As arts organizations continue to reel from the effects of COVID-19, The Columbus Foundation has announced its largest investment ever in the central Ohio arts sector to help preserve the community’s arts infrastructure.

​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 Columbus Foundation is pleased to announce participants in its 2014 Summer Fellowship Program. Now in its fifth year, the program provides college students and recent college graduates with the opportunity to work with central Ohio nonprofit organizations for a 10-week period.

The John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund and Guernsey County Foundation recently awarded 10 grants totaling $16,650 to organizations serving Cambridge and Guernsey counties.

The Columbus Foundation, the nation’s seventh largest community foundation, announced an historic all-time high in grants awarded for 2013―$160.6 million―at its annual Celebration of Philanthropy, 70 Years Strong. The Foundation also announced the new Gifts of Kindness™ Fund, named the 2014 philanthropic award winners, and reported on the results of several strategic initiatives.

The Columbus Foundation was formed more than 70 years ago by an group of civic leaders, led by Harrison M. Sayre. To celebrate this anniversary, we’re happy to share A Spirited Journey, A Portrait of The Columbus Foundation’s First 70 Years, a new history book, available at columbusfoundation.org.

The J. Floyd Dixon Memorial Fund of Community Foundations, Inc. has awarded 11 grants totaling $49,689 to organizations serving Jackson County.

The Columbus cluster of CEOs for Cities announced Columbus as the host site of the 2016 CEOs for Cities National Meeting, which will be held in September. CEOs for Cities members from all over the country are expected to attend the prestigious event. The Columbus cluster consists of 40 local leaders from the public and private sector.

Grants to support the Ohio Association of Foodbanks and 18 other nonprofit organizations were approved by The Columbus Foundation’s Governing Committee at its December meeting, providing valuable dollars to assist with operations and program-related expenses.

Seven local nonprofits recently received grants aimed at efforts to beautify our community through the Joseph A. Jeffrey Endowment Fund. These grants, totaling $94,000, were made possible thanks to the generous legacy of Columbus entrepreneur Joseph A. Jeffrey.