AARP

AARP
Formation1958; 66 years ago (1958)
FounderEthel Percy Andrus
Leonard Davis
Type501(c)(4) non-profit organization[1]
95-1985500
Headquarters601 E Street, NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Location
CEO
Jo Ann Jenkins
Board Chair
Lloyd E. Johnson
SubsidiariesAARP Foundation
AARP Services Inc
Legal Counsel for the Elderly
OATS/Senior Planet
Wish of a Lifetime
Staff2,250[1]
Websiteaarp.org
Formerly called
American Association of Retired Persons
[1][2]

AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is an interest group in the United States focusing on issues affecting those 50 years old and older.[3] The organization, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., said it had more than 38 million members as of 2018.[4] The magazine and bulletin it sends to its members are the two largest-circulation publications in the United States.

AARP was formed in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired educator from California, and Leonard Davis, who later founded Colonial Penn's insurance companies.[5][6] It is an influential lobbying group in the United States.[7][8] AARP sells paid memberships, and markets insurance[9] and other services to its members.

  1. ^ a b c "Consolidated Financial Statements Together with Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants" (PDF). AARP. December 31, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Day, Christine L. (2017). AARP: America's Largest Interest Group and its Impact. Praeger. p. 61. ISBN 9781440834103. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "About AARP". Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Works, Fastco (January 8, 2020). "Shaping the future of aging". Fast Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Local: Obituary". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2001.
  6. ^ "AARP Founder: Philanthropist Leonard Davis, 76". USC News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  7. ^ "The 2015 Power & Influence Top 50" (PDF). The NonProfit Times. August 31, 2015.
  8. ^ Dickson, Rebecca (October 28, 2015). "Top Lobbyists 2015: Grassroots". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "AARP® Member Benefits – Browse All Discounts, Programs and Services". AARP. Retrieved February 7, 2019.