California · Nonprofit
Lifespan Research Institution
Lifespan Research Institution (California) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,346,055 to it, the largest being MICHAEL ANTONOV CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($1,750,000). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 36
- Grants received
- $6.3M
- Net assets
- $8.7M
What Lifespan Research Institution does
Mission
Lifespan Research Institute ("LRI") is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on the defeat of age-related disease and the extension of healthy human lifespan through raising funds and awareness for scientific work addressing the root causes of the aging process, building a thriving ecosystem of mission aligned stakeholders which can be mobilized to strategic action, and spearheading relevant research projects directly. We work to identify, develop, and promote initiatives with outsized impact and the greatest potential to realize widespread access to regenerative medicine solutions targeting the disabilities and diseases of aging.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The intramural research program is carried out in the Organization's Mountain View facility by employees of the Organization. The program is comprised of two (2) separate lines of research: Mitochondrial mutations and Immuno-senescence. The Mitochondrial mutations line of research has published work and contains four (4) subprojects, some of which involve collaborations with outside institutions. The Immuno-senescence line of research has also published work and contains nine (9) subprojects, also involving collaborations with outside institutions.
$2,621,746 spent42% of program spendingThe extramural research program funds some of the most prestigious institutions around the world. There are currently four (4) extramural research projects ongoing. Funding for this program continues to be prioritized for projects that meet our company mission and are currently being unaddressed in our intramural research program.
$1,439,252 spentof which $1,438,860 as grants23% of program spendingLRI Education - As part of its mission, the Organization is committed to educating students and the public about rejuvenation biotechnologies. The Organization's student program, LRI Education, is committed to educating students and the public. LRI Education operates a summer internship program that places twelve (12) undergraduate students at the LRI Research Center and outside institutions. It also continues a program to place twelve (12) post-baccalaureate students at various institutions, including six (6) at the LRI Research Center. 2022 saw the expansion of LRI's Master's program in conjunction with Dominican University of California and the formation of a new graduate internship program to host graduate students from other institutions. LRI now has had one (1) Master's student graduate from the Master's program in 2023 and is hosting two (2) graduate interns.
$887,121 spentof which $134,465 as grants14% of program spendingEducational Conferences - In addition to participation in a variety of scientific and public engagements, the Organization organizes its own conferences and events. This outreach is intended to inform both the scientific community and the public about damage-repair strategies for improving healthcare.
$123,005 spent2% of program spendingOther programs - The Organization conducts other programs related to the mission of the organization.
$1,135,769 spent$1,816 earned by the program18% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,206,893.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $4.0M to $28M (+611%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
23% of Lifespan Research Institution’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Lisa Fabiny-Kiser
Chief Executive Officer
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2019 and FY2020 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 10 funders, grant income fell $732k → $228k.
10 of 36 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 32% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Lifespan Research Institution’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 36 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Lifespan Research Institution has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 28% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
33% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Lifespan Research Institution.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 41% · 2018 29% · 2019 60% · 2020 32% · 2021 33% · 2022 31% · 2023 32% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
37% of Lifespan Research Institution's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
Lifespan Research Institution draws 74% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 12 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Lifespan Research Institution holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 8,126 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 8,126 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like Lifespan Research Institution
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Lifespan Research Institution: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Lifespan Research Institution?
- Lifespan Research Institution (California) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,346,055 to it, the largest being MICHAEL ANTONOV CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($1,750,000). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Lifespan Research Institution have?
- IRS filings report 36 organizations giving $6,346,055 in grants to Lifespan Research Institution, 23 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Lifespan Research Institution?
- MICHAEL ANTONOV CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,750,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Lifespan Research Institution find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 36 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing