Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (previously known as Alex's Lemonade Stand and currently abbreviated as ALSF) is an American pediatric cancer charity founded by Alexandra "Alex" Scott (January 18, 1996 – August 1, 2004), who lived in Connecticut before moving to Pennsylvania. Scott suffered from neuroblastoma.[2][4]
 Founder Alex Scott | |
| Founded | January 18, 2005[1] |
|---|---|
| Founder | Alexandra "Alex" Scott[2] |
| 56-2496146[3] | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States[3] |
| Services | Grantmaking for medical research; public awareness and education; travel for pediatric cancer patients and their families.[3] |
| Stephen Cohn[3] | |
| Jason Scott[3] | |
| Elizabeth Scott[3] | |
Revenue (2014) | $18,236,617[3] |
| Expenses (2014) | $18,077,820[3] |
| Endowment | $837,717[3] |
| Employees | 48[3] (in 2014) |
Volunteers (2014) | 22,470[3] |
| Website | www |
History
editThis foundation was started in 2005 by Alex's parents.[5]
In November 2019, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation was named Non-Profit Organization of the Year by The Chamber of Commerce For Greater Philadelphia.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Archived 2020-08-20 at the Wayback Machine". Business Entity Details. Pennsylvania Department of State. Accessed April 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "About Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer". Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax" (PDF). Guidestar. Alex's Lemonade Stand. December 31, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Fighting Cancer One Cup of Lemonade at a Time – ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2005-07-30. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ Lefferts. "How one girl's lemonade stand has raised $80 million and changed lives". Today. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Nonprofit Excellence Award: Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation". The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. 2019-10-07. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-25.