About Peter Alfond Foundation
The Peter Alfond Foundation appears to concentrate its giving on supporting infrastructure for social impact rather than direct service delivery. All recorded funding (two payments totaling $1,000,000) went to a single intermediary, Platform for Social Impact, indicating a preference for funding convening, capacity-building, or philanthropic tools that enable other nonprofits. This suggests the foundation favors strategic, systems-level investments over many small local grants.
Focus Areas
Philanthropy infrastructure and convening platforms (national)Nonprofit capacity-building and scaling supportsCross-sector social impact initiatives and collaborative networksCivic engagement infrastructure and grantmaking intermediaries
Who They Fund
rural communities (including rural western Puerto Rico and Downeast Maine)smallholder / small-scale farmers and ranchersfishing communities (e.g., Culebra, Yabucoa)youth and teens (including Wabanaki youth)
About Peter Alfond Foundation
The Peter Alfond Foundation’s recent grantmaking is defined by large, repeated support for infrastructure that helps other organizations operate, coordinate, and scale. Two $500,000 payments to Platform for Social Impact show that the foundation is willing to make substantial commitments to a single intermediary, rather than only dispersing many smaller awards. That pattern fits a broader portfolio that includes field-building, technical assistance, and operating support for organizations working in Puerto Rico and Maine. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs both community-based service providers and conveners. In Puerto Rico, it supported Foundation for Puerto Rico with $265,466 for a Community Leadership Academy, and it made multiple grants to Corporacion Juvenil Para El Desarollo De Comunidades Sostenibles for equipment lending, technical assistance, and farmer support. In Maine, it funded Hearty Roots in Bristol, Boys and Girls Club of Augusta Maine, and Rural Youth Institute in Yarmouth. The mix suggests a funder that uses its resources to strengthen local systems around education, wellness, food access, youth development, and rural community capacity.
What Peter Alfond Foundation Funds
Food and nutrition security is a visible line of support in Puerto Rico. The foundation gave $188,825 to Plenitud Iniciativas Eco-educativas Inc in Las Marias for increasing food access and wellbeing opportunities for the rural western region of PR, and $100,000 to Productores De Cafe De Puerto Rico Inc in Adjuntas for strengthening sustainable farming practices. It also supports farmer infrastructure and technical assistance. Apoyo Legal Al Emprendimiento Comunitario Inc received $100,000 for operational, technical, and legal support for farmers, while Corporacion Juvenil Para El Desarollo De Comunidades Sostenibles received $233,080 for an equipment lending program and technical assistance. In youth development, Boys and Girls Club of Augusta Maine was funded with $250,000 for an Augusta Teen Center, and Jobs for Maine's Graduates Inc received $200,000 for badging model development and BGC collaboration.
How Peter Alfond Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around $19,800 at the 25th percentile, a $30,000 median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent list also shows much larger strategic awards, including several six-figure payments. The same organizations appear across multiple years, including Platform for Social Impact, Caras, Hearty Roots, Plenitud Iniciativas Eco-educativas Inc, and Productores De Cafe De Puerto Rico Inc, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, makes program-related investments, and funds individuals. Its grantmaking is largely invite-based: the foundation does not normally accept unsolicited applications and uses an inquiry process for organizations aligned with its interests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3M
Total Assets
$71.2M
Total Revenue
$3M
Total Expenses
$4.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $50K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in ME.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Peter Alfond Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Peter Alfond Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 241 | $12.1M | 94.1% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
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