Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
LEADINGAGE INC
LEADINGAGE INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,899,494 to it, the largest being THE JOHN A HARTFORD FOUNDATION INC ($2,329,892). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $22M
- Funders on record
- 39
- Grants received
- $5.9M
- Net assets
- $17M
What Leadingage Inc does
Mission
The mission of leadingage is to be the trusted voice for aging. Our 6,000+ members and partners include nonprofit organizations representing the entire field of aging services, 38 state associations, hundreds of businesses, consumer groups, foundations, and research centers. Leadingage is also a part of the global ageing network, whose membership spans 50 countries. Leadingage is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization focused on education, advocacy, and applied research.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Knowledge center: the knowledge center program includes activities to develop and deliver high-quality online and face-to-face educational programming on current issues affecting aging and aging services and to develop leadership skills for those in the field of aging.
$6,378,106 spent$8,041,503 earned by the program39% of program spendingPublic policy and advocacy: the public policy and advocacy program includes activities to provide education and advocacy support on public policy issues affecting aging services.
$3,405,740 spentof which $27,500 as grants21% of program spendingLtss center: the ltss center @ umass boston conducts research designed to help the nation address the challenges and seize the opportunities associated with the growing older population. The ltss center is the first of its kind to blend the resources of a major research university with the expertise and experience of applied researchers working with providers in the field of long-term services and supports (ltss).
$2,751,905 spentof which $54,000 as grants$345,601 earned by the program17% of program spendingCommunications and marketing: the communications and marketing program leads a proactive strategy focused on media and thought leadership, member engagement, and driving dues and non-dues revenue. The program includes activities related to leadingage products, services, events, and other association member and non-member programs, and supports overall organization communications related to core products (annual reports, fact sheets, industry reports, etc.) and channels (social media, newsletters, website, etc.). Through this program, leadingage manages the creation and implementation of cross-channel campaigns targeting leadingage members, states, business partners, and other stakeholders.
$1,747,793 spent11% of program spendingMembership services and state relations: the membership services program is responsible for all aspects of leadingage membership including growth and member engagement and retention. The state relations program is responsible for managing and sustaining consistently strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships between leadingage and its 38 state partners. The state relations program provides ongoing trouble-shooting and strategic guidance to the leadership of state partners; and represents leadingage at state partner board retreats, conferences, and member events.
$1,109,726 spentof which $78,000 as grants$9,476,323 earned by the program7% of program spendingBusiness development: the business development program identifies and develops new areas of growth in non-dues revenue, including business opportunities, corporate sponsorships, and partnerships. This program also includes activities related to liaisons with business members and firms that advertise, sponsor, or exhibit with leadingage.
$814,356 spent$1,791,767 earned by the program5% of program spendingCenter for aging services technology: the center for aging services technology (cast) program includes activities to enhance the use of technology to improve the quality of life and services for people as they age through collaborative initiatives with providers, technology companies, and the research community.
$289,294 spent$163,751 earned by the program2% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $16,496,920.
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 2019 to 2020, from $38M to $34M (−10%).
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: 2021 4% · 2022 8% · 2023 4% · 2024 1% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
3% of LEADINGAGE INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 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
Katrinka Smith-Sloan
President and CEO
Board chair
Roberto Muniz
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $204k → $1.2M.
5 of 39 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 LEADINGAGE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 39 funders by total. 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
LEADINGAGE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 39% of grant income and the top three 77%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 57% · 2018 52% · 2019 66% · 2020 94% · 2021 74% · 2022 87% · 2023 44% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
12% of LEADINGAGE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 28% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
LEADINGAGE INC draws 99% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 19 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $26k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states 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
LEADINGAGE INC is better cushioned than half of the 488 housing & shelter nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 488 housing & shelter nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding LEADINGAGE INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $517k on record — $422k federal, $95k state.
- Department of Health and Human Services$385k
- Department of the Treasury$28k
- Department of Defense$9k
- VT$94k
- NJ$624
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like LEADINGAGE INC
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 Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
75%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 9 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LEADINGAGE INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LEADINGAGE INC?
- LEADINGAGE INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,899,494 to it, the largest being THE JOHN A HARTFORD FOUNDATION INC ($2,329,892). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LEADINGAGE INC have?
- IRS filings report 39 organizations giving $5,899,494 in grants to LEADINGAGE INC, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LEADINGAGE INC?
- THE JOHN A HARTFORD FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $2,329,892 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LEADINGAGE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 39 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing