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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 55-0779947

Esbenshade Foundation

A private foundation in Vienna, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $545,950 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

    $545,950

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,799,452

  • Tax year 2024

    $203,400

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,330,929

  • Tax year 2023

    $385,100

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,139,775

  • Tax year 2022

    $417,900

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,704,241

  • Tax year 2021

    $226,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,720,553

  • Tax year 2020

    $74,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,072,039

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH

    Contribution

    $250,000
  2. UsgaLiberty Cor, NJ

    Contribution

    $100,000
  3. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Contribution

    $100,000
  4. Wood County SchoolsParkersburg, WV

    Contribution

    $51,450
  5. United Way Alliance of the MovParkersburg, WV

    Contribution

    $15,000
  6. University of CharlestonCharleston, WV

    Contribution

    $12,500
  7. Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FL

    Contribution

    $10,000
  8. Friends of ViennaParkersburg, WV

    Contribution

    $5,000
  9. Salvation ArmyParkersburg, WV

    Contribution

    $1,000
  10. March of DimesArlington, VA

    Contribution

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $112,50049% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $100,00044% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0004% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $250,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $100,000
  3. New Jersey1 grant $100,000
  4. West Virginia5 grants $84,950
  5. Florida1 grant $10,000
  6. Iowa1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Harry H Esbenshade IIIPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas R DaviesDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bryan J ReamTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • John L ThomasDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine E HushionSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Abigail E O'KeefeVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Molly H E ShaughnessyVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rachel E ReedVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Aaron L TiceVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rachel E AshVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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