Covenant Legacy Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Bells, TN EIN: 26-3889261

Covenant Legacy Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Bells, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 17 grants totaling $520K. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Key facts about Covenant Legacy Foundation

In short: Covenant Legacy Foundation gave $520K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Tennessee. 24% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
26-3889261
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$519,749
Grants made (2025)
17
Average grant
$30,573
Median grant
$20,000
New grantees (estimate)
24% first-time grantees (4 of 17, 2025)
Total assets
$9,482,450
Primary geography
Tennessee (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$9.5M

+23.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$520K

+26.2% YoY

Grant Count

17

+13.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$31K

+11.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Covenant Legacy Foundation reported a distributable amount of $600K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Covenant Legacy Foundation open to new grantees?

24%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 17 grantees (24%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $37K. How we count

Medians: $4K first-time, $20K repeat.

  • 76% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 87% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of all 17 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

JacksonAnadarkoFranklinCamasWhites CreekNashvilleBirminghamBeech BluffClarksvilleDallaxLebanonSamburg

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K16 grants202019 grants202114 grants202217 grants202315 grants202417 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Dream Center: $129KDream Center$129KFellowship Bible Church: $83KFellowship Bible Church$83KGrace Christian Academy: $50KGrace Christian Academy$50KJonathan Edwards Classical Academy: $50KJonathan Edwards ClassicalAcademy$50KTrinity Christian Academy: $50KTrinity Christian Academy$50KMosaic church: $30KMosaic church$30KBirth Choice: $25KBirth Choice$25KBiblical Training: $20KBiblical Training$20KCrown Classical Academy: $20KCrown Classical Academy$20KFellowship of Christian Athletes: $15KFellowship of ChristianAthletes$15K

Grant Size Distribution

82 grants across all recorded years

66<$50K12$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dream Center Jackson, TNCapital Campaign and Unrestricted Support$129,000
Fellowship Bible Church Jackson, TNUnrestricted support$82,744
Grace Christian Academy Franklin, TNUnrestricted support$50,000
Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy Whites Creek, TNUnrestricted support$50,000
Trinity Christian Academy Jackson, TNUnrestricted support$50,000
Mosaic church Clarksville, TNUnrestricted Support$30,000
Birth Choice Jackson, TNUnrestricted support$25,000
Biblical Training Camas, WAUnrestricted support$20,000
Crown Classical Academy Jackson, TNUnrestricted support$20,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Jackson, TNUnrestricted support$15,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$9,482,450$7,667,085$7,152,706
Revenue$2,916,150$946,953$1,170,624
Expenses$532,296$432,574$394,027
Qualifying Distributions$519,749$411,829$385,583
Net Investment Income$1,894,570$558,787$839,778
Distributable Amount$599,759$519,744$411,829

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Covenant Legacy Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jane Campbell

    Sec-Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • John Campbell

    Pres-Director

    Pres-Directo → Pres-Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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 Covenant Legacy Foundation

How much does Covenant Legacy Foundation give each year?

Covenant Legacy Foundation gave $520K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $412K across 15 grants.

What is Covenant Legacy Foundation's typical grant size?

Covenant Legacy Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $30,573, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Covenant Legacy Foundation that year got $10K on average.

Where does Covenant Legacy Foundation give grants?

Covenant Legacy Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Jackson, TN (10 grants).

Does Covenant Legacy Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 88% of Covenant Legacy Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (15 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Covenant Legacy Foundation's largest grantees?

Covenant Legacy Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Dream Center ($129,000), Fellowship Bible Church ($82,744) and Grace Christian Academy ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Covenant Legacy Foundation?

Covenant Legacy Foundation reported $9.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $520K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $600K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Covenant Legacy Foundation?

Covenant Legacy Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Bells, TN. It holds $9.5M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Covenant Legacy Foundation's EIN?

Covenant Legacy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3889261. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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