About Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging
Our mission is to foster innovative programs and services that enhance the quality of life to make a difference in the lives of adults 60 and their caregivers.
Focus Areas
Aging servicesCaregiver supportNutrition / meal programsTransportationIn-home servicesLegal assistanceLong-term care ombudsmanWellness and preventionSenior advocacyEmployment and housing assistance
Who They Fund
senior citizens / older adultsresidents of long-term care facilitiesseniors with transportation needs
About Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging
Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging’s grantmaking is built around a regional network of senior nutrition providers. In the recent grants list, the largest awards went to Hannibal Area Council on Aging for nutritional and supportive services, including $437,767 in 2023 and $379,223 in 2024. Other large awards also support the same service model through Monroe City Senior Nutrition Center, NEMO Senior Citizens Services in Kirksville, and Senior Americans Multipurpose Center in Moberly. That pattern shows a funder focused on keeping core aging services running across its service area rather than concentrating on one institution. The foundation’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for adults 60 and their caregivers, and its grant portfolio reflects that scope through nutrition, transportation, in-home services, caregiver support, legal assistance, and long-term care oversight. Grants are directed to community organizations that serve older adults in Northeast Missouri, with repeated support for local councils on aging and senior centers. Recent awards also show service-specific funding for transportation and nutrition, alongside broader supportive services for seniors. The result is a funding profile centered on direct services for older adults and the organizations that deliver them.
What Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging Funds
Nutrition is the clearest focus area in the recent grants. The foundation gave $332,104 in 2024 to Monroe City Senior Nutrition Center for nutrition, and $325,830 to NEMO Senior Citizens Services in Kirksville for nutrition. It also supported Lincoln County Council on Aging in Troy with $237,358 for nutrition and Senior Center of Macon with $120,965 for nutrition. Transportation appears as a separate service line. In both 2023 and 2024, OATS Inc. in Columbia received $258,045 for transportation. That aligns with the foundation’s stated support for seniors with transportation needs. Supportive services for older adults show up in awards to community aging providers, including Heartland Resources in Ewing for nutritional and supportive services for senior citizens and Northeast Community Action Corporation in Bowling Green for the same purpose. The grant list also includes funding tied to caregiver and in-home service work in the foundation’s program offerings.
How Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.7M
Total Assets
$3.9M
Total Revenue
$7.1M
Total Expenses
$5.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $88K and $258K, with a median of $135K.
25th Percentile
$88K
Median
$135K
75th Percentile
$258K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
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