At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Columbus Foundation commissioned a report to evaluate current internet service access in Columbus, Ohio, for students and their families. Compiled by AECOM, an international civil infrastructure research and planning company, the final report thoroughly and quickly assesses some of the challenges facing online teaching and education this spring and outlines solutions for civic leaders addressing the Broadband Gap and Digital Divide.

State of Play Central Ohio analyzes the state of youth sports in the region and offers recommendations to grow quality access to sports, physical activity and outdoor recreation for all children, regardless of race, gender, income or ability.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and The Columbus Foundation announced grant opportunities available through the ScottsMiracle-Gro Community Garden Academy Grant Fund for neighborhoods developing and maintaining community gardens and green spaces in Franklin County.

The Columbus Foundation announced $132.9 million in gifts to new and existing funds and Supporting Foundations in 2014—a 24 percent increase over 2013—at its annual Celebration of Philanthropy held September 3rd in Davis Hall. This is the fifth consecutive year gifts have topped the $100 million mark.

As a student jazz band looked on after performing before the start of Tuesday night’s Columbus Board of Education meeting, Gobey and her husband, David Gobey, pledged $1.5 million to Columbus City Schools to purchase musical instruments for students.

The first artistic project supported by the recently created Columbus Performing Arts Prize debuts this weekend. Armide, presented by Opera Columbus at the Southern Theatre downtown, promises to amaze audiences.

The Columbus Foundation has joined with others in the community to prioritize a discussion about central Ohio’s ongoing struggle with suicide and its silencing implications. An $8,500 grant from the Richard C. and Nanciann Kaufman Ninde Fund of The Columbus Foundation supports Silent Suffering, a community forum on Monday, December 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Performance Hall in The Ohio Union at The Ohio State University.

The B.A. Seitz Fund has awarded 13 grants totaling $25,000 to nonprofit organizations serving Seneca County.

Mark Lomax joins The Columbus Foundation as a Community Research and Grants Management Officer

Columbus, OH (December 20, 2016)—On December 14, The Columbus Foundation announced the appointment of officers and members to serve on its Governing Committee in 2017. The announcement was made at the Committee’s board meeting.