Ohio · Public charity
Columbus Bar Foundation
The COLUMBUS BAR FOUNDATION is a 501(c)(3) organization and is classified as a 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(a)(vi) public charity that, in partnership with the columbus bar association, is committed to promoting: access to justice by all citizens public education about the law and the judicial system innovation in the administration of…
- $187k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $182k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $73,066
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Columbus Bar Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $182k | 40% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $48k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $214k | 17% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $197k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $267k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $408k | 29% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $360k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $472k | 29% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Legal Aid Society of Columbus | $1,105,984 | 7 | 3% |
| Law and Leadership Institute LLC | $382,391 | 9 | 15% |
| Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio | $312,500 | 9 | 4% |
| The Columbus Bar Association | $273,894 | 4 | 5% |
| Ohio Legal Help | $125,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Ohio Access to Justice Foundation | $73,066 | 1 | 0% |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc | $30,075 | 4 | n/a |
| League of Women Voters of Metro Columbus | $30,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Capital University | $28,848 | 3 | 0% |
| Alvis Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Legal Aid Society of Columbus | $1,105,984 | 7 | 3% |
| Law and Leadership Institute LLC | $382,391 | 9 | 15% |
| Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio | $312,500 | 9 | 4% |
| The Columbus Bar Association | $273,894 | 4 | 5% |
| Ohio Legal Help | $125,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Ohio Access to Justice Foundation | $73,066 | 1 | 0% |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc | $30,075 | 4 | n/a |
| League of Women Voters of Metro Columbus | $30,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Capital University | $28,848 | 3 | 0% |
| Alvis Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Third Sector New England Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Athletic Club of Columbus | $8,562 | 1 | 0% |
| Columbus Public Health | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Casa of Franklin County Ohio | $5,260 | 1 | 1% |
| Toledo Bar Association Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($54k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Columbus Bar Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Columbus Bar Foundation
- How much does Columbus Bar Foundation give?
- Columbus Bar Foundation reported 5 itemized grants totaling $181,711, out of $187,461 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Columbus Bar Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (96%), Health (1%), Public Benefit (1%).
- Who are Columbus Bar Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Legal Aid Society of Columbus ($1.1M), Law and Leadership Institute LLC ($382k), Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio ($313k).
- Does Columbus Bar Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Columbus Bar Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include L Brands Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Ohio State Bar Foundation.
- Where is Columbus Bar Foundation based?
- Columbus Bar Foundation is based in OH.
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