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Asian Legacy Library US Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Sedona, AZ EIN: 83-2826030 Website

The Asian Legacy Library US, inc. (a.l.l.) finds and preserves rare and endangered works of ancient asian culture and makes them available free online to everyone.

Asian Legacy Library US Inc at a glance

In short: Asian Legacy Library US Inc gave $74K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $25K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$73,942
-39.6% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
-40.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$24,647
+0.7% vs 2023
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$1,217,309
+4.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
Arizona (80% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

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Who Asian Legacy Library US Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Yoga Studies Institute: $52KYoga Studies Institute$52KBuddhist Digital Resource Center: $15KBuddhist Digital ResourceCenter$15KThe Asian Classics Input Project: $7KThe Asian Classics InputProject$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was Yoga Studies Institute ($52K). Together the top 3 received $74K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 15 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

SedonaBostonNew York CitySanta BarbaraStamford

How Asian Legacy Library US Inc gives

  • Giving fell 89% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800KTotal only2020 2 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $698K (2021). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $74K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Yoga Studies Institute Sedona, AZGeneral Support$51,562
Buddhist Digital Resource Center Boston, MAGeneral Support$15,000
The Asian Classics Input Project Sedona, AZGeneral Support$7,380
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$1,217,309$1,567,926$1,532,244$73,9423$5
2023$1,166,979$1,931,089$1,682,945$122,3765$7
2022$932,234$1,856,796$1,588,004$162,9285$13
2021$667,231$2,567,344$2,064,912$698,4362$17
2020$129,434$148,831$69,759$4,298Total only—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Asian Legacy Library US Inc

Based on IRS filings

Asian Legacy Library US Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Sedona, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $74K. Net investment income was $5.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Asian Legacy Library US Inc is led by John Brady, President on every filing since 2020; 2 of 3 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • John Brady

    President

    On filings since 2020

    65 hrs/week

    $46K (2021) → $122K (2024)

  • Ben Ghalmi

    Financial Consultant

    Treasurer → Financial Consultant, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $26K (2021) → $59K (2024)

  • Michael Roach

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Stanley Chen (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Christina Kasica (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Constance O'Brien (2020–2022) — Secretary From
  • Former: Maria Moertl (2022) — Director to

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

John Brady — President: $122KJohn BradyPresident$122KBen Ghalmi — Financial Consultant: $59KBen GhalmiFinancial Consultant$59K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $122K, to John Brady (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Asian Legacy Library US Inc

How much does Asian Legacy Library US Inc give each year?

Asian Legacy Library US Inc gave $74K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $122K across 5 grants.

What is Asian Legacy Library US Inc's typical grant size?

Asian Legacy Library US Inc's median grant in 2024 was $15,000, and its average grant was $24,647, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Asian Legacy Library US Inc give grants?

Asian Legacy Library US Inc gives mostly in Arizona: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Sedona, AZ (2 grants).

Does Asian Legacy Library US Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Asian Legacy Library US Inc's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Asian Legacy Library US Inc?

Asian Legacy Library US Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.

What is Asian Legacy Library US Inc?

Asian Legacy Library US Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Sedona, AZ. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2024.

What is Asian Legacy Library US Inc's EIN?

Asian Legacy Library US Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2826030. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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