Emergency Response Fund II

Emergency Response Fund II is sponsored by The Columbus Foundation. This fund supports area nonprofits responding to increasing pressures and urgent community needs, with early grants made to organizations serving immigrants and refugees, youth, families and adults experiencing homelessness, food access, educational enrichment, and local public …

Emergency Response Fund | The Columbus Foundation Supporting nonprofits as community needs grow. As more neighbors turn for help, nonprofits are stretched to meet the community's growing needs. The Emergency Response Fund II has been established to provide financial support to help nonprofits address the increasing pressures they face.

Nonprofits across our community are working tirelessly to meet growing and increasingly complex needs. Yet as challenges evolve and resources tighten, many are finding it harder to sustain their vital work.

The rising demand for food assistance, emergency shelter, and other basic supports—combined with reductions in public funding, particularly for nutrition and social programs—is pushing more households to the edge and placing greater strain on local nonprofits. The ripple effects of these challenges threaten the well-being of our entire community.

Grants from the Emergency Response Fund II support area nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to addressing local areas of need, including, but not limited to, the following: Emergency Food Assistance Emergency Shelter and Housing Stability Immigrant and Refugee Services Education and Youth Services The Emergency Response Fund II is open to investment from our donor community to help us support nonprofits offering critical support to thousands of all ages in central Ohio.

Recommend a grant to the Emergency Response Fund II from your Donor Advised Fund through the Fund Portal. Recommend a grant to the Emergency Response Fund II from your Donor Advised Fund through the Fund Portal. Make a secure gift in minutes via credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Make a secure gift in minutes via credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Will my gift qualify as a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)? A gift to the Emergency Response Fund II could receive a distribution from an IRA and potentially qualify as a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD).

Please consult your tax advisor. Can I write a check or make a grant from a fund outside of The Columbus Foundation? By Check: Make check payable to “The Columbus Foundation,” list the name of the beneficiary fund in the check’s memo line, and mail or deliver the check to: By ACH / Cash Wire: Transfer assets directly from your account to The Columbus Foundation’s account.

Bank Name : Huntington National Bank Bank Address : 41 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215 Beneficiary’s Name : The Columbus Foundation Beneficiary’s Address : 1234 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205 If you send funds electronically, please contact The Columbus Foundation’s Donor Services team to communicate the transfer date and donation amount to ensure timely crediting and acknowledgement of the gift. Questions? We're here to help.

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