RGA Foundation
RGA Foundation is a private foundation based in Chesterfield, Missouri. Its stated mission is to engage in charitable giving worldwide, specifically in cities and regions where RGA is an active member of the community.
RGA Foundation at a glance
In short: RGA Foundation gave $2.2M across 37 grants in 2025 (avg $58K), mostly in Missouri. 49% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,160,044
- +22.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 37
- +42.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $58,380
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $10,253,996
- +43.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 49% first-time grantees (18 of 37, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to RGA Foundation
- How to Apply
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Complete an online request form through the YourCause Grants Connect system. The foundation states that the only award restriction is that support must align with its mission.
- Review Cycle
- Submit requests 60 days in advance of the event.
- Deadline
- Submit requests 60 days in advance of the event.
- Contact
Application contact: Matthew Blakely
Mailing address: 16600 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone: (636) 736-3842
Email: matthew.blakely@rgare.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who RGA Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Longer Life Foundation ($600K). Together the top 10 received $1.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
124 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 93 grants of 124 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated mission refers to giving worldwide, with particular attention to cities and regions where RGA is active. In 2025, Missouri received 64% of grant dollars, South Carolina 19%, Illinois 6%, Massachusetts 5%, and Texas 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 37 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is RGA Foundation open to new grantees?
49%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 18 of 37 grantees (49%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $48K; repeat grants $68K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $30K repeat.
- 46% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 120% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 625% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $729K (2021) to $2.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 37 grants totaling $2.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Longer Life Foundation Chesterfield, MO | Longevity Research | $600,000 |
| YourCause Holdings LLC Charleston, SC | United Way employee matching | $419,254 |
| Actuarial Foundation Schaumburg, IL | Supporting Education | $100,000 |
| American Red Cross - St Louis Area Medford, MA | Disaster Relief | $100,000 |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX | Heart Disease Research and Prevention | $50,000 |
| Gateway Region Young Mens Christian Association St. Louis, MO | Diabetes prevention programs | $50,000 |
| SSM Health Foundation Saint Louis, MO | Health Services | $50,000 |
| Focus St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Youth Leadership Programs | $40,000 |
| Provident Inc Saint Louis, MO | Behavioral Health | $40,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater St Louis Chesterfield, MO | Youth leadership programs | $35,000 |
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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 | $10,253,996 | $5,276,802 | $2,037,204 | $2,160,044 | 37 | $2,160,044 | $276,802 | $345,378 |
| 2024 | $7,140,188 | $6,713,104 | $1,826,999 | $1,758,709 | 26 | $1,818,709 | $138,104 | $159,571 |
| 2023 | $2,248,293 | $2,238,649 | $2,222,491 | $2,099,991 | 25 | $2,219,991 | $149,497 | $140,362 |
| 2022 | $2,112,135 | $553,969 | $984,000 | $984,000 | 11 | $984,000 | $28,969 | $114,990 |
| 2021 | $2,542,166 | $2,520,381 | $728,891 | $728,891 | 25 | $728,891 | $96 | $44,416 |
| 2020 | $750,676 | $464,875 | $2,105,875 | $2,105,875 | 32 | — | $12,000 | $70,163 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, RGA Foundation reported a distributable amount of $345K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to engage in charitable giving worldwide, particularly in communities where RGA is active. Its grants show support for organizations and programs addressing areas such as health, education, disaster relief, and youth leadership.
Examples of grantees’ work include an individual recipient, which describes its mission as engaging citizens in leadership to influence positive community change, and Operation Food Search, which says it works to address hunger through food provision and collaborative solutions. Provident Inc describes its work as providing behavioral health services, especially for people with the greatest need. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 37 grants totaling $2,160,044. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $600,000, with a median of $25,000. The largest listed grants included $600,000 to The Longer Life Foundation for longevity research and $419,254 to YourCause Holdings LLC for United Way employee matching. Other large grants included $100,000 each to the Actuarial Foundation for education and the American Red Cross - an individual recipient Area for disaster relief.
In 2024, the foundation reported 26 grants totaling $1,758,709. Among the grantees receiving support that year were an individual recipient ($70,000), Operation Food Search Inc ($60,000), the American Heart Association Inc ($50,000), and SSM Health Foundation ($40,000). Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 37 grants totaling $2.2 million.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Matthew Blakely as Vice President; Nick Nourse as VP, CFO and Treasurer; John Hayden as President and Director; Allison Gray as Assistant Treasurer; Timothy L. Rozar as Senior Vice President; Bridget Linde as SVP, Global Tax; Amy Gibson and Larnise Boain as Directors; Lauren Ratchford as Secretary; and Preeti Dalawari as Director.
RGA Foundation is led by John W Hayden, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John W Hayden
President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Gibson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larnise Boain
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Preeti Dalawari
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Blakely
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy L Rozar
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bridget Linde
Senior Vice President & Global Tax
Senior Vice President Global Tax → Senior Vice President & Global Tax, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Gray
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Ratchford
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Nourse
Vice President, CFO & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Jeffrey A Boyer (2020–2024) — Vice President CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Paige Seggebruch (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jeffrey G Nordstrom (2024) — Director
- Former: John P Laughlin Jr. (2020–2023) — Director Chairperson
- Former: Daniel Zimmerman (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Gay Burns (2020–2021) — Executive Vice President Director Chairperson
- Former: Jeffrey Block (2020–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Alka Gautam (2021) — Director
- Former: Kent P Zimmerman (2020) — Senior Vice President Tax
- 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 RGA Foundation
How much does RGA Foundation give each year?
RGA Foundation gave $2.2M across 37 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.8M across 26 grants.
What is RGA Foundation's typical grant size?
RGA Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $58,380, across 37 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from RGA Foundation that year got $48K on average.
Where does RGA Foundation give grants?
RGA Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were South Carolina (19%) and Illinois (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (22 grants), Columbia, MO (3 grants) and Chesterfield, MO (2 grants).
Does RGA Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 37 grants with a stated purpose on RGA Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Supporting Education" (7 grants), "Human Services" (4 grants) and "Youth Leadership Programs" (3 grants).
Who are RGA Foundation's largest grantees?
RGA Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Longer Life Foundation ($600,000), YourCause Holdings LLC ($419,254) and Actuarial Foundation ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is RGA Foundation?
RGA Foundation reported $10.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $345K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does RGA Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to engage in charitable giving worldwide, particularly in communities where RGA is active. Its grants show support for organizations and programs addressing areas such as health, education, disaster relief, and youth leadership. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from RGA Foundation?
Complete an online request form through the YourCause Grants Connect system. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is RGA Foundation's EIN?
RGA Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3433180. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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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Grantable. (2026). RGA Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/rga-foundation-morg_716234f6dc90401c88eab7ed4f7591c8
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