A quick look at some of the expenses or purchases by the CFO each year. 

2025 - Possible expenses for this year

• Robotic field painter (30k - 50k)
• Field Fertilizer
• Yearly reconditioning and recertification of helmets
• New helmets
• USA training and background checks for our youth coaches
• Free registration for our Flag Football program
• American flag for flag pole at high school field
• Repairs to Football Shed
• USA training and background checks for our youth coaches
• Paint for fields
• Coaching clinics
• Free registration for our Flag Football registration (5k - 3rd grade)
• 2 annual $500 scholarships to graduating seniors

2024 - 

• Purchased new home jerseys (red colored) for our 6^th – 8^th graders
• Updated some of our white jersey that were worn out,
• New cones for our flag football games
• 12 new helmets ($2700)
• 20 new shoulder pads ($1487)
• Yearly reconditioning and recertification of helmets ($3489)
• Two new field goal post
• USA training and background checks for our youth coaches
• New benches for the players during the games
• Transferred our concession stands from the trailer to inside of our shed
• Repairs to the Football Shed
• Electrical work done in the Football Shed
• Fertilizer for the fields
• Paint for the fields
• Purchasing of an additional water wheel for the high school practice field and youth game field ($5000)
• Two Coach busses for our high school team for away games during the season
• Coaching clinics
• Free registration for our Flag Football program
• 2 annual $500 scholarships to graduating seniors.

2023 - 

• Upgraded shoulder pads costing $3281.00
• Replacing 17 helmets at a cost of $2610.00
• A 5-man youth sled costing $3700.00.
• New footballs
• Helmet reconditioning
• Training equipment for the youth football players
• Repairs to our football shed
• A new concession refrigerator
• Shelving  and totes for the football shed
• Free Flag Football Registration
• Paint for the fields
• Coaching clinics and certifications 
• Coach busses for our high school team for away games
• High School shoulder pads ($5,000)
• 2 annual $500 scholarships to graduating seniors

2022 - 

• Practice pants and game pants for our 4^th – 8^th grade teams
• New footballs
• 26 helmets ($4922.00)
• Shoulder Pads
• Helmet reconditioning and recertification ($1050.00)
• Repairs to the football shed
• Paint for the fields
• Training equipment for the youth football players
• Coaching clinics and certifications for our youth coaches
• Coach busses for our High School team for away games
• $400 for High School Spaghetti Dinner
• 2 annual $500 scholarships to graduating seniors. 

2021 - covid years

• Free registration for all players 5k - 8th grade
• Disinfectant spray
• New footballs
• New Helmets
• Helmet reconditioning and recertification 
• Training equipment for the youth football players
• Coaching clinics and certifications for our youth coaches
• Fertilizer for fields
• Paint for the fields
• Field rental expense to the City of Columbus (no playing on school grounds)
• $400 for High School players spaghetti dinner
• Coach busses for our High School team for away games
• 2 annual $500 scholarships to graduating seniors. 

2020 - Covid years

• Disinfectant spray
• New footballs
• New Helmets
• Helmet reconditioning and recertification 
• Training equipment for the youth football players
• Coaching clinics and certifications for our youth coaches
• Coach busses for our High School team for away games
• 2 annual $500 scholarships to graduating seniors. 

Prior Year Expenses
Fertilizer for fields
Coach busses for High School team away games
WFCA for all coaches
Water cost to water the fields
Hoses and water wheels for fields
21 warm up jackets for sidelines for High School teams
Columbus High School uniforms 2015 - $1375
Coaches' clinics
Hudl subscription
Porta Potties
$250 towards highlight films
Field Goal Post
1/2 the cost of Press Box
1/2 the cost of High School field bleachers
Flag Pole / Flag (split 1/2 with Columbus Baseball Organization)
Scoreboard on the Practice Field

The Columbus Football Organization is a non-profit organization that encourages kids in our area to have fun and play some football.  Having a football organization can be very costly.  In order to encourage more kids to play and to have less of a cost for the parents, the Columbus Football Organization provides all pads, helmet, pants and jersey's for our youth from 4th grade - 8th grade.  There is also several practice equipment and game equipment that goes into having a successful season.  In order to make it a success, we ask you to support our organization if at all possible.  

There are several ways to support us.  

Golf Outing:
We have an annual golf outing each year and we are always looking for sponsors or items/services to be silent/live auctioned  You can come and play golf or have dinner with us at the golf outing as well.  

Football Signs:
We have signs available along the football field during our high school games.  If you would like to purchase a sign for your company, please get in contact with us for pricing and sizes of the signs.

Fundraiser:
Each year, our 4th - 8th graders participate in fundraising. If you see them around and they are selling items, please support them and our organization.  

Our annual Golf Outing is one of our biggest fundraisers throughout the year.  If you would like to support the CFO, there are many ways to do so in regards to the golf outing.  We are always looking for sponsors, or items/services for our silent and live auction.  If you would like to play golf or come have dinner at the golf outing, that also supports us.