WHAT IS SOUPFEST?
SoupFest FUNDRAISING events combine homemade soup, live music, and community giving to support central Ohio food scarcity and social inequity causes through A donor-advised fund NAMED IN HONOR OF ITS BELOVED CO-FOUNDER, The Miklós Battaglia Fund.
In late 2019, SoupFest co-founder and our best friend, Nick (Miklós) Battaglia, passed away unexpectedly. In his honor, profits from all SoupFest events are donated to The Miklós Battaglia Fund for dispersal by its managing council which includes SoupFest LLC directors and the Battaglia family. Held at the nationally recognized Columbus Foundation, the fund supports boots-on-the-ground Columbus 501c3 orgs combating food scarcity, social and housing inequity in our hometown. We miss Nick deeply every single day. His memory in all of us remains the heart and soul of SoupFest. We are grateful to his family for their ongoing support and collaboration on what was his passion project.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
SOUPFEST LLC
SoupFest is an LLC that donates all of its profits.
No business or individual earns an income or salary.
THE Miklós Battaglia Fund
Held at the esteemed Columbus Foundation, The
Miklós Fund receives all event profits for distribution.
ADAMH of FRANKLIN COUNTY
As of 2022, ADAMH is an ongoing charity partner, receiving 50% of event profits.
MID-OHIO FOOD COLLECTIVE
As of 2022, MOFC is an ongoing charity partner, receiving 50% of event profits.
FUND ACTIVITY REPORT
March 1, 2025 — $1,000.00 donated to: BirdieLight
March 1, 2025 — $3,000.00 donated to: The Refuge Ohio
March 1, 2025 — $2,000.00 donated to: Disaster Relief Fund
November 11, 2024 — $5,000.00 donated to: ADAMH Board of Franklin County
March 30, 2023 — $7,000.00 donated to: ADAMH Board of Franklin County
March 30, 2023 — $7,000.00 donated to: Mid-Ohio Food Bank
August 11, 2022 — $6,000.00 donated to: ADAMH Board of Franklin County
August 11, 2022 — $6,000.00 donated to: Mid-Ohio Food Bank
November 11, 2021 — $8,000.00 donated to: Children’s Hunger Alliance
April 10, 2021 — $10,397.00 donated to: Neighborhood Services Inc.
December 1, 2020 — $1,500.00 donated to: Gifts of Kindness
June 10, 2020 — $3,500.00 donated to: Columbus Urban League
June 10, 2020 — $3,500.00 donated to: Mid-Ohio Food Bank
March 30, 2020 — $2,000.00 donated to: Mid-Ohio Food Bank
March 30, 2020 — $2,000.00 donated to: Neighborhood Services Inc.