What The SCAN Foundation does

The SCAN Foundation is an independent public foundation founded in 2008 and headquartered in Long Beach, California, operating as a national philanthropy with deep roots in California. Its mission is to advance aging policy and programs so that older adults — especially people of color, those with lower incomes, and rural residents — can age well at home and in their communities. The Foundation works across four priorities: Long-Term Care, Medicare Health and Social Supports, Medicare-Medicaid Integration, and Multisector Plans for Aging, centering the lived experiences of older adults in shaping its agenda.

The Foundation pursues its mission through three integrated approaches: (1) strategic grantmaking to research institutions, advocacy coalitions, and community-based organizations — including CCLTSS, which it founded in 2011, Brookings Institution, Justice in Aging, Academy Health, and UC Davis; (2) mission-aligned impact investing deploying catalytic capital across equity, debt, and real estate; and (3) policy advocacy and convening through annual events such as the United for Health Equity in Aging Summit, publications, congressional testimony, and technical assistance to state governments implementing Multisector Plans for Aging. It maintains a proprietary qualitative research asset — The People Say database, with over 140 interviews with older adults and caregivers.

The Foundation's revenue model is based on its philanthropic endowment and grants; it does not sell products or services. It employs 11–50 staff led by Board Chair Cheryl Phillips (MD, AGSF) and VP of Policy and Programs Narda Ipakchi (MBA), with recent board addition Tom Betlach. Major financial commitments include a nearly $8 million three-year investment in the Aging & Disability Health Policy Lab and individual grants ranging from $100,000 to $600,000 across a diverse coalition of partners.

Name

The SCAN Foundation

Legal name

The SCAN Foundation

Website

https://thescanfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The SCAN Foundation is a Long Beach-based independent public foundation that uses strategic grantmaking, impact investing, and policy advocacy to advance aging policy and help older adults — particularly people of color, lower-income, and rural residents — age well at home in California and nationally.

Ownership category

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Product category

Aging Policy Philanthropy

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF), Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Benefits, Insurance & Entitlement Navigation (Medicare/Medicaid/VA/LTC) (HSABAIAG)

Keywords

• Aging policy advocacy
• Philanthropic grantmaking
• Impact investing funds
• Long-term care reform
• Medicare medicaid integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Endowment and Grants: The SCAN Foundation is an independent public foundation that operates using its endowment and grant funding. Revenue is generated from investment returns on endowment assets, not from selling products or services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The SCAN Foundation is an independent national public foundation that advances community-based solutions for older adults through strategic grantmaking, mission-aligned impact investing, and policy advocacy. It funds research, advocacy coalitions, and state-level Multisector Plans for Aging, while operating initiatives such as the California Collaborative for Long Term Services and Supports (CCLTSS) and The People Say qualitative research database to center the lived experiences of older adults in policy and program design.

Product overview

The SCAN Foundation is a national philanthropy focused on aging policy and grantmaking, not a technology product company. It does not offer commercial software products, modules, or platforms for external customers. Its work comprises grantmaking to advance aging policy, impact investing to scale solutions for older adults, and the development of publicly available resources including policy research, data dashboards, and the qualitative research database 'The People Say.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The People Say Qualitative Database
• Grantmaking Program
• Impact Investing Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 140 interviews with older adults and caregivers captured in The People Say database
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• California Collaborative for Long Term Services and Supports (CCLTSS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Founded by The SCAN Foundation in 2011, CCLTSS advances LTSS reform by uniting state and county-level organizations to educate policymakers, build consensus on policy solutions, and strengthen advocacy for programs supporting older adults and people with disabilities.
• Digital Medicine Society Inc. (DiMe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership through the Aging in Place Initiative, led by DiMe in partnership with Consumer Technology Association (CTA) through the Connected Health Collaborative Community, to advance a coordinated approach helping older adults live safely and independently.
• California Health Care FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-funder of initiatives including the Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Education and Support project with Local Health Plans of California, and support for the California Integrated Care at Home model study.
• Brookings InstitutioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025$375,000 grant to develop an analytic model capable of assessing diverse federal LTSS financing policy ideas, aligned with Congressional Budget Office methodologies.
• Justice in AgingmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner$366,540 grant for Future of Aging: Policy Development project to build consensus-driven, tactical policy recommendations and a policy playbook for advancing aging policy.
• Academy HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner$145,000 grant to support LTSS Learning Lab connecting state Medicaid leaders with researchers to share real-time evidence and practical solutions.
• AARP Foundation, Arnold Ventures, State Value Health Strategies, The Commonwealth FundmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funders of the NAMD Affinity Group Summit project supporting cross-state and cross-disciplinary learning among Medicaid leaders.
• Archstone Foundation, The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, Metta FundmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of California health funders who signed statement responding to deferred Medicaid funding, expressing concern about impact on older adults and people with disabilities.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Commonwealth Fund: The Commonwealth Fund is a national health policy philanthropy that funds Medicare-Medicaid integration work, dual-eligible care models, and LTSS research. Comparable to SCAN as a co-funder (alongside AARP Foundation, Arnold Ventures) on Medicaid/aging initiatives, with broader health system scope.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is a large health-focused philanthropy whose aging and LTSS portfolios overlap with SCAN's Medicare-Medicaid integration and Health and Social Supports priorities. It dwarfs SCAN in assets but is a co-funder and partner in aging systems reform.
• Arnold Ventures: Arnold Ventures is a large national philanthropy that co-funds Medicaid and LTSS policy work, including the NAMD Affinity Group Summit alongside SCAN. Comparable as a co-funder on dual-eligible and Medicaid systems-change initiatives, though with a much broader policy footprint.
• AARP Foundation: AARP Foundation is a larger national philanthropy focused on older adults' economic security and aging in place. It is comparable to SCAN as a major aging-focused grantmaking and advocacy organization, though its scale (affiliated with AARP's membership) and dual-eligible / caregiver priorities substantially overlap with SCAN's mandate.

Direct peers

• The John A. Hartford Foundation: The John A. Hartford Foundation is a national philanthropy dedicated to improving care for older adults through grantmaking, research, and policy. It is one of the closest direct peers to SCAN given its parallel focus on aging policy, LTSS reform, and Medicare/Medicaid integration through grant-driven systems change.
• Archstone Foundation: Archstone Foundation is a California-based private foundation that funds aging-in-place, LTSS, and caregiving initiatives. It is one of SCAN's most direct peers, partnering in a recent California funder coalition on deferred Medicaid funding and sharing SCAN's aging and long-term care focus.
• California Health Care Foundation: California Health Care Foundation is a California-focused health philanthropy that co-funds SCAN's dual-eligible and integrated care work. It is a direct regional peer given overlapping California footprint, LTSS/HCBS priorities, and explicit partnership cited in SCAN's data.

Regional players

• The California Wellness Foundation: The California Wellness Foundation funds health equity and aging-related work in California. It participated alongside SCAN in the joint California funder response on deferred Medicaid funding, marking it as a regional co-funder in overlapping priority areas.
• Metta Fund: Metta Fund is a California-based foundation that funds older-adult services and aging equity work. It co-funded recent SCAN grants addressing inequities among older adults, making it a closely aligned regional peer on aging systems grantmaking.
• The California Endowment: The California Endowment is a large California health philanthropy that supported the joint California funder statement on deferred Medicaid funding alongside SCAN. Comparable as a regional health philanthropy, though with broader health-equity scope beyond aging.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments2 records

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