A domed State capitol building across a wide lawn

Grant recipient EIN 31-0855540Public affairs

Who funds Leadership Columbus?

6 private foundations gave Leadership Columbus in Columbus, OH $179,533 across 21 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

21 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Strengthening Central Ohio's Civic Sector

    $20,000
  2. Wagner Family Charitable Trust UA 11172000Pittsburgh, PA 2025

    General support

    $1,000
  3. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    50th Anniversary: A Legacy of Leadership

    $50,000
  4. Nisource Charitable FoundationColumbus, OH 2024

    Corporate donation

    $12,500
  5. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Signature Program 2023

    $15,000
  6. Nisource Charitable FoundationColumbus, OH 2023

    Corporate donation

    $12,500
  7. Encova Foundation of OhioColumbus, OH 2023

    Annual operations

    $5,000
  8. Harry C Moores FoundationColumbus, OH 2023

    General operations

    $4,000
  9. Wagner Family Charitable Trust UA 11172000Pittsburgh, PA 2023

    General support

    $1,000
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $17
  11. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. Harry C Moores FoundationColumbus, OH 2022

    General operations

    $5,000
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $6
  14. Nisource Charitable FoundationColumbus, OH 2021

    Corporate donation

    $12,500
  15. Encova Foundation of OhioColumbus, OH 2021

    Annual operations

    $2,500
  16. Wagner Family Charitable Trust UA 11172000Pittsburgh, PA 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  18. Harry C Moores FoundationColumbus, OH 2020

    General operations

    $5,000
  19. Nisource Charitable FoundationColumbus, OH 2020

    Corporate donation

    $5,000
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  21. Nisource Charitable FoundationColumbus, OH 2019

    Corporate Donation

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other public affairs organizations in Columbus, OH and are not among Leadership Columbus’s funders above.

  1. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 22 grants Accepts applications $3,188,332 to similar organizations
  2. The Char and Chuck Fowler Family FoundationMayfield Heights, OH 5 grants Accepts applications $70,500 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 6 grants Preselected only $3,733 to similar organizations
  4. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 8 grants Accepts applications $800,000 to similar organizations
  5. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 4 grants Preselected only $450,000 to similar organizations
  6. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 5 grants Preselected only $250,000 to similar organizations
  7. Brush Foundation TaBrooklyn, OH 7 grants Accepts applications $232,540 to similar organizations
  8. Wallace H Coulter TrustSebastian, FL 1 grant Preselected only $150,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 31-0855540 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.