THE LEGACY INSTITUTE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE LEGACY INSTITUTE

EIN 91-2168381 · Educational Services (B90)

What they do

In A Culture Where Everyone Wants True Love, Passionate Romance and Deeply Satisfying Relationships, Why Do So Many People Seem Sincerely Baffled As to How to Reach These Ideals? At The Legacy Institute, We See This As A Classic Case of The "wrong Directions." In Some Instances, It May Just Be A Case of Accidental Wrong Turns or Bad Decisions. In Many Instances, It is More Insidious: We Know People Who Are Selling The Wrong Map. The Legacy Institute Wants to Help Get People Back On The Right Road. The Road That Leads to Wholeness and Clarity In A Culture of Sexual Brokenness and Confusion. The Road to Sexual Integrity.Sexual Integrity is Expressing The Gift of Our Sexuality Throughout Our Whole Lives In Agreement With Gods Intentional Design. Living With Sexual Integrity Means Making Smart Decisions About Physical Sexual Relationships. It Means Choosing to Stay Whole As A Person, or Moving Toward Wholeness If Weve Been Hurt. But Sexual Integrity Involves More Than Just Making Good Se

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $86.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

68.74%of revenue went to mission work86.3% of expenses · Program services

$79.63spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.89%of revenue went to management and office costs13.7% of expenses

$1.00in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$394,152

Mission workProgram services$270,93568.74% of revenue86.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$42,93710.89% of revenue13.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$80,28020.37% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$313,87279.63% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 86.3% mission · 13.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.63% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 92.3% mission · 7.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 120.18% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 54.5% mission · 45.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.37% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 98.8% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 121.13% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 96.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.40% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 99.8% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.35% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 59.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.33% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 34.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.85% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$394,152

Expenses$313,872

Annual surplus $80,280 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$270,935 · 86.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$42,937 · 13.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$394,152

Expenses$313,872

Assets$313,239

Income$394,451

Contributions$390,791

Mission work (program services)$270,935

Management and general$42,937

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CARRIE ABBOTTPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $65,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (8)

CARRIE ABBOTTPRESIDENT

BRAD ERNSTERTREASURER

DAN METTEERDIRECTOR

ERIC CUMLEYDIRECTOR

GREG ABBOTTCHAIRMAN

REBEKAH METTEERDIRECTOR

SHELLEY CUMLEYDIRECTOR

VIRGINIA ERNSTERSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2003
Location: POBox 82746, Kenmore, WA 98028
County: King
In care of: Carrie Abbott
Primary officer: Carrie Abbott, President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@thelegacyinstitute.com Phone(425) 485-5346

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: KCW ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION
NTEE classification: Educational Services (B90)
IRS tax category: Educational Services