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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7320631

Wexner Foundation

A private foundation in New Albany, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $203,488 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Barbara Abrahamson President
8000 Walton Parkway Suite 110
New Albany, OH 43054
(614) 939-6060
Form and materials
See attachment 2 - application
Deadlines
See attachment 2 - application
Restrictions
See attachment 2 - application

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $203,488

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,025,563

  • Tax year 2024

    $177,334

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,640,042

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,468,306

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,686,906

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,818,138

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $5,094,557

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,688,462

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $6,442,852

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,994,270

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $5,787,648

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Lawfare Project IncNew York, NY

    Fight discrimination by providing legal counsel and services to members of the jewish community who have been targeted and harmed based on their ethnicity, religion, citizenship, or nationality.

    $200,000
  2. Habitat for Humanity-Mid OhioColumbus, OH

    To provide community resource funding

    $1,450
  3. Family Mentor FoundationColumbus, OH

    To provide community support

    $300
  4. Furniture Bank of Central OhioColumbus, OH

    To provide community support

    $300
  5. Gleaners Food Bank of IndianaIndianapolis, IN

    To advance change in america by ensuring equitable access to nutritious food for all in partnership with the communities we serve.

    $300
  6. Leveling the Playing FieldColumbus, OH

    To help local students experience a childhood full of positive youth sports memories and take advantage of the physical and mental benefits youth sports have to offer.

    $300
  7. Ohio Newsboys Association IncColumbus, OH

    To provide community support.

    $300
  8. Second Helpings IncIndianapolis, IN

    To provide community support.

    $300
  9. United Way of Central OhioColumbus, OH

    To provide community resource funding

    $238

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $200,00099% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $900<1% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $300<1% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $238<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $200,000
  2. Ohio6 grants $2,888
  3. Indiana2 grants $600

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Leslie H WexnerTRUSTEE / CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barbara AbrahamsonPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $797,803
  • Abigail S WexnerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peggy W UglandTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gordon I MarsVP Hours 40Pay $266,131
  • Gideon KaufmanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jay H MosesVP Hours 40Pay $280,756
  • Matthew S ZeigerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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