GIA Core Support Renewal: Engaging, Educating, and Convening

Grant Summary

The Board approved a $275,000 grant over three years to Grantmakers in Aging (GIA), a national membership organization of funders, to support outreach efforts that aim to increase GIA's membership and expand the number of foundations investing in aging-related issues. Four foundations will match the Hartford Foundation's annual operational support of $75,000, which will allow the organization to expand its core activities, which include educational webinars, producing issue briefs, creating a funders learning collaborative, and an annual meeting. In addition, the grant includes a $50,000 commitment towards the first phase in developing an evidence-based communications strategy to counteract misconceptions and reframe the public discourse about older adults to encourage broader engagement and support for aging programs and policies.