Funding search · aging and gerontology · Pennsylvania
Who funds aging and gerontology work in Pennsylvania
14 funders have a record of paying for aging and gerontology work by Pennsylvania recipients: 30 grants totaling $10.6M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Richard King Mellon Foundation ($1.5M), Pottstown Regional Community Foundation ($181,000) and John S and James L Knight Foundation ($1.8M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Pennsylvania recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $250,000 to MAGEE-WOMENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND FOUNDATION — to research the role of aging on the female reproductive system
Largest: $65,000 to TRICOUNTY ACTIVE ADULT CENTER — prime time health for older adults
Largest: $500,000 to THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS — to provide general support for pew research center's journalism and media program to produce new research and insights on news consumption and beliefs in the digital age.
Norn GroupSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $220,000 · through 2023Largest: $220,000 to University of Pittsburgh — funding for aging research
Jefferson Regional FoundationPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $350,000 · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERSHIP FOR AGING — improve health and well-being for jefferson older adults by increasing access to resources in neighborhoods, strengthening intergenerational connections to reduce isolation and lon…
Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $43,850 · through 2022Largest: $25,200 to Successful Aging Career Inst — research subcontract
Largest: $388,520 to HEALTH QUALITY PARTNERS INC — to support the scaling of an advanced preventive care model for chronically ill older adults.
Largest: $250,000 to HIGHMARK HEALTH — planning phase for initiative to improve health outcomes and reduce cost through sustained digital engagement with older adults
Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $5.0M · through 2023Largest: $5.0M to TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — restricted support for wxpn; support for alzheimer's research at the penn institute on aging; scholarships
Largest: $225,000 to CENTER FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RESEARCH AND ACTION — to support an older adult advocacy center and expand services to older victims of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
The Sarah Ralston FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $125,000 · through 2023Largest: $125,000 to HEALTH FEDERATION OF PHILADELPHIA — improved care model for older adults with smi
The Bucks County FoundationDoylestown, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $47,775 · through 2024Largest: $47,775 to BUCKS COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION — to be used for construction services and materials for silver lake nature center observation platform. the silver lake nature center inspires connections with nature for people of …
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