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Grantmakers In Aging Announces 2025 Board

The John Feather Equity in Aging Philanthropy Award honors funders working to create a more equitable philanthropic sector through their operations, programs, investments, and grantmaking. Apply today!

GIA is thrilled to share that the official website for the 2024 Annual Conference in Detroit, Michigan is now open. The conference will kick off on Tuesday, October 15 at 4:00 PM ET with the opening general session, and end on Friday, October 18 at 12:15 PM ET. 

The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) is launching the Caregiver Nation Network, an initiative that links leaders across 10 states and invests in their capacity to inform state and federal policy solutions to our nation’s care crisis. The network consists of leaders representing caregiver coalitions in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.

Grantmakers In Aging is excited to be a partner on Caregiving, a forthcoming WETA PBS documentary from Lea Pictures and executive producer Bradley Cooper. Funders include GIA members the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation. 

GIA sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2024 Annual Conference. This year’s conference is in Detroit, Michigan on October 15-18 and is the premier source of information, inspiration, and network-building for any funder interested in aging-related initiatives.

GIA welcomes two new members to our Board of Directors. Josh Hodges, Chief Customer Officer with the National Council on Aging (NCOA), and Livia Lam, Program Officer with the Ford Foundation.

CEO Lindsay Goldman was honored as one of The Responsible 100 by City & State New York, recognizing New Yorkers who are quietly toiling to create a better world for others.

GIA and Grantmakers In Health (GIH) are pleased to announce a new collaboration aimed at mobilizing funders in support of the 2024 reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA).