Columbus, OH (May 7, 2018)—The Columbus Foundation’s Governing Committee recently approved more than $1.4 million in grants to support 51 arts organizations serving central Ohio.
ARTS GRANTS
Major Arts Organizations—15 organizations—$1,260,043
The major arts category includes presenting and performing arts organizations with annual budgets of $350,000 or more. Grants recognize and encourage achievement in six areas: artistic quality, attendance, inclusion, financial stability, board leadership, and overall management. The following grants support the work of the major arts organizations from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
- Ballet Metropolitan, Inc.—$87,284
- CATCO-Phoenix, Inc.—$51,599
- Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA)—$145,008
- Columbus Children’s Theatre—$50,907
- Columbus Museum of Art—$130,840
- Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Inc.—$95,128
- King Arts Complex—$50,203
- COSI—$161,407
- Friends of the Conservatory (Franklin Park)—$97,856
- Jazz Arts Group of Columbus—$54,455
- Ohio Designer Craftsmen—$50,120
- Opera Columbus—$49,341
- ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Inc.—$50,678
- Thurber House—$46,357
- Wexner Center for the Arts—$138,860
Community Arts Fund—33 organizations—$150,000
Through the Community Arts Fund, a Field of Interest Fund, The Columbus Foundation supports small- and medium-sized arts organizations that offer education and performance opportunities for the community, but have limited access to private dollars.
- Available Light Theatre Inc.—$4,375
- Brass Band of Columbus—$2,588
- Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society—$2,584
- Chamber Music Columbus—$5,843
- Columbus Children’s Choir—$8,809
- Columbus Folk Music Society, Inc.—$2,828
- Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus—$8,540
- Evolution Theatre Company—$4,182
- Friends of Early Music, Inc.—$4,177
- Good Medicine Productions—$2,757
- Hixon Dance—$1,743
- Jeanne B. McCoy Center for the Arts—$9,387
- Jefferson Academy of Music—$5,409
- MadLab—$4,239
- New Albany Symphony Orchestra—$7,575
- OhioDance—$4,861
- Ohio Paper Folders—$4,089
- Ohio Poetry Association, Inc.—$1,572
- Opera Project Columbus Incorporated—$6,307
- Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington—$9,387
- Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative—$3,036
- Roy G. Biv Gallery—$3,933
- Six String Concerts, Inc.—$3,443
- Sunday at Central A Recital Series—$2,701
- The Chamber Music Connection, Inc.—$5,508
- The Fuse Factory Electronic and Digital Arts Lab, Inc.—$2,987
- Thiossane Institute Incorporated—$3,499
- VSA Ohio—$6,345
- Westerville Community Concert Band—$2,756
- Westerville Symphony at Otterbein University—$5,098
- Wild Goose Creative Incorporated—$4,135
- The Women’s Music Club—$2,576
- Worthington Chorus—$2,731
Additional arts grants were awarded to:
- Columbus Dance Theatre, Inc.—$14,580
- Columbus Museum of Art—$10,000
- Glass Axis—$18,780
- Short North Stage Inc.—$26,640
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