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Retirement Research Foundation Dba RRF Foundation for Aging: 256 grants to organizations, $7.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Retirement Research Foundation Dba RRF Foundation for Aging, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 256 grants to organizations totaling $7,838,419 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $143,626 to National Consumer Law Center in Boston, MA for a two-year grant to lead a strategic initiative, involving research, training, coalition-building and advocacy, to protect older adults against the consequences of medical and student loan debt that u.
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- EIN
- 362429540
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $146,522,542
- Grants paid
- $5,274,366
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349103299. It reported $5,274,366 in grants paid; 256 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | A two-year grant to lead a strategic initiative, involving research, training, coalition-building and advocacy, to protect older adults against the consequences of medical and student loan debt that u | Crime and legal-related | $143,626 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | A two-year grant to lead a strategic initiative, involving research, training, coalition-building and advocacy, to protect older adults against the consequences of medical and student loan debt that u | Crime and legal-related | $143,626 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers in Aging | White Plains, NY | An 18-month grant for phase two of changing the care conversation, a collaborative initiative designed to ensure equitable family caregiving policies are advanced at the state and national level by em | $132,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Recreation and Park Association | Ashburn, VA | A second-year grant to increase social and intergenerational connectedness for older adults through local parks and recreation. | Environment | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The University of Texas Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | A two-year grant to address the impact of dementia on african american communities by partnering with public health agencies to disseminate the alter program, which provides education, resources, and | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | A two-year grant to develop and evaluate a culturally sensitive, self-help web program based on acceptance and commitment therapy to mitigate loneliness and promote connectedness among older korean im | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | A two-year grant to adapt the savvy caregiver training program to address the unique needs of lgbtqia+ caregivers. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Social Connection | Washington, DC | A three-year grant to mobilize comprehensive advocacy efforts that seek to secure critical support for programs that enhance the well-being and connectedness for older americans. | Mental health and crisis intervention | $124,593 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | An 18-month grant to support older people experiencing homelessness by leveraging the expertise of occupational therapists to identify and address the challenges faced by older people transitioning fr | Health care | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | An 18-month grant to continue successful efforts to strengthen tenant organizing through support of a federal and state housing justice campaign led by older tenants. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Caring Across Generations | New York, NY | A third-year grant to improve the care infrastructure that older adults, families, and caregivers confront by building robust policy models at the state level nationally, and specifically within illin | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc | Willimantic, CT | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to preserve, protect, and enhance the medicare program that older people depend on for affordable health care. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | An 18-month grant for collaborative research to better understand and serve caregivers based on their experiences. | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Partners for Human Service | Chicago, IL | A two-year grant to build capacity to establish illinois partners as a trusted resource and primary training entity in illinois for reframing aging. | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medicare Rights Center | New York, NY | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to expand access to mrcs services and amplify policy solutions to improve medicare coverage, particularly for underserved older people. | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Council On Aging Inc | Arlington, VA | A two-year grant to support efforts to reauthorize, modernize, and fund the older americans act (oaa). | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Council On Aging Inc | Arlington, VA | A two-year grant to support efforts to reauthorize, modernize, and fund the older americans act (oaa). | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pension Rights Center | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to ensure the protection of pension benefits and reform of the pension system for older workers and retirees. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | A three-year general operating support grant for efforts that support older people. | Crime and legal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | A two-year grant to adapt a social prescribing decision support tool for flexible use in a range of community and health organizations and, subsequently, to test this adapted tool in two real-world co | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston, MA | A two-year grant to deepen the understanding of experiences of social isolation and loneliness among older hispanic/latinx older people. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | A two-year grant to evaluate older adults perceptions and experiences with companion chatbots, as well as the impact of regularly using companion chatbots for an extended period of time on human socia | Education | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | A one year grant to continue the process of developing a multi-sector plan on aging equity for illinois through the illinois aging together campaign. | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $87,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | A one year grant to continue the process of developing a multi-sector plan on aging equity for illinois through the illinois aging together campaign. | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $87,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Disability and Elder Law Inc | Chicago, IL | A third-year grant to enhance the financial stability and economic independence of lower-income older adults in auburn-gresham and austin by offering expanded community access to pro bono legal servic | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Miami University Scripps Gerontology Center | Oxford, OH | A two-year grant to measure the impact of scrippsavids (arts-based, virtual, intergenerational, and dementia-friendly) video-chat platform on reducing loneliness and addressing ageism, including withi | $82,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to provide data-focused research to local organizations addressing current housing challenges facing older adults, with a focus on supporting organizations on chicagos south and west | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Injustice Watch NFP | Chicago, IL | A third-year grant to produce investigative journalism examining issues of equity and justice within aging communities. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc | New York, NY | A two-year grant for advocacy work designed to improve healthcare affordability by expanding medicare coverage of substance use disorder treatment and services. | Crime and legal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | A second-year grant to promote and preserve stable homeownership for older homeowners of color, by developing and advocating for policy changes that address inequities faced by older adults. | Crime and legal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Neighborhood Houses of New York Inc | New York, NY | An 18-month grant to pilot a new curriculum to increase social connectedness by embedding intergenerational programming as a core practice across multiple settlement house and community center sites. | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Renaissance Collaborative Inc | Chicago, IL | An 18-month grant to support intergenerational and affordable housing for older people, grand-families, and young adults. | Community improvement and capacity building | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Renaissance Collaborative Inc | Chicago, IL | An 18-month grant to support intergenerational and affordable housing for older people, grand-families, and young adults. | Community improvement and capacity building | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Georgia Institute On Aging | Atlanta, GA | A one-year grant to educate georgian medical professionals on the benefits of medical cannabis for older adults, the legal parameters of its usage in georgia, and ways they can support older adults wh | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $67,804 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Village Chicago | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to increase age-inclusive efforts into corporations diversity strategies and to help them develop effective strategies for managing a five-generation workforce. | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kingdom House (dba Lifewise STL) | St Louis, MO | A third-year grant to enable low-income older adults, primarily black women, to gain financial knowledge, liquid assets, access to benefits, and expanded social networks. | $63,167 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | An 18-month grant to strengthen tenant organizing through support of a national housing justice campaign that will benefit older renters. | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | An 18-month grant to strengthen tenant organizing through support of a national housing justice campaign that will benefit older renters. | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc | Willimantic, CT | A three-year grant for general operating support to preserve, protect, and enhance the medicare program that older people depend on for affordable health care. | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc | Willimantic, CT | A three-year grant for general operating support to preserve, protect, and enhance the medicare program that older people depend on for affordable health care. | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cogenerate | San Francisco, CA | A two-year grant to generate thought leadership, innovative models, and a community of older and younger changemakers focused on cogenerational solutions to the epidemic of social isolation and loneli | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cogenerate | San Francisco, CA | A two-year grant to generate thought leadership, innovative models, and a community of older and younger changemakers focused on cogenerational solutions to the epidemic of social isolation and loneli | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to secure access to economic security for older adults with limited resources. | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to secure access to economic security for older adults with limited resources. | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medicare Rights Center | New York, NY | A three-year grant for general operating support to expand access to mrcs services and amplify policy solutions to improve medicare coverage, particularly for underserved older people. | Health care | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medicare Rights Center | New York, NY | A three-year grant for general operating support to expand access to mrcs services and amplify policy solutions to improve medicare coverage, particularly for underserved older people. | Health care | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Older Adults Technology Services Inc | Brooklyn, NY | A two-year grant supporting scaled national expansion of a well-established program model that leverages technology training and community partnerships to build digital literacy and social connectedne | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Older Adults Technology Services Inc | Brooklyn, NY | A two-year grant supporting scaled national expansion of a well-established program model that leverages technology training and community partnerships to build digital literacy and social connectedne | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pension Rights Center | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to protect and enhance retirement security for u.s. workers, retirees, and their families. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pension Rights Center | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to protect and enhance retirement security for u.s. workers, retirees, and their families. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | An 18-month grant to increase the adoption of age-inclusive management strategies and transform how employers in illinois recruit and retain older workers. | $58,164 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | A two-year grant to gain a greater understanding of implementation practices used during virtual intergenerational technology training programs in diverse higher education contexts. | $56,833 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Alliance To End Homelessness | Washington, DC | A third-year grant continuing to address the challenge of homelessness among older adults. | Housing and shelter | $54,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Alliance To End Homelessness | Washington, DC | A third-year grant continuing to address the challenge of homelessness among older adults. | Housing and shelter | $54,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cyber-Seniors | Los Angeles, CA | A second-year grant to provide technology training to under-served older adults living in miami-dade county, florida, in an effort to enhance community interaction. | Education | $54,646 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | A one-year grant to develop best-practice approaches, tools, and interventions to encourage and expand the inclusion of age equity in social justice initiatives. | $52,678 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc | St Paul, MN | A one-year grant to publish and widely disseminate a year-long series of original, research-grounded, actionable articles aimed at raising awareness about the prevalence and risks of debt among older | Arts, culture and humanities | $51,789 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | A three-year grant providing general operating support for avisery, the lead resource for providers, advocates, and other stakeholders on healthcare coverage for illinois older adults, particularly lo | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | A three-year grant providing general operating support for avisery, the lead resource for providers, advocates, and other stakeholders on healthcare coverage for illinois older adults, particularly lo | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Society On Aging | San Francisco, CA | A one-year grant to continue supporting the growing momentum of the asa rise program, which trains and mentors bipoc rising leaders in the field of aging on principles of advocacy, social justice, and | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caring Across Generations | New York, NY | A second-year grant to implement a coalition-based approach to foster collaboration across care advocacy spaces and promote a comprehensive care infrastructure and equitable caregiving solutions. | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Generations United | Washington, DC | A one-year grant to develop a blueprint for intergenerational housing with the goal of providing strategies for innovative housing policies and models to improve the health and well-being of older adu | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Injustice Watch NFP | Chicago, IL | A two-year grant for continuation and expansion of injustice watch's reporting on issues related to aging. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Innovation Development Institute Dba Matter Chicago | Chicago, IL | An eight-month grant in support of an accelerator program focused on the development of technology-based solutions to meaningfully improve caregiving. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Innovation Development Institute Dba Matter Chicago | Chicago, IL | An eight-month grant in support of an accelerator program focused on the development of technology-based solutions to meaningfully improve caregiving. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kenwood Oakland Community Organization | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to organize and unite older adults to take collective action and advocate for a senior bill of rights for public housing in chicago and illinois. | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenwood Oakland Community Organization | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to organize and unite older adults to take collective action and advocate for a senior bill of rights for public housing in chicago and illinois. | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc | New York, NY | A third-year grant to make substance use disorder treatment for older americans more affordable by building a diverse coalition to advocate successfully for policy and regulatory changes within medica | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Council for Health Justice | Chicago, IL | A three-year grant for general operating support to address systemic barriers to economic security for older adults. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Sisters of the Poor St Joseph's Home for the Elderly | Palatine, IL | A six-month grant in support of software and infrastructure updates at st. josephs home. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to raise the visibility of issues impacting black older adults within advocacy efforts on a state level. | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Academy of Social Insurance | Washington, DC | A one-year grant to engage in narrative change and disseminate information to protect, secure, and strengthen social security for current and future generations of older adults. | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | New York, NY | A second-year grant to implement a coalition-based approach to foster collaboration across care advocacy spaces and promote a comprehensive care infrastructure and equitable caregiving solutions. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sage | New York, NY | A two-year continuation grant to pursue a national housing policy agenda in order to improve access to safe and secure housing for lgbtq+ older people. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sage | New York, NY | A two-year continuation grant to pursue a national housing policy agenda in order to improve access to safe and secure housing for lgbtq+ older people. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southside Together | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to expand intergenerational organizing as part of a merger between two organizations committed to community organizing on the south side of chicago. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Gerontological Society of America | Washington, DC | A three-year grant to continue supporting the reframing aging initiative and establish the national center to frame aging. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Gerontological Society of America | Washington, DC | A three-year grant to continue supporting the reframing aging initiative and establish the national center to frame aging. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc | St Paul, MN | A one-year grant to publish and widely disseminate a year-long series of original, research-grounded, actionable articles aimed at raising awareness about the prevalence and risks of debt among older | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston, MA | A one-year continuation grant to provide expert legal counseling and representation to retirees and older workers who need assistance in securing their pension benefits. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | A second-year grant to continue advocacy efforts for increased resources and supports for family caregivers throughout illinois. | Human services | $46,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | A second-year grant to continue advocacy efforts for increased resources and supports for family caregivers throughout illinois. | Human services | $46,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington University in St Louis | St Louis, MO | An 18-month grant to learn how older people understand, experience, and react to interpersonal and internalized ageism, in order to develop essential elements of a culturally sensitive intervention to | $45,266 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Public Health Institute | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to bridge the public health and aging sectors, advance a new state-level focus on social connection, accelerate and expand work being implemented in local communities. | Health care | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metromorphosis | Baton Rouge, LA | A one-year grant to identify and magnify solutions for some of the distinctive challenges black older adults face due to the inequalities experienced throughout their lives. | Community improvement and capacity building | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Recreation and Park Association | Ashburn, VA | A one-year grant to conduct research that will define the essential role of park and recreation professionals, identify promising interventions, and scale practices to increase social and intergenerat | Environment | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Recreation and Park Association | Ashburn, VA | A one-year grant to conduct research that will define the essential role of park and recreation professionals, identify promising interventions, and scale practices to increase social and intergenerat | Environment | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marillac St Vincent Family Services | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to advance strategic planning efforts for older adult programming through its community connections work. | Human services | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Serving Older Adults of Southeast Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | A third-year grant in support of the tech connect for older adults program, which provides technology devices and training to low-income older adults, particularly those who are marginalized and/or is | Human services | $40,238 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emanuel Congregation | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to provide older adults opportunities for social engagement and community involvement. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake View Presbyterian Church | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to support the expansion of programming and engagement opportunities to community members over the age of 60. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Chicago Network Inc | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to introduce a new initiative called the women reinventors program, which focuses on supporting women over 55 years old who are seeking a career reinvention. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston, MA | A one-year continuation grant to disseminate research findings in order to work toward dismantling ageism through more age-inclusive practices and policies in higher education. | $39,990 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston, MA | A one-year continuation grant to disseminate research findings in order to work toward dismantling ageism through more age-inclusive practices and policies in higher education. | $39,990 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Sisters of the Poor St Mary's Home | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to support a life enrichment program that strives to enhance the health and the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being of the older adult residents. | $39,759 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Disability and Elder Law Inc | Chicago, IL | A second-year grant for a pro bono legal clinic program, supporting the economic and housing needs of older residents of chicago's auburn gresham and austin neighborhoods. | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Disability and Elder Law Inc | Chicago, IL | A second-year grant for a pro bono legal clinic program, supporting the economic and housing needs of older residents of chicago's auburn gresham and austin neighborhoods. | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| SHRM Foundation Inc | Alexandria, VA | A one-year grant to create a professional certificate training program for human resource managers focused on changing the policies, practices, and culture of workplaces towards the hiring and retenti | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| SHRM Foundation Inc | Alexandria, VA | A one-year grant to create a professional certificate training program for human resource managers focused on changing the policies, practices, and culture of workplaces towards the hiring and retenti | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southwest Organizing Project | Chicago, IL | A two-year grant to engage in community organizing that focuses on advocating to change debt collection practices and enrolling more older adults in the property tax exemption program. | Community improvement and capacity building | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging | Madison, WI | A third-year grant to expand on the prior two years' work to raise awareness of the prevalence and public health implications of loneliness and social isolation and localize the response by piloting c | Health care | $37,476 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging | Madison, WI | A third-year grant to expand on the prior two years' work to raise awareness of the prevalence and public health implications of loneliness and social isolation and localize the response by piloting c | Health care | $37,476 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aids Foundation of Chicago | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant in support of pride action tank's efforts to engage lgbtq+ older adults through advocacy, storytelling, and policy implementation to address disparities and promote inclusion. | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $37,173 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aids Foundation of Chicago | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant in support of pride action tank's efforts to engage lgbtq+ older adults through advocacy, storytelling, and policy implementation to address disparities and promote inclusion. | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $37,172 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hap Foundation | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | An 18-month grant to conduct qualitative research to deepen understanding of the challenges of chicago area black caregivers and their loved ones accessing equitable palliative and hospice care servic | Religion-related | $33,324 | apps.irs.gov |
| Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to support coalition building for fix our homes illinois, a coalition focused on expanding and improving public home-repair resources and services for low-income older homeowners thro | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to support coalition building for fix our homes illinois, a coalition focused on expanding and improving public home-repair resources and services for low-income older homeowners thro | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harmony Community Cares NFP | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to continue programs offered for older adults through a food pantry in north lawndale. | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New America Foundation | Washington, DC | A second-year grant to conduct research that will set the stage for advocacy and policymaking that supports older people with student loans. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New America Foundation | Washington, DC | A second-year grant to conduct research that will set the stage for advocacy and policymaking that supports older people with student loans. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Communities | Evanston, IL | A one-year grant to build technological and volunteer infrastructure to accelerate advocacy for the housing needs of older people. | Housing and shelter | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington University in St Louis | St Louis, MO | An 18-month grant to learn how older people understand, experience, and react to interpersonal and internalized ageism, in order to develop essential elements of a culturally sensitive intervention to | $25,532 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dupage Health Coalition | Carol Stream, IL | A one-year grant to provide debt relief, financial education, and individual counseling to prevent and mitigate medical debt for older adults in dupage county. | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers in Aging | White Plains, NY | An 18-month grant in support of a funder collaborative in partnership with grantmakers in health, aimed at engaging health and aging philanthropy in the older americans act reauthorization process. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jane Addams Senior Caucus | Chicago, IL | A two-year grant for organizing efforts to help ensure implementation and enforcement of the recently passed senior safety ordinance. | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael Reese Health Trust | Chicago, IL | A one-year continuation to support of the housing justice fund, a pooled fund that supports advocacy, community organizing, and narrative change efforts for people of all ages in communities of color. | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Missouri Council On Aging | Jefferson City, MO | A one-year grant to continue advancing momentum on a collaborative effort to advocate for the interests and quality of life for all older adults. | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | A second-year grant to promote and preserve stable homeownership for older homeowners of color, by developing and advocating for policy changes that address inequities faced by older adults. | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dupage Health Coalition | Carol Stream, IL | A one-year grant to provide debt relief, financial education, and individual counseling to prevent and mitigate medical debt for older adults in dupage county. | Health care | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to support capacity building for small non-profits on the south and west side of chicago that are latino-led and black-led, including nonprofits serving older adults. | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant for continued support of the mission sustainability initiative funder collaborative, providing resources for nonprofits (including organizations serving older adults) to explore colla | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant in support of the mission sustainability initiative and forefront's 50th anniversary fund. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers in Aging | White Plains, NY | A second-year grant in support of gia's aging and technology and housing stability in aging learning communities. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to continue work supporting housing justice for older people. | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to provide an in-depth staff training to better serve the aging population. | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | A third-year grant to help low-income women over the age of 50 achieve economic self-sufficiency through job training and employment placement services. | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waves Ahead Corp | San Juan, PR | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Human services | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hap Foundation | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | An 18-month grant to conduct qualitative research to deepen understanding of the challenges of chicago area black caregivers and their loved ones accessing equitable palliative and hospice care servic | Religion-related | $16,676 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Village Chicago | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant for rebuilding, upgrading and improving the efficiency of the website in order to improve member experience, recruit new members, recognize donors and better reflect the values of the | $15,550 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Innovation Foundation | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Council for Health Justice | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to continue advocating at the national and state levels to improve social security policies and procedures, particularly for low-income older adults receiving supplemental security in | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael Reese Health Trust | Chicago, IL | A six-month grant to to raise awareness about the urgent need for affordable housing and support services for people experiencing homelessness across chicago, including older adults. | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rogers Park Montessori School | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Village Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant for 2024 membership support. ($14,729 to be paid as a grant and $850 to be paid as an administrative expense for a total of $15,579.) | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $14,729 | apps.irs.gov |
| Candid | New York, NY | A one-year grant for 2024 membership support. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloc Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $11,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Citizen Actionillinois Education Fund | Chicago, IL | An eight-month grant to raise awareness about high prescription drug costs and their impact on older adults and organize them to take action to lower costs. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Council On Foundations | Washington, DC | A one-year grant for 2024 membership support. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Innovation Development Institute Dba Matter Chicago | Chicago, IL | A three-month grant to expand an accelerator focused on the development of innovative technology solutions for caregivers. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church | Delray Beach, FL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Crime and legal-related | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Aid Chicagolegal Action Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loras College | Dubuque, IA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Notre Dame Academy | Toledo, OH | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Norbert & Our Lady of the Brook Parish | Northbrook, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Village Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Usaging | Washington, DC | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heal Chicago | Chicago, IL | A six-month grant to work with two consultants to meet the growing demand for space and grace caregiver program. | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pathlights | Palos Heights, IL | A six month grant for strategic planning efforts. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Search Inc | Chicago, IL | A six-month grant for targeted consultation to train staff supporting older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Action for Children | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $4,560 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia Healthy Family Alliance | Tucker, GA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Education | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Village Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grantmakers in Health | Washington, DC | A one-year grant for 2024-2025 membership support. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Lutheran Church & School | Glen Ellyn, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Lutheran Church & School | Glen Ellyn, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Bloc Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vocel | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago City Day School | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mightycause Charitable Foundation | Marianna, FL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Civil and Human Right | Atlanta, GA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Notre Dame College Prep School | Niles, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Notre Dame College Prep School | Niles, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation | Atlanta, GA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peer Services | Evanston, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Mental health and crisis intervention | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association | Columbia, MD | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Santa Barbara, CA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southwest Community Corp | San Francisco, CA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Village Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health & Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Housing Opportunity for Women | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,875 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ignatian Spirituality Project | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,875 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Public Media | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impact for Equity | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Crime and legal-related | $1,665 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Lung Association | Brookfield, WI | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Black Women's Wellness | Atlanta, GA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Law and Social Policy-Clasp | Washington, DC | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Church of the City | Franklin, TN | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Religion-related | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cure Epilepsy | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heartland Alliance | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ies Abroad | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maywood Fine Arts Association | Maywood, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maywood Fine Arts Association | Maywood, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Carleton College | Northfield, MN | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Education | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Boundary Waters | St Paul, MN | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $1,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $825 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Acacia Theatre Company | Milwaukee, WI | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arogya World | Spring House, PA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| De La Salle Institute | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Environment | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Methodist Episcopal Church of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Misericordia Home | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Human services | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Crime and legal-related | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| RP Foundation | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rise Academy | Omaha, NE | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Employment | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Crime and legal-related | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Boulevard of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Housing and shelter | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walther Christian Academy | Melrose Park, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Suburban Special Recreation Association | Franklin Park, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $690 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emanuel Congregation | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | International, foreign affairs and national security | $540 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $540 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravenwood High School | Brentwood, TN | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $540 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation | New York City, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $528 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Experience Lab | Portland, OR | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Human services | $450 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Media | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $450 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $450 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | International, foreign affairs and national security | $450 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | International, foreign affairs and national security | $402 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $360 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Human services | $360 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Jewish Day School | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Education | $354 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ablevoices | Brentwood, TN | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Coalition To End Homelessness | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Housing and shelter | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Compass Community Collaborative School | Fort Collins, CO | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Danny Did Foundation | Evanston, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Disabled American Veterans Charitable Ser | Erlanger, KY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doors of Change | Cardiff, CA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Housing and shelter | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doors of Change | Cardiff, CA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Housing and shelter | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenwood Oakland Community Organization | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Community improvement and capacity building | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Renaissance Partners Limited | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Crime and legal-related | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Village Chicago | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund | Arlington, VA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayland Academy | Beaver Dam, WI | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Education | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Human services | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Partners for Human Service | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Human services | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Crime and legal-related | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Jewish Day School | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Education | $216 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Ramah in Wisconsin | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $162 | apps.irs.gov | |
| America Gives Inc | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough T1DJDRF International | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Disability and Elder Law | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Education | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish National Fund of Keren Kayemeth Leisrael | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Boone, IA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The National World War II Museum Inc | New Orleans, LA | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hebrew Benevolent Loan Association | Getzville, NY | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $741,952 |
| Human services | $672,298 |
| Crime and legal-related | $643,467 |
| Education | $445,866 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $400,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $342,800 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $323,449 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $226,979 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $2,652,590 |
| District of Columbia | $1,092,933 |
| New York | $1,044,070 |
| Massachusetts | $708,232 |
| Virginia | $538,978 |
| California | $341,181 |
| Connecticut | $225,000 |
| Missouri | $158,965 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.