Comprehensive Community Programs for Independent Living

Boca Institute for Quality Aging $50,000
Boca Raton, Florida

One-year grant to develop and pilot test a program to improve the quality of life and care for older people by addressing the transition between the acute hospital and home.

Center on Halsted $50,000
Chicago, Illinois

Second-year grant for expanded services, programming, and outreach to older adults in Metro Chicago, including education on aging issues, social activities, cultural enrichment, linkage and referral, and mental health services.

Central Kentucky Community Action Council, Inc. $10,000
Lebanon, Kentucky

One-year grant to build 10 ramps and modify five bathrooms for low-income seniors 62 years and older.

ChildServ $75,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to expand programs serving grandparent-headed families.

East Carolina University Foundation Inc. $115,206
Greenville, North Carolina

Two-year grant to examine the effects of a model music program for promoting new cognitive skills and enhancing self-efficacy among seniors. 

Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. $52,000
Greenup, Illinois

One-year grant to purchase two vehicles for home-delivered meals for the elderly.

Esteem Music, Inc. $30,000
Lakeland, Florida

Second-year grant to continue a program offering group music instruction to low-income seniors at three senior centers in South Florida.

Galata, Inc. $160,000
Homestead, Florida

Two-year grant to expand health education, recreation, and social services to immigrant and minority elderly in Florida’s Deep South.

Health and Medicine Policy Research Group $140,000
Chicago, Illinois

Eighteen-month grant for research, coalition building, and advocacy in support of state plans for rebalancing Illinois' long-term care system.

Housing Action Illinois $50,000
Chicago, Illinois

Third-year grant to organize community-based organizations serving older persons to develop and implement an affordable senior housing advocacy agenda for Illinois.

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement $100,000
Des Moines, Iowa

Two-year grant for the Rural Seniors Environmental Health Justice Project, which empowers rural seniors to protect their property from the negative impact of factory farms and improve the quality of life for all Iowans at risk due to toxins in the soil, air, and water emitted by growing numbers of large-scale livestock facilities.

Jane Addams Senior Caucus $25,000
Chicago, Illinois

Second-year grant to continue working on full implementation of Illinois HB 652, The Back Home Project, a state initiative to assist Seniors to move out of nursing homes.

Lakeside Community Development Corporation $25,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant for a pilot program designed to offer group and individual counseling on reverse mortgages to low- and moderate-income seniors in eight diverse neighborhoods on the Far North Side of Chicago.

Layton Boulevard West Neighbors $30,000
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Third-year support of The Senior Home Repair Project, which targets seniors 60 years of age and older who require modest repairs/improvements to remain in their homes.

Mental Health Association of Palm Beach County, Inc. $75,000
West Palm Beach, Florida

Webster H. Hurley Endowment for senior-focused programs and services to promote mental health.

Metropolitan Tenants Organization $70,000
Chicago, Illinois

Two-year grant to help seniors living in HUD-subsidized buildings advocate for improvements.

Muslim Women Resource Center  $25,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to hire a part-time social services director to expand outreach to older women.

National Council on Aging, Inc. $280,028
Washington, DC

Three-year grant to facilitate and accelerate the large-scale replication of two evidence-based programs for older adults (one on fall prevention and one to treat depression) and to evaluate an innovative tool for helping agencies assess their readiness for and ability to implement new programs.

National Housing Law Project $20,000
Oakland, California

Second-year grant for advocacy to protect low-income seniors living in subsidized housing from the impact of rising energy costs.

Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, Inc. $10,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant for publication of a special issue of the legal aid journal, Clearinghouse Review, devoted to legal needs of the aging, low-income population.

Siouxland PACE, Inc. $92,371
Sioux City, Iowa

One-year grant for equipment and renovation expenses associated with finalizing an adult day center for a new rural PACE program in western Iowa.

Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Third Order of Saint Francis $28,328
Bartlett, Illinois

One-year grant for new furniture to increase chapel accessibility.

Southwest Suburban Center on Aging $45,000
La Grange, Illinois

One-year grant to facilitate coordinated discharge planning for elderly hospital, rehabilitation, and nursing home patients.

Treasure Coast Hospice $242,000
Stuart, Florida

Two-year grant to establish, in collaboration with community hospitals, a regional Palliative Care program for seniors with chronic illnesses.

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Two-year grant to study factors associated with successful implementation and maintenance of Chronic Disease Self Management(CDSMP) program replications in Illinois, and how well participants continue the learned health management behaviors over several months. $197,117

One-year grant in partial support of SHAPE!, Chicago Senior Health and Fitness Walk. $10,000

University of Miami $216,925
Coral Gables, Florida

Two-year grant to implement, evaluate, and disseminate a multi-component psychosocial intervention designed to reduce adverse health effects, enhance work performance, and improve quality of life of working caregivers of older adults.

Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development, Inc. $75,000
Madison, Wisconsin

One-year grant to pilot an initiative to preserve the affordability and quality of housing for older adults and to bring services to residents who need assistance to continue to live independently.

Woodstock Institute $50,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to identify the availability of affordable, innovative credit for older persons.

Alzheimer's Association $308,470
Chicago, Illinois

Thirty-month grant to replicate a model of palliative care for people with advanced dementia in two skilled care facilities and Rainbow Hospice in order to improve quality of life based on comfort rather than traditional medical care.

Brown University $289,435
Providence, Rhode Island

Three-year grant to study how widespread the adoption of long-term care culture change is nationally, and to assess its quality of life and quality of care outcomes.

National Religious Retirement Office $175,342
Washington, DC

Eighteen-month grant to train 90 religious institutes in the goals and methods for implementing person-centered long-term care for frail elderly religious.

Senior Resource Alliance $110,727
Orlando, Florida

Eighteen-month grant to identify nursing homes in Florida that are undergoing culture change, create a database for homes to share their strategies and challenges, and work with state surveyors to address regulatory barriers.

Independent Living\Integrating the Provision of Acute and Long Term Care

Families USA Foundation $300,087
Washington, DC

Two-year grant for support to: 1) improve the capacity of the State Health Insurance and Assistance Programs (SHIPs) to resolve systemic problems of Medicare and become better counselors for Medicare recipients and 2) build the capacity of the Health Assistance Partnership (HAP) to become a better advocate for Medicare improvements at the national level. 

Planning for Elders in Center City $210,312
San Francisco, California

Three-year grant for education and advocacy to promote safer hospital to-home transitions for older adults.

Brothers of the Holy Cross $50,000
Notre Dame, Indiana

Three-month grant to install a passenger elevator to improve safety and accessibility for retired brothers.

Deborah's Place $15,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to implement a project to plan and prepare for the transition of older adult tenants to more appropriate housing options as they encounter health issues that require care and assistance.

National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) $125,227
Washington, DC

One-year support to enable Citizen Advocacy Groups to develop the organizational capacity they need to become more effective advocates on long-term care issues.

Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel at Tolentine Center $28,327
Olympia Fields, Illinois

One-year grant in partial support of installation of fire door devices which will allow access to residents with limited ambulation.

Saint Leonard's Home, Inc. $49,500
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania

One-year grant for four facility projects that will enhance the quality of life of residents.

Alliance for Aging Research $13,000
Washington, DC

One-year grant to convene a Capitol Hill presentation on geriatric obesity and aging to highlight needed policy changes.

American Psychological Association $26,100
Washington, DC

One-year grant for the 2008 Division 20 student research and mentoring awards program.

American Public Health Association $60,000
Washington, DC

Ten-year grant ($6,000 each year) for awards to six students annually for research excellence in gerontological health.

Campaign for Better Health Care $54,500
Champaign, Illinois

Second-year support to continue to expand the ability of the Faith Caucus to bring voice to the health care concerns of older adults and address them through comprehensive reform. 

Coalition of Limited English Speaking Elderly $75,000
Chicago, Illinois

Third-year support of the new mental health program, focusing on the need for education and training in the ethnic communities about mental health issues and how to identify seniors needing help and referrals for assistance.   

Gerontological Society of America $15,000
Washington, DC

One-year grant for a one day meeting of  policy makers, researchers and advocates to examine health and economic well being of older women.

Grantmakers in Aging $10,000
Dayton, Ohio

For partial support of 2008 Annual Conference, The Power of Knowledge: Lighting the Way for Bold Advances in Aging Philanthropy.

Horizon Hospice & Palliative Care $85,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to continue bringing effective advance care planning to Metro Chicago through the Someone to Trust program.

Medical College of Wisconsin $50,000
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

One-year grant to assist hospitals around the country to establish palliative care programs.

Medicare Rights Center $15,000
New York, New York

Three-month grant to do a feasibility study and develop a plan to assist states and local organizations work on Medicare Part D appeals.

MYR, Inc. $15,000
Lake Elmo, Minnesota

One-year grant in partial support of a series of workshops designed to help women achieve secure retirement.

National Center for State Courts $158,886
Williamsburg, Virginia

Two-year grant to launch the Center for Elders and the Courts to serve as the primary resource for judiciary and court management on issues related to aging.

Partners for Sacred Places $150,00
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Two-year grant for start-up of a Chicago regional program that will build the capacity of local religious congregations to sustain their buildings and services for the elderly and other populations in need.

Protestants for the Common Good $120,000
Chicago, Illinois

Second-year funding for the Academy for the Common Good to engage older adults in faith-based education, training, and advocacy to work for social justice.

ROTARY/One Foundation, Inc. $13,600
Chicago, Illinois

Six-month grant for job preparedness training and summer internships for high school students in nonprofit agencies serving the elderly.

Suicide Prevention Action Network USA $43,275
Washington, DC

One-year grant to address senior suicide in the U.S. by advancing relevant public policies, engaging seniors as suicide prevention advocates, and building public awareness about suicide among the elderly.

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs $25,000
Colorado Springs, Colorado

One-year in support of the fourth Clinical Geropsychology Conference Series.

University of Washington $30,000
Seattle, Washington

One-year grant for webinars and technical assistance to enable service providers to implement one of three evidence-based programs for identifying and treating depression among elders.

Wayne State University $24,000
Detroit, Michigan

One-year grant in support of a one day conference on new findings in the use of high and low technology interventions in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.

Champaign County Health Care Consumers $25,000
Champaign, Illinois

One-year grant to engage older adults in advocacy to reduce harmful billing and debt collection practices of health care providers and discrimination in access to care.

Executive Service Corps of Chicago $10,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to support professional development for volunteers and dissemination of best-practices in their 30th anniversary year.

National Consumer Law Center $110,000
Boston, Massachusetts

One-year grant for advocacy to stop creditors and banks from improperly freezing or taking exempt federal pension payments from the bank accounts of low-income seniors with debt problems.

Career Resource Center $59,000
Lake Forest, Illinois

Three-year grant to develop and implement a marketing and communications program.

Center for Disability and Elder Law $45,000
Chicago, Illinois

Three-year grant for website development, improved database for client management, Board development, and increased staffing.

Chicago Commons Association $30,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to improve the services of the Senior Care Programs, which include both adult day services and home care services.

Chicago Lights $95,325
Chicago, Illinois

Three-year grant to continue to develop and implement member-driven programs and marketing strategies that will attract and serve more older adults, especially recent retirees in the 60 to 70 age group.

Guild for the Blind $22,208
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to improve their information system by enhancing technology and staff training.

Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) $153,052
Chicago, Illinois

Three-year grant to implement H.O.M.E.'s first major gift campaign to meet the growing demand for their senior services.

Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House $50,000
Barrington, Illinois

Two-year grant  to replace an elevator used by elderly retreatants.

Council on Foundations $19,950
Arlington, Virginia

For support of programs for the year 2008.

Donors Forum $17,622
Chicago, Illinois

For support of programs for the year 2008.

The Foundation Center $12,000
New York, New York

One-year in program support for 2008.

Grantmakers in Health $12,000
Washington, DC

For support of programs for the year 2008.

Independent Sector $9,000
Washington, DC

For support of programs during the year 2008.

Lyric Opera of Chicago $15,000
Chicago, Illinois

In partial support of the October 2008 Senior Matinee, the Pearl Fishers.

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy $15,000
Washington, DC

For program support for 2008.

National Public Radio $50,000
Washington, DC

One-year grant in support of NPR coverage on aging issues, including medical research and caregiving.

Alliance for Aging Research
Washington, DC

One-year grant for continued program support. $30,000

One-year grant to develop, print, and disseminate the 2008 Task Force on Aging Report.$15,000

Boston University $176,000
Boston, Massachusetts

One-year grant to study associations between the use of cardiovascular medications and cognitive decline in older adults.

Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America $5,000
Boca Raton, Florida

 One-year grant for a research project to examine gene therapy in treatment of IBD.  

Hebrew Senior Life Institute for Aging Research $225,000
Boston, Massachusetts

Three-year grant to examine and understand the processes and procedures of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), a model of care to prevent delirium in hospitalized older adults, in order to develop guidelines for replication in additional sites.

Hektoen Institute for Medical Research $50,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to conduct a study of victims of elder abuse treated in two Level I Trauma units in the Chicago Metro area.

Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center $98,175
Wheaton, Illinois

Two-year grant to research the rehabilitation outcomes for stroke survivors who receive an innovative treatment regimen described as “Weight Supported Pre-Gait Balance Therapy.” 

Research Triangle Institute $199,967
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Two-year grant for research using new data from the National Nursing Assistant Survey to examine: 1) the link between workforce variables and patient care outcomes, and 2) characteristics of the immigrant workforce in institutional long-term care (LTC) settings.  

Thresholds $64,000
Chicago, Illinois

Eighteen-month grant for pilot research on an integrated, team-delivered mental and physical healthcare intervention for older adults with severe and persistent mental illness.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $33,000
Champaign, Illinois

One-year in partial support of final costs for developing a NEW AGE park and for evaluating its impact on physical health measures and activity levels among residents.

Saint Constance Parish $10,000
Chicago, Illinois

An 18-month grant to install a wheelchair lift.

Church of the Holy Spirit $13,000
Schaumburg, Illinois

An 18-month grant to renovate restrooms for accessibility.  

Coppin Memorial A.M.E. Church $30,000
Chicago, Illinois

An 18-month grant to construct an elevator entrance and renovate two restrooms for accessibility.

Edison Park United Methodist Church $1,678
Chicago, Illinois

A 12-month grant to install a high resolution projection system and screen for improving the visibility of bible readings and music lyrics during programs and services.

St. Gall Catholic Church $30,000
Chicago, Illinois

An 18-month grant to renovate restrooms for accessibility.

Southlawn United Methodist Church $30,000
Chicago, Illinois

An 18-month grant to renovate two restrooms for accessibility, improve accessibility at two entrances, and improve sanctuary and pew accessibility.