Public Charity

THE MICHAEL PHELPS FOUNDATION

Based in LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, THE MICHAEL PHELPS FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.5M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, $1.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 28 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.0M.

EIN: 611571538 LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: P12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MICHAEL PHELPS FOUNDATION'S (MFP) MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE HEALTHIER, MORE CONFIDENT LIVES BY PROVIDING WATER SAFETY, MENTAL WELLNESS, AND HEALTHY LIVING EDUCATION, EQUIPPING PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS TO THRIVE IN AND OUT OF THE WATER.

Where $100 goes at The Michael Phelps Foundation

How The Michael Phelps Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$81
Mpf's vision is a world where all individuals have the confidence, skills, and support to live health, safe, and fulfilling lives, in and out of the water
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 166 awards; 13,800 participants
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Bob Bowman
SECRETARY Debbie Phelps
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Karen Linhart
BOARD MEMBER Kristin Struble
TREASURER Lenny Krayzelberg
BOARD MEMBER Michael Lynch

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$784,600 19 grants
Human & Social Services
$95,750 3 grants
Sports & Recreation
$66,000 3 grants
Youth Development
$40,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$7,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.5M $1.3M $1.7M
2024 $1.3M $1.3M $1.4M
2023 $1.1M $1.4M $1.5M
2022 $833K $870K $1.7M
2021 $681K $710K $1.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $681K to $1.5M (+125%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.

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