Formation | 1958; |
Founder | Ethel Percy Andrus, Leonard Davis |
Type | 501(c)(4) non-profit organization |
Tax ID no. | 95-1985500 |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Website | aarp.org |
Formerly | called American Association of Retired Persons |
- Location: Offices in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Subsidiaries: AARP Foundation – AARP Services Inc – Legal Counsel for the Elderly
- AARP (formerly called the American Association of Retired Persons) is a United States–based interest group focusing on issues affecting those over the age of fifty.
- AARP sells paid memberships, and markets insurance and other services to its members.
- AARP has several affiliated organizations, including:
- AARP Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity that helps people over age 50 who are at social and economic risk; it includes:
- AARP Experience Corps, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity that encourages people over age 50 to mentor and tutor school children;
- AARP Institute, a non-profit charity that holds some of AARP's charitable gift annuity funds;
- AARP Services, Inc., a for-profit corporation that provides quality control and research,
- Legal Counsel for the Elderly, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity that provides legal assistance to seniors in Washington, D.C.
- AARP Financial Services Corporation, a for-profit corporation that holds AARP's real estate;
- AARP Insurance Plan, an organization that holds some of AARP's group health insurance policies;
- AARP Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity that helps people over age 50 who are at social and economic risk; it includes: