CF Sector Building Grants
Funding Amount
US $50,000 - US $150,000
Deadline
Rolling
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Program serving the administrative or capacity building needs of three or more nonprofit organizations.
Geography
- In Franklin County
Other requirements
- Applicants already have identified and confirmed partners.
Overview
The Columbus Foundation
In 1943, during the darkness of World War II, a group of passionate citizens, led by Columbus businessman Harrison M. Sayre, envisioned a way to improve the well-being of the community and the quality of life in central Ohio. With little more than this sound idea and faith, The Columbus Foundation was established.
Sector Building Grants partner with community organizations to build the overall capacity of the sector.
The Sector Building grant program launched in 2022 as part of a commitment to build the capacity of the nonprofit sector to serve the community. Sector Building grants support programming that builds and sustains the infrastructure of the nonprofit sector.
The Sector Building grant program seeks to fill this area of need by providing funding to programs or organizations that support the administrative needs of three or more nonprofits, which may or may not include the applicant. These grants typically range from $50,000 to $150,000.
Eligibility
Primary impact in Franklin County.
Program serving the administrative or capacity building needs of three or more nonprofit organizations.
Applicants already have identified and confirmed partners.
What Columbus Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1,747
- Total given
- $242.68M
- Median grant
- $21K
- Range
- $5,032–$21.85M
- By dollars: Ohio 75%, Illinois 5%, Massachusetts 3%. Top recipient cities: Columbus, OH; New York, NY; Washington, DC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 43% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
The Huntington Foundation · Columbus, OH
Advancing philanthropy
$21.85M
The Ohio State University Foundation · Chicago, IL
Education
$11.67M
Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation · Columbus, OH
Health
$9.74M
Columbus Downtown Development Corporation & Capitol South · Columbus, OH
Neighborhood
$8.42M
I Know I Can · Columbus, OH
Education
$4.74M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Capacity building
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
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