Meet the changemakers helping us reimagine aging in America. We’re thrilled to announce $2.7 million in new investments to over 30 organizations that are transforming how we think about and experience growing older.
This period’s grantees are responding to an evolving world of needs surrounding aging. They do everything from creating workforce training for Hispanicl/Latina women to supporting a statewide Multisector Plan on Aging; developing a national application that connects older adults with volunteer drivers to launching resources for aging adults raising their grandkids. And we are proud to support each and every one of these organizations in their work to create a world that values aging.
Next50’s approach to funding combines grantmaking, sponsorships, and impact investing with the goal of supporting impactful services, practical research, effective policy, and narrative change. While our funding is invitation-based, we’d love to hear from any organization working to create economic opportunities for older adults. Schedule a meeting with one of our Community Impact Managers to explore your possibilities.
Below is a list of Next50’s recent investments:
A Little Help (Colorado, $102,500) is a Village organization that serves older adults across Denver and parts of Northern Colorado. Changing Aging funding will expand on their previous Next50 grant that enabled them to build a mobile app, which they are now expanding to help older adults more easily connect with volunteers and services that support aging in place. This project will prepare the technology for national adoption by other Village organizations, which will increase affordable, community-based support across the country.
African Leadership Group, a project of Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (Colorado, $75,000 over three years) is a community-driven, member-led organization dedicated to advancing the social, educational and economic impact of African immigrants in Colorado. Funding will help launch Aging with Power, a program that turns ALG into a trusted community hub that connects participants to financial systems, housing and homeownership resources, entrepreneurship training, and access-to-capital connections. This will improve the economic wellbeing of older African immigrants across Aurora and Denver by decreasing the barriers to entry in financial, housing, and business systems.
AGE+ (Oregon, $85,000) is acting as the lead collaborator for Oregon’s forthcoming multi-sector plan for aging, called Shared Future Oregon. This one-year grant will help AGE+ develop and launch Shared Future Oregon as a coordinated, cross-sector blueprint with the goal of strengthening economic opportunity and making it less expensive to age. They will identify strategies toward reducing the cost of aging, including access to affordable and accessible housing, home and community-based services, transportation, social-needs navigation, and more.
Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh, a project of Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging (Pennsylvania, $75,000) is a nonprofit that brings generations together to rethink how neighborhoods are built, reimagine the experience of aging, and combat ageism across the region. Changing Aging funding will support their work in strengthening Southwestern Pennsylvania’s multigenerational workforce by engaging both employers and job seekers. For employers, they will create new learning modules that focus on eliminating workplace ageism; for job seekers, they will bring career counseling, mock interviews, and coaching directly to older adults at the area’s largest senior center.
Alzheimer’s Los Angeles (California, $50,000) is a regional nonprofit that provides dementia education, care counseling, and caregiver support across LA County. This sponsorship will build on past funding from Next50, supporting the dissemination of a new Alzheimer’s awareness and early detection video series for Asian and Asian American audiences.
Bell Policy Center (Colorado, $315,135 over two years) is a research and advocacy nonprofit focused on economic mobility, equity, and systems change for Colorado families and communities. Funding will allow them to build an Older Adult Economic Inclusion Framework, with the intention of helping policymakers implement sweeping federal and state system changes in ways that don’t inadvertently harm older adults. They will create an Advisory Group of people from marginalized communities to help ensure and protect these older adults’ financial security.
Beloved GrandFamilies (Colorado, $50,000 over two years) supports grandparents and other kinship caregivers who are raising grandchildren through education and support networks. COR funding will strengthen their internal systems by improving client management, service coordination, communications, and fundraising. The goal of these infrastructure improvements is to enhance the organization’s ability to connect older caregivers with resources, financial assistance, and community support, thus increasing long-term sustainability and ensuring more consistent service for families across Colorado.
Chaffee County Public Health (Colorado, $65,000) is a county-wide health agency that provides education, outreach, resources, and supports to local residents. They are currently working on a project to build a new, accessible system of transportation for local residents, with a focus on the area’s low-income, rural older adults. This Partnership will help them work with local organizations and Next50’s national grantees to research, develop, and pilot a new, robust transit program.
Chinook Fund (Colorado, $5,000) runs Colorado Funders for Inclusiveness and Equity (COFIE), a volunteer-led funder group. Next50 funding will support this valuable resource in Colorado that brings together various funders to infuse inclusivity and equity into their work.
Coal Creek Meals on Wheels (Colorado, $50,000) serves older adults in Lafayette, Louisville, Erie, and Superior through home-delivered meals, congregate dining, and supportive services. COR funding will enable CCMOW to conduct a community needs assessment to examine barriers to food access, transportation, and social connection; identify emerging needs among the local aging population; and assess gaps and opportunities across the local network of care. This work will strengthen the organization’s capacity to respond to a growing demand for services across a diverse population of older adults.
Community Care Collective (Colorado, $25,000) is a small nonprofit in the San Luis Valley that offers equitable support healthcare and nutrition through their sliding scale clinic and mobile free food programs. COR funds will help them to create a financially sustainable, paid position that will help veteran older adults access services covered by the VA. The creation of a dedicated position for the required processes will create efficient and consistent reimbursements, economically benefiting both the older adult clients and Community Care Collective.
Consumer Technology Association Foundation (Virginia, $75,000) is an organization that links older adults and people with disabilities to technology that enhances their lives. This sponsorship will support the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2027 conference and their AgeTech pitch competition that showcases life-changing technology for older adults.
Corporation for Supportive Housing (New York, $200,000 over two years) is a national nonprofit focused on ending homelessness through supportive housing. Two years of funding will allow CSH to launch a multi-state learning collaborative, teaching these states to better leverage Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services to serve extremely low-income older adults who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness. This innovative project aims to prevent or resolve homelessness for older adults, reduce their cost of living, and generate systems-level savings by avoiding costly institutional or crisis-driven care, like ERs, jails, or nursing facilities.
Enable Ventures (National, $500,000 in a 10-year fund) is the first Impact Venture Fund dedicated to closing the disability wealth gap, while proving that disabilities can drive innovation and economic inclusion. This fund targets investments in assistive technology, workforce solutions, and health innovations for people with disabilities. This will have an impact on older adults through a disability lens, helping to create a world that values aging by thoughtfully investing in what makes it more equitable and accessible.
Grantmakers in Aging (National, $175,000) is a national membership association of funders focused on strengthening policies, programs, and resources for aging. This grant will build upon a planning phase previously funded by Next50, by supporting GIA’s work as the administrator of the Aging Advocacy Fund, which will connect members to state and federal advocacy opportunities. GIA will provide fund oversight, administration, fundraising, reporting, and funder engagement support to address the longstanding national gap in aging advocacy.
Greater Brookland Intergenerational Village (Washington, D.C., $120,000 over two years) serves individuals facing economic insecurity, difficulty accessing public benefits, and fragmented service systems. In the two years of this grant, GBIV will research community needs and create toolkits and scalable Aging in Place models to support the broader DC Village network. This work is aimed toward benefiting low-income, BIPOC older adults and those with disabilities.
ITN America (Maine, $150,000) is the nation’s only nonprofit transportation network focused on older adults and people with mobility challenges. This grant will support their aging in place efforts by helping them develop ITNRider, a mobile app for riders and caregivers, and add AI-powered natural language processing. This app will connect riders, caregivers, volunteer drivers, and transportation providers, allowing for more affordable and easily accessible access to rides.
Mi Casa Resource Center (Colorado, $75,000) advances economic prosperity through training, educational, and support programs for Hispanic and Latina women. Changing Aging funding will be used to develop, pilot, and refine a Professional Skills curriculum designed specifically for adults age 50+ who participate in Mi Casa’s Career Pathways program. The goal of this program is to provide older adults with the professional skills and confidence needs to successfully enter, re-enter, or advance in the modern workforce.
National Alliance for Caregiving (Washington, D.C., $75,000) utilizes both stories and data to champion the policy, system, and culture changes needed to make family caregivers a national priority. Through this Partnership with Next50, NAC will deploy its twelve-month strategy to strengthen state partners’ capacities to advance caregiving policy priorities, including Older Americans Act caregiver programs and Medicaid-funded home and community-based services. Focus on these priorities will help states reduce the cost of aging for both older adults and their caregivers.
National Council of Dementia Minds (Michigan, $47,000) is dedicated to ensuring that people with dementia have a powerful voice in both personal and public conversations. This Changing Aging grant will help the organization create materials to help people with early-stage dementia know their rights, navigate workplace accommodations, and gain access to disability benefits they might not otherwise know existed. This project is aimed at helping older adults diagnosed with dementia live a healthy and affordable life while they navigate their new reality.
Nevada Senior Services (Nevada, $10,000) provides compassionate, person-centered care for older adults, people living with disabilities, and the caregivers who support them. This Sponsorship will support their Engaging with Aging 2026 conference, which brings together thought leaders and frontline providers in aging services to learn about new solutions, engage in groundbreaking dialogue, and build a network across the region.
Ogallala Commons, Inc. (Colorado, $80,000) is dedicated to strengthening rural Great Plains communities through leadership development, workforce programs, food access, and economic opportunities. Next50 funding will be used to launch and scale the Ogallala Commons Sub Hub, a rural workforce infrastructure that provides short-term relief staffing to small businesses. This will promote economic wellbeing for older adults who might need to step away from their businesses for a brief time, as well as those who are looking for more income opportunities, all with the added benefit of strengthening local rural economies.
One Family Foundation, a project of New Venture Fund (Washington, D.C., $50,000) is on a mission to make caregiving less invisible, easier to navigate, and impossible to ignore. This Sponsorship will support The Cost of Care, a new national campaign focused on the financial dimensions of caregiving. They will create toolkits, social media resources, networking events, and other information to help caregivers understand their access to resources and what to expect as they begin or continue on their journey.
RecoveryWorks (Colorado, $70,000) works in Jefferson County to help people experiencing homelessness achieve stability through housing, recovery, and access to essential resources. COR funding will be used to create a dedicated medical respite room for unhoused older adults, providing short-term care for people recovering from illness or injury before they are able to safely return to their community. Clients will also receive meals, nursing support, case management, and connections to other necessary services and benefits.
Sangre de Cristo Volunteers for Community (Colorado, $29,500) is a volunteer-run nonprofit that focuses on food insecurity and social isolation. Funds from COR will help strengthen their long-term sustainability and infrastructure by supporting IT and website upgrades, board development, capital fundraising, and community outreach.
Sistahs Aging with Grace & Elegance (California, $50,000) is an aging support network for informed by and designed around the unique history, needs, and lived experiences of older Black women. Changing Aging funds will establish the Sankofa Elders Intergenerational Community Village, a culturally responsive village model designed to help older Black adults in Los Angeles County age safely and independently in their homes and communities. This Village will build a network of mutual aid and support services that address the health, economic, and social inequities experienced by Black older adults.
SOCAP Global, a project of Realize Impact (Washington, $10,000) is the thought leadership platform for the movement toward a more just and sustainable economy. This Sponsorship will support their conference, SOCAP26, which draws impact investors, entrepreneurs, and institutional capital allocators across the country, where Next50 will also be to discuss the importance of investing in older adults and the aging infrastructure.
The ICA Group (Massachusetts, $5,000) works to strengthen, scale, and unite worker-owned home care cooperatives. This Sponsorship will support their Home Care Cooperative Conference, which reaches a low-income, majority-BIPOC, immigrant-heavy frontline workforce that helps older adults age in place.
Tri-County Health Network (Colorado, $20,000) collaborates with communities across rural Southwest Colorado to improve health equity and eliminate health disparities. COR funding will help this organization update their website and improve communication with community members. Funds will also be used to create a client portal, making it easier and more convenient for older clients to access various programs and resources that help them age in place.
Valley Assisted Living, Inc. (Colorado, $33,402.55) operates a sixteen-bed assisted living facility in rural Colorado. A Sudden and Urgent Need grant helped them deal with an unplanned and unbudgeted mold mitigation solution, which helped them prevent this health hazard for older adults and those who are immunocompromised.
WETA (National, $50,000) is a national PBS company with a deep track record of creating acclaimed programming surrounding aging. This Sponsorship will support Defeating Dementia, a multiplatform documentary series and national engagement campaign that showcases the new era of dementia science. Funds will allow for a national broadcast reach, digital content, educational toolkits, and community engagement events.
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