Impact1890

Impact1890 Grant Program

Overview: Impact1890 is a grant-making program dedicated to providing resources to support underserved older adults aging in place in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

Background: In 2014, the NLCS Board of Trustees authorized a grant-making program to award funding to other organizations that provide services primarily to underserved older adults. In 2018, this program began formal operations as Impact1890, named in celebration of the year the first NLCS community was founded (1890).

Geographic Scope: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia

Focus Areas: Services for underserved older adults, aging in place programs

Eligibility: Organizations that provide services primarily to underserved older adults

History & Impact: Since its founding, Impact1890 has provided nearly $1 million in grants to more than 50 organizations in the regions where NLCS operates.

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Mission: To extend NLCS's mission of partnering with older adults beyond retirement communities and health care programs by inspiring local organizations and individuals to serve older adults in concert with each other.