Local Matters provides year-round culinary and food education programming to children, teens, and families. After graduating from these programs, a lack of proper equipment can be a significant barrier to practicing their skills at home.

Together we can stock the kitchens of 150 Local Matters graduates with everything they need to cook efficiently and safely at home, including chef knives and food storage containers!

Let's help Buddy Up For Life purchase 8 iPads for its Technology for Life class where participants develop the computer skills necessary for employment, volunteer opportunities, and a sense of independence in adult life! With your help, Buddy Up For Life can provide the tools for participants to thrive as meaningful members of their community.

Chris Bradley was as lovable, warm, and generous at home and in the community as he appeared on screen as the Chief Meteorologist for WBNS.

When Chris passed away in 2018 after a 21-month battle with leukemia, his husband Jason Bradley-Krauss and their children felt overwhelmed by the generosity of the community. 

In this month’s blog, Jason talks more about how his family hopes to carry on Chris’ extraordinary legacy of faith and love through the Chris Bradley Memorial Fund.

Chris Bradley’s legacy of faith and love lives on through the Chris Bradley Memorial Fund.

After his courageous battle with cancer, local meteorologist Chris Bradley's husband Jason Bradley-Krauss was overwhelmed thinking about the generosity of the community and finding a way for those who loved Bradley to honor his life. He established the Chris Bradley Memorial Fund, a Donor Advised Fund at the Foundation, to carry on his legacy of giving.

The Columbus Foundation is proud to present Tom and Nancy Lurie with the 2021 Harrison M. Sayre Award in recognition of their deep and abiding commitment to community service. Read More

For the important role it plays in bringing stability to those in need, especially with eviction prevention efforts during the pandemic, The Columbus Foundation is proud to name IMPACT Community Action as the 2021 Columbus Foundation Award honoree. Read More

The Annual Report captures community initiatives, donor stories, the year by the numbers, and more—all made possible by the generous donors!

In 2020, The Columbus Foundation distributed grants totaling $231,303,389, an all-time high, with a record-breaking 4,534 organizations receiving at least one gift. The Foundation's 2020 annual grantmaking numbers underlie the magnitude of need brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the significant charitable gifts that helped to alleviate those hardships.

Longtime supporters of the Columbus community, Tom and Nancy Lurie have given their time, talent, and treasure to organizations supporting the arts, health, social services, women’s issues, and the Jewish faith.

The Columbus Foundation is proud to name Tom and Nancy Lurie as the 2021 Harrison M. Sayre Award honorees in recognition of their deep and abiding commitment to community service. 

With a mission to fight poverty by providing hope-inspiring help and real opportunities for self-sufficiency, IMPACT Community Action’s core programs center on benefiting those with barriers to success and stability.

For the important role it plays in bringing stability to those in need, especially with eviction prevention efforts during the pandemic, The Columbus Foundation is proud to name IMPACT Community Action as the 2021 Columbus Foundation Award honoree.

The Columbus Foundation granted $500,000 to the Columbus Urban League to strengthen its core operations, including personnel, technology, and management systems.