Our Programs

All of the Columbus Police Foundation’s programs are designed to further our mission of strengthening the Columbus Police Division through enhanced training, technology, and community relations.

DC Trips: Every year, dozens of members of the Police Division embark on a powerful trip to our nation’s capital to discover the lessons of the past. 

Community Engagement Center:

The new mobile Center for Learning, Understanding, and Engagement (CLUE) will offer innovative, state-of-the-art exhibitions and outreach programs to build bridges across communities.

White Hats

White Hats provides assistance to the families of actively-employed officers during times of need. 

Tourniquets

The Columbus Police Foundation has provided life-saving tourniquets to hundreds of officers in the Columbus Division of Police.

Projects that the Police Foundation has already supported:

• Tourniquets (Multiple lives have already been saved!)

• US Holocaust Memorial Museum and the National African-American Museum of History and Culture in Washington, D.C. training visits 

• Refreshments and food for CPD events such as: Community Dialogues in Columbus neighborhoods, CPD’s 200-year anniversary celebration, annual recruiting EXPOs, and hosting CALEA re-accreditation assessors

• Franklin Covey training for approximately 100 Division leaders titled: "Diversity-Centered Leadership" 

• Support for the Division’s Law Enforcement United bike ride to the Police Memorial in Washington D.C.

• Materials to provide to students who have attended youth programs such as the Police Exploration Camp

• Steven M. Smith Memorial Fund (from White Hats)

• CPD badge pins for children for distribution at community events

• Development of a Center for Learning, Understanding and Engagement 

• Equipment for vehicles used by new K-9 Therapy dogs

Our Major Donors

American Electric Power, L Brands, Nationwide Insurance, Columbus Jewish Foundation Social Justice Fund, Eydie, Don and Jennifer Garlikov Fund, BakerHostetler, Wolfe Family Associates, Huntington Banks, Columbia Gas of Ohio, NiSource Charitable Foundation, Wexner Family Fund, Crabbe, Brown, & James, The Columbus Partnership, Sandra Paul

Columbus Police Foundation Inaugural Donors Include: American Electric Power Nationwide Insurance Baker & Hostetler, LLP The Columbus Police Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association