About Nextfifty Initiative
Works toward a society that values aging by powering economic opportunity in aging through grantmaking, impact investing, policy, advocacy, and community engagement.
Focus Areas
Affordable aging / economic security for older adultsCaregivingHousing for older adultsTransportationLong-term careOlder workers / workforce participationDigital equity / AgeTechCombating ageismOrganizational capacity and resiliencePolicy and advocacy
Who They Fund
older adults / seniorslow-income and underserved older adultsolder adults experiencing homelessness
About Nextfifty Initiative
Nextfifty Initiative backs a society that values aging by funding organizations that make later life more affordable, more connected, and more supported. In the recent grants list, that shows up in large general-support awards and in targeted grants for caregiving, housing, transportation, digital access, and older-adult services. The foundation’s work reaches from Colorado community providers to national aging organizations, blending grantmaking with impact investing, policy, advocacy, and community engagement. Among the larger recent awards, American Society on Aging received $600,000 for general support, while One Family Foundation received $500,000 for general support. In Colorado, Catholic Charities and Community Services received $300,000, and Brothers Redevelopment received $260,000, both also for general support. Other awards point to a broad aging agenda: older Latino adults, volunteer-driver infrastructure, caregiving, food access, and housing for older adults all appear in the grant record. The pattern is not limited to one service model. Nextfifty Initiative funds operating support, research, technology infrastructure, and community-based programming, with several grants aimed at organizations serving marginalized older adults. Its portfolio includes both statewide Colorado work and grants to groups outside the state, especially where aging-related affordability and access are the central issue.
What Nextfifty Initiative Funds
Affordable aging is a clear thread in the grant record. The foundation gave $194,827 to Bell Policy Center for strengthening caregiving and caregivers for older Coloradans, linking economic security with family support. It also awarded $150,000 to Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio for medication, food, and resources access for underserved, low-income older adults in crisis. Housing and stability appear alongside that work. Ithaka Housing received $150,000 to restore and renovate the rectory for low-income housing for older adults, and Brothers Redevelopment received $260,000 for general support. Nextfifty Initiative also funds culturally specific and community-based aging work. Colorado Latino Leadership Advocacy & Research Organization received $245,000 for community-based participatory research among older Latino Coloradan adults, while Denver Indian Center received $150,000 for general support. The recent grants also include $250,000 to Itnamerica for technology infrastructure for America’s volunteer driver center portal.
How Nextfifty Initiative Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.4M
Total Assets
$263.8M
Total Revenue
$5.8M
Total Expenses
$14.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $88K, with a median of $37K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$37K
75th Percentile
$88K
Geographic Reach
Regional32 states funded
About 73% of grants go to recipients in CO.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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