Meet Linda Logan, CEO & President of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission and the 2024 Spirit of Columbus Award honoree! Learn how her visionary leadership has helped Columbus become a top sports destination and her thoughts on the role of sports in community building and inspiring future champions. Read our latest At the Table blog here.

Ann Fisher, former host of WOSU's All Sides with Ann Fisher, recently sat down with Clark Kellogg, Chairperson of The Columbus Foundation Governing Committee, and Angela Parsons, JD, CAP®, Vice President of Donor Services at The Columbus Foundation, to discuss 2024 Harrison M. Sayre Award honoree Betsy Rueb's remarkable $55 million gift and its monumental impact on the community.

The Columbus Foundation Award – 2024 Honoree

The Center for Healthy Families

Created in 1986, The Columbus Foundation Award recognizes organizations that have made a difference in the quality of life in our community. This year’s Columbus Foundation Award was presented to The Center for Healthy Families. Founded in 2007, The Center for Healthy Families is dedicated to elevating the agency of girls and young women—including pregnant and parenting teens and young adults—to have healthy, thriving lives by surrounding them with a network of care and support.

Recently, The Columbus Foundation sat down with Toshia Safford, President and CEO of The Center for Healthy Families, along with two of the organization’s participants—Bethany and Binta—to learn more about how The Center for Healthy Families is transforming lives and building healthy families.

The Harrison M. Sayre Award – 2024 Honoree

Betsy Rueb

Given in honor of Harrison M. Sayre, The Columbus Foundation’s founder and 25-year volunteer director, The Harrison M. Sayre Award recognizes leadership in philanthropy in central Ohio. For her immense generosity and historic gift to the community, Betsy Rueb was named the 2024 honoree of The Harrison M. Sayre Award.

After many years of living simply and investing wisely, Betsy passed away 2023, leaving her assets to The Columbus Foundation to establish an endowed scholarship fund to support promising students throughout central Ohio who may lack financial resources to continue their education. Through the fund, Betsy’s legacy will live on, improving the lives of students and their families in perpetuity.

Discover how Mansion Day School, one of The Columbus Foundation’s 5 Nonprofits to Watch in 2024, fosters academic excellence and lifelong learning. Located in Columbus' Near East Side, this coeducational school builds strong educational, social, and cultural foundations for preschool through 5th-grade students in a diverse, nurturing environment.