Organization
AARP receives a Medium Risk rating because while it scores well on cancellations and philanthropy neutrality, it shows high risk in advocacy, funding, and political activity tied to partisan causes. The organization periodically prioritizes political and identity-based initiatives over its core mission, which the report suggests can divide employees, alienate consumers, and undermine free speech and enterprise principles.
AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is an interest group in the United States focusing on issues affecting those 50 and older. The organization, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., said it had more than 38 million members as of 2018. The magazine and bulletin it sends to its members are the two largest-circulation publications in the United States.
