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Grants awarded

Who does AARP fund?

AARP has awarded $361 million across 3,552 grants to 2,275 organizations between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $10,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $12,500 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$361.2M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
2,275
Grants
3,552
Years
2019–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 2,275 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
AARP Foundation $125.4M62019–20242024DC
Legal Counsel for the Elderly $78.9M62019–20242024DC
Older Adults Technology Services INC $23.7M42021–20242024NY
Wish of a Lifetime $11.8M52020–20242024CO
Fitlot INC $10.1M42019–20232023LA
Smithsonian Institution $3.3M62019–20242024DC
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts $3.3M62019–20242024DC
America's Charities $3.1M62019–20242024VA
United Way Worldwide $2.8M52020–20242024VA
R Regents of the University of Michigan $1.9M62019–20242024MI
Massachusetts Institute of Technology $1.7M62019–20242024MA
Creative Coalition $1.6M22023–20242024PA
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation INC $1.3M62019–20242024DC
National Building Museum $1.2M62019–20242024DC
Unidosus $1.2M62019–20242024DC
Masschallenge $1.1M32019–20212021MA
A Association of Young Americans USA INC $1.1M42019–20222022— —
Caring for Military Families the Elizabeth Dole Foundation $1.0M52019–20242024DC
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare $964K42019–20242024DC
Links Foundation INC $948K62019–20242024DC
Meals on Wheels America $922K52019–20242024VA
U US Library of Congress $910K52019–20242024— —
Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote INC $898K42020–20242024DC
America Walks INC $853K32021–20232023VA
The Aspen Institute INC $810K62019–20242024DC
Hispanic Federation INC $766K62019–20242024NY
National Archives Foundation $725K62019–20242024DC
Storycorps INC $722K52020–20242024NY
National Press Foundation INC $630K62019–20242024DC
Motown Historical Museum INC $625K52019–20242024MI
Civic Ventures DBA Cogenerate $610K52019–20242024CA
Gerontological Society of America $609K62019–20232023DC
Pride Live INC $600K32022–20242024NY
The Urban Institute $600K32021–20232023DC
Hilarity for Charity INC $580K42021–20242024CA
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation $570K62019–20242024CA
Ciclavia INC $555K62019–20242024CA
H Hispanic Heritage Foundation $535K62019–20242024VA
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders $503K62019–20242024IL
Black Womens Agenda $480K62019–20242024DC
National Hispanic Council on Aging $475K62019–20242024DC
Searching for Solutions Institute INC $470K62019–20242024FL
Financial Health Network INC $420K32019–20242024IL
S Skinner Leadership Institute INC $407K62019–20242024DC
Blue Star Families INC $400K52020–20242024CA
American Society on Aging $391K62019–20242024CA
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation INC $380K52019–20242024NY
Justice in Aging $375K32020–20222022DC
N National Council of Negro Women INC $375K52020–20242024DC
We Are All Human Foundation $374K42021–20242024NY
Former Members of Congress INC $370K62019–20242024DC
National Cares Mentoring Movement INC $360K62019–20242024NY
Consumer Technology Association Foundation $350K22020–20212021VA
National Urban League INC $350K62019–20242024NY
Coalition to Transform Advanced Care $350K42019–20232023DC
The Balm in Gilead INC $350K62019–20242024VA
Engage Bringing Women Together to Find $350K42019–20232023DC
Washington Drama Society INC $340K42019–20242024DC
U University of North Dakota $335K22021–20242024— —
Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino INC $330K52019–20242024DC
Pension Rights Center $330K62019–20242024DC
Hot Summer Jazz Festival $325K62019–20242024MN
Asian American Journalists Association $323K62019–20242024DC
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation INC $310K62019–20242024DC
N National Association for the Advancement of Colored People $300K52019–20242024MD —
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation $300K22023–20242024AR
Usagainstalzheimers $300K42019–20222022DC
Citizens for Modern Transit $293K62019–20242024MO
National Assn of Latino Elected Officials Naleo Education Fund $293K52020–20242024CA
The Executive Leadership Council INC $292K52019–20242024DC
Medicare Rights Center INC $290K52020–20242024NY
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute INC $278K62019–20242024DC
National Newspapers Publishers Association $275K42019–20242024DC
New Leaders Council $260K32019–20232023DC
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation $258K120242024OH
N National Elder Fraud Coordination Center Limited $250K120242024CA
Engage Promoting Womens Economic $250K22022–20242024DC
National Coalition on Health Care $250K32019–20212021DC
Helpage USA INC $250K32021–20232023DC
Lgbtq Victory Institute INC $245K52020–20242024DC
Honor Flight INC $245K52020–20242024VA
Seniorlaw Center $240K32019–20222022PA
Georgetown University $236K62019–20242024DC
National Hispanic Medical Association $236K52020–20242024DC
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement $235K52019–20242024DC
Services & Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgender Elders INC $232K52020–20242024NY
Harness Community $215K22022–20232023CA
Saint Anselm College $212K62019–20242024NH
National Association of Women Business Owners $210K62019–20242024DC
National Academy of Sciences $210K32019–20242024DC
Organization of Chinese Americans INC $207K62019–20242024DC
National Opinion Research Center $200K120242024IL
U United States Conference of Mayors $200K22019–20202020DC
Lewy Body Dementia Association INC $195K22020–20232023GA
A Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority INC $194K62019–20242024IL
Nase Foundation INC $192K22022–20232023TX
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies INC $190K62019–20242024DC
Tides Center $186K52019–20232023CA
L LULAC Institute INC $185K32020–20222022DC
National Minority Supplier Development Council INC $185K62019–20242024NY

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