Arts Challenge Fund Initiative

In September, The Columbus Foundation  developed an opportunity for $3 to be added for every $1 you can commit to an unprecedented cultural initiative, named the Arts Challenge Fund.
On October 1, 2009, thanks to our donors and community support, the mathcing funds were exhausted.  If you would like to continue to support this initiative, please choose one of the options below.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FUND:

• The 15 arts organizations in the Arts Challenge Fund and Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) have committed to eight points of accountability for the Arts Challenge Fund. Grants will be released from the Fund as those eight points are addressed.
• The Governing Committee set aside the initial $300,000 to match contributions to the Arts Challenge Fund. Franklin County Commissioners committed $600,000. 
• An upfront agreement with the 15 organizations as to the distribution of the funds from the Arts Challenge Fund and Franklin County’s matching funds (based roughly on the budget size of the respective organizations).

HOW IT WORKS:

By Credit Card: Give NOW to the Arts Challenge Fund using your credit card by entering ARTS CHALLENGE FUND in the fund name field. 

By Check: Make your check payable to the ARTS CHALLENGE FUND of The Columbus Foundation. Mail to: The Columbus Foundation, 1234 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43205-1453.

By Grant:  Submit a suggestion from your donor advised fund or Supporting Foundation through PowerPhilanthropy to the ARTS CHALLENGE FUND. Or, contact your Donor Services and Development Officer at 614/251-4000.

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

These 15 organizations make up Columbus Cultural Leadership Consortium (CCLC) , a unique and valuable collaboration amongst our community’s largest arts organizations.  These are the organizations that will be supported by the Arts Challenge Fund and the County’s matching funds:

• BalletMet
• Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA)
• Columbus Children’s Theatre
• Columbus Museum of Art
• Columbus Symphony Orchestra
• King Arts Complex
  
• Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO)
• Franklin County Historical Society (dba COSI)
• Franklin Park Conservatory
• Jazz Arts Group of Columbus
• Opera Columbus
• Phoenix Theatre Circle
• ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Inc.
• Thurber House, Inc.
• Wexner Center for the Arts of The Ohio State University
  

Support the Arts Challenge Fund Initiative

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