As a student jazz band looked on after performing before the start of Tuesday night’s Columbus Board of Education meeting, Gobey and her husband, David Gobey, pledged $1.5 million to Columbus City Schools to purchase musical instruments for students.

The first artistic project supported by the recently created Columbus Performing Arts Prize debuts this weekend. Armide, presented by Opera Columbus at the Southern Theatre downtown, promises to amaze audiences.

The Columbus Foundation has joined with others in the community to prioritize a discussion about central Ohio’s ongoing struggle with suicide and its silencing implications. An $8,500 grant from the Richard C. and Nanciann Kaufman Ninde Fund of The Columbus Foundation supports Silent Suffering, a community forum on Monday, December 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Performance Hall in The Ohio Union at The Ohio State University.

The B.A. Seitz Fund has awarded 13 grants totaling $25,000 to nonprofit organizations serving Seneca County.

Mark Lomax joins The Columbus Foundation as a Community Research and Grants Management Officer

Columbus, OH (December 20, 2016)—On December 14, The Columbus Foundation announced the appointment of officers and members to serve on its Governing Committee in 2017. The announcement was made at the Committee’s board meeting.

A facility that helps special needs students gain skills for independent living is expanding its programming through a grant from the Columbus Foundation.

Columbus, OH (March 24, 2017)—At a ceremony at The Columbus Foundation, five leading artistic directors and one touring artist were named the newest recipients of The Columbus Performing Arts Prize.

The Columbus Foundation today announced that it has awarded a total of $2.6 million in Program Related Investments (PRIs) to five Black-owned and Black-led businesses serving the central Ohio region. The five businesses—Aventi Enterprises LLC, Embedded Services, The Mezzanine Fund, Our Hospitality Group LLC, and Prospera Advisory Group—are the first to receive funding through The Columbus Foundation’s Equitable Small Business Fund.

The Columbus Foundation approved $4.8 million in grants and loans in December 2022. Propelled by the generosity of donors and the community, grants will support racial equity, human services, and capital projects.