Arts and Culture Grants

The Columbus Foundation supports high-performing arts organizations whose initiatives meet community needs, expand arts and cultural programming, or provide education.
Organizations with budgets at or above $350,000 per year may be eligible for the Major Arts program;
Organizations with budgets less than $350,000 may be eligible for the Community Arts Fund.

To apply for an Arts and Culture Grant:

Contact Sandi Smith, prior to applying, if the organization has never received arts funding.
Access, complete, and submit the application online. The form is accessible one month before the deadline.
Applications must be submitted by the first Friday in November. Consult the event calendar for the specific deadline date.

A complete and up-to-date PowerPhilanthropy portrait is required.
Organization audits are included in PowerPhilanthropy portraits; please refer to the Foundation's audit requirement, major arts fiscal policy, and audit exemption request form.
Grantees must submit a final report due 30 days following the end of the grant period.
In order to apply for arts funding, organizations must have 501(c)(3) public charity status from the Internal Revenue Service and cannot use a fiscal agent.

Examples of previous grants can be found in press releases.
The Columbus Foundation asks all nonprofits that receive funding to help promote the vital role philanthropy plays in strengthening our community, and the importance of charitable giving to your organization's effort to carry out its mission.