World-renowned researchers—Lonnie Thompson, PhD, and Ellen Mosley-Thompson, PhD—are on a mission to preserve glacial ice cores for future generations of scientists.

Earlier this year, Lonnie and Ellen established the CANARY Ice Core and Education Fund at The Columbus Foundation to raise funds to preserve a unique archive of ice cores so that future generations of scientists can research and extract climatic and environmental histories from the cores. As both Lonnie and Ellen explained, the ice cores contain valuable information and insights that scientists have yet to discover.

Thanks to the generosity of the Wolfe family, all donations made to the Gifts of Kindness Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar beginning on Giving Tuesday until we reach $1 million.

Fees for gifts made by credit card will also be covered, so 100% of your donation will go to partner nonprofits helping central Ohio individuals and families address an unforeseen crisis.

The Annual Report captures community initiatives, donor stories, the year by the numbers, and more—all made possible by generous donors!

For 80 years, The Columbus Foundation has worked with passionate individuals, families, businesses, and organizations to help them achieve their charitable giving goals through the most effective philanthropy possible. One vehicle through which donors are helping to strengthen and improve our community is Field of Interest Funds.

Your participation was crucial to making The Big Table® an inspiring day of kindness and conversation. Many groups discussed keeping their Big Table conversations going by staying in touch or meeting again. Don’t hesitate to share your Big Table ideas, successes, or questions by emailing bigtable@columbusfoundation.org.