Private Foundation

THE LEGETT FOUNDATION

THE LEGETT FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in ABILENE, TX. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $24.0M revenue, $15.7M expenses, $111.6M total assets. IRS filings disclose 560 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $44.0M.

EIN: 752696419 ABILENE, TX Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$24.0M

Total Expenses$15.7M

Total Assets$111.6M

Grants Given560

Grant Total$44.0M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ABILENE

ABILENE, TX · 2024

TO SUPPORT ABILENE HERITAGE SQUARE PROJECT

$2,500,000

AMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION

ABILENE, TX · 2024

PANHANDLE GIVES AMPLIFICATION FUND

$2,100,000

WEST TEXAS REHABILITATION CENTER FOUNDATION

ABILENE, TX · 2024

CAPITAL PROJECT

$1,683,667

HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY

ABILENE, TX · 2024

SCHOOL OF NURSING

$1,000,000

M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER

ABILENE, TX · 2024

NK CELL THERAPY MELANOMA RESEARCH

$1,000,000

Showing up to 5 of 560 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRES/TREASURER/CFO Aaron Miller

ASST VICE PRES/PROPERTY ADMINISTRATOR Brenda Casselberry

ASST VICE PRES/SEC/GRANTS OFC Elyse Lewis

SR VICE PRES/OPERATIONS OFFICER Jeff Blanks

DIRECTOR John A Matthews Jr

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Joseph Edwin Canon

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Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE - LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATION

$4,250,000 4 grants

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT

$4,119,444 1 grant

CHARITABLE - OPERATING SUPPORT

$2,519,506 157 grants

TO SUPPORT ABILENE HERITAGE SQUARE PROJECT

$2,500,000 1 grant

PANHANDLE GIVES AMPLIFICATION FUND

$2,100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$24.0M	$15.7M	$111.6M
2023	$24.3M	$15.8M	$102.8M
2022	$25.2M	$14.4M	$94.0M
2020	$14.2M	$9.6M	$72.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $14.2M to $24.0M (+69%), with total assets most recently reported at $111.6M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, AR, CA, CO, DC, DE, and 4 other states.

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