· Public charity
The Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus
Support of religious, educational, and charitable activities in furtherance of the catholic church and catholic diocese of columbus.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k39 grants · $288k
- $10k–50k138 grants · $2.9M
- $50k–250k49 grants · $4.6M
- $250k+9 grants · $4.8M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS - FINANCE OFFICE | $1,717,576 |
| ST PAUL'S OUTREACH INCORPORATED | $803,708 |
| OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY | $504,626 |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | $447,550 |
| ST STEPHEN'S COMMUNITY HOUSE | $302,550 |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL HOUSING FACILITY INC | $272,700 |
| THE APPEAL | $266,580 |
| DAMASCUS CATHOLIC MISSION CAMPUS | $255,534 |
| BISHOP MCCORT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | $250,000 |
| CATHOLIC YOUTH SUMMER CAMP INC | $243,373 |
| THE BRIAN MUHA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC | $198,300 |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | $173,650 |
| ST PAUL THE APOSTLE PARISH | $155,320 |
| HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS | $153,500 |
| MERCY SHIPS | $151,300 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $5.9M) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 87% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.
304 repeat relationships: 166 still active in FY2025, 138 since wound down; 55 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- DIDAMASCUS INC9× · 2017–2025 · $3.4M · revenue +181%
- CSCATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES INC9× · 2017–2025 · $2.1M · revenue +35%
- BGBISHOP GRIFFIN RESOURCE CENTER SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL6× · 2020–2025 · $1.4M · revenue +124% · 43% of their budget
Funded once
- TCTHE CATHOLIC FOUNDATIONone grant, 2022 · $412k
- DODiocese of Columbus - Tribunal Officeone grant, 2017 · $208k
- 6W6401 WOODLAWN HERITAGE FOUNDATIONone grant, 2020 · $201k · revenue -100% · 43% of their budget
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…
Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…
Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit and Catholic institution of higher education, welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work…
We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.
University education grounded in the traditions and faith of the roman catholic church
The university of dayton is a top-tier independent, catholic research educational institution founded in 1850. the primary exempt purpose is providing post secondary education through undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and continuing…
To provide social services to those in need, focusing on nine areas: behavioral health, family stabilization & success, guardianship, hispanic outreach, pregnancy & parenting, refugee resettlement, services for older adults, supervised…
Ohio christian university (ocu) is committed to offering a complete education that develops students intellectually, professionally, and spiritually. (continued on schedule o)ocu offers degree programs designed to equip students to become…
Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the…
University is a 4 year private catholic institution, offering degrees in nursing, health/behavioral sciences, & humanities. the college is an integral part of the fmol health system.
St. marys university, as a catholic marianist university, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.
St. john's university is a catholic, vincentian, metropolitan, and global institution of higher education (continued on schedule o).
How this is measured
212 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 212 of the 594 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds DAMASCUS INC ↗
- Who funds OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds BISHOP GRIFFIN RESOURCE CENTER SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ↗
- Who funds BISHOP MCCORT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds PREGNANCY DECISION HEALTH CENTERS ↗
- Who funds ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES ↗
- Who funds ST VINCENT DE PAUL HOUSING FACILITIES INC ↗
- Who funds ST STEPHEN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds PONTIFICAL COLLEGE JOSEPHINUM ↗
- Who funds HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
- Who funds BRIAN MUHA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds WOMEN'S CARE CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds RUN THE RACE CLUB ↗
- Who funds University of Notre Dame du Lac ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Columbus Foundation · Ingram-White Castle Foundation · United Way of Central Ohio Inc · Harry C Moores Foundation · Siemer Family Foundation · Encova Foundation of Ohio · Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation · L Brands Foundation · Cardinal Health Foundation · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · American Electric Power Foundation · Kelley Family Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus. Bigger dots raise more.
- Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc: 2% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
- Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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