Catalysts for Change
Get to know this year's 5 Nonprofits to Watch, a remarkable group of organizations advocating for a region rooted in greater equity and belonging.
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Get to know this year's 5 Nonprofits to Watch, a remarkable group of organizations advocating for a region rooted in greater equity and belonging.
Gifts of Kindness provides one-time grants to assist individuals who have experienced an unforeseen setback, and need an immediate financial boost to help them continue on a path to independence and sustainability.
Search by name or browse by category to find more than 1,200 area nonprofit organizations to support.
On March 19, 1964, Ohioan Jerrie Mock stepped into her single-engine Cessna, “Spirit of Columbus” at Port Columbus International Airport, and into history as the first woman to fly solo around the world. More than just the name of a plane that made history, The Spirit of Columbus is what distinguishes and inspires us today.
See Jerrie's Journey into history and learn more about The Spirit of Columbus!
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These innovative central Ohio organizations are advocating for a region rooted in greater equity and belonging:
Muslim Family Services of Ohio
Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (ROOTT)
Support for this Better Together project will help provide the Soccer and Literacy for Littles program to 110 children. A donation of $85 will provide the 10-week curriculum for one preschooler. If successful, the curriculum will be brought to other early childhood programs in Columbus. With your help, SSEL and F3 can create excitement about reading and soccer.
We are Better Together!
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Support for this Better Together project will provide suitcases for 100 children and youth in foster care and residential services in Ohio. These hard-shell suitcases are large, durable, bug-resistant, and will protect clothing and possessions. A $70 donation will provide one suitcase for a child who has experienced trauma, abuse, neglect, and loss as they work with The Buckeye Ranch toward safe, supportive, loving, and permanent homes.
We are Better Together!
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Deadline Extended!
The Summer Fellowship Program places eligible students with Franklin County nonprofit organizations for 10 weeks. Students receive valuable experience and a paid stipend for their work, while nonprofits benefit from the additional support students provide to a specific program or objective.
All applications to be a 2022 Summer Fellow must be submitted by close of business on Friday, January 21, 2022.
Better Together projects are featured on a crowdfunding platform in The Columbus Foundation’s Giving Store.
Erase the Space
The Isabelle Ridgway Foundation announced three grants totaling $120,000 to support organizations serving elderly African Americans in our community. These investments recognize the nonprofits’ efforts to improve the quality of life and systems that impact aging African Americans, the core mission of the foundation.
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The Columbus Foundation and its donors have a generous track record of supporting high performing schools—from start-up phase to scaling. A recent trio of grants will help three schools continue their growth and expand their footprints and student capacity.