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    Columbus Foundation sets record year for 2007

     

    The Dispatch wrote Columbus Foundation sets mark 

    Thursday, October 2, 2008

    BY RITA PRICE

    Economic storm clouds gathered most everywhere in 2007, but they didn’t rain a drop on the Columbus Foundation. The philanthropic organization took in a record $119.1 million, the second time in history that it received more than $100 million in total gifts. That allowed the foundation to distribute $110.7 million in grants, a 53 percent increase over the previous year,.

    “This is a community, unlike a lot of others in America, that has really retained its sense of place,” said Doug Kridler, president and chief executive officer of the Columbus Foundation.

    The foundation also surpassed $1 billion in assets last year, a feat that likely will secure — or improve — its place among the top 10 community foundations in the nation.

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