Give to CCAD

Investing in artists is investing in the future.

At Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD), we prepare the next generation of creative leaders, designers, entrepreneurs, and innovators who shape industries, strengthen communities, and influence culture and business. As one of the nation's leading colleges of art and design and a vital cultural anchor in Central Ohio, CCAD empowers students with the skills, experiences, and connections needed to launch meaningful careers and make a lasting impact on the world.

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HOW YOUR GIFTS MAKE AN IMPACT

Your support fuels scholarships, innovative academic programs, industry partnerships, and transformative student experiences that lead to career success. When you give to CCAD, you are investing in what’s next for the creative economy.

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    Student Support

    Give the next student-prenuer the freedom to focus on their craft. Power the scholarships that open doors for emerging designers, impactful artists, and creative businesspeople.

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    Faculty Support

    Invest in the creative champions who shape tomorrow's innovators. Your gifts reinforce CCAD's expert faculty by supporting the mentors and industry professionals who guide students toward meaningful creative careers.

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    Academic Support

    Support the world-class programs that you believe in. Your generosity sustains the studios, departments, and experiences that keep CCAD’s curriculum bold, relevant, and future‑focused.

TYPES OF SUPPORT

Ways to Give

  1. Name an Endowed Scholarship: Awarded based on financial need, academic performance, or other criteria; provides annual distribution in perpetuity. ($50,000 minimum)

  2. Support an Annual Scholarship: Awarded based on financial need, academic performance, or other criteria for a specific period; minimum $2,000 annually for at least three years. ($6,000 minimum)

  3. Grow an Existing Scholarship Fund: Add to an already-established scholarship fund with a gift of any amount!

  1. Department Chair: Supplemental compensation and/or professional support for the chair of a department; provides annual distribution in perpetuity*. ($1,000,000 minimum)

  2. Department Support: Supplemental compensation and/or professional support for a faculty position; provides annual distribution in perpetuity*. ($300,000 minimum)

  3. Annual Chair: Supplemental compensation and/or professional support for the chair of a department for a specific period. ($120,000 minimum–$40,000 annually for at least three years.)

  4. Annual Professorship: Supplemental compensation and/or professional support for a faculty position for a specific period. ($36,000 minimum–$12,000 annually for at least three years)

  5. Griffith Faculty Excellence Fund: Add to an already-established faculty fund with a gift of any amount!

  1. Endowed Undesignated Fund: Benefits CCAD in general in perpetuity; spending authority resides with the president. ($25,000 minimum)

  2. Endowed Designated Fund: Benefits a specific department or program in perpetuity*; spending authority resides with the chair or faculty leader of a specified department or program. ($50,000 minimum)

  3. Annual Designated Fund: Benefits a project or initiative designated by the donor and approved by the College for a specific period. ($6,000 minimum)

Building on the Moment of Here for Change

Thanks to the generosity of our community, CCAD successfully completed our $20 million Here for Change campaign to help CCAD turn faculty excellence into student achievement, student dreams into alumni success stories, and this amazing campus into Columbus’s creative hub.

While the campaign has concluded, its impact continues —and ongoing support helps CCAD build on that progress for the next generation of artists and designers.

Learn more about the Here for Change campaign