Since its inception, the Columbia Foundation has continually evolved and expanded by thoughtfully broadening the depth and breadth of its giving. The Foundation continues to work closely with Columbia Country Club’s Board of Governors to develop ways to not only support Club employees and their families, but also to impact the work of community non-profits and to promote awareness and appreciation of Columbia’s storied history.

The Columbia Foundation was established in October 1996 as a 501(c)(3) supporting the charitable and educational priorities of the membership of Columbia Country Club.  Originally, the Foundation was responsible for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of neighboring Hayes Manor as a historic landmark, responsive to the membership's expressed philanthropic desires.  Since the disposition of Hayes Manor, continuing the socially conscious endeavors of the Foundation has been a priority.​

From its launch in 1996 and through almost three decades, the Columbia Foundation has provided nearly a million dollars to small and mid-size local charities and close to $400,000 to Club employees. Through its Community Impact Fund (CIF), the Foundation confers yearly grants in categories chosen by the Club’s membership and organizes volunteer efforts to enrich those awards, while the organization’s Employee Assistance Fund supports crisis needs and the educational goals of Club staff.

The Foundation embraces the Club’s honored “warm Columbia welcome” and spreads that goodwill both within the walls of the Club and throughout the D.C. Metro area. In so doing, its work is earning for Columbia a reputation as “the Club that gives back.”