The Columbus Foundation’s Governing Committee recently approved more than $1.4 million in grants to support 51 arts organizations serving central Ohio.

Hundreds of nonprofit leaders and philanthropic funders from across Columbus convened at The Columbus Foundation today to hear the results from the seminal publication Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy, which was released earlier this week.

After a highly successful beta phase, which raised over $100,000 from donors across the region, The Columbus Foundation today officially released Better Together, the first crowdfunding platform built specifically to support nonprofit organizations in central Ohio.

545 nonprofit organizations across ten counties in central Ohio benefited from the generosity of donors on #GivingTuesday during The Columbus Foundation’s “Give Two on #GivingTuesday” promotion.

The Columbus Foundation has announced the appointment of officers and members to serve on its Governing Committee in 2019.

On Monday, March 16, The Columbus Foundation received a $1 million gift to its Emergency Response Fund, which assists nonprofit organizations that are experiencing a loss of revenue and/or an increase in operating costs due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Columbus Youth Foundation has announced a $30,000 Signature Investment grant to provide new recreation space for United Schools Network’s flagship middle school, Columbus Collegiate Academy.

The Robert E. and Genevieve B. Schaefer Fund has awarded 19 grants totaling more than $129,000 to organizations serving the City of Chillicothe and Ross County.

The John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund/Guernsey County Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2015 program. The application deadline is Friday, May 27, 2015.

Each year, the J. Floyd Dixon Memorial Fund awards grants to nonprofit organizations located in Jackson County that focus primarily on education or health issues. Since its founding 17 years ago, the fund has distributed more than $637,000 in grants to 23 different organizations.