Legacy Areas
In 1995, Archstone Foundation’s Board of Directors realized that a greater commitment was needed to confront the challenges of the impending aging population. To have a more meaningful impact, under the leadership of Joseph F. Prevratil, President and CEO, the Foundation shifted its focus from broad issues of health for all populations to exclusively confronting aging related issues.
As the economy shifted in the early 2000s, the Foundation began to focus its funding on a select group of aging issues that required raising awareness and more strategic and sustained support. Archstone Foundation’s commitment to Fall Prevention, Elder Abuse and Neglect, and End-of-Life Care continued for over a decade and began to wind down in 2012, when the Foundation began funding its more recent issue-based areas of Aging in Community, Depression in Late-Life, and Family Caregiving. To learn more about Archstone Foundation’s impact in Fall Prevention, Elder Abuse and End-of-Life Care, take a look at our legacy reports in our Publications pages.
Our grantmaking then focused on enabling older adults to remain in their homes and communities, improving the quality of life for older adults suffering from depression, and developing innovative responses to the family caregiving needs of older adults, while also exploring ways to support workforce development efforts and continuing to meet the emerging and unmet needs of older Californians. This investment led to both greater awareness of these challenges, and significant advances in expertise and services, throughout California, and the United States. It also helped position the Foundation for its new strategy efforts to integrate social care into the delivery of health care.
From 2019 to 2025 the Foundation focused its attention on improving the health and well-being of older Californians through the integration of health care and social support services. This support included projects that supported teams, training, and technology.
As we pursue our new direction, we are no longer seeking unsolicited proposals in our legacy areas. We do however understand that our past priority areas have important intersections with our current work.
To learn more about these past-funded initiatives, click on the links below:
Shifting Our Focus
Following a leadership transition in 2019, President and CEO Christopher A. Langston, board members and staff began a comprehensive strategic planning process that has shifted the Foundation’s attention to care coordination, particularly between health and social services, and three new strategies focused on Teams, Training and Technology.
