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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-1819267

Longer Life Foundation

A private foundation in Chesterfield, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $638,732 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Preeti Dalawari
16600 Swingley Ridge Road
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(636) 736-3861
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter of Intent: Investigators interested in applying for funding MUST submit a Letter of Intent to the Longer Life Foundation. The letter of intent should include; 1) A one- to two-page description of the research, including project title, lay summary, aims, method of approach, relevance to the mission of the Longer Life Foundation, and Scope of Work. 2) An NIH-format biographical sketch. Application: Must include- 1) Face Page, 2) Abstract, 2) Summary and description in lay language, 3) NIH-format biosketch, including other support, 4) Research plan (six pages maximum, excluding references and budget), 5) Plans for obtaining additional extramural funding arising from the proposed research, 6) References, 7) NIH-format budget and budget justification, 8) List of (6) suggested Reviewers who are free of conflict of interest. Do not include collaborators, co-authors, or mentors. Provide name, position, institution, and email. This list should be on the final page and include only the li
Deadlines
LOI- 2/17/2025; Application- 5/30/2025
Restrictions
Investigators must have an M.D., Ph.D., or similar degree in their field, and have an affiliation with Washington University in St. Louis. Postdoctoral fellows are not eligible. fellows are not eligible.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $638,732

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $80,835
  • Tax year 2024

    $577,004

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $40,749
  • Tax year 2023

    $565,806

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $22,398
  • Tax year 2022

    $484,488

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $42,430
  • Tax year 2021

    $545,625

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $31,566
  • Tax year 2020

    $410,720

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $80,276

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    medical research

    $516,000
  2. Longer Life CenterSt Louis, MO

    medical research

    $122,732

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $516,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri2 grants $638,732

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Tony ChengGovernor, Chairperson Hours 1Pay $0
  • Preeti DalawariManaging Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr Samuel KleinDeputy Managing Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • David A PerlmutterGovernor, Vice Chairman Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carmony WongGovernor Hours 1Pay $0
  • A Greig WoodringGovernor Hours 1Pay $0
  • Allison GrayAssistant Treasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karen MuehlhauserAssistant Secretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian SobocinskiTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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