Private foundation · New Albany, OH

Wexner Foundation

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Typical grant size
$462 – $15K – $51K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
40
Repeat grantees
20
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

DeadlinesSEE ATTACHMENT 2 - APPLICATION
ContactBARBARA ABRAHAMSON PRESIDENT · 6149396060
MaterialsSEE ATTACHMENT 2 - APPLICATION
RestrictionsSEE ATTACHMENT 2 - APPLICATION

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Barbara Abrahamson
PRESIDENT
$735K
Jay H Moses
VP
$268K
Gordon I Mars
VP
$253K
Gideon Kaufman
TRUSTEE
Leslie H Wexner
TRUSTEE
Abigail S Wexner
TRUSTEE
Peggy W Ugland
TREASURER
Dennis S Hersch
SECRETARY, TRUSTEE
$250K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
121.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
122
Total grants awarded
$11.0M
Total amount
$90K
Average grant
$1.6M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$4.5M
30 grants
2022
$1.8M
33 grants
2021
$1.7M
31 grants
2020
$3.0M
28 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · MA · ≈ likely match
$4.9M
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$1.7M
4 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$585K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$500K
Hebrew Union College
4 grants · OH
$495K
Jewish Theological Seminary
4 grants · NY
$390K
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$250K
4 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$210K
4 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$210K
1 grant · NY · ≈ likely match
$200K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FUNDING
NY · TY 2023
$1.6M
Harvard University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
MA · TY 2023
$1.5M
Jewish Federation of San Diego County
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
CA · TY 2023
$500K
American Friends of Natal
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FUNDING
NY · TY 2023
$250K
Jewish Federation of North America
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
NY · TY 2023
$200K
Jewish Theological Seminary
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2023
$60K
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
PA · TY 2023
$60K
Hebrew Union College
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
OH · TY 2023
$60K
American Jewish University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
CA · TY 2023
$45K
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabinical School
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2023
$30K
Hebrew College
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
MA · TY 2023
$30K
Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
PA · TY 2023
$30K
Yeshivat Maharat
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2023
$30K
Brandeis University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
MA · TY 2023
$15K
Stanford University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
CA · TY 2023
$15K
Yeshiva University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2023
$15K
Hunter College
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
NY · TY 2023
$15K
Yale University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
CT · TY 2023
$5K
Princeton University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NJ · TY 2023
$5K
Magazine Publisher Family Literacy Project
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FUNDING
OH · TY 2023
$300
Ohio Newsboys Association Inc
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
OH · TY 2023
$300
Second Helpings Inc
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
IN · TY 2023
$300
Random Acts of Flowers Indianapolis Inc
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
IN · TY 2023
$300
Fetcher Place Community Center Inc
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
IN · TY 2023
$300
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
OH · TY 2023
$300
Family Mentor Foundation
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
OH · TY 2023
$300
Coburn Place Safehaven II Inc
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
IN · TY 2023
$300
Growing Places Indy Inc
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
IN · TY 2023
$300
Union for Reform Judiasm
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
NY · TY 2023
$180
United Way
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FUNDING
OH · TY 2023
$126
Harvard University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
MA · TY 2022
$1.1M
Hebrew Union College
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
OH · TY 2022
$90K
Yeshiva University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2022
$75K
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
PA · TY 2022
$75K
Jewish Theological Seminary
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2022
$60K
Brandeis University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
MA · TY 2022
$60K
Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FUNDING
NY · TY 2022
$53K
American Jewish University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
CA · TY 2022
$45K
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabinical School
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2022
$45K
Hebrew College
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
MA · TY 2022
$45K
Yeshivat Maharat
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2022
$45K
Hunter College
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
NY · TY 2022
$30K
Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
PA · TY 2022
$30K
Yeshiva Hadar
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2022
$30K
Yale University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
CT · TY 2022
$20K
Ohr Torah Stone
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
NY · TY 2022
$15K
Stanford University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
CA · TY 2022
$15K
Princeton University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NJ · TY 2022
$10K
City of University of New York
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2022
$5K
New York University
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NY · TY 2022
$5K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.