Funding search · EIN 223281672 · Portland, ME

Harold Alfond Foundation

Name: Harold Alfond Foundation 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.

154
grants reported: $253.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $244,870
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

center maine alfond athletics camp development harold expansion

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Capital projects at Maine colleges and universities, especially athletics facilities
Workforce and STEM pipeline programs tied to Maine's economy
Cancer care and biomedical research at Maine institutions
Child savings accounts and scholarships through the Alfond Scholarship Foundation
Waterville-area civic anchors: arts, youth center, historical society
Ocean science and land/water conservation in central and coastal Maine

Typical grant

The median grant is about $245,000, but the distribution is barbell-shaped. Transformational checks of $2M to $28M go to Maine higher education systems, MaineGeneral, Jackson Laboratory, Bigelow, and Northeastern's Roux Institute, usually as multi-year commitments paid in installments. Below that sits a long tail of $2,000 to $70,000 unrestricted gifts to familiar local nonprofits, and the same names recur in 2023 and 2024 at nearly identical amounts.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“"Building a More Prosperous Maine"”
“"Master Facilities Plan"”
“"Catalyzing Growth in Central Maine and Beyond"”
“"Student Success and Retention"”
“"Scale, Strengthen and Sustain"”
“"Innovation and Education Wing"”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie your work to Maine workforce outcomes and student retention, not to disciplinary advancement.
Ask for capital or infrastructure with a named facility component; that is where the eight-figure checks go.
Multi-year proposals in the $1.5M to $5M range fit their repeat-installment pattern for institutional partners.
If based outside Maine, show a Maine-serving footprint like Northeastern's Roux Institute or National Trust for Local News.

Worth knowing: This is a Maine foundation with deep Waterville roots; 134 of 154 grants went to Maine, and a dozen institutions absorb nearly all the dollars. Giving is relationship-driven and concentrated on longstanding partners, with out-of-state grants either serving Maine directly or reflecting family ties like Gulfshore Playhouse and Paul Taylor Dance.

3 grants matching “educare” · $750,000

$250,000
Educare Central Maine · Waterville, ME · 2024
Harold alfond scholarships continuity of care
$385,190
Educare Central Maine · Waterville, ME · 2023
Harold alfond scholarships
$114,810
Educare Central Maine · Waterville, ME · 2022
Harold alfond scholarships

Top recipients

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

University of Maine Foundation7 grants · $35.5M
Northeastern University3 grants · $32.0M
Colby College8 grants · $29.0M
University of Maine System6 grants · $25.5M
Alfond Scholarship Foundation8 grants · $21.6M
Mainegeneral Health2 grants · $19.5M
The Foundation for Maine Community Colleges2 grants · $9.7M
Thomas College3 grants · $9.1M
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences2 grants · $7.9M
University of New England3 grants · $7.8M

Giving over time

$74.3M

2022

$76.7M

2023

$102.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 154 grants.

$28.0M
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2024
University of maine athletics master facilities plan
$14.5M
Mainegeneral Health · Augusta, ME · 2024
Harold alfond center for cancer care expansion
$12.0M
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024
The harold alfond scholars initiative at the roux institute
$11.0M
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2023
The harold alfond scholars initiative at the roux institute
$10.0M
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2023
Athletics center
$10.0M
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2022
Athletics center
$9.0M
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2022
The harold alfond scholars initiative at the roux institute
$9.0M
University of Maine System · Orono, ME · 2023
University of maine athletics master facilities plan
$7.6M
The Foundation for Maine Community Colleges · Augusta, ME · 2023
The center for the advancement of maines workforce: building a more prosperous maine
$7.0M
University of Maine System · Orono, ME · 2024
Revitalize graduate & professional center & engineering, computing, & info science
$7.0M
Rollins College · Winter Park, FL · 2022
The innovation triangle
$5.9M
Alfond Scholarship Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022
Asf scholarship payments
$5.8M
Alfond Scholarship Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
Asf scholarship payments
$5.6M
Alfond Scholarship Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
My alfond grant scholarships 2024
$5.0M
Mainegeneral Health · Augusta, ME · 2023
Harold alfond center for cancer care expansion
$4.6M
Thomas College · Waterville, ME · 2022
Catalyzing growth in central maine and beyond
$4.5M
University of New England · Biddeford, ME · 2024
The institute for interprofessional education & practice at une
$4.5M
Maine Community College System · Augusta, ME · 2024
The center for the advancement of maines workforce: building a more prosperous maine
$4.3M
Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy · Augusta, ME · 2022
Focusmaine support - catalyzing jobs where maines assets meet global trends
$4.0M
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · East Boothbay, ME · 2023
Bigelow innovation and education wing
$4.0M
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2023
University of maine athletics master facilities plan
$4.0M
University of Maine System · Orono, ME · 2023
Revitalizing the university of maine system: student success and retention; the graduate and professional center, and the maine college of engineering, computing, and information science
$3.9M
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · East Boothbay, ME · 2024
Bigelow innovation and education wing
$3.0M
University of Maine System · Orono, ME · 2022
Revitalize: student success; graduate center; engineering, computing, & info science
$3.0M
Thomas College · Waterville, ME · 2024
Catalyzing growth in central maine and beyond
$3.0M
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2022
Paul j. Schupf art center
$2.5M
The Jackson Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
Maine cancer genomics initiative 2.0
$2.5M
The Jackson Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023
Maine cancer genomics initiative 2.0
$2.5M
University of Maine System · Orono, ME · 2022
Maine center for graduate professional studies
$2.3M
Focusmaine · Augusta, ME · 2024
Focusmaine phase 3 implementation (years 7-9)
$2.2M
Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2022
Expanding technology and innovation
$2.1M
The Foundation for Maine Community Colleges · Augusta, ME · 2022
The center for the advancement of maines workforce: building a more prosperous maine
$2.0M
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2024
Art center and hotel
$2.0M
Alfond Youth & Community Center · Waterville, ME · 2024
Camp tracy improvements and expansion
$2.0M
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2023
Art center and hotel
$2.0M
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2022
Downtown development
$2.0M
Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2022
Husson university college of business
$2.0M
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2022
University of maine athletics master facilities plan
$2.0M
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance · Augusta, ME · 2024
Stem workforce ready maine 2030
$1.9M
Jobs for Maine'S Graduates · Augusta, ME · 2024
A proposal to scale, strengthen and sustain jmgs college success program
$1.8M
University of New England · Biddeford, ME · 2022
The institute for interprofessional education & practice at une
$1.7M
Jobs for Maine'S Graduates · Augusta, ME · 2023
Building maines future workforce by ensuring success for our most disadvantaged students: a proposal to scale, strengthen and sustain jmgs college success program
$1.6M
Waterville Creates · Waterville, ME · 2024
Operating support
$1.6M
Waterville Creates · Waterville, ME · 2023
Operating support
$1.5M
Alfond Scholarship Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
My alfond grant operations 2024
$1.5M
7 Lakes Alliance · Belgrade Lakes, ME · 2022
Belgrade lakes land & water conservation
$1.5M
National Trust for Local News · Lexington, MA · 2024
Preservation of community and local news in maine
$1.5M
Thomas College · Waterville, ME · 2023
Catalyzing growth in central maine and beyond
$1.5M
University of New England · Biddeford, ME · 2023
The institute for interprofessional education & practice at une
$1.5M
The Jackson Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022
Maine cancer genomics initiative 2.0
$1.5M
Waterville Creates · Waterville, ME · 2022
Operating support
$1.2M
Alfond Scholarship Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
Operations
$1.1M
Alfond Scholarship Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022
Operations
$1.0M
Children'S Center Early Intervention and Family Support · Augusta, ME · 2022
Champion in every child childrens center expansion
$1.0M
The Governor'S Academy · Byfield, MA · 2022
Class of 1971 peter alfond scholarship
$650,874
Alfond Youth & Community Center · Waterville, ME · 2022
Strategic long term capital and development sustainability at the alfond youth center
$640,361
Beth Israel Congregation - Waterville · Waterville, ME · 2023
Foundation and the future campaign
$624,950
Alfond Youth & Community Center · Waterville, ME · 2023
Strategic long term capital and development sustainability at the alfond youth center
$581,716
Jobs for Maine'S Graduates · Augusta, ME · 2022
Endowment and college & career success initiative
$520,000
Center for Curriculum Redesign · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Completion & scaling of cyberpanthers cs program
$500,000
7 Lakes Alliance · Belgrade Lakes, ME · 2024
Conserving land and waters of the belgrade lakes
$500,000
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2024
Alfond fund
$500,000
7 Lakes Alliance · Belgrade Lakes, ME · 2023
Conserving land and waters of the belgrade lakes to ensure the region's economic, ecological and community health
$500,000
Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2023
Expanding technology and innovation
$500,000
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2023
Sustaining "the alfond fund" in support of maine athletics
$500,000
Alfond Youth & Community Center · Waterville, ME · 2022
Camp tracey improvements and expansion
$500,000
Kents Hill School · Kents Hill, ME · 2022
Steam expansion project
$500,000
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2022
Sustaining "the alfond fund" in support of maine athletics
$435,000
Center for Curriculum Redesign · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Completion & scaling of cyberpanthers cs program
$385,190
Educare Central Maine · Waterville, ME · 2023
Harold alfond scholarships
$350,000
Alfond Youth & Community Center · Waterville, ME · 2024
Development sustainability at the alfond youth & community center
$329,548
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance · Augusta, ME · 2022
Stem workforce ready maine 2030
$318,450
Alfond Youth & Community Center · Waterville, ME · 2024
Strategic long term capital and development sustainability at the alfond youth center
$250,000
Educare Central Maine · Waterville, ME · 2024
Harold alfond scholarships continuity of care
$250,000
Beth Israel Congregation - Waterville · Waterville, ME · 2022
Foundation and the future campaign
$250,000
Maine Maritime Academy · Castine, ME · 2022
Mariners football challenge
$249,694
Alfond Scholarship Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
Quarterly fame expenses
$240,045
Alfond Scholarship Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022
Quarterly fame expenses
$200,000
Maine Community Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022
Maine working communities challenge
$200,000
Waterville Development Corporation · Waterville, ME · 2022
Support of cgi inc.'s business expansion to waterville
$114,810
Educare Central Maine · Waterville, ME · 2022
Harold alfond scholarships
$113,255
Region Ten Technical High School · Brunswick, ME · 2022
Feasibility study to develop an innovative four-year, full-service technical high school program
$113,245
Region Ten Technical High School · Brunswick, ME · 2023
Feasibility study to transform region 10 technical high school into an innovative four-year, full-service technical high school
$109,639
Beth Israel Congregation · Waterville, ME · 2024
Foundation and the future campaign
$102,500
Waterville Historical Society · Waterville, ME · 2024
Waterville center for local history and culture
$100,000
Maine Community Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
Lewiston-auburn area response fund: victims and families
$70,000
Gulfshore Playhouse · Naples, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
$70,000
Gulfshore Playhouse · Naples, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$65,000
Gulfshore Playhouse · Naples, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$50,000
Beth Israel Congregation - Waterville · Waterville, ME · 2022
Operations
$40,000
Paul Taylor Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$40,000
Paul Taylor Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$40,000
Paul Taylor Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$35,000
National Trust for Local News · Lexington, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$35,000
Maine Childrens Home for Little Wanderers · Waterville, ME · 2022
Mch sustainability and strategic growth project
$30,000
Maine Public Broadcasting Network · Lewiston, ME · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
University of Maine System · Orono, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Maine Public Broadcasting Network · Lewiston, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2023
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