Volunteer programs provide support for teams of volunteers that help older adults with low income and bring a sense of purpose back into the lives of older adult volunteers. This includes aarp foundation tax-aide, which relies on more than 28,000 volunteers nationwide to provide free tax preparation and filing assistance, especially to older adults with low to moderate income. Tax-aide volunteers are trained and irs-certified annually and typically help taxpayers receive close to $1 billion in refunds and credits every year. Additional programs include experience corps, a community-based,…
Aarp Foundation
Aarp Foundation: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“Creates and advances effective solutions to reduce poverty for and with older adults.”
Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.
Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
- Top pay
- $551K Claire Casey, 0.3% of spending
- Revenue
- $202.9M 79.7% from donations and grants
- Spent
- $194.4M 78.3% on programs, as reported
- Net assets
- $673.1M end of 2024
- Savings
- 41.6 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
- People
- 368 employees, 29,055 volunteers
No red flags in its latest filing.
We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.
No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
Of each dollar it spent, 78.3¢ went to programs, as reported.
For each dollar donated, Aarp Foundation spent 15¢ on fundraising, or about 19¢ counting joint costs.
Fundraising ÷ $161.7M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXWhat it told the IRS it spent on.
The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Litigation programs engage in litigation to ensure that older adults have a voice and proper representation in the legal system. The foundation's attorneys file and support lawsuits that have a significant impact on senior poverty by reducing barriers to employment, increasing access to public and private benefits, and protecting consumers.
Financial wellbeing programs provide support to help older adults with low income maximize the public benefits for which they are eligible and thereby improve their financial wellbeing. This includes services that enable older adults to enroll in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) for food assistance, as well as medicaid, medicare savings programs, and the low-income subsidy program to afford healthcare and prescription medications.
Other programs and services - the foundation achieves its goals through various other programmatic activities designed to assist older adults, including disaster response, grants to other not-for-profit organizations, as well as expenses associated with managing, developing, and evaluating the success and impact of programs.
Net assets: $78.4M to $673.1M in 11 years.
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2024.
The 8 highest-paid people.
Reportable pay in 2024, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| The Moore Companies Inc | Commercial printing services | $3,828,179 |
| Concord Litho Group | Strategic & creative marketing services | $3,507,994 |
| Cp Direct Inc | Commercial printing services | $1,682,328 |
| Slalom Inc | Technology & other services | $1,652,245 |
| Bsc Acquistion Sub LLC | Direct mail services | $1,461,123 |
The questions people ask about the Aarp Foundation.
Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.
How much does the Aarp Foundation CEO make?
Claire Casey, President, received $551,332 in reportable compensation in 2024, 0.3% of Aarp Foundation's $194.4M in spending.
Form 990 (2024), Part VIIWhat percentage of Aarp Foundation donations go to programs?
Aarp Foundation reported 78.3% of 2024 spending as programs, 12.3% as fundraising and 9.4% as management. That includes $6.1M of joint mail and ad costs counted as programs; without them, programs were 75.2%.
Form 990 (2024), Part IXHow much money does Aarp Foundation have?
Net assets were $673.1M at the end of 2024, about 41.6 months of spending.
Form 990 (2024), Part XDoes Aarp Foundation have any red flags in its filing?
Its latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (2024)Every number, traced.
- Aarp Foundation Form 990, 2024 (IRS e-file)
- Aarp Foundation Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Amir Arani, “Aarp Foundation: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/aarp-foundation/