The Columbus Foundation is proud to facilitate 300 Scholarship Funds that help make a difference in the lives of young people chasing their dreams. Learn more about one of those amazing students, WaTeasa Freeman.

When Bill Wells took the stage at The Columbus Foundation’s Davis Hall in December 2012, he could hardly contain his excitement.

Thanks to the generosity of Columbus Foundation donors Tom and Ann DiMarco, elementary school children in southeastern Ohio are benefiting from valuable programs that fall outside of the school district’s budget.

Learn about the life-saving work of the 2023 Acorn Award honoree Frontline Medical Ukraine Fund, established by U.S. Army Brigadier General Mark Arnold (Ret.), and its mission to provide vital medical supplies and training to Ukrainian soldiers and civilians amidst Russia's invasion.

WELD, which was founded in Columbus in 2003 and has since grown into a national organization, develops and advances women’s leadership to strengthen the economic prosperity of women. Earlier this year, The Columbus Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to WELD to support the WELD Pathway to Management Program for Women of Color (WPMP-WOC): Thriving in Corporate America in central Ohio.

In today’s hyper-paced world, political and social powers are seemingly in a perpetual state of disruption and disorder. Why is this? What has changed in the early days of the 21st century to make it so? The recently released, bestselling book, New Power, looks at the way ideas and movements spread in this new age of connectivity.

Dorothy Cage Evans’ dream was to ensure underserved and economically challenged youth in our community had the tools they needed to succeed in life. These tools far exceeded her investments in laptops, books, and school-related expenses, though her significant contributions to academic success cannot be understated. Over the course of 25 years, Dorothy and her family awarded hundreds of scholarships through the Cage Family Scholarship Fund and the Greater Columbus Community Helping Hands, Inc. Scholarship Fund.

What can we do to bolster the culture and the practice of working together to meet the formidable challenges of our day despite our differences? If we can vote together, we can work together, and the bonds we strengthen and the bridges we build will define us for generations to come.

Strengthening our community's social fabric begins with forging meaningful connections and relationships. On the blog, Kate Oliphint, Director of the Center for HumanKindness at The Columbus Foundation, discusses the powerful role of social connections on individual and community well-being.

For more than 75 years, the Foundation has served as the vehicle through which thousands of people have expressed their own ideals and optimism through philanthropic investment in our community. While the work continues, and the hills to climb remain steep, we applaud the generosity of our donors’ commitment to our community and those who call it home.