Title: AARP - InfluenceWatch
Headings: AARP
AARP
Contents
History
Founding
Early Growth
Disputes over Non-Profit Status
Expansion of Membership Base
Leadership
Activities and Reach
Business Interests
Lobbying
Media Production
Advocacy Positions
Support for Obamacare
Social Security
Other
References
Directors, Employees & Supporters
Associated Organizations
Coalition Memberships
Donor Organizations
Donation Recipients
Vendors
Nonprofit Information
Available Filings
Additional Filings (PDFs)

Content: $1,712,173,381
Expenses: $1,543,569,907
Assets: $2,650,194,600
CEO: Jo Ann Jenkins
AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is a lobbying group that engages in lobbying at the state, local, and federal level on a range of issues affecting older adults. AARP also has extensive business interests, including in health insurance and brand licensing. [1]
AARP claims 38 million members, making it the largest interest group in America. [2]
AARP is generally considered to be left-of-center. [3] [4]
It is a frequent supporter of left-leaning health care policy and has resisted Republican efforts to reform entitlement programs such as Social Security. [5]
AARP describes itself as “a champion for social change” with an “ambitious social agenda.” [6]
More than 98 percent of the political donations made by AARP staff in 2016 and 2018 went to Democratic candidates and affiliated groups.