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Lutheran Foundation For Long Term Living
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
The Lutheran Foundation for Long Term Living (LFLTL) is a Pennsylvania charitable private foundation based in Erie, EIN87-1874516, supporting dignity, independence and quality of life for people affected by illness, injury, disability or challenging socioeconomic circumstances. Its own history dates the founding leadership appointment and creation of its initial named grants to October14,2021; the about page says founded2021, while a conflicting homepage shorthand says2022. The foundation developed from the Lutheran Home for the Aged and LIFE Northwestern Pennsylvania’s home- and community-based elder-care work. Its charter permits charitable grants and program-related investments in for-profit organizations advancing its mission. Current named grant programs address long-term living, older homeless adults, music therapy, independence and life skills, community benefit, wish fulfillment and urgent crises. Public awarded-grant descriptions include autism services, dementia care, music therapy and rehabilitation for brain injury and stroke. Its latest publicly accessible2024 Form990-PF, filedSeptember19,2025, names eleven officers/directors, including MarkJ.Gusek as president/director and RobertJoyce as CFO/CIO; later primary statements corroborate Gusek as president and CEO and Joyce as CFO/CIO. Governance roles from the tax return are dated affiliations rather than an assumed2026 roster. Tombot’s June25,2026 announcement explicitly names the foundation as an investor in its closedUSD7M SeriesA3 financing for companion robotics; the individual allocation is undisclosed. Foundation assets, investment returns, charitable distributions and grant budgets are not external LP fund closings.
Founded 2021
Team
Dennis M W MichalakDirector (2024 filing) |
Floyd M CsirDirector (2024 filing) |
Jeanne H TropperDirector (2024 filing) |
 Mark J GusekPresident and CEO |
Matthew E DennisonDirector (2024 filing) |
Melanie A BrewerDirector (2024 filing) |
Robert JoyceCFO/CIO |
Roland D KingDirector (2024 filing) |
Thomas R MastersDirector (2024 filing) |
Wade C RootChairman (2024 filing) |
William G Cox Jr.Treasurer (2024 filing) |
