COLUMBUS, OH (December 1, 2016)— Nineteen local nonprofits will receive grants totaling nearly $2.6 million to invest in capital needs from facility renovations to transportation thanks to The Columbus Foundation and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Capital Improvement Funding Partnership.
The partnership, a three-year collaboration that started in 2014, prioritizes and responds to capital needs in the community. Through this effort, The Columbus Foundation and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation jointly solicit, review, and fund capital grants in support of established and effective local nonprofits. In total, the partnership has provided more than $6.3 million to nonprofits over the past three years.
One organization benefiting this year is Catholic Social Services. A $175,000 grant will support the relocation and space renovation for Our Lady of Guadalupe, a food pantry and multi-service center for central Ohio's growing Hispanic community. Located on the west side, the center will move to a more visible storefront in the same plaza, and nearly triple in square footage. The larger space will provide an expanded pantry, conferences rooms that will also be available for community meetings, classrooms and offices, small rooms for private consultation, and a waiting area.
“Thanks to this grant, we are going to grow the Our Lady of Guadalupe food pantry into a community center to help newly arriving Hispanic immigrants and their families on the west side of Columbus thrive,” said Rachel Lustig, President and CEO of Catholic Social Services “Our vision is to create a space that honors and strengthens Hispanic families by offering holistic services to develop and empower their success and contribute to the rich culture and growth of our region.”
Other nonprofit organizations receiving capital improvement grants through the partnership:
Alvis, Inc.—$162,000 to purchase and renovate the Livingston Avenue site and expand treatment services, and to purchase a van for transporting clients.
American Red Cross Central-Southeast Ohio Region—$160,000 to purchase and install a new generator at its primary blood processing center on East Broad Street in Columbus
Canal Winchester Human Services—$50,000 to support the building of a new facility to house all agency programs.
Columbus Integrated Health Services—$231,895 to improve the client-facing environment, safety, and quality of services at the agency’s East Broad Street location.
Columbus Early Learning Centers—$69,274 to purchase a new phone system, construct a new restroom, complete classroom upgrades, improve lighting, and purchase furniture.
Columbus State Community College Development Foundation, Inc.—$200,000 to support the building of a new facility creating the School of Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts.
Concord Counseling Services—$200,000 to support the capital campaign to expand and renovate the Westerville center, increasing the capacity to serve more people in need of behavioral health programs and services by 31 percent.
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio—$100,000 to support the social enterprise Downsize with a Heart.
I KNOW I CAN—$50,000 to support facility renovations of an office space to be shared with Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus, Inc.
KIPP Columbus—$750,000 to support the development plans and construction costs for the Phase 2 capital campaign to add pre-K, additional primary capacity, and high school programs.
Lower Lights Christian Health Center—$50,000 to support renovations and construction of a nonprofit grocery store in Franklinton.
Southeast, Inc.—$50,000 to support renovations and improvements at Friends of the Homeless Men’s Shelter.
Mental Health America of Franklin County—$9,198 to upgrade the information management system.
St. Vincent Family Centers—$158,200 to renovate living quarters to improve the quality of life for children living at the center.
Stonewall Columbus Inc.—$50,000 to support the renovation of the Stonewall Columbus Center.
The Homeless Families Foundation—$35,000 to replace the roof at the Dowd Education Center and administrative office building.
The Ohio State University Foundation—$50,000 to support renovations at Star House that will expand capacity to better serve homeless youth.
Victory Ministries, Inc.—$45,763 to purchase a new 16-foot box truck to be used to pick up and deliver food to the Choice Food Pantry.
About The Columbus Foundation
The Columbus Foundation is the trusted philanthropic advisor® to 2,500 individuals, families, and businesses who have created charitable funds and planned gifts to make a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. Serving the region for more than 70 years, The Columbus Foundation is the seventh largest community foundation in the United States. The Foundation’s online marketplace, PowerPhilanthropy,® makes giving mobile, easy, and smart. For more information, visit columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.
About The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation
The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville (the Foundations) support community health and quality of life programs in central and southeast Ohio, as well as advancing, on a national level, osteopathic medical care, biomedical research, and osteopathic medical education. The mission of the Foundations is to improve health and quality of life through education, research, and service consistent with the principles of osteopathic medical care. For more information about the Foundations, visit osteopathicheritage.org.