545 nonprofit organizations across ten counties in central Ohio benefited from the generosity of donors on #GivingTuesday during The Columbus Foundation’s “Give Two on #GivingTuesday” promotion.

The Columbus Foundation has announced the appointment of officers and members to serve on its Governing Committee in 2019.

On Monday, March 16, The Columbus Foundation received a $1 million gift to its Emergency Response Fund, which assists nonprofit organizations that are experiencing a loss of revenue and/or an increase in operating costs due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Columbus Youth Foundation has announced a $30,000 Signature Investment grant to provide new recreation space for United Schools Network’s flagship middle school, Columbus Collegiate Academy.

The Robert E. and Genevieve B. Schaefer Fund has awarded 19 grants totaling more than $129,000 to organizations serving the City of Chillicothe and Ross County.

The John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund/Guernsey County Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2015 program. The application deadline is Friday, May 27, 2015.

Each year, the J. Floyd Dixon Memorial Fund awards grants to nonprofit organizations located in Jackson County that focus primarily on education or health issues. Since its founding 17 years ago, the fund has distributed more than $637,000 in grants to 23 different organizations.

The Columbus Foundation named Mayor Michael B. Coleman the 2015 winner of The Spirit of Columbus Award at an event held at the Foundation on April 17. The Spirit of Columbus Award, affectionately known as the The Jerries in honor of aviatrix Jerrie Mock, was established in 2013.

Columbus’ nationally recognized community foundation marked another banner year in 2014, with the Columbus Foundation taking in $132.9 million in gifts and bequests. That money significantly benefits central Ohio, helping do everything from fight hunger to support the arts. The figure announced last week was not a record, coming a year after the foundation attracted an unprecedented $160.6 million in 2013. It does, though, mark the fifth year in a row that the foundation has reported at least a nine-figure total and was enough to keep the foundation ranked seventh among the largest community foundations in the country.

The conversation about suicide — the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. — will continue. Survivors and mental-health experts will share their stories, experiences and frustrations at a community forum from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St. The event, which is free and open to the public, is made possible by a grant of $8,500 from the Richard C. and Nanciann Kaufman Ninde Fund of The Columbus Foundation