City of Columbus Funding Allocations

The following tables provide a complete list of organizations and programs that received financial support through two City of Columbus funding initiatives: the Elevate Initiative and the Summer Youth Program Grants for 2026. Use the search fields below to locate a specific organization or program by name.

Elevate Initiative Allocations

The following table outlines the funding allocations for ElevateAll Grants.

A – F

Organization Award Amount
Action for Children $50,000
Advocacy and Protective Services $50,000
Advocating Opportunity $75,000
African American Male Wellness $100,000
All THAT $50,000
Alvis $75,000
ARCH $75,000
Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio $50,000
Catholic Social Services $175,000
Central Community House $125,000
CEO Columbus $75,000
Charitable Pharmacy $100,000
Charity Newsies $50,000
Children's Hunger Alliance $75,000
CLC Works $175,000
Clintonville Resources Center $50,000
Columbus Early Learning Centers $75,000
Columbus Rec and Parks Foundation $50,000
Columbus Urban League $150,000
Communities In Schools of Ohio $75,000
Community Development for All People $100,000
Community Housing Network $200,000
Community Mediation Services $75,000
Community Refugee and Immigration Services $75,000
CompDrug $75,000
COMPASS $100,000
Creative Housing $75,000
Directions for Youth & Families $150,000
End The Violence $75,000
EPIC YOUTH $50,000
Equitas Health $125,000
ETSS Tewahedo Social Services $175,000
Femergy $25,000
Festa $125,000
Franklinton Development Association $75,000
Franklinton Rising $50,000
Freedom a la Cart $200,000
Fund The Climb Foundation $50,000
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio $50,000

G – L

Organization Award Amount
Gladden Community House $200,000
Goodwill Columbus $50,000
Habitat for Humanity $50,000
Highland Youth Garden $25,000
Home for Families $200,000
Homeport $125,000
Homes on the Hill $50,000
Hope Dealer Community $75,000
House of Hope for Recovery $75,000
Huckleberry House $200,000
I Know I Can $75,000
IMPACT Community Action $150,000
Jewish Family Services $175,000
Jordan's Crossing $125,000
Joseph's Coat of Central Ohio $25,000
JustChoice $100,000
Lead The Way $75,000
Legal Aid $200,000
LifeCare Alliance $50,000
Little Bottoms $25,000
Lower Lights Health $50,000
Lower Lights Ministries $150,000
LSS CHOICES $100,000
LSS Faith Mission $50,000
Lutheran Social Services $200,000

M – R

Organization Award Amount
Make-A-Day $50,000
Maryhaven $75,000
Mid-Ohio Food Collective $175,000
Momentum Excellence $50,000
Motherful $100,000
Mount Carmel $200,000
Muslim Family Services $50,000
MY Project USA $125,000
National Alliance on Mental Illness $100,000
NC4K $50,000
NCR Supportive Housing $125,000
Neighborhood Services $50,000
New Directions Career Center $100,000
NNEMAP $75,000
Ohio Domestic Violence Network $100,000
Ohio Hispanic Coalition $75,000
OhioHealth $50,000
Our Helpers $25,000
Ours Brothers Keepers $25,000
Per Scholas Columbus $75,000
Physicians CareConnection $100,000
PrimaryOne Health $100,000
Research Institute at NCH $75,000
Riverview International Center $50,000

S – Z

Organization Award Amount
See Brilliance $25,000
SomaliCAN $50,000
Southeast $100,000
St. Stephen's $200,000
St. Vincent $75,000
Star House $200,000
Syntero $75,000
The Breathing Association $50,000
The Buckeye Ranch $75,000
The Center for Healthy Families $50,000
The Open Shelter $50,000
The P.E.E.R. Center $50,000
The Refuge $100,000
The Salvation Army $50,000
University District Organization $50,000
US Together $100,000
Vista Village $50,000
Women's Small Business Accelerator $25,000
YMCA of Central Ohio $175,000
Youth Over Us $100,000
YWCA Columbus $100,000
Zora's House $100,000

Summer Youth Program Grants (2026)

The following table outlines the funding allocations for Summer Youth Program Grants for 2026.

A – F

Organization / Program Allocation
2026 Summer Young Aviators Program $45,695
A seven-week, full-day STEAM summer camp for 3rd–5th grade Columbus youth providing academic enrichment, wellness activities, career exposure, and social-emotional development in a safe neighborhood-based setting. $77,098
AACS Healthy Asian Youth (HAY) Summer Program $42,000
AAMWA Summer Youth Skill Up Program $175,000
Algebra 1 Level Up $33,847
ArtRageous Out-of-School Time Programming $40,000
ARtsway $65,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio 2026 Enrichment Experiences $210,000
BOSS UP (Impact Community Action) $35,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Ohio's Summer of Success program $150,000
Bronzeville Youth Summer Brain Gain Enrichment Program $100,000
CBUS Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) $52,000
Center for Healthy Families Summer Youth Workforce Program $160,000
Classic For Columbus Academy (CFC Academy) – Summer Youth Program $30,000
Clubs Fore Kids (PGA REACH) $5,000
CoLab Studio $65,000
Columbus Urban League VLOG Digital Journalism & Media Career Exploration Program $200,000
Columbus Youth Jazz Summer Workshops $8,000
COLUMBUS YOUTH SOUND MIND SOUND BODY $50,000
Community for New Direction Summer Engagement Program $150,000
Community Learning Center (CLC) $30,000
Community SMARTNet Initiative (CSI) $130,000
COSI Connects2You: Columbus Neighborhoods Summer STEAM Initiative $40,000
Directions for Youth & Families Summer Programs $100,000
Dream Path Summer $17,000
Drop-in Center (Kaleidoscope Youth Center) $75,000
Elevate Futures: Summer Workforce Academy $196,250
EmpowerU (Greenleaf Job Training) $10,500
EPIC Summer Program $75,000
FACCES Education: Summer Program $85,000
Femergy® Chica Summer Experience $75,000
Final Third Foundation Summer Camp $49,000
FirstSkilled Training Youth Program $40,000
Food is Life $39,499
Freedom Schools $65,740
Future Ready '26: Dream, Build, Achieve – Expanded Workforce & Career Academy $100,000
FutureFWD Careee Xploration $60,000

G – L

Organization / Program Allocation
Girls of Destiny Summer Camp $15,970
Gladden Summer Camp $35,000
Godman Guild Association Summer Youth Camp and Young Adult Programs $40,000
Green Grid Leadership Academy: Urban Gardening Camp $94,500
Green Teens at Highland Youth Garden $35,000
Hustle and Grow Landscaping $75,000
I Know I Can College and Career Summer Bridge Programming $102,610
I WAN 2 LIVE $60,000
Jazz Lab Summer Experience $50,000
Jump Start Compass Summer Intensive: ACT/SAT Bootcamp + College & Career Lab $75,000
Kids Club $108,768
King Kids $75,000
Kingdom Kidz Summer Camp $84,000
Lead & Inspire Summer Enrichment Program $111,250
LEAD WITH PURPOSE SUMMER ACADEMY $45,800
Leadership Academy "Elevate Saturday's" $50,000
LiFEsports Summer Camps at The Ohio State University, Milo Grogan Community Center, Adams Community Center, and Linden Community Center $75,000
Linden FutureReady Summer Institute $50,000
LMG Ignite: Futures in Motion $72,000
Look Ma' No Hands Summer Series $37,000

M – R

Organization / Program Allocation
MOVES (Motivational Opportunities for Versatile & Engaging STEAM) $18,932
Nationwide Children's Hospital Youth & Young Adult Employment Program $100,000
“Natural Movement” (Mid-Ohio Board for an Independent Living Environment) $59,000
Neighborhood Athletics Summer Youth Program $100,000
New Birth Summer Enrichment Program $100,000
Niños en Acción Summer STEAM Academy $180,000
OBK Summer Youth Violence Prevention Program $90,000
Ohio Capital Summer Program $70,000
P2i Summer Youth Impact Camp $48,800
Pathways to Purpose Summer Enrichment $100,000
Power Up Your Potential (PUYP) $74,520
Project GENESIS Summer Internship Program $140,000
Rising Leaders: Business & Workforce Academy $24,200

S – Z

Organization / Program Allocation
S.O.A.R. Academy $100,000
Science, Math, Arts, Reading, and Technology (SMART) Summer Enrichment Program $60,000
SHE Heals. SHE Wins. (Strength. Healing. Empowerment.) $100,000
Sonlight Summer School Program $65,000
South of Main Futures Youth Summer Program $80,000
St. Mary School Summer Camp $50,000
STEAM on the Block: Igniting Innovation in Our Communities II $75,000
Sudanese American Summer Youth Program $40,000
Summer Bridge Program (Buckeye Ranch) $19,000
Summer Development and Movement Program $13,500
Summer Enrichment Intensive, Momentum $14,250
Summer Learning Academy (Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio) $30,000
Summer STEM Camp $115,379
Summer Workforce & Social Justice Program $52,560
Summer Youth Enrichment Program (Summer Camp) at Emerald Glen $14,000
Summer Youth Enrichment Program (SYEP) $163,612
Summer Youth Mentorship Programs (Columbus Dream Center) $20,000
Sunny Studies at HSACE $50,000
Techie Camp $65,000
The ACE Program $58,000
The Creativity Within $53,500
The Globe School Youth Summer Camp $15,000
The GoodLife Youth Summer Enrichment 2026 $115,000
The Hardy Center Summer Camp $75,350
The M.P. Empowerment Academy $40,000
Therapeutic Summer Programming $40,000
Thrive 360 - From Cradle to Community (Summer Leadership Cohort) $82,500
Urban Lacrosse Academy Learn to Play $25,000
Urban Strings Summer Impact Experience $76,869
We Amplify Voices Club Summer Camp $125,000
YMCA Summer Teen Experience $80,000
Youth Ambassadors Initiative (We Are Linden) $50,000
Youth Are Central Summer Camp $45,000
Youth Mind Builders Mental Wellness Enrichment Summer Program $105,000
YWCA Kids Place (YKP) Summer Camp $98,000

To view the PDF version for Elevate Initiative Allocations click here.(PDF, 113KB)
To view the PDF version for Summer Youth Program Grants (2026) click here.(PDF, 127KB)

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