The Alexion Charitable Foundation Inc
Boston, MA · EIN 83-1065602. Reported 85 grants totalling $5,565,280 to 79 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Alexion Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $444,259. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Give An Hour | Clarksburg, MD | $644,259 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Angel Flight of New England | Andover, MA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ronald Macdonald House Charities | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grant - Give An Hour | Bethesda, MD | $334,910 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Global Genes | Aliso Viejo, CA | $280,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Americares Emergency Relief | Stamford, CT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Seriousfun Children's Network | Norwalk, CT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patient Airlift Services (pals) | Farmingdale, NY | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Serious Fun Children | Norwalk, CT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grant - Angel Flight | North Andover, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Inc | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Imd Guest House | Chicago, IL | $183,421 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Global Genes | Aliso Viejo, CA | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Life Literacy Canada | Toronto, Ontario | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willow Foundation | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire | $138,577 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Willow Foundation | North Andover, MA | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant - Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Patient Airlift Services | Farmingdale, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Children's Inn at Nih | Bethesda, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jett Foundation | Plymouth, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Spinal Association | Kew Gardens, NY | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of New Haven | New Haven, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Discovery Museum Acton | Acton, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Discovery Museums | Acton, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fundacion Para El Fomento (fdi) | Alcorcon, Madrid | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant - Discovery Museum | Acton, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Fundacion Para El Formento Del Desarrollo Y La Integracion | Alcorcon Madrid | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Massachusetts Biotechnology | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Sesame Workshop | Ny, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - the Trevor Project Inc | West Hollywood, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tech Goes Home | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Akari Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Trevor Project Inc | West Hollywood, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Citizen Schools | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant - Food Banks Canada | Mississauga, ON | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Marys Center for Women & Children | Dorchester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant - Starlight Children's Found | St Leonards, Nsw | $17,939 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - 360 Kids | Markham, ON | $16,363 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Leap | New Haven, CT | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Peer Health Exchange | Oakland, CA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leadership Education and Athletics in Partnership Inc (leap) | New Haven, CT | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peer Health Exchange Inc | Oakland, CA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant - the Arc of the South Shore | Hingham, MA | $15,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Sister Association | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bottom Line's Bottom Line Access | Jamaica Plain, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Northeast Georgia | Athens, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant - Bottom Line Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Food Bank of Northeast Georgia | Athens, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Trumbull, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mindful Life Project | Richmond, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Haven Reads Community | New Haven, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Odyssey | Natick, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fondazione Renato Piatti Onlus | Varese, Varese | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grant - Foundazione Renato Piatti Onlus | Varese, VA | $10,824 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bottom Line Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridgeport Hospital Foundation | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dimock Community Foundation | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grant - Barretstown | Co Kildare | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Boston Arts Academy Foundation | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Citizen Schools | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - New Haven Reads Community Book Bank | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Starvista | San Carlos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Tech Goes Home | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Thompson Island Outward Bound | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant - Year Up | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Irish Wheelchair Association | Dublin, Leinster | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massbioed | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Starvistas Early Childhood Programming | San Carlos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of the South Shore | Hingham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Big Sisters Association of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grant - Studenten Bilden Schuler Ev | Augsburg | $9,427 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Choc Childhood Cancer Foundation | Rivonia, Sandton | $8,960 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant - Playworks | Boston, MA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Boston | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
6 of 79 (8%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 11%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Give An Hour
THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE PROJECT TITLED CARE FOR CAREGIVERS: MENTAL HEALTH & EMOTIONAL WELLBEING CARE FOR RARE CAREGIVERS PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE IN CAPTURING THE MOST EFFECTIVE PARTS OF OUR LEARNING FROM THE PY22 GRANT AND CONTINUE TO BROADEN AND DEEPEN OUR SUSTAINABLE ABILITY TO ADDRESS UNMET AND DISCONNECTED MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING (MH & EW) NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE RARE DISEASE CAREGIVER COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE IN THE CONTINUUM OF THEIR CAREGIVING JOURNEY. - Grant - Give An Hour
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO ADDRESS UNMET AND/OR DISCONNECTED MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE RARE DISEASES CAREGIVER COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE IN THE CONTINUUM OF THEIR CAREGIVING JOURNEY. - Grant - Global Genes
GRANT DOLLARS TO SUPPORT 12 IMPACT GRANTS TO RARE FOUNDATION ALLIANCE MEMBERS AT $20,000 EACH AND THE $40,000 NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH THE ONLINE COMMUNITY PLATFORM FOR HEALTH EQUITY PARTICIPANTS. PROGRAM INCLUDES MENTORSHIP, PEER NETWORKING, COMMUNICATION RESOURCES AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING TO REACH AND EDUCATE UNDERSERVED PATIENTS WITHIN THE RARE DISEASE COMMUNITY. - Angel Flight of New England
ONGOING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF ANGEL FLIGHT NE'S MISSION/FLIGHT COORDINATION: HEALING JOURNEYS FOR RARE DISEASES PROGRAM WILL ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT OF PATIENT AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, ENABLING MORE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TO RECEIVE SUPPORT IN ACCESSING AERIAL TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICAL TREATMENTS NOT AVAILABLE IN THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. PARTICIPATING IN EXPANDED MARKETING TO VARIOUS RARE/ULTRA-RARE GROUPS TO PARTNER AND EDUCATE THEM ON ANGEL FLIGHT NE'S FREE AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IS PIVOTAL TO CONTINUED GROWTH. - Serious Fun Children
THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE PROJECT TITLED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LIFE-CHANGING CAMPS AND PROGRAMS SERVING CHILDREN LIVING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESSES AND THEIR FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD, TOTALLY FREE OF CHARGE. SERIOUSFUN PROGRAMMING AND FACILITIES ARE SKILLFULLY ADAPTED TO FIT THE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS OF CAMPERS. EVERY ATTEMPT IS MADE TO BE INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE. THE MEDICAL EXPERTISE AT CAMPS ENABLES THEM TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONDITIONS INCLUDING CANCER, BLOOD DISORDERS, HEART DISEASES, IMMUNOLOGICAL DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC CONDITIONS, GENETIC CONDITIONS, AND METABOLIC DISORDERS. - Grant - Americares Emergency Relief
TO SUPPORT THE AMERICARES RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE GRANT WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 29 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $2,089,063 | $16,000 |
| 2022 | 18 | $643,998 | $10,500 |
| 2023 | 26 | $2,022,219 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 8 | $810,000 | $100,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 26% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Alexion Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 121 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02210. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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