Open Foundations · Maine

The Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation

Portland, Maine · EIN 010421806. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.2M across 48 grants in 2023, a median of $10K each.

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$2.2M
paid in 2023
48
grants paid
$10K
median grant
20%
to first-time recipients
$31.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
BILL JOAN ALFOND FAMILY FOUNDATION
Address
TWO MONUMENT SQUARE, PORTLAND, ME, 04101
Phone
2078287999
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS AS FOLLOWS: (1) A BRIEF (1-3 PAGE) LETTER DESCRIBING THE PROJECT, DRIVE OR CAMPAIGN. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF NEED, NUMBER OF PEOPLE BENEFITED, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED, TOTAL FUND RAISING GOAL, STRATEGY AND AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM THE FOUNDATION, (2) CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE A BUDGET, (3) ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD ENCLOSE A COPY OF THEIR 501(C)(3) DETERMINATION LETTER, (4) OTHER SUPPORTING MATERIAL.
Submission deadline
NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIELD OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO WORTHY CHARITIES WITHIN ITS PRINCIPAL AREA OF GEOGRAPHIC INTEREST. WHEN CONSIDERING MAJOR GRANTS, THE FOUNDATION NORMALLY REQUIRES THAT THE GRANTEE RAISE MATCHING FUNDS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202413069349101136. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

children's books

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 48 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Partners Healthcare System IncMA$499,000FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT THE JOHN R. GRAHAM HEADACHE CENTER
2Bny Mellon Charitable Gift FundMA$446,000UNRESTRICTED
3Maine Community Foundation IncME$150,000UNRESTRICTED
4Thomas CollegeME$145,654VARSITY E-SPORTS PROGRAM EXPANSION
5Beth Israel CongregationME$100,000THE FOUNDATION AND THE FUTURE - HVAC
6ProsperitymeME$83,333CHARTING YOUR COURSE PILOT PROGRAM
7Coastal Enterprises IncME$75,000CHILD CARE BUSINESS LAB EXPANSION IN THE RIM COUNTIES
8Eastport Public Library AssociationME$70,000PEAVEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY FACADE AND ROOF RESTORATION
9Quality Housing CoalitionME$65,000PROJECT HOME TRUST
10Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary IncMA$50,000UNRESTRICTED
11Maine Immigrant Rights CoalitionME$45,000EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SUPPORT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
12Heart of Maine Resource CenterME$40,000BUILDING RENOVATION
13Hope ActsME$40,000ASYLUM SEEKER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
14Maine Childrens Home for Little WanderersME$30,000JOURNEY PROGRAM DONATION
15Quoddy Tides FoundationME$30,000MASONIC BUILDING - NEH MATCH

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202027$3.8M
202126$4.3M
202230$1.6M
202348$2.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Maine73%
Massachusetts15%
New York8%
Maryland2%
New Hampshire2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Gregory Powell See General ExplantnSECRETARY · 2023
Joan AlfondVICE PRES, TREAS, DIRECTOR · 2023
Justin AlfondDIRECTOR · 2023
Kenden AlfondDIRECTOR · 2023
Reis AlfondDIRECTOR · 2023
William AlfondPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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