Small Organization Snapshot: It Happened to Alexa Foundation

But at the same time, she adds, the foundation’s greatest challenge arises from a combination of its unique mission and its small size.

“We hear from [state] funders that they do not want funds going out of state. Then we hear from national funders that we are not big enough yet; do not serve enough people nationwide to qualify for funding,” she says. “So we find ourselves betwixt and between.”