Who Supports Our Work

The research agenda of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston is supported through funding opportunities and partnerships with private foundations, government agencies, quasi-governmental entities, and major corporations.

The support of our funders allows the LTSS Center to pursue high-quality applied research that brings together our interdisciplinary team of researchers, providers of aging services, and policy makers at the federal, state, and local levels. We work closely with these partners to translate our research findings into policy and practice. In the process, we strive to ensure that older Americans receive the services and supports they need to age well.

Our affiliation with LeadingAge’s national network of more than 5,300 nonprofit providers of aging services allows our research team to apply its study findings to a variety of real-world residential and care settings. Our researchers work closely with senior housing communities, nursing homes, assisted living communities, home and community-based services providers, and other aging services organizations.

We help these providers implement evidence-based practices in a variety of settings. We then evaluate the effectiveness of these innovative approaches, and disseminate our findings widely so successful programs can be replicated in other communities.

We believe strongly that applied research can have a powerful impact on the nation’s ability to improve the daily lives of older Americans.

That’s why we work hard to make sure our research findings inform public discussions about long-term services and supports, and help various stakeholders develop and advocate for public policies that promise to yield positive outcomes for older Americans.

Our Funders

The LTSS Center is most grateful to the funders, listed below, who have supported our work over the years. We welcome additional funders to join us in helping our nation address the challenges and seize the opportunities associated with a growing older population.

  • AARP
  • AARP Foundation
  • AARP Public Policy Institute
  • Aging in America, Inc.
  • Alzheimer’s Association,
    New York City Chapter
  • Arlington Retirement Housing Corporation
  • Arnold Ventures
  • Atlanta Regional Commission
  • The Atlantic Philanthropies
  • AXA Insurance
  • Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
  • The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
  • B’nai B’rith Housing
  • California Department of Health Care Access and Information
  • The California Health Care Foundation
  • Cambridge Housing Authority
  • Catholic CommunityConnection
  • The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
  • Commonwealth Corporation
  • The Commonwealth Fund
  • Community Catalyst
  • Daughters of Charity Foundation
  • Enterprise Community Partners
  • Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (formerly North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs)
  • Global Policy Initiative
  • The Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
  • Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
  • Grantmakers in Aging
  • The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
  • Hebrew SeniorLife
  • The Human Rights Campaign Foundation
  • Invacare International SARL
  • The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation
  • JeJu National University, South Korea
  • Jewish Healthcare Foundation
  • Joan Anne McHugh Nursing Academy
  • The John A. Hartford Foundation
  • The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • The John H. & Ethel G. Noble Trust
  • The John Templeton Foundation
  • LeadingAge
  • Long Term Care Partners
  • Lutheran Senior Housing
  • Lutheran Services in America
  • Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
  • MassHousing
  • The McGregor Foundation
  • Michigan Health Endowment Fund
  • National Academy of State Health Policy
  • National Council on Aging
  • National Institutes of Health
  • – National Institute on Aging
  • – National Institute of Nursing Research
  • National Research Foundation of Korea
  • New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
  • The Noble Trust
  • Parker Homes (formerly Francis E. Parker Memorial Home)
  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
  • The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation
  • Pioneer Network
  • Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • RRF Foundation for Aging
  • Sanofi-Aventis
  • The SCAN Foundation
  • SEIU Northwest Training Partnership
  • Sodexo USA
  • State of Vermont
  • The Sunflower Foundation
  • The TSAO Foundation
  • Tufts Health Plan Foundation
  • University of Massachusetts Boston
  • U.S. Administration for Community Living
  • U.S Administration on Aging
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • – Health Resources and Services Administration
  • – Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • The World Bank