The Dublin Community Foundation

What The Dublin Community Foundation does

The Dublin Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity and accredited community foundation headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, operating since 1982 (independent 501(c)(3) status since 2004, current name adopted 2017). It functions as a pooled-giving intermediary for the Dublin community, channeling donations from individuals, families, corporations, and partner foundations into grants and scholarships for local 501(c)(3) nonprofits, schools, and government entities serving Dublin, Ohio. The foundation is governed and operated entirely by volunteers, with no paid staff, and is led by a Board of Trustees under President Emily Ramos.

The foundation's product offering centers on three core fund vehicles — Donor-Advised Funds (minimum $25,000 contribution), Corporate-Advised Funds, and the Dublin Has Heart emergency-response Fund — together with a twice-yearly Grantmaking Program and a Dublin Irish Festival Scholarship Program. Operational technology is minimal and outsourced: donations are processed through the third-party Donately platform, grant applications are handled via a web-based multi-step form with Save & Continue functionality, and communications are distributed through a blog, eNews, and organic social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube). The foundation holds accredited status under the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations.

The revenue model is donation-based, with no commercial product pricing. Revenue streams include individual donations (one-time and recurring monthly), Corporate Advised Fund contributions, and foundation grants (notably a long-standing relationship with the Columbus Foundation, and 2020 COVID-19 relief funding from the Denso North America Foundation and IGS Energy). A nominal annual fee is charged for Corporate Advised Fund administration. Total revenue in FY2023 was $148,361; total assets stood at $945,198 and net assets at approximately $880,000. Since 2011, the foundation has deployed $497,625 in grants and $58,500 in scholarships to more than 20 Dublin-area organizations.

Name

The Dublin Community Foundation

Legal name

The Dublin Community Foundation

Website

https://dublinfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Dublin Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) accredited community foundation in Dublin, Ohio, that pools donations from individuals, families, and corporations to fund grants and scholarships for local 501(c)(3) nonprofits, schools, and government entities serving the Dublin community. It operates as an all-volunteer organization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments) (FSAAABAH), Capacity Building & Nonprofit Infrastructure Funders (BPAGAKAO)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Donor-advised funds
• Grantmaking programs
• Charitable giving
• Scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, families, and Dublin community residents who want to support local causes. Donations can be one-time or recurring monthly contributions made through the online Donately platform or by mail.
2. Corporate Contributions: Contributions from businesses through Corporate Advised Funds, which provide immediate tax deductibility and allow corporations to earmark community initiatives with nonprofit organizations that align with their mission.
3. Foundation Grants: Grants received from other foundations including Columbus Foundation (long-standing partnership) and Denso North America Foundation during the COVID-19 pandemic for the Dublin Has Heart Fund.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Dublin Community Foundation operates a community foundation platform that pools tax-deductible donations from individuals, families, and businesses into structured giving vehicles (Donor-Advised Funds and Corporate-Advised Funds) and distributes them as grants and scholarships to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and community members serving Dublin, Ohio. The foundation runs two annual grant cycles, a scholarship program, and an emergency response fund (Dublin Has Heart Fund), administering all charitable giving under its 501(c)(3) status.

Product overview

The Dublin Community Foundation operates as a single-philanthropic-platform organization offering a suite of interconnected charitable giving and grantmaking services. The core offerings include a Grantmaking Program (with two annual cycles), Donor-Advised Funds for individuals, Corporate-Advised Funds for businesses, and the Dublin Has Heart emergency response fund. Supporting services include a Scholarship Program, Nonprofits Directory, multi-step Online Grant Application System with Save & Continue functionality, an Online Donation System via Donately, Volunteer Coordination, and eNewsletter subscriptions. These products work together as an ecosystem: donors contribute via the Online Donation System into various fund vehicles (Donor-Advised, Corporate-Advised, or Dublin Has Heart Fund); DCF pools these contributions and awards grants through its Grantmaking Program using the Online Grant Application System; the Nonprofits Directory showcases funded organizations; and the Volunteer Coordination system engages community members throughout the process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grantmaking Program

Quantifiable outcome

• $556,125 total funding to Dublin community from 2011 through FYE 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Columbus FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDublin Community Foundation has a storied history beginning as the 'Dublin Fund' under the umbrella of Columbus Foundation. This longstanding partnership continues as Columbus Foundation supports Dublin Community Foundation initiatives.
• Nick Rozanski FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with the Nick Rozanski Fund and the First Responders Scholarship Fund to expand the circle of community influence in the past decade.
• First Responders Scholarship FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Nick Rozanski Fund and the First Responders Scholarship Fund to expand community influence through scholarships.
• Dublin Irish FestivalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDublin Community Foundation collaborates with the City of Dublin and Dublin Irish Festival to solicit donations for the Dublin Irish Festival Scholarship Campaign, awarding two $2,500 scholarships to graduating high school senior volunteers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fidelity Charitable: The largest U.S. sponsor of donor-advised funds. While not a community foundation, it directly competes for DAF dollars ($25K+ minimum at DCF) and represents the dominant alternative vehicle for affluent donors considering philanthropic giving.
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation: A nationally prominent, large-scale community foundation. Operates the same core product suite as DCF (DAFs, scholarships, grantmaking) but at vastly greater scale, providing a strategic benchmark for what an established, mature community foundation can become.
• Cleveland Foundation: One of the largest community foundations in the U.S. and Ohio's oldest. While much larger and serving a major metro, it offers the same core product set (DAFs, scholarships, grant cycles) and represents the upper-bound benchmark DCF could aspire to over decades.

Direct peers

• The Columbus Foundation: The Columbus Foundation is the largest community foundation in Ohio and the original parent/umbrella for DCF's predecessor Dublin Fund. It operates the same community-foundation model (DAFs, grantmaking, scholarships) at substantially greater scale, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Toledo Community Foundation: Ohio community foundation operating a parallel model of pooled donations, donor-advised funds, scholarships, and grantmaking. Functions as a regional peer for benchmarking growth and product strategy.
• Licking County Foundation: Another central-Ohio community foundation with a similar geographic focus on a single county, offering donor-advised funds, scholarships, and competitive grant cycles. Directly comparable in scope and operational model to DCF.
• Dayton Foundation: Long-standing Ohio community foundation serving the Dayton region with the same diversified giving platform (DAFs, endowments, scholarships, field-of-interest funds). Comparable in mission and product set though larger in asset base.
• Fairfield County Foundation: Ohio community foundation with a comparable single-county focus, donor-advised funds, and competitive grant programs. Similar in scale and operational structure to DCF, serving as a useful peer benchmark for small Ohio community foundations.
• Foundation for Appalachian Ohio: Ohio-based community foundation with a multi-county regional focus, operating donor-advised funds, scholarships, and grant cycles. Comparable operating model with a broader geographic footprint.
• Delaware County Foundation: A neighboring Ohio community foundation serving Delaware County, adjacent to Dublin. Operates an analogous model — pooled donations, donor-advised funds, local nonprofit grantmaking — and competes for the same pool of central-Ohio philanthropic capital.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@dublinfoundation9936
• Facebookfacebook.com/DublinCommunityFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-dublin-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/dublincommunityfoundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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