The Foundation of the Legacy Guild
The Legacy Guild honors the memory of parents who have died by providing their surviving children with career mentoring and college scholarships.
The Foundation of the Legacy Guild at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,268,996
- +18.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $385,264
- +21.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $35,746
- -8.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $288,116
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Foundation of the Legacy Guild funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $31K.
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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 | $1,268,996 | $385,264 | $288,116 | — | — | $35,746 |
| 2024 | $1,069,075 | $317,544 | $270,532 | — | — | $39,153 |
| 2023 | $956,504 | $365,133 | $273,891 | — | — | $24,661 |
| 2022 | $800,791 | $308,342 | $252,786 | — | — | $17,901 |
| 2021 | $837,990 | $366,419 | $214,304 | — | — | $13,014 |
| 2020 | $661,728 | $283,475 | $267,337 | $30,816 | 1 | $12,676 |
About The Foundation of the Legacy Guild
Based on IRS filings
The Foundation of the Legacy Guild is a public charity focused on Education, based in Western Springs, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $36K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Foundation of the Legacy Guild is led by Andrew James, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew James
President
Secretary & Executive Board → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ian Nelson
Treasurer
Treasurer → Treasurer & Executive Board, 2021
Treasurer & Executive Board → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Williamson
Board Member
President & Executive Board → President, 2023
President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liam Bresnahan
Board Member
Executive Board → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim O Brien
Board Member
Board Member → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Dwyer
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Conroyd
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanna Mattia
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Fisher
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Possley
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Eagan
Secretary
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Russ Riberto (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Bill Carney (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ned Sher (2020–2022) — Executive Board
- Former: Tim Sullivan (2020–2022) — Executive Board
- Former: James Stork (2021–2022) — Finance Com & Executive Board
- Former: Matthew Fisher (2021–2022) — Executive Board
- Former: Bob Bock (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Davis (2020) — Vice President & Board Member
- Former: Jim Stork (2020) — Finance Committee Chair & Board Member
- Former: Mike Boyd (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Sean Whalen (2020) — Board Member
- Former: William Carney (2020) — President & Board 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 The Foundation of the Legacy Guild
How large is The Foundation of the Legacy Guild?
The Foundation of the Legacy Guild reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $385K.
What is The Foundation of the Legacy Guild?
The Foundation of the Legacy Guild is a public charity focused on Education, based in Western Springs, IL. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Foundation of the Legacy Guild operate?
The Foundation of the Legacy Guild has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is The Foundation of the Legacy Guild's EIN?
The Foundation of the Legacy Guild's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0888441. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
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