ALEXS LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION

Private FoundationIRS data 2022–2024

WYNNEWOOD, PAEIN 562496146 Website

Annual Giving

$21.6M+9% YoY

Grants

Median Grant

$135K

Organizations Funded

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Foundation Overview

Mission

Our mission is to change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.

Focus Areas

pediatric cancer researchchildren's hospitalsacademic medical researchuniversity medical researchinternational pediatric cancer researchindividual assistance program

Grant Types

research grantsdirect assistance to individuals

Funded Initiatives

Crazy 8 Initiative ($35 million committed), Childhood Cancer Data Lab, SuperSibs and Travel For Care programs, funded over 1,500 research grants totaling more than $300 million

How to Apply

Applications via Proposal Central. LOI required first, then full application upon acceptance. Chrome and Firefox browsers recommended. Applications open until 8:00 PM Eastern Time on due date

Does Not Fund

Research on adults (primarily focused on patients over 19 years old); Human embryonic stem cell research; Non-human primate research; Social determinants of health or psychosocial outcomes when independent of cancer treatment outcomes; Epidemiological studies focused solely on cancer control; Tuition remission expenses

Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.

Giving History

2024+9%

$21.6M

Grants

Median

$135K

States

2023+16%

$19.8M

Grants

Median

$153K

States

2022

$17.0M

Grants

Median

$143K

States

Grant Size Distribution

$135K

Typical Grant (Median)

$8K

Smallest

$64K

25th Pctile

$325K

75th Pctile

$2.4M

Largest

Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $64K and $325K.

Largest Recent Grants

$2.4M

2024

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

PA · PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH

$2.3M

2024

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

TX · PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH

$1.9M

2024

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE

MA · PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH

$1.7M

2024

BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

MA · PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH

$1.5M

2024

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO

CA · PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH

Geographic Focus

$4.0M5 grants

$3.2M8 grants

$2.8M3 grants

$2.6M4 grants

$1.5M1 grants

Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.

Financial Overview

YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid

2024

$39.4M

$21.7M(55.0%)

2023

$37.0M

$19.8M(53.7%)

2022

$32.1M

$17.1M(53.3%)

Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.