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Deadlines & Open Houses

 

Review annual grant deadlines and learn about Grant Opportunity Open Houses.

GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINES

The Columbus Foundation awards competitive grants from a variety of funds created by donors and Supporting Foundations.

 

Login to your Dashboard to continue an application or review your grant status, or Explore current grant and funding opportunities with The Columbus Foundation and our Supporting Foundations.

DEADLINE (2023) Grant Name
January 10 Columbus Youth Foundation 
January 15 Ingram-White Castle Foundation Letter of Intent
February 3 Arts and Culture Grants
March 3 Racial Equity Grants
March 2024 Core Support Grants
March 15 Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants
April 24 J. Floyd Dixon Fund
May 5 Focused Funds
May 5 Mary Eleanor Morris Fund
May 5 R. Alvin Stevenson Fund
May 15 Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants
June 2 Capital Improvements
June 8 John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund
July 15 Siemer Family Foundation
August 1 Ingram-White Castle Foundation Letter of Intent
September 1 Racial Equity Grants
September 1 B.A. Seitz Fund
September 8 Allen Eiry Fund
September 15 Summer Fellowship Program Nonprofit Application
October 6 Focused Funds
October 15 Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants
October 27 Robert E. and Genevieve G. Schaefer Fund
October 27 Garden Grants
December 1 Burton E. Stevenson
December 8 Summer Fellowship Program Student Application
December 15 Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants
December 15 Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Traditional Grants
December 15 Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Technology that Supports Literacy Mini-Grants

GRANT OPPORTUNITY OPEN HOUSES


Grant Opportunity Open Houses are appropriate for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations serving Franklin County, Ohio, to learn more about a variety of funds created by donors and Supporting Foundations.

 

If you have specific questions about applying for grants coming up in the next quarter, feel free to stop by on one of the dates below to meet members of our Community Research and Grants Management team.

 This open house is for you if:

  • Your organization is new to The Columbus Foundation.
  • You are a new leader within your organization.
  • You have questions about grant cycles within the next quarter.

Registration is not required and organizations are invited to join at any point during the times listed.

DATE TIME LOCATION
October 3, 2023 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.* Davis Hall, The Columbus Foundation

*Please note the change in length of time for October session

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