Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated priority is Maine and Massachusetts, and its themes are higher education and healthcare, so a small charity working in those areas has the clearest fit.
- Its grants are mostly modest: about 8 in 10 of its 119 grants fall between $2,000 and $150,000, and half were $15,000 or less, so a request in that range is typical, although its largest grant was about $600,000.
- Send a brief letter of one to three pages covering the need, people benefited, area served, fundraising goal, strategy and amount requested, and for a major grant expect to show matching funds from other organisations and individuals.
- The filing gives no deadlines and says the foundation accepts applications, and 46% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded in earlier filings, so an existing relationship may help, though the filing does not say how competitive it is.
Overview
Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Portland, ME.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (haroldalfondfoundation.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports educational, healthcare and other charitable institutions in Maine and Massachusetts. It contributes to organisations in higher education and to worthy charities within its principal area of geographic interest. Its grant record includes colleges, schools, health institutions, community organisations, cultural bodies and local public bodies. Its application information asks organisations to describe their project, drive or campaign; for major grants it normally requires matching funds raised from other organisations and individuals. The giving spans institutional education and health support as well as community charitable work.
Themes
- Higher education
- Healthcare
Geographic Focus
Priority: Maine; Massachusetts. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
Organisations should submit a brief 1–3-page letter describing the project, drive or campaign, including the need, people benefited, area served, fundraising goal, strategy and amount requested.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 46% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 119 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- For major grants, the foundation normally requires grantees to raise matching funds from other organisations and individuals.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 13% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 46% of grant dollars went to organisations Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 21% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 41 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $13,625 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Colby College · Undesignated lifetime commitment (dare northward campaign)$600,1732024 tax year
- Mass General Brigham · Mass eye & ear hearing labs capital improvements$500,0002024 tax year
- Kennebec Valley Community Action Program · Skowhegan public school early childhood education wing$500,0002024 tax year
- BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund · Donor advised funds with disqualified person advisory privileges$398,2252024 tax year
- Mass General Brigham · Headache medicine, research, and treatment$395,0002024 tax year
- Maine Community Foundation · Donor advised funds with disqualified person advisory privileges$248,0382024 tax year
- Childrens Discovery Museum · Capital campaign membership challenge$200,0002024 tax year
- 10th Mountain Ski Club · Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Elizabeth Menard See Genrl Explantn — Secretary
- Reis Alfond — Director
- Justin Alfond — Director
- Kenden Alfond — Director
- William Alfond — President, Director
- Gregory Powell See General Explantn — Treasurer
- Joan Alfond — Vice President, Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,875,760 | $1,641,810 | $72,644,095 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,288,466 | $2,158,029 | $72,802,852 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,220,875 | $3,440,607 | $81,238,207 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (207) 828-7999
- Portland, ME