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The Legacy Cellar Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Laguna Hills, CA EIN: 84-3243945 Website

The Legacy Cellar Foundation is a public charity, based in Laguna Hills, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets.

The Legacy Cellar Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$7,215
-87.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$30,375
-75.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$96,225
-27.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Legacy Cellar Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 7 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AlexandriaBasaltBronxSan FranciscoSeattleSebastopolWashington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2021 4 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $146K (2022) to $171K (2021). In 2022 it made 4 grants totaling $146K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
World Central Kitchen Washington, DC—$123,000
Earthjustice San Francisco, CA—$7,950
Sea Shepherd Conservation Alexandria, VA—$7,950
Mind-Builders Creative Arts Bronx, NY—$6,776
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$7,215$30,375$96,225——
2024$55,577$121,402$132,282——
2023$27,852$56,935$302,693——
2022$254,515$541,691$658,439$145,6764
2021$383,367$593,324$510,163$170,7583

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Legacy Cellar Foundation is led by James Luce, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Luce

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Cova

    CFO

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Garth Hodgdon (2021–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Legacy Cellar Foundation

How large is The Legacy Cellar Foundation?

The Legacy Cellar Foundation reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $30K.

Where does The Legacy Cellar Foundation operate?

The Legacy Cellar Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, New York, Virginia, Washington.

What is The Legacy Cellar Foundation's EIN?

The Legacy Cellar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3243945. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)

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