Ohio · Public charity
Columbus Downtown Development Corporation
Planning, development, and management of projects for the revitalization of downtown columbus. Please see part I, line 1 and schedule o for continuation of the significant activities statement.
- $632k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $533k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $151M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Columbus Downtown Development Corporation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $533k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $2.3M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $664k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $606k | 40% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $3.9M | 67% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $717k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $515k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $927k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation | $6,291,779 | 4 | 26% |
| Franklin County Historical Society Dba Cosi Columbus | $1,519,294 | 3 | 4% |
| Columbus Public Health | $928,580 | 7 | n/a |
| Scioto Peninsula New Community Authority | $582,988 | 1 | n/a |
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum Foundation | $350,000 | 5 | 9% |
| Greater Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc | $197,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Columbus State Community Partners | $50,000 | 1 | 12% |
| American Electric Power Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation | $6,291,779 | 4 | 26% |
| Franklin County Historical Society Dba Cosi Columbus | $1,519,294 | 3 | 4% |
| Columbus Public Health | $928,580 | 7 | n/a |
| Scioto Peninsula New Community Authority | $582,988 | 1 | n/a |
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum Foundation | $350,000 | 5 | 9% |
| Greater Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc | $197,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Columbus State Community Partners | $50,000 | 1 | 12% |
| American Electric Power Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sid Public Services Association | $13,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Columbus Metropolitan Club | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lexi's on Third Restaurant | $8,970 | 1 | n/a |
| Cinco Tacos | $5,110 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($50k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Columbus Downtown Development Corporation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 Downtown Development Corporation
- How much does Columbus Downtown Development Corporation give?
- Columbus Downtown Development Corporation reported 7 itemized grants totaling $532,500, out of $632,353 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Columbus Downtown Development Corporation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (82%), Public Benefit (9%), Community Improvement (7%).
- Who are Columbus Downtown Development Corporation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation ($6.3M), Franklin County Historical Society Dba Cosi Columbus ($1.5M), Columbus Public Health ($929k).
- Does Columbus Downtown Development Corporation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Columbus Downtown Development Corporation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Columbus Foundation, L Brands Foundation.
- Where is Columbus Downtown Development Corporation based?
- Columbus Downtown Development Corporation is based in OH.
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