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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-0986248

Wep Foundation

A private foundation in Charleston, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $14,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Walker Buxton
2 Cochran Court
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 478-0346
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter detailing needs and proposed use of funds
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
No restrictions

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $775,792

  • Tax year 2024

    $29,239

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $728,435

  • Tax year 2023

    $71,050

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $668,380

  • Tax year 2022

    $21,850

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $670,550

  • Tax year 2021

    $14,350

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $611,957

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $516,273

  • Tax year 2019

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $469,695

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Red CrossCharleston, SC

    General support

    $10,000
  2. Pure TheatreCharleston, SC

    General support

    $2,000
  3. Grace Episcopal ChurchCharleston, SC

    General support

    $1,000
  4. CCC Employee Assistance FundCharleston, SC

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $2,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina4 grants $14,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Walker BuxtonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $50,000
  • Edward BuxtonSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • David P BrownTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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