Detroit Area Agency on Aging
The Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) is a Detroit, Michigan–based public charity, formed in 1980. It supports older adults and caregivers through services and community-based funding intended to help people age safely and independently at home and in their communities.
Detroit Area Agency on Aging at a glance
In short: Detroit Area Agency on Aging gave $3.4M across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $153K), mostly in Michigan. 14% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,368,055
- +101.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $153,093
- +82.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $111,500
- Total assets
- $50,418,325
- +10.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 14% first-time grantees (3 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Detroit Area Agency on Aging
- How to Apply
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DAAA’s listed RFP process requires applicants to attend a technical assistance workshop and submit a proposal with the required application materials. The website says access to the grant portal is provided through the application process.
- Review Cycle
- The FY 2027–FY 2029 RFP deadline was August 7, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time; this cycle has passed.
- Deadline
- The FY 2027–FY 2029 RFP deadline was August 7, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1333 Brewery Park Blvd 200, Detroit, MI 48207
Phone: (313) 446-4444
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Detroit Area Agency on Aging funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Patrick Senior Center ($596K). Together the top 10 received $2.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
96 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 43 grants of 96 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
DAAA’s website describes its funding opportunity as supporting older adults and caregivers throughout Region 1-A. Its 2024 filing names Detroit, the five Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, and Highland Park in describing its social services program. All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Michigan.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Detroit Area Agency on Aging open to new grantees?
14%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 22 grantees (14%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $99K; repeat grants $162K. How we count
Medians: $110K first-time, $122K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2021) to $3.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $3.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Patrick Senior Center Detroit, MI | Senior Services | $595,547 |
| Assoc of Chinese Americans Detroit, MI | Senior Services | $283,362 |
| Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services Redford, MI | Senior Services | $269,261 |
| The Helm at the Boll Life Center (Soc) Grosse Pointe, MI | Senior Services | $267,136 |
| Cass Community Social Services Inc Detroit, MI | Senior Services | $237,500 |
| Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation Detroit, MI | Senior Services | $230,183 |
| Lased Detroit, MI | Senior Services | $220,347 |
| Neighborhood Services Organization Detroit, MI | Senior Services | $152,147 |
| Genesis Hope Detroit, MI | Senior Services | $130,203 |
| Franklin Wright Settlements Detroit, MI | Senior Services | $122,293 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50,418,325 | $107,362,068 | $105,691,098 | $3,368,055 | 22 | $296,515 |
| 2024 | $45,484,870 | $105,011,307 | $102,517,439 | $1,673,724 | 20 | $118,834 |
| 2023 | $41,055,249 | $85,384,667 | $85,784,146 | $1,978,911 | 22 | $114,413 |
| 2022 | $32,235,181 | $75,347,637 | $71,930,787 | $1,274,060 | 16 | $81,207 |
| 2021 | $28,979,415 | $72,245,269 | $67,386,493 | $1,034,555 | 16 | $21,182 |
| 2020 | $26,051,438 | $67,833,215 | $65,695,788 | $1,107,614 | 17 | $32,054 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
DAAA’s mission is “to educate, advocate and promote healthy aging” so people can make choices about home- and community-based services and long-term care that improve their quality of life. Its stated vision is a community that cares for vulnerable people and advocates for constituents’ well-being.
In its 2024 filing, DAAA described care management for frail older adults who want to remain at home, care coordination and support for members of integrated care organizations under Michigan’s dual-eligible program, and social services for older adults in Detroit, the five Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, and Highland Park. The filing also describes programs for veterans, elder abuse, Medicare and Medicaid assistance, and other programs for older people.
DAAA’s 2025 grants included organizations whose own missions describe work related to older adults and community support. St. Patrick Senior Center says it empowers older adults to live independently through education, health, and social programs. Bridging Communities says it connects people to resources and programs that promote senior independence, housing stability, and healthy communities. Cass Community Social Services describes providing basic needs, including affordable housing, and promoting self-reliance and community inclusion. These are grantee statements, not DAAA’s own mission statements.
Grantmaking
DAAA reported 22 grants totaling $3,368,055 in 2025. Grant amounts ranged from $16,498 to $595,547, with a median of $111,500. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan.
The largest reported 2025 grants included $595,547 to St. Patrick Senior Center, $283,362 to the Association of Chinese Americans, $269,261 to Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services, $267,136 to The Helm at the Boll Life Center, and $237,500 to Cass Community Social Services. Each was listed for “senior services.” Other recipients included Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation ($230,183), LASED ($220,347), Neighborhood Services Organization ($152,147), Genesis Hope ($130,203), Franklin Wright Settlements ($122,293), Delray ($113,000), and Detroit Association of Black Organizations ($110,000).
DAAA’s website describes a Request for Proposals process for community-based organizations and qualified providers. The FY 2027–FY 2029 RFP page says applicants are expected to attend a technical assistance workshop and references application forms, review criteria, budget instructions, and other supporting materials. The listed application cycle has passed. A separate legal notice described a nutrition-services RFP for Older Americans Act funding for October 2026 through September 2029; its application deadline has also passed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists these board members: Prudence Cole-Klimisch, Annie Mae Holt, Tiffany Gunter, Tom Cervenak, Terra Defoe, Beverlyn Hilton, Louis Green, Kenneth Poynter, Reginald Hartsfield, and Amy O’Leary.
Detroit Area Agency on Aging is led by Ronald Taylor, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 7 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronald Taylor
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$256K (2020) → $297K (2025)
Alice G. Thompson
Chair
Board Member → 1st Vice Chair, 2022
1st Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Holmes Davis
Director of Planning
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$114K (2020) → $153K (2025)
Wanda Bowman
Finance Director
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$119K (2020) → $149K (2025)
Katherine Baylis
Director of Committee Intergrated Progs.
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$114K (2025)
Louis Green
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$635 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Monica Meyers
CFO
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$98K (2020) → $181K (2025)
Abigail Perry
Vice President of Compliance
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$124K (2023) → $127K (2025)
Jonita Edwards
CAO
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$150K (2023) → $151K (2025)
Bryan Ecton
1st Vice Chair
Board Member → 1st Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fay Keys Dl Msw Mls
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henry Conerway Jr.
2nd Vice Chair
Board Member → Assistant Secretary, 2022
Assistant Secretary → 2nd Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Wollenweber
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Navid Sayed
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reginald Hartsfield
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reverend Oscar W. King III
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacia Little
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Berschback
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terra Defoe
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Cervenak
Board Member
Board Member → Assistant Secretary, 2021
Assistant Secretary → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tomara Nolen
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
W. Anthony Jenkins
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Poynter
Board Member
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherry McRill
Assistant Secretary
Board Member → Assistant Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy O'Leary
Board Member
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Robinson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sylvester Hester
Board Member
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annie Mae Holt
Board Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverlyn Hilton
Board Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlene Turner-Johnson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany Gunter
Board Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Prudence Cole-Klimisch
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Elaine Williams (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Wayne W. Bradley Sr. (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Josephine Messelmani (2022–2024) — Vice President of Clinical
- Former: Juanita Hernandez (2020–2023) — 2nd Vice Chair
- Former: Reverend Jim Holley PhD (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sharmaine Robinson (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Terra Defoe-Griffin (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jonita Bunch (2020–2022) — CAO
- Former: Catherine Perkins (2020–2021) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Deseana Williams-Page (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Juliette Okotie-Eboh PhD (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Marilyn French Hubbard PhD (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Nancy Courtney (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Sylvia Brown (2020–2021) — Chief Clinical Officer
- Former: Deborah Baitinger (2021) — Vice President of Compliance
- Former: Faiz Esshaki (2020) — Former Chief Financial & Administrator
- Former: Louise Guyton (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Bridgewater (2020) — Former President & CEO
- Former: William Sharp MD (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $297K, to Ronald Taylor (President & CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Detroit Area Agency on Aging
How much does Detroit Area Agency on Aging give each year?
Detroit Area Agency on Aging gave $3.4M across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 20 grants.
What is Detroit Area Agency on Aging's typical grant size?
Detroit Area Agency on Aging's median grant in 2025 was $111,500, and its average grant was $153,093, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Detroit Area Agency on Aging that year got $99K on average.
Where does Detroit Area Agency on Aging give grants?
Detroit Area Agency on Aging gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Detroit, MI (15 grants).
Does Detroit Area Agency on Aging give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Detroit Area Agency on Aging's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Senior Services" (22 grants).
Who are Detroit Area Agency on Aging's largest grantees?
Detroit Area Agency on Aging's largest 2025 grantees include St Patrick Senior Center ($595,547), Assoc of Chinese Americans ($283,362) and Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services ($269,261), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Detroit Area Agency on Aging?
Detroit Area Agency on Aging reported $50.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $107.4M.
What does Detroit Area Agency on Aging fund?
DAAA’s mission is “to educate, advocate and promote healthy aging” so people can make choices about home- and community-based services and long-term care that improve their quality of life. Its stated vision is a community that cares for vulnerable people and advocates for constituents’ well-being. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Detroit Area Agency on Aging?
DAAA’s listed RFP process requires applicants to attend a technical assistance workshop and submit a proposal with the required application materials. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Detroit Area Agency on Aging's EIN?
Detroit Area Agency on Aging's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2320421. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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