Legacy Global Programs

Analysis

Legacy Global Programs is a registered charity in United States, based in Mesa, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Legacy Global Programs reported income of $4.4m and spending of $2.8m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $904k to $4.4m (+385%), an average of +120% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 370%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Legacy Global Programs sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Investors Exchange Inc ($4.4m), United Way of Delaware County Inc ($4.4m) and Asset Funders Network ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $3.0m.