Grants to Engage Older Volunteers: a Sampling

The Atlantic Philanthropies (New York): $950,000 over five years to the Gerontological Society of America (Washington) to support research by policy makers and scientists on civic engagement among older people.

The Cleveland Foundation: $60,000 to Asian Services in Action (Cleveland) to encourage older Asian-Americans to participate in their neighborhoods by serving as cultural educators and translators.

Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Mich.): $35,000 to 15 Pearls & a Promise (Grand Rapids) to find and recruit retired teachers to work in a one-on-one teaching program designed to increase the reading-comprehension levels of first- and second-grade students.

The Virginia G. Piper Trust (Scottsdale, Ariz.): $548,000 over three years to the City of Tempe (Ariz.) Community Services Department to establish a center at which older adults can explore volunteer and paid opportunities and continuing education.

The UPS Foundation (Atlanta): $145,000 over two years to SeniorNet (San Francisco) to establish two sites where adults 50 and older can learn specific computer skills needed by nonprofit organizations.

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation (Baltimore): $1-million over three years to the Experience Corps (Washington) to expand tutoring and classroom programs run in Baltimore City public schools by older adults.

Winter Park Health Foundation (Fla.): $50,000 to Wisdom Works (Orange County, Fla.) to plan and set up a program that matches older adults with organizations looking for volunteers or paid employees with specific skills. — Compiled by Michael Anft