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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-4493925

Leaving Legacies Foundation

A private foundation in Lakewood Ranch, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $152,652 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Debra Wheeler
12608 Elgin Ter
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
(814) 442-8222
[email protected]
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $152,652

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $30,598

  • Tax year 2024

    $350,251

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $93,935

  • Tax year 2023

    $536,336

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $235,204

  • Tax year 2022

    $628,204

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $216,951

  • Tax year 2021

    $216,799

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $207,363

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,370

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $106,655

  • Tax year 2019

    $110,848

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $51,780

  • Tax year 2018

    $41,990

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $27,410

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Special Operations Wounded WarriorsMyrtle Beach, SC

    Unrestricted contr to public charity

    $96,652
  2. Safe Place and Rape Crisis CenterSarasota, FL

    Unrestricted contr to public charity

    $30,000
  3. Safe Place and Rape Crisis CenterSarasota, FL

    Unrestricted contr to public charity

    $14,000
  4. Safe Place and Rape Crisis CenterSarasota, FL

    Unrestricted contr to public charity

    $12,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Mental health3 grants $56,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina1 grant $96,652
  2. Florida3 grants $56,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Debra WheelerPRESIDENT Hours 30Pay $0

The return

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