African American Community Fund

African American Community Fund is sponsored by Community Foundation of Lorain County. This fund focuses on promoting self-sufficiency, self-esteem, and improving the quality of life for African Americans in Lorain County. It provides grants for education, health, race relations, and community development.

African American Community Fund | Community Foundation Lorain County African American Community Fund We are dedicated to actively fostering self-sufficiency and promoting self-esteem within the African American community. Our commitment involves creating opportunities for learning and open dialogue on social, health, and race relations.

Along with these efforts, we aim to cultivate activities that uplift our community through education, philanthropy, and scholarships, ultimately enhancing the overall strength and quality of life for all citizens. Questions about the African American Commuinty Fund? African American Community Fund President Charles Hopkins was a humanitarian whose primary ambition was advocating for the less fortunate members of society.

He was adamant in his quest to strengthen race relations in our county and beyond and was keenly aware of the many needs of the elderly, children, and persons with disabilities within our community. In 1989, the Charles E. and Fannie Moore-Hopkins Fund became the first sub-fund within the African American Community Fund.

The fund was the sixth of its kind in the United States. In 2003 the Advisory Board established the African-American Scholarship Fund receiving a groundswell of donations to provide scholarships to Lorain County students. in grants awarded to the community.

invested in student scholarships. African American Community Fund Grants The online application opens on October 15. Application Deadline: November 15 The African American Community Fund awards grants to non-profit organizations that address fundamental community needs, problems, or opportunities in the areas of health, social services, education, arts, and civic or cultural affairs in the Black community.

Learn More – Grants Learn More – Scholarships African American Community Fund Board Kionna Mcintosh-Pharms, President Steve Bush, Vice President Danielle Hawthorne , Treasurer Malissa Gettis, Secretary AACF Shoe Project with Jevon Terance 2026 Black History Trivia The Robert (B. J.) Jones and Claudia W.

Jones Scholarship Fund Provides scholarships to graduating seniors from Oberlin High School for post-secondary education. Willie Sr., Willie Jr., Rayce, Maurice and Willa Jones Memorial Fund Benefits the grantmaking ability of the African American Community Fund. Richard and Shirley Williams Scholarship Fund Provides scholarships for post high school study.

Mary Ruth Cornwell Calhoun Fund Supports Lorain County African American students attending colleges and universities. Louise R. Johnson Memorial Fund Provides a scholarship to a Lorain County resident with a GPA between 2.

5 and 2. 99 of African American descent for undergraduate education at an accredited college or university. Lillian Jones Memorial Fund Benefits the scholarship activity of the African American Scholarship Fund.

Lafayette N. & Sally Peoples Family Fund Benefits the African American Community Fund. Benefits the scholarship activity of the African American Scholarship Fund with a preference for graduates of the Elyria City School District.

Dr. Ralph E. Hammond Memorial Scholarship Fund Benefits the scholarship activity of the African American Scholarship Fund with the provision that at such time as the payout of this Fund is equal to (or greater than) the size of an AASF scholarship, awards will be made in Dr. Hammond’s name. Charles E.

and Fannie Moore-Hopkins Fund Benefits the African American Community Fund. Allen J. Gibson Memorial Scholarship Fund Supports post-secondary scholarships for Lorain County African American students.

African American Scholarship Fund Supports post-secondary scholarships for Lorain County African American students. Donor works with foundation staff to recommend grants for public charitable, scientific, literary, and educational programs William T. & Dorothy P.

Locke Family Fund Benefits the African American Community Fund. Paul and Anner Ruth Brown Legacy Fund Supports the African American Community Fund with a preference toward education and farming (family/community gardens). Marvin and Dorothy Anderson Fund Benefits the African American Community Fund.

Larry and Barbara Jones Fund Benefits the African American Community Fund. Benefits the African American Community Fund. Hugh Mortimer, Winifred Margaret, and Emerson Merville and Carl Hugh Browne Memorial Fund Benefits the African American Community Fund.

Charles and Alyce Horton Family Fund Benefits the African American Community Fund. Benjamin F. Newman Memorial Fund Benefits the African American Community Fund.

African American Community Fund Supports services and programs for the African American population of Lorain County. Provides non-renewable scholarships to Lorain County residents who demonstrate a financial need to further undergraduate studies at any accredited college, university, or trade school.