AARP Purpose Prize

Awards to USA Organization Founders Ages 50 and Over to
Recognize Positive Change and Significant Social Impact

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Deadline Date:

04/30/20

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Awards of $5,000 and $50,000 to USA and territories individual nonprofit founders ages 50 and older to recognize efforts to create positive social change and impact. The award is intended to acknowledge organizational leaders who use their life experiences to make a difference. Applicants must have started the work at age 40 or older, and the work should be taking place at the time of the application.

AARP strongly considers applicants working in the following issue areas:

Intergenerational work (opportunities for different generations to come together to share their experience, knowledge, and skills)
Rethinking the workplace (jobs, work environments, alternative approaches)
Caregiving and caregiver resources (support for vulnerable populations and the people who care for them)
Healthy living (food and nutrition, brain health, physical fitness, etc.)
Financial health (financial stability, resilience, economic opportunity, etc.
Hunger (food insecurity, waste, distribution, etc.)
Affordable housing (safe, well-managed, and affordable housing and services)
Social connections (isolation among vulnerable community members)
Civic engagement and community development (helping people be active participants in building and strengthening their communities)
Environmental issues (combating the challenges facing the planet)
Children and youth (helping kids and young people reach their full potential)
Arts and culture (using art and culture as tools to engage communities in positive change)
Peace and security rights (establishing or preserving justice and equality by peaceful means)
Homelessness (addressing the needs of homeless populations)
Veterans (providing services for veterans, advocating for veterans’ rights, empowering veterans)
Animal Protection (ensuring animal welfare, promoting animal companionship with vulnerable populations)

The individual Winners and Fellows receive:

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

Fellows will receive a cash prize and will be invited to:

Participate in media and storytelling training.
Participate in the one-day pre-2020 Purpose Prize end-of-year get-together to reflect on the AARP Purpose Prize experience, share feedback, make recommendations, etc.
Attend the 2020 AARP Purpose Prize celebration event.
Attend a midyear onsite get-together.
Opt in for technical assistance and support webinars.
Engage in optional networking events.

GrantWatch ID#:

GrantWatch ID#: 180642

Number of Grants:

Five winners will be chosen; and up to 10 fellows will be designated.

Estimated Size of Grant:

One of the 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) non-profit organizations that each of the five winners have founded will receive $50,000.

One of the 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) non-profit organizations, founded by the fellows will receive $5,000 each.

Eligibility:

See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Nominees must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States/District of Columbia and its territories or a US citizen living abroad, who are at least fifty (50) years old as of the date of entry and who started the work for which they are nominated at the age of forty (40) or older.

Nominees must have founded a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) non-profit organization with its principal place of business located in the United States in good standing in its state of origin and tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code at the time of Nominee’s nomination and throughout the Promotion selection process (“Founded Non-profit”). The Founded Non-profit’s mission should be consistent with the Nominee’s social impact work.

Important note: The AARP Purpose Prize award is not a lifetime achievement award. It celebrates people who are currently using their life experience and creativity to make a difference on important social issues.

AARP cannot evaluate the merit of certain types of scientific or technological innovations, academic research, or fine art. If you are an academic researcher, fine artist, or inventor you need to demonstrate the social impact of your research, art, or invention. Otherwise, your application will not be considered. You should also not be involved in work that is exclusively religious or sectarian. However, people working in faith-based settings that have a broader social mission are eligible and encouraged to apply.

The following categories of people are not eligible:
- AARP staff
- AARP Board Members
- AARP consultants and vendors who have received remuneration during the 12-month period preceding the application deadline
- Individuals who work at organizations that share a board member with AARP
- Members of the AARP Purpose Prize award jury
- AARP-appointed volunteers
- Family members (including domestic partners) and business associates of any individuals in the categories listed above
- Current AARP or AARP Foundation grantees
- Elected officials
- Previous AARP Purpose Prize Award Winners
- Individuals that were selected as an AARP Purpose Prize Fellow within the last two years.

Pre-Application Information:

The submission deadline is April 30, 2020, by 11:59 PM EST.

Timeline:
- Round 1 (Applicant Round): AARP Reviewers will identify all eligible applications that meet the outlined AARP Purpose Prize award criteria. From the eligible applications, the AARP Reviewers will select up to 150 applicants to continue to Round 2.
- Round 2 (Candidate Round): Approximately 30-35 Candidates will be selected by AARP Reviewers to continue to the next stage of internal reviews by no later than April 31, 2020.
- Round 3 (Semi-Finalist Round): By approximately May 1, 2020, 10-15 Semi-Finalists will be selected by internal AARP Reviewers from the Candidates put forth from Round 2. AARP will notify the Semi-Finalists that they have been selected to move to Round 3 and schedule site-visits to meet the Candidates in person and to observe first-hand the work of their Founded Non-Profits in action. These site visits will take place throughout May and June, 2020.
- Round 4 (Finalist Round): By approximately the first week of July 2020, the 10-15 Semi-Finalists will then be reviewed by AARP Reviewers who will then select 7-10 Finalists to be voted on by the Jury in Round 5.
- Round 5 (Winner Round): September 15, 2020 the Jury will make its recommendations of the 5 Winners. On approximately September 18, 2020 the AARP CEO will review the recommendations of the By September 1, 2020 Jury deliberations of the 7-10 Finalists will begin and last until mid-September 2020. On approximately Jury and determine if the five (5) recommended Winners will be formally confirmed.

Contact Information:

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

Apply online: https://app.reviewr.com/csarf/PurposePrize/ms_signup?ret=/signupform/purposeprize2020&evtid=5663868

For questions please contact: purposeprize@aarp.org

AARP
601 E. Street NW
Washington, DC 20049

URL for Full Text (RFP):

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Geographic Focus:

USA: Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York City; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington, DC; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming

USA Territories: American Samoa (USA) Guam (USA) Puerto Rico (USA) Virgin Islands (USA) Northern Mariana Islands (USA)

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