Oglebay Foundation

Wheeling, WV · EIN 55-0750128 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Oglebay Foundation reported $10.4 million in revenue and $9.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.80 went to program services, $8.64 to management and general costs and $3.56 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 88.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $256,213 (PRESIDENT &). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 118% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.2M

Program services$87.80 $8.1M
Management & general$8.64 $796K
Fundraising$3.56 $328K

For context, the median across 237 covered recreation & sports charities: $88.05 programs, $10.89 management, $1.06 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$88.10 $9.2M
Government grants$0.22 $23,363
Investment income$10.29 $1.1M
Other revenue$1.39 $145K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 237 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	87.8%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	8.6%	10.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	3.6%	1.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.04	$0.05
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	88.3%	25.2%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.2%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	61.0%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$256,213	$365,322
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.78%	2.14%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	35.1	14.9
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	16 of 16	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$8.1M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $7.5M · revenue $145K

Promote the development, maintenance and improvement of oglebay and wheeling parks in ohio county, wv for the benefit and social welfare of the citizens of ohio county

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
PRESIDENT & Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$256,213	$0	$0	$256,213

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Oglebay Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $256K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2025 ⓘ	$10M	$9.2M	87.8%	$27M	$256,213
2024 ⓘ	$18M	$9.2M	88.9%	$25M	$232,939
2023 ⓘ	$6.1M	$5.6M	82.3%	$16M	$202,392
2022 ⓘ	$7.1M	$7.3M	89.0%	$14M	$184,969
2021 ⓘ	$4.3M	$3.0M	79.0%	$16M	$195,027
2020 ⓘ	$5.8M	$4.5M	88.3%	$15M	$179,520
2019 ⓘ	$4.8M	$2.8M	82.4%	$13M	$163,456

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 16 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 56
Volunteers Part I, line 625

Private foundation grants it received

27 private foundations reported grants to Oglebay Foundation totaling $1.2M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Oglebay Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Oglebay Foundation reported that 87.8% of its $9.2 million in expenses went to program services, 8.6% to management and general and 3.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Oglebay Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Oglebay Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $256,213, for the role of PRESIDENT & (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Oglebay Foundation get its money?

Of $10.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 88.3% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Oglebay Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 55-0750128 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202631339349300233 · read the filing
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523219349305127 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413179349305826 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349315268 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203119349300925 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349302639 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013189349308401 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 55-0750128: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.