Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Scottsdale, AZ EIN: 20-8667680

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Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc gave $202K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $202K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$201,937
-75.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$201,937
-75.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$201,937
Total assets
$11,787,281
+6.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Phoenix Seminary Inc: $202KPhoenix Seminary Inc$202K

The largest 2025 recipient was Phoenix Seminary Inc ($202K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Scottsdale

How Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc gives

  • Giving grew 203% from 2022 to 2025. 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$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2021) to $879K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $202K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Phoenix Seminary Inc Scottsdale, AZScholarships, Salary Support, and General Operating Support$201,937
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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
2025$11,787,281$982,607$508,613$201,9371$180,400
2024$11,036,155$213,265$1,073,811$821,1171$152,665
2023$11,698,857$128,070$1,231,017$879,2221$-32,530
2022$12,669,807$1,452,108$364,693$66,5911$91,508
2021$11,897,225$2,098,718$295,957$15,6251$68,118
2020$9,862,319$205,545$460,845——$197,345
2019$10,364,358$141,789$463,331——$35,495

About Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc is a public charity, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $202K. Net investment income was $180K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc is led by Gary Damore, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gary Damore

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Beckemeyer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Bartlett

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Hermanson

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Robert Machen (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Ron Eriksson (2019–2021) — President & Past President
  • Former: John Lang (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Randy Garcia (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc

How much does Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc give each year?

Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc gave $202K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $821K across 1 grant.

How large is Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc?

Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc reported $11.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $983K.

Where does Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc operate?

Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc's EIN?

Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8667680. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 27, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 23, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 23, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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