2020 has been an odd year, to say the least, but the Columbus Area Community Foundation’s work has continued as a beacon of normality! Here is a look at the competitive grants and scholarships we awarded this year: Competitive grant awards in 2020 The Community Foundation awarded more than $25,000 in competitive grants from the … Continue reading →
On October 2, students and adults participated in the 3rd Annual Community Day of Service. Just prior to Columbus Days, community members spent a portion of the day performing service projects. Students from each school participated in a variety of ways including visiting our nursing homes, helping downtown businesses with improvement projects, and picking up … Continue reading →
If the walls of the Central School Round-top Gymnasium could talk, they would have stories to tell: stories about basketball practices where players loved to hate their coaches and the victory celebrations on Friday night because of those hard practices; stories about wrestlers who couldn’t hear the referee’s whistle because the cheers of the crowd … Continue reading →
In the last 20 years, Columbus Historic Carnegie Library has been the recipient of numerous grants from CCF, including grants for additional storage, handicap accessibility to comply with ADA guidelines, special reading rooms, and an overall facelift. Without these grants, this historic library would have been closed because it would have been inaccessible to many … Continue reading →
With ten children involved in sports, Columbus Community Foundation founder Ivan Crossland, Sr., and his wife Virginia spent hundreds of hours at the ball fields during the summer months. Because it likely felt like their home away from home, the baseball and softball fields held a very special place in the hearts of the Crossland … Continue reading →