Funding search · EIN 854065871 · Warwick, RI

The Beacon Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

595
grants reported
$806,707
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$925
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research4 grants · $80,000
  • Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association11 grants · $36,725
  • Make a Wish Foundation of Ma and Ri8 grants · $26,600
  • Crossroads Rhode Island5 grants · $26,225
  • Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund5 grants · $25,000
  • Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Res1 grant · $20,000
  • Greggs Giving Tree5 grants · $19,500
  • Meeting Street5 grants · $19,000
  • Community College of Rhode Island Foundation5 grants · $17,000
  • Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community Center5 grants · $16,000

Giving over time

$111,263
2022
$307,300
2023
$388,144
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 595 grants.

  • $20,000

    Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research · Cranston, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research · Cranston, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research · Cranston, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research · Cranston, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Res · Cranston, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $12,000

    Make a Wish Foundation of Ma and Ri · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $12,000

    Make a Wish Foundation of Ma and Ri · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $7,500

    Rhode Island Foundation · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $7,500

    Rhode Island Foundation · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $6,725

    Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $6,725

    Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,500

    Crossroads Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,500

    Crossroads Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,225

    Crossroads Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Crossroads Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Crossroads Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community Center · Newport, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community Center · Newport, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Greggs Giving Tree · East Greenwich, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Greggs Giving Tree · East Greenwich, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund · Lincoln, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund · Lincoln, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund · Lincoln, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund · Lincoln, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund · Lincoln, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $4,000

    Meeting Street · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $4,000

    Meeting Street · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $4,000

    Community College of Rhode Island Foundation · Lincoln, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Community College of Rhode Island Foundation · Lincoln, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Meeting Street · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Meeting Street · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Community College of Rhode Island Foundation · Lincoln, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $3,500

    Greggs Giving Tree · East Greenwich, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,500

    Greggs Giving Tree · East Greenwich, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,400

    Special Olympics Rhode Island · Smithfield, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,400

    Special Olympics Rhode Island · Smithfield, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,200

    Hopehealth Hospice and Palliative Care Ri · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,200

    Hopehealth Hospice and Palliative Care Ri · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,100

    Operation Stand Down Rhode Island · Johnston, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,100

    Operation Stand Down Rhode Island · Johnston, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Farm Fresh Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Farm Fresh Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    We Share Hope · Rumford, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    We Share Hope · Rumford, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Meeting Street · Providence, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $2,900

    American Heart Association · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,900

    American Heart Association · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,900

    Dorcus International Institute of Ri · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,900

    Dorcus International Institute of Ri · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,900

    Sojourner House · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,900

    Sojourner House · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,700

    Boys and Girls Clubs of Warwick · Warwick, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,700

    Boys and Girls Clubs of Warwick · Warwick, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,550

    Newport County Ymca · Middletown, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $2,525

    Operation Stand Down Rhode Island · Johnston, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    Adoption Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Adoption Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    American Heart Association · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    American Heart Association · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Big Brother Big Sisters of Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Big Brother Big Sisters of Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Child and Family Services of Newport County · Middletown, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Child and Family Services of Newport County · Middletown, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    City of Warwick - Neighbors Helping Neighbors · Warwick, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    City of Warwick - Neighbors Helping Neighbors · Warwick, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Community College of Rhode Island Foundation · Warwick, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Community College of Rhode Island Foundation · Warwick, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    House of Hope Community Development Corporation · Warwick, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    House of Hope Community Development Corporation · Warwick, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Meals On Wheels of Ri · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Meals On Wheels of Ri · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Preserve Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Preserve Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Rhode Island Kids Count · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Rhode Island Kids Count · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    The Arc of Blackstone Valley · Pawtucket, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    The Arc of Blackstone Valley · Pawtucket, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    We Share Hope · Rumford, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    We Share Hope · Rumford, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Wood River Health Services · Hope Valley, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Wood River Health Services · Hope Valley, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket · Pawtucket, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket · Pawtucket, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Bryant University · Smithfield, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Bryant University · Smithfield, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    House of Hope Community Development Corporation · Warwick, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    House of Hope Community Development Corporation · Warwick, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    McAuley Ministries · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    McAuley Ministries · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Thundermist Health Center · Woonsocket, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Thundermist Health Center · Woonsocket, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    United Way of Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    United Way of Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Westerly Area Rest Meals · Westerly, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Westerly Area Rest Meals · Westerly, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Greggs Giving Tree · East Greenwich, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $2,125

    Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals · Warwick, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,125

    Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals · Warwick, RI · 2023

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.