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    Oglebay Foundation

    ActivePublic CharityRecreation & Sports
    WHEELING, WVEIN: 55-07501283 filings on record
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    About Oglebay Foundation

    The Oglebay Foundation concentrates almost all of its philanthropy on a single local partner: the Wheeling Park Commission. Its support appears targeted to sustain and expand community park facilities, cultural/recreational programming, and participant scholarships in the Wheeling, WV area. The foundation acts as a deeply local, place-based funder focused on public park and community amenities.

    Focus Areas

    Support for Wheeling Park Commission operations and capital projectsScholarships and fee assistance for park-based programs and camps in Wheeling, WVFunding for community recreation, cultural events, and public park programming in Wheeling

    Who They Fund

    local community residentsstudents/individual scholarship recipientspark program participants (including youth)

    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated giving: very few grants (3) all directed to a single local grantee, indicating repeat, focused support rather than broad or diversified grantmaking.

    Funding Style

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $7.7M

    Total Assets

    $30.3M

    Total Revenue

    $18.3M

    Total Expenses

    $9.2M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $4.7M and $5.6M, with a median of $5.1M.

    25th Percentile

    $4.7M

    Median

    $5.1M

    75th Percentile

    $5.6M

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded

    About 100% of grants go to recipients in WV.

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    direct financial support
    restricted scholarship funding
    program/project grants

    Notable grantees: Wheeling Park Commission

    Topics

    parks and public recreationscholarship support for individualscommunity recreational programmingaccess to recreational services
    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    WHEELING PARK COMMISSIONWHEELING, WV$7,734,5642025PROVIDE GRANT ASST
    WHEELING PARK COMMISSIONWHEELING, WV$4,176,9242024TO PROVIDE GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO THE WHEELING PARK COMMISSION
    WHEELING PARK COMMISSIONWHEELING, WV$6,086,4522023TO PROVIDE GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO THE WHEELING PARK COMMISSION

    WHEELING PARK COMMISSION

    $7,734,564
    WHEELING, WV2025

    PROVIDE GRANT ASST

    WHEELING PARK COMMISSION

    $4,176,924
    WHEELING, WV2024

    TO PROVIDE GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO THE WHEELING PARK COMMISSION

    WHEELING PARK COMMISSION

    $6,086,452
    WHEELING, WV2023

    TO PROVIDE GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO THE WHEELING PARK COMMISSION