Funding search · EIN 010421806 · Portland, ME

Bill and Joan Alfond

Name: Bill and Joan Alfond grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

119
grants reported: $7.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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5 grants matching “dirigo” · $115,484

$31,600
Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative · Waterville, ME · 2024
Dirigo labs business accelerator & mentor program
$188
Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative · Waterville, ME · 2024
Dirigo labs community partnerships
$28,800
Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative · Waterville, ME · 2023
Dirigo labs business accelerator
$2,200
Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative · Waterville, ME · 2023
Dirigo labs tech talk & public speaking
$52,696
Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative · Waterville, ME · 2022
Dirigo labs business accelerator

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund3 grants · $964,225
Partners Healthcare System2 grants · $899,000
Mass General Brigham Incorporated2 grants · $895,000
Colby College1 grant · $600,173
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program1 grant · $500,000
Maine Community Foundation4 grants · $495,538
President and Trustees of Colby College2 grants · $333,963
Thomas College5 grants · $254,500
Childrens Discovery Museum1 grant · $200,000
Coastal Enterprises2 grants · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2022

$2.2M

2023

$3.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 119 grants.

$600,173
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2024
Undesignated lifetime commitment (dare northward campaign)
$500,000
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program · Waterville, ME · 2024
Skowhegan public school early childhood education wing
$500,000
Mass General Brigham Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024
Mass eye & ear hearing labs capital improvements
$499,000
Partners Healthcare System · Boston, MA · 2023
Fellowship program at the john r. Graham headache center
$446,000
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$400,000
Partners Healthcare System · Boston, MA · 2022
2022 fellowship program at the john r. Graham headache center
$398,225
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
Donor advised funds with disqualified person advisory privileges
$395,000
Mass General Brigham Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024
Headache medicine, research, and treatment
$248,038
Maine Community Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
Donor advised funds with disqualified person advisory privileges
$201,308
President and Trustees of Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2022
Bill and joan alfond main street commons (dare northward campaign)
$200,000
Childrens Discovery Museum · Waterville, ME · 2024
Capital campaign membership challenge
$150,000
Maine Community Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$150,000
Boys and Girls Club of Kennebec Valley · Gardiner, ME · 2022
Educare "beyond the walls" partnership
$145,654
Thomas College · Waterville, ME · 2023
Varsity e-sports program expansion
$132,655
President and Trustees of Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2022
Undesignated lifetime commitment (dare northward campaign)
$120,000
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Donor advised funds with disqualified person advisory privileges
$100,000
10th Mountain Ski Club · Fort Kent, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
$100,000
Beth Israel Congregation · Waterville, ME · 2023
The foundation and the future - hvac
$95,000
Maine Community Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022
Donor advised funds with disqualified person advisory privileges
$93,750
Maine School Administrative District #46 · Dexter, ME · 2024
New facility for building trades program
$83,333
Prosperityme · Portland, ME · 2023
Charting your course pilot program
$75,000
Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2023
Child care business lab expansion in the rim counties
$75,000
Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2022
Child care business lab expansion in the rim counties
$70,000
Eastport Public Library Association · Eastport, ME · 2023
Peavey memorial library facade and roof restoration
$65,000
Quality Housing Coalition · Portland, ME · 2023
Project home trust
$60,346
Thomas College · Waterville, ME · 2024
Varsity e-sports program expansion
$52,696
Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative · Waterville, ME · 2022
Dirigo labs business accelerator
$50,000
Kennebec Valley Community College Foundation · Fairfield, ME · 2024
Electrical lineworker truck
$50,000
Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$50,000
Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$50,000
Rayes Mustard Mill Museum · Eastport, ME · 2022
Mustard mill museum
$45,000
Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition · Portland, ME · 2023
Emergency shelter and support for asylum seekers
$40,000
Heart of Maine Resource Center · Dexter, ME · 2023
Building renovation
$40,000
Hope Acts · Portland, ME · 2023
Asylum seeker assistance program
$40,000
Piscataquis County Economic Development Council · Doverfoxcroft, ME · 2022
Maine highlands investment partnership
$31,600
Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative · Waterville, ME · 2024
Dirigo labs business accelerator & mentor program
$30,000
Maine Childrens Home for Little Wanderers · Waterville, ME · 2023
Journey program donation
$30,000
Quoddy Tides Foundation · Eastport, ME · 2023
Masonic building - neh match
$30,000
Bozeman Deaconess Health Services · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Pediatric services
$30,000
Noble and Greenough School · Dedham, MA · 2022
Ben snyder achieve accelerator fund
$30,000
Thomas College · Waterville, ME · 2022
Bill and joan alfond scholars graduate program
$28,800
Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative · Waterville, ME · 2023
Dirigo labs business accelerator
$25,697
Eastport Port Authority · Eastport, ME · 2024
Coach passenger bus refurbishment
$25,000
Friends of Quarry Road · Waterville, ME · 2024
Mini-alpine campaign
$25,000
Jobs for Maine'S Graduates · Augusta, ME · 2024
Specialized financial literacy curriculum
$25,000
Kennebec Valley Community College Foundation · Fairfield, ME · 2024
2024 kvcc gala - emergent need fund
$25,000
Convent of the Sacred Heart · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Jobs for Maine'S Graduates · Augusta, ME · 2023
Specialized financial literacy curriculum
$25,000
Stthomas More Play Group · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Elliotsville Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022
Watering the garden
$25,000
The Windowdressers · Rockland, ME · 2022
Window warming
$20,828
Waterville Public Schools · Waterville, ME · 2023
Community navigator position
$20,000
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2022
Ellen loring museum fund
$18,662
Ciee · South Portland, ME · 2024
2024 jmg global navigator high school study abroad scholarship
$17,500
Beth Israel Congregation · Waterville, ME · 2022
Local support for director of education at beth israel
$16,500
Capital Area New Mainers Project · Augusta, ME · 2023
Waterville area refugee support
$16,200
Educare Central Maine · Waterville, ME · 2022
Invitation to play: exhibit prototyping sessions
$15,000
Maine Children'S Home for Little Wanderers · Waterville, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
$15,000
The Windowdressers · Rockland, ME · 2024
Capacity building
$15,000
Town of Dexter · Dexter, ME · 2024
Bring back the beach capital campaign
$15,000
The Buckley School in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$13,625
Maine School Administrative District #46 · Dexter, ME · 2024
Dexter career and technical education summer camp
$13,338
Ciee · South Portland, ME · 2023
2023 jmg global navigator high school study abroad scholarship
$12,000
Good Will Home Association · Hinckley, ME · 2022
Cottage improvements
$10,303
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2024
Marching band
$10,000
Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative · Waterville, ME · 2024
Economic development in oakland, me
$10,000
Thomas College · Waterville, ME · 2024
Bill and joan alfond scholars graduate program
$10,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
Central park playground partners
$10,000
Maine School Administrative District #46 · Dexter, ME · 2023
Dexter career and technical education summer camp
$10,000
The Windowdressers · Rockland, ME · 2023
Window warming
$10,000
USA Lacrosse · Sparks, MD · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Heart of Maine Resource Center · Dexter, ME · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Red Sox Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
20th anniversary campaign
$10,000
United States Biathlon Association · New Gloucester, ME · 2022
Max cobb fund
$9,645
Maine Grain Alliance · Skowhegan, ME · 2023
2023 kneading conference scholarships
$9,400
Maine School Administrative District #46 · Dexter, ME · 2022
Dexter career and technical education summer camp
$9,100
Greater Eastport Ecumenical Churches Association · Eastport, ME · 2022
Labor of love food pantry expansion
$8,500
Town of Corinna · Corinna, ME · 2024
Net climbing structure for brad davis memorial playground
$8,500
Thomas College · Waterville, ME · 2023
Bill and joan alfond scholars graduate program
$8,000
United States Biathlon Association · New Gloucester, ME · 2023
Marketing
$8,000
University of Maine System · Orono, ME · 2022
New ventures maine: totally trades conferences for girls
$7,500
United States Biathlon Association · New Gloucester, ME · 2024
Athlete health and safety audit
$7,000
Governor'S Academy · Byfield, MA · 2024
Annual senior trip
$6,000
Maine School Administrative District #46 · Dexter, ME · 2024
Learn to ski program
$5,661
Governor'S Academy · Byfield, MA · 2023
Annual senior trip
$5,500
Educare Central Maine · Waterville, ME · 2024
5k for kids 2024 fundraising event
$5,280
Governor'S Academy · Byfield, MA · 2022
2022 annual senior trip
$5,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Research Foundation · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Beth Israel Congregation · Waterville, ME · 2023
Community support
$5,000
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
Friends of dartmouth soccer
$5,000
United States Biathlon Association · New Gloucester, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Field hockey and women's lacrosse
$3,000
City of Waterville · Waterville, ME · 2023
Adirondack chairs
$3,000
Information Technology Exchangegive It Get It · Waterville, ME · 2023
Computers for low-income residents of winslow, maine
$2,923
Maine School Administrative District #41 · Milo, ME · 2022
Penquis valley community playground
$2,700
Alfond Youth and Community Center · Waterville, ME · 2024
Computer club
$2,500
Maine Community Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
Frank e. Spizuoco memorial scholarship fund
$2,500
Governor'S Academy · Byfield, MA · 2023
Frozen fenway
$2,500
Capital Area New Mainers Project · Augusta, ME · 2022
Unrestricted

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