Retirement Research Foundation Dba Rrf Foundation for Aging
Historical FunderChicago, Illinois · EIN 36-2429540 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$5.3M
Organizations funded256
Typical grant$15,550
Total assets$146.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,200 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | MARY O'DONNELL |
|---|---|
| Address | 8765 W HIGGINS ROAD STE 430, CHICAGO IL 606314022 |
| Phone | 7717148080 |
| ODONNEL@RRF.ORG | |
| Form and materials | OUR WEBSITE WWW.RRF.ORG CONTAINS THE FORM IN WHICH APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, EXCLUSIONS AND LETTERS OF INQUIRY WITH REQUIRED INCLUSIONS. WEB INQUIRIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO INFO@RRF.ORG. APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE DOWNLOADED IN WORD FOR COMPLETIONS |
| Deadlines | FEBRUARY 1, MAY 1, AND AUGUST 1 |
| Restrictions | OUR WEBSITE WWW.RRF.ORG CONTAINS THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS FOR ALL MAJOR GRANT PROGRAMS. THE MAJOR GRANT PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: ADVOCACY; DIRECT SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING STANDARD GRANTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING FLEX-FUND GRANDS. |
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What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
52% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | A two-year grant to lead a strategic initiative, involving research, training, coalition-building and advocacy, to protect older adults… | $143,626 |
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | A two-year grant to lead a strategic initiative, involving research, training, coalition-building and advocacy, to protect older adults… | $143,626 |
| Grantmakers in Aging | White Plains, NY | An 18-month grant for phase two of changing the care conversation, a collaborative initiative designed to ensure equitable family… | $132,500 |
| National Recreation and Park Association | Ashburn, VA | A second-year grant to increase social and intergenerational connectedness for older adults through local parks and recreation. | $125,000 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | A two-year grant to adapt the savvy caregiver training program to address the unique needs of lgbtqia+ caregivers. | $125,000 |
| The University of Texas Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | A two-year grant to address the impact of dementia on african american communities by partnering with public health agencies to disseminate… | $125,000 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | A two-year grant to develop and evaluate a culturally sensitive, self-help web program based on acceptance and commitment therapy to… | $125,000 |
| Foundation for Social Connection | Washington, DC | A three-year grant to mobilize comprehensive advocacy efforts that seek to secure critical support for programs that enhance the well-being… | $124,593 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | An 18-month grant to support older people experiencing homelessness by leveraging the expertise of occupational therapists to identify and… | $110,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | An 18-month grant to continue successful efforts to strengthen tenant organizing through support of a federal and state housing justice… | $100,000 |
| Caring Across Generations | New York, NY | A third-year grant to improve the care infrastructure that older adults, families, and caregivers confront by building robust policy models… | $100,000 |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc | Willimantic, CT | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to preserve, protect, and enhance the medicare program that older people depend… | $100,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | An 18-month grant for collaborative research to better understand and serve caregivers based on their experiences. | $100,000 |
| Illinois Partners for Human Service | Chicago, IL | A two-year grant to build capacity to establish illinois partners as a trusted resource and primary training entity in illinois for… | $100,000 |
| Medicare Rights Center | New York, NY | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to expand access to mrcs services and amplify policy solutions to improve… | $100,000 |
| National Council on Aging Inc | Arlington, VA | A two-year grant to support efforts to reauthorize, modernize, and fund the older americans act (oaa). | $100,000 |
| National Council on Aging Inc | Arlington, VA | A two-year grant to support efforts to reauthorize, modernize, and fund the older americans act (oaa). | $100,000 |
| Pension Rights Center | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to ensure the protection of pension benefits and reform of the pension system… | $100,000 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | A three-year general operating support grant for efforts that support older people. | $100,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | A two-year grant to adapt a social prescribing decision support tool for flexible use in a range of community and health organizations and,… | $100,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston, MA | A two-year grant to deepen the understanding of experiences of social isolation and loneliness among older hispanic/latinx older people. | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | A two-year grant to evaluate older adults perceptions and experiences with companion chatbots, as well as the impact of regularly using… | $90,000 |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | A one year grant to continue the process of developing a multi-sector plan on aging equity for illinois through the illinois aging together… | $87,500 |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | A one year grant to continue the process of developing a multi-sector plan on aging equity for illinois through the illinois aging together… | $87,500 |
| Center for Disability and Elder Law Inc | Chicago, IL | A third-year grant to enhance the financial stability and economic independence of lower-income older adults in auburn-gresham and austin… | $85,000 |
| Miami University Scripps Gerontology Center | Oxford, OH | A two-year grant to measure the impact of scrippsavids (arts-based, virtual, intergenerational, and dementia-friendly) video-chat platform… | $82,000 |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to provide data-focused research to local organizations addressing current housing challenges facing older adults, with a… | $75,000 |
| Injustice Watch NFP | Chicago, IL | A third-year grant to produce investigative journalism examining issues of equity and justice within aging communities. | $75,000 |
| Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc | New York, NY | A two-year grant for advocacy work designed to improve healthcare affordability by expanding medicare coverage of substance use disorder… | $75,000 |
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | A second-year grant to promote and preserve stable homeownership for older homeowners of color, by developing and advocating for policy… | $75,000 |
| United Neighborhood Houses of New York Inc | New York, NY | An 18-month grant to pilot a new curriculum to increase social connectedness by embedding intergenerational programming as a core practice… | $75,000 |
| The Renaissance Collaborative Inc | Chicago, IL | An 18-month grant to support intergenerational and affordable housing for older people, grand-families, and young adults. | $70,000 |
| The Renaissance Collaborative Inc | Chicago, IL | An 18-month grant to support intergenerational and affordable housing for older people, grand-families, and young adults. | $70,000 |
| The Georgia Institute on Aging | Atlanta, GA | A one-year grant to educate georgian medical professionals on the benefits of medical cannabis for older adults, the legal parameters of… | $67,804 |
| The Village Chicago | Chicago, IL | A one-year grant to increase age-inclusive efforts into corporations diversity strategies and to help them develop effective strategies for… | $65,000 |
| Kingdom House (Dba Lifewise Stl) | St Louis, MO | A third-year grant to enable low-income older adults, primarily black women, to gain financial knowledge, liquid assets, access to… | $63,167 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | An 18-month grant to strengthen tenant organizing through support of a national housing justice campaign that will benefit older renters. | $62,500 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | An 18-month grant to strengthen tenant organizing through support of a national housing justice campaign that will benefit older renters. | $62,500 |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc | Willimantic, CT | A three-year grant for general operating support to preserve, protect, and enhance the medicare program that older people depend on for… | $62,500 |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc | Willimantic, CT | A three-year grant for general operating support to preserve, protect, and enhance the medicare program that older people depend on for… | $62,500 |
| Cogenerate | San Francisco, CA | A two-year grant to generate thought leadership, innovative models, and a community of older and younger changemakers focused on… | $62,500 |
| Cogenerate | San Francisco, CA | A two-year grant to generate thought leadership, innovative models, and a community of older and younger changemakers focused on… | $62,500 |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to secure access to economic security for older adults with limited resources. | $62,500 |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to secure access to economic security for older adults with limited resources. | $62,500 |
| Medicare Rights Center | New York, NY | A three-year grant for general operating support to expand access to mrcs services and amplify policy solutions to improve medicare… | $62,500 |
| Medicare Rights Center | New York, NY | A three-year grant for general operating support to expand access to mrcs services and amplify policy solutions to improve medicare… | $62,500 |
| Older Adults Technology Services Inc | Brooklyn, NY | A two-year grant supporting scaled national expansion of a well-established program model that leverages technology training and community… | $62,500 |
| Older Adults Technology Services Inc | Brooklyn, NY | A two-year grant supporting scaled national expansion of a well-established program model that leverages technology training and community… | $62,500 |
| Pension Rights Center | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to protect and enhance retirement security for u.s. workers, retirees, and their families. | $62,500 |
| Pension Rights Center | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to protect and enhance retirement security for u.s. workers, retirees, and their families. | $62,500 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | An 18-month grant to increase the adoption of age-inclusive management strategies and transform how employers in illinois recruit and… | $58,164 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | A two-year grant to gain a greater understanding of implementation practices used during virtual intergenerational technology training… | $56,833 |
| National Alliance to End Homelessness | Washington, DC | A third-year grant continuing to address the challenge of homelessness among older adults. | $54,850 |
| National Alliance to End Homelessness | Washington, DC | A third-year grant continuing to address the challenge of homelessness among older adults. | $54,850 |
| Cyber-Seniors | Los Angeles, CA | A second-year grant to provide technology training to under-served older adults living in miami-dade county, florida, in an effort to… | $54,646 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | A one-year grant to develop best-practice approaches, tools, and interventions to encourage and expand the inclusion of age equity in… | $52,678 |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc | St Paul, MN | A one-year grant to publish and widely disseminate a year-long series of original, research-grounded, actionable articles aimed at raising… | $51,789 |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | A three-year grant providing general operating support for avisery, the lead resource for providers, advocates, and other stakeholders on… | $50,000 |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | A three-year grant providing general operating support for avisery, the lead resource for providers, advocates, and other stakeholders on… | $50,000 |
| American Society on Aging | San Francisco, CA | A one-year grant to continue supporting the growing momentum of the asa rise program, which trains and mentors bipoc rising leaders in the… | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 256 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | A two-year grant to lead a strategic initiative, involving research, training, coalition-building and advocacy, to protect older adults… | $143,625 |
| National Consumer Law Center | Boston, MA | A two-year grant to lead a strategic initiative, involving research, training, coalition-building and advocacy, to protect older adults… | $143,625 |
| Grantmakers in Aging | White Plains, NY | An 18-month grant for phase two of changing the care conversation, a collaborative initiative designed to ensure equitable family… | $132,500 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | A two-year grant to adapt the savvy caregiver training program to address the unique needs of lgbtqia+ caregivers. | $125,000 |
| Foundation for Social Connection | Washington, DC | A three-year grant to mobilize comprehensive advocacy efforts that seek to secure critical support for programs that enhance the well-being… | $124,594 |
| Foundation for Social Connection | Washington, DC | A three-year grant to mobilize comprehensive advocacy efforts that seek to secure critical support for programs that enhance the well-being… | $124,593 |
| National Council on Aging Inc | Arlington, VA | A two-year grant to support efforts to reauthorize, modernize, and fund the older americans act (oaa). | $100,000 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | A three-year general operating support grant for efforts that support older people. | $100,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | A two-year grant to adapt a social prescribing decision support tool for flexible use in a range of community and health organizations and,… | $100,000 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | A three-year general operating support grant for efforts that support older people. | $100,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | A two-year grant to adapt a social prescribing decision support tool for flexible use in a range of community and health organizations and,… | $99,775 |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston, MA | A two-year grant to deepen the understanding of experiences of social isolation and loneliness among older hispanic/latinx older people. | $69,829 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St Louis, MO | An 18-month grant to learn how older people understand, experience, and react to interpersonal and internalized ageism, in order to develop… | $65,000 |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to secure access to economic security for older adults with limited resources. | $62,500 |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to secure access to economic security for older adults with limited resources. | $62,500 |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to secure access to economic security for older adults with limited resources. | $62,500 |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for general operating support to secure access to economic security for older adults with limited resources. | $62,500 |
| The Renaissance Collaborative Inc | Chicago, IL | An 18-month grant to support intergenerational and affordable housing for older people, grand-families, and young adults. | $60,000 |
| The University of Texas Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | A two-year grant to address the impact of dementia on african american communities by partnering with public health agencies to disseminate… | $59,994 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | A two-year grant to evaluate older adults perceptions and experiences with companion chatbots, as well as the impact of regularly using… | $58,045 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | A two-year grant to evaluate older adults perceptions and experiences with companion chatbots, as well as the impact of regularly using… | $58,044 |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | A three-year grant providing general operating support for avisery, the lead resource for providers, advocates, and other stakeholders on… | $50,000 |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | A three-year grant providing general operating support for avisery, the lead resource for providers, advocates, and other stakeholders on… | $50,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | An 18-month grant to continue successful efforts to strengthen tenant organizing through support of a federal and state housing justice… | $50,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | An 18-month grant to continue successful efforts to strengthen tenant organizing through support of a federal and state housing justice… | $50,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | An 18-month grant for collaborative research to better understand and serve caregivers based on their experiences. | $50,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | An 18-month grant for collaborative research to better understand and serve caregivers based on their experiences. | $50,000 |
| Legal Council for Health Justice | Chicago, IL | A three-year grant for general operating support to address systemic barriers to economic security for older adults. | $50,000 |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | A three-year grant providing general operating support for avisery, the lead resource for providers, advocates, and other stakeholders on… | $50,000 |
| Ageoptions Inc | Oak Park, IL | A three-year grant providing general operating support for avisery, the lead resource for providers, advocates, and other stakeholders on… | $50,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | An 18-month grant to continue successful efforts to strengthen tenant organizing through support of a federal and state housing justice… | $50,000 |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc | Willimantic, CT | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to preserve, protect, and enhance the medicare program that older people depend… | $40,000 |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc | Willimantic, CT | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to preserve, protect, and enhance the medicare program that older people depend… | $40,000 |
| Medicare Rights Center | New York, NY | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to expand access to mrcs services and amplify policy solutions to improve… | $40,000 |
| Medicare Rights Center | New York, NY | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to expand access to mrcs services and amplify policy solutions to improve… | $40,000 |
| Pension Rights Center | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to ensure the protection of pension benefits and reform of the pension system… | $40,000 |
| Pension Rights Center | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to ensure the protection of pension benefits and reform of the pension system… | $40,000 |
| National Recreation and Park Association | Ashburn, VA | A second-year grant to increase social and intergenerational connectedness for older adults through local parks and recreation. | $32,080 |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc | Willimantic, CT | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to preserve, protect, and enhance the medicare program that older people depend… | $30,000 |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc | Willimantic, CT | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to preserve, protect, and enhance the medicare program that older people depend… | $30,000 |
| Medicare Rights Center | New York, NY | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to expand access to mrcs services and amplify policy solutions to improve… | $30,000 |
| Medicare Rights Center | New York, NY | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to expand access to mrcs services and amplify policy solutions to improve… | $30,000 |
| Pension Rights Center | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to ensure the protection of pension benefits and reform of the pension system… | $30,000 |
| Pension Rights Center | Washington, DC | A three-year grant for continued general operating support to ensure the protection of pension benefits and reform of the pension system… | $30,000 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | A two-year grant to develop and evaluate a culturally sensitive, self-help web program based on acceptance and commitment therapy to… | $24,872 |
| United Neighborhood Houses of New York Inc | New York, NY | An 18-month grant to pilot a new curriculum to increase social connectedness by embedding intergenerational programming as a core practice… | $19,810 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,274,366 | 303 |
| 2023 | $2,255,561 | 282 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543219349103299
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-2429540
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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