For 45 years, Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling (KTC) has been at the pinnacle of the Buddha’s teachings in central Ohio. After a devastating fire in 2016 that destroyed the temple, the organization established the Columbus KTC Rebuilding Fund, an Organization Endowment Fund at The Columbus Foundation, to help collect donations as rebuilding efforts got underway.

More than 50 years ago, Jerrie Mock flew into history, becoming the first woman to fly around the globe solo. On March 19, 1964, Jerrie, then a Bexley resident and mother of three, climbed into her single-engine Cessna, “Spirit of Columbus,” and took off from Port Columbus International Airport. Mock ended her historic flight back in Columbus, Ohio on April 17, 1964.

On October 24, DFYF celebrated the grand opening of the new Crittenton Community Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. In partnership with more than 20 nonprofits, the new center will offer services that address food insecurity, housing stability, workforce development, education, legal aid, mental health, support for seniors, youth programming, and more.

Learn how the Gifts of Kindness Fund provides essential grants to individuals facing unexpected setbacks. Discover how this fund supports central Ohio nonprofits in helping clients with housing, transportation, medical bills, and utilities.

As the creator of one of the first online giving days in 2008, The Columbus Foundation has seen impressive growth in online giving as well as the rise of community (and even global!) giving days in the past 10 years.

Pat Wynn Brown and Steve Brown, married 46 years and longtime residents of Clintonville, have utilized the arts as one way to illustrate both their kindness and desire to help others.

Women’s philanthropy plays a central role in The Columbus Foundation’s past, present, and future, as well as in our community. Here are three things to consider about the future of women's philanthropy.

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.

When Jeremy Slagle teamed up with Thad DeVassie and a group of others for The Big Table at Midwest Photo in August 2016, he was excited to participate and see what he could do to help strengthen our community.