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Legacy Returns Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only West Newton, Massachusetts · EIN 332296930

Legacy Returns Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in West Newton, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $102,607 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $11,000 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$11,0004$1.5 million
2025$102,60717$2.6 million

How to apply

Legacy Returns Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Legacy Returns Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri1$50,000
Massachusetts10$39,007
California1$10,000
Rhode Island1$2,000
Florida1$1,000
Georgia1$500
District of Columbia2$100

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Louis University
St Louis, MO
General support for programming$50,000
Aane
Watertown, MA
General support for programming$20,000
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Support fiat lux scholarship$10,000
St Sebastian's School
Needham, MA
General support for programming$10,000
The Trustees
Boston, MA
General support for programming$5,000
Ronald McDonald House
Providence, RI
General support for programming$2,000
Newton Neighbors Inc
Waltham, MA
General support for programming$1,000
Cradles to Crayons Inc
Boston, MA
General support for programming$1,000
Palm Beach County Food Bank
Lake Worth Beach, FL
General support for programming$1,000
Nativity Prep School of Boston
Jamaica Plain, MA
General support for programming$500
Habitat for Humanity
Americus, GA
General support for programming$500
Planned Parenthood League of Ma
Boston, MA
General support for programming$500
WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, MA
General support for programming$500
Individual
MA
General support for programming$257
Individual
MA
General support for programming$250
Rails to Trails Conservancy
Washington, DC
General support for programming$50
Wikimedia Foundation Inc
Washington, DC
General support for programming$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Legacy Returns Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Legacy Returns Family Foundation Inc give?

$102,607 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Legacy Returns Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Matthew Krummell (President), Valerie Davisson (Treasurer) and Natalie Rankin (Secretary).

What does Legacy Returns Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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