Centers for Giving
The Columbus Foundation offers expert resources and services to individuals, families, and businesses who want to invest in their communities through charitable giving.
We share our knowledge of the community, the latest research, and information about philanthropic trends to help inform your decisions. No matter what your charitable interests and causes, we can help your ideas take root. Our Centers offer a variety of resources to help you get started and realize the most effective philanthropy possible.
- Center for Family Philanthropy
- Center for Corporate Philanthropy
- Center for International Philanthropy
Center for Family Philanthropy
As a family you can nurture a culture of giving through philanthropy that engages your loved ones and helps you achieve your collective goals. We can support your family’s unique experience with customized services and knowledge about community needs and nonprofit organizations.
Resources
- Family Philanthropy Primer (PDF)
- Family Philanthropy: A Guide for Professional Advisors (PDF)
- Supporting Foundations (PDF)
- A Family Tradition (PDF)
- Sharing and Caring: Children and Philanthropy (PDF)
Center for Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate philanthropy is a key component of a healthy, livable, and economically strong region—and it is a longstanding tradition in central Ohio. We can help you align your company’s strategic goals with cost-effective giving investments.
Whether you are a family owned company interested in launching or enhancing an existing giving program or a corporation looking for a partner to handle the administrative details, we can help support your efforts through:
Resources
Center for International Philanthropy
International philanthropy can be a key component of a charitable giving plan. We can help you accomplish international charitable goals through the most effective philanthropy possible.
Center for International Philanthropy provides knowledge of international giving and nonprofits, legal and technical gifting proficiency and administrative management of international grantmaking.
For more information, please contact Donor Services at dsd@columbusfoundation.org or 614/251-4000.
