Dutchess County > Beacon -

County: Dutchess

Population 2020:
13,769 city

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

2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to nonprofits in Dutchess County

Recent grants to local organizations:

GRANT KEY:

American Legion Post 203
  NYS Veterans Nonprofit Capital Grant Program - Albany, NY - $59,216  (2023)

Animal Rescue Foundation
  Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $8,282  (2021)

Beacon Hebrew Alliance
  Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $44,847  (2021)

Beacon Hebrew Alliance
  Jewish Communal Fund - New York, NY - $13,040  (2021)

City of Beacon
  NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $1,537,478  (2023)

Common Ground Farm
  Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $31,000  (2021)

Common Ground Farm
  Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $8,000  (2021)

Common Ground Farm
  Ralph E. Ogden Foundation - Mountainville, NY - $10,000  (2021)

Dia Beacon
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,397,000  (2023)

Dia Beacon
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $400,000  (2022)

Fareground Community Kitchen
  Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $14,100  (2021)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Catskill Watershed Corporation - Arkville, NY - $7,000  (2021)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $20,150  (2021)

Land to Learn
  Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $15,250  (2021)

Land to Learn
  Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000  (2022)

Land to Learn
  Ralph E. Ogden Foundation - Mountainville, NY - $15,000  (2021)

Mid-Hudson Animal Aid
  Gerald A Doering Foundation - Newburgh, NY - $1,000  (2022)

Spark and Echo Arts
  National Christian Charitable Foundation - Alpharetta, GA - $9,043  (2021)

Van Wyck Council On the Arts and Culture Dba Howland Cultural Center
  Preservation League of New York State - Albany, NY - $10,000  (2021)

Largest nonprofits in Beacon (by assets) include:

Howland Public Library
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Charles F Wolf Md Scholarship Fund
Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corp
Southern Dutchess Country Club
Beacon Light Tabernacle Church
Poughkeepsie Paid Firefighters Association
New York State Society of the Cincinnati
Gurevich Family Foundation
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity