Legacy Foundation Inc

MERRILLVILLE, IN EIN: 35-1872803 Website

THE LEGACY FOUNDATION, INC. WILL SEEK AND ACCEPT ENDOWMENTS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SOURCES AND DISTRIBUTE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY ENHANCING PROJECTS AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$123.8M

+47.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.8M

+24.2% YoY

Grant Count

83

+5.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$45K

+18.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$12M$24M$36M$47M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$123,834,639$84,051,402$75,398,108
Revenue$43,070,819$4,887,322$980,728
Expenses$7,969,647$6,109,239$5,598,888
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$6,101,424$1,119,266$-1,943,061
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$944K$2M$3M$4M0 grants201966 grants202065 grants202180 grants202279 grants202383 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

TOWN OF MERRILLVILLE$787KTRADEWINDS SERVICES INC$218KFOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST I…$177KDUNES LEARNING CENTER$163KIVY TECH EAST CHICAGO$150KVALPARAISO UNIVERSITY - …$150KCALUMET COLLEGE OF ST JO…$118KLAKESHORE PUBLIC MEDIA$112KBALL STATE UNIVERSITY FO…$100KTHE METHODIST HOSPITALS …$100K

Grant Size Distribution

373 grants across all recorded years

307<$50K41$50–100K18$100–250K2$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KELLY ANOEPRESIDENT$141K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN FREYEKCHAIR1
SEAN EGANVICE-CHAIR1
MATT DOYLETREASURER1
SHERRI ZILLERSECRETARY1
CAREY YUKICHIMMEDIATE PA1
JAMES DUNNEDIRECTOR1
ALFREDO ESTRADADIRECTOR1
KARIMA HASAN BEYDIRECTOR1
ROD GAYDADIRECTOR1
LISA GOODNIGHTDIRECTOR1
GREGORY GORDONDIRECTOR1
STEPHEN KAVOISDIRECTOR1
GLORIA MORRISDIRECTOR1
PAM OTTDIRECTOR1
VERLIE SUGGSDIRECTOR1
ELLEN SZARLETADIRECTOR1
PHIL TAILLONDIRECTOR1
CHELSEA WHITTINGTONDIRECTOR1
DAVID WRIGHTDIRECTOR1
RICHARD YOUNGDIRECTOR1
KELLY ANOEPRESIDENT40$141,233

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

Arlington HeightsBloomingtonBostonBoulderCedar LakeChestertonChicagoCrown PointDallasEast ChicagoEvansvilleFishersFort WayneGaryGriffithHammondHighlandHobartIndianapolisLemont

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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