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Max Funding
Up to $75K
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Due Date
May 1, 2026
Application Type
Full Application
FUNDER DETAILS
FUNDER TYPE
Corporate
FUNDING FREQUENCY
Annual Grant
FUNDING DURATION
One-Year Grant
USE OF FUNDS
General Operating, Capacity Building
RESTRICTIONS
Unrestricted
ELIGIBILITY
âś… 501(c)(3) Organizations, âś… Nonprofits with an Affiliate Sponsor
PROGRAM AREAS
Agriculture, Animals, Arts & Culture, Children, Civic, Community Development, Community Outreach, Conservation, Disabilities, Disaster Relief, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Food Security, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Human Services, Immigration, Imprisonment, International, LGBTQIA+, Mental Health, Minorities, Seniors, Public Policy, Public Safety, Social Justice, Social Services, Spirituality, Sports, Substance Abuse, Technology, Veterans, Wildlife Habitat, Research, Music, Women, Youth, Civil Rights, Journalism
LOCATIONS
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Delaware, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Colorado, California, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, South Dakota, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, South Carolina, Rhode Island
The AARP® Purpose Prize award is a one-of-a-kind national award that honors people age 50-plus who are using their life experience to make a better future for us all.
The award recognizes nonprofit founders with $75,000 for their organizations and a year of supports and resources to help broaden their impact. Examples of current supports include one-on-one leadership coaching for founders, data and evaluation consulting, succession planning, prospectus development, social media and branding support, and more.
About The Grant
Requirements
You will be 50 years of age or older at the application deadline.
You are the founder or cofounder of your organization.
You started the organization for which you are applying at the age of 40 or older.
You still have an active role in the organization.
You are a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia.
Your organization is a Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) non-profit exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or a project fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) non-profit organization.
Your organization’s principal place of business is in the U.S. (though its work might be international in scope).
Your organization’s work is not exclusively religious.
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