Bexley Community Foundation

On March 20, 1999, five families established the Bexley Heritage Fund at the Columbus Foundation with $50,000. The purpose of the Heritage Fund was to identify community needs that, in all likelihood, could not otherwise be funded, and provide seed money to initiate projects and programs to enhance Bexley. Then, in 2009, the Heritage Fund board initiated plans to expand the impact of private giving in Bexley by creating a more broadly based community foundation. On July 30, 2010, the Bexley Community Foundation was granted tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and received the transferred assets of the Heritage Fund. Today, the Bexley Community Foundation has seventeen designated funds and has reinvested over $5.5 million into the community — proving that a small gift can make a big difference when combined and invested with the gifts of others. Together, we create local programs that deeply impact how we live, learn, work play and care.