Legacy Traditional School - Surprise
To provide motivated students with the opportunity to achieve academic excellence in an accelerated, back-to-basics, safe learning environment taught by caring, knowledgeable and highly effective educators in cooperation with supportive, involved parents.
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise at a glance
In short: Legacy Traditional School - Surprise gave $1.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.0M), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000,000
- -30.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -87.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000,000
- +459.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000,000
- Total assets
- $36,217,751
- +1.2% 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 Legacy Traditional School - Surprise funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 10 grants of 15 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2025) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $1,000,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $36,217,751 | $22,101,064 | $21,424,378 | $1,000,000 | 1 | $555,831 |
| 2024 | $35,802,451 | $24,490,250 | $22,329,838 | $1,430,000 | 8 | $656,306 |
| 2023 | $34,098,893 | $23,525,059 | $21,644,117 | $1,275,000 | 6 | $273,928 |
| 2022 | $32,663,284 | $21,739,628 | $20,060,081 | — | — | $18,201 |
| 2021 | $32,091,284 | $16,357,315 | $15,030,425 | — | — | $16,428 |
| 2020 | $30,882,955 | $15,682,997 | $14,597,035 | — | — | $51,523 |
| 2019 | $29,769,714 | $15,466,003 | $13,095,864 | — | — | $87,590 |
About Legacy Traditional School - Surprise
Based on IRS filings
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chandler, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $36.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $556K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise is led by Kathy Senseman, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathy Senseman
President
Treasurer → President - Beginning, 2024
President - Beginning → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diego Gettler
Director
Director → President, 2020
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Beaudoin
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shaina Brockway
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Leon
Principal on Assignment
Principal → Principal on Assignment, 2024
On filings since 2023
15 hrs/week
$120K (2023) → $46K (2025)
Kara Hodge
Principal
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$118K (2024) → $114K (2025)
Jenni Ferrin
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Londer
Treasurer
Treasurer - Beginning → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Heather Jones (2019–2024) — President -
- Former: Rebecca Wayne (2023–2024) — Principal
- Former: Cory Theobold (2019–2021) — Director "
- Former: Nathan Schlink (2019–2021) — Director "
- Former: Aaron Hale (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Brandon Jones (2019–2020) — CEO
- Former: Derek Samuel (2019–2020) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $114K, to Kara Hodge (Principal). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Legacy Traditional School - Surprise
How much does Legacy Traditional School - Surprise give each year?
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise gave $1.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 8 grants.
How large is Legacy Traditional School - Surprise?
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise reported $36.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22.1M.
What is Legacy Traditional School - Surprise?
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chandler, AZ. It holds $36.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Legacy Traditional School - Surprise operate?
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Legacy Traditional School - Surprise's EIN?
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2207406. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
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