Review annual grant deadlines and learn about Grant Opportunity Open Houses.
Review annual grant deadlines and learn about Grant Opportunity Open Houses.
The Columbus Foundation awards grants from a variety of funds created by donors and Supporting Foundations.
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DEADLINE (2024) | Grant Name |
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January 10 | Columbus Youth Foundation |
January 16 | Ingram-White Castle Foundation |
February 2 | Arts and Culture Update for Current Grantees |
March 1 | Racial Equity Grants |
March 1 | Core Support Grants |
March 15 | Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants |
April 29 | J. Floyd Dixon Fund |
May 3 | Focused Funds |
May 3 | Mary Eleanor Morris Fund |
May 3 | R. Alvin Stevenson Fund |
May 15 | Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants |
May 31 | John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund |
June 7 | Capital Improvements |
July 15 | Siemer Family Foundation |
August 1 | Ingram-White Castle Foundation |
September 6 | Racial Equity Grants |
September 6 | B.A. Seitz Fund |
September 13 | Allen Eiry Fund |
September 20 | Summer Fellowship Program Nonprofit Application |
October 4 | Focused Funds |
October 15 | Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants |
October 25 | Robert E. and Genevieve G. Schaefer Fund |
October 25* |
*The Community Garden Grant timing is moving to Q1 of 2025 to allow gardeners to finish the 2024 season and allow our partners more time to secure funding. The application will open January 31, 2025 and the deadline will be February 28, 2025. |
December 6 | Burton E. Stevenson |
December 13 | Summer Fellowship Program Student Application |
December 15 | Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants |
December 15 | Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Traditional Grants |
December 15 | Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Technology that Supports Literacy Mini-Grants |
Grant Opportunity Open Houses are appropriate for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations serving Franklin County, Ohio, to learn more about a variety of funds created by donors and Supporting Foundations.
If you have specific questions about applying for grants coming up in the next quarter, feel free to stop by on one of the dates below to meet members of our Community Research and Grants Management team.
This open house is for you if:
Registration is not required and organizations are invited to join at any point during the times listed.
DATE | TIME | LOCATION |
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February 4, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.* | Davis Hall, The Columbus Foundation |
May 13, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.* | Davis Hall, The Columbus Foundation |
August 12, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.* | Davis Hall, The Columbus Foundation |
*Please note the change in length of time for these sessions