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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Gifts of Kindness Provides Critical Support
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.
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Spirit of the Day
On March 19, 1964, Ohioan Jerrie Mock stepped into the “Spirit of Columbus” and into history as the first woman to fly solo around the world…
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.
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)
Better Together
Support for South Side Early Learning will help bring its Soccer and Literacy for Littles program to 110 children!
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.
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Better Together
Your support for this Better Together project will help The Buckeye Ranch provide suitcases for children and youth in foster care and reside…
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.
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Community
All applications to be a 2022 Summer Fellow must be submitted by close of business on Friday, January 21, 2022.
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.
Scholarship
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Explore and apply for hundreds of scholarships in the Foundation's online directory.
Explore and apply for hundreds of scholarships in the Foundation's online directory.
Story of Impact
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Bikes for All People's Better Together project, Bikes for Happy Healthy Kids, surpassed its fundraising goal to help cover the parts and lab…
Better Together projects are featured on a crowdfunding platform in The Columbus Foundation’s Giving Store.
Over the past six months, 93 percent of Better Together projects, the Foundation's crowd-funding platform, have met or exceeded their fundraising goals, and more than $91,000 has been raised. One recent project that surpassed its fundraising goal, Bikes for Happy Healthy Kids, was launched to help Bikes for All People cover the parts and labor necessary to prepare bikes and helmets for children.
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In 2017, the Payne Theological Seminary, the nation's oldest freestanding African American seminary, established the Payne Theological Semin…
Nation’s oldest freestanding African American seminary focuses on its future.
The Payne Theological Seminary is the oldest freestanding African American seminary in the country and is home to students from all over the world. In 2017, the board at Payne established the Payne Theological Seminary Endowment Fund to ensure ongoing growth and honor the stewardship and legacy of a significant gift made to the school.
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In September, Erase the Space received a $10,000 grant from the Columbus Foundation Racial Equity Fund to continue its work with NExT Hub.
Erase the Space
What started as a classroom project between teachers in two central Ohio high schools has blossomed into Erase the Space, a nonprofit organization that gives students and teachers a broader perspective of life in our city. In September, Erase the Space received a $10,000 grant from the Columbus Foundation Racial Equity Fund to continue its work with NExT Hub.
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Isabelle Ridgway Foundation announced three grants totaling $120,000 to support organizations serving elderly African Americans in our commu…
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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Transformative Grant
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A recent trio of grants will help three schools continue their growth and expand their footprints and student capacity.
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.