Deadlines & Open Houses

Review annual grant deadlines and learn about Grant Opportunity Open Houses.

GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINES

The Columbus Foundation awards grants from a variety of funds created by donors and Supporting Foundations.

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DEADLINE (2025)	GRANT NAME
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

DEADLINE (2026)	GRANT NAME
January 5	Summer Fellowship Program Student Application
January 10	Columbus Youth Foundation
January 15	Ingram-White Castle Foundation
February 6	Arts and Culture Grants
February 28	Community Garden Grants
March 13	Burton E. Stevenson
March 13	Robert E. and Genevieve G. Schaefer Fund
March 15	Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F) Teacher Mini-Grants
Closed until Spring 2027	Core Support Grants
April 28	J. Floyd Dixon Fund
May 1	Focused Funds
May 1	Mary Eleanor Morris Fund
May 1	R. Alvin Stevenson Fund
May 15	Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants
May 29	John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund
June 5	Capital Improvements
July 1	Siemer Family Foundation
August 1	Ingram-White Castle Foundation
September 4	B.A. Seitz Fund
September 11	Allen Eiry Fund
September 18	Summer Fellowship Program Nonprofit Application
October 2	Focused Funds
October 15	Dorothy E. Ann Fund (D.E.A.F.) Teacher Mini-Grants
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
December 18	Summer Fellowship Program Student Application

GRANT OPPORTUNITY OPEN HOUSES

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:

Your organization is new to The Columbus Foundation.
You are a new leader within your organization.
You have questions about grant cycles within the next quarter.

Registration is not required and organizations are invited to join at any point during the times listed.

DATE	TIME	LOCATION
February 3, 2026	9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.	Davis Hall, The Columbus Foundation
May 12, 2026	9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.	Davis Hall, The Columbus Foundation
August 11, 2026	9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.	Davis Hall, The Columbus Foundation