Longer Life Foundation
Longer Life Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Chesterfield, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $81K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $639K. Net investment income was $17K.
Longer Life Foundation at a glance
In short: Longer Life Foundation gave $639K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $319K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $638,732
- +10.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $319,366
- +10.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $319,366
- Total assets
- $80,835
- +98.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Longer Life Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Washington University ($516K). Together the top 2 received $639K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 8 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Longer Life Foundation gives
- Giving grew 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $411K (2020) to $639K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $639K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington University St. Louis, MO | medical research | $516,000 |
| Longer Life Center St. Louis, MO | medical research | $122,732 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $80,835 | $684,353 | $644,267 | $638,732 | 2 | $638,732 | $16,588 | $18,102 |
| 2024 | $40,749 | $599,715 | $581,364 | $577,004 | 2 | $577,004 | $16,701 | $18,873 |
| 2023 | $22,398 | $550,000 | $570,032 | $565,806 | 2 | $565,806 | — | $18,291 |
| 2022 | $42,430 | $500,000 | $489,136 | $484,488 | 1 | $484,488 | — | $12,017 |
| 2021 | $31,566 | $500,000 | $548,710 | $545,625 | 1 | $545,625 | — | $12,888 |
| 2020 | $80,276 | $24,000 | $410,720 | $410,720 | 1 | — | — | $14,966 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Longer Life Foundation reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Longer Life Foundation is led by Tony Cheng, Governor & Chairperson since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tony Cheng
Governor & Chairperson
Cob → Governor & Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Preeti Dalawari
Managing Director
Dep Managing Director → Managing Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
A Greig Woodring
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Gray
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Sobocinski
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David A Perlmutter
Governor & Vice Chairman
Governor → Vice Chairman, 2021
Vice Chairman → Governor & Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmony Wong
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Muehlhauser
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel Klein
Deputy Managing Director
Governor → Deputy Managing Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Daniel Zimmerman (2020–2024) — Managing Director
- Former: Paige Seggebruch (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Bradley Evanoff (2024) — Governor
- Former: Anna Manning (2020–2023) — Cob
- Former: John Morris (2022–2023) — Governor
- Former: Dave Rengachary (2020–2021) — Dep Managing Director
- Former: Rachel Hauck (2020–2021) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Robert M Musen (2020) — Governor
- Former: Sara McCarty (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Longer Life Foundation
How much does Longer Life Foundation give each year?
Longer Life Foundation gave $639K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $577K across 2 grants.
How large is Longer Life Foundation?
Longer Life Foundation reported $81K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $639K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Longer Life Foundation?
Longer Life Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Chesterfield, MO. It holds $81K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Longer Life Foundation operate?
Longer Life Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri, Nebraska.
What is Longer Life Foundation's EIN?
Longer Life Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1819267. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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