COLUMBUS YOUTH FOUNDATION

The Columbus Youth Foundation makes a difference in the lives of youth from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods of Columbus by providing healthy, positive opportunities to learn life lessons through recreation and sports.

The Columbus Youth Foundation’s application deadline is January 10. The online application will be accessible by December 1, and decisions for grant awards are typically announced by the end of May. Please note that only those applications that are closely aligned with the Foundation’s grantmaking focus, as outlined above, will be considered. 

For those unfamiliar with the Foundation’s application process, you are encouraged to attend one of the Grant Opportunity Open House events that are held throughout the year. These events provide an opportunity for nonprofit organizations to meet the staff managing grant processes for Supporting Foundations and The Columbus Foundation. View Deadlines for specific dates.

• Boys and Girls Club of Columbus: $20,000 to support summer youth programs.
• Femergy: $12,000 to support the Chica Sports and Fitness Camp.
• Ohio Hispanic Coalition: $5,000 to support the Niños en Acción summer youth soccer programs.
• YMCA of Central Ohio: $10,000 to support youth programming.

To provide an update on a past grant, log in under “GRANTSEEKERS” using the same username and password you have established to complete grant applications or to view grant details. 

• If a report has been requested and assigned to you, you will be able to access the report form directly from your dashboard. In the column labeled "Assigned to You," there will be a list of items awaiting your attention together with due dates; where a report is listed, clicking "Start" will take you to the report form. Alternatively, the column headed "Action Needed" will display 'cards' for each item due, together with some basic information about the grant and due date; clicking the report link on the 'card' will take you to the report form.
• If you are unsure of whether a report has been requested, you can review the history of grants for your organization by clicking on "Organization History", then "Request History." Clicking any project name will take you to the records associated with that project.

If you have additional questions, or if a report needs to be assigned to a different staff member at your organization, please contact InfoSupporting@columbusfoundation.org.

The Columbus Youth Foundation asks all nonprofit organizations receiving 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. The foundation’s logo is available in the Nonprofit Toolkit.

If you have questions about how your organization’s program might fit with the grantmaking interests of the Columbus Youth Foundation, contact Dr. Mark Lomax, II. Be sure to include a brief summary of the program.

For technical assistance, contact a Supporting Foundations team member.