AARP Purpose Prize honorees tell a new story of aging—one full of meaningful impact and limitless possibilities
Award Benefits
- Each AARP Purpose Prize Winner’s founded 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations will receive $50,000. Each AARP Purpose Prize Fellow’s founded 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization will receive $5,000. Our hope is that the funds will be used for future work towards the greater social good.
- The opportunity for their stories and work to be promoted across a variety of media channels
- Membership in the 2021 AARP Purpose Prize “class” of honorees — a peer community of learning
- Yearlong individualized support to help further organizational goals
- Inclusion in the full AARP Purpose Prize alumni network
Application cycle dates
The Call for Applications for the AARP Purpose Prize runs from November 12, 2019 to March 31, 2020.
Eligibility
- You are 50 or older
- You are the founder or co-founder of your organization
- Your organization is a registered non-profit (501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4))
- You began the work you do after the age of 40
- You are a US citizen or legal resident
- You can clearly document the impact of your organization’s work
- There is a connection in your own life that drew you to the work you do
- Your organization uses innovative approaches to an existing or emerging problem
- While your work can be international in scope, it is based in the US.
Submission deadline: March 31, 2020
Learn more about the AARP Purpose Prize, how to apply, rules, and eligibility at https://purposeprize.aarp.org/