AARP
Headquarters:
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
Employees: 3,000+
CEO: A. Barry Rand
Website:
http://www.aarp.org
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The American Association for Retired Persons is the largest advocacy group in the country and dedicated to the needs of Americans over 50 years old. AARP has over 40 million members and 44% still hold a full-time or part-time job.
AARP is non-partisan and lobbies for issues
and rights important to older Americans. There are local chapters
in all 50 states.
In 2009, AARP reported revenues of $1.42 billion and total expenses of $1.02 billion.
Membership is $16 per year and includes access to health, auto and home insurance, discounts on travel and other products and a free subscription to AARP Magazine.
AARP Magazine is the largest circulation magazine in the nation with over 35.1 million readers and is the voice for Americans 50+.
History
Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired high
school principal, founded AARP in 1958. AARP evolved from the
National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA), which Dr. Andrus
had established in 1947 to promote her philosophy of productive
aging, and in response to the need of retired teachers for health
insurance. At that time, private health insurance was virtually
unavailable to older Americans; in fact, it was not until 1965
that the government enacted Medicare, which provides health benefits
to persons over age 65. Dr. Andrus approached dozens of insurance
companies until she found one willing to take the risk of insuring
older persons. She then developed other benefits and programs,
including a discount mail order pharmacy service. Over the years
NRTA heard from thousands of others who wanted to know how they
could obtain insurance and other NRTA benefits without being
retired teachers. After ten years, Dr. Andrus realized the time
had come to create a new organization open to all Americans.
Today, NRTA is a division within AARP.
Benefits
AARP offers an outstanding range of benefits that allow employees to tailor a personal benefits package that will help them maintain a work/life balance, a healthy and productive lifestyle, and plan for a financially secure retirement. Our progressive benefits package includes health benefits for domestic partners, wellness programs, tuition assistance, work/life programs, adoption benefits and flexible spending accounts, and much more.
Updated January 2, 2011
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