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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-2071740

Les Wagner Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Owego, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $61,700 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $61,700

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $985,616

  • Tax year 2024

    $64,258

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $990,055

  • Tax year 2023

    $84,927

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $996,670

  • Tax year 2022

    $70,014

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,056,476

  • Tax year 2021

    $53,300

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,174,400

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,170,128

  • Tax year 2019

    $59,315

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,177,775

  • Tax year 2018

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,184,082

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tioga County Boys and Girls Club IncOwego, NY

    To support childrens' activities

    $20,000
  2. Tioga County Rural MinistryOwego, NY

    To provide unmet needs to the poor, sick and elderly

    $18,000
  3. Hiawatha Island Boat ClubOwego, NY

    To support recreation

    $12,000
  4. Haven of Peace Inc - Maple Ridge RanchOwego, NY

    To support recreation

    $5,000
  5. Historic Owego Marketplace IncOwego, NY

    To support enhancing and maintaining the village of owego

    $3,700
  6. The Grahym Plan - Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    To support people with cystic fibrosis

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $20,00062% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $12,00038% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $58,700
  2. Maryland1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Leslie D WagnerPRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • James R FranzSECRETARY & ASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Donald E GoodrichASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David WheelockDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Joseph ShortinoDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kathie RollisonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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