Empowers people to choose how they live as they age by providing valuable member benefits, customized information, and dedicated support services.
For fiscal year 2020 it reported $1.7B in revenue, $1.6B in expenses, and $1.6B in net assets.Pt I
Membership & operating revenue · FY2020
Total revenue
$1.7B
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.6B
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6B
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $55.3M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
86%
14%
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.00
Operating surplus
+3%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
10%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
23%
of spending is salaries & benefits
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.7B
FY2020▼ -6%
$11.0B$5.5B$0
FY2019FY2024
Expenses
$1.6B
FY2020▼ -1%
$1.8B$886.7M$0
FY2019FY2024
Total assets
$3.0B
FY2020▲ +8%
$13.1B$6.5B$0
FY2019FY2024
Total liabilities
$1.4B
FY2020▲ +9%
$1.4B$711.6M$0
FY2019FY2024
Total revenue
$1.7B
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.6B
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6B
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$55.3M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.0B
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $1.1B of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01
Community Engagement, Education, and Outreach provides programs, services, tools, information, and advocacy that advance the mission of AARP by helping to fulfill the wants and needs of people age 50+ and their families.
$439.5Mprogram expense
02
Publications and CommunicationsAARP is a unique source of information through multiple communication channels on topics of interest to people 50+ and their families. AARP publishes "AARP The Magazine," the world's largest circulation magazine, every other month.
$397.2Mprogram expense
03
Member Engagement is dedicated to ensuring that AARP provides a valuable member experience to members and that a relevant portfolio of information, programs, benefits, and services is readily available to all members. Members have the opportunity to receive customized information in the manner most useful to them.
Jo Ann Jenkins’s $2.7M as CEO (until 11/8/2024)
is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 7 $100M+ civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Jo Ann Jenkins · Reported title Chief Executive Officer · Highest reported compensation $1.3M · Total expenses $1.6B
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $372.4M · Total expenses $1.6B
23%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
86%
—
—
Overhead ratio
14%
—
—
Fundraising cost ratio
2%
—
—
Revenue growth
-6%
—
—
Investment management fee ratio
0%
—
—
Legal fee ratio
0%
—
—
Accounting fee ratio
0%
—
—
Fundraising fee ratio
0%
—
—
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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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