Field of Interest Funds
Field of Interest funds allow you to work with The Columbus Foundation to find nonprofit organizations that are doing the best work in the philanthropic interest area in which you are interested. This fund allows
individuals,
families, or
businesses to identify and support a broad charitable purpose or category of interest, such as the arts, education, or the environment, or a particular geographic area.
With a Field of Interest Fund you can count on The Columbus Foundation’s Community Research and Grants Management team to identify organizations that are best suited to making the greatest impact in the specific issue area or region of importance to you.
A Field of Interest Fund may be opened with an initial gift of $10,000 or more. You may make this gift in cash, securities or other assets. Your gift qualifies for an immediate tax deduction and you will get quarterly fund journals that will outline any gifts that you made to your fund, any interest earned, any fees assigned and any grants made. You also get to name your fund, often it is named after the donor or after the area of interest.
To learn more, please e-mail our Donor Services and Development team, dsd@columbusfoundation.org. To get to know our Donor Services team, click to view their bios page.