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Number of Funds
‘98 ’04 ‘06
GROWTH OF AACF ENDOWMENT FUNDS 1998 - 2015
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
FUND GROWTH
28
35
45
53
63
64
72
’00 ‘02 ’08 ‘10
74 75
’11 ‘12
95
90
‘13
5.5mil
5mil
4.5mil
4mil
3.5mil
3mil
2.5mil
2mil
1.5mil
1mil
.5mil
0
MARKET VALUE OF AACF FUNDS AS OF JUNE 30, 2015
1,467,718
2,226,7092,102,960
2,908,303
3,239,660
ASSET GROWTH
3,459,223
‘98 ‘00 ‘02 ‘04 ‘06 ‘08 ‘10
4,250,810
‘11 ‘12
3,891,553
3,447,058
4,666,028
‘13
94
‘14
5,380,845
‘14
100
97
5,407,017
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2015 Grant
Recipients
Each year the African-American
Community Fund awards discretionary
grants to deserving non-profits in the
Greater Dayton/Miami Valley region.
Thanks to the Matching Program, wihich
will end December 31, 2015, AACF has
been able to award up to $10,000 for
the 2015 grant cycle.
To help non-profits through the AACF
grant application process, the AACF
Grants Committee host grant writing
workshops prior to opening the grant
application process.
The AACF Grants Committee is
committed to being good stewards
of the discretionary funds awarded by
vetting eligible 501(c)(3) organizations.
The following discretionary grants were
awarded through AACF for the 2015
discretionary grant process to meet the
needs of the community:
n Mt. Enon Community Development
Corporation
n Homefull
n Wesley Community Center
If you would like to contribute
to a tax-deductible gift to the
African-American Community Fund
discretionary fund to help make a
greater impact, please visit
or send a
check payable to AACF:
40 North Main Street, STE 500
Dayton, OH 45423
Applying
The African-American Community Fund
issues discretionary grants annually
with the initial process beginning in
June each year. A press release is
sent to various media outlets as well
as former grant applicants/recipients
and other organizations that may be
interested.
Grant writing workshops are provided
prior to opening the grant process. All
applicants are encouraged to attend
a session. Once the grant application
process is opened, the next step is
submitting a Letter of Intent (LOI). If the
LOI is accepted upon review, applicants
will be invited to submit a full grant
application. All information, documents
and deadlines are available on the
AACF website at
or by contacting 937.222.0410.
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