Funding search · EIN 310833384 · Columbus, OH

Greater Columbus Arts Council

Name: Greater Columbus Arts Council grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

459
grants reported: $63.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $23,550
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

promote columbus culture assets capital construct maintain vital

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “capa” · $2.8M

$1.3M
Capa · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.2M
Capa · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$375,000
Capa · Columbus, OH · 2024
To ensure that sustainable arts & cultural organizations are able to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Friends of the Conservatory5 grants · $5.0M
Columbus Museum of Art10 grants · $4.6M
Franklin County Historical Society4 grants · $4.1M
Capa3 grants · $2.8M
Shadoart Productions5 grants · $2.6M
Gateway Film Foundation5 grants · $2.3M
Columbus Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $2.1M
Ballet Metropolitan Inc (Dba Balletmet)3 grants · $2.1M
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts2 grants · $2.0M
Short North Stage5 grants · $1.6M

Giving over time

$10.3M

2022

$15.4M

2023

$21.6M

2024

$15.9M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 459 grants.

$1.4M
Friends of the Conservatory · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$1.3M
Franklin County Historical Society · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.3M
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$1.3M
Capa · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.3M
Franklin County Historical Society · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.2M
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$1.2M
Capa · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.2M
Franklin County Historical Society · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$1.1M
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.1M
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.1M
Friends of the Conservatory · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$1.1M
Friends of the Conservatory · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.0M
Columbus Symphony Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$975,429
Friends of the Conservatory · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$950,000
Columbus Symphony Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$896,607
Ballet Metropolitan Inc (Dba Balletmet) · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$815,726
Ballet Metropolitan · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$790,680
Ballet Metropolitan Inc (Dba Balletmet) · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$784,000
Columbus Symphony Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$744,000
Wexner Center for the Arts · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$742,122
Wexner Center Foundation Dba Wexner Center for the Arts · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$731,704
Ohio Historical Society · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$695,000
Ohio Historical Society the · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$668,250
The Center of Science and Industry · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$655,000
National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$654,750
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$654,750
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$637,500
Ohio Historical Society the · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$606,228
Wexner Center Foundation Dba Wexner Center for the Arts · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$600,000
National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$597,711
Columbus Symphony Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$597,193
Shadoart Productions · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$580,578
Ballet Metropolitan · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$550,000
Gateway Film Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$550,000
Short North Stage · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$546,000
Wexner Center for the Arts · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$544,041
Shadoart Productions · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$529,874
Shadoart Productions · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$528,765
Promusica Chamber Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$516,839
Gateway Film Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$500,000
Community Arts Project · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$500,000
Friends of the Conservatory · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$470,526
Shadoart Productions · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$467,900
Shadoart Productions · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$464,175
Jazz Arts Group · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$458,573
Promusica Chamber Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$450,000
Gateway Film Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$440,000
Ohio Historical Society · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$433,333
National Veterans Memorial and Museum · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$427,105
Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$422,096
Gateway Film Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$395,169
Jazz Arts Group · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$390,802
Short North Stage · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$390,640
The Community Arts Project · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$381,017
Gateway Film Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$376,096
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$375,000
Ballet Metropolitan Inc (Dba Balletmet) · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$375,000
Capa · Columbus, OH · 2024
To ensure that sustainable arts & cultural organizations are able to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$375,000
Franklin County Historical Society · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$360,299
The Community Arts Project · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$350,000
Columbus Music Commission · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$350,000
Ohio Designer Craftsmen · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$337,916
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$333,216
Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$326,729
Opera Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$319,749
Opera Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$306,781
Opera Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$301,721
Lincoln Theatre Association · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$300,000
Maroon Arts Group · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$287,784
Community Arts Project · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$283,307
Madlab · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$279,270
Short North Stage · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$278,187
Columbus Glass Art Center · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$275,838
Community Arts Project · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$275,000
Ohio Alliance for Arts Education · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$260,696
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$260,000
Ohio Alliance for Arts Education · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$253,335
Ohio Historical Society the · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$253,058
Opera Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$250,000
Columbus Music Commission · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$245,000
Ohio Alliance for Arts Education · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$244,004
Ohio Designer Craftsmen · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$242,908
Lincoln Theatre Association · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$242,744
Columbus Children'S Theatre · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$231,122
Columbus Childrens Theatre · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$227,763
Columbus Children'S Theatre · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$217,521
Short North Stage · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$215,966
The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$215,951
The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$215,214
Contemporary American Theater Company · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$212,135
The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$206,155
Columbus Childrens Theatre · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$200,000
Columbus Music Commission · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$196,051
Lincoln Theatre Association · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$189,366
Ohio Designer Craftsmen · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$186,433
Short North Stage · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$177,302
Ohio Designer Craftsmen · Columbus, OH · 2023
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$175,000
Columbus and Central Ohio Children'S Chorus and Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Grant to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission
$171,181
Ohio Designer Craftsmen · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus
$166,667
National Veterans Memorial and Museum · Columbus, OH · 2022
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.