About Rga Foundation
The RGA Foundation concentrates its giving on biomedical aging research and local human services, while also supporting workplace giving mechanisms and higher education. The portfolio is dominated by a large investment in longevity science, recurring support for the Greater St. Louis United Way, and grants that enable employee-directed philanthropy. Overall, the foundation blends strategic, high-dollar research funding with community-focused human services in its home region.
Focus Areas
Longevity and aging research (major multi‑year gifts)Greater St. Louis human services via United WayEmployee matching and workplace giving platformsHigher education support (research and institutional grants)
Who They Fund
youth (leadership program participants)students (scholarship recipients, nursing students)people at risk for or living with chronic disease (heart disease, diabetes)individuals needing behavioral/mental health services
About Rga Foundation
Rga Foundation’s largest recent grants are a three-year sequence to Longer Life Foundation for longevity research: $500,000 in 2023, $550,000 in 2024, and $575,000 in 2025. That pattern sets the tone for a portfolio that pairs biomedical aging science with practical support for health, education, and community services, mostly in Missouri. Alongside the longevity commitment, the foundation has also backed employee-directed philanthropy through Yourcause Holdings Blackbaud Giving Fund, including $403,919 in 2025 for United Way employee matching. The same recent-gifts list shows the foundation funding human services through United Way of Greater St. Louis Inc, disaster relief through the American Red Cross, and education grants to Washington University. The grant record also includes support for heart disease research and prevention, behavioral health, youth leadership, diabetes prevention, and nursing student support. Its grantmaking reaches both institutions and service providers, but the recurring longevity gifts make the research agenda especially visible. The foundation also funds individuals, which aligns with its scholarship and student-support activity.
What Rga Foundation Funds
Health-related giving appears in several forms. In one stream, Rga Foundation awarded $50,000 to American Heart Association Inc in 2024 and again in 2025 for heart disease research and prevention. It also gave $50,000 to Gateway Region YMCA in 2025 for diabetes prevention programs. Behavioral health shows up through $50,000 to Concordance St Louis Center in 2023 for behavioral health and $40,000 to Provident Inc in 2025 for behavioral health. Education is another consistent theme. The foundation granted $250,000 to Washington University in 2024 for supporting education, $50,000 to Actuarial Foundation in 2025 for supporting education, and $35,000 to Foundation for Barnesjewish Hospital in 2025 to support Goldfarb nursing students. Youth leadership also appears in the portfolio through grants to Focus St Louis and Concordance Academy of Leadership.
How Rga Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $25,000, median is $35,000, and p75 is $61,417. The recent record shows both recurring commitments and one-off awards. Longer Life Foundation received the same purpose over three consecutive years, and United Way of Greater St. Louis Inc appears in multiple grants in 2024. The foundation is structured around charitable grants and event sponsorship requests, and it accepts unsolicited applications through RGA Cares / GrantsConnect and through its general grants process. It also funds individuals, and the portfolio includes matching-gift and workplace-giving activity through a separate platform.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$10.3M
Total Revenue
$5.3M
Total Expenses
$2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $61K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$61K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Rga Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Rga Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 98 | $7M | 99.0% |
| 2 | Mexico | 1 |
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