The Wexner Family Charitable Fund
New Albany, OH · EIN 31-1318013. Reported 129 grants totalling $310.3M to 69 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Wexner Family Charitable Fund checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
7 of the organizations The Wexner Family Charitable Fund funded make grants themselves, and it reported 23 grants totalling $66.9M to them. That is 33% of the $203.0M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Columbus | federated giving programme | Ohio | $32.9M | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Columbus Foundation | community foundation | Ohio | $17.1M | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The Jewish Federations of North America Inc | federated giving programme | New York | $10.0M | 2 | 2 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Columbus Jewish Foundation | federated giving programme | Ohio | $5,500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The New Albany Community Foundation | grantmaking organization | Ohio | $1,056,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Gofundmeorg | grantmaking organization | California | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $400,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $100,000 and $2,000,000; the smallest was $4,000 and the largest $39.7M.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $51.2M | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wexner Foundation | New Albany, OH | $46.0M | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| KIPP Foundation | Columbus, OH | $45.2M | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Columbus | Columbus, OH | $25.2M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Columbus Foundation | Columbus, OH | $17.1M | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation | Columbus, OH | $15.0M | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aspen Valley Land Trust | Carbondale, CO | $11.4M | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $10.0M | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | New York, NY | $10.0M | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| KIPP Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10.0M | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| KIPP Columbus Foundation | Columbus, OH | $8,341,721 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbus Jewish Federation | Columbus, OH | $7,702,022 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| KIPP Columbus | Columbus, OH | $6,811,721 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $6,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Columbus Jewish Foundation | Columbus, OH | $5,500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Highlands II Fidelity Charitable Donor Advised Fund | Columbus, OH | $5,400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital | Columbus, OH | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Commitee | New York, NY | $2,600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pilot Dogs | Columbus, OH | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Metro Early College High School | Columbus, OH | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Journey Foundation | Columbus, OH | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $1,325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wexner Center Foundation | Columbus, OH | $1,170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum | Columbus, OH | $1,114,125 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New Albany Community Foundation | New Albany, OH | $1,056,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Newborn Solutions Inc | Belmont, MA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mid-Ohio Food Collective | Grove City, OH | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United States Holocaust | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wilderness Workshop | Carbondale, CO | $850,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ohio Governor's Imagination Library | Dublin, OH | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Columbus Urban League | Columbus, OH | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harvard Hillel | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Center | Columbus, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wexner Heritage Village | Columbus, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uset Foundation Inc | Gladstone, NJ | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United States Equestrian Team Foundation Inc | Gladstone, NJ | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus Jewish Day School | New Albany, OH | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| PEOPLE4PEACE | Glen Oaks, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Columbus Academy | Gahanna, OH | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc | Loxahatchee Groves, FL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gigi's Shelter for Dogs | Columbus, OH | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc | Miami, FL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | Aspen, CO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Canine Companions for Independence | Delaware, OH | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Agudas Achim Congregation | Columbus, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| California Fire Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Lady's Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gofundmeorg | West Hollywood, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harmony Project Productions Inc | Columbus, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Urban Association of Forestry & Fire Professionals | Azusa, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Westside German Shepherd Rescue | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of California Davis | Davis, CA | $92,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arizona State University Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | Boone, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Americares Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| KIPP New York Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Town of Carbondale | Carbondale, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Roaring Fork Safe Passages | Basalt, CO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbus School for Girls | Columbus, OH | $28,345 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lambda Boule Foundation | Worthington, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pbj Connections | Pataskala, OH | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Redstone Historical Society | Carbondale, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Wyoming Foundation | Laramie, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aspen Jewish Congregation | Aspen, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aspen Wildfire Foundation | Aspen, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
29 of 69 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- KIPP Foundation
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL OHIO AREA THAT ARE SPONSORED BY OR AFFILIATED WITH THE KIPP FOUNDATION. - Jewish Federation of Columbus
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL OHIO JEWISH COMMUNITY TO MAKE COLUMBUS A BETTER-INFORMED, MORE EFFECTIVE AND SAFER COMMUNITY - Ohio State University Foundation
TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF OHIO STATE BY PURSUING AND SECURING PRIVATE SUPPORT TO BENEFIT OHIO STATE STUDENTS, FACULTY, PROGRAMS, AND/OR FACILITIES. - Wexner Foundation
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF JEWISH PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS - Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation
TO ENSURE MUCH NEEDED FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, EMERGING TRENDS IN PEDIATRIC HEALTH, AND TO REACT TO OUR EVER CHANGING WORLD. - Aspen Valley Land Trust
TO PROTECT OPEN LAND AND SPECIAL PLACES OF THE ROARING FORK AND MIDDLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEYS FOR WILDLIFE, AGRICULTURE, AND COMMUNITY.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 88 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | $47.6M | $500,000 |
| 2022 | 27 | $57.3M | $500,000 |
| 2023 | 18 | $91.2M | $475,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $42.0M | $100,000 |
| 2025 | 33 | $72.2M | $250,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
81% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Wexner Family Charitable Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 8000 Walton Parkway 100, New Albany, OH, 43054. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 31-1318013 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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