Christian Education Legacy Fund

Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 86-1009951

Christian Education Legacy Fund is organized under internal revenue code 509(a) (3) as a support organization for the sole purpose of providing supporting services to scottsdale christian academy, inc.

Key facts about Christian Education Legacy Fund

EIN
86-1009951
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2025
Total assets
$19,428,913

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 filing · View filing

Total Assets

$19.4M

+0.4% YoY

Revenue

$1.3M

-49.0% YoY

Net Investment Income

$72K

-3.9% YoY

Expenses

$3.6M

+209.3% YoY

How Christian Education Legacy Fund gives

  • Giving grew 47% from 2020 to 2023. Method

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

About Christian Education Legacy Fund

Based on IRS filings

Christian Education Legacy Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $72K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Phoenix

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $374K (2021) to $570K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $570K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$19,428,913$19,356,011$14,417,646
Revenue$1,347,436$2,641,096$2,131,223
Expenses$3,621,738$1,170,796$2,785,570
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$72,461$75,404$54,463
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Christian Education Legacy Fund is led by Josh Sandberg, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Josh Sandberg

    President

    Member → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allen Lorenzi

    Member

    President → Member, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barb Whitehead

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Richardson

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Demarchais

    Treasurer & Secretary

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Myren

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Thiessen

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keegan Healey

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Chad Bechert (2020–2023) — Member
  • Former: Ed Black (2020–2022) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Christian Education Legacy Fund

How large is Christian Education Legacy Fund?

Christian Education Legacy Fund reported $19.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990 filing. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

What is Christian Education Legacy Fund?

Christian Education Legacy Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $19.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Christian Education Legacy Fund operate?

Christian Education Legacy Fund has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Christian Education Legacy Fund's EIN?

Christian Education Legacy Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1009951. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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