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The Alexandra MM Gagnon Foundation

Accepts applications Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts · EIN 050499622

The Alexandra MM Gagnon Foundation is a private foundation in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $108,118 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $54,059 and the largest $100,118. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $91,245 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$120,3702$2.1 million
2024$91,2452$2.6 million
2025$108,1182$2.7 million

How to apply

ContactJacques Gagnon
61 Grove Ave, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone or email(888) 577-5225, vandoo@vineyard.net
What to submitSee sample grant application form attached
DeadlinesSubmissions due by November 1st for consideration for next fiscal year.
RestrictionsPreference is given to Massachusetts charitable, community organizations, and individuals to support treatment & prevention of substance abuse and to fund research for its cure. The Foundation will not limit its support to any given area but will focus primarily to communities and institutions which gave Alexandra Gagnon help and solace.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Alexandra MM Gagnon Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts2$108,118

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School
Oak Bluffs, MA
Support of youth center$100,118
YMCA of Martha's Vineyard
Vineyard Haven, MA
Support of youth center$8,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Alexandra MM Gagnon Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Submissions due by November 1st for consideration for next fiscal year..

How much does The Alexandra MM Gagnon Foundation give?

$108,118 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $54,059.

Who runs The Alexandra MM Gagnon Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jacques R Gagnon (Secretary & Treasurer), Martha Ann Gagnon (Chairman), J Robert Gagnon (Trustee) and Robert M Doyle (Trustee) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does The Alexandra MM Gagnon Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and education.

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