1. Capital Improvement Funding Partnership
Thursday, March 2, 2017

2. Our Mission: To assist donors and others in strengthening and improving our community for the benefit of all its residents.

3. Our Grantmaking Vision: In partnership with our donors and the nonprofit community, The Columbus Foundation supports all opportunities to achieve the highest quality of life.

4. Total Grants Paid to 3,237 Nonprofit Organizations
$176,603,574
Total Grants Paid to 3,237 Nonprofit Organizations

5. Variety of Funds, 2,337 in All:
5-10% of funds granted in any given year are disbursed through competitive grantmaking.
28 Supporting Foundations.
938 Donor Advised Funds
298 Designated Funds
209 Scholarship Funds
350 Organization Endowments
177 Unrestricted Funds
220 Field of Interest Funds
145 Community Foundations, Inc.

6. requests make comparison difficult
DIVERSE
requests make comparison difficult

7. Over three years 49 nonprofits have been supported
$6,370,290
Over three years 49 nonprofits have been supported

8. $1,681,265
human services
$1,648,073
education
$1,092,859
health
$1,058,093
mental health
$300,000
arts & culture
$590,000
homelessness

9. $6.9M Requested/$2.6M Approved 38% of Requested Dollars were Funded
2016
$6.9M Requested/$2.6M Approved
38% of Requested Dollars were Funded

10. 29% of Requested Applications were Approved
2016
65 Requests/19 Funded
29% of Requested Applications were Approved

11. 2016
Projects Funded

12. Alvis, Inc.
$162,000
To renovate property and purchase a passenger vehicle to allow for program expansion of community treatment services.

13. American Red Cross
$160,000
To replace a failing generator to ensure the safety and quality of central Ohio’s blood supply.

14. Canal Winchester Human Services $50,000
To support construction of a permanent facility to house all agency programs.

15. Catholic Social Services
$175,000
To support expansion and renovation of Our Lady of Guadalupe Center.

16. $231,895 Columbus Area Integrated Health Services
To improve the client-facing environment, safety, and quality of services at the agency’s primary location.

17. Columbus Early Learning Center
$69,274
To support facility upgrades and renovations to expand the number of children enrolled in early childhood education programs.

18. Columbus State Community College Development Foundation
$200,000
To support construction of the School of Hospitality
Management & Culinary Arts.

19. Concord Counseling Services
$200,000
To support the renovation and expansion of the treatment center for behavioral health clients.

20. Furniture Bank
$100,000
To support the social enterprise Downsize with a Heart.

21. I Know I Can
$50,000
To develop co-located space, in partnership with the
Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus.

22. KIPP Columbus
$750,000
To support development plans and construction costs for Phase 2 of the capital campaign for the pre-K – 12 Columbus campus.

23. Mental Health America $9,198
To upgrade the information management system.

24. Lower Lights Christian Health Center
$50,000
To support renovations and construction of a nonprofit grocery store in Franklinton.

25. Southeast, Inc.
$50,000
To support facility improvements at Friends of the Homeless Men’s Shelter.

26. Stonewall Columbus
$50,000
To renovate the Center as part of the program
and services expansion.

27. The Homeless Families Foundation $35,000
To replace the roof at the Dowd Education Center
and administrative office building.

28. The Ohio State University
$50,000
To support renovations at Star House to expand capacity
to better serve homeless youth.

29. Victory Ministries
$45,763
To purchase a box truck to pick up and deliver food
to Choice Food Pantry.

30. St. Vincent Family Center
$158,200
To renovate living quarters as part of the Residential Services program.

34. makes a good application?
WHAT
makes a good application?

35. Meeting A Need Sustainability Leadership Realistic
Does the project fill a gap in the marketplace?
Is there justification for expansion supported by data.
Sustainability
Will it require additional operational expenses? Are they budgeted?
Is ongoing maintenance planned for?
Leadership
Staff and board have a proven track record?
Does the project appropriately plan for future needs?
Realistic
Is the budget appropriate for the project?
Are there a diverse group of funders?

36. we review applications
How we review
HOW
we review applications

37. Proposal Review Site Visit Track Record Follow Up Well written.
Documentation of need.
Data are current.
Best practices cited if appropriate.
Site Visit
Participants are engaged.
Demand for space is clear
Staff (and/or board) are knowledgeable.
Track Record
Prior programs/projects successfully completed.
If success has not been achieved, clear direction on change, or lessons learned, are articulated.
Follow Up
Staff are responsive to need for additional info.
Significant project updates are shared in a timely way.

38. How we review
MEASURING
project outcomes

39. innovation growth improvement
Organizational Outcomes
Reduced Costs
Increase in Revenue
Creation of Process Efficiencies
Client
Outcomes
Increase in Number of Clients Served
Increase in Percentage of Clients Achieving Service/Program Outcomes
Creation of New Services Offered to Clients
innovation growth improvement

40. How we review
RESOURCES
to grow your capacity

41. Contact Us Community Research and Grants Management:
Supporting Foundations:
The Giving Store:
GO! Grants Online Technical assistance:
Visit:
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42. Grantwriting Resources
United Way of Central Ohio: Neighborhood Training Academy
HandsOn Central Ohio: Training Series
Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations – for OANO members
Columbus Metropolitan Library:
Monthly Classes
Grants Resource Center in the News Division of the Main Library
Ohio.gov: some departments offer workshops for their specific grant programs