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Grants awarded

Who does Columbus Foundation fund?

Columbus Foundation has awarded $1.2 billion across 11,667 grants to 3,550 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $15,350, with most between $9,400 and $45,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $17,500 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$1.2B
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
3,550
Grants
11,667
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 3,550 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
The Huntington Foundation $83.2M132020–20242024OH
Ohio State University Foundation $72.0M1902020–20242024OH
Greater Horizons $55.7M22022–20232023MO
T The Journey Foundation $42.5M62020–20242024OH
N Nationwide Childrens Hospital Found $22.3M472020–20242024OH
Santa Barbara Foundation $20.6M120222022CA
Columbus Symphony Orchestra INC $19.4M602020–20242024OH
Columbus Museum of Art $18.4M872020–20242024OH
Food & Water Watch $16.5M42020–20232023DC
O Office of Franklin County Treasurer $15.6M202020–20242024— —
Pelotonia $15.3M202020–20242024OH
Myriad USA INC $15.1M82020–20242024NY
I Know I Can $14.0M302020–20242024OH
The New Albany Community Foundation $13.5M522020–20242024OH
United Way of Central Ohio INC $13.1M1022020–20242024OH
Gigi's Shelter for Dogs $12.7M142020–20242024OH
Mid-Ohio Foodbank $12.7M1012020–20242024OH
University of Dubuque $11.9M112020–20242024IA
C Columbus Downtown Development Corporation $11.2M72020–20242024OH
Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation $10.8M282020–20242024OH
The Huntington-Akron Foundation $10.0M82020–20242024OH
Lifecare Alliance $9.6M652020–20242024OH
Lesley University $8.8M52020–20242024MA
P A S T Foundation $8.8M92020–20242024OH
The Nature Conservancy $8.5M202020–20242024VA
T The Salvation Army $8.5M572020–20242024NY
Metro Early College High School $7.9M62020–20242024OH
Columbus Zoological Park Association $7.6M252020–20242024OH
Franklin County Historical Society $7.5M432020–20242024OH
American Heart Association INC $7.3M292020–20242024TX
Earlham College INC $7.2M72020–20242024IN
C Columbus Foundation $6.8M862020–20212021OH —
Heinzerling Community $6.7M102020–20242024OH
Columbus School for Girls $6.1M332020–20242024OH
Monmouth University INC $6.0M120232023NJ
Community Shelter Board $6.0M422020–20242024OH
Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus $5.8M62020–20242024OH
W Wosu Public Media $5.5M362020–20242024OH —
The Columbus Academy $5.2M362020–20242024OH
Young Mens Christian Association of Central Ohio $5.1M302020–20242024OH
Bexley Community Foundation $5.0M372020–20242024OH
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches $4.7M442020–20242024DC
O Ohiohealth Corporation $4.7M392020–20242024OH
Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus INC $4.6M272020–20242024OH
National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation $4.4M122020–20242024OH
Girl Scouts Seal of Ohio Council INC $4.4M92020–20242024OH
Columbus State Community College Development Foundation INC $4.2M112020–20242024OH
Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence $4.1M192020–20242024OH
Jefferson Center for Learning & the Arts $4.1M62020–20232023OH
Heidelberg University $3.9M62020–20242024OH
C Columbus State Community College $3.9M112020–20242024— —
Columbus Urban League $3.9M172020–20242024OH
Upper Arlington Community Foundation INC $3.9M152020–20242024OH
Y YWCA Columbus $3.8M282020–20242024OH —
B Battelle Education $3.4M52020–20242024OH
Harmony Project Productions INC $3.4M262020–20242024OH
Columbus Humane $3.2M232020–20242024OH
B Broad Street Presbyterian Church $3.1M262020–20242024— —
Celebrateone $3.1M142020–20242024OH
Childrens Specialized Hospital Foundation INC $3.0M22022–20232023NJ
Vista Village INC $2.8M42021–20242024OH
Columbus College of Art & Design $2.8M162020–20242024OH
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio INC $2.7M172020–20242024OH
Columbus Association for the Performing Arts INC $2.7M222020–20242024OH
N Nationwide Childrens Hospital INC $2.6M242020–20242024OH
Childrens Hunger Alliance $2.6M212020–20242024OH
United Schools Network INC $2.6M232020–20242024OH
Pilot Dogs INC $2.6M62020–20242024OH
Star House Foundation $2.5M222020–20242024OH
W Wexner Center Foundation $2.5M92020–20242024OH
Adirondack Land Trust INC $2.5M120222022NY
Government Accountability Project INC $2.4M52020–20242024DC
Ballet Metropolitan INC $2.4M422020–20242024OH
E Eastern New Mexico University Foundation $2.4M52020–20242024NM
Wellington School $2.3M192020–20242024OH
Marietta College $2.2M82020–20242024OH
U Upper Arlington City School District $2.2M102020–20242024— —
F Friends of the Conservatory $2.1M82020–20242024OH
The Jed Foundation $2.1M42021–20242024NY
A Arthur G James Cancer Hospital & Richard J Solove Rsrch Inst Fndtn $2.1M182020–20242024OH
The Cleveland Foundation $2.0M32020–20232023OH
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio $2.0M102020–20242024OH
S St Charles Preparatory School $2.0M132020–20242024— —
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio INC $2.0M282020–20242024OH
Texas Womans University Foundation $2.0M22022–20232023TX
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio $2.0M232020–20242024OH
O Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund $2.0M22023–20242024OH
H Highlands Nature Sanctuary $1.9M142020–20242024OH —
F Future Ready Five $1.9M72020–20242024OH —
Columbus 2020 Foundation $1.9M92020–20242024OH
Womens Fund of Central Ohio INC $1.9M232020–20242024OH
Besa Community INC $1.9M182020–20242024OH
P E F Israel Endowment Funds INC $1.9M22023–20242024NY
Goodwill Industries of Central Ohio INC $1.9M152020–20242024OH
American Cancer Society INC $1.9M242020–20242024GA
Junior Achievement of Central Ohio INC $1.8M122020–20242024OH
Animal Legal Defense Fund INC $1.8M62020–20242024DC
Literary Council of North America INC $1.8M62020–20242024OH
Ohio Historical Society $1.8M142020–20242024OH
Ron Clark Academy INC $1.8M120242024GA

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