Grants made by AARP
AARP (EIN 95-1985500) reported 688 grants totaling $35.8M in FY2024 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.
Grant recipients (FY2024) · $35.8M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Older Adults Technology Services Inc | General support | $7,400,596 |
| Wish of A Lifetime | General support | $3,362,720 |
| Legal Counsel For the Elderly | General support | $2,978,685 |
| Creative Coalition | Sponsorship of the entertainment advisory commission & voices of impact program and events | $995,077 |
| United Way Worldwide | Grant to support the creation of a family caregiver support program | $819,000 |
| AARP Foundation | General support | $514,383 |
| Americas Charities | Payment to be distributed to numerous charities through aarp's employee gift matching program | $508,493 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Support for the national poll on healthy aging | $440,000 |
| John F Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts | Sponsorship of the nso pops season | $424,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Grant to support the mit agelab research & education programs | $360,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Sponsorship of annual conference and retirement savings forum | $325,000 |
| Us Library of Congress | Sponsorship of the gershwin prize for popular song and national book festival | $320,000 |
| Links Foundation Inc | Sponsorship of the national assembly and programatic support | $286,500 |
| National Coalition On Black Civic Participation Inc | Sponsorship of roundtable and summit and various events | $275,000 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Sponsorship to support the women's alzheimer's movement | $257,500 |
| University of North Dakota | Grant to support the native urban elder needs assessment survey | $250,000 |
| Caring For Military Families the Elizabeth Dole Foundation | Sponsorship of the heroes and history makers 2024 gala | $250,000 |
| National Elder Fraud Coordination Center | General support | $250,000 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote Inc | Sponsorship of voter engagement programs | $203,400 |
| Pride Live Inc | Sponsorship of the stonewall national monument visitor center | $200,000 |
| National Opinion Research Center | Grant to support the aapi panel on differences among aapi ethnic groups | $200,000 |
| National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare | Grant to support national voter education and engagement | $200,000 |
| Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation | Sponsorship of the clinton global initiative campaign | $200,000 |
| Smithsonian Institute | Sponsorship of annual summit and general support | $175,000 |
| Poderistas Community Fund | Sponsorship of annual summit | $175,000 |
| Hispanic Federation Inc | Sponsorship of various events | $167,786 |
| Engage Promoting Womens Economic | General support and event sponsorship | $150,000 |
| National Building Museum | Sponsorship of nbm's future cities initiative | $125,000 |
| National Archives Foundation | General support | $125,000 |
| Civic Ventures | Grants for research on older leaders perspective, cross-generational connections & events | $125,000 |
| American Society On Aging | Sponsorship of on aging conference and general support | $123,188 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Sponsorship of important principles in geroscience research: a workshop and other events | $114,575 |
| National Cares Mentoring Movement Inc | Sponsorship of annual gala and general support | $110,000 |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc | Sponsorship of various events | $110,000 |
| Georgia Gerontology Society Incorporated | Sponsorship of annual scientific meeting and general support | $110,000 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Sponsorship of various events | $102,175 |
| National Council of Negro Women Inc | Sponsorship of national convention | $100,000 |
| Black Womens Agenda | Sponsorship of annual symposium | $100,000 |
| Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation | Sponsorship of annual jazz festival | $100,000 |
| Third Episcopal District Amec | Sponsorship of annual conference | $100,000 |
| Motown Historical Museum Inc | General support | $100,000 |
| Skinner Leadership Institute Inc | Sponsorship of various programs and general support | $100,000 |
| National Press Foundation Inc | Sponsorship of the award for excellence in covering aging | $100,000 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc | General support | $100,000 |
| Encore Creativity Corporation Encore Creativity For Older Adults | Sponsorship of various programs for older adults | $95,000 |
| Unidosus | Sponsorship of annual conference | $85,000 |
| Japanese American Citizens League | Sponsorship of 25th anniversary celebration and national convention | $80,000 |
| Citizens For Modern Transit | Community challenge grant to support aarp's livable communities initiative | $80,000 |
| Searching For Solutions Institute Inc | Sponsorship of annual conference | $75,000 |
| Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation | Donation to support kff's medicare policy program | $75,000 |
| Hispanic Heritage Foundation | Sponsorship of various charlas | $75,000 |
| National Newspapers Publishers Association | Sponsorship of annual convention and various events | $75,000 |
| Ciclavia Inc | Sponsorship of various events | $75,000 |
| Washington Drama Society Inc | Sponsorship of various events | $75,000 |
| Black Theatre Coalition Incorporated | Sponsorship of annual gala | $75,000 |
| Former Members of Congress Inc | Sponsorship of annual gala | $75,000 |
| Concordia Summit Inc | Sponsorship of the concordia europe summit | $70,000 |
| National Assn of Latino Elected Officials Naleo Education Fund | Sponsorship annual conference and various events | $68,000 |
| We Are All Human Foundation | Sponsorship of annual gala & summit | $64,500 |
| Asian American Journalists Association | Sponsorship of annual convention and various projects | $63,438 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | Support for the corporate partners in computing program | $60,000 |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc | Sponsorship of leadership conference and various events | $60,000 |
| Blue Star Families Inc | Sponsorship of various events | $60,000 |
| Ladies Empowerment and Action Program Inc | General support - aarp purpose prize award | $60,000 |
| Just Walk Inc | Sponsorship of "walk with a doc" events | $57,350 |
| Congressional Award Foundation | General support and event sponsorship | $57,000 |
| Hot Summer Jazz Festival | Sponsorship of annual jazz festival | $55,000 |
| Shakespeare Theatre | Sponsorship of performance season | $55,000 |
| Consumer Federation of America Inc | General support | $54,000 |
| Omaha By Design | Community challenge grant to support housing choice projects | $53,500 |
| Jack and Jill of America Incorporated | Sponsorship of annual convention | $51,545 |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc | Sponsorship of annual conference | $50,500 |
| Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc | Sponsorship of annual boule | $50,000 |
| Boris Henson Foundation Inc | General support - aarp purpose prize award | $50,000 |
| Council of State Governments | Sponsorship of conference | $50,000 |
| Forget Me Not Project | Sponsorship of the mama's girls tour | $50,000 |
| John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation Inc | Sponsorship of annual gala | $50,000 |
| After Innocence | General support - aarp purpose prize award | $50,000 |
| Association of National Advertisers Inc | Sponsorship of annual conference | $50,000 |
| National Hispanic Council On Aging | General support | $50,000 |
| Asian Pacific American Institute For Congressional Studies Inc | Sponsorship of various events | $50,000 |
| Center Forward | Annual program membership and general support | $50,000 |
| Center For the Innovative Training of Youth Inc | General support - aarp purpose prize award | $50,000 |
| American Association of Physicians For Human Rights Inc | Sponsorship of annual conference | $50,000 |
| The Balm In Gilead Inc | Sponsorship of annual conference | $50,000 |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc | Sponsorship of event | $50,000 |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc | Sponsorship of national convention | $50,000 |
| Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc | Sponsorship of performace season | $50,000 |
| Metromorphosis | Sponsorship of the 2024 aging while black stage at the on aging conference | $50,000 |
| Connect Our Kids | General support - aarp purpose prize award | $50,000 |
| Midnight Golf Program | General support - aarp purpose prize award | $50,000 |
| Labor Council For Latin American Advancement | General support | $50,000 |
| Build Health International Inc | General support - aarp purpose prize award | $50,000 |
| National Urban League Inc | Sponsorship of annual conference | $50,000 |
| Black Economic Alliance | Sponsorship of annual summit | $50,000 |
| March To the Polls | General support - aarp purpose prize award | $50,000 |
| National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters | Sponsorship of conference | $50,000 |
| Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation | Sponsorship of leading ladies of entertainment connect together program | $50,000 |
| Omega Psi Phi Fraternity | Sponsorship of annual conclave | $50,000 |
| Lgbtq Victory Institute Inc | Sponsorship of various events | $50,000 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of AARP's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.