GrantmakersArizona

Legacy Global Foundation

Mesa, AZ · EIN 37-1440662. Reported 136 grants totalling $33.9M to 112 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.

112organizations funded
$26,007median reported grant
$33.9Mgranted, 2020-2024
32%of grantees funded again the next year
44%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. For Legacy Global Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a fundraising and fund-distribution organization (NTEE T12).
  2. How spread out its giving is. 112 distinct organizations, with 44% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
  3. How much its list changes. 32% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $26,007. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $5,219 and the largest $14.9M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$5,000 - $10,000
12 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
54 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
16 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
16 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
23 grants
$250,000 Or More
15 grants

38 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $7,224,455 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Turrell Art FoundationFlagstaff, AZ$14.9M112021
Joslin Diabetes Center IncBoston, MA$2,849,473222021
Donor Advised Charitable GivingLone Tree, CO$2,323,565442024
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsSalt Lake City, UT$2,263,481332024
Bank of America Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA$1,225,026112023
Legacy Global ProgramsMesa, AZ$1,105,460222024
Thoughtful Tech Project IncCovina, CA$990,000112024
World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC$640,041322021
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA$612,000112023
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA$568,858112020
The Foresight InstituteSan Francisco, CA$500,000112023
Yucatan Education ProjectSeattle, WA$487,104112024
Dechomai Foundation IncJacksonville, FL$346,105112024
Uplift FoundationCastle Rock, CO$325,000222024
Virgin Unite USA IncNew York, NY$246,000112024
Ocean Voyages InstituteSausalito, CA$227,545222024
Utah Sports Commission FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT$200,000112024
American Endowment FoundationHudson, OH$198,020112021
Sx Industries LLC$190,000112021
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsProvo, UT$187,277112023
A Childs Hope FoundationOrem, UT$160,000332023
Founders Pledge IncNew York, NY$150,000112024
Population Services InternationalWashington, DC$150,000112024
Venice Family ClinicVenice, CA$150,000112024
Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI$134,000222024
Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA$114,567112020
University of Arizona FoundationTucson, AZ$106,000222023
The Sandy Club a Safe Place for Boys & GirlsSandy, UT$102,256222021
Trees for the Future IncSilver Spring, MD$100,376112024
Ex Students Association of theAustin, TX$100,000112023
Intermountain Foundation Primary Children's HospitalSalt Lake City, UT$100,000112024
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation IncSalt Lake Cty, UT$100,000112024
Seattle Christian School Assn IncSeatac, WA$100,000112024
Senior Living Foundation of the American Foreign Service IncWashington, DC$100,000112021
MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX$98,762112023
Other Side AcademySalt Lake Cty, UT$80,000112023
University of ChicagoChicago, IL$80,000222024
Utah Film Center Dba Salt Lake City Film Center andSalt Lake Cty, UT$80,000112024
Salvation Army National CorpAlexandria, VA$67,684112020
Especially for Athletes IncBluffdale, UT$67,352222024
Academy for Creating EnterpriseLehi, UT$65,000222023
Utah Food BankS Salt Lake, UT$65,000222021
The Johnson Administration$64,485112021
New Renaissance Arts Center of New York IncNew York, NY$63,000112021
World Indigenous Missions IncNew Braunfels, TX$58,500322024
Camp Not-a-Wheeze CorporationPhoenix, AZ$55,000112020
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs IncCalabasas, CA$50,000112023
Deseret Trust CoSalt Lake Cty, UT$40,000112020
Gateway for Cancer Research IncChicago, IL$39,710112024
Brees Dream FoundationIndependence, OH$39,651112024
University of ArizonaTucson, AZ$36,000112021
Arcadia Community CenterArcadia, MI$30,000112024
Youth Improving Non-Profits for ChildrenNew York, NY$30,000112021
Confessional Lutheran Education FoundationMinneapolis, MN$27,339112021
Music Theatre WestSmithfield, UT$25,000222023
The Road HomeSalt Lake Cty, UT$25,000112024
Institution of Engineering and Technology USAEdison, NJ$24,874112023
Legacy Global Foundation IncMesa, AZ$21,500112021
Arivaca Boys RanchArivaca, AZ$20,000112021
Danville Chinese Bible ChurchSan Ramon, CA$20,000112023
St Felix Pantry IncRio Rancho, NM$20,000222021
Utah State UniversityLogan, UT$20,000112023
Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT$17,800112020
Ut Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX$17,147112021
Hale Centre TheatreSandy, UT$17,000112021
Earth Day Network IncWashington, DC$15,000112021
Parent Booster USA IncTuttle, OK$15,000112023
American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char IncMemphis, TN$13,669112021
Childrens Mn St Paul HospitalSt Paul, MN$13,669112021
St Odilia Catholic ChurchTucson, AZ$13,669112021
Washburn High School FoundationMinneapolis, MN$13,669112021
Everyday Hero Project IncHillsboro, OR$13,583112024
Legacy OfficesMesa, AZ$13,172112024
University of Arizona EngineeringTucson, AZ$13,000112021
Save the Redwoods LeagueSan Francisco, CA$12,615112024
Institute of Engineering & Technology$12,387112021
The Board of VisitorsPhoenix, AZ$11,000112024
Cavett Kids FoundationOklahoma City, OK$10,000112021
Culver Educational FoundationCulver, IN$10,000112023
Encircle Family and Youth Resource CenterSalt Lake Cty, UT$10,000112024
Granulosa Cell Tumor Research Foundation$10,000112021
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association IncArlington, VA$10,000112024
Help Start Education FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT$10,000112024
Life Church$10,000112021
Medstar Health IncColumbia, MD$10,000112021
Mt Olivet United Meth ChurchArlington, VA$10,000112023
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationChicago, IL$10,000112023
National Sports Center for the Disabled IncGolden, CO$10,000112023
Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY$10,000112021
Parents Television Council IncBurbank, CA$10,000112024
Project VeritasOrlando, FL$10,000112021
Resource Exchange International IncColorado Spgs, CO$10,000112021
Rise Up IndustriesSan Diego, CA$10,000112023
St Paul Catholic Center Bloomington IncBloomington, IN$10,000112024
The CrossingQuincy, IL$10,000112023
The Garden Christian FellowshipChatsworth, CA$10,000112021
The Rainbow Network IncColumbia, MO$10,000112023
The Sherry Black FoundationSandy, UT$10,000112024
Utah Nonprofits Association IncMurray, UT$10,000112024
Wilford Woodruff Papers FoundationCedar Hills, UT$10,000112021
Zambias Scholarship FundBear River City, UT$10,000112023
Bridges to TomorrowDacula, GA$9,500112023
Simon Fraser UniversityCanada, WA$9,046112021
Nebo Education FoundationSpanish Fork, UT$9,000112021
Healrworld$8,448112021
Chequamegon Humane Association IncAshland, WI$6,835112021
Minnesota Humane SocietySaint Paul, MN$6,835112021
Angel Film Partners LLCLos Angeles, CA$6,000112021
Hale Center Foundation for the Arts and EducationPleasant Grv, UT$6,000112024
The Pitching Staff International$6,000112021
Crista MinistriesShoreline, WA$5,808112020
Crosier Village of PhoenixPhoenix, AZ$5,219112020

18 of 112 (16%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

It also reported 1 group of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.

What kind of organizations it funds

By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 80 of 112 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Education
15 orgs
Arts & Culture
11 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
10 orgs
Religion
6 orgs
Human Services
6 orgs
Health Care
5 orgs
International Affairs
4 orgs
Youth Development
4 orgs

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
202017$1,566,169$55,000
202152$21.2M$15,000
202329$3,852,808$24,874
202438$7,224,455$40,168

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

48% of its giving went to organizations in Arizona. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

Arizona
$16.3M
Massachusetts
$4.7M
Utah
$3.7M
Colorado
$2.7M
California
$2.6M
District of Columbia
$905K
Washington
$602K
New York
$499K

Down to the city

Flagstaff, AZ
$14.9M
Boston, MA
$4.7M
Salt Lake City, UT
$2.4M
Lone Tree, CO
$2.3M
Mesa, AZ
$1.1M
Covina, CA
$990K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund62 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc59 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc45 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program39 shared recipientsLegacy Global Programs37 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust36 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $26,007 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Arizona.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Legacy Global Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 4435 East Holmes Avenue, Mesa, AZ, 85206.

EIN 37-1440662 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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