Columbus, OH (May 20, 2024)— The Columbus Foundation today announced its Governing Committee has approved more than $1.75 million in grants to local arts and culture organizations. A total of 74 nonprofits will receive unrestricted operating support to help these organizations meet community needs and expand arts and cultural programming in Franklin County.
“Columbus is fortunate to be home to many world-class arts organizations, both large and small, that contribute to the vibrancy and well-being of our region,” said Doug Kridler, President and CEO of The Columbus Foundation. “As central Ohio arts organizations continue to recover from the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Columbus Foundation is honored, through the generous support of donors who are passionate about the arts, to support and invest in the sector’s health, innovation, impact, and future.”
Arts and culture grants from The Columbus Foundation support high-performing arts organizations whose primary mission and program offerings focus on the creation and presentation of performing, visual, and fine arts in Franklin County.
“By providing unrestricted operating support, these grants are designed to give organizations the flexibility and funding to further their missions and deliver exceptional programming to the community."
Dr. Mark Lomax II, Director, Arts & Generational Grantmaking for The Columbus Foundation
ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING 2024 ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS FROM THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION:
- 934 Inc
- Actors' Theatre of Columbus
- Art Possible Ohio
- Available Light Theatre
- BalletMet
- Brass Band of Columbus
- Capriccio Columbus
- Carpe Diem String Quartet
- Center of Science and Industry (COSI)
- Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society
- Chamber Music Columbus
- Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA)
- Columbus Black International Film Festival
- Columbus Children's Choirs
- Columbus Children’s Theatre
- Columbus Dance Theatre
- Columbus Folk Music Society, Inc
- Columbus Gay Men's Chorus
- Columbus Museum of Art
- Columbus Printed Arts Center
- Columbus Symphony Orchestra
- The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio
- Evolution Theatre Company
- Franklin Park Conservatory
- Fresh A.I.R. Gallery
- Friends of Art for Community Enrichment
- Friends of Early Music
- Friends of the Drexel
- The Fuse Factory Electronic and Digital Arts Lab
- Gateway Film Center
- Gahanna Community Chorus
- Glass Axis
- Good Medicine Productions
- Greater Columbus Community Orchestra
- Harmony Project Productions
- Hixon Dance
- Imagine Productions
- Jazz Arts Group
- Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts
- King Arts Complex
- Lincoln Theatre Association
- MadLab
- Maroon Arts Group
- National Veterans Memorial and Museum
- New Albany Symphony
- Ohio Art League
- OhioDance
- Ohio Designer Craftsmen
- Ohio History Connection
- Ohio Poetry Association
- Ohioana Library Assoc
- Opera Association of Central Ohio (Opera Columbus)
- Opera Project Columbus
- Oyo Dance Company
- Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington
- Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative
- ProMusica Chamber Orchestra
- ROY G BIV Gallery
- Scioto Valley Chorus
- Shadowbox Live
- Short North Stage
- Six String Concerts, Inc.
- Stage Right Theatrics
- Sunday at Central
- Thiossane Institute Incorporated
- Thurber House Incorporated
- Urban Strings Columbus
- VIVO Music Festival
- Westerville Community Concert Band
- Westerville Symphony at Otterbein University
- Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University
- Wild Goose Creative Incorporated
- Worthington Chamber Orchestra
- Worthington Chorus
About The Columbus Foundation
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