Seniorage Area Agency On Aging

Seniorage Area Agency On Aging, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, operates as a prime recipient and sub-recipient in federal grant programs that provide tax counseling and community-based services for seniors and vulnerable populations. The organization does not hold federal contracts but works exclusively through cooperative agreements and grant sub-awards distributed by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Seniorage's federal footprint divides between prime grant recipients (42% of recent awards) and sub-recipients (58%). The organization acts as a prime recipient under the IRS Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program, where it has received consecutive annual cooperative agreements (awards dated October 1, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, running through September 30, 2026) to train volunteers and provide free tax counseling and return preparation for individuals age 60 or older. TCE recipients must ensure that at least 65% of electronically filed returns serve taxpayers 60 or older and must achieve 100% of return production goals. As a sub-recipient, Seniorage receives funding through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for Older Americans Act community-based services delivered to seniors within designated geographic areas; the Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging for navigator services supporting health insurance enrollment; the National Council on the Aging for benefits outreach and enrollment assistance targeting low-income seniors; and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for home and community-based services enabling seniors and disabled persons age 18–59 to live independently and avoid premature institutionalization. A 2021 sub-award involved coordinating vaccine registration, transportation logistics, and reminder outreach for seniors.

Customer concentration sits with HHS and IRS. The top five funding agencies account for 98% of recent awards: the HHS Administration for Community Living (21 awards), the IRS (17 awards), HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (3 awards), HHS Administration for Community Living again (3 awards, likely a reporting overlap), and the Corporation for National and Community Service (3 awards). The organization has obligated approximately $12 million across all awards and has only one award reaching completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure in that window. Activity spiked in 2024 (21 awards) after two years of lower volume, reflecting expanded sub-award flow from state administering agencies and national nonprofit partners rather than direct federal prime growth. Seniorage's operating footprint is regionally anchored to Missouri Area Agencies on Aging networks but extends nationally through larger grant structures managed by the Administration for Community Living and national aging advocacy organizations.