Charis Foundation
The organization is a private foundation focused on supporting community and economic development initiatives. Its mission is inferred from its funding activities, particularly a significant grant to The Columbus Foundation for general operating purposes. The foundation primarily serves nonprofit organizations that aim to enhance community welfare and development. It is based in Florida but has made its most notable grant to an organization in Ohio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An established intermediary or community foundation in Columbus, Ohio, or a large nonprofit that can receive major general-operating support through an intermediary relationship.
Good Fit
- • An organization based in Columbus or central Ohio, or one with a formal relationship to The Columbus Foundation.
- • Ability to accept large general-operating grants via a community foundation or fiscal sponsor.
- • Established institutional profile and relationships with local philanthropic intermediaries or the donor family/trustees.
Geography
In the latest year observed all giving went to a single recipient located in Ohio, so the observed footprint is narrowly concentrated in one state.
Recipient Variety
The latest-year grant list shows a single distinct recipient and one grant, indicating a very small observed recipient set for the reported year.
New Applicants
Application notes state grants are only to preselected recipients and the single observed grant went to an intermediary; direct evidence of accepting unfamiliar applicants is absent in the available filing.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
