The Columbus Foundation announced a new record for The Big Give, with a preliminary $18,002,517 raised to support 906 central Ohio nonprofits.

The John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund/Guernsey County Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2018 program.

In just 44 days, generous donors of The Columbus Foundation helped eclipse the $1.5 million goal of the Foundation’s recent Critical Need Alert (CNA) by more than $800,000, making it the largest and most successful CNA in the Foundation’s history.

The Columbus Foundation is seeking college and graduate students with interest in the nonprofit sector, offering a 10-week, paid fellowship to build work experience and develop skills for a future nonprofit career through its Summer Fellowship Program.

Elderly African American residents of Columbus’ Near East Side will soon benefit from additional support and resources dedicated to keeping them healthy and independent, thanks to an innovative grant made by the Isabelle Ridgway Foundation, an organization focused on promoting the health, well-being, independence, and dignity of aging and elderly African Americans.

The Aspen Institute announced a new partnership with The Columbus Foundation and others aimed at researching and recommending ways to increase access to sports opportunities for young people in Franklin County. The State of Play Central Ohio will analyze the state of youth sports in Franklin County, and offer recommendations to grow access to quality sport options for all children.

The Columbus Foundation announced today that it has established an Emergency Response Fund to support Franklin County nonprofit organizations as they assist in responding to the spread of COVID-19 in the community and experience financial challenges in doing so.

The Diamond Hill Capital Management made a historic grant to help support the community through The Columbus Foundation’s Emergency Response Fund. The $500,000 grant from the Diamond Hill Investments Charitable Foundation Fund will provide critical assistance to central Ohio nonprofits responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world, died in her sleep yesterday at her home in Quincy, Florida, at the age of 88.