READY Community Foundations (ARC Funding Opportunity)
Funding Amount
Up to $25,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Community foundations participating in READY Community Foundations track
- Must complete the READY Appalachia training program
Overview
READY Community Foundations
Program Type: Capacity-building funding through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
Geographic Scope: Appalachian regions across 10 states; Community Trust Foundation (CTF) is one of 30 selected community foundations
Following completion of a no-cost training program (READY Appalachia), participating community foundations are eligible to apply for funding to implement internal capacity-building projects that strengthen their ability to serve their Appalachian communities.
Focus Areas
- Programming improvement
- Operations enhancement
- Fundraising capacity
- Financial impact
- Community foundation capacity building
Eligibility
- Community foundations participating in READY Community Foundations track
- Must complete the READY Appalachia training program
Contact
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)- Federal Co-Chair: Gayle Manchin
Community Trust Foundation (CTF)
- Address: 208 N. Centre Street, Cumberland, MD 21502
- Phone: 301-876-9172
- Email: ctf@ctfinc.org
- Executive Director: Leah Shaffer
What The Community Trust Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 21
- Total given
- $253K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,100–$30K
- By dollars: Maryland 81%, West Virginia 19%. Top recipient cities: Cumberland, MD; Oakland, MD; Frostburg, MD.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 48% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Wvu Foundation · Morgantown, WV
Education & youth leadership
$30K
Music at Penn Alps Inc · Grantsville, MD
Education & youth leadership
$23K
Emmanual Episcopal Parish Inc · Cumberland, MD
Arts & historical preservation
$20K
Allegany Youth Enrichment Prog Serv Inc · Cumberland, MD
Education & youth leadership
$19K
Garrett County Historical Society · Oakland, MD
Arts & historical preservation
$17K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Capacity building
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
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