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From the Editor-in-Chief Welcome to the 5th annual edition of Sophisticated Giving Columbus, one of my favorite projects each year. You may have read in prior editions about how the generosity of others truly sustained my family through extreme poverty in rural West Virginia, and how it has inspired me to give as much as I can to those doing the same work in central Ohio. The health and human services organizations who provided food, clothing, medical and dental care, and finances for housing and utilities impacted my siblings and me in very tangible ways - (mostly) protecting us from hunger, homelessness and illness. Some of my family still lives the same way today. Often I am asked, “how did you escape your circumstances?” Believe me, I have asked myself the same question many times. Definitely my “way out” of generational poverty was education, but to suggest that I somehow worked hard enough to “boot-strap” my academic success would be to demean the efforts of innumerable programs and people who have worked intentionally to provide opportunities to children like me around the world. These people and programs look beyond meeting basic human needs to nurture the human spirit, cultivating the gamechanging characteristics of imagination, curiosity, and perspective that bring hope into hopeless situations. For me, that spark was ignited by Head Start, which offered me a loving teacher, healthy lunch, and escape from the chaos of a drug and alcohol-filled home. That firm foundation was invaluable during a brief time of homelessness in first and second grades, when I bounced around a handful of schools with not a lot of time to adjust in between. In third grade, I landed at Sardis Elementary, the poorest school in my district, housed in an abandoned high school. Nearly 100% of the students were on free or reduced lunch, and every teacher was responsible to teach two grades at once. To my great fortune, my third grade teacher recognized my ability and enthusiasm to learn and recommended me to the county gifted and talented program. That simple action changed the course of my life, and when I examine the next 10 years of my education, one thing becomes clear: nothing impacted me more than the exposure I received to the arts and culture as a result of state and private funding provided to the gifted program. The opportunities afforded to me and other kids still astound me: the Knoxville Me with several professional ballerinas from BalletMet World’s Fair in 1982 where I tasted kiwi for the first time and saw ancient Egyptian artifacts in person; studying architecture in 6th grade and visiting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater; 42nd Street on Broadway; the Met and MOMA; the Smithsonian and Washington D.C. more times than I can count. With every trip to a museum or historical landmark, my world (and dreams) got a little bigger. Maybe you can relate. This issue of Sophisticated Giving comes to you during one of the most challenging climates many of us have ever experienced, and arguably no other sector of our community has been hit harder than the arts. Columbus has enjoyed a rich arts infrastructure for decades: a professional ballet company, the opera, symphonies, museums, historical theaters, a worldclass science center, and nature conservancies. While I would never suggest abandoning support of basic needs like (mental and physical) health, housing, and nutrition, I would encourage you to also remember organizations that use the common ground of creative expression to minister to the spirit of hope so greatly needed today. It goes without saying that my team and I are deeply grateful to our presenting sponsor, the Columbus Foundation, for their leadership and vision for our community. A highlight for me in 2020 was fulfilling the goal of launching a Donor Advised Fund for my family through the Foundation - something I strongly recommend for managing and expanding your philanthropic interests. Additional notes of thanks go to our community partner, the Easton Community Foundation and the tireless folks at the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Finally, a note on the photos you will see: many nonprofits expressed concern that readers may be bothered by seeing photos of individuals without masks. Rest assured, maskless photos are reflective of pre-COVID times and not indicative of a lack of responsible efforts. Best wishes to you and yours in the coming year, and thank you for welcoming us into your homes. Your continued interest in Sophisticated Living helps to make this Charity Register possible. Gratefully,
Amelia Jeffers Editor in Chief ajeffers@slmag.net
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Years ago, the year 2020 was looked forward to and planned for as an aspirational year, a year to build towards. And it made sense. “2020” just plain sounds opportunistic. After all, it is the proxy for the best of eyesight and vision. Lo and behold, 2020 has lived up to its potential. We CAN see more clearly now. The problem is, what we see is a pandemic that has laid bare once again the social determinants of health, and that the poor and people of color are once again suffering from the effects of multi-generational poverty. What we see, are the ways in which structural racism causes the suffering of those who are our brothers and sisters in the human race. What we see is that online learning isn’t possible if you can’t get online—thereby setting a generation of kids—our kids—behind, maybe forever. Our challenges are daunting—there’s no denying that—but our community gives us hope. We see the will to address our problems being forged across races, places, and incomes. That shared sense of determination is both buoying and much-needed. It’s going to take keeping stitched together as one community to take on these challenges that are neither simple nor easily solved. We can do this, Columbus. We know The Columbus Foundation has an important role to play, and manifold contributions to make. That’s why we are stepping up higher than ever before in our history in myriad ways, given the times we are in. The enormous heart and resourcefulness of our nonprofit partners, many of whom are featured on these pages, our public sector leaders and business leaders, and community voices of conscience also all have huge roles to play, and we honor, embrace, and thank them for their partnership and their commitment, too, to a better day. And, above all, we couldn’t do our part without our donor family, and the leading advisors in the legal and financial worlds, so we thank them for their contributions to putting into place and supporting this place of resource and opportunity, for all. We are proud to stand alongside the great folks who put together this edition of Sophisticated Giving in wishing you a healthy holiday season, and a more harmonious and less perilous year ahead! Yours in community,
Doug Kridler President and CEO The Columbus Foundation
Building unity in our community since our creation in the middle of World War Two. FOR YOU, FOREVER.
The Columbus Foundation's COVID Emergency Response Fund has distributed more than $6.1 million in grants as of late October.
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the most recent Big Give event in 2017. Having created the first community foundation match day in America in 2008, the Foundation started the Big Give in 2011 to periodically give the central Ohio nonprofit community an economic boost by leveraging a bonus pool of matching funds to entice donors to support their nonprofit(s) of choice by boosting individual donations with a pro rata share of the Bonus Pool contributions. The previous four Big Give events (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) had leveraged $52.2 million for local nonprofits. Commenting on the extraordinary response from the donor community, Columbus Foundation President and CEO, Doug Kridler said, “When you think of what our community has gone through over the past several months — from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our health and jobs, to the pain and suffering felt by those fighting for racial justice — it is almost unimaginable that we would have seen this level of generosity. What an outstanding community moment. The Big Give 2020 should instill deep pride in all of us.” And on September 10, while many in our community were struggling to think far beyond the immediate needs
In a year that has felt anything but celebratory, the Columbus Foundation has given the central Ohio community plenty of reasons to applaud the leadership and philanthropy it has helped to steward. Beginning on March 10, in a terrific example of rapid response, the Columbus Foundation announced the establishment of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund just one day after Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency for Ohio - and with fewer than 3 confirmed cases in the state at the time. Seeded with $1 million dollars contributed directly from the Foundation, the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund was deployed within a week of launching and has distributed over $6.1 million dollars (as of late October) to support Franklin County nonprofit organizations as they have assisted in responding to the spread of COVID-19 in the community and experienced financial challenges in doing so. Just three months later, on June 11, the Columbus Foundation ended a record-shattering 30 hours of fundraising with the highest-grossing Big Give to date: a whopping $32.8 million dollars, an astounding increase of 81% over 10
BalletMet is one among many arts organizations who have been hit particularly hard in the community.
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of the city’s most vulnerable citizens, organizations, and businesses, the Columbus Foundation communicated a leadership commitment and unprecedented investments in four key, strategic areas over the next 18 months: • Addressing the Racial Equity Wealth Gap – Collaborating with community partners in the Forward Cities effort, One Columbus, the Columbus Urban League, the County, the City, and others, the Foundation will commit $5 million in Program Related Investments (PRIs) over the next two years, primarily to support entrepreneurs of color, and, in particular, Black-owned and led businesses. • Emergency Response Fund – The Foundation will expand grant dollars directed to support organizations that are battling the ongoing effects of COVID-19 and extend the timeline of support through 2021. • Bridging the Digital Divide – The Foundation is doubling its initial $500,000 commitment to $1 million to decrease racial inequities in access to high-speed internet and support related initiatives and projects through 2021. • Preservation of the Arts – In early 2021, a significant expansion of arts support will be announced to help
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preserve Columbus’ arts infrastructure, which has been hard hit during the pandemic. The announcement came at the Foundation’s annual Celebration of Philanthropy event which was held virtually this year, and featured remarks from Kridler, local artist Miles Balfour, Autumn Glover (President of PACT), as well as awards honoring exceptional examples of generosity. With poignant references to the history of our city - from the earliest inhabitants of the Ohio Valley to American settlers who traversed the National Road alongside which the Columbus Foundation office sits, Kridler emphasized the need for unity in community: “None of this will be easy, or quick, so it is going to take keeping stitched together as we take on these challenges. The Columbus Foundation has a role to play in getting to that better day, and we will. … We are stepping up higher than we ever have in our history, given the times we are in.” The Columbus Foundation serves nearly 3,000 individuals, families, and businesses that have created unique funds and planned gifts to make a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. The Columbus Foundation is Your Trusted Philanthropic Advisor® and one of the top 10 largest community foundations in the United States.
ALVIS, INC. Who We Are: Founded in 1967, Alvis has evolved to be a comprehensive, human services organization offering programs and services to meet the complex challenges of society’s most vulnerable and underserved populations. • Our lines of service are: Reentry, Behavioral Health, Workforce Development & Training, Developmental Disability Programs, and Family & Children’s Programs. • Experience has taught us that the formula for creating lasting impact is to take a holistic approach that addresses the physical and mental health, education, housing, employment, and substance abuse needs of everyone we serve. Every day, we work to empower our clients to build successful, productive lives.
completed our community corrections residential program did not return to the criminal justice system (measured 3 years after completion). • Treatment in the community is twice as effective and onethird of the cost as comparable treatment in prison. • Alvis clients earn over $5 million in wages each year, meaning they positively contribute by paying taxes, housing expenses, childcare or child support, etc. • Each year, our clients & staff complete more than 10,000 hours of community service/volunteer work. How You Can Help Consider making a financial contribution. No gift is too small. Please go to: alvis180.org/donate. Thank you. Volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals include (some may be limited due to COVID): • Host a donation drive of: toiletries, hygiene items, bath & body type items, nail polish/files, new bath towels, laundry detergent, garden tools, etc. • Donate gently-used clothing. • Write a note to encourage clients; make placemats, organize clothing closet, paint or landscape, help fulfill holiday & birthday wish lists, help at special events, conduct mock interviews, help write resumes, and more. • Donate time – experts are needed for photography, videography (editing too), art, etc. • Please email james.hagerman@alvis180.org about volunteer opportunities or Arlene.reitter@alvis180.org about donations, or call 614-252-8402.
What We Do: We turn lives around. • We help individuals with justice involvement successfully return to our community. • We won’t allow behavioral health issues derail future success. Our specialized recovery programs serve 1) individuals w/ justice involvement, 2) women, 3) women and children, and 4) individuals w/ developmental disabilities. • Our workforce development programs provide job readiness and vocational skills that lead to living wage jobs. • We are a leader in serving individuals w/ developmental disabilities. Our programs create families and homes for those who may have previously known only institutions. • Our Family and Children’s programs give children of parent(s) with justice-involvement or substance abuse the treatment they need, in order to end the generational cycle of trauma, substance abuse and/or justice involvement.
Alvis, Inc. 2100 Stella Court, Columbus, Ohio 43215 614-252-8402 www.alvis180.org Direct link for donations: www.alvis180.org/donate @180degreeimpact, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram & YouTube
Why We’re Important: The Alvis vision is that communities believe an individual’s potential is more important than their past. • We treat some of the most underserved and overlooked individuals in our community: people with justice involvement, substance abuse, mental health, trauma, and/ or developmental disabilities; as well as the children of individuals facing these challenges in their lives. • We provide research-based, integrated programs and services designed to help all the individuals entrusted to our care to maximize their potential.
President and CEO: Denise M. Robinson Email: AskDenise@alvis180.org Development Director: Arlene Reitter, Managing Director, Development & Communication Email: Arlene.Reitter@alvis180.org
How We Impact the Community: • Alvis clients have transformed their lives, leading to a better community for all: 79% of the clients who
Board Chair: Keith Stevens, President and CEO, PSI Solutions
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BalletMet How We Impact the Community: BalletMet is an anchor in the Columbus cultural community, providing unmatched dance experiences and elevating the quality of life for Central Ohio audiences. BalletMet aggressively seeks new places for “unexpected art” – taking dance out of traditional venues and creating intriguing experiences that leave individuals wanting to know more. We break barriers to the arts by providing free or discounted performance tickets – and the joy and inspiration of the arts – with thousands of non-traditional audiences that do not have the resources to attend. Our education programs in schools integrate movement-based learning with traditional teaching methods to help improve students’ cognition, behavior and academic skills.
Who We Are: BalletMet is an innovator of dance, embraced by our community and beyond. We serve Central Ohio as a cultural and educational resource by eng a g ing the b est and brig htest dancers and choreographers to live and work in Columbus, attracting audiences to Central Ohio, and educating the next generation of dancers, audiences and supporters. With $6.3M annual operations, BalletMet is one of the nation’s top ranked ballet companies, and our Dance Academy is among the largest affiliated with a professional U.S. dance company. What We Do: BalletMet entertains, educates and inspires 100,000 community members and students each year, hailing from 79 Ohio counties and 38 states. 70,000 audience members attend 60 performances in Columbus and on tour. DanceReach education and community engagement programs reach 30,000 dance students, school students, and life-long learners – many from underserved and special needs populations within our community. Our Dance Academy enrolls 1,500+ students in weekly classes throughout the school year, a Summer Intensive, and recreational classes, camps and workshops. BalletMet teaching artists deliver sequential Dance-inSchools programs that align with Ohio Department of Education standards nearly 100 classrooms.
How You Can Help: BalletMet believes the arts serve a critical human need for self-expression and quality of life. To contribute to the arts in our communities BalletMet relies on donors, volunteers and advocates like you. We invite you to help us continue to bring the best dance experiences to central Ohio, year after year. We welcome gifts at all levels from individuals, corporations, and foundations. We also welcome special events partners with our corporate community. We always treasure our volunteers and social media followers that help us by contributing time, talent and spreading the word! BalletMet 322 Mount Vernon Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215 614.229.4860 www.balletmet.org facebook.com/balletmet instagram/balletmet twitter/balletmet
Why We’re Important: As a best-in-class Ohio performing arts organization, BalletMet exemplifies artistic excellence. We attract and retain exceptionally talented dancers by offering full-time employment within a state-of-the-art facility. We create exciting dance by engaging the world’s leading choreographers to set new work on BalletMet dancers. We initiate collaborations with noted artists, companies and designers, sharing production costs to create innovative new works that can reach broad audiences. We build unique audience engagement methods to take dance outside of traditional venues and enthuse new individuals who attend our performances.
Executive Director: Sue Porter Email: sporter@balletmet.org Board Chair: Susan Douglass
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL OHIO How we impact the community: At Big Brothers Big Sisters we facilitate meaningful connections that impact the people involved and influence their lives at home, at work, and in their communities. Our program is an essential service that builds bridges of understanding. For those being mentored, it is linked to improved academic, social, and economic prospects. For those mentoring, the relationship can build leadership and management skills, expand a mentor’s professional network, and provide an empowering opportunity to give back to the community. We frequently partner with community organizations and also support and actively mobilize tangible resources for families.
Who we are: Since 1933, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is incredible potential. As part of the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, we make meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages five through young adulthood in communities across Ohio. Located in Columbus, we currently operate additional offices serving Delaware and Union Counties. We provide resources for subsidiary affiliates in Springfield, Greater Cleveland, East Central Ohio, and South Central Ohio, and own and operate Camp Oty’Okwa in the Hocking Hills. What we do: The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth and every day we welcome new Littles with the goal of doing just that- igniting their potential. Our data-driven, evidencebased program includes providing ongoing coaching, training and support to the mentors, youth and families who collaborate with us in this work. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. Last year we served over 6,300 kids in one-to-one mentoring relationships and through programs at Camp Oty’Okwa.
How you can help: Whether you get involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio as a donor, potential Big Brother or Big Sister, partner, advocate, or family member, you have the power to change a child’s future for the better. • To stay up to date with everything we have going on at Big Brothers Big Sisters, follow us on social media @BBBSCentralOH. • To learn more about volunteering, visit bbbscentralohio.org/volunteer. • To learn more about financially supporting the work we do, visit bbbscentralohio.org/donate or contact Ryan Love at rlove@bbbscentralohio.org.
Why we’re important: Our work could not be more urgent. Each day we witness the growth that comes from creating transformative relationships for young people. When done well, the consistency and security of a mentoring relationship can be the very thing a young person needs the most. It’s the gateway to the kind of skill development, goal setting, and self-assurance that leads to a fulfilling future. The last year was filled with uncertainty and change, but having a caring adult role model provided local children with the support they needed to navigate whatever came their way. We empower youth with the resilience they need to thrive.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio
1855 E Dublin Granville Rd., Columbus, OH 43229 614-839-2447 bbbscentralohio.org, bbbscentralohio.org/donate President and CEO: Elizabeth Martinez VP of Resource Development: Ryan Love Email: rlove@bbbscentralohio.org Board Chair: Matt Kramer, KPMG
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COLUMBUS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CAPA) community through our education and outreach programs. We also support multiple other resident arts groups with shared business services so that they are able to focus directly on their art, and have strong business practices through our partnerships. Right now in this unique time, we are connecting our audience with more local artists by providing opportunities online for the artists to connect with our audience that are craving live music performances.
Who We Are: CAPA was formed in 1969 to save the historic Ohio Theatre from the wrecking ball. After the theatre was saved, CAPA renovated the magnificent 1928 movie palace to its original glory. CAPA currently owns and/or operates 11 beloved theatre spaces in and around Columbus. • CAPA is an arts leader and collaborator that includes shared business services for multiple leading resident arts groups. • CAPA provides a robust education and outreach program that helps to connect our community with the performing arts. • CAPA brings the best entertainment in the world and presents them on our stages for our community to enjoy and experience.
How You Can Help: You can help CAPA by making a charitable donation to support our education and outreach programs. Your gift also supports the stewardship of our theatre spaces ensuring them for the future. Your support will also support the artists that work onstage and behind the curtains that help make the arts accessible to our community. You can also help be an advocate for the arts at this time by supporting the Save Our Stages Act that is in Congress. https://www.saveourstages.com/take-action This action may help provide critical funding for our industry.
What We Do: CAPA enriches lives by cultivating and nurturing the arts, spreading an appreciation that can be felt in hearts, minds and the economy of our communities. Our vision is to make Columbus a national destination for living, breathing art. We do this by being a leader in the arts community by collaboration, shared services, providing education and outreach for our community, and by being a protector of our cherished theatres.
Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) 55 East State Street Columbus, OH 43215 Box Office: 614-469-0939 Direct link for donations: www.capa.com/support-us Social Media: www.facebook.com/capacolumbus https://twitter.com/catcoistheatre www.instagram.com/capacolumbus www.youtube.com/user/CAPAcolumbus
Why We’re Important: Our theatre spaces are the core of who CAPA really is. Theatres are the places where anyone and everyone is welcome to come and share unique and important experiences with each other. In our Theatres we tell stories, celebrate special occasions, and truly experience life side by side with our neighbors in a way that is unique and healing for us all. At this time, we all miss these opportunities that we may have taken for granted in the past. We need your help to protect these treasures to make sure they are ready for us when it is safe for us all to return.
Executive Director: CEO - Chad Whittington Email: cwhittington@capa.com Development Director: Barbara Markus Email: bmarkus@capa.com
How We Impact the Community: We impact the community by providing our spaces to gather. In the last year, we have also served over 25,000 members of our
Board Chair: Rich Helmreich
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CATCO friends, and sometimes foster joy and escape. We hope our audiences find personal meaning and transformation through the stories we share.
Who We Are: As Central Ohio's leading professional theatre company, CATCO has been delighting, challenging, and transporting audiences for more than 35 years. Our productions for adults and young audiences include world premieres, contemporary comedies and dramas, musicals, and international productions. We aspire to create meaningful experiences by sharing stories that are contemporary and relevant for our times.
How You Can Help: The best way to help CATCO is to make a charitable gift to support our artistic programs as well as our community-based and education programs. By making a gift to CATCO today, you are supporting our mission to produce transformational high-quality theatre, employ local artists, directors, designers and technicians, while engaging our community and facilitating educational programs for students of all ages across central Ohio. You can also advocate for the arts at this critical time by supporting the Save Our Stages Act. This initiative is making its way through Congress at this moment. Visit and take action at https://www.saveourstages.com/take-action. This proposed legislation may help provide critical funding for our industry. All CATCO and CATCO is Kids events are listed at catco.org. A new virtual A Columbus Christmas Carol will be premiere and be available from December 16-27, 2020.
What We Do: CATCO connects with our audiences in variety of ways through mainstage productions, programming for youth, and educational initiatives in classrooms and across the community. In addition to our annual mainstage season, we facilitate acting classes, summer camps, and productions for young actors to learn and grow. Our team of professionally trained artist educators work in central Ohio classrooms to integrate academic subjects with the theatrical arts, while also teaching lessons in acting and playwriting. Why We’re Important: Through meaningful and relevant storytelling, we are essential for supporting the social and emotional wellness of Columbus residents. Additionally, we have a significant economic impact in Columbus because we regularly hire actors, designers, directors and technicians for every performance. We tell stories that represent, examine, and explore moments in everyday life. And, we make space for community conversations around important issues, such as racial equity. At the same time, we know it’s important to share stories that allow audiences to find joy, laughter and escape, whether virtually or live.
CATCO 55 East State Street, Columbus, OH 43215 Box Office, (614) 469-0939 www.catco.org Direct link for donations:www.catco.org/support Social Media: www.facebook.com/catcoistheatre https://twitter.com/catcoistheatre www.instagram.com/catcoistheatre www.youtube.com/channel/UCrZ1JJMR-8INsG_SpGq8K_g Executive Director: Christy Farnbauch Email: cfarnbauch@catco.org
How We Impact the Community: Each year, CATCO serves more than 350 underserved students through our in-school residency program. Students learn to create, write, edit, rehearse, and produce their own play based on challenging core subjects chosen by the classroom teacher. Teachers tell us that the residencies reinforce important curricular lessons, help students learn to work cooperatively, and increase their overall engagement in learning. Live theatre impacts adults by providing a lens to creatively solve complex challenges, connect with family and
Artistic Director: Leda Hoffmann Email: lhoffmann@catco.org Development Director: Barbara Markus Email: bmarkus@capa.com Board Chair: Krista Hazen
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CENTRAL OHIO YOUTH FOR CHRIST back to others. We have a sizable group of young adults who have aged out of our program (18 and older) but who invest in the younger teens by mentoring them. The younger youth respond very well to these student leaders because they have “walked in their shoes” and made positive choices despite the pitfalls so common to our youth. This is the beginning of real community change.
Who We Are: Central Ohio Youth for Christ (COYFC) is a locally governed affiliate of the National Youth for Christ organization. We opened our office in 1981, and have been serving youth in Franklin and the surrounding counties of Central Ohio ever since. Our staff and volunteers reach out to teens and their families to help them navigate the challenges they face in our ever-changing world, regardless of their socioeconomic background, race, religion or gender.
How You Can Help: • Pray – Our ministry staff send regular updates on their work on how you can help support them through prayer. • Volunteer–We need the help of the community to work with these young people. Volunteering can take many forms – tutoring, teaching, homework help, classes, mentoring, provide meals, etc. • Give –Financially supporting the mission is always a needed and greatly appreciated sacrifice.
What We Do: COYFC is passionate about serving young people and their families, especially those who struggle with poverty and other societal issues. Our holistic ministry approach reinforces the need for education, healthy relationships and giving back to the community. Our staff and volunteers engage the teens in mentoring, teen parents’ education, homework help, job-skills training, leadership training, professional counseling, club meetings, retreats, case management services and community service opportunities.
Central Ohio Youth for Christ 5000 Arlington Centre Blvd. Columbus, OH 43220 614.848.4870 www.coyfc.org Facebook/yfccentral ohio
Why We’re Important: The vast majority of our youth are impacted by a myriad of negative influences: substance abuse; single-parent (or no parent homes); poverty; drop out, etc. These youth lead very chaotic lives, and have little if any committed input from trusted family or friends. They often crave acceptance, encouragement and guidance. Our staff and volunteers build relationships with these young people and provide positive adult role models who offer unconditional acceptance while helping to equip them to make healthy and productive life choices.
Executive Director: Scott Arnold Email: sarnold@coyfc.org Development Director: Vicky Thompson Email: vthompson@coyfc.org
How We Impact the Community: Our goal is to help a young person thrive to the point that they can and do give
Board Chair: Mrs. Cindy Kratzer
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CHARITABLE PHARMACY OF CENTRAL OHIO • emergency room services or hospitalizations decreased by one per patient per year • volume of prescriptions filled increased by 51% • 71% reported increased access to other health service providers • 90% reported a better understanding of how their medicines help control their chronic conditions and a sense of more control over their own health.
Who We Are: The Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio serves as a local solution to a national crisis, providing prescription medication and pharmacy services at no cost to area residents living at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. In 2007, it became clear that an alarming number of central Ohio residents were going without their prescription medications because they could not afford them. A grassroots effort was formed to address the need, and the Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio opened in 2010. Since then, we have filled 500,000 prescriptions for 7,000 patients with a total market value of over $50 million.
How You Can Help: No one should have to choose between food and medicine. Individuals who come to our doors rely on community members’ generosity to ensure access to the prescription medication and personal support they need to treat their chronic health conditions. You can help by: • making a gift at charitablepharmacy.org/donate • following us on Facebook and helping to share our story • becoming a corporate event sponsor • participating in our annual Rx Ride, Run & Stroll fundraiser • including the Charitable Pharmacy in your estate planning
What We Do: Providing medications that our patients can’t afford is critical, but our unique model goes well beyond filling prescriptions. Whenever patients come to pick up medication, they meet one-on-one with a pharmacist or senior pharmacy intern to receive extensive medication counseling and health assessments. This continuity is especially critical for the 50% of our patients who are 60 or older and others with chronic health conditions to ensure adherence, answer questions, and identify drug-related problems, including life-threating adverse reactions. We also provide vaccinations, health and wellness education, and consultations with a licensed social worker who connects patients with other social services.
For more information on in-kind donations and other giving vehicles, contact Melanie Boyd at 614/224-0301 or melanie. charitablepharmacy@gmail.com. Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio 200 E. Livingston Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215 614/227-0301 www.charitablepharmacy.org Direct Link for Donations: www.charitablepharmacy.org/donate Facebook: CharitablePharmacyofCentralOhio Twitter: @CharitablePharm Instagram: CharitablePharmacy
Why We’re Important: Many of our patients have faced the excruciating choice between buying medicine or putting food on the table for themselves and their families. For primarily financial reasons, many have avoided preventative and necessary health services until an emergency forced them to use costly emergency room or urgent care. They often leave the hospital with prescriptions for medications they cannot afford to buy and, as a result, suffer a repeated health event and return to the hospital or urgent care in a continuing cycle. We break that cycle and empower them to take control of their health.
Executive Director: Jennifer Seifert, MS, RPh, BCGP Jennifer.charitablepharmacy@gmail.com
How We Impact the Community: We help individuals get healthy and stay healthy. Our services also help people become employable and reduce overall community healthcare costs. The results of a study conducted at the Charitable Pharmacy and published in the Journal of the American Pharmacy Association showed that for our patients:
Development Director: Melanie Boyd Melanie.charitablepharmacy@gmail.com Board Chair: Rev. Cyndy Garn
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CHILDREN’S HUNGER ALLIANCE our work removes some of the financial burden for families that may be struggling to make ends meet. As a sponsor of the USDA federal food programs, we also contribute to the economic vitality of our state by bringing federal funds back to Ohio. Our work is critical to the children in Ohio that simply do not have enough food to sustain a healthy life.
Who We Are: Founded in 1970, Children’s Hunger Alliance is a statewide nonprofit based in Columbus with regional offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo. Simply put, our mission is to provide healthy meals to hungry children, advocate for the welfare of Ohio’s youngest citizens and teach nutrition education to those we serve. At Children’s Hunger Alliance, we are committed to improving the well-being of the almost half a million* – or 1 in 5 – children throughout the state struggling with hunger.
How You Can Help: Ohio’s 1 in 5 children struggling with food insecurity rely on the generosity of community members to help us provide them with the healthy meals they need. If you would like to be part of this important work, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution by visiting ChildrensHungerAlliance.org/GiveMeals. We also rely on our dedicated volunteers to help us pack meals at our warehouse, near our home office, or we can bring our mobile volunteer opportunity to you! We will come to your office for your group to pack meals - a great team-building opportunity. To learn more, visit ChildrensHungerAlliance.org.
What We Do: While there are many food safety net opportunities for families in need – all being important – our work specifically focuses on children’s food insecurity. We work to ensure children have their nutritional needs met by collaborating with numerous community partners. We serve as sponsors of the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program. These programs are administered in early childcare settings as well as afterschool and summer pograms. Most recently with the launch of our mobile meal service, we improved access to summer meals in four different cities across the state and plan to expand to additional locations in the future. We also work with schools to increase breakfast participation, and lastly, we teach nutrition education and physical activity to those we serve.
Children’s Hunger Alliance Address: 1105 Schrock Road, Suite 505, Columbus, OH 43229 614-341-7700 ChildrensHungerAlliance.org, LunchMoneyChallenge.org Facebook: @CHAOhio Twitter: @CHAOhio YouTube: @CHAOhio LinkedIn.com/company/CHAOhio Pinterest.com/childrenshungeralliance Instagram.com/childrenshungeralliance
Why We’re Important: Our work feeding children has always been critical, but never more so than during a public health crisis. The work we do at Children’s Hunger Alliance to provide our most vulnerable citizens with one of their most basic needs – food – is critical to the future of our children. Research shows that children who regularly have access to nutritious meals not only are healthier overall, but also perform better in school. Consistent access to healthy food is crucial for children to grow and learn, helping give them the best opportunity to become productive adults and break the cycle of poverty.
President and CEO: Judy Mobley Email: 4kids@childrenshungeralliance.org Vice President of Development: Cindi Marshall Email: development@childrenshungeralliance.org
How We Impact the Community: Through our partnerships, the children we serve receive healthy meals. While providing meals to children is certainly our primary focus, secondarily
Board Chair: Troy Kemelgor, Northwestern Mutual *Based on Feeding America Map the Meal data, pre-COVID
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CITY YEAR COLUMBUS support and mentoring, 5,482 hours of literacy tutoring, 5,464 hours of math intervention time, and 518 hours of attendance coaching. Of the students who completed City Year programming, 77% showed improvement on end-ofyear assessments in math and 77% showed improvement on end-of-year assessments in English. City Year Columbus had over 110 students regularly attending after school programming and hosted 60 school events and initiatives.
Who We Are: City Year Columbus is an educationfocused nonprofit organization that partners with Columbus City Schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. What We Do: City Year Columbus’ Whole School Whole Child program is an innovative approach to supporting at risk students in Columbus City Schools. City Year Columbus places teams of AmeriCorps members in seven Columbus City Schools where they serve all day, every day as tutors, mentors, and role models. City Year AmeriCorps members lead individualized interventions in attendance, behavior, math, and English and provide holistic support to help students stay in school and on track to graduate. Additionally, City Year AmeriCorps members lead after school programming, provide whole school support, plan community and family engagement events, participate in school committees, and more.
How You Can Help: Every dollar raised and every hour served has a clear impact on students. We rely on the generous contributions from our donors and community partners to continue providing students in Columbus City Schools with the support they need to stay on track towards graduation. Donations to City Year Columbus go directly towards our programming and support the teams of City Year AmeriCorps members serving in our 7 partner schools. We also have many opportunities to volunteer with our AmeriCorps members and students. For more information, contact Ruth Lomax.
Why We’re Important: Research conducted by Johns Hopkins University states that students likely to drop out can be identified as early as the sixth grade based on 3 early warning indicators: inconsistent attendance, disruptive behavior, and poor performance in math and English. City Year Columbus works with schools and teachers to determine which students are most in need of extra help and uses a data-driven plan to support these students. Because City Year AmeriCorps members serve every day, they become an important part of the school community, forming trusting relationships with students that are the foundation of City Year Columbus’ work.
City Year Columbus 350 E. 1st Ave, Suite 250, Columbus, OH 43201 614-586-4520 www.cityyear.org/columbus Facebook: www.facebook.com/CityYearCbus Twitter: @CityYearCbus Instagram: @CityYearCbus Executive Director: Tasha Booker Managing Director of Development : Ruth Lomax Email: rlomax@cityyear.org
How We Impact the Community: During the 2017-2018 school year, City Year AmeriCorps members impacted over 3,900 students and led individualized interventions with 693 students. They provided 1,328 hours of behavior
Board Chair: Heather Svetek, Huntington
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COLUMBUS ACADEMY Who We Are: Columbus Academy’s core mission is to develop the mind, body and character of our 1,140 students from the 3-Year-Old Explorers program through Grade 12. Our dynamic faculty members and students benefit from our 231-acre campus that serves as a living classroom, where learning happens everywhere.
and universities across the country prepared to pursue their dreams—wherever their passions might take them. Half of all Academy alumni currently live and work in Central Ohio, many among the ranks of business and community leaders, contributing to the health and vibrancy of our entire community.
What We Do: Academy’s tradition of excellence in education begins with our faculty. Our teachers are experts in their fields. They design a curriculum that challenges and excites students, aligns with best practices in teaching, and prepares Academy’s students to compete for college entrance at a national level with students from the best schools in the country. As advisors, mentors and coaches, our faculty members care deeply about their students and nurture character formation through a healthy balance of determination and play, implementation of cultural competencies and sustained service.
How You Can Help: Columbus Academy is seeking partnerships with individuals, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, education and research institutions to enrich curricular programs. We believe student learning is enhanced through internships, service learning, and design challenges that encourage students to solve realworld problems, collaborate with professionals, and serve our neighbors and community. Columbus Academy 4300 Cherry Bottom Rd., Gahanna, OH 43230 614-475-2311 columbusacademy.org giving.columbusacademy.org www.facebook.com/ColumbusAcademy twitter.com/ColumbusAcademy instagram.com/columbusacademy
Why We’re Important: Columbus Academy is a vital resource for families in our community who are seeking a school that rivals the best of its kind in the country. Our diverse and welcoming school develops the intellects of its students and nurtures their competitive spirits in a caring, respectful environment. We seek to inspire in our students a love of lifelong learning, the motivation to act in service to others, and the moral courage necessary to do what is right.
Executive Director: Melissa Soderberg, Head of School Development Director: Erich Hunker ’81, Assistant Head of School, Development/External Relations Email: hunkere@columbusacademy.org
How We Impact the Community: Academy has graduated 106 classes of students who have experienced a depth and breadth of education that few other schools can match. Our highly sought-after graduates have matriculated to colleges
Board Chair: Jonathan Kass ’85
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COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY FOUNDATION Who We Are: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Andrew Carnegie granted over $56 million to fund 2,811 free public libraries around the world. Through his generosity, the first Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) was built. Andrew Carnegie envisioned a system where communities would continue to support and maintain their libraries long after the original grant money was gone. It is in this spirit that the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation was established in 1990 as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The foundation supports the library’s immediate needs and long-range goals through generous private donations.
How We Impact the Community: A library is democracy’s best-kept promise that knowledge and information will be accessible to all. Columbus Metropolitan Library creates spaces and provides programs that connect children, teens, adults and families throughout the region with the knowledge and resources they need to build successful lives. Dedicated staff provide customers with critical programs and services. They prepare the library’s littlest customers for kindergarten, help students achieve success through reading practice and homework help, and guide job seekers striving to join Columbus’ vibrant workforce.
What We Do: Columbus Metropolitan Library strives to create a thriving community where wisdom prevails by inspiring reading, sharing resources and connecting people. Three strategies drive the work: • Young Minds: We encourage and support learning with programs addressing critical education issues like kindergarten readiness, third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation. • My Library: We anticipate changing customer needs to create libraries that provide physical and digital spaces to meet those needs plus customer expectations • Life Skills: We identify challenges our customers face and provide tools and skills they need to be successful in life and work, to reach their full potential
How You Can Help: We need your help to sustain and expand the library’s award-winning programs and services. Your gift to the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation is a tax-deductible investment that will pay great dividends for you, your family, your friends and thousands of others. No matter the size, every dollar donated helps make a positive impact in our community. Here are some ways in which community members and organizations can support Columbus Metropolitan Library: • Annual Fund Donations • Endowment and Legacy Gifts • Corporate Giving and Sponsorship • In-Kind Contributions • Volunteering
Why We're Important: The Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation provides financial support for the library’s greatest needs and highest priorities through generous gifts. We help to ensure the library’s collection, programs and services will be available for generations of learners to come. Every day the library provides vital services to the central Ohio community, like homework help for students, early literacy skills training for children and resume services for job seekers. The need for the library has never been greater; gifts to the foundation ensure that programs and services will continue to be available for free to all.
Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation 96 South Grant Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215 614-849-1051 www.foundation.columbuslibrary.org Connect on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Executive Director: Patrick Losinski Email: plosinski@columbuslibrary.org Development Director: Rachel Heine Email: rheine@columbuslibrary.org Board Chair: Barbara Derrow
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COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART How We Impact the Community: A hub for creativity, CMA creates relationships that bring people and art together in exciting ways that make us a true reflection of those we serve. Our 2015 expansion dramatically deepened our capacity to serve in ways that are meaningful in the 21st century. CMA’s exhibitions and programs support a connected and thriving Columbus where people feel a part of something bigger than themselves. Cultural entities like CMA and Pizzuti Collection of CMA help cities articulate their identity and vitality. CMA continually strives to recognize the needs of our community while celebrating the diversity of our people and our city.
Who We Are: The mission of the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) is to create great experiences with great art for everyone. Whether we are presenting an exhibition, designing an art-making activity, or giving visitors directions, we are guided by a vision to connect people and art. Our values – creativity, experience, and relationships – are the foundational principles and beliefs that guide our decision making and communication. Opportunities to connect art and people were expanded when CMA established the Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Legacy Project after being gifted the artist’s estate and when the Museum assumed leadership for and building operation and programming of the Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art.
How You Can Help: Columbus Museum of Art was built for the community by the community. Generations of families have invested in CMA through gifts of art, time, talent, and treasure. CMA is happy to discuss how to match our commitment to creativity and our 21st century vision with individual interests and organizational goals. Please contact CMA’s Executive Deputy Director of Advancement Lucy Ackley at 614.629.0351 or lucy.ackley@cmaohio.org for a personalized prospectus on how you can help nurture creativity in our community.
What We Do: CMA designs innovative exhibitions and programs that foster curiosity, imagination, and creativity for all our citizens from early childhood to adulthood. The 21st century depends on creative thinkers who develop ideas for the betterment of the world. We value the role that creative thinkers, in particular artists, play in society and we create exhibitions, events, and programs that nurture citizens to think like artists. Some of those programs include Studio Workshops, Sparking Imaginations, Wonder School, Teaching for Creativity Institute, Wednesdays@2,Art afterStonewall, 1969-1989 and Raggin On: The Art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson’s House and Journals
Connect with the Columbus Museum of Art 480 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215 614-221-6801 www.columbusmuseum.org Facebook, Twitter, Instagram @columbusmuseum Facebook & Instagram @pizzuticollection
Why We're Important: The challenges of our time demand creative ways of thinking and doing in our schools, businesses, government, community, and world. CMA designs experiences to provoke dialogue, promote collaboration, and encourage risk-taking. We are committed to being an open, inclusive, accessible museum that engages different perspectives and voices through programs and initiatives like our Loud & Proud LBGTQ+ and Allied membership and our Free Sunday initiative. Art reveals the best of humanity. It’s the ultimate end of a creative process that allows each and every one of us to express how we view and experience life.
Executive Director: Nannette V. Maciejunes Executive Deputy Director of Advancement: Lucy Ackley Email: lucy.ackley@cmaohio.org Board Chair: George Skestos through December 2020
Stephen S. Wittmann as of January 2021
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COLUMBUS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
are leaders in their communities and their professions, bringing honor to central Ohio and to CSG.
Who We Are: Since 1898, Columbus School for Girls has instilled in girls and young women the strength and grace (“forte et gratum”) to discover their distinct potential. We are a diverse academic community in which each student reaches her fullest potential as a scholar, athlete, artist, and, most important, as a compassionate human being. Combining a passion for learning with a deep level of self-confidence, CSG students leave the school inspired, prepared to make an impact on the world.
How You Can Help: Columbus School for Girls is characterized by challenging academics, enriching arts and athletics, supportive relationships, a sense of community that honors individuals and understands that the ability to navigate a world of people whose experiences, background, and perspective are different from one’s own, is both critical to a complete 21st-century education and essential to success in the world. Volunteers, donors, and friends help to make CSG the strong institution it is today, while ensuring it remains a vibrant learning community for students of tomorrow.
What We Do: Our mission is to empower girls to discover their distinct potential as learners and leaders. Why We’re Important: CSG is uniquely qualified to teach girls and young women, inspiring to take the leap from learners to leaders. Learning with a deep sense of engagement, working together toward a common goal, taking risks, rebounding from disappointments, thinking creatively and solving problems in unique ways: all of these are experiences that breed qualities essential to our girls’ success after CSG. These skills are specifically fostered and honed in our school community.
Columbus School For Girls 65 S. Drexel Ave. Bexley, OH 43209 (614) 252-0781 www.columbusschoolforgirls.org www.columbusschoolforgirls.org/giving/give-now Facebook- Columbus School for Girls Twitter-@ColsSchForGirls Instagram- @colsschforgirls Head of School: Jennifer Ciccarelli Email: jciccarelli@columbusschoolforgirls.org
How We Impact the Community: CSG faculty, staff, students, and alumnae embrace a commitment to make our community and our world a better place in which to live and to work. Students participate in outreach programs and conduct ser vice projects with local organizations; faculty and staff share their time and expertise with organizations across the area. Our alumnae
Chief Development Officer: Amy Borntrager Email: aborntrager@columbusschoolforgirls.org Board Chair: Michael Glimcher
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COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE How We Impact the Community: 1. Boosting Income: It starts with financial literacy, a foundational experience we offer to every family we serve. 2. Social Engagement: 40,000 people contacted us last year. Every client is connected to a holistic array of initiatives that overcome ALL of the crises that mark life in poverty. 3. Family Structure: From pre-school, after-school to internship, and from job training to credit management, our organization uniquely understands and responds to the reality that individual and family success are interdependent. 4. Integrated Communities: We erase the redlines that walled off races and under-resourced families with initiatives that significantly improve credit scores, home ownership and inclusive rental housing.
Who We Are: The Columbus Urban League (CUL) empowers African Americans and disenfranchised groups through economic, educational and social progress. Founded in 1918, CUL is one of the largest and most prestigious community based organizations in Central Ohio. Fighting for equity and justice for more than a century, CUL has emerged as a respected, relevant and effective force in overcoming poverty and achieving economic mobility for all. What We Do: CUL creates family stabilization and economic transformation opportunities for underresourced African American and urban families by offering relevant programs and initiatives designed to remove barriers to economic success and increase economic pathways. CUL initiatives enable childhood learning, support youth leadership, connect unemployed people to livable wage jobs, cultivate homegrown business talent, pilot job-generating social entrepreneurial ventures, and promote strong family structure.
How You Can Help: You can help by donating to our cause, donations can be allocated to specific programs, or donated to CUL’s greatest needs. Columbus Urban League Address: 788 Mt. Vernon Ave. Columbus, OH 43203 (614) 257-6300 www.cul.org, Direct link for donations: www.cul.org/give-a-gift Social Media: Instagram: @ColumbusUrbanLeague Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheColumbusUrbanLeague Twitter: @CULempowering
Why We’re Important: Your Columbus Urban League has led Central Ohio’s racial and economic equity movement for more than a century. Our culturally authentic, integrated services achieve family stability and economic mobility, touching nearly 40,000 people annually. Thousands more now seek our help to survive health, economic and racist devastation. We relentlessly work for: • Recovery – emergency relief that keeps families in housing and businesses flourishing • Reform – policies that eliminate systemic racism • Resiliency – coaching that boosts individual earning power while leveling the economic playing field for black communities.
Executive Director: Stephanie Hightower Email: shightower@cul.org Development Director: Christina Boulding Email: cboulding@cul.org Board Chair: Todd Williams
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COMMUNITY SHELTER BOARD Who We Are: Community Shelter Board was created in 1986, founded on the vision that no one should be homeless in our community, for even one night. Our mission is to lead a coordinated, community effort to make sure everyone has a place to call home. CSB is the collective impact organization driving the best outcomes for people facing homelessness in Columbus and Franklin County. CSB is considered a national model for organizing a community’s response to homelessness.
adults and 1,000 families each year, including 4,100 children. Over the last five years, our prevention programs have helped more than 2,500 households avoid homelessness, while more than 8,000 households were re-housed and stabilized. And we have housed more than 2,200 households that experienced longterm homelessness and disabilities in specialized, supportive housing – saving costs for jails, emergency room visits, and inpatient hospital stays. Ensuring safe and decent housing for residents helps move our entire community forward.
What We Do: Community Shelter Board brings together agencies across the community to work together as a cohesive system for change, driving: • Strategy – to prioritize and position innovative solutions in alignment with federal, state, and local agencies • Accountability – through data and compliance monitoring for all public funding from federal, state, and local levels, as well as private sector funding • Collaboration – within the homeless system, between other systems of care, and across the community • Resources – from federal, state, and local levels in both the public and private sectors
How You Can Help: No child should spend the holidays in a shelter, especially during a global pandemic. Help us get families home for the holidays. We’ve already housed 500 families so far this year. Help us get even more families home before the holidays. We need your help more than ever before. If you’re thankful to have a safe, warm home, make a gift today at csb.org or text HOME2020 to 91999. Community Shelter Board 355 East Campus View Boulevard, Suite 250, Columbus, Ohio 43235-5616 614-221-9195 www.csb.org Donate: secure.qgiv.com/for/csbq www.facebook.com/Community-Shelter-Board-133887516647655 www.instagram.com/communityshelterboard/ www.linkedin.com/company/community-shelter-board/ Twitter @CommShelterBd
Why We’re Important: More than 1,200 people sleep in homeless shelters in Columbus and Franklin County on any given night, while an estimated 600 or more are on the streets. Community Shelter Board is leading a battle to slow the spread of COVID-19 among people experiencing homelessness. CSB is planning strategically to implement immediate actions in response to COVID-19 and preparing for the middle and long-term impact that this pandemic will have on the health and economy of our community, particularly on low-income people facing homelessness.
Executive Director: Michelle Heritage Email: mheritage@csb.org Development Director: Melissa Garver Email: mgarver@csb.org
How We Impact the Community: CSB and its partner agencies offer life-changing programs that assure prevention, shelter, and re-housing assistance for more than 5,400 single
Board Chair: Amy Dawson, Executive Vice President Fahlgren Mortine
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COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION CENTER OF OHIO (CCCO) Who We Are: Compassion is our passion. For a decade, the Compassionate Communication Center of Ohio (CCCO) has empowered people to find ways to diffuse conflicts nonviolently and to explore and express their needs. Inspired by the Nonviolent Communication movement, we’ve learned that empathy is a powerful antidote to seemingly intractable challenges. We work to keep our community on the forefront of Nonviolent Communication techniques by facilitating educational opportunities and engaging in outreach. We apply the principles of Nonviolent Communication to internal, interpersonal, workplace, community and global conflicts. Our values include compassion, self-awareness, open communication, inclusiveness, collaboration, sustainability and balance.
How We Impact the Community: From the classroom to the boardroom to the kitchen table, we facilitate healing communication. Our work embraces social entrepreneurship, supports emotional intelligence, cultivates self-care and celebrates human dignity. We aspire to value everyone’s needs equally. A mother of ten children who has attended Family Heart Camp says, "You can't learn this from a book. Learning ideas is not as effective as the experience of unconditional love and affection and nurturing from another human being."Annie, one of our monthly sustainers adds, “My life, the life of my husband and the lives of my children have been dramatically impacted and enhanced through the work of this organization.”
What We Do: We apply the principles of compassionate communication to self-discovery, relationships, career, advocacy, social justice and geopolitics. Our work invests in building common ground rather than drawing battle lines. We articulate unmet needs, rather than judgments, blame, or coercion. We work with local, regional, national, and international partners to: • Bring Compassionate Communication to the workplace • Offer public trainings that bring together community members • Train and mediate in schools, faith-based organizations, communities, etc. • Provide cross-cultural programs for families • Partner with NVC trainers from Israel and Palestine, local peace activists, teachers and students from Columbus Learning Cooperative and residents of Marion Correctional Institution
How You Can Help: We celebrate and give thanks for every resource entrusted to our care and fully commit to use them wisely and ethically. Ninety-one cents of every dollar goes directly toward programming. • Participate in and learn from life-enriching community events. (You can find a calendar of events on speakingpeace.org.) • Make a tax-deductible donation • Provide tuition for a family to attend Family Heart Camp • Volunteer. We offer a variety of one-of-a-kind volunteer opportunities, such as hosting individuals or families from around the region and around the world • Consider including CCCO in your estate planning in order to benefit future generations Compassionate Communication Center of Ohio (CCCO) 2350 Indianola Ave., Columbus, OH 43202 USA 614.558.1141 info@speakingpeace.org speakingpeace.org Where to find us: Donate to CCCO, facebook, instagram, twitter, meet-up
Why We’re Important: The skills of self-discovery leading to connectedness across barriers are often not learned in our formal education. CCCO fills this gap by providing experience (educational and experiential) to acquire these skills. Since inception in 2006 we have hosted 61 national experts and 50 local assistants to help us learn. We have held 74 training sessions in diverse formats, co-created 16 ongoing practice groups, and joined 44 other community events. In this way, CCCO has introduced the Nonviolent Communication process of founder and international peacemaker, Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D, to over 8,000 participants.
Executive Team: Susanna Warren, Lisa Kreischer, Jackie Burtch Board Members: Don Buckingham, Derek Burtch, John Henson, Gary Kopp, and Carole Menge
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DEATH PENALTY ACTION How We Impact the Community: We uplift the community by working for nonviolent and equitable responses to the worst crimes. Death Penalty Action supports citizens standing for safety, fairness, integrity, and more impactful use of tax dollars to prevent violent crime while advocating for better services for all murder victims’ families. In the vast majority of cases, society holds dangerous offenders accountable and keeps everyone safe from them without executions. The criminal legal system makes mistakes, is costly, and unequal; treating the accused differently based on race, economics, and social status. Therefore, we believe government can’t be trusted with the power to kill.
Who We Are: Death Penalty Action (DPA) works with allies and partners nationwide to stop executions. We are: • exonerated death row survivors* • families of murder victims who oppose executions* • families of the executed and prisoners on death row* • former executioners and other members of the law enforcement community* • students & educators • medical professionals • legislators • policy advocates • journalists • faith leaders & people of faith • thought leaders • philanthropists • and regular people bringing healing to the world by reforming the most broken part of the criminal legal system in Ohio and nationwide. (* indicates our Voices of Experience primary speakers, referenced above and below.)
How You Can Help: Death Penalty Action seeks inviters, investors and champions to support our work in the following ways: • Invite others to join you in supporting our work. • Invest charitable dollars to enable our success and boost our impact. • Champion DPA in your networks to educate, inspire and empower citizens to engage policy makers and create the change we wish to see happen. Schedule an on-line educational program in your community to allow our Voices of Experience story tellers* to help others understand this issue.
What We Do: Death Penalty Action provides leadership, training, educational and direct-action events; assisting local, state and national groups working to stop executions. For example, DPA helps people explore the issue through the eyes of those who have experienced it first-hand*. Our Voices of Experience on the Death Penalty speaker program combines experiential story-telling with faith, racial, economic and other perspectives, helping communities understand how capital punishment fails our society. We also provide concrete action opportunities like petitions and letter writing campaigns for those wishing to create lasting policy change.
Death Penalty Action has very low overhead, so your financial investment goes directly to creating the change we all want to see happen. Death Penalty Action PO Box 89, Ghent, NY 12075 (Admin address. ED lives/works in Columbus, Ohio) 800-973-6548 Cell phone of ED: 561-371-5204 DeathPenaltyAction.org Direct link for donations: deathpenaltyaction.org/donate www.facebook.com/deathpenaltyaction/ twitter.com/DeathPenaltyAct www.instagram.com/deathpenaltyaction
Why We’re Important: Death Penalty Action is the only national single-issue anti-death penalty advocacy group currently functioning in the United States. Lifting up the voices of those most impacted*, working collaboratively with allies, DPA creates impactful change. Our staff helped stop executions in Ohio and repeal capital punishment laws in NJ, NM, IL, CT, MD, NH & CO. DPA’s newest project is working with congressional leaders to ensure that ending federal executions is part of the racial justice and criminal legal system reforms that must be addressed in early 2021. DPA also supports such efforts at the state level.
Executive Director: Columbus resident/native Abraham J. Bonowitz Email: Abe@DeathPenaltyAction.org
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DIRECTIONS FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES services that emphasize commitment to the family, school, and work. Referrals for services come from schools, juvenile court, protective services, hospitals, parents, churches, and other social service agencies. Services are provided through innovative programs that are resiliency-oriented, traumainformed and focus on the reduction of self-defeating behaviors and assisting youth, adults and families in leading positive and productive lives. DFYF provides new opportunities in disadvantaged neighborhoods, helps clients learn to heal and build resilience, and contributes to a healthy community – one individual, one family at a time.
Who we are: Directions for Youth & Families (DFYF) provides mental and behavioral health services to youth and families in central Ohio. DFYF is a resiliency-oriented, trauma-informed agency whose mission is to build and inspire hope, healing, and resilience for youth, families, and communities through counseling and education. DFYF offers a continuum of services that spans psychiatric and psychological services, mental and behavioral health treatment, and after-school and prevention programming. They are 1 of only 26 members of the National Crittenton family of agencies. DFYF serves over 6,000 youth and their families each year, most of whom are economically challenged. 96% of our services are provided at no cost ensuring our youth and families receive the services they need.
How You Can Help: DFYF relies on support from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government entities. You can give through a monetary donation, naming DFYF as designated charity through your corporate giving program, planned giving, commemorative gifts, in-kind donations, volunteering , or attending DFYF events. Designating DFYF through your Kroger rewards and Amazon Smile make a difference too! All funding goes to program costs, directly benefiting the young people and families served by DFYF. Supporting and attending DFYF events and activities is a great way to get involved and contribute to making our community stronger.
What We Do: Programs include clinical counseling services, parenting and kindergarten readiness programs, and afterschool/summer programs. DFYF has over 75 licensed social workers and counselors offering in-home and school counseling services. Individuals and families are helped to address and overcome a range of issues including school challenges, sexual abuse, delinquency, domestic violence, depression and anxiety, physical abuse/neglect, family conflict, grief, and substance abuse. DFYF operates two youth centers providing an environment that is safe, positive, and educational, both located in high-risk neighborhoods and offering new opportunities and healthy alternatives to delinquent activities prevalent in those neighborhoods.
Directions for Youth & Families 1515 Indianola Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201 614.294.2661 www.dfyf.org Direct link for donations: co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/ default.aspx?wid=47074 facebook.com/DFYFColumbus linkedin.com/company/directions-for-youth-and-families youtube.com/channel/UCQErJ7aaN8RKB8S51GAyypA instagram.com/directionsforyouthfamilies
Why We’re Important: DFYF has been serving the most vulnerable in central Ohio since 1899 when it's predecessor, Crittenton Family Services, opened a home for unwed mothers on East Main Street. DFYF continues to serve those who are most in need. DFYF builds upon strengths, inspires hope, provides safe places, and promotes healing in some of our communities’ darkest places addressing our toughest issues. Our treatment programs are provided on an outreach basis – in client’s homes, schools, or other community settings – to reduce barriers to treatment and provide services in the environment they are needed.
CEO: Duane Casares, LISW-S Email: dcasares@dfyf.org Development Director: Mary Margaritis Email: mmargaritis@dfyf.org
How We Impact the Community: DFYF offers programs that provide community-based treatment and prevention
Board Chair: John P. Brody, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
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DRESS FOR SUCCESS, COLUMBUS than 110 referral partners enabled us to empower more than 1,800 women in 2019. Upon completion of DFSC programs, women’s hourly wage increased from $12.50 to $13.38 per hour. For every $1 that was invested last year, our client’s wages increased by $1.63. That represented $1.4M in increased earnings in 2019!
Who We Are: The mission of Dress For Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Our purpose and calling in the community is to support the achievement of women through empowerment as she shapes her own destiny.
How You Can Help: After the impact of COVID-19 on women in the year 2020, putting women back in the workforce is more important than ever. We invite you to contribute to the Mission of Dress For Success Columbus through a variety of methods: financial contributions; donations of gently-used professional attire for suiting our women; volunteer at our boutique or Mobile Career Center; become a mentor to our sisters through our Women2Women Mentoring program; become an Interviewing for Success coach; attend one of our signature events to learn more about our Mission (Dine.Drink.Dress. or Beyond the Suit).
What We Do: In Columbus, Dress for Success is the catalyst for workforce development leading to economic independence for our women. We provide personalized employment suiting in our High Street Boutique, Mobile Career Center, and even virtually, to equip her with confidence for her interview, and the ability to go-to-work with ease. DFS offers an easy-to-use, reliable Career Center and tools like Interviewing for Success, Professional Women’s Group, Women2Women Mentoring, Boss Girl, and other programs that assist women in finding a job, helping her retain the position, and growing in her career through community-led resources.
Dress for Success, Columbus 1204 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201 614.291.5420 DFSColumbus.org Direct link for donations: DFScmh.org/sophisticatedliving www.facebook.com/dfscmh www.instagram.com/dfscolumbus/
Why We’re Important: Dress For Success Columbus operates through 5 strategic pillars, each of equal importance: Dressing, Coaching, Empowering, Encouraging, and Celebrating. Each strategic pillar is critical to fueling the longterm success of our women, both in terms of acquiring work after hardship and growth throughout her career as well. Our values are important to us, and we strive to embody these in everything we do as we serve our community: care through sisterhood, service with dignity, personal and professional restoration, championship of inclusivity for all women, and celebrating Her success. How We Impact the Community: DFSC has more a decade of experience and has served more than 18,000 Central Ohio women since 2007. Support from our community and more
Executive Director: Angel Harris Email: angel@dfscmh.org Senior Director, Fundraising, Marketing and Strategic Communications: Stephanie Merkle Board Chair: Amanda Swenson Turner
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ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, (ECDI) How We Impact the Community: ECDI gives marginalized entrepreneurs a chance to succeed, and to dramatically change the makeup of their own communities and neighborhoods. Since 2004, ECDI has assisted more than 17,000 individuals, disbursed over $63.7 million through more than 2,800 loans, and has helped create or retain more than 9,000 jobs. A 2018 study of ECDI clients, made possible by a grant from the MasterCard Foundation, revealed that the impact on the Ohio economy through ECDI’s clients comfortably exceeds $1 billion annually. Between April and September of 2020, ECDI’s COVID response included $10.5 million loaned to 350 Ohio businesses, which represents nearly a 300% increase in volume over the same period in the prior year. Close to 71% of those loans were to Blackowned businesses and more than half were female-owned. This accounts for 1,300 jobs that were retained or created.
Who We Are: ECDI is a U.S. Treasury-designated Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) headquartered in Columbus, serving all Ohio entrepreneurs, with offices in Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, and Toledo. ECDI’s mission is to invest in people to create measurable and enduring social and economic change. The nonprofit organization fills a gap in the credit industry by offering affordable, responsible microloans to underserved or underbanked small businesses. While we serve all entrepreneurs, those who are underbanked are most often people of color, immigrants, women, and/or people with lower income capacity. What We Do: ECDI helps entrepreneurs succeed, through a combination of lending, business trainings, coaching, and access to incubator services and infrastructure. ECDI operates the only SBA-funded Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) in the state of Ohio, with centers in Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and a new center planned to open in early 2021 in Portsmouth, to provide resources for underserved women in the Appalachian region. The Food Fort, ECDI’s innovative food business incubator and commercial kitchen, also serves the Columbus market. The organization’s one-source, hightouch model helps underserved entrepreneurs on every stage of their small business journey.
How You Can Help: • Donate: Help ECDI fight for economic justice for marginalized entrepreneurs. Your donation helps fund business development and financial literacy programs for entrepreneurs. • Invest: ECDI’s Invest Local Ohio program provides the opportunity to invest in small businesses in your community and receive a return. Think of it as a socially conscious savings account. • Volunteer: ECDI runs a Professional Advisor Network, matching professionals with clients in need of coaching in their area of expertise.
Why We're Important: ECDI has always been the small business lender that breaks down barriers for systemically disadvantaged entrepreneurs. In turn, they build up their communities by providing jobs and services in their neighborhoods. In the pandemic economy, small businesses need our help just to survive. Companies that were previously at a systemic disadvantage are suffering at disproportionate rates: CNN reports an estimated 41% of U.S. Black-owned businesses shuttered between Feb. and April, compared to ~17% of white-owned businesses. Latinx and Asian businesses also closed at disproportionate rates, while female entrepreneurs report struggling to run their companies as they were suddenly and unexpectedly burdened with their family’s childcare and online schooling. ECDI deferred payments, bulked up our business support services and increased our loan output by nearly 300% in the early days of the pandemic to answer the call for help from our clients and other small businesses. We are truly on the frontline of support, offering a lifeline to hundreds of Ohio entrepreneurs.
Economic & Community Development Institute, (ECDI) 1655 Old Leonard Ave., Columbus, OH 43219 614-559-0115 ecdi.og Direct donations: www.ecdi.org/donate www.facebook.com/ECDIoh www.instagram.com/ecdi_oh/ www.linkedin.com/company/ecdi Executive Director: Inna Kinney Email: ikinney@ecdi.org Development Director: Douglas Craven Email: dcraven@ecdi.org Board Chair: Stephanie Steward-Young
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EQUITAS HEALTH Equitas Health medical, dental, counseling, and support services are specially designed to serve the needs of people living with HIV, the LGBTQ+ community, and those kept or left out of the healthcare sytsem.
Who We Are: Since 1984, Equitas Health has served thousands of patients in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia each year with patient-centered, integrated, and cutting edge services. With medical centers located in Cincinnati, Columbus & Dayton, and over a dozen regional offices throughout the state of Ohio, it is our mission to be the gateway to good health for those at risk of or affected by HIV, for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/ questioning (LGBTQ+) community, and for those seeking a welcoming healthcare home.
Equitas Health testing counselors and linkage to care coordinators are trained to guide people from diagnosis to regular treatment to improve health outcomes and prevent the spread of HIV. How You Can Help: Attend Art for Life on October 23, 2021 at the Columbus Museum of Art. Since 1989, this biennial art auction has raised awareness and approximately $6 million for Equitas Health. Art for Life is a celebration of the arts community, Equitas Health’s life-saving work, and a celebration of life! Live and silent auctions feature some of the best local and internationally recognized artists. Art for Life 2018 continued its legacy as the most successful charity art auction in Ohio with over $1,000,000 raised and over 1,000 attendees. More information is available at artforlifecolumbus.org. To donate anytime, please visit: equitashealth.com/give.
What We Do: Our services include primary and specialized medical care, pharmacy, dentistry, behavioral health, HIV/ STI treatment and prevention, PrEP/PEP, Ryan White/HIV case management, care navigation, advocacy, and important initiatives for LGBTQ+ victims of violence, transgender youth, and communities impacted by the opioid crisis. The Equitas Health Institute serves as our research and education arm, focusing on reducing health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community. Our integrated approach to everything we do helps us reach the communities and people most in need of quality, affordable, and affirming care. Why We’re Important: As a federally-designated Community Health Center, Equitas Health is one of the largest HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ+ serving healthcare organizations in the United States. As a recognized leader in HIV/AIDS specialty care, we are building on our legacy of LGBTQ+ activism and outreach to expand our mission and commitment to make better health something that cannot be predicted by race or class, education or zip code, gender identity or sexual orientation.
Equitas Health 1105 Schrock Road, Suite 350 (614) 340-6768 www.equitashealth.com Direct link for donations: www.equitashealth.com/give www.facebook.com/EquitasHealth
How We Impact the Community: Nearly 90% of people living with HIV who receive treatment or case management services at Equitas Health have achieved viral suppression and cannot transmit the virus to sexual partners.
Development Director: Robert Copeland Email: robertcopeland@equitashealth.com
Executive Director: William J. Hardy, CEO Email: billhardy@equitashealth.com
Board Chair: Sam Rinehart Underwritten by 53 A private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
FRANKLIN PARK CONSERVATORY How We Impact the Community:The Conservatory welcomes over 350,000 visitors each year, making us an important driver of tourism in central Ohio, and resulting in a $21-million annual economic impact. Our Growing to Green community gardening outreach program has helped start, strengthen and sustain over 300 local community gardens and school learning gardens, with an emphasis on food access, nutrition, education, and bringing neighborhoods together. On average, each year we impact 14,000 students representing 400+ schools through education programs that connect young people to opportunities for hands-on learning, exploration and discovery. Our monthly Community Days and year-round Museums for All initiatives offer free and reduced-price admission, and memberships available to check out through local library branches ensure the Conservatory’s resources are accessible to everyone.
Who We Are: Inspired by horticulture, Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens elevates quality of life and connects the community through educational, cultural and social experiences. The Conservatory features indoor gardens and botanical biomes filled with exotic plant life, seasonal horticulture displays, and nature-infused art exhibitions featuring local, national, and international artists. Ten acres of outdoor gardens include the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children’s Garden, a multi-sensory space filled with unique, nature-based interactive experiences for families and children. We also offer classes, workshops and outreach initiatives that educate and engage all ages with gardening, cooking, art, nutrition and more. The Conservatory’s gardens and event spaces make it a popular venue for weddings, family celebrations, and corporate gatherings. What We Do: Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens envisions a world that celebrates nature as essential to the human experience. From early childhood learning programs and curriculum-based educational experiences for K-12 students, to the sprawling Children’s Garden and immersive horticulture displays, the Conservatory creates opportunities to explore, connect and marvel at the natural world. Whether it’s learning about the magic of metamorphosis and witnessing a butterfly’s first flight, prompting contemplation through the ancient art of bonsai, or multiple generations exploring together in the Children’s Garden, every experience is designed to educate, entertain and connect our guests with nature and each other.
How You Can Help: Franklin Park Conservatory thrives thanks to the commitment of our many donors, members, and volunteers. A gift to our annual fund, in any amount, helps ensure that the Conservatory remains a vibrant and vital part of our community, providing a safe and beautiful space for us to connect with nature, and each other. We invite you to purchase a ticket to one of our three signature fundraising events—Hat Day, Bash at the Barn, or Field to Table—or to build your company’s brand by becoming a corporate sponsor of one of these unique events. Or, join our active volunteer corps or our Women’s Board, a dynamic volunteer group working in support of philanthropic efforts at the Conservatory.
Why We’re Important: Time spent outdoors benefits us all—making for happier childhoods and healthier adulthoods. Research shows being in nature improves physical health, reduces anxiety and stress, and fosters creativity. But, most of us don’t need research to tell us that—we feel it. Through our gardens and plant collections, we foster these beneficial connections to nature and work to build a stronger community through our outreach. Education programs teach pre-K and K-12 students through curriculum-based learning experiences, utilizing the Conservatory’s unique resources. Our Teen Corps urban-farming program serves low-income teens, preparing them with critical life and work skills. Our community gardening initiatives provide free resources to strengthen community and school gardens.
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens 1777 East Broad Street, Columbus OH 43203 614-715-8000 www.fpconservatory.org Direct link for donations: www.fpconservatory.org/giving @FPConservatory (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube) President and CEO: Bruce A. Harkey VP of Philanthropy: Gail Mahaffey Email: gmahaffey@fpconservatory.org Board President: Patrick Henthorne
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FREEDOM A LA CART a car, moving into their own apartments, going to college and regaining custody of their children. Generational impact! In early 2021, Freedom a la Cart will open its first Freedom a la Cart Café + Bakery, located on 123 E Spring Street in downtown Columbus. The 5,000 square foot space will include a commercial kitchen supporting both catering and the café, café seating, plus a first-of-its-kind survivor resource center - The Freedom Center. This project will enable Freedom a la Cart to employ twice as many survivors through our workforce development program, and reach over 600 survivors annually through the resource center. We hope to see you there!
Who We Are: Freedom a la Cart is a nonprofit organization and catering social enterprise that empowers survivors of human trafficking to build new lives of freedom and self-sufficiency. People are not property. We believe that women who have lived in slavery should be empowered to gain freedom through personal and economic independence. Through offering comprehensive supportive services, practical life skills, paid workforce training and one-on-one case management, Freedom is a place where survivors can heal, learn and grow as their dignity is restored and they prepare to live independently in the community. What We Do: Freedom a la Cart takes a holistic approach to helping survivors move from vulnerability and poverty to stability and economic self-sufficiency. But Freedom a la Cart offers more than just a job. In partnership with CATCH Court specialty docket in Franklin County, Freedom provides survivors with a myriad of supportive services: including transportation, clothes and personal items, assistance gaining a driver's license, education and housing assistance, life skills training, tattoo removal, and personal mentors. Freedom’s Butterfly program is an innovative, peer-to-peer program that provides a community of long-term support to assist survivors with the many obstacles that could divert them off the road toward stabilization.
“Freedom has blessed me with much more than a job. Everyday I walk through these doors I receive the support and encouragement I need to keep striving for the life I deserve.” - Cheyenne How You Can Help: We invite you to join us in building this city’s most innovative social enterprise and creating long-lasting change in the lives of survivors of human trafficking. There are several ways to support these brave women on their journey toward restoration and self-sufficiency. 1. Donate. Your gift of $50 provides supportive services to one survivor for a month. 2. Volunteer. Become a mentor, bring meals to CATCH Court or help in our kitchen. 3. Order. Select Freedom a la Cart to cater your next event; order holiday cookies through our Cause Cookies campaign; or try our new Chef-designed weekly meal prep service — Freedom at Home.
Why We're Important: Human trafficking, the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, has deep roots in Central Ohio. As many as 1,200 solicitation arrests are made each year in Franklin County. An estimated 92% are identified as victims of human trafficking. These women were trafficked at the average age of 13, and have suffered extensive trauma, sexual abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness, and poverty. We know that economic independence starts with a sustainable job, but human trafficking survivors face severe barriers to employment. By addressing the link between supportive services, community, and employment, Freedom a la Cart is helping survivors live independently.
Donate, volunteer and order at freedomalacart.org. Freedom a la Cart 123 E. Spring Street, Columbus OH 43215 Mailing Address: 5000 Arlington Centre Blvd., Columbus OH 43220 614-992-3252 www.freedomalacart.org Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn: @freedomalacart
How We Impact the Community: Freedom a la Cart provides supportive wraparound services to approximately 300 survivors each year. In the last four years, 75 survivors have also received paid workforce development training, of which 26 have transitioned to sustainable employment in the community. 80% have received no new criminal record. Our results are selfsufficient women who are earning their first paycheck, opening checking & savings accounts, getting their driver's license, buying
Chief Executive Officer: Paula Haines Email: paula@freedomalacart.org Board Chair: Kate Finley, Founder + CEO, Belle Communications
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FURNITURE BANK OF CENTRAL OHIO 2,000 individuals each year who help us serve families or construct, assemble and paint thousands of pieces of furniture each year. We give gently-used furniture and household items new life, saving more than 300 tractor trailers full of used furniture and housewares from landfills each year.
Who We Are: We are a unique and collaborative organization with a mission to reduce the impact of poverty by providing furniture to central Ohio families and individuals struggling with severe life challenges. Our efforts, along with those of our more than 75 social service agency and faith-based partners, over 2,000 volunteers and nearly 8,000 furniture and financial donors, help turn empty houses into homes for 3,200-3,400 families each year.
How You Can Help: Thousands of families in central Ohio are without the basic comforts of home. Please consider a generous donation to help furnish a family’s home with furniture essential to daily life. Donate online at furniturebankcoh.org/donate, give through your workplace giving campaign or send a donation in the mail. Donate your gently used furniture, household goods and other items. Volunteer your time and talents. Visit our website at furniturebankcoh.org or call 614-272-9544 to learn more.
What We Do: With COVID-19 creating additional stress for all families, it is yet another major challenge for families already dealing with crises like homelessness or domestic violence. Their houses are without warm beds, cozy couches, and kitchen tables for meals. Thanks to generous central Ohio residents and organizations who donate about 65,000 furniture items and household goods each year, we are able to provide these items to families in need to help transform their empty houses into homes of hope. It’s a win-win situation for the entire community – families helping families. Volunteers also build dressers and other items in our wood shop.
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio 118 S Yale Ave Columbus OH 43222 614.272.9544 furniturebankcoh.org Direct link for donations : www.furniturebankcoh.org/ donate Facebook: @FurnitureBankCOH Instagram: @FurnitureBankCOH Twitter: @FurnBankCOH Youtube: Furniture Bank of Central Ohio
Why We’re Important: Furniture Bank helps stabilize the living situations of families impacted by poverty so they can address the underlying issues related to their life circumstances. Furniture contributes to greater residential stability by giving families basic comforts and tools essential to everyday life, which increase positive outcomes for mental health, childhood development, school achievement and chronic health issues.
Executive Director: Steve Votaw Email: svotaw@furniturebankcoh.org Development Director : Mary Kay Snyder Email: msnyder@furniturebankcoh.org
How We Impact the Community: We help 3,200-3,400 families each year, including approximately 4,500 children, who are impacted by poverty and struggling with severe life challenges such as homelessness, unemployment and domestic violence. We provide volunteer opportunities for more than
Board Chair: Patrick A. Bennett, Ed.D., Franklin University
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all do their best to make it happen, but rural areas have limited resources to be successful. Gigi’s support provides those resources.
Who We Are: Launched in 2018, Gigi's is a state-wide effort to save homeless, rural dogs. Gigi’s state-of-the-art central Ohio campus features 26,000 square feet of: • fully equipped animal hospital, • unmatched housing for more than 85 dogs at a time, • comprehensive behavioral wellness center, and • stand-alone infectious disease treatment center.
How We Impact the Community: Gigi’s can improve the lives of 6,300+ shelter dogs each year. Together, we're helping homeless dogs from rural, under-resourced communities get adopted and strengthening the entire animal sheltering and adoption system! Each year Gigi’s is able to: • Treat and save thousands of rural, homeless dogs • Provide 5,500 free vaccines for rural, homeless dogs • Perform 1,400+ free or low-cost surgeries for shelter dogs • Drive 35,000 miles each year to connect dogs
With three veterinarians on staff, including a board-certified veterinary behaviorist, Gigi's has the expertise and ability to rescue, rehabilitate, and serve over 6,300 rural, homeless dogs each year. What We Do: Many rural shelters can only find homes for one out of 10 homeless dogs they serve. Gigi’s partners with animal shelters in some of the most impoverished, rural communities in Ohio to bring homeless dogs to our campus, getting them on the fast track to adoption. That means that instead of spending months in a shelter waiting for a home, rural dogs in the Gigi’s program reach adoption in an average of two weeks. Gigi’s services are 100% free to our partner rural shelters: • free vaccines • full veterinary care • dental procedures • behavioral support • transportation and housing
How You Can Help: Because of the generosity of our founders, Gigi’s is able to put 100% of your contribution to work saving homeless dogs. Hundreds of donors each year allow Gigi’s to save dogs. Each new donor means more dogs saved…join us today! Make a contribution today at gigis.org/donate. Gigi’s 2700 E Dublin Granville Rd., Suite 300, Columbus, OH 43231 614-356-8081 www.gigis.org @gigisfordogs on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube Contact: Justin McKinniss Email: jmckinniss@gigis.org
Why We’re Important: Sheltering organizations want to save every dog they can, but saving dogs is expensive. They
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GIRL SCOUTS OF OHIO’S HEARTLAND backgrounds and interests who want to develop the courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. These girls are designing robots, starting businesses, and improving their communities. Girl Scouts prepares girls to fall down and get back up, to try new things, to dream big, and become our leaders of tomorrow. Girl Scouts is open to girls in grades K-12.
Who We Are: Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Since 1912, we have played a major role in the lives of millions of girls worldwide by giving them a safe space to learn, lead, and thrive. In a typical year, Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland serves 30 counties, 153 school districts, and more than 18,000 girls annually with the help of more than 4,000 volunteers. We stand for empowering ALL girls—in every community across our nation, from every background and every abilityto create the change they want to see in the world.
How You Can Help: With the support of organizations, foundations, individuals, volunteers, and community leaders, Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland is able to give girls the skills they need to be visionary doers, innovators, creators, and thinkers. Contributions to Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland support girls on their leadership journey and provides them programs that encourage them to get involved, believe in themselves, and change the world. Invest in a girl, change her world! Ways to invest in girls: • Volunteer. • Give the gift of support. • Sponsor a program. • Support and attend fundraising events hosted by Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland. • Leave a legacy of Girl Scouting by including us in estate plans.
What We Do: Girl Scouts takes the potential of girls, combines it with robust skill-building programming, and adds caring adult mentors/role models to help girls empower themselves to do great things. Each program is anchored in leadership principles, and gives girls the opportunity to discover themselves, connect with others, and take-action in their community. Girls get to lead the way, team up with other girls, and choose hands-on activities that interest them most. Along the way, girls gain important skills in STEM, the outdoors, life skills, and entrepreneurship; the pillars of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Why We’re Important: Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland is a diverse organization that provides girls impactful programming designed to build leaders of tomorrow. These programs help girls transform their idea into action, turn their questions into adventure, and grow their confidence through practice. In a time where only 7% (37) of Fortune 500 companies are run by women, the need to teach girl leadership skills is now. As the largest leadership organization for girls in the world, Girl Scouts is teaching them that their voices count, to stand up for what they believe in, and that they have the strength to take the lead.
Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland 1700 Watermark Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43215 614.487.8101 www.gsoh.org www.gsoh.org/donate @GirlScoutsOH find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and LinkedIn President & CEO: Tammy H. Wharton, VP of Philanthropy: Deirdre DeWeese Email: ddeweese@gsoh.org
How We Impact the Community:Through Girl Scouts, girls are developing a strong sense of self, positive values, healthy relationship, challenge seeking skills, and community problem-solving skills. Girl Scouts is open to girls of all
Board Chair: Amy Franko, Amy Franko Associates
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HARMONY PROJECT How We Impact the Community: Harmony positively impacts the community by representing every dimension of diversity. We help develop peer-to-peer relationships across social, cultural and geographic barriers and we foster a sense of community and teamwork while promoting empathy and openness. Through our programs and community service, relationships are formed between individuals who would have little opportunity or motivation to know one another. Our volunteers provide more than 60,000 hours of community service each year averaging $1.5 million back to the community. Harmony also provides significant financial compensation to local artists.
Who We Are: Harmony's mission is to build a more inclusive community by breaking down social barriers, bridging community divides, and empowering the voices of the people through arts, education, and volunteerism. We are building a united community, connecting through the shared vision of a world where indifference is replaced with empathy, intolerance is replaced with kindness, and discord is replaced with harmony. Our programs serve Central Ohio’s most vulnerable neighbors including: differently-abled adults; people who have experienced homelessness; students spanning the economic spectrum; incarcerated men and women; veterans; and restored citizens. All participants commit to serving the community through volunteer service.
How You Can Help: • Support our mission by donating to our programs and efforts • Add your voice to the chorus and use your voice to inspire others • Join your family and friends and attend our signature events • Volunteer with us and be a part of the positive impact in our community
What We Do: Harmony engages students in arts education programs that foster social and emotional learning, creativity, responsibility and self-confidence. In addition, our Friends in Harmony program offers arts and recreation classes for differently-abled adults and people who have experienced homelessness. Our Prison Arts program affords participants the opportunity to express themselves creatively through their talents and voices, and heal from the trauma of physical and emotional abuse. Creative writing workshops are offered for anyone who wants to find their voice. Our 500-voice chorus has two signature performance each year.
Harmony Project 779 E. Long St., Columbus, OH 43203 614-564-9300 www.harmonyproject.com Direct link for donations: interland3.donorperfect.net/ weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E340939&id=1 www.instagram.com/harmonycolumbus facebook.com/harmonyProjectColumbus twitter.com/harmonycolumbus www.linkedin.com/company/harmony-project-columbus
Why We’re Important: School administrators say that Harmony creates a safe and nurturing environment for their students that promotes self-expression and creativity. Case workers for differently-abled adults express that their clients are happier and more engaged because of Harmony’s arts programs that connect some of our most isolated neighbors to the community in which they live. Prison administrators say that Harmony’s programs teach the men and women that they are not defined by their current incarceration, and that there is hope for reconciling with community on the outside. Harmony is building an inclusive Columbus.
Executive Director: David Brown Chief Operating Officer: Shelly Lewis Email: shelly@harmonyproject.com Board Chair: Bethany Klynn
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HOMEPORT • Of the top 10 occupations with the most annual openings, nine do not pay workers enough to afford housing. The one exception is Registered Nurses. • More than 17,000 Central Ohioans are on the application list for a rental subsidy.
Who We Are: Homeport is the largest, locally-focused nonprofit developer of affordable housing in Central Ohio. Having served the area since 1987, Homeport owns 2,409 affordable rental apartments and homes in 38 communities. Its 6,279 residents, families and seniors, can access a broad range of services ranging from after school programming to emergency assistance for rent and utilities. Homeport partnerships also link its residents to food, furniture and employment assistance as well as medical and mental health services. Homeport is a leading provider of homebuyer education and budget and credit counseling for Central Ohio.
How You Can Help: Homeport is the answer. An investment in Homeport is an investment in the lives of Central Ohioans and beyond. A decent home is at the center of every important issue, and it has a multiplier effect. Support of affordable housing creates results that extend far beyond and changes the lives of generations. Our resident services enhance the chances of family, financial and community stability. This leads to jobs, better health and improved economic conditions, as well as financial education. It is what separates Homeport from other home providers. Homeport works with individuals, families and seniors making 60 percent or less of the area median income, which is $45,840 for a family of four.
How We Impact the Community: Real estate development and resident services are simply the tools we use to provide our clients with the dignity, security and opportunity they deserve. The team at Homeport is truly in the “people business.” The true beneficiaries of our work are the 6,279 individuals we have the honor of serving every day. What We Do: Providing a roof over someone’s head is only the start of a stronger home. Homeport surrounds its rental communities with comprehensive support to promote long-term stability and health. With the assistance of partners and volunteers, Homeport organizes out-of-school programs, free produce markets, school supply drives, and more for thousands of residents every year.
Homeport 3443 Agler Road, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43219 614-545-4891 www.homeportohio.org Direct link for donations: www.homeportohio.org/donate www.facebook.com/HomeportOH twitter.com/HomeportOH www.linkedin.com/company/homeport? www.youtube.com/user/HomeportOhio
Why We Are Important: Homeport addresses the growing demand of affordable housing in Central Ohio. And the challenge is huge: • Fifty-four thousand Central Ohio households are paying more than half their incomes for housing. • The poverty population has grown at more than three times the rate of the overall population (2009-2014) and extends into Columbus suburbs. • There is only one affordable rental unit for every three renters in poverty.
Executive Director: Bruce Luecke, President & CEO Email: bruce.luecke@homeportohio.org Development Director: Laverne Price Email: laverne.price@homeportohio.org Board Chair: Mark Pringle
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HOPE SPRINGS INSTITUTE
How We Impact the Community: Hope Spring s Institute is located in Adams County, Ohio, one of Ohio’s Appalachian counties. Everyone we employ is from the region, and nearly all are Adams Co. residents. Our gift shop displays jewelry, pottery, felting, quilting, and soap making from local artists and creators in the area. We also maintain a scholarship fund that supports participation in our programming for local residents and those who cannot afford attending at standard prices.
Who We Are: We are a not-for-profit retreat and learning center in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in south central Ohio. We believe that bringing peace to ourselves through emotional, physical, and spiritual health, learning to build peaceful relationships with each other and the land and experiencing building peaceful communities will contribute to peace on this planet. As such, we offer profoundly transformational workshops on topics which include women's issues, social justice, empowered leadership, and personal growth.
How You Can Help: Because we are a non-profit organization and because we are committed to offering scholarships for our programs, we depend on the generous donations of people who care about what we do. You can support us by donating money or stock directly, by attending our fundraisers, by taking part in our volunteer days, by bringing groups to Hope Springs, and by attending our workshops. To donate directly, please go the Donate section on our website.
What We Do: We provide sacred space for experiential retreats that support our mission. We welcome outside groups and design our own experiential learning programming such as our three year Peace and Social Justice certificate program, Change Agent Leadership Laboratory (CALL). We work with leaders to create the environment needed for their work and offer homemade meals that accommodate dietary needs, hiking trails, a walking labyrinth, our Spirit House meditation space with an indoor fire pit, and octagonal 1400 sq ft studio space.
Hope Springs Institute 4988 Mineral Springs Rd., Peebles, OH 45660 937-587-2602 www.hopespringsinstitute.org www.hopespringsinstitute.org/donate.html
Why We’re Important: We offer a unique setting for individuals and groups wanting a nurturing , private environment to invest in their continuing development to live the most meaningful lives possible. We contribute to the development of leaders, healers, teachers and social activists. Hope Springs is a place where all can come to heal and grow. We foster this environment through our core beliefs in the inherent worth of every individual, in respect for ourselves, each other and the land, and in using a feminist lens to shine light on our world.
Executive Director: Victoria Brown Email: victoria@hopespringsinstitute.org Board Chair: Cindy Bass, Board President
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IMPACT COMMUNITY ACTION How We Impact the Community: COVID-19 devastated many families with job loss and high medical bills. IMPACT, through generosity of funding from the City of Columbus, Franklin County Commissioners and other generous corporate donors has been able to prevent homelessness and additional stress on an already crowded shelter system by providing rental assistance to more than 4,000 people (at the time of this printing) with an average payment of $2,200. We have an opportunity to change things NOW for the future. but we can’t keep silent about it. The dialogue about poverty and economic equity must continue, and support for innovative programs that combat it must grow.
Who We Are: At IMPACT Community Action, our mission is to fight poverty by proving hope – inspiring help and real opportunities for self- sufficiency. We are the leading poverty fighting agency in Franklin County, serving more than 24 thousand households annually in Franklin County. What We Do: For more than a decade IMPACT Community Action has deployed a year-round strategy to combat poverty at its core. We have made incredible progress in bundling barrier reduction, case management, computer and financial literacy with work readiness. Vocational Training & Certification is providing career options for construction trades, healthcare and truck driving. Our focus is a livable wage for all participants. Our youth are able to thrive through the Achieve More and Prosper Program. IMPACT believes in healing centered coaching as a strategy against generational poverty. Young people are provided the opportunity to create their financial future through experiential learning as they pursue education, employment, enlistment or entrepreneurship. For the most vulnerable in our communities IMPACT offers a scope of services that range from crisis and critical needs to long term efficiency programs such as the Home Energy Assistance Program for utilities, water, rent/ mortgage assistance programs, transportation support, birth certificates and I.D.’s. Energy efficiency is the long term benefit of the American Electric and Home Weatherization Assistance Program. We work side by side by with our partners; local, state, federal and private to assist low -income families and help them achieve economic stability that leads to self- sufficiency.
How You Can Help: IMPACT Community Action is committed to reducing poverty however we can’t do it alone. Every day there is someone at our door hoping that we can help them. We need a solution for the two-income minimum wageearning family that spends more than 40% of their income on housing and the single mother who is working 60 hours a week to afford transportation and insurance and the dislocated worker who was laid off because artificial intelligence replaced their job. We have an opportunity to change things NOW for the future but we can’t do it without your support. Your contribution will pilot innovative programs, develop strategic partnerships and support advocacy efforts. Donate at www.impactca.org. Here are some ways that you can help. Individual giving Corporate giving Event sponsorship Donated Products, Materials & Services Planned Giving Volunteer Opportunities Become a Board Member
Why We're Important: At IMPACT Community Action we believe in the ripple effect as the continued life-changing process of our service delivery model. The cycle of poverty rarely has one solution and therefore requires the collective impact of crosssector partners to combat it. Since 2008, we have served the most vulnerable in our communities. These are households that are at or below 125% of the federal poverty level. We address their multiple needs through a comprehensive approach, develop partnerships with other community organizations, involve lowincome clients in the agency’s operations, and administer a full range of coordinated programs designed to have a measurable impact on poverty. IMPACT’s holistic approach moves individuals and households from crisis to stability, stability to empowerment, empowerment to self – sufficiency and selfsufficiency to advocacy. For those who feel that there is no way out of poverty, IMPACT is a pathway to stronger economic mobility.
IMPACT Community Action 711 Southwood Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43207 614-252-2799 www.impactca.org Chief Operating Officer: Robert “Bo” Chilton Board Chair: Bishop Robert O.E. Keyes
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JEWISHCOLUMBUS organizations locally and globally; to both secular and non-secular causes.
Who We Are: JewishColumbus is a partnership of the Jewish Federation of Columbus and the Columbus Jewish Foundation. We are a community convener, a foundation and a funder. With each thing we do, we aspire to unite our community. By working to engage, include and secure each individual, we’re building the best future in Columbus, Israel and around the world. JewishColumbus leverages our community's strong history and roots to meet our needs today, tomorrow and for generations to come. The collective strength of JewishColumbus lies in our ability to grow the next generation of Jewish leaders and philanthropists and to implement a cohesive approach to funding.
How We Impact the Community: We engage community members from birth to senior living – funding Jewish summer camp experiences, educational programming for all ages, to resources and assistance to Holocaust survivors and financial support. How You Can Help: We value community, family, tradition and connection through generations. Donations to the JewishColumbus Annual Campaign from community members like YOU allow JewishColumbus to fund important initiatives, such as: • Keeping our community safe • Jewish education, programs & experiences • L eadership and professional development • Resources for Holocaust survivors and vulnerable communities • S upport for Israel and Jews across the globe • S ocial justice and community affairs • F ighting hate and anti-Semitism
What We Do: We are the largest funder of Jewish programs, we cultivate young leadership, engage Jews in Israel and across the globe, and keep our community safe and vibrant by providing security for our institutions. Our full-service community foundation inspires philanthropists of all generations and all faiths – from the thirteen-year-olds to our most steadfast supporters. Led by our values, we work hard to provide thought leadership on community needs and serve as philanthropic advisors to Donor Advised Fund and youth Fund Holders. Through Tzedakah (charity) and our community partnerships, JewishColumbus is honored to help make Columbus an exciting and growing city.
Please consider making a gift through your Donor Advised Fund or creating one for yourself or your children. If you are not able to support us today, consider a gift in the future through your will, trust, retirement account or life insurance policy. JewishColumbus 1175 College Ave., Columbus, Oh 43209 614.237.7686 www.JewishColumbus.org Social Media: F/ JewishColumbus I/JewishColumbus
Why We’re Important: Our partnerships within the Jewish community and the Columbus community at-large enable us to meet diverse community needs. The breadth and depth of our reach helps us to respond in times of crisis, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we sprang into action and launched the Community Response Fund. Thanks to the community’s generosity, our Fund raised over $1.25 million dollars. This money goes towards food security, mental health and career services, housing support and general support to our organizations and schools. Last year, our Donor Advised Fund Holders contributed more than $6.9 million dollars to nonprofit
Chief Executive Officer: Joel Marcovitch joel@jewishcolumbus.org, or 614.559.3200 Chief Development Officer: Julie Tilson Stanley julie@jewishcolumbus.org or 614.559.3209 Board Chair: Robert H. Schottenstein
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KALEIDOSCOPE YOUTH CENTER
How We Impact the Community: We believe in leadership in thought and action. We work in partnership with youth to collaborate with educators and community members to help bring a safer and affirming culture to every corner of our community. KYC’s education and training programs help people understand the LGBTQIA+ experience, and helps community leaders and lawmakers build better policy that’s good for everyone.
Who We Are: Kaleidoscope Youth Center (KYC) exists to help LGBTQIA+ youth thrive, learn, lead, and be exactly who they were meant to be. As the largest and longest-serving organization of its kind, KYC is proud to be here for youth of Columbus, central Ohio, and beyond. KYC works in partnership with youth, ages 12-24, to create safer and affirming spaces for young people through their drop-in center, community education and outreach, advocacy and civic engagement, and in health and wellness, and housing opportunities.
How You Can Help: At KYC, we know #ItTakesAVillage to create a safer, more affirming world. Every hour volunteered, every dollar received, brings us closer to a world where everyone experiences belonging. If you want to stand alongside KYC and everything we stand for, visit kycohio.org to learn all the ways you can volunteer, mentor, donate, and support LGBTQIA+ young people in our community.
What We Do: Belonging begins here, in the drop-in center in downtown Columbus - a secure, affirming, LGBTQIA+ friendly space staffed by qualified and compassionate allies, mentors, and members of the community. Whether that means finding a supportive ear, a warm meal, space to breath, or access to resources like computers or art supplies, it’s all here. KYC also provides education and training to a network of Genders & Sexualities Alliance (GSAs) clubs in schools across the state. Brand new housing opportunities through KYC are also centering the needs of LGBTQIA+ young people who may be homeless or unsafely housed.
Kaleidoscope Youth Center 603 E. Town St. Columbus, OH 43215 614-294-5437 www.kycohio.org Donate direct: kycohio.org/donate Instagram, Facebook, Twitter – all @kycohio
Why We’re Important: LGBTQIA+ young people are 120 percent more likely to be homeless, and they experience feelings of loneliness and isolation in ways many their nonLGBTQIA+ counterparts can’t imagine. KYC’s programs prepare young people to stand strong and belong wherever they go. Young people at KYC find support in their peers, as well as personalized support from a knowledgeable staff and adult mentors.
Executive Director: Erin Upchurch, MSSA, LISW-S Email: erin@kycohio.org Development Director: Jennifer Kuhn Email: jen@kycohio.org Board Chair: Stefanie Best Underwritten by 75 A private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
KIPP COLUMBUS How We Impact the Community: All students at KIPP Columbus receive free breakfast and lunch, (with over 1,000,000 free meals served during the COVID-19 pandemic) with additional snacks and meals provided for students participating in afterschool programs. Our schools offer innovative programs, thanks to partnerships with several community organizations. KIPP Columbus has an athletics and wellness complex that serves not only our KIPPsters, but also the broader community with local partners. KIPP Columbus alumni receive continuing support from our school, with assistance in the college application process, understanding financial aid and preparing for collegiate life.
Who We Are: KIPP, the "Knowledge Is Power Program", is a national network of free, open enrollment, collegepreparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and life. Nationally, there are 255 KIPP schools serving over 100,000 students and nearly 15,000 KIPP alumni who are graduating from college at 3X the rate of their peers. Founded in 2008 with 50 students in the 5th grade, KIPP Columbus currently serves over 2,000 students from 6 weeks old to 12th grade. What We Do: KIPP Columbus offers a transformational education to students in Columbus. We promise our KIPPsters and their families that we will do whatever it takes to get them to and through college. By establishing high expectations, collaborating and fostering character development in a nurturing and safe environment, we empower students with knowledge, skills and character necessary for success in college and life. As we continue to expand the number of students we serve, our focus remains singular: the children and families in our community deserve access to quality education. We are committed to being part of the solution and we have a great responsibility to deliver on the promises we have made.
How You Can Help: Supporting our KIPPsters will have a significant impact on the trajectory of their lives. There are a variety of ways in which you can be involved in advancing their success, including funding school supplies, uniform and additional clothing purchases, technology support, athletic programming, college access programming and more. While at this time we cannot welcome visitors and guests, due to health and safety regulations, to our campus we look forward to when we can welcome you in the near future. KIPP Columbus 2980 INSPIRE Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43224 (614) 966-0433 kippcolumbus.org Facebook: @KIPPColumbus www.facebook.com/kippcolumbus Twitter: @KIPPColumbus Twitter.com/KIPPColumbus Instagram: @KIPPColumbus www.instagram.com/kippcolumbus
Why We're Important: Nationally, our KIPPsters are graduating from college at 3X the rate of their peers and locally, KIPP Columbus has, for the third straight year, the highest amount of student academic growth of any urban school in Ohio (as measured by the 2018-2019 State Report Card). At KIPP Columbus, we are committed to enabling our students to live choice-filled lives. Our KIPPsters, who often come to us drastically behind in reading, math and other grade-level skills, make significant and impactful growth in their academic achievement. Because of this robust learning, our KIPPsters are able to navigate their way throughout their K-12 education and nearly 100% of KIPP Columbus Alumni are persisting in high school and college.
Executive Director: Hannah D. Powell Email: hpowell@kippcolumbus.org Board Chair: Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley
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LIFECARE ALLIANCE fewer days a year in the hospital than those with comparable demographics. When individuals receive the appropriate nutrition levels, and health assessments, potentially debilitating and costly health outcomes are prevented.
Who We Are: LifeCare Alliance is a not-for-profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of health and nutrition services to older adults, medically challenged, and individuals living with a disability in central Ohio. Formed in 1898, as the Instructive District Nursing Association (IDNA), LifeCare Alliance is central Ohio’s first in-home health care agency, Ohio’s first agency to provide visiting nurses, and the nation’s second agency to deliver Meals-on-Wheels. The Agency’s mission is to lead the community in identifying and delivering health and nutrition services to meet the community’s changing needs. What We Do: LifeCare Alliance is the only not-for-profit organization in major metropolitan areas still accepting all qualified clients in need – without waiting lists. In 2019, we served more than 30,000 clients, 365 days a year, from forty counties. Our signature programs include Meals-on-Wheels— Franklin, Madison, Marion, Champaign, and Logan Counties, Senior Dining Centers, Wellness Centers, Help-atHome, Visiting Nurses, the Columbus Cancer Clinic, Project OpenHand-Columbus, Groceries-to-Go, IMPACT Safety, the Central Ohio Diabetes Association, Senior PetCare, and our newest merger partner, Diabetes Dayton.
How You Can Help: Interested individuals and companies can volunteer to deliver Meals-on-Wheels, stock the Groceries-to-Go pantry shelves, work in our kitchens, or deliver pet food to seniors in our community. Also, purchase a catering from L.A. Catering , or schedule services, and travel vaccines through our Wellness program, or eating lunch at Carrie’s Café! Call 614-444- MEAL to sign up today! Legacy Endowment Campaign: LifeCare Alliance continues to build its endowment as the Agency positions itself to secure its services for decades to come. The Legacy Endowment Campaign, which recently reached $20 million with help from an anonymous donor, will generate at least $1 million in interest annually to serve clients for whom no funding exists. To learn more about making a permanent impact with the Legacy Endowment Campaign, contact Rebecca Hurd, Vice President of Advancement, at 614-437-2867 or rhurd@lifecarealliance.org.
Why We’re Important: We keep seniors and medically challenged individuals independent and in their own homes, where they want to be. As a leader in mergers and acquisitions, LifeCare Alliance has been able to eliminate operating redundancies and reduce administrative costs while taking all qualified clients in need. We have no waiting list for any of our services, and serve all those in need, regardless of their ability to pay.
LifeCare Alliance 1699 West Mound Street 614.278.3130 Lifecarealliance.org Direct link for donations):www.lifecarealliance.org/donate Facebook: LifeCare Alliance Twitter: @lifecarealliance Instagram: lifecarealliance
How We Impact the Community: AARP calculates that LifeCare Alliance saves Ohio taxpayers more than $75,000 per year for each senior or medically challenged person we assist in remaining independent in their own homes. By serving these same individuals at home for a fraction of the cost, the Agency saves taxpayers money while serving the community. LifeCare Alliance clients also average five
President & CEO: Charles W. Gehring Email: info@lifecarealliance.org Vice President of Advancement: Rebecca Hurd Email: rhurd@lifecarealliance.org Board Chair: Reverend Monsignor Joseph M. Hendrick
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LOCAL MATTERS a sustainable food system and a world free of food-related chronic disease. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Local Matters has facilitated the distribution of more than 6,750 grocery boxes and meal kits to individuals and families in need, brought more than $108,000 to Central Ohio for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables through SNAP and management of the Central Ohio Produce Perks program, and facilitated more than 1,500 healthy food transactions through weekly Veggie Van markets since March 2020.
Who We Are: Local Matters’ mission is to build healthier communities through food education, access, and advocacy. We lead hands-on programming that empowers people to access the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to eat well and feed their families, regardless of income or zip code. In 2019, we reached 23,000 people of all ages and backgrounds with life-changing programs that increase food security and prevent diet-related disease. What We Do: Local Matters has a twelve-year history of working to increase access to healthy foods and providing hands on food education in partnership with other nonprofits, businesses, schools, healthcare systems, and more to deliver programming at over 100 sites across Ohio. We help people access healthy food through programs like Veggie Van, a mobile grocer bringing affordable, healthy food to communities without grocery stores. We provide education that helps people of all ages enhance culinary skills, build knowledge, and develop healthy habits. Local Matters oversees more than 15 community gardens that support this work and grow fresh fruits and vegetables, year-round.
How You Can Help: Empowering people to access the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to eat well and feed their families on a budget is a critical tool for increasing food security and preventing diet-related disease. It is thanks to generous supporters like you that we are able to run successful programs that bring access to fresh food and nutrition education, delivered with dignity, to thousands of families in our community. Your support helps Local Matters bring grocery boxes to families in need; plant and harvest food from our community gardens; provide virtual cooking classes for people with diabetes and other dietrelated diseases, and much more.
Why We’re Important: Central Ohio is a prosperous area with a wealth of resources, but the community still faces healthcare challenges. More than 206,830 Franklin County residents were food insecure in 2017. Research shows adults with low food security are more likely to have a chronic illness, intensifying the negative outcomes associated with both hunger and diet-related disease. This is particularly relevant as we grapple with COVID-19 and the disproportionate effect it has on BIPOC and poor communities. High-quality nutrition education and access is essential for increasing food security, preventing diet-related disease, and empowering people to take control of their health and well-being.
Local Matters 633 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, OH 43206 614-263-5662 www.local-matters.org Direct link for donations: www.local-matters.org/donate @LocalMattersOrg on Facebook and Instagram Executive Director: Michelle Moskowitz Brown Email: mmbrown@local-matters.org Development Director: Adam Fazio Email: afazio@local-matters.org
How We Impact the Community: Local Matters works everyday toward a long-term vision of equitable access to
Board Chair: Lori Hunter Overmyer
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answered 4,400 domestic violence hotline calls, and had 7,000 visits to our health center.
Who We Are: Lutheran Social Services (LSS) serves thousands of people each day in 27 Ohio counties by addressing the four core societal issues of food, shelter, safety and healing. While LSS services have evolved since our inception in 1912, the core of who we are is still the same. By fulfilling our vision that respect, compassion and love overcome poverty, fear and loneliness, we strive to create a better world by serving people in need.
How You Can Help: Donations are always welcomed. To donate, visit lssnetworkofhope.org/donate. To volunteer, visit lssnetworkofhope.org/volunteer. To view our wishlists for in-kind donation ideas, visit lssnetworkofhope.org/wishlists Lutheran Social Services 500 W. Wilson Bridge Dr., Ste. 245, Worthington, OH 43085 614-228-5200 lssnetworkofhope.org facebook.com/lutheransocialservicesofcentralohio facebook.com/faithmission facebook.com/lssfoodpantries facebook.com/choices twitter.com/lssco instagram.com/lsscentralohio
What We Do: LSS offers food through the LSS Food Pantries, housing and supportive services for homeless individuals through LSS Faith Mission and LSS Faith Mission of Fairfield County, domestic violence services through LSS CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence, information and referral through LSS 211 Central Ohio, senior living and health care, affordable housing communities, and other services that uplift families and strengthen communities. Why We’re Important: Our goal is to address the most pressing concerns of poverty by providing a meal, shelter, health care or safety. By doing this, we enable our neighbors in need to focus on breaking the cycle of poverty that keeps them from stable lives. A stable home and family provides a solid platform for positive growth, vibrant neighborhoods and economic prosperity.
Executive Director : Rev. Larry A. Crowell, President and CEO Email : lcrowell@lssnetworkofhope.org
How We Impact the Community: In FY20, LSS provided more than 1.6 million meals and 138,000 nights of shelter,
Board Chair: Rev. Bonnie Gerber, Pastor All Saints Lutheran Church, Worthington
Development Director: Michele Cenci, Vice President of Philanthropy and Volunteerism Email : mcenci@lssnetworkofhope.org
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MARBURN ACADEMY organizations such as The Columbus Metropolitan Library and Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Who We Are: Marburn Academy is an independent day school serving the educational needs of bright students who learn differently due to dyslexia, executive function difficulties and attention issues. In a typical year, Marburn educates more than 370 students year-round in its day school and summer programs for students in grades 1-12*. It is the only school in central Ohio with programs designed to address the full range of unique learning and personal development needs of students with learning differences. At Marburn Academy, we celebrate students who learn differently, empowering them to awaken their potential, to achieve success in school and life, and to drive positive change in our communities.
How You Can Help: Each year some families who need Marburn Academy are forced to make other arrangements because they cannot afford the tuition. Now, amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that there are even more families in our community experiencing sudden and significant financial hardships. The majority of Marburn students receive the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship, though it is still not enough to cover the costs associated with such specialized teaching practices. Marburn Academy raises funds through its Annual Fund to benefit our students with need-based scholarships; for the 2019-2020 school year, Marburn awarded over $1.23 million in aid. With your investment, we will be one step closer to meeting the needs of families and increasing access for those who need it most.
What We Do: At Marburn Academy, we provide a positive and safe learning environment, a place where students can thrive and grow. This happens through a one-on-one advisory structure, hands-on experiential learning, OrtonGillingham language classes and small class sizes. Grades 1 through 8 have an 8:1 student/teacher ratio; in High School, it is 16:1. Marburn provides a full complement of art, music, drama and technology classes as well as co-curriculars in sports, the arts and community service.
* First grade available based on the number of qualified applicants.
Marburn Academy 9555 Johnstown Road, New Albany, Ohio 43054 614.433.0822 MarburnAcademy.org
Why We’re Important: Students entering Marburn Academy often feel defeated by their educational journey. Marburn Academy meets students where they are, celebrates each of them and helps them find their strengths. When students leave Marburn Academy, their view on education has changed. They have confidence, they advocate for themselves and they are on the path toward success.
Donate direct: marburnacademy.org/invest facebook.com/marburnacademy instagram.com/marburnacademy twitter.com/marburnacademy Head of School: Eldrich Carr
How We Impact the Community: Marburn Academy is a resource to the central Ohio community with such services as Free Parent Seminars, Free Early Reading Screenings, and Marburn On-Demand, a free e-learning platform focused on educating caregivers about learning differences. Marburn also partners with local non-profit
Chief Advancement Officer: Lucy Godman Email: lgodman@marburnacademy.org Board Chair: Brian Hicks, Owner and CEO, Hicks Partners
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THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY NATIONWIDE initiatives have evolved and grown since. We are steadfast in our priority to give back.
Who We Are: Jack and Barbara Nicklaus ensured charitable giving was a founding principle of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide when they created this PGA TOUR event in 1976. We have continued this philanthropic vision for the past 46 years and counting, eclipsing $35 million in donations to central Ohio charities. Through an alliance with the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, more than $22.7 million of those funds have been donated to Nationwide Children’s Hospital as our primary beneficiary. The Tournament’s specialized focus is raising dollars for the Memorial Tournament Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to help care for the tiniest of babies, but each year we also provide vital funding to the hospital’s identified areas of most need.
How We Impact the Community: Each year we work with Nationwide Children’s to distribute funds based on needs within the Memorial Tournament NICU and various hospital departments. Our dollars have lent support to: “Sounds of Love” parent/baby audio program; helping loved ones visit babies virtually through NICVIEW; supporting programming focused on weaning newborn drug dependency; assisting the hospital in bringing public access defibrillators to schools; providing resources to adapt toys for children with special needs; funding to continue therapy services for physically or sexually abused children; contributing to a therapy rooftop playground renovation; and securing proper equipment for the Transport Team to care for patients via mobile ICU, helicopter or jet aircraft. It was said best by our founder, “Helping a child is far more important than a four-foot putt.”
What We Do: Utilizing the Tournament’s global sports platform, each year we promote awareness of children’s healthcare and implement various initiatives to raise critical dollars for Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Our annual efforts begin with the Volunteer of the Year campaign, highlighting volunteerism which results in donations to the Hospital. Fundraising events include: the Legends Luncheon featuring Jack Nicklaus and a fellow golf legend along with the presentation of the Nicklaus Youth Spirit Award; a benefit concert headlined by a national recording artist; and the FORE! Miler run/walk. Bears for Nationwide Children’s is our yearly grassroots campaign offering a plush bear for sale or donation. The culmination of the season’s efforts is the charitable messaging shared during Tournament broadcast coverage on CBS and GOLF Channel – highlighting Hospital care, expertise and research along with Patient Champion stories and Nationwide’s collaborative efforts on behalf of the Hospital.
How You Can Help: There are many ways to be involved with the Memorial and our philanthropic efforts. Join our volunteer force, knowing that each hour worked by a volunteer results in a donation to Nationwide Children’s. Support our fundraising events by purchasing a table to the Legends Luncheon, tickets to the annual benefit concert, or run/walk in our FORE! Miler. Make a cash donation to Nationwide Children’s when you purchase your tickets to the Tournament or look for our limited-edition plush bear to purchase or donate to a child at the Hospital. It is our goal to provide opportunities beyond Tournament week to unite as a community to support children’s healthcare and well-being. the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide 5770 Memorial Drive, Dublin, OH 43017 614.889.6700 www.thememorialtournament.com Instagram: @memorialgolf Twitter: @MemorialGolf Facebook: /thememorialtournament
Why We’re Important: A genuine philanthropic vision is at the heart of all we do. Our founder and host, Jack Nicklaus, established the Memorial Tournament to bring world-class professional golf to his hometown. Jack and Barbara Nicklaus also knew if they were ever in a position to give back, it would be to help children. What was then Columbus Children’s Hospital, ultimately became their focus after their daughter, Nan, was treated for lung complications from swallowing a crayon. Even before the first ball was struck at the Memorial, a pro-am was established to start fundraising efforts and our
Executive Director: Dan Sullivan Email:dsullivan@thememorialtournament.com
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Westerville, Sunbury, and Johnstown. A community farming program will offer a unique learning experience that includes a working farm, providing food for students, staff, local shelters, and food pantries. This environment will enable students to learn about science and basic food preparation skills, while instilling a spirit of charity, service beyond self, and empowerment. It will be a safe community where students and staff alike feel cared for, encouraged, and challenged to be, as Matthew Kelly says, “the best versions of themselves.”
Who We Are: Catherine and Jared Rudolph, Founders and Cathy Johanni, Head of School and Lead Teacher What do we do? Mission Academy will be an Independent, Catholic Montessori School serving students in grades PreK- 12 by providing a top-level education, small class sizes and a strong faith foundation. The Montessori method is a child-centered educational approach based on scientific observations from birth to adulthood. It is an approach that values the human spirit and the whole child from their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. The faith of Mission Academy students will be guided and nurtured by the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. It encourages quiet contemplative time; tactile, meaningful materials; and a deep relationship with Christ.
How You Can Help: Mission Academy needs your help. We need financial support to continue saying “Yes!” to God’s call. Help us to execute on the beautifully designed construction plans or help us to fund a student’s tuition through tuition assistance.
Why We are Important? Mission Academy integrates the Catholic faith, Montessori methods, and environmental education to bring a truly unique learning experience to the central Ohio area. Catholic identity is embedded in our learning, but at Mission Academy it takes center stage in a particular way through Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
Mission Academy 3445 S. County Line Rd Johnstown, OH 43031 614-989-8363 www.missionacademy.us www.facebook.com/missionacademyoh Executive Director: Catherine Rudolph
How We Impact Community: Mission Academy will be sited on a large property with easy access to New Albany,
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THE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION • Environmental Sustainability: Helped fund the original planning for Rose Run Park, which serves as an environmental science lab for students and helped fund the Easton E3 Learning Lab to enrich environmental and STEM learning on the school campus.
Who we are: The New Albany Community Foundation is helping to build an extraordinary community through the generosity of forward thinking, civic minded donors. The Foundation forms partnerships that generate resources for transformational investments in lifelong learning, health and wellness, the arts and a sustainable environment. Since 2002, The New Albany Community Foundation has hosted scores of influential thought leaders who have interacted with more than 14,000 students from across central Ohio. The Foundation has championed community efforts to build the public library, a performing arts center, a new amphitheater and it presents one of the top lecture series in America. The Foundation, through its lecture series, has addressed timely issues such as social justice, mental health and civil discourse.
How We Impact the Community: The Foundation has: • Awarded nearly $15 million in grants to area not-for-profit organizations that enrich lives in the areas of lifelong learning, health and wellness, the arts and a sustainable environment. • Facilitated more than 14,000 central Ohio students interacting with some of the most influential thought leaders of our time through The New Albany Lecture Series. Speakers have included David McCullough, Condoleezza Rice, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Mariel Hemingway, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Glenn Close, Gen. David Petraeus, Patrick Kennedy, Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright and more. • Hosted more than 30,000 central Ohioans of all ages who interact with accomplished authors, diplomats, health advocates and others through The New Albany Lecture Series and Remarkable Evening. Presenters have included George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Condoleezza Rice, Wendy Wasserstein, Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Jon Meacham, Colin Powell and more.
What We Do: • Steward a philanthropic spirit in the community. • Advance strategic grant-making that benefits the community’s citizens, employees and students, consistent with the intent of its donors. • Provide flexible and cost-effective ways for civic-minded individuals, families and companies to contribute to their community – now and for all time. • Serve as good stewards of the resources entrusted to the Foundation. • To do all of this in a manner that brings people together and strengthens community bonds.
How You Can Help: The Foundation is committed to promoting lifelong learning, civil discourse, community dialogue and a greater understanding on timely issues. You may donate to any fund with The New Albany Community Foundation by contacting Craig Mohre at 614-939-8150 or to learn more about the Foundation’s work.
Why We’re Important: The Foundation has made a positive impact in these areas: • Lifelong Learning: Convened public and private support to build the book collection for Columbus Metropolitan Library New Albany Branch. Presents one of America’s premier lecture series, as well as a student lecture series. Launched and continues to support a school author residency program. • The Arts: Led the effort to build and endow the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts and the highly anticipated Charleen & Charles Hinson Amphitheater. Supports several arts organizations enriching lives in the community. • Health: Founded New Albany’s Safety Town program. Helped convene Healthy New Albany, which includes a farmer’s market, community garden, New Albany Walking Classic and many more health focused programs.
The New Albany Community Foundation 220 Market Street, Suite 205, New Albany, Ohio 43054 614-939-8150 newalbanyfoundation.org Direct link for donations: newalbanyfoundation.org/give www.facebook.com/TheNewAlbanyCommunityFoundation Twitter: @newalbanyfdtion YouTube: New Albany Community Foundation President: J. Craig Mohre, President Email: craigmohre@newalbanyfoundation.org Board Chair: Lynne Smith
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OHIOHEALTH FOUNDATION educational resources to central Ohio communities in greatest need. The OhioHealth Wellness on Wheels Primary Care and Women's Health unit began delivering OB-GYN care to at-risk women and girls in local neighborhoods nearly 30 years ago. The Foundation helped the program grow in 2017 to include primary care for adults. Because we believe if you want to build stronger communities, good health is a great place to start.
Who We Are: Serving communities since 1891, OhioHealth is a family of 30,000 associates, physicians and volunteers across 12 hospitals and more than 200 ambulatory sites, as well as hospice, home health, medical equipment and other health services spanning 47 counties. The OhioHealth Foundation is supported by generous donors, including members of the community, OhioHealth associates, corporations and organizations. Their philanthropic gifts bring OhioHealth's mission to life by advancing medical research, enhancing medical care and enriching educational programs.
How You Can Help: We believe philanthropy has a lasting effect on the lives of others. Your generous gift, regardless of size, will support our efforts to improve the health of those we serve. How you can support the OhioHealth Foundation: • Individual gifts • Corporate and organizational gifts and sponsorships • Planned gifts • Volunteer • Serve on an OhioHealth Foundation development board • Grant funding • Memorial and tribute gifts
What We Do: By investing funds wisely, we strengthen OhioHealth’s mission in four important ways: 1. Innovation and technology: New medical innovations allow us to improve our patients’ experiences in ways both big and small. 2. Research and education: Our healthcare professionals continually gain new knowledge and share what they know with their teams and patients. 3. Infrastructure and facilities: When we keep our buildings up-to-date, efficient and comfortable, our patients feel better faster and our medical teams can focus on care. 4. Community outreach: Goes beyond our walls and into our communities, so people have access to care and knowledge keeping them healthy..
To make a gift or learn more about the OhioHealth Foundation, call (614) 544-GIVE (4483) or visit OhioHealth.com/Foundation. OhioHealth Foundation 3430 OhioHealth Parkway • Columbus, Ohio 43202 (614) 544-GIVE (4483) Direct link for donations: OhioHealth.com/Foundation www.facebook.com/OhioHealth twitter.com/ohiohealth www.instagram.com/ohiohealth
Why We’re Important: The OhioHealth Foundation supports new technologies, vital programs and services, and the pursuit of exciting advances in medicine while continuing to improve the health of those we serve. We enlist the best talent, acquire the best technology and practice the latest techniques to provide you with exceptional care in your community — through the pandemic and beyond.
Executive Director: Karen Morrison, President, OhioHealth Foundation and Senior Vice President, OhioHealth Email: wecare@ohiohealth.com
How We Impact the Community: Some health needs are too important to go without. That’s why we’ve created programs and partnerships to bring primary care, women’s health services and prenatal care, annual screenings, and
Board Chair: Linda Hondros
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OPERA COLUMBUS
and can create essential dialogue about how our community can be stronger together. Opera Columbus reaches nearly 15,000 individuals in a traditional year through our mainstage productions and community and educational programs.
Who We Are: Opera Columbus is central Ohio’s premier professional opera company and a major contributor to the diversity and vibrancy of Columbus’ arts scene. Artistic risk-taking, innovative approaches to production, and strategic collaborations are helping Opera Columbus to redefine expectations for opera, bringing exciting art to the Columbus stage and attracting attention throughout the US and beyond.
How You Can Help: Try opera! Check us out at a Party Series event or performance in 2020–2021. Your ticket purchase or donation will ensure our work to create transformative experiences through opera continues.
What We Do: Opera Columbus provides a transformative cultural experience through the art form of opera, reaching the hearts, souls, and minds of our community through intentionally inclusive performances that are educational, community-driven, and accessible.
Opera Columbus 55 E. State St. Columbus, OH 43215 614-461-0181 www.operacolumbus.org Direct link for donations: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/opecol Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OperaColumbus Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperaColumbus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Opera.Columbus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OperaColumbus
Why We’re Important: Opera Columbus’s growing reputation for excellence and a boundary-shattering approach to opera is putting Columbus on the map as a destination for great opera, contributing to our city’s artistic vibrancy and reputation and drawing attention from across North America.
Executive Director: Greg Bryan, Interim Managing Director How We Impact the Community: Opera Columbus is dedicated to being part of healing art experiences within our community, with opera productions that range from classic to groundbreaking, reaching both new and traditional audiences. Opera is one of the original storytelling art forms
Development Director: Jessica Morris Email: jmorris@capa.com Board Chair: William E. Miller
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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER – JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND SOLOVE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (OSUCCC – JAMES) clinical trials, many of which are initiated by OSUCCC – James investigators. Our genetic- and molecular-based research (Precision Cancer Medicine) helps us understand each patient’s unique cancer and develop and deliver the targeted therapy that leads to better outcomes, fewer side effects and more hope. We also are at the forefront of immunotherapy, the next frontier of cancer treatment.
Who We Are: At the OSUCCC–James, our vision is to create a cancer-free world, one person, one discovery at a time. This underlies everything we do in working to eradicate cancer through research that translates to innovative and highly targeted patient care. The OSUCCC–James is one of only 51 comprehensive cancer centers in the nation as designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a designation that we have maintained through competitive renewal since 1976. As the cancer program’s 356-bed adult patient-care component, The James is ranked among America’s Best Hospitals for cancer care by U.S. News and World Report.
How You Can Help: Your support is crucial to the lifesaving work done by researchers and clinicians at the OSUCCC – James. Our world-renowned researchers, oncologists, specialists, nurses and staff work tirelessly each day toward our shared vision of a cancer-free world. With your help, we can further the research and discoveries being made to better prevent, detect, treat and cure cancer.
What We Do: Cancer is no longer defined solely by stage and location, but rather by its biologic makeup. There is no routine cancer; it is different in each person. Working together and utilizing state-of-the-art facilities and technology, clinicians and researchers at Ohio State are speeding the development and delivery of treatments that target the molecules and biomarkers fueling each person’s unique cancer.
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) 460 W. 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 800-293-5066 cancer.osu.edu Donations direct: give.osu.edu/James facebook.com/OSUCCCJames twitter.com/OSUCCC_James
Why We're Important: With 21 floors and more than 1.1 million square feet, the OSUCCC – James is the thirdlargest cancer hospital in the nation. We treat nearly 102,000 inpatients annually and receive more than 698,000 outpatient visits, providing hope to patients and their families. Experts at the OSUCCC – James deliver the most advanced genomicdriven treatment options while also accelerating the pace of research discoveries by integrating translational research labs on the same floors where patient care takes place. Highlights include a dedicated early-phase clinical trials unit, a state-ofthe-art surgical center and an above-ground radiation therapy center.
Executive Directors: Raphael Pollock, MD, PhD Director, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center William Farrar, MD CEO, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
How We Impact the Community: The OSUCCC –James has more than 200 oncologists, each of whom specializes in one type of cancer. That expert sub-specialization leads to more productive integration with cancer research and, ultimately, to better outcomes. We manage hundreds of cancer
Development Director: Jennifer McDonald Email: Jennifer.McDonald@osumc.edu Board Chair: Richard Porter
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PELOTONIA How We Impact the Community: Year after year, through the dedication of our Riders, Virtual Riders, Volunteers, and Donors, Pelotonia’s community continues to grow in Columbus, OH and nationwide. Thanks to the incredibly generous support from our local Funding Partners, 100 percent of every Pelotonia participant-raised dollar goes directly to fund cancer research at The OSUCCC-James. As a direct result of these fundraising efforts, Pelotonia researchers have developed life-saving drugs, discovered cancer-causing gene mutations and saved thousands of lives.
Who We Are: Founded in 2008, Pelotonia exists to engage, inspire, and challenge a community committed to change the world by accelerating innovative cancer research. Since inception, Pelotonia has raised over $216 million for cancer research. We are a community of people whose lives have been impacted by cancer and are inspired to do something about it. Whether that means cheering along the side of the road during Pelotonia’s annual bike ride, hosting a fundraiser, making a donation, or volunteering their time, every single person who is a part of this movement is making an impact in the advancement of cancer research.
How You Can Help: When it comes to getting involved with Pelotonia, there truly is something for everyone. Anyone who would like to participate in the annual Ride Weekend can do so by registering and fundraising as a Rider or Volunteer. For those who want to solely fundraise or want to create their own Pelotonia activity challenge, participants can sign up as a Virtual Rider. Pelotonia wouldn’t be possible without the support and dedication of 3,000+ Volunteers who cheer on and keep 7,000+ Riders fueled, while managing logistics along the route. Participants go the extra mile by sharing their experiences and inviting their friends, family, co-workers and neighbors to join them as supporters and donors in this movement to end cancer.
What We Do: As a centerpiece of our year-round fundraising efforts, Pelotonia hosts a three-day experience that includes a weekend of cycling , entertainment, volunteerism, and community. The event begins with an Opening Ceremony on Friday evening, followed by Riders gathering at the start lines on Saturday and Sunday to begin their journey cycling between 25-200 miles. The weekend comes to a close when our two-day Riders end at the finish line on Sunday afternoon. As we near the end of the year, the Pelotonia community is invited to celebrate the impact made possible by everyone’s fundraising and hard work.
Pelotonia 450 W. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 221-6100 pelotonia.org Donations direct: pelotonia.org/donate facebook.com/pelotonia twitter.com/pelotonia Instagram.com/pelotonia
Why We're Important: Since our founding, Pelotonia has raised more than $216 million dollars for innovative and life-saving cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center–Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (The OSUCCC-James). Pelotonia dollars support key areas within Ohio State’s cancer program: idea grants, student fellowships, investment in junior and senior scientists, tools for discovery and statewide initiatives, studies and trials. In July 2019, The Ohio State University announced The Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology, made possible with a pledge of $102,265,000 from Pelotonia. Without funding from Pelotonia, many breakthroughs in the advancement of cancer detection, prevention and treatment may not have otherwise been made possible.
Executive Director: Doug Ulman, Pelotonia President & CEO Director of Stewardship: Steph Zimmerman Board Chair: Dan Rosenthal Underwritten by 99
RECREATION UNLIMITED FOUNDATION • To educate campers about the natural environment. • To utilize social settings to promote positive human relations, attitudes, and behavior among campers and their typical siblings. • To challenge the individual in a fun, safe environment with COVID-19 protocols in place. • To position campers to achieve success in the least restrictive environment. • To offer respite services for families with 24/7 care of an individual with a disability or health concern.
Who We Are: Founded in 1958, Recreation Unlimited Farm and Fun (Recreation Unlimited) is a 501(c)3 notfor profit organization serving individuals with physical and developmental disabilities and health concerns and supported through the development efforts of the Recreation Unlimited Foundation. The mission of Recreation Unlimited is to provide year-round programs in sports, recreation and education while building self-confidence, self-esteem and promoting positive human relations, attitudes, and behaviors. The Recreation Unlimited campus is housed on 195-acres, 35 minutes northeast of Columbus. We have worked very hard to make Recreation Unlimited a dream come true for individuals with disabilities and health concerns!
How You Can Help: 2020 has been an especially difficult year due to COVID-19. Any donation to our camps, medical supplies (PPE) and camper scholarship fund, would help so that we are in a great position to continue our mission of sports, recreation and education for individuals with disabilities and health concerns. Recreation Unlimited relies significantly on the generosity of many dedicated benefactors through fund raising activities that include corporate sponsorships, special events, direct mail, grants, endowed scholarships, construction support, planned gifts/bequests. For more information, please review our web site at www.recreationunlimited.org or e-mail info@recreationunlimited.org.
What We Do: 2020 has been an especially difficult year due to COVID-19. However, we worked very hard to raise funds through gifts and grants to have enough finances to open 5 weeks of a Summer Day Camp program that began July 6th under the COVID-19 guidelines and regulations and we will continue with our fall Respite Weekend camps and Winter Residential Camp schedule. In 2021, Recreation Unlimited will offer Summer Residential, Winter Residential, Summer Day, Year-Round Respite Weekend, Specialty Weeklong and Weekend Camps and Programs and Family Day Camps and Resource Fairs.
Recreation Unlimited Foundation 7700 Piper Road, Ashley, Ohio 43003 (740) 548-7006 www.recreationunlimited.org Direct link for donations: https://columbusfoundation. org/the-giving-store/nonprofit-directory-listing/ RecreationUnlimitedFoundation/128 www.facebook.com/recreationunlimited
Why We’re Important: We have always strived for our organization to be the "best of the best"...that is why we are in the position to have camps during COVID-19. Recreation Unlimited is still one of the largest providers in the state of Ohio serving individuals with disabilities and health concerns through sports, recreation and education with the most comprehensive program offerings. This is fulfilled on a 195-acre accessible campus through a safe, fun and challenging manner.
Executive Director: Paul L. Huttlin Email: info@recreationunlimited.org
How We Impact the Community: To fulfill the following outcomes for the individuals and families that we serve. • To fully develop their knowledge and physical abilities in selected sports and recreational activities adapted to their individual needs.
Development Director: Paul L. Huttlin Email: info@recreationunlimited.org Board Chair: Charles Ruma Underwritten by 101
THE SALVATION ARMY • 70,583 people with basic needs & emergency assistance • 41,304 Christmas gifts for children • 17,729 educational hours for children; 92% of children increased in math and 96% in reading scores • 1,442 victims of human trafficking with assistance
Who We Are: Driven by love and faith, The Salvation Army provides a wide array of solution-driven programs that lift our clients out of poverty while also meeting their most basic needs such as food and shelter. We aim to strengthen families in Central Ohio who are struggling. It is the love of God that empowers us to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with these neighbors in crisis, to give hope, and to move them toward lasting change. Whether it is hunger, homelessness, a family crisis or addiction, we offer comprehensive care that leads to a better future.
How You Can Help: All of our programs are funded locally. Please pray, volunteer and donate. 1) Donate: • Mail a check – to address above • Online – SalvationArmyCentralOhio.org • Sponsor a family for Christmas – Give online at www. salvationarmyredbox.org • For $50, you’ll provide everything a family needs for a special Christmas • breakfast and turkey dinner plus a family game. 2) Consider Planned Charitable Gift. Contact Shelley Brown-Kujkowski at 614-437-2145 3) Volunteer: Visit SalvationArmyCentralOhio.org for details • Become a red kettle ringer. • Volunteer in our food pantries. • Operate a LemonAiD stand with your child. Visit salvationarmylemonaid.org for details.
What We Do: The Salvation Army’s programs and services are designed to address the whole person. We are committed to meeting the immediate needs of people while helping them to achieve long term goals. Last year, The Salvation Army in Central Ohio services included: • choice food pantries • congregate meals • housing for homeless families and veterans • after-school and summer learning and recreation programs • services to victims of human trafficking • emergency disaster services including COVID-19 Response • spiritual and emotional care
The Salvation Army 966 E. Main Street, Columbus, OH 43205 614-221-6561 www.salvationarmycentralohio.org www.Facebook.com/Salvation.Army.Columbus www.Instagram.com/salvationarmycentraloh
Why We’re Important: Since 1885, The Salvation Army has been meeting needs without discrimination in Central Ohio. We keep overhead low, with 89 cents of every dollar going directly to local services. We offer a large variety of programs, effectively addressing multiple needs of families and individuals under one umbrella. We are strategically located in areas of high need. We quickly adapt to the changing needs of the community like setting up seven drive-thru food pantries when COVID-19 hit.
Area Coordinators: Majors Debra and Steven Ashcraft Email: katherine.music@use.salvationarmy.org Corporate & Donor Relations Coordinator: Shelley Brown-Kujkowski Email: Shelley.Brown@use.salvationarmy.org
How We Impact the Community: In 2019 we provided: • 590,081 meals • 187,543 nights of lodging for homeless families, veterans and young adults
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SOUTH SIDE EARLY LEARNING How We Impact the Community: Over the past 100 years, we have: • Developed partnerships across Columbus to ensure every child is provided the resources they need to thrive. • Worked to ensure every family has access to high-quality early childhood education, regardless of income or family status. • Developed a revolutionary model focused on connecting the community to early childhood programs. • Launched the Reopening Child Care Playbook a free guide to help programs safely reopen during the COVID-19 Pandemic. • Established a level of expertise to support teachers, train the next generation of professionals, inform policies, and innovate the field of early childhood education.
Who We Are: Since 1922, the mission of South Side Early Learning (SSEL) has been to ensure that every child six weeks to 5 years of age benefits from a holistic, high-quality early education. The teaching faculty and administrative staff work passionately to lead the partnerships, best practices and performance that maximize a child's first 2,000 days, providing a comprehensive program to promote intellectual, emotional, social and physical growth and development that meet the needs of each child. What We Do: SSEL provides year-round, early education programs and strives to equip parents and students with the care and skills necessary to succeed in school and life. Our holistic approach includes the family unit and through the work of our Family Service Center (FSC), we focus on strengthening families while teaching critical parenting skills, increase problem-solving abilities, and decrease high-risk behaviors. We recognize that sustainable home life is the foundation of success and we offer a variety of programs and resources to provide families with resources that will help them find affordable housing, manage their money, and connect with other community opportunities.
How You Can Help: Research shows that investing in early education can result in a lifetime’s return of up to $12 for every dollar invested. New research by NAEYC shows that, due to the pandemic, 81% of early care and education providers will be closed permanently by 2021 if no investments are made into early education. To meet current needs, we will soon be expanding our quality education model by adding new SSEL locations. By investing in our work at southsidelearning.org/ donate, you will help us expand our work for children and families who need it most.
Why We’re Important: Developed over the last century, South Side Early Learning’s model for early education has been refined to best serve the needs of children, families and educators. With nearly a century of proven best practices, the South Side Early Learning Model combines data-informed decision making, evidence based classroom strategies, embedded professional development, and integrated family-engagement. With our innovative workforce development initiative that includes our social enterprise, Project NUDL, a professional development training and research institute, we are expanding the way people think about quality early education and providing opportunities for teaching staff to be paid fair, living wages.
South Side Early Learning 280 Reeb Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43207 966 S High St, 3rd Floor, Columbus OH 43206 614.444.1529 Direct link for donations: www.southsidelearning.org/donate Twitter - twitter.com/southsidelearn Facebook - www.facebook.com/southsidelearn Instagram - www.instagram.com/southsidelearn/ CEO: Colin McGinnis Email: cmcginnis@southsidelearning.org Board Chair: Shiloh Todorov (current) Beth Fisher (2020-21)
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS OHIO volunteers, and teachers to enhance their knowledge and show them how the Special Olympics experience can transcend all aspects of their lives. In addition to sports and education, we provide health resources and free health screenings to people with intellectual disabilities who may not have access to healthcare.
Who We Are: For more than 50 years, Special Olympics Ohio has been building an inclusive movement to break down barriers and end discrimination against those with intellectual disabilities through sports, education, health, and leadership. Special Olympics Ohio empowers athletes to discover new strengths, abilities, skills, and successes. Special Olympics athletes inspire people in their communities and elsewhere to open their hearts and minds to a wider world of human talents and potential.
How You Can Help: Every year, over 9,000 dedicated volunteers devote their time, talent, and energy to our athletes. You can empower people with intellectual disabilities by coaching a team, keeping time at a competition, assisting with fundraising, or becoming a unified partner. Get involved with Special Olympics Ohio by contacting mmodene@sooh.org or visit our website to view upcoming opportunities: sooh.org.
What We Do: Special Olympics Ohio provides sports training and competition in 19 different sports, in addition to health services, social opportunities, inclusive events, and fitness activities for nearly 20,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Athletes are able to train, compete, and advance to higher levels of competition year-round free of charge, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy.
Special Olympics Ohio 3303 Winchester Pike, Columbus, Ohio 43232 (614)239-7050 sooh.org Direct link for donations: give.specialolympics.org/page/ contribute/ohio19 www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsOhio www.instagram.com/specialolympicsoh/ twitter.com/soohio
Why We’re Important: Special Olympics Ohio uses sports as the catalyst to fight for the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in all areas of life, from healthcare to education to social opportunities. At sporting events people with intellectual disabilities receive direct access to wellness resources and professionals, while being given the opportunity to focus on physical fitness. Competing in inclusive sports allows our athletes to gain confidence, develop new skills, and experience joy.
Executive Director: Jessica Stewart Email: jstewart@sooh.org Chief Development Officer: Christine Hoyer: Email: choyer@sooh.org
How We Impact the Community: Special Olympics Ohio brings people with and without intellectual disabilities together to see and take part in the transformative power of sports. We provide educational experiences for coaches,
Board Chair: Geoffrey Kunkler
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STONEWALL COLUMBUS
Who We Are: Stonewall Columbus was founded in 1981 in an effort to uplift the LGBTQ+ community to ensure an Ohio where we all thrive. Today Stonewall is a community organization and center; the only center of its kind serving the LGBTQ+ and allied community throughout central Ohio with direct engagement from government, corporate, and nonprofit entities.
How You Can Help: For 39 years Stonewall Columbus has supported the community and we could not continue this great work without your help. Your generous gift to Stonewall will be used to support the first and only LGBTQ+ community center in Central Ohio, and the valuable programs and services we provide to our LGBTQ+ community.
What We Do: Stonewall works to uplift and empower the LGBTQ+ community through direct and referral services that impact individual and community identity, personal education, and overall wellness. In addition to a growing array of programming Stonewall produces Lavender Listings, a listing of local products and services from LGBTQ+ friendly businesses and organizations, and Columbus Pride; started in 1981 Pride now welcomes over 800,000 visitors to the Columbus region.
By making a donation today, you are: • Helping provide a safe and welcoming space for the LGBTQ+ community; • Supporting assistance to those in need, through counseling, referrals, and access to LGBTQ+ friendly resources; • Connecting the community to programming that ensures we all thrive; • Making a difference in the lives of Central Ohio’s LGBTQ+ residents!
Why We’re Important: Our programming and services provide support and resources to those that may not find it elsewhere or feel comfortable in spaces not inclusive of their full identity. Because of our unique role in the community we are implored to ensure we are able to offer safe, welcoming, and respectful spaces (even virtually) to an underrepresented community often times not considered. Being able to provide a safe space where people can build community, access health care resources, engage educational and professional training opportunities.
Stonewall Columbus 1160 N. High St. Columbus, OH 43201 (614) 299-7764 stonewallcolumbus.org Direct link for donations: www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/20038 twitter.com/stonewallcmh www.instagram.com/stonewallcolumbus/ www.facebook.com/stonewallcolumbus
How We Impact the Community: Annually we provide services, or link to services, to over 50,000 individuals across the state through our programming. Additionally, the annual Columbus Pride Parade brings over 800,000 people to the central Ohio region. Our work ensure central Ohio is known and seen as one of the most welcoming and affirming cities in the country.
Executive Director:Densil R. Porteous Email:director@stonewallcolumbus.org Development Director: Jeanne Heald Email: jheald@stonewallcolumbus.org Board Chair: Gerry Rodriguez Underwritten by 109 A private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
WELLINGTON
How You Can Help: Welling ton is rooted in an entrepreneurial and philanthropic spirit. The support of generous friends and family have a positive impact on our school every day. Every dollar gifted to Wellington not only supports the important work of today, it lays the path that guarantees our future. In addition to philanthropic giving, we are always seeking partnerships and opportunities with local businesses, service organizations, and research institutions to further enhance our academic curriculum.
Who We Are: Wellington is the first independent, coeducational school in Columbus, Ohio. Founded on the idea that education can and should be better, we continue to innovate an engagement-driven curriculum that shapes and inspires tomorrow’s leaders from preschool through grade 12. What We Do: We help students find their purpose and realize their potential for tomorrow’s world. Our approach to education is agile, active, and personal, taking cues from the evolving world around us.
Wellington 3650 Reed Road Columbus, Ohio 43220 614.457.7883 wellington.org Donate direct: wellington.org/support Instagram @thewellingtonschool Facebook @TheWellingtonSchool Twitter @WellingtonJags
Why We’re Important: We believe that a strong community is a diverse one rich with varying viewpoints and approaches. Wellington brings a unique approach to the diverse education ecosystem in Columbus – one that engages the whole student and ignites their individual passions. How We Impact the Community: We know that listening and learning narrows our differences and broadens our understanding, so we empower students of all ages to contribute meaningfully to their communities through local service projects and global learning opportunities. We’re helping to shape the future leaders of Columbus and the world.
Executive Director: Jeff Terwin, Head of School Chief Experience Officer/ Director of Development: Laurie Beth Sweeney Board Chair: Ted Manley
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THE WOMEN’S FUND OF CENTRAL OHIO for their families and the communities around them. Our data-driven and human-centered approach to grantmaking ensures that we invest in sustainable solutions designed by and for the communities they serve.
Who We Are: The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is a public foundation with a mission to transform the lives of women and girls by mobilizing the collective power and passion of all people working together. We were founded in 2001 by a group of 15 visionary women who were determined to invest in gender justice. The Women’s Fund commissions groundbreaking research, advocates for equity, and invests in social change. To date, The Women’s Fund has awarded more than $3.6 million in grants to over 250 central Ohio programs that advance and empower women and girls.
How You Can Help: Invest in The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio. The Women’s Philanthropy Institute found that only 1.6% of Americans’ charitable giving goes toward nonprofits supporting women and girls. When you invest in The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, you provide courage capital to address the critical needs of women and girls that have been historically devalued and overlooked. Every investment builds our capacity to continue innovative research, conduct impactful advocacy efforts, and make significant grants to nonprofit partners working on the frontlines to create meaningful social change.
What We Do: • Strategic grantmaking: We invest in economic empowerment and leadership opportunities for women and girls. • Groundbreaking research: We’ve commissioned 5 major research projects, including our most recent report investigating the gender and racial wealth gap in central Ohio. • Bold advocacy: We advocate for equitable solutions that eradicate the devastating impact of baseless gender norms and implicit biases, with a particular focus on the intersection of gender and racial discrimination. • Transformational tools: Our training tool, Gender By Us®, educates and motivates individuals and organizations to create more equitable workplaces and communities.
The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio 2323 W. Fifth Ave, Suite 230, Columbus, OH 43204 614-225-9926 www.womensfundcentralohio.org Direct link for donations: www.womensfundcentralohio.org/donate facebook.com/womensfundco instagram.com/womensfundco twitter.com/womensfundco President & CEO: Kelley Griesmer Email: kgriesmer@womensfundcentralohio.org
Why We’re Important: As the only organization in our region solely focused on creating social change for women and girls, we know it is vital to address the root causes of systemic gender inequities. We also know that investments in women promote economic development, education, and health, not only for the women themselves, but also
Investor Relations Manager: Kelsie Fields Email: kfields@womensfundcentralohio.org Board Chair: Heather Whaling, President & Founder, Geben Communication
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WOSU PUBLIC MEDIA How We Impact the Community: Now more than ever, public media is essential. • Trusted Source: Editorial independence, unbiased reporting and civil discourse are fundamental to all that we do. 89.7 NPR News is consistently named the Best Radio News Operation in Ohio by the Society of Professional Journalists. • Access to Knowledge: Learning is embedded in our programs, events, and productions. Through WOSU Classroom, we offer learning opportunities to Central Ohio’s children, teachers and parents. • Celebrating Culture: Connecting people to experiences that enrich and entertain is at the heart of our work. We connect our community to arts, music and cultural experiences across radio, tv and digital platforms. • Elevating Voices: We shed light on the issues that affect our neighbors and ourselves. Sharing the wonder and richness of our community is key to engagement.
Who we are: For nearly a centur y, WOSU Public Media has engaged, informed and inspired our diverse community. WOSU is a non-profit public ser vice multimedia organization that distinguishes itself through a commitment to collaboration, community engagement and noncommercial, mission-driven programming. What We Do: As an NPR and PBS affiliate, WOSU has grown over the years to include multiple broadcast and digital distribution platforms focused on distinctive areas of content: quality journalism, arts and culture and lifelong learning. Our current platforms include: • 89.7 NPR News – Central Ohio’s only 24-hour NPR station with local and global news and public affairs programming • WOSU TV – with four unique channels of public television service, including 24/7 PBS KIDS • Classical 101 – the premiere classical music station in Central Ohio • WOSU Digital – extensive online and mobile programming, podcasts and blogs • WOSU Classroom – providing formal and information educational experiences for all ages
How You Can Help: • CONNECT: Watch, listen and engage – WOSU is everywhere you go • INVEST: Help build the future of public media in Central Ohio by supporting the new WOSU headquarters • MEMBER: Join the more than 28,000 annual members who support WOSU
Why We’re Important: WOSU Public Media, through all its platforms, programs and initiatives, strives to ignite curiosity and connect the community. Whether through the news and public affairs programming of 89.7, the well-known and beloved Columbus Neighborhoods series, through lifelong learning opportunities, or even though engaging and insightful podcasts and Curious Cbus posts, WOSU remains a trusted community partner. As WOSU moves into its new, more visible headquarters in 2021, we will expand our service by fostering public engagement, encouraging storytelling and providing collaborative public space – all right at the front door of the Ohio State campus.
Connect with WOSU Public Media 2400 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43210 614.292.9678 wosu.org | wosu.org/campaign General Manager: Tom Rieland Chief Development Officer: Laura Baker Email: laura.baker@wosu.org Friends of WOSU Board President: Kyle Anderson
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