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Columbus, OH foundations

There are 1,388 foundations and grantmaking organizations in the greater Columbus Ohio metro area. Combined, these Columbus metro foundations employ 1,141 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $7 billion.
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Types of foundations in Columbus

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
972
 
$381,837,983
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
164
 
$747,902,451
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
68
 
$9,244,742
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
51
 
$1,318,865
Community foundations
 
49
 
$599,256,855
Corporate foundations
 
16
 
$84,241,923
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
3
 
$0
Foundation professional societies
 
1
 
$0
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Job trends for Columbus, OH foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
789
1-10
 
67
11-25
 
3
26-100
 
3
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of foundations in Columbus

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
680
$250k to $1M
 
138
$1M to $5M
 
72
$5M to $25M
 
23
$25M to $100M
 
5
$100M+
 
1
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Directory of foundations in Columbus

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1-20 of 1,388

Marion Community Foundation

Marion Community Foundation improves the Marion area through philanthropy, leadership, and civic engagement with scholarships and grants.
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$75.0m
Employees
8
EIN
31-4446189
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Licking County Foundation

Public charity distributing funds from permanent charitable assets to improve the quality of life for all citizens of Licking County.
Revenue
$44.6m
Assets
$163.6m
Employees
9
EIN
31-1760702
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Knox County Foundation

Knox County Foundation improves the quality of life through charitable giving, scholarships, and community development projects in Knox County.
Revenue
$11.7m
Assets
$116.2m
Employees
4
EIN
31-1768219
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fairfield County Foundation

The Fairfield County Foundation stewards charitable funds, helps donors build lasting legacies, and awards grants and scholarships supporting arts, education, health, and community needs.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$76.4m
Employees
6
EIN
34-1623983
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Muskingum County Community Foundation (MCCF)

Muskingum County Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life and to serve the charitable needs of the community by attracting and administering charitable funds.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$36.5m
Employees
8
EIN
31-1147022
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Osteopathic Heritage Foundation

The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation is a Dublin, Ohio private foundation advancing osteopathic education, research, and community health through strategic partnerships and grants.
Revenue
$23.1m
Assets
$331.3m
Employees
5
EIN
31-6056252
IRS type
501(c)(3)

J William and Mary Straker Charitable Foundation

Private foundation based in Zanesville, OH focused on community support, education, and grants towards Muskingum University and others.
Revenue
$11.4m
Assets
$89.7m
Employees
2
EIN
31-1396841
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Delaware County Foundation

Delaware County Foundation connects people through charitable giving, offering grants to nonprofits and scholarships to students for higher education.
Revenue
$11.0m
Assets
$33.6m
Employees
6
EIN
31-1450786
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Gilbert Reese Family Foundation

The Gilbert Reese Family Foundation, a Newark, OH family foundation, funds scholarships and community projects, granting 12 awards last year to various organizations.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$38.1m
Employees
1
EIN
31-1421173
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Columbus Foundation

The Columbus Foundation advances effective philanthropy by partnering with donors to create funds and award grants that strengthen community quality of life.
Revenue
$411.6m
Assets
$2.8b
Employees
72
EIN
31-6044264
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way of Central Ohio

United Way of Central Ohio mobilizes community resources to enhance student success and empower families, fostering collaboration for a stronger, equitable community.
Revenue
$24.3m
Assets
$39.5m
Employees
100
EIN
31-4393712
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Foundation for Appalachian Ohio

The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (fao) is a regional community Foundation serving the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio. The Foundation creates opportunities for Appalachian Ohio's citizens and communities by inspiring and supporting philanthropy.
Revenue
$26.1m
Assets
$128.1m
Employees
27
EIN
31-1620483
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stream and Wetlands Foundation

To provide compensatory mitigation for impacts to aquatic resources to: acquire land, design and complete restoration and rehabilitation projects, and to provide long-term maintenance and stewardship of completed projects.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$56.4m
Employees
16
EIN
31-1357624
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Siemer Institute

Siemer Institute enhances educational opportunities for school-aged children by preventing family homelessness and reducing school instability through providing social services programs.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$21.6m
Employees
1
EIN
81-4859121
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wexner Foundation

Guided by the vision of Abigail and Leslie Wexner, The Wexner Foundation focuses upon the development of Jewish professional and volunteer leaders in North America, and public sector leaders in Israel.
Revenue
$12.2m
Assets
$5.0m
Employees
8
EIN
23-7320631
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Wexner Family Charitable Fund

The Wexner Family Charitable Fund is a private foundation which funds support for the development of Jewish professional and volunteer leaders.
Revenue
$8.6m
Assets
$154.6m
Employees
0
EIN
31-1318013
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Columbus Jewish Foundation

Columbus Jewish Foundation develops and manages endowments and philanthropic funds to secure a vibrant future for the Jewish Community.
Revenue
$26.2m
Assets
$189.4m
Employees
0
EIN
31-1384772
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nationwide Foundation

The Nationwide Foundation is a corporate foundation based in Columbus, OH, that makes all donations to public charities. It granted funds to various organizations, including the Nationwide Foundation 2022 Grants, and made three grants last year.
Revenue
$40.4m
Assets
$90.2m
Employees
0
EIN
31-6022301
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Robert F Wolfe and Edgar T Wolfe Foundation

The Robert F Wolfe and Edgar T Wolfe Foundation supports charitable organizations benefiting the community, operating as a supporting organization of the Columbus Foundation. Its programs involve advancing philanthropy.
Revenue
$9.2m
Assets
$474.7m
Employees
0
EIN
31-1253442
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jay and Jean Schottenstein Foundation

The Jay and Jean Schottenstein Foundation is a Columbus, OH corporate foundation funding education, health, community projects, and more, having made 69 grants last year.
Revenue
$24.4m
Assets
$10.5m
Employees
0
EIN
31-1111955
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "T00: Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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