United States 2026 · Every advertiser

AARP Foundation

This page ran 9 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 6 May 2026 and 7 October 2026. Meta reports $1.1–2K of spend, which makes it the 11,518th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Group or campaign. Most of its spend took no side. Race: No specific race. Paid for by AARP.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

9

ads

$1.5K

reported spend, range $1.1–2K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

4 May
1 Jun
6 Jul
3 Aug
7 Sep
5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Attack
11%
Promotional
56%
Informational
33%

Share of the 9 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Social protection
89%
Health
44%
Corruption & governance
22%
Economy & cost of living
22%
Other
11%

Spend by race: No specific race 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 100%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • Do our nation's military veterans have the constitutional right to challenge laws that could affect their public benefits? 🇺🇸 AARP Foundation's Louis Lopez examines the case of Johnson v. United States Congress, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that could affect how veterans challenge that laws they believe violate their rights. AARP Foundation will continue advocating in the courts to protect the rights and financial security of our nation’s veterans.

    4 October 2026 · AARP Foundation · $600 – $699 · 150K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Behind one of the most defining moments of the Civil Rights Movement was a leader whose story is often unheard: Bayard Rustin. A trusted adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, Rustin helped bring together hundreds of thousands of people in a powerful call for jobs, freedom and equality. Throughout his life, he championed nonviolent activism while also navigating discrimination as an openly gay man, which often kept his contributions

    26 June 2026 · AARP Foundation · $200 – $299 · 35K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • Older adults deserve to age comfortably at home, not be forced into nursing facilities. But broken systems can easily take away that choice. Not on our watch. ➡️ A federal judge allowed a class action lawsuit to move forward after finding evidence that some older adults and people with disabilities in New Hampshire aren't getting the Medicaid‑approved help they need at home, like assistance with bathing, cooking, or getting around safely. When that help doesn’t show up, people can be pushed i

    6 May 2026 · AARP Foundation · $200 – $299 · 35K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Today, the Supreme Court will discuss a case that could affect your 401(k). 💰 AARP Foundation's Louis Lopez explains how the case could shape the ability of workers and retirees to challenge decisions involving their retirement savings. AARP Foundation will continue advocating in the courts to protect older adults with low income and the retirement savings they work so hard to build. Learn more: http://spr.ly/6187BG0BYv

    6 October 2026 · AARP Foundation · $100 – $199 · 45K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • For many people, reliable in-home care can mean the difference between independence and having into move into a nursing home. A proposed settlement in a class action case led by AARP Foundation and co-counsel would require the state of New Hampshire to make significant improvements to its in-home care program for nearly 4,000 older adults and people with disabilities. The settlement will ensure that these New Hampshire residents receive the care they need to live safely in their communities, s

    7 October 2026 · AARP Foundation · $0 – $99 · 3K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • For too many Americans, the years leading up to retirement are becoming a period of growing financial strain rather than financial preparation. Our analysis of new Census Bureau data finds that one in eight people age 50-64 now live in poverty. Many are navigating job loss, caregiving responsibilities, rising costs, and unexpected financial setbacks - leaving little opportunity to save for the future. In the story below, AARP Foundation President Claire Casey told NPR, "Too many older American

    2 October 2026 · AARP Foundation · $0 – $99 · 10K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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AARP Foundation: political ads on Facebook and Instagram before the 2026 US midterms · Vipima