Champion Fund

The Champion Fund was an 18-month collaboration between GIA and Grantmakers In Health (GIH) that supported the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA). The OAA provides critical services addressing social drivers of health, including nutrition, transportation, senior centers, elder rights protections, caregiver support, and health promotion—helping older adults live safely and contribute to their communities.

GIA and GIH surpassed the $450,000 fundraising goal to support the initiative. The Fund included a political landscape analysis, convenings, communications, and an advocacy-focused resource for funders, partner organizations, and grantees. 

Its goals were to:

• Advance equity and eliminate disparities in aging
• Better align public and private funding
• Stimulate innovation
• Identify bipartisan solutions
• Increase federal funding to meet growing needs.

Learn more about the Champion Fund’s activities and key takeaways in our the campaign progress report below.

(Photo: GIA CEO Lindsay Goldman and Grantmakers In Health CEO Cara V. James at 2024 GIA Annual Conference)