Legacy Charities Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $621,177
- Spending
- $624,755
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- -0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 38 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 102% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $595,431 spent. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: LEGACY CHARITIES, INC, AKA NEW DAY CHARITIES 990 REPORT FOR 2024 NEW DAY CHINA 1.SAVANNAH PROJECT - 20 CHILDREN IN-ORPHANAGE PROJECTS EACH OF OUR IN-ORPHANAGE PROJECTS ARE AN OASIS. A GREEN PLACE LOCATED IN A DRY AREA. AN OASIS OF HOPE UNDERGROUND STREAMS - AQUIFERS, FEED EVERY OASIS. THE ROLE OF MANY OF US HAS CHANGED FROM PROVIDING A HOME TO PROVIDING AN AQUIFER - AN UNDERGROUND STREAM WHOSE INFLUENCE IS BARELY SEEN, BUT IT IS VERY POWERFUL. FROM THE SPONSORS TO THE LOCAL TEAM AND SPECIALISTS WHO SUPPORT AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHO ENCOURAGE - THEY ARE ALL LINKS IN THE UNDERGROUND STREAM THAT IS MAKING LIFE SPRING UP IN THE DESERT. WE NEED TO KEEP THESE STREAMS STRONG, CLEAN, FRESH, OPEN, AND FLOWING STRONGLY. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PRESSURE, BUT THE PRESSURE OF AN UNDERGROUND STREAM CONTRIBUTES TO ITS PURITY. THE VISION OF NEW DAY CHINA IS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF ORPHANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. OUR STRATEGY TO ACCOMPLISHING THAT INVOLVES THREE KEY ROLES: "CARE-GIVERS ARE THE PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH THE CHILDREN ALL THE TIME AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE CHILDREN'S LIVES IS THE GREATEST. WE BELIEVE THAT, MORE THAN ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE CHILD'S LIFE, THE NANNY WHO CARES FOR THE CHILD CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT. FOR THAT REASON, WE FOCUS ON USING LONG-TERM HANDS-ON TRAINING TO DEVELOP NANNIES WHO ARE EXCELLENT AT TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN WITH LONG-TERM NEEDS. "EXPERTS IN THE AREAS OF MEDICINE, THERAPY, NURSING, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION ARE ABLE TO GIVE INFORMATION AND TECHNIQUES TO NANNIES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE KINDS OF CHILDREN THEY CARE FOR. NEW DAY CHINA DEPENDS ON A STRONG TEAM OF EXPERTS. "COACHES ARE A VITAL PART OF THE NEW DAY CHINA TEAM AND STRATEGY. THESE COACHES ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED NOT ONLY IN HOW TO CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, BUT IN HOW TO COACH CAREGIVERS ON AN ONGOING BASIS. THESE COACHES PROVIDE A KEY LINK BETWEEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXPERTS AND THE CAREGIVERS, BECAUSE THE COACHES HELP THE CAREGIVERS CONSISTENTLY AND ACCURATELY IMPLEMENT THE GUIDANCE AND TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE EXPERTS IN EACH SUBJECT AREA. 2.FOSTER FAMILIES - 14 CHILDREN FOSTER FAMILIES IN 2024 CONTINUED. DUE TO POLICY CHANGES IN CHINA, CHILDREN IN OUR FOSTER CARE HAD TO RETURN TO THEIR RESPECTIVE ORPHANAGES. THEREFORE, AS CHILDREN WERE ADOPTED, WE DID NOT PLACE NEW CHILDREN INTO FAMILIES BUT GRADUALLY REDUCED THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER FAMILIES, UNTIL ALL THE REMAINING CHILDREN WERE RETURNED TO THEIR ORPHANAGES AS THE REQUIREMENT OF THE CENTRAL CHINESE GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO BE ONE OF 18 ORPHANAGES NATIONWIDE ALLOWED TO PLACE CHILDREN IN FOSTER FAMILIES. WITH NO EXPERIENCE AND LIMITED RESOURCES, THEY ASKED FOR OUR HELP. THEY ASKED FOR HELP IN 4 WAYS. "THEY HAVE NEVER HAD FOSTER FAMILIES SO ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN SETTING UP THE PROGRAM. "THEY HAVE 94 CHILDREN WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE PLACED IN A FOSTER FAMILY BUT DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO PLACE EACH CHILD. "THEY NEED HELP WITH THE SALARIES OF THE STAFF THAT WILL RUN THIS PROJECT. "PROVIDE TRAINING FOR FOSTER FAMILIES. A. CHILD TRAINING B. EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT C. MARRIAGE CLASSES D. FINANCIAL CLASSES E. HEALTH & HYGIENE CLASSES 3.PKU PROJECT - 3 CHILDREN PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU) IS AN INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM THAT RESULTS IN DECREASED METABOLISM OF THE AMINO ACID PHENYLALANINE. UNTREATED, PKU CAN LEAD TO INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, SEIZURES, BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, AND MENTAL DISORDERS. VISION TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH PKU AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. LIVING A HAPPY AND FULFILLED LIFE. STRATEGY "WE PROVIDE ALL THE FORMULA AND SPECIAL RICE AND FLOUR NEEDED FOR THEIR SPECIAL DIETS. "WE TRAIN THEIR STAFF ON THE SPECIAL DIET THAT IS NEEDED. "WE FACILITATE WEEKLY BLOOD TESTS BEING SENT TO A SPECIALIST IN BEIJING TO MEASURE THE LEVELS OF PHENYLALANINE IN THE CHILDREN'S BLOOD. THEN ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS, THE CHILDREN'S DIETS CAN BE ADJUSTED. 4.LITTLE DEER PROJECT - 12 CHILDREN TRAINING "SPECIAL NEEDS PRESCHOOL: NEW DAY CHINA PROVIDES REGULAR TRAINING AND GUIDANCE TO THE TEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS IN GOVERNMENT ORPHANAGE SPECIAL NEEDS PRESCHOOLS. "FEEDING INTERVENTION PROGRAM: NEW DAY CHINA PROVIDES SPECIALIZED TODDLER FORMULA, CUSTOMIZED MENUS, BASIC MONTHLY EVALUATIONS, AND REGULAR COACHING ON FEEDING FOR SEVERAL SPECIFIC CHILDREN WITH SIGNIFICANT FEEDING DIFFICULTIES. "THERAPY: NEW DAY CHINA'S THERAPIST PARTNERS WITH OTHER THERAPISTS WHO COME REGULARLY TO TRAIN STAFF, EVALUATE CHILDREN, AND PROVIDE SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC GUIDANCE FOR THE CHILDREN WE ARE HELPING. "SPECIAL EDUCATION: NEW DAY CHINA'S SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM HELPS TO ASSESS THE CHILDREN PERIODICALLY AND PROVIDE THEM WITH GOALS TO HELP THEM GROW AND DEVELOP. "NANNY TRAINING: NEW DAY CHINA WORKS CLOSELY WITH NANNIES, TRAINING THEM TO WORK WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. "EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: 90% OF A CHILD'S BRAIN IS DEVELOPED BY THE AGE OF 5, SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR A YOUNG CHILD TO BE ABLE TO REACH THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES. NEW DAY TRAINS ORPHANAGE STAFF TO TRACK AND ASSESS EACH CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING THEM WITH TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE EACH CHILD REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. "CHILD DISCIPLINE: CHILDREN ARE A BLANK SLATE, WHAT IS BEING WRITTEN ON THAT SLATE. WE PROVIDE TRAINING TO ORPHANAGE STAFF TO HELP THEM REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING A CHILD'S HEART AND NOT JUST THEIR OUTWARD BEHAVIOR. "DATABASE USAGE: KEEPING TRACK OF MANY CHILDREN AND ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIFE IS VERY TIME-CONSUMING. WE PROVIDE TRAINING ON HOW TO USE A DATABASE THAT WE DEVELOPED TO MAKE THIS A MUCH EASIER PROCESS. "BABY CARE 101: LEARNING HOW TO CARE FOR A SMALL CHILD CAN BE CHALLENGING. WE PROVIDE BASIC TRAINING FROM HOW TO BURP, CHANGING A DIAPER, MAKING SCHEDULES TO BONDING AND CALMING A CHILD. "FOSTER FAMILY TRAINING: NO FACILITY, NO MATTER HOW GOOD IT IS, CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF FAMILY. WE TRAIN FOSTER FAMILIES IN HOW TO SHARE THEIR LOVE AND LIFE WITH A CHILD TH
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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