Membership

About the LCAO

The LCAO is a consortium of 66 prominent national aging advocacy organizations that represents millions of older Americans. Together, we work to preserve and strengthen the well-being of America’s older population.

For a list of LCAO members, please view the embedded directory: http://www.lcao.org/docs/LCAO Directory 2011-2012.pdf

View the LCAO Governance and Procedures

Membership Information

Membership in the LCAO is currently by invitation only and is limited to those organizations who meet the following criteria:

The organization must have as a primary purpose the welfare of older persons.
The organization must be national in scope and/or membership, must maintain a national presence in Washington, DC, and is expected to participate on an ongoing basis in LCAO activities.
The organization must represent or be comprised of:
1. Older persons, OR
2. Individuals/groups whose primary function is to serve older persons, either directly or indirectly, OR
3. Individuals/groups whose primary function is to generate or advance knowledge of older persons and aging.
The organization must have an identified unit concerned with national policy affecting older persons.
The organization must be nonprofit, shall not be a sub-unit or affiliated entity of a for-profit enterprise, and the organization's membership must be composed predominantly of individuals or nonprofit organizations.
The organization must have been in existence for a minimum of 2 years and have an established track record with broad involvement in the field of aging.
The organization must have the independent authority to make policy decisions for itself and not for a coalition of organizations.
The organization must embrace the mission, purpose, and principles of LCAO, and will advance the mission of LCAO.
Members are required to pay $200 in annual dues.

ADOPTED BY:
The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, May 1991
Revised September 1994
Revised May 1999
Revised May 2008