Dutchess County > Beacon - Upstate Giving

County: Dutchess

Population: 13,769

Beacon was named after Mount Beacon, where colonists lit fires to warn of British troops during the Revolution.

The Dia:Beacon art museum, housed in a former Nabisco box-printing facility, is a major draw for visitors from outside Dutchess County. A study by the Center for Creative Community Development estimated that the museum’s annual economic impact exceeded $12 million. The museum is operated by the Dia Center for the Arts (dba Dia Art Foundation), which is based in New York City.

School districts: Beacon City School District

Libraries: Howland Public Library

Fraternal organizations: Elks, Legion, Lions

Recent grants:

GRANT KEY:

Animal Rescue Foundation
  Adelaar Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Animal Rescue Foundation
  Adelaar Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Animal Rescue Foundation
  Stebbins Fund - New York, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Animal Rescue Foundation
  Stebbins Fund - New York, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Beacon Dog Park
  Berlin Family Fund - Winnetka, IL - $3,000  (2024)

Beacon Historical Society
  William G. Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $3,900  (2024)

Beacon Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $135,260  (2024)

Beacon Sloop Club
  Nelson & Beverly Kornstein Foundation - Clark, NJ - $1,000  (2024)

Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corp
  Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $20,000  (2024)

City of Beacon
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $2,000,000  (2025)

City of Beacon
  Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $1,000,000  (2024)

City of Beacon
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $67,061  (2024)

Common Fire Foundation
  Ullmann Family Foundation - Martinsville, NJ - $3,500  (2024)

Common Ground Farm
  Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $15,000  (2024)

Common Ground Farm
  Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $12,000  (2024)

Community Partners
  Ralph M Parsons Foundation - Los Angeles, CA - $25,000  (2024)

Compass Arts Creativity Project
  Tecovas Foundation 4006-07-42 - Philadelphia, PA - $5,000  (2024)

Dia Beacon
  Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation - Van Nuys, CA - $23,450  (2024)

Dia Beacon
  Claws Foundation - Reston, VA - $2,534,565  (2024)

Dia Beacon
  Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation - Boston, MA - $5,000  (2024)

Fareground Community Kitchen
  Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $8,000  (2024)

Fareground Community Kitchen
  Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $16,500  (2024)

Fareground Community Kitchen
  Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $16,500  (2024)

Fareground Community Kitchen
  J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000  (2024)

Fareground Community Kitchen
  Related Affordable Foundation - New York, NY - $38,116  (2024)

Fareground Community Kitchen
  Related Affordable Foundation - New York, NY - $53,254  (2024)

Fireworks Foundation
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Grannies Respond Abuelas Responden
  Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation - Chicago, IL - $2,500  (2024)

Grid Books
  Carl Lesnor Family Foundation - Melville, NY - $57,000  (2024)

Guardian Revival
  Brothers Brook Foundation - Denver, CO - $100,000  (2024)

Guardian Revival
  Coloni Family Foundation - Debary, FL - $4,000  (2024)

Guardian Revival
  Karpus Family Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Guardian Revival
  NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $496,544  (2024)

Hudson Highland Fjord Trail
  Land Family Foundation - Cornwall On Hudson, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Amelia Foundation - Quogue, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  American Conservation Association - New York, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation - Upper Nyack, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Beatrice Renfield Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Birches Foundation - Hudson, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Braewold Fund - Sheridan, MT - $1,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Burt Family Foundation - Waterford, CT - $2,500  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  D.J. McManus Foundation - Bethesda, MD - $10,500  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Hyde and Watson Foundation - Warren Township, NJ - $10,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Mako Foundation - Chicago, IL - $2,500  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Mallah Family Foundation - Iselin, NJ - $5,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Millman-Harris-Romano Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $2,500  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Millman-Harris-Romano Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $2,500  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Nordlys Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Novo Foundation - Hurley, NY - $25,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Palladium Foundation - Salt Lake City, UT - $1,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Pyles-Cocolicchio Foundation - New City, NY - $2,500  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer Foundation - Long Beach, CA - $1,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Sandpiper Fund - New Rochelle, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Sandpiper Fund - New Rochelle, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Shana Alexander Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Webb Larson Family Foundation - Rhinebeck, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Wood Dock Foundation - Saugerties, NY - $25,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Ann B Zekauskas Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Arthur Skodnek Foundation - Northport, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Arthur Skodnek Foundation - Northport, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Chase and Stephanie Coleman Foundation - New York, NY - $50,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Edris Charitable Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $70,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Edris Charitable Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $20,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Novo Foundation - Hurley, NY - $50,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Ronald S Kossar Foundation - Middletown, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Land to Learn
  Ronald S Kossar Foundation - Middletown, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Mid Hudson Animal Aid
  Adelaar Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $2,000  (2024)

Mid Hudson Animal Aid
  Adelaar Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $2,000  (2024)

Mid Hudson Animal Aid
  Little Hearts Foundation - Houston, TX - $2,000  (2024)

Mid Hudson Animal Aid
  Pfizer Foundation - New York, NY - $3,650  (2024)

Mid Hudson Animal Aid
  Sidewalk Angels - Santa Monica, CA - $20,000  (2024)

Mid Hudson Animal Aid
  William & Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundation - Newburgh, NY - $2,500  (2024)

Mount Gulian Society
  Fitchett-Stick Foundation - Bel Air, MD - $1,000  (2024)

Mount Gulian Society
  Massachusetts Society of The Cincinnati - Boston, MA - $5,000  (2024)

Mount Gulian Society
  Owen Family Foundation - Columbia, SC - $1,000  (2024)

Mount Gulian Society
  Owen Family Foundation - Columbia, SC - $1,000  (2024)

Savage Wonder
  NYS Council on the Arts - Albany, NY - $460,000  (2025)

Shred Foundation
  Silverbird 29 Fund - Greenwich, CT - $10,000  (2024)

Soon Is Now
  Jerome and Marlene Brody Foundation - Ghent, NY - $200,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence Friary
  Berlin Family Fund - Winnetka, IL - $20,000  (2024)

Van Wyck Council on the Arts and Culture
  Cowles Charitable Trust - Staten Island, NY - $1,500  (2024)

Van Wyck Council on the Arts and Culture
  Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $4,000  (2024)

Van Wyck Council on the Arts and Culture
  J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $3,000  (2024)

Van Wyck Council on the Arts and Culture
  William & Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundation - Newburgh, NY - $5,400  (2024)

Largest nonprofits in Beacon (by assets) include:

Howland Public Library
Charles F Wolf Md Scholarship Fund
Southern Dutchess Country Club
Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corp
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Poughkeepsie Paid Firefighters Association
Gurevich Family Foundation
New York State Society of the Cincinnati
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Mount Gulian Society
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Nysarc
St. Rocco Society
Common Fire Foundation
Guardian Revival
Beacon Sloop Club
New York Cincinnati Charitable Tr
Van Wyck Council on the Arts and Culture
Land to Learn
Trinity Council 445
Animal Rescue Foundation
Mid Hudson Animal Aid
Be a Friend Project