Colby College
WATERVILLE, ME
$600.2KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Undesignated lifetime commitment (dare northward campaign)
Foundation directory
Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 01-0421806 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Bill Joan Alfond Family Foundation
- Phone
- (207) 828-7999
- Deadlines
- No submission deadlines.
- Application materials
- 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.
- Restrictions
- 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.
Original filing text
- Contact
- BILL JOAN ALFOND FAMILY FOUNDATION
- Address
- TWO MONUMENT SQUARE PORTLAND, ME, 04101
- Phone
- 2078287999
- Deadlines
- NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
- Application materials
- 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.
- Restrictions
- 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.
Reported organization name: BILL AND JOAN ALFOND FAMILY FOUNDATION
Where Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Maine$2.1MMassachusetts$1.3M
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Figures are aggregated from Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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