Aarp Foundation

About Aarp Foundation

AARP Foundation’s grantmaking is built around older adults in poverty, with funding aimed at financial resilience, workforce participation, benefits access, food security, legal services, and disaster response. Recent awards show a clear pattern of supporting programs that help older adults move toward economic stability rather than one-time aid alone. That includes $1,800,000 to Older Adults Technology Services in Brooklyn for Digital Skills Ready @ 50+ Workforce, a $1,000,000 grant to Wish of a Lifetime in Denver for Social Connectivity, and $677,147 to the University of California College of the Law San Francisco for advancing economic opportunity. The foundation also funds systems-level work tied to public benefits and income support. Its portfolio includes grants for SNAP outreach, tax and credit assistance, Medicare savings, and legal advocacy, often through nonprofit intermediaries that deliver direct services to older adults. Program names in the recent-grants data show that AARP Foundation uses targeted initiatives such as Benefits, Financial Wellbeing, Economic Mobility, and Experience Corps to organize this work. AARP Foundation is also a regular funder of national programs and local partners working on housing stability, disaster relief, and volunteer-based civic engagement. Across the recent grants list, the same mission threads reappear in different formats, from workforce programs to benefits access and community connection.

What Aarp Foundation Funds

In workforce development, AARP Foundation gave $1,794,692 to Older Adults Technology Services in New York for Digital Skills Ready @ 50+ Workforce and $350,000 to SBP in New Orleans for disaster relief, showing how employment and stability can sit alongside emergency response in its portfolio. The foundation also backed economic mobility work with $788,322 to Older Adults Technology Services in New York and $450,000 to the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies in Paramus for advancing economic opportunity. Benefits access is another recurring theme. It supported Code for America Labs Inc. in San Francisco with $578,969 for the Benefits program and $531,542 for Financial Wellbeing, while also funding SC Thrive in Columbia with $336,108 for Financial Wellbeing. For legal and housing-related stability, AARP Foundation awarded $450,000 to LA Family Housing Corp. in North Hollywood to improve financial stability for older adults experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.

How Aarp Foundation Gives