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The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH)
The Columbus Foundation is the trusted philanthropic advisor to more than 1,700 individuals, families, and businesses who want to make a difference in the lives of others through charitable giving. For 65 years, people from all walks of life have partnered with the Foundation and created unique named funds to support the causes they care about. The foundation offers unparalleled resources, services, and community knowledge to help donors realize the most informed and effective charitable giving possible.
Web Address
www.columbusfoundation.org/
Social Media Links
Twitter - @colsfoundation
Web Address
www.columbusfoundation.org/
Social Media Links
Twitter - @colsfoundation
Assets and Giving for Columbus Foundation
Assets
2018 - 1,628,783,580
2017 - 1,740,107,304
2016 - 1,518,009,431
2018 - 1,628,783,580
2017 - 1,740,107,304
2016 - 1,518,009,431
Domestic Grants
2018 - 188,715,350
2017 - 165,821,905
2018 - 188,715,350
2017 - 165,821,905
Recent News from Columbus Foundation
Installed Building Products Foundation Exceeds $1 Million Goal
Foundation: BP Foundation, Columbus Foundation
Since March, the IBP Foundation's Major Grants program has awarded $825,000 to nonprofit organizations that provide home-building or...more
Foundation: BP Foundation, Columbus Foundation
Since March, the IBP Foundation's Major Grants program has awarded $825,000 to nonprofit organizations that provide home-building or...more
Community Foundation Update (12/14/19)
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation, Permian Basin Area Foundation, Cambridge Community Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Pittsburgh Foundation, San Diego Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Santa Fe Community Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Triangle Community Foundation, Pottawattamie County Community Foundation
The Pottawattamie County Community Foundation in Council Bluffs has received its largest gift ever, a $5 million bequest earmarked for...more
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation, Permian Basin Area Foundation, Cambridge Community Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Pittsburgh Foundation, San Diego Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Santa Fe Community Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Triangle Community Foundation, Pottawattamie County Community Foundation
The Pottawattamie County Community Foundation in Council Bluffs has received its largest gift ever, a $5 million bequest earmarked for...more
Editorial: Spread goodwill for all with many local options for giving
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
The Columbus Foundation administers grants from the Kindness Fund by doing what it does so well: partnering with other nonprofit organizations...more
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
The Columbus Foundation administers grants from the Kindness Fund by doing what it does so well: partnering with other nonprofit organizations...more
Kindness just in time
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
The Columbus Foundation's Gifts of Kindness Fund is one of the few ... Dan Sharpe, a vice president overseeing community research and grants at...more
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
The Columbus Foundation's Gifts of Kindness Fund is one of the few ... Dan Sharpe, a vice president overseeing community research and grants at...more
BABEL author Valeria Luiselli's writing style is inventive and passionate
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
"There is no such thing as creative writing in school in Mexico, or wherever I lived before. Now there are more programs beginning to exist. I...more
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
"There is no such thing as creative writing in school in Mexico, or wherever I lived before. Now there are more programs beginning to exist. I...more
Trends in Family Philanthropy
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
2015 NCFP Trends in Family Philanthropy: Results of the First National ... of information on wealthy Americans' philanthropic attitudes and...more
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
2015 NCFP Trends in Family Philanthropy: Results of the First National ... of information on wealthy Americans' philanthropic attitudes and...more
Community Foundation Update (09/28/19)
Foundation: Central Indiana Community Foundation, Foundation for the Carolinas, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Orange County Community Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation, Cambridge Community Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Indianapolis Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation
Fairfield County's Community Foundation in Norwalk has announced that it awarded nearly $560,000 in grants to thirty organizations during fiscal...more
Foundation: Central Indiana Community Foundation, Foundation for the Carolinas, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Orange County Community Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation, Cambridge Community Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Indianapolis Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation
Fairfield County's Community Foundation in Norwalk has announced that it awarded nearly $560,000 in grants to thirty organizations during fiscal...more
Community Foundation Update (09/07/19)
Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County, East Bay Community Foundation, Foundation for the Carolinas, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Dayton Foundation, Erie Community Foundation
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has announced grants totaling nearly $10 million to local nonprofits. The awards include more than...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County, East Bay Community Foundation, Foundation for the Carolinas, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Dayton Foundation, Erie Community Foundation
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has announced grants totaling nearly $10 million to local nonprofits. The awards include more than...more
Columbus Foundation Grants Reach Record-Breaking $224 Million In 2018, $2.5 Billion Since 1944
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
The annual Celebration of Philanthropy highlighted the Foundation's ... The Columbus Foundation is Your Trusted Philanthropic Advisor® and one...more
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
The annual Celebration of Philanthropy highlighted the Foundation's ... The Columbus Foundation is Your Trusted Philanthropic Advisor® and one...more
Several organizations awarded Shepard Fund grants
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
... a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. The Columbus Foundation is Your Trusted Philanthropic...more
Foundation: Columbus Foundation
... a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. The Columbus Foundation is Your Trusted Philanthropic...more
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