Virginia · Public charity
The Life Fund
Educate the general public, and policy owners, beneficiaries and other appropriate constituencies of the value of the services of professional insurance professionals; and to educate the public of the significant and essential role that the life and health insurance industry and its products play in a sound social and economic system.
- $392k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 37
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $376k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $30,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 15
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 22
- Total assets, FY2025
- $103k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations The Life Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 37 | $376k | 89% |
| FY2024 | 15 | $191k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $50k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| San Diego State University | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Utah Valley University | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| West Chester University | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Kjzzkbaq (Through Maricopa Community Colleges) | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Louisiana State University | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Paine College | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Weatherford College Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Tennessee State University | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| San Diego State University | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Utah Valley University | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| West Chester University | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Kjzzkbaq (Through Maricopa Community Colleges) | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Louisiana State University | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Paine College | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Weatherford College Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Tennessee State University | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pensacola Christian College Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Central Community College | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents Univ of California | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Missouri State University Foundation | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Hampden-Sydney College | $10,550 | 1 | 0% |
| Galen Health Institutes Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kansas Athletics Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| College of Charleston Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kennesaw State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Georgia | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fairmont State Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Villanova University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Western Kentucky University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of North Alabama | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marymount University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Uva Cancer Centeruva Health System | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Guilford College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| John Carroll University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The College of Wooster | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ouachita Baptist University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Florida | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Middle Tennessee State University Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Unversity of Oklahoma | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Auburn University | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Rhode Island | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Uw-Platteville Foundation and Alumni Association Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Univeristy of California Santa Barbara | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Southeast Missouri University Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ohio University | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The George Washington University | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Wgu Corporation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Alfred University | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| St John's University New York | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of North Texas | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Univerity of San Francisco | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Augustana University | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Greenville Tech Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Tidewater Community College Educational Foundation Inc | $6,250 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Life Fund supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Life Fund
- How much does The Life Fund give?
- The Life Fund reported 37 itemized grants totaling $375,550, out of $392,240 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 15 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does The Life Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (96%), Health (4%).
- Who are The Life Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska ($40k), San Diego State University ($30k), Utah Valley University ($25k).
- Does The Life Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Life Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Folds of Honor Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Life Fund based?
- The Life Fund is based in VA.
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