Grants for senior centers

1,868 senior centers received at least $265.0 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 1,813 grants made from 1,249 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 1,249 foundations, 85% made just a single grant to senior centers, and 3% made grants to four or more senior centers. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$264,993,932
Total grant dollars given to senior centers
1,813
Number of grants made annually to senior centers
1,249
Number of grantmakers funding senior centers
$1,000
Median grant size to senior centers

Foundations that support senior centers

Out of all grants made to senior centers, 77% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 78% of the dollar-value of grants to senior centers. Foundations funding senior centers also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, food banks, emergency assistance programs, christian organizations, and food distribution programs.

Foundation size

Foundation sizeNumber of grantmakers
Small
 
963
Medium
 
165
Large
 
121
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation typeNumber of grantmakers
Community
 
38
Private
 
994
Corporate
 
64
Other
 
153

Grants made

Grants made to senior centersNumber of grantmakers
1
 
1,062
2-3
 
139
4-10
 
35
11+
 
13

Top 10 foundations supporting senior centers

GrantmakerStateGeographic focusPercent of grant dollars to senior centersNumber of grants made to senior centersMedian grant size
Westrock FoundationGANational0.1%40$51
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)TNMetro0.1%23$1,000
Arkansas Community FoundationARState0.1%18$875
Land O'Lakes FoundationMNNational0.1%18$100
The Columbus FoundationOHState0.1%15$5,000
Synchrony FoundationCTNational0.1%15$200
Community Foundation of Collier CountyFLNational0.1%14$1,000
Shell Oil Company FoundationTXNational0.1%14$500
JP Morgan Chase FoundationNYNational0.0%13$485

Senior centers grantees

Senior centers with more than $5 million in total revenues received 96% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 36% of all senior centers.

Grant amounts

Size of grantNumber of grants
<$10k
 
1,783
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
30

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenueMedian grant size
<$100k
 
$1,000
$100k-$500k
 
$1,000
$500k-$1M
 
$1,000
$1M-$5M
 
$1,020
>$5M
 
$1,300

Grantee states

State of granteeNumber of grants
California
 
181
New York
 
179
Texas
 
126
Florida
 
120
Other
 
1,207

Grantee metros

Metro area of granteeNumber of grants
New York City
 
164
Washington DC
 
90
Chicago
 
62
Boston
 
54
Other
 
1,231

Top 25 grants made to senior centers

GranteeGrant sizePurposeGrantmaker
AARP Foundation$101,862,739Endowment of $78,917,500 and General Support of $22,945,239Aarp
Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE)$17,284,492Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Grants - Operating SupportJewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF)
On Lok$12,442,205CashOn Lok
Mirowitz Center$10,846,773Condominium Interest (Senior Center Unit) in Covenant Place Ii BuildingCommunity Housing Mgmt Corporation
Friendship Centers$9,803,774Case MGNTArea Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida
North Shore Senior Center$7,700,000NSSC Foundation
North Shore Senior Center$7,700,000NSSC Foundation
United Home Care Services$7,096,588Exempt PurposeAlliance for Aging
Seniors First$5,039,192Social/nutritionSenior Resource Alliance / Area Agency of Aging of Central FL (SRA)
Cardinal Carberry Senior Living Center$5,008,000CashSt Patrick Apartments
Cardinal Carberry Senior Living Center$5,008,000Support MissionSt Patrick Apartments
Benefits Data Trust (BDT )$5,000,000To Provide Covid-19 SupportBlue Meridian Partners
AARP Foundation$4,988,139Disability ServicesEaster Seals
Aging True$4,968,476Elder AssistanceNortheast Florida Area Agency on Aging
Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers (LHANC)$4,903,914Exempt PurposeAlliance for Aging
Legacy Link$4,524,299SupportNational Council on the Aging (NCOA)
Council on Aging of Volusia County$4,284,421Elder AssistanceNortheast Florida Area Agency on Aging
Edmonds Senior Center$4,000,000General OperationsCommunity Foundation of Snohomish County
Neighborly Care Network$3,985,124Adult Day Care, Transportation, Home Delivered Meals, Congregate DiningArea Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas (AAAPP)
The Volen Center$3,846,642Senior Services SupportYour Aging and Disability Resource Center
Community Nutrition Network and Senior Services Association of Cook County (CNNSSA)$3,800,196Social & Nutrition Services for ElderlyAgeOptions
Community Action Partnership$3,654,660To Alleviate the Causes and Conditions of Poverty in Idaho CommunitiesCommunity Action Partnership Association Of Idaho
Suwannee River Economic Council$3,304,198Elderly AssistanceElder Options
Council on Aging of West Florida$3,218,414General SupportNorthwest Florida Area Agency on Aging (NWFLAAA)
Aging Matters in Brevard$3,190,036Social/nutritionSenior Resource Alliance / Area Agency of Aging of Central FL (SRA)
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Senior centers" category for this page is determined by the "P81: Senior Centers and Services" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.