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Educates and guides longevity tech professionals, investors, and the public through events and reports. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $568K in revenue, $514K in expenses, and $126K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2022
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology
Location
Richmond, CA
Filings
4 on file (2022–2025)
Revenue
$568KFY2025
Expenses
$514K
Net assets
$126K
People
4
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  88-1048004 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Richmond, CA Founded 2022
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates and guides longevity tech professionals, investors, and the public through events and reports.
Leadership
Mark Hamalainen · President and Co-Executive Director · $61K
Money in and out
$568K revenue, $514K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$568K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$514K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$126K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $54K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▲ +27% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -15% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -23% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$568K
FY2025▲ +96%
Expenses
$514K
FY2025▲ +102%
Total assets
$126K
FY2025▲ +76%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$568K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$514K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$126K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$54K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$126K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLess Death INC
EINHdr · item D88-1048004
Principal addressHdr · item CRichmond, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2022
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Co-Executive Director
$61,300Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Hamalainen’s $61K as President and Co-Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 310 $100K–1M science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Mark Hamalainen$61,300$34,000$26,000$16,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $484K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Vitalist Bay

a 2-month conference and co-living event with weekly conferences on aging research which we co-organized with Vitalism International Foundation in April-May in Berkeley CA

$302Kprogram expense
02

Organizing longevity biotech industry conferences and workshops: LBF6 April-May 25 Berkeley CA LBF7 Sep 25 Spain.

$148Kprogram expense
03

Automated Microsurgery Workshop to establish collaborations with neurosurgical aging and medical robotics research communities

$34Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$488K · 86%
Program service revenue$74K · 13%
Investment income$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants86%$488K
Program service revenue13%$74K
Investment income1%$4K
Other revenue$2K
Total revenueLn 12$568K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program services94%$484K
Management & general6%$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$514K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$126K
Total assetsLn 16$126K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$126K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $126K · Operating expenses/yr $514K
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $484K · Total expenses $514K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $30K · Total expenses $514K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $514K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $354K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $488K · Total revenue $568K
86%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $568K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $74K · Total revenue $568K
13%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $568K
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $74K · Total expenses $514K
14%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $568K · Prior year $290K
+96%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $126K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $568K · Expenses $514K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $126K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $126K · Total assets $126K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $126K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mark Hamalainen · Reported title President and Co-Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $61K · Total expenses $514K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $514K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Revenue growth 96%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$568K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$290K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$123K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$123K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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