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Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation: 41 grants to organizations, $3.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation, a private foundation in Portland, ME, paid 41 grants to organizations totaling $3,440,607 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $600,173 to Colby College in Waterville, ME for undesignated lifetime commitment (dare northward campaign).
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- EIN
- 010421806
- Based in
- Portland, ME
- Assets
- $81,238,207
- Grants paid
- $3,440,607
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202513189349100716. It reported $3,440,607 in grants paid; 41 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College | Waterville, ME | Undesignated lifetime commitment (dare northward campaign) | $600,173 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kennebec Valley Community Action Program | Waterville, ME | Skowhegan public school early childhood education wing | Human services | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Boston, MA | Mass eye & ear hearing labs capital improvements | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | Donor advised funds with disqualified person advisory privileges | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $398,225 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Boston, MA | Headache medicine, research, and treatment | $395,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Community Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | Donor advised funds with disqualified person advisory privileges | $248,038 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens Discovery Museum | Waterville, ME | Capital campaign membership challenge | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 10TH Mountain Ski Club | Fort Kent, ME | Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine School Administrative District #46 | Dexter, ME | New facility for building trades program | $93,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thomas College | Waterville, ME | Varsity e-sports program expansion | Education | $60,346 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennebec Valley Community College Foundation | Fairfield, ME | Electrical lineworker truck | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative | Waterville, ME | Dirigo labs business accelerator & mentor program | Community improvement and capacity building | $31,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastport Port Authority | Eastport, ME | Coach passenger bus refurbishment | $25,697 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Quarry Road | Waterville, ME | Mini-alpine campaign | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jobs for Maine's Graduates Inc | Augusta, ME | Specialized financial literacy curriculum | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kennebec Valley Community College Foundation | Fairfield, ME | 2024 kvcc gala - emergent need fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ciee Inc | South Portland, ME | 2024 jmg global navigator high school study abroad scholarship | $18,662 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers | Waterville, ME | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Windowdressers Inc | Rockland, ME | Capacity building | Housing and shelter | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Town of Dexter | Dexter, ME | Bring back the beach capital campaign | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine School Administrative District #46 | Dexter, ME | Dexter career and technical education summer camp | $13,625 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maine Foundation | Orono, ME | Marching band | Education | $10,303 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative | Waterville, ME | Economic development in oakland, me | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas College | Waterville, ME | Bill and joan alfond scholars graduate program | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Town of Corinna | Corinna, ME | Net climbing structure for brad davis memorial playground | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Biathlon Association Inc | New Gloucester, ME | Athlete health and safety audit | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Governor's Academy | Byfield, MA | Annual senior trip | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine School Administrative District #46 | Dexter, ME | Learn to ski program | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Educare Central Maine | Waterville, ME | 5k for kids 2024 fundraising event | Education | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Medical research | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfond Youth and Community Center | Waterville, ME | Computer club | Youth development | $2,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Community Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | Frank e. spizuoco memorial scholarship fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Educare Central Maine | Waterville, ME | Educare central maine high school scholarships | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Grain Alliance | Skowhegan, ME | Field planting at kennebec valley community college | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jobs for Maine's Graduates Inc | Augusta, ME | Global navigator support | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beth Israel Congregation | Waterville, ME | Community support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carrabassett Valley Academy | Carrabassett Valley, ME | Kate webber punderson endowed fund | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiwanis Club of Dexter | Dexter, ME | Bill and joan alfond family citizenship awards | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Town of Winslow | Winslow, ME | Early reader books and museum admission passes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterville Creates | Waterville, ME | 2024 maine international film festival | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative | Waterville, ME | Dirigo labs community partnerships | Community improvement and capacity building | $188 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $500,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $399,225 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $200,500 |
| Recreation and sports | $125,000 |
| Education | $91,149 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $41,788 |
| Housing and shelter | $15,000 |
| Medical research | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maine | $2,135,382 |
| Massachusetts | $1,305,225 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.