Public charity · Columbus, OH (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Columbus Foundation

EIN 31-6044264 · Website · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2024

How to apply: not stated

In 2024 it gave 10 grants worth $1.2 million to Tennessee groups, 1 of them in Blount County. A typical grant was $15,000 to $93,110. Most often for: “Social services”.

Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Grants in Tennessee: 10 totaling $1.2 million · 1 in Blount County
Typical grant How we figure this: $15,000 to $93,110 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants over $5,000, the only ones its filing lists)
A realistic first ask How we figure this: About $50,000: the middle grant to the 7 Tennessee groups it funded for the first time in 2024. Its filing lists only grants over $5,000, so smaller first grants aren't counted.
Where it gives: Davidson County, Claiborne County, Sevier County, Blount County, Shelby County, Williamson County · plus 1737 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment: None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups? How we figure this: 70% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 7 of 10.
Total giving that year: $249.3 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax year	Total grants paid	To Tennessee	Tennessee grants
2024	$249.3M	$1.2M	10
2023	$325.2M	$1.6M	14

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

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Board and officers

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Clark KelloggChairperson/trustee
Jeffrey W EdwardsVice chairperson/trustee
George S BarrettTrustee
Lisa IngramTrustee
Jane Grote AbellTrustee
Katie Wolfe LloydTrustee
William J Hicks II MdTrustee
Marchelle E MooreTrustee
Matthew A ScantlandTrustee
Douglas F KridlerPresident & ceo
Scott G HeitkampVice president & cfo
Angela G ParsonsVice president of dsd
Dan SharpeVice president crgm
John B BrittonDir. of planned gvg. & gnl
Steven MooreChief of staff
Gregg OosterbaanVice president of informat
Tess TannehillSenior advisor and assoc.
Nikki ScarpittiExec. dir., walter foundations

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What it funds most often

Social services (5 grants)
Education (2 grants)
Health (2 grants)
Neighborhood (1 grant)

How big its Tennessee grants are

Number of Tennessee grants in each size band, tax year 2024
Grant size	Grants
Under $1,000	0
$1,000 to $4,999	0
$5,000 to $9,999	0
$10,000 to $24,999	4
$25,000 to $99,999	4
$100,000 or more	2

From its 2024 IRS filing. Grants of $5,000 or less aren't listed on the form public charities file (Schedule I), so small grants are missing here.

Tennessee organizations it funded

Blount County grants are listed first, then the largest. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

Tennessee grants from Columbus Foundation
Past winner	Where	Purpose	Amount
Remote Area Medical	Rockford, Blount County	Health	$21K
Soles4souls	Old Hickory, Davidson County	Social services	$877K
Mountain Ways	Gatlinburg, Sevier County	Social services	$100K
St Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis, Shelby County	Health	$93K
Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate, Claiborne County	Education	$50K
Gary Sinise Foundation	Nashville, Davidson County	Neighborhood	$35K
Nashville Launch Pad Inc.	Nashville, Davidson County	Social services	$25K
Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville, Davidson County	Education	$15K
Wan Fambul Foundation	Franklin, Williamson County	Social services	$15K
Jake Owen Foundation	Nashville, Davidson County	Social services	$10K