Ohio · Nonprofit
AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2
AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2 (Ohio) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,746,514 to it, the largest being THE DAYTON FOUNDATION ($3,740,604). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $75M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $3.7M
- Net assets
- $33M
What Area Agency on Aging Planning and Service Area 2 does
Mission
The area agency on aging, planning and service area 2 improves the quality of life for the older adults in its nine-county community by advocating for individuals, developing and supporting a strong network of services, and providing resources for older adults.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Ohio department of aging administered waiver programs for passport and assisted living: passport is for seniors age 60 and older who need the level of care provided in a nursing home, but want to stay in their home. It is a statewide program funded by medicaid.those who qualify for passport work with a nurse or social worker to develop a plan of care that customizes services to help them remain at home. Once enrolled, a case manager works with them to be sure needs are met with quality services, and that the plan of care is adjusted as needs change. The assisted living waiver provides and alternative to nursing facility placement. An assisted living facility provides a home-like setting that is less restrictive and less expensive than a nursing facility. The assisted living waiver is available to medicaid-eligible adults and covers the cost of care in certified assisted living facilities while consumers are responsible for costs associated with room and board at the state-set rate
$44,803,838 spentof which $39,520,810 as grants$416,745 earned by the program63% of program spendingComcare is for seniors who need supervision or limited assistance to remain independent at home. It can also offer services to support those caring for a frail older person at home.those who qualify for comcare meet with a nurse or social worker to develop a plan of care that customizes services to assist them at home. Once enrolled, a case manager works with them to be sure needs are met with quality services, and that the plan of care is adjusted as needs change.participant-directed care recognizes and supports existing home care from spouses, family, and others, thus providing an alternative option to receive in-home services. The participant, "employer" is able to hire their own "employee" to provide care and services in their home. Employees can assist with personal care, homemaking, transportation, and other services as authorized by the participant and area agency on aging psa2. Formal training for the employee is not required, however area agency on aging psa 2 and the participant can supply training resources as needed.
$11,260,478 spentof which $8,834,760 as grants$158,239 earned by the program16% of program spendingMycare ohio waiver is a managed care plan designed to coordinate services for people age 60 and over who are eligible for both medicare and medicaid, with the goal to deliver better coordinated care.
$8,286,454 spent$10,729,968 earned by the program12% of program spendingAdult day service alzheimer respite services aging mastery program caregiver education and respite case management/care coordination chore services congregate meals elder abuse emergency response system healthy living heap outreach home repair home-delivered meals home medical equipment transportation homemaker services legal services long term care ombudsman matter of balance nutrition service incentive program personal care service protective service respite visiting senior volunteer services supportive services
$7,054,850 spentof which $8,027,875 as grants$101,701 earned by the program10% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $71,405,620.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $40M to $46M (+14%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 83% · 2018 84% · 2019 83% · 2020 83% · 2021 83% · 2022 84% · 2023 81% · 2024 84%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
84% of AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Douglas Mcgarry
Exec. Director/secretary
Board chair
Cheryl Wheeler
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2022: the base held at 2 funders, grant income fell $1.2M → $504k.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2 leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2022 99% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $6k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2 is better cushioned than half of the 3,288 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,288 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
96% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Direction Home LLC · partnership
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2?
- AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2 (Ohio) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,746,514 to it, the largest being THE DAYTON FOUNDATION ($3,740,604). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2 have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $3,746,514 in grants to AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2?
- THE DAYTON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,740,604 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 2 find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing