Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Founder Alex Scott
Founded	January 18, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-01-18)[1]
Founder	Alexandra "Alex" Scott[2]
Tax ID no.	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]
Chair	Stephen Cohn[3]
Co-executive director	Jason Scott[3]
Co-executive director	Elizabeth Scott[3]
Revenue	$18,236,617[3] (2014)
Expenses	$18,077,820[3] (2014)
Endowment	$837,717[3]
Employees	48[3] (2014)
Volunteers	22,470[3] (2014)
Website	www.alexslemonade.org

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]

History

Five years after the prototype in the year 2000, the 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

1. "Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Archived 2020-08-20 at the Wayback Machine". Business Entity Details. Pennsylvania Department of State. Accessed April 3, 2016.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. 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.
6. "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.

External links

• Official website