USAging

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521052345
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
202.872.0888
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$24,038,189
Expenses
$24,267,711
Assets
$9,237,989
Liabilities
$6,790,458

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

65 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DUANA PATTON (DIRECTOR (THRU JULY); PRESIDENT)
  • PAM CURTIS PRESIDENT ((THRU JULY);IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • SANDRA MARKWOOD (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • SANDRA MARKWOOD (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $479,728 total reported compensation
  • AMY GOTWALS (CHIEF, PUBLIC POLICY & EXT AFFAIRS): $265,557 total reported compensation
  • DEBORAH STONE-WALLS (CHIEF, PROGRAMS & SERVICES): $260,108 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

USAging is the national association representing and supporting the network of Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and Title VI Native American Aging Programs. Our mission is to champion the vital work of AAAs and help our members build the capacity to make it possible for older adults and people with disabilities to age with dignity and choices in their homes and communities.

What it reported doing in 2025

Annual conference is the association's largest training and technical assistance platform offering members and other attendees the opportunity to learn about the latest policy and programmatic developments in the field of aging, caregiving, and home and community-based services. Educational opportunities focus on best practices in aging service delivery, information on new trends and directions in the field from experts and learning, networking and engagement as well with peers, key stakeholders, and businesses. Additionally, the association conducts capacity building and topical polls and surveys of members to gauge changes in operations and critical and emerging issues as well as conducting policy, leadership and topical meetings to educate and exchange information with members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 66% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 49% for direct work, and 51% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.6%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 91.7%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $44.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.3%; rating input score 99; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.74; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.2%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.8% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 24.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 16 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 92.6% of revenue deployed · 91.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 42 of 42 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $22.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $480K · 65 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.9M reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 36 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 148 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 137 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.