For 70 years, the Columbus Youth Foundation has empowered thousands of local youth through grants supporting recreation, education, and leadership. As the first Supporting Foundation at The Columbus Foundation, it has awarded over $5.5 million to more than 100 nonprofits, creating lasting community impact.

Director of Capacity Building & Community Knowledge Danielle Tong shares how support for the comprehensive well-being of nonprofits through capacity building helps them go further faster—and why investing in things you can't always see is critical to ensuring the ongoing health of our community's social sector.

The back-to-school season is in full swing—but for many central Ohio nonprofits, the important work of supporting students both inside and outside the classroom is year-round. This month, we spotlight one central Ohio nonprofit’s efforts to boost educational outcomes by providing clothing assistance to families in need.

The Columbus Foundation has long invested in community research to help enhance community knowledge across a range of important issues, such as mental healthcare, digital equity and inclusion, youth services, aging populations, and homelessness. This research serves to educate the community, inform regional priorities, identify local assets and pain points, and help local nonprofits determine where to focus their programming.

The Giving Store is a one-stop shop for easy and effective philanthropy to help you strengthen and improve our community.

Promotes initiatives among the Opportunity Youth Coalition and nonprofit organizations serving disconnected youth and providing programs that ensure all youth enter adulthood prepared to pursue opportunities to live well.