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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6251198

Vesper Foundation

A private foundation in Brecksville, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $165,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,050,049

  • Tax year 2024

    $127,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,046,079

  • Tax year 2023

    $99,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,057,386

  • Tax year 2022

    $178,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,074,203

  • Tax year 2021

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,118,528

  • Tax year 2020

    $641,429

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,111,771

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wetlands FoundationBrecksville, OH

    General

    $165,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment1 grant $165,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $165,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sharen BenensonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • James Benenson IIIVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Clement C BenensonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy S LenhartSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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