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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3267949

Peter Alfond Foundation

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 64 grants and $3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,047,255

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $71,183,636

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,059,093

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $72,365,176

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,266,710

    Grants listed
    88
    Assets, end of year
    $75,397,199

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,035,172

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $79,614,294

  • Tax year 2020

    $61,958,612

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $78,752,550

  • Tax year 2019

    $120,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $11,854,360

Grants paid in 2024

64 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CarasCatano, PR

    Wellness program

    $200,000
  2. Plenitud Iniciativas Eco-Educativas IncLas Marias, PR

    General operating support

    $175,000
  3. Corporacion Juvenil Para El Desarollo de Comunidades SosteniblesCaguas, PR

    Machinery and equipment lending program

    $170,000
  4. Hearty RootsDamariscotta, ME

    General operating support

    $150,000
  5. CarasCatano, PR

    General operating support

    $130,000
  6. Lead CollaborativeSan Juan, PR

    General operating support (payment 3 of 3)

    $116,610
  7. Out MaineRockland, ME

    General operating support and field building (payment 2 of 3)

    $100,000
  8. Portland Community SquashPortland, ME

    Peter alfond community commons (payment 2 of 2)

    $100,000
  9. Productores de Cafe de Puerto Rico IncAdjuntas, PR

    Strenghtening of sustainable farming practices

    $100,000
  10. Rural Youth InstituteYarmouth, ME

    General operating support and fieldbuilding (payment 2 of 3)

    $100,000
  11. Tree Street YouthLewiston, ME

    General operating support and field building (payment 2 of 3)

    $100,000
  12. Tree Street YouthLewiston, ME

    General operating support- samara strategies

    $100,000
  13. Corporacion Juvenil Para El Desarollo de Comunidades SosteniblesCaguas, PR

    Agriculture mapping tool

    $79,429
  14. Hispanic Federation IncNew York, NY

    Puerto rico agroimpulso initiative

    $75,000
  15. Midcoast Community Alliance DBA Midcoast Youth CenterBath, ME

    General operating support

    $75,000
  16. Produce LLCCayey, PR

    Produce research analysis and data visualization & dashboard (payment 3 of 3)

    $61,500
  17. TrekkersRockland, ME

    General operating support

    $55,000
  18. Apoyo Legal Al Emprendimiento Comunitario IncCaguas, PR

    Operational, technical, and legal support for farmers

    $50,000
  19. Bangor Housing Development CorporationBangor, ME

    Families forward program

    $50,000
  20. Fideicomiso de Conservacion de Puerto RicoSan Juan, PR

    Puerto rico climate corps

    $50,000
  21. Hand in Hand Mano En ManoMilbridge, ME

    Rayitos de sol bilingual childcare

    $50,000
  22. Nuestra EscuelaSan Juan, PR

    Aprendo haciendo - vocational school

    $50,000
  23. Sunrise County Economic CouncilMachias, ME

    Family futures downeast general operating support

    $50,000
  24. TechnoserveArlington, VA

    Technical assistance to farmers, youth programming

    $50,000
  25. Wabanaki Public Health & WellnessBangor, ME

    Fostering connection for wabanaki youth

    $50,000
  26. Vieques Conservation & Historical TrustVieques, PR

    Manta education program

    $40,000
  27. Plenitud Iniciativas Eco-Educativas IncLas Marias, PR

    Plenitud VT matching grant

    $37,500
  28. Mujeres de IslasCulebra, PR

    Empowering culebra fishing industry

    $30,216
  29. Apex Youth ConnectionBiddeford, ME

    General operating support

    $30,000
  30. Augusta Boys & Girls ClubAugusta, ME

    Augusta teen center

    $30,000
  31. CompostaprSan Juan, PR

    Establishment of bio-fertilizer production facility (payment 1 of 2)

    $30,000
  32. Cultivating CommunityPortland, ME

    General operating support

    $30,000
  33. Friends of Kathadin Woods and WatersPortland, ME

    Katahdin learning project

    $30,000
  34. Knox County Homeless CoalitionRockland, ME

    The landing place

    $30,000
  35. Maine InitiativesPortland, ME

    General operating support

    $30,000
  36. Maine Inside OutLewiston, ME

    General operating support

    $30,000
  37. NiweskokNorthport, ME

    General operating support

    $30,000
  38. Nopi Inc (rivers and Roads)Fryeburg, ME

    Rivers and roads general operating support

    $30,000
  39. Olympia Snowe Womens Leadership InstitutePortland, ME

    General operating support

    $30,000
  40. Our Place Portland IncScarborough, ME

    General operating support

    $30,000
  41. Tree Street YouthLewiston, ME

    Samara strategies innovation fund

    $30,000
  42. Wabanaki Youth in ScienceOld Town, ME

    General operating support

    $30,000
  43. Fundacion CortesSan Juan, PR

    Educa cortes

    $25,000
  44. Jane Stern Dorado Community LibraryDorado, PR

    General operating support

    $25,000
  45. State Street BalletSanta Barbara, CA

    In honor of DR. Nicole a. Callahan

    $25,000
  46. Healthy Community CoalitionFarmington, ME

    Youth thriving in place project

    $20,000
  47. Productores de Caf de Puerto Rico IncAdjuntas, PR

    Hurricane ernesto aid: clean 15-17 farms

    $20,000
  48. Al Sol de HoyBarranquitas, PR

    Pre-hurricane community gatherings

    $15,000
  49. Nopi Inc (rivers and Roads)Fryeburg, ME

    Rivers & roads americorps

    $15,000
  50. Para La NaturalezaSan Juan, PR

    Tree management and agricultural resilience

    $10,000
  51. Rural Aspirations ProjectSwanville, ME

    General operating support

    $10,000
  52. The Steve Deangelis Community FundReadfield, ME

    General operating support

    $10,000
  53. The Telling RoomPortland, ME

    General operating support

    $10,000
  54. Yellow Tulip ProjectPortland, ME

    General operating support

    $10,000
  55. Corporacion Juvenil Para El Desarollo de Comunidades SosteniblesCaguas, PR

    Proactive disaster relief grant

    $5,000
  56. Dominica Coffee Revitalization InitiativeNew Orleans, LA

    Free up farm

    $5,000
  57. Hispanic Federation IncNew York, NY

    Proactive disaster relief grant

    $5,000
  58. Mainehealth Integrative and Lifestyle MedicinePortland, ME

    Integrative & lifestyle medicine grant

    $5,000
  59. Plenitud Iniciativas Eco-Educativas IncLas Marias, PR

    Proactive disaster relief grant

    $5,000
  60. Westminster UniversitySalt Lake Cty, UT

    Plenitud naranjal

    $5,000
  61. Conprmetidos CorpSan Juan, PR

    Construction workforce training

    $2,500
  62. Jane Stern Dorado Community LibraryDorado, PR

    College prep & workforce training programs

    $2,500
  63. Fork Food LabS Portland, ME

    Site visit grant

    $1,000
  64. Preble StreetPortland, ME

    Site visit grant

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Youth development9 grants $490,00031% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $242,50015% of the total
  3. Community development5 grants $162,71610% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation2 grants $155,00010% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $131,0008% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $125,0008% of the total
  7. 8 other causes12 grants $276,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine34 grants $1,452,000
  2. Puerto Rico24 grants $1,430,255
  3. New York2 grants $80,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $50,000
  5. California1 grant $25,000
  6. Louisiana1 grant $5,000
  7. Utah1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Rebekah AlfondTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kyle AlfondTRUSTEE Hours 7Pay $0
  • Deborah AlfondTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jairo EstradaTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2024) Hours 3Pay $0
  • Barbara CrowleyTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Kevin MahaneyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Maria TaftTRUSTEE (FROM 10/2024) Hours 3Pay $0

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