In recognition of their many contributions to the Columbus region and their exceptional leadership, the Edwards Family has been selected as the 2025 honorees of The Harrison M. Sayre Award. As a family of builders, dreamers, and doers, the Edwardses have brought new development, character, and opportunity to central Ohio.

The Columbus Foundation works with 28 companies to support employees in their time of need, helping businesses create customized programs while handling administrative tasks. Through the IGS Energy Employee Hardship Fund, the company provides timely, critical support to IGS Energy employees when the unexpected occurs.

Through the Emergency Response Fund II and the Center for Change Management, The Columbus Foundation is helping local nonprofits navigate urgent needs, build capacity, and remain resilient in a changing environment.

Columbus Early Learning Centers, the 2026 Columbus Foundation Award honoree, is recognized for expanding access to high-quality early learning for central Ohio children.

Discover how SEA Change is helping entrepreneurs turn ideas for good into sustainable ventures that create opportunity, strengthen communities, and change lives.

For many in our community, a single financial hardship can set into motion a series of events that can create negative long-term consequences. The Gifts of Kindness Fund provides an immediate financial boost to prevent one difficult moment from limiting a lifetime of opportunities. Learn more about this fund and donate to the Gifts of Kindness Fund on Giving Tuesday, December 1, to see your dollars doubled!

​Meet the 2022 '5 Nonprofits to Watch,' a remarkable group of nonprofit organizations working to strengthen and improve our community. Together, these organizations and their leaders are advocating for a region rooted in greater equity and belonging.

The Center for HumanKindness was created to help cultivate a culture of kindness alongside community members and partners like Harmony Project. Join us in supporting Harmony Project’s week of service, culminating in the largest pop-up chorus in Columbus history, Finding Harmony! Together, we can shape our world and community into a kinder, more caring place.

Matt Martin, Director, Community Research, had a chance to sit down with Trabian Shorters, a New York Times bestselling author and international thought leader, to learn more about his work, and how Asset-Framing® is empowering organizations, businesses, and individuals to re-frame the way they think and talk about people.

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.