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The Upper Cumberland Community Foundation has awarded $20,000 in grants throughout Bell, Clay, Knox, Laurel, and Whitley counties. Each county had an allocated $4,000, and with those funds was awarded grants ranging from $500 to $2,500. The online grant application was open from...

University of the Cumberlands Junior Shelby Wilson is the recipient of the Wendal Mitchell Memorial Fund Scholarship. Mitchell’s family set up his memorial fund with the Upper Cumberland Community Foundation in 2020. Mitchell was known for his impact as an educator and principal...

The Upper Cumberland Community Foundation held its fourth annual poker run on Aug. 5 raising over $10,000 to support organizations caring for the most vulnerable residents in Bell, Clay, Knox, Laurel and Whitley counties. Cumberland Cruisers publicized the poker run, which is a...

While the Upper Cumberland Community Foundation’s annual poker run was canceled due to the July floods, the event still managed to help some needy people in southern and eastern Kentucky. The run’s sponsors diverted their contributions to provide emergency flood relief funds...

Nonprofit organizations from across the commonwealth will participate in the 10th Annual Kentucky Gives Day on Tuesday, May 10. The campaign will provide participating charities the opportunity to raise as much money as possible from midnight through 11:59 p.m. – all through a...

If you are a non-profit program located in Southeastern Kentucky, and are in need of up to $1,500 for projects to help people, then you might want to apply for this grant. The Upper Cumberland Community Foundation is calling for proposals through a competitive grant program to...

The Upper Cumberland Community Foundation is helping out two local senior citizens centers in Whitley County, which are doing COVID-19 work. The Corbin Senior Citizen Center and the Williamsburg Senior Citizen Center will each receive $750 to cover the additional expense of...

The Whitley County Farmer’s Market received a $1,500 grant on Feb. 27 from the Upper Cumberland Community Foundation, which awarded a total of $4,500 to local organizations operating within the Upper Cumberland Region. The three approved grantees include the Whitley Coun...

Fundraising event raised $5,000 for communities Upper Cumberland Community Foundation is honored to announce the success of the first Poker Run fundraising event, which raised over $5,000 to be granted to communities within the Upper Cumberland region. Over a dozen local...