Private foundation · EIN 13-6108278 · Harrison, New York

Life Extension Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 15 grants paid, $174K total, median $10K. 13% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
15
$174K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
13%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.5M

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dialysis Clinics IncNashville, TNResearch, education and other activities related to chronic renal failure and transplantation$50K
Williston Northamption SchoolEasthampton, MAScience program$15K
Alive HospiceNashville, TNConcurrent dialysis$10K
Care DimensionsDanvers, MAConcurrent dialysis$10K
Curry Ingram Elementary SchoolBrentwood, TNScience program$10K
Family HospicePittsburgh, PAConcurrent dialysis$10K
Loomis Chaffee SchoolWindsor, CTScience faculty development$10K
Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CTNephrology & cardiology program support$10K
Oakview Elementary SchoolSimpsonville, SCScience program$10K
Park City Education FoundationPark City, UTStem program$10K
Saint Thomas Health FoundationNashville, TNFrank gluck patient assistance fund$10K
Wilmington Friends SchoolWilmington, DEScience program$10K
Fiends of Boerner Botanical GardensHales Corners, WIGeneral support$5,000
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
The Medical Letter IncNew Rochelle, NYGeneral support$1,000

By state: Tennessee 4 · Massachusetts 2 · Connecticut 2 · Pennsylvania 1 · South Carolina 1 · Utah 1

About this foundation

Life Extension Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Harrison, New York, administered in care of Od, tax-exempt since 1955. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Life Extension Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Life Extension Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $174K across 15 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Life Extension Foundation Inc give?

Tennessee (4 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants), Connecticut (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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