Les Wexner

Les Wexner is an American businessman from Ohio, born in 1937, with an estimated net worth of ~$9.3B Wikidata. He is identified in the data as a retail industry figure, and the available records show significant activity in philanthropy and political giving WikidataProPublica 990FEC.

Business & SEC Activity

Wexner is described as an American businessman, with his wealth tied to the retail industry Wikidata. The data provided does not include company names or SEC filings, so no additional business details are available here.

Philanthropy

The Wexner Foundation reported $16,178,234 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $3,686,906 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Wexner Center Foundation reported $2,402,266 in grants paid and $12,102,554 in total assets for 2023 ProPublica 990. Together, the foundations reported $18,580,500 in grants paid and $15,789,460 in total foundation assets ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

From 2015-12-31 to 2025-10-28, Wexner made 100 federal contributions totaling $1,862,582.20 FEC. The largest share went to Republican recipients and committees: $724,600 to Republicans, $35,400 to Democrats, and $1,102,582.20 to PACs/other groups FEC. Top recipients included the NRCC ($304,600), WITH HONOR FUND, INC. ($300,000), and the NRSC ($283,400) FEC.

In the News

Recent articles in the data mention Ohio Democrats rallying over Husted-Wexner donations and reporting tied to campaign donations NewsAPI. Another article says an art center union called for Leslie Wexner's name to be removed, citing Epstein ties NewsAPI. A separate item notes that Ohio State's new president addressed the Wexner and Ted Carter scandal in an interview NewsAPI.