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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-3293748

William & Joan Cushing Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $32,000 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
Paul F Wenker
681 Reisling Knoll
Cincinnati, OH 45226
(513) 378-3075
Form and materials
Letter with attachment
Deadlines
October 31
Restrictions
Educational, religious and health related areas

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $461,598

  • Tax year 2024

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $458,778

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $467,733

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $516,281

  • Tax year 2021

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $517,574

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $506,524

  • Tax year 2019

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $480,853

  • Tax year 2018

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $493,445

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $18,500
  2. St Ursula AcademyCincinnati, OH

    Promote charitable purpose

    $13,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $18,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio2 grants $32,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paul F WenkerTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $4,500
  • Barbara BrinksneaderTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $250
  • P Michael WenkerTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $500

The return

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