

   

Hobart

$33,000

1

1

   

Walton

$25,000

1

1

   

Olean

$22,759

2

2

   

Cobleskill

$15,000

1

1

   

Hammondsport

$15,000

1

1

   

Andes

$11,607

1

1

   

Greene

$10,000

1

1

   

Waverly

$10,000

1

1

   

Westfield

$10,000

1

1

   

New York Subtotal

$35,700,525

257

127

11.97%

 
           

Ohio Cities

Coshocton

$1,779,000

4

2

   

Athens

$543,838

14

11

   

Chillicothe

$244,960

6

2

   

Marietta

$125,000

2

2

   

New Philadelphia

$60,000

2

2

   

Cumberland

$50,000

2

2

   

McArthur

$50,000

2

2

   

Wellston

$35,618

1

1

   

Loveland

$25,000

1

1

   

Proctorville

$25,000

1

1

   

Oak Hill

$20,000

1

1

   

Kingston

$18,000

1

1

   

Portsmouth

$17,220

1

1

   

Crooksville

$17,000

1

1

   

Thornville

$16,775

1

1

   

Belpre

$10,000

1

1

   

Chesapeake

$10,000

1

1

   

Ironton

$10,000

1

1

   

Milford

$10,000

1

1

   

New Concord

$10,000

1

1

   

Zanesville

$10,000

1

1

   

Ohio Subtotal

$3,087,411

46

37

1.04%

 
           

Pennsylvania Cities

Pittsburgh

$130,595,716

1446

128

   

Ligonier

$6,067,000

20

10

   

Uniontown

$2,349,174

23

5

   

Greensburg

$1,712,152

33

19

   

Greenville

$1,505,000

8

7

   

Erie

$1,376,262

39

11

   

Wilkinsburg

$1,300,150

7

6

   

Scranton

$1,208,125

24

11

   

Coraopolis

$1,147,050

12

10

   

Wilkes-Barre

$1,133,371

21

13

   

McKeesport

$1,010,136

20

13

   

Homestead

$842,000

9

8

   

Grove City

$795,000

5

5

   

Meadville

$601,267

8

7

   

Latrobe

$596,667

11

9

   

Butler

$570,000

7

3

   

Waynesburg

$551,950

9

8

   

California

$515,000

6

5

   

New Kensington

$497,664

6

3

   

Lewisburg

$453,379

8

7

   

State College

$430,343

9

8

   

Aliquippa

$375,031

7

6

   

Munhall

$375,000

5

4

   

Clarks Summit

$345,500

4

4

   

Millheim

$343,320

1

1

   

Braddock, PA

$307,246

4

3

   

Bridgeville

$305,000

5

4

   

Beaver

$200,000

4

3

   

Sewickley

$200,000

10

7

   

Washington

$196,000

6

5

   

Huntingdon

$165,000

5

4

   

New Wilmington

$160,000

1

1

   

McKees Rocks

$146,382

4

4

   

New Castle

$135,000

8

3

   

Williamsport

$121,900

3

3

   

Beaver Falls

$120,000

2

2

   

Mars

$117,100

3

2

   

Sharon

$111,000

6

1

   

Johnstown

$109,500

5

5

   

Danville

$108,470

5

4

   

Oakmont

$105,000

5

5

   

Bradford

$88,000

3

1

   

Scottdale

$85,000

2

2

   

West Newton

$85,000

5

5

   

Somerset

$80,000

2

2

   

Turtle Creek

$75,000

1

1

   

Monessen

$69,000

2

2

   

Indiana

$66,288

3

2

   

Carnegie

$61,138

3

1

   

Warren

$50,500

3

2

   

Delmont

$50,000

1

1

   

Foxburg

$50,000

1

1

   

Monaca

$50,000

1

1

   

Selinsgrove

$50,000

1

1

   

Ambridge

$48,000

2

2

   

Bloomsburg

$40,000

2

2

   

Brownsville

$36,500

2

2

   

Hazleton

$35,326

2

2

   

Baden

$35,000

2

2

   

Hughesville

$35,000

1

1

   

Kittanning

$35,000

2

2

   

New Brighton

$35,000

1

1

   

Whitehall

$35,000

2

2

   

Avoca

$34,000

2

1

   

Clairton

$30,000

1

1

   

Brookville

$25,000

1

1

   

Export

$25,000

1

1

   

Kingston

$25,000

1

1

   

Loretto

$25,000

2

1

   

Tunkhannock

$25,000

1

1

   

West Pittston

$25,000

1

1

   

Altoona

$17,000

1

1

   

Saltsburg

$15,000

1

1

   

Tarentum

$12,793

1

1

   

Ringtown

$12,600

1

1

   

Dallas

$11,000

1

1

   

Edinboro

$11,000

1

1

   

Zelienople

$10,232

1

1

   

Cresson

$10,000

1

1

   

East Stroudsburg

$10,000

1

1

   

Girard

$10,000

1

1

   

Laceyville

$10,000

1

1

   

Meyersdale

$10,000

1

1

   

Oakdale

$10,000

1

1

   

Philipsburg

$10,000

1

1

   

Pottsville

$10,000

1

1

   

Sayre

$10,000

1

1

   

Shenandoah

$10,000

1

1

   

Slippery Rock

$10,000

1

1

   

Stroudsburg

$10,000

1

1

   

Wilmerding

$10,000

1

1

   

Pennsylvania Subtotal

$160,932,232

1,898

433

53.97%

 
           

South Carolina Cities

Greenville

$6,015,070

50

21

   

Spartanburg

$5,534,987

47

19

   

Clemson

$2,635,500

12

10

   

Gaffney

$355,000

5

3

   

Seneca

$235,553

7

3

   

Anderson

$234,480

7

3

   

Pickens

$157,000

1

1

   

Landrum

$65,000

2

2

   

Duncan

$40,000

1

1

   

Walhalla

$21,500

1

1

   

Belton

$21,000

1

64

   

South Carolina Subtotal

$15,315,090

134

128

5.14%

 
           

Tennessee Cities

Chattanooga

$11,198,495

40

13

   

Knoxville

$6,198,135

106

28

   

Johnson City

$1,973,000

7

4

   

Maryville

$894,850

15

10

   

Jefferson City

$527,900

5

4

   

Cookeville

$525,500

5

4

   

Bristol

$400,000

1

1

   

Crossville

$325,411

3

3

   

Greeneville

$173,000

4

4

   

Sewanee

$151,500

6

4

   

Athens

$145,297

3

2

   

Cleveland

$123,500

6

3

   

Lake City

$92,500

5

4

   

New Market

$85,100

4

4

   

Kingsport

$77,000

2

2

   

Jacksboro

$76,015

2

1

   

Maynardville

$75,000

1

1

   

Harriman

$50,000

1

1

   

Oak Ridge

$37,450

2

1

   

Oneida

$36,875

1

1

   

Elizabethton

$35,000

2

2

   

Newport

$30,000

1

1

   

Dayton

$28,000

2

2

   

Benton

$15,000

1

1

   

Pittman Center

$14,000

1

1

   

Tullahoma

$10,000

1

1

   

Tennessee Subtotal

$23,298,528

227

103

7.81%

 
           

Virginia Cities

Abingdon

$183,000

3

3

   

Bristol

$87,895

1

1

   

Richlands

$33,333

1

1

   

Duffield

$25,000

1

1

   

Grundy

$20,000

1

1

   

Lebanon

$13,650

1

1

   

Vansant

$11,275

1

1

   

Bluefield

$10,000

1

1

   

Virginia Subtotal

$384,153

10

10

0.13%

 
           

West Virginia Cities

Charleston

$3,901,068

59

18

   

Morgantown

$1,244,289

12

11

   

Huntington

$610,900

10

8

   

Wheeling

$556,000

11

10

   

Beckley

$510,000

2

2

   

Parkersburg

$287,377

12

2

   

Buckhannon

$275,600

5

4

   

Elkins

$245,000

4

4

   

Bethany

$200,000

2

2

   

Princeton

$200,000

1

1

   

Franklin

$185,000

2

2

   

Clarksburg

$111,500

2

1

   

Shepherdstown

$105,000

4

4

   

Sutton

$65,000

2

2

   

Logan

$62,500

4

2

   

Hurricane

$50,000

1

1

   

Lewisburg

$45,000

2

2

   

Athens

$32,450

1

1

   

Vienna

$25,000

1

1

   

Martinsburg

$23,200

2

2

   

Glenville

$22,750

1

1

   

Gassaway

$22,500

2

2

   

Bluefield

$20,640

1

1

   

Bridgeport

$20,000

1

1

   

Williamson

$15,030

1

1

   

Fairmont

$10,000

1

1

   

Harpers Ferry

$10,000

1

1

   

Point Pleasant

$10,000

1

1

   

South Charleston

$10,000

1

1

   

West Virginia Subtotal

$8,875,804

149

90

2.98%

 
           

Appalachian Total

$298,194,424

3,525

1,373

100.00%

 

Source: The Foundation Grants Index 1998 includes grants of $10,000 or more awarded to organizations in 1996 by a sample of 1,010 larger foundations. For community foundations only discretionary grants are included. Grants to individuals are not included.


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