Wexner Center Foundation
Wexner Center Foundation at a glance
In short: Wexner Center Foundation gave $2.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.1M), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,123,131
- -24.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,123,131
- -24.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,123,131
- Total assets
- $14,208,159
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wexner Center Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wexner Center for the Arts of the Ohio State University ($2.1M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Wexner Center Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.6M (2021) to $3.7M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wexner Center for the Arts of the Ohio State University Columbus, OH | Arts and Humanities | $2,123,131 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,208,159 | $1,322,513 | $2,262,665 | $2,123,131 | 1 |
| 2024 | $13,452,274 | $2,663,372 | $2,951,116 | $2,806,942 | 1 |
| 2023 | $12,102,554 | $2,327,090 | $2,402,266 | $2,169,203 | 1 |
| 2022 | $11,357,690 | $2,313,762 | $2,334,918 | $2,017,411 | 1 |
| 2021 | $11,973,101 | $1,588,680 | $2,057,729 | $1,622,132 | 1 |
| 2020 | $10,142,331 | $3,786,911 | $3,628,459 | $3,111,229 | 2 |
| 2019 | $10,036,461 | $3,624,236 | $4,220,399 | $3,742,223 | 2 |
About Wexner Center Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Wexner Center Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wexner Center Foundation is led by Bill Lambert, President & Trustee on every filing since 2019; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bill Lambert
President & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gaetane Verna
Trustee & Executive Director of Wca
Executive Director → Trustee & Executive Director of Wca, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie H. Wexner
Chairman & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam R. Flatto
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Shumate
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce A. Soll
Treasurer & Ex-Officio Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David M. Aronowitz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Shenk
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paige Crane
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pete Scantland
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Judge
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Lane
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Bauer
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lachelle Thigpen
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hatcher
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nici Workman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Asmo
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Horn
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Abigail S. Wexner (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth Kessler (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jeni Britton Bauer (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Mark D. Kvamme (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Mark E. Vannatta (2019–2024) — Secretary & Ex-Officio Trustee
- Former: Nancy Kramer (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Karla Zadnik (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lisa M. Barton (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sue Zazon (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kristina M. Johnson (2021–2023) — Vice Chair & Trustee
- Former: Kelly Stevelt (2022–2023) — Trustee & Co-Interim Executive Director
- Former: Megan Cavanaugh (2022–2023) — Trustee & Co-Interim Executive Director
- Former: Brett Kaufman (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: C. Robert Kidder (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Johanna Burton (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael P. Glimcher (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ronald A. Pizzuti (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Russell M. Gertmenian (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Brenda J. Drake (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: David J. Campisi (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Michael V. Drake MD (2019–2020) — Vice Chairman & Trustee
- Former: Shelley Bird (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: James Lyski (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Janet B. Reid (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Sherri Geldin (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Wexner Center Foundation
How much does Wexner Center Foundation give each year?
Wexner Center Foundation gave $2.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.8M across 1 grant.
How large is Wexner Center Foundation?
Wexner Center Foundation reported $14.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is Wexner Center Foundation?
Wexner Center Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. It holds $14.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Wexner Center Foundation operate?
Wexner Center Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Wexner Center Foundation's EIN?
Wexner Center Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1306419. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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