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Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university that offers more than 70 undergraduate majors from its campus in Delaware, Ohio.

EIN: 31-4379585owu.edu

President

Matt vandenBerg

Major gifts tracked

$40 million

Major gifts to Ohio Wesleyan University

Donor	Amount	Announced	Purpose
Dudley Mecum II and Harriet Zahn Mecum Read the story	$40 million	Oct 23, 2026	Trust commitment for an endowment dedicated to faculty compensation and the Mecum College of Arts and Humanities

Key facts

Founded: 1842source
Gift totals: $94 million in fiscal year 2026 and $69.4 million in fiscal year 2025, the two largest philanthropic totals in its historysource
Contributions, Form 990: $57,663,732 for the fiscal year ending June 2025source
Total revenue, Form 990: $174,041,527 for the fiscal year ending June 2025source

WYDE coverage of Ohio Wesleyan University

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Ohio Wesleyan University, on Oct 24, 2026. Ohio Wesleyan University is a recipient in 1 story. The most recent is Ohio Wesleyan University Announces $40 Million Mecum Gift for Faculty Pay.

Philanthropy

Ohio Wesleyan University Announces $40 Million Mecum Gift for Faculty Pay

Dudley Mecum II and Harriet Zahn Mecum provided a $40 million trust commitment that will create an endowment dedicated to faculty compensation and elevate the arts and humanities division into the Mecum College of Arts and Humanities.

Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Recipient

Reported alongside Ohio Wesleyan University

Dudley Mecum II and Harriet Zahn Mecum · in 1 story with Ohio Wesleyan University
Matt vandenBerg · in 1 story with Ohio Wesleyan University

Sources

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