Grants for senior centers

Name: Top 25 grants made to senior centers
Creator: Cause IQ
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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, food distribution programs, and religious organizations.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number 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 type	Number of grantmakers
Community	38
Private	994
Corporate	64
Other	153

Grants made

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

Top 10 foundations supporting senior centers

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to senior centers	Number of grants made to senior centers	Median grant size
Westrock Foundation	GA	National	0.1%	40	$51
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)	TN	Metro	0.1%	23	$1,000
Arkansas Community Foundation	AR	State	0.1%	18	$875
Land O'Lakes Foundation	MN	National	0.1%	18	$100
The Columbus Foundation	OH	State	0.1%	15	$5,000
Synchrony Foundation	CT	National	0.1%	15	$200
Community Foundation of Collier County	FL	National	0.1%	14	$1,000
Shell Oil Company Foundation	TX	National	0.1%	14	$500
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	0.0%	13	$485

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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 grant	Number of grants
<$10k	1,783
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	30

Grant amount by grantee size

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

Grantee states

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

Grantee metros

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

Top 25 grants made to senior centers

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
AARP Foundation	$101,862,739	Endowment of $78,917,500 and General Support of $22,945,239	Aarp
Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE)	$17,284,492	Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Grants - Operating Support	Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF)
On Lok	$12,442,205	Cash	On Lok
Mirowitz Center	$10,846,773	Condominium Interest (Senior Center Unit) in Covenant Place Ii Building	Community Housing Mgmt Corporation
Friendship Centers	$9,803,774	Case MGNT	Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida
North Shore Senior Center	$7,700,000		NSSC Foundation
North Shore Senior Center	$7,700,000		NSSC Foundation
United Home Care Services	$7,096,588	Exempt Purpose	Alliance for Aging
Seniors First	$5,039,192	Social/nutrition	Senior Resource Alliance / Area Agency of Aging of Central FL (SRA)
Cardinal Carberry Senior Living Center	$5,008,000	Cash	St Patrick Apartments
Cardinal Carberry Senior Living Center	$5,008,000	Support Mission	St Patrick Apartments
Benefits Data Trust (BDT )	$5,000,000	To Provide Covid-19 Support	Blue Meridian Partners
AARP Foundation	$4,988,139	Disability Services	Easter Seals
Aging True	$4,968,476	Elder Assistance	Northeast Florida Area Agency on Aging
Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers (LHANC)	$4,903,914	Exempt Purpose	Alliance for Aging
Legacy Link	$4,524,299	Support	National Council on the Aging (NCOA)
Council on Aging of Volusia County	$4,284,421	Elder Assistance	Northeast Florida Area Agency on Aging
Edmonds Senior Center	$4,000,000	General Operations	Community Foundation of Snohomish County
Neighborly Care Network	$3,985,124	Adult Day Care, Transportation, Home Delivered Meals, Congregate Dining	Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas (AAAPP)
The Volen Center	$3,846,642	Senior Services Support	Your Aging and Disability Resource Center
Community Nutrition Network and Senior Services Association of Cook County (CNNSSA)	$3,800,196	Social & Nutrition Services for Elderly	AgeOptions
Community Action Partnership	$3,654,660	To Alleviate the Causes and Conditions of Poverty in Idaho Communities	Community Action Partnership Association Of Idaho
Suwannee River Economic Council	$3,304,198	Elderly Assistance	Elder Options
Council on Aging of West Florida	$3,218,414	General Support	Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging (NWFLAAA)
Aging Matters in Brevard	$3,190,036	Social/nutrition	Senior Resource Alliance / Area Agency of Aging of Central FL (SRA)

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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.