American Association of Retired Persons Failing The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP, Inc.) “is a United States-based interest group with a membership founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus, Ph.D., a retired educator from California, and Leonard Davis, later the founder of the Colonial Penn Group of insurance companies. AARP is a 501c4 non-profit organization with a mission to enhance the quality of life for all as they … Continue reading →