Through the new Healthy Aging Challenge, the Henry L. Hillman Foundation will award $2 million total to four transformative, feasible, equitable, and scalable proposals to improve the lives of older adults in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Donor Name: Henry L. Hillman Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/12/2022
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Details:
Why This Challenge
Improving the well-being of older adults guarantees a better future for us all.
- Fact 1– Southwestern Pennsylvania will experience a 40% increase in the number of people ages 65+ by 2030, and a 75% increase in people ages 85+ between 2030-2045.
- Fact 2– When middle schoolers are paired with older adults through programs in and out of the classroom, their academic performance, family dynamics, peer relationships, and depressive symptoms improve.
- Fact 3- Older adults with positive attitudes about aging display better physical, cognitive, and mental health, higher self-efficacy, and lower rates of decline. They are also more likely to engage in preventive health behaviors.
- Fact 4- A meta-analysis of studies on the benefit that volunteering has on older adults found it decreases the risk of mortality by more than 20% among adults over 55.
- Fact 5- In the United States, negative age stereotypes and self-perceptions are linked to worsening health conditions in older adults, which in turn lead to excess annual costs of $63 billion.
- Fact 6- A randomized controlled trial of adults over 60 who volunteered with elementary students found improved reading skills and behavior in the children, and better executive function in adults.
Funding Information
You are eligible to receive various forms of recognition and a possible $500,000 grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation as a Winner.
Eligibility Criteria
Henry L. Hillman Foundation welcomes applications from organizations or entities that meet the following requirements:
- Have a recognized legal existence and structure under applicable law (State, Federal or Country) and that are in good standing in the jurisdiction under which they are organized
- Are recognized under section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) (excluding private foundations) and have received a tax determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”).
- Are based in the United States or its territories and serve communities in the United States or its territories.
For more information, visit Healthy Aging Challenge.
