Leaving Legacies Foundation
Leaving Legacies Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lakewood Ranch, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $153K.
Leaving Legacies Foundation at a glance
In short: Leaving Legacies Foundation gave $153K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $152,652
- -56.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $38,163
- -12.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,000
- Total assets
- $30,598
- -67.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Leaving Legacies Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Special Operations Wounded Warriors ($97K). Together the top 2 received $153K.
Grant Size Distribution
43 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 43 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Leaving Legacies Foundation gives
- Giving fell 76% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $628K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $153K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Special Operations Wounded Warriors Myrtle Beach, SC | Unrestricted Contr to Public Charity | $96,652 |
| Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Sarasota, FL | Unrestricted Contr to Public Charity | $30,000 |
| Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Sarasota, FL | Unrestricted Contr to Public Charity | $14,000 |
| Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Sarasota, FL | Unrestricted Contr to Public Charity | $12,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $30,598 | $100,000 | $163,337 | $152,652 | 4 | $153,577 | — |
| 2024 | $93,935 | $265,528 | $406,797 | $350,251 | 8 | $371,190 | $8,105 |
| 2023 | $235,204 | $1,515,820 | $1,497,567 | $536,336 | 12 | $1,247,803 | $25,351 |
| 2022 | $216,951 | $1,300,472 | $1,290,884 | $628,204 | 10 | $1,194,594 | $21,714 |
| 2021 | $207,363 | $705,374 | $604,666 | $216,799 | 9 | $452,907 | $14,972 |
| 2020 | $106,655 | $191,169 | $136,294 | $3,370 | 6 | — | $3,030 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Leaving Legacies Foundation is led by Debra Wheeler, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Debra Wheeler
President
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
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 Leaving Legacies Foundation
How much does Leaving Legacies Foundation give each year?
Leaving Legacies Foundation gave $153K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $350K across 8 grants.
What is Leaving Legacies Foundation's typical grant size?
Leaving Legacies Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $22,000, and its average grant was $38,163, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Leaving Legacies Foundation give grants?
Leaving Legacies Foundation gives mostly in South Carolina: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (37%). The most frequent recipient cities were Sarasota, FL (3 grants).
Does Leaving Legacies Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Leaving Legacies Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Leaving Legacies Foundation?
Leaving Legacies Foundation reported $31K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $100K.
What is Leaving Legacies Foundation's EIN?
Leaving Legacies Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4493925. 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.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
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