Auen Foundation

About Auen Foundation

A defining pattern in The Auen Foundation’s recent giving is its concentration on aging, senior services, and health-related support in the Coachella Valley, with repeated grants to local nonprofits and medical institutions. The foundation has backed both direct services and larger capacity-building efforts, including support for cardiovascular care, Alzheimer’s services, and intergenerational programming. In 2024 and 2025, it gave $50,000 to Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage for Eisenhower’s new Cardiovascular Institute and another $50,000 in 2025 to support development of the Eisenhower Intergenerational Child Care Center. Those awards sit alongside repeated support for organizations serving older adults and people with cognitive impairment, such as Alzheimers Coachella Valley and Joslyn Senior Center. The grant record also shows attention to community programs that connect seniors with broader public life, including senior volunteer programs, reading mentorship, and film-festival access for older residents. This is a foundation that funds locally, through targeted grants tied to specific needs in health, aging, and quality of life.

What Auen Foundation Funds

A major theme in the grant record is senior-focused community support. The Auen Foundation gave $30,000 to Joslyn Senior Center for the Aging Mastery Program and $25,000 to Living Desert Reserve for Senior Volunteer Programs. It also supported the Palm Springs International Film Society with $50,000 for senior volunteer programs at the 2025 film festival and another $50,000 for senior volunteer programs and screenings for seniors in 2024. Health and clinical care are another clear thread. The foundation awarded $50,000 to Barbara Sinatra Children's Center at Eisenhower to help expand forensic medical services, and $30,000 to DAP Health to help with the dental program. For food security tied to serious illness and aging, it gave $50,000 to AIDS Assistance Program for food vouchers for clients affected by AIDS, seniors, and people living with life-threatening diseases. Education and intergenerational work also appear in the record. Read With Me Volunteer Programs received $30,000 for an Intergenerational Reading Mentoring Program, and Palm Springs Air Museum received $50,000 for its Educational Center and intergenerational programs for children.

How Auen Foundation Gives