The Legg Family Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, primarily focusing on children's welfare, animal rescue, and educational scholarships. Its mission reflects a commitment to creating a more peaceful future for children, as well as providing assistance to animals in need. The foundation serves diverse populations through its funding of health-related charities and educational initiatives. Although based in Georgia, its grant-making activities extend across multiple states, with a notable emphasis on organizations that promote health and well-being for children and animals.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-midsize charitable organizations working in animal rescue, children's programs, scholarships, or health with project needs at modest grant sizes and either an existing connection or a clear referral into the funder's network.
Good Fit
- • Clear program fit with animal rescue, children's services, health, or scholarship activities.
- • Project-level requests in the same scale as past grants (roughly several hundred to mid-five figures).
- • A personal introduction, referral, or prior relationship with the family/officers or an existing grantee.
- • Capacity to accept and report on a one-time or short-term grant.
Geography
Giving in the latest year went to three different states (including Texas, California and Florida) and prior years included other states, so the foundation operates across multiple states but is not broadly national in reach.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows three distinct independent grantees and over three years the foundation supported a small set of different charities across animal rescue, children's causes and health; the portfolio is modest in size but not limited to a single beneficiary.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly notes it funds only preselected applicants and observed behavior is relationship-driven with repeat grantees and only occasional new entrants, so unfamiliar organizations are unlikely to gain entry without a referral or invitation.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
