The Cutty Legacy Foundation
To help raise funds to support the activities of the centers for habilitation, assist individuals when other sources are not available and support families caring for individuals with developmental disabilities.
The Cutty Legacy Foundation at a glance
In short: The Cutty Legacy Foundation gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $2,100,928
- +4.8% 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 The Cutty Legacy Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Centers for Habilitationtch ($25K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
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 $20K (2023) to $25K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Centers for Habilitationtch Tempe, AZ | Access Control Expense as Part of the Remodel | $25,000 |
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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 | $2,100,928 | $65,674 | $55,552 | $25,000 | 1 | $65,424 |
| 2024 | $2,005,420 | $30,133 | $52,048 | $25,000 | 1 | $28,123 |
| 2023 | $1,924,110 | $267,627 | $48,137 | $20,000 | 1 | $267,627 |
| 2022 | $1,774,494 | $59,945 | $33,629 | — | — | $59,945 |
| 2021 | $1,947,954 | $35,222 | $26,555 | — | — | $35,022 |
| 2020 | $1,806,899 | $29,089 | $26,969 | — | — | $29,089 |
| 2019 | $1,794,388 | $62,394 | $34,261 | — | — | $34,894 |
About The Cutty Legacy Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Cutty Legacy Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Tempe, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $65K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Cutty Legacy Foundation is led by Jeff Bernick, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeff Bernick
President & CEO
CEO → President & CEO, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cecilia Ashe
Chair
Vice Chair & Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Johnson
Director
Chair & Secretary → Chair, 2023
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheryl Carity
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Jones
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Price
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Hogan
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Taylor Gibson
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jayashree Ganesan
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Lee
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Haskew
Vice Chair
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suresh Murugesan
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Meaghan Kramerthru (2024) — Director
- Former: Martha Byrd (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Meaghan Kramer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Pat Little-Upah (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Thompson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Davis (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Kimberly Shipman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Marcos Rodriguez (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Ty Largo (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Todd Elkin (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Kathyrn Haskew (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Richwine (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Samantha Thompson (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Thru 219
- Former: William McMullen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kory Kober (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Shana Ellis (2019) — Former Officer
- Former: Yvette Nellans (2019) — Interim CEO
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 The Cutty Legacy Foundation
How much does The Cutty Legacy Foundation give each year?
The Cutty Legacy Foundation gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.
How large is The Cutty Legacy Foundation?
The Cutty Legacy Foundation reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $66K.
What is The Cutty Legacy Foundation?
The Cutty Legacy Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Tempe, AZ. It holds $2.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Cutty Legacy Foundation operate?
The Cutty Legacy Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is The Cutty Legacy Foundation's EIN?
The Cutty Legacy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1007325. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
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