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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 (2024) Grant Name
January 10 Columbus Youth Foundation 
January 16 Ingram-White Castle Foundation 
February 2 Arts and Culture Update for Current Grantees
March 1 Racial Equity Grants
March 1 Core Support Grants
March 15 Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants
April 29 J. Floyd Dixon Fund
May 3 Focused Funds
May 3 Mary Eleanor Morris Fund
May 3 R. Alvin Stevenson Fund
May 15 Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants
May 31 John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund
June 7 Capital Improvements
July 15 Siemer Family Foundation
August 1 Ingram-White Castle Foundation
September 6 Racial Equity Grants
September 6 B.A. Seitz Fund
September 13 Allen Eiry Fund
September 20 Summer Fellowship Program Nonprofit Application
October 4 Focused Funds
October 15 Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants
October 25 Robert E. and Genevieve G. Schaefer Fund
October 25 Garden Grants
December 6 Burton E. Stevenson
December 13 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
February 15, 2024 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.* Davis Hall, The Columbus Foundation
May 21, 2024 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.* Davis Hall, The Columbus Foundation
August 13, 2024 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.* Davis Hall, The Columbus Foundation

*Please note the change in length of time for these sessions