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:

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

Animal Rescue Foundation
  Adelaar Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $5,000  (2023)

Animal Rescue Foundation
  Stebbins Fund - New York, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Beacon Sloop Club
  Hyde and Watson Foundation - Warren Township, NJ - $5,000  (2023)

Beacon Sloop Club
  May Foundation Trust - Oakland, CA - $1,743  (2023)

Beacon Sloop Club
  Nelson & Beverly Kornstein Foundation - Clark, NJ - $1,000  (2023)

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

City of Beacon
  Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $1,000,000  (2024)

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

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

Common Ground Farm
  Clif Family Foundation - Saint Helena, CA - $12,000  (2023)

Common Ground Farm
  Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $11,000  (2023)

Community Partners
  Walter and Elise Haas Fund - San Francisco, CA - $50,000  (2023)

Compass Arts Creativity Project
  Tecovas Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $3,000  (2023)

Dia Beacon
  Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky - New York, NY - $10,000  (2023)

Dia Beacon
  Reddy Foundation - Summit, NJ - $3,000  (2023)

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

Fareground Community Kitchen
  Ita Group Foundation - West Des Moines, IA - $2,000  (2023)

Fireworks Foundation
  Lisa & Ernest Auerbach Family Foundation - Rancho Santa Fe, CA - $1,000  (2023)

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

Grannies Respond Abuelas Responden
  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Princeton, NJ - $1,750  (2023)

Grannies Respond Abuelas Responden
  Rockefeller Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000  (2023)

Grannies Respond Abuelas Responden
  Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation - Chicago, IL - $2,500  (2023)

Grid Books
  Carl Lesnor Family Foundation - Woodbury, NY - $35,000  (2023)

Guardian Revival
  Brothers Brook Foundation - Denver, CO - $50,000  (2023)

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 River Sloop Clearwater
  Amelia Foundation - Quogue, NY - $5,000  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  American Conservation Association - New York, NY - $5,000  (2023)

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

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

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Burt Family Foundation - Waterford, CT - $2,000  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Hathaway Family Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Hickory Hill Foundation - Honesdale, PA - $1,000  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Hunter Charitable Trust - Dobbs Ferry, NY - $2,500  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Mallah Family Foundation - Iselin, NJ - $5,000  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  May Foundation Trust - Oakland, CA - $1,743  (2023)

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

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Pyles-Cocolicchio Foundation - New City, NY - $2,000  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Sandpiper Fund - New Rochelle, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Shana Alexander Charitable - New York, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Sperry Fund - New York, NY - $25,000  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation - Kingston, NY - $1,500  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Van Itallie Foundation - New York, NY - $3,500  (2023)

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Webb Larson Family Foundation - Rhinebeck, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Land to Learn
  Ann B Zekauskas Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000  (2023)

Land to Learn
  Arthur Skodnek Foundation - Northport, NY - $10,000  (2023)

Land to Learn
  Chase and Stephanie Coleman Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000  (2023)

Land to Learn
  Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $7,200  (2023)

Land to Learn
  Edris Charitable Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $70,000  (2023)

Land to Learn
  Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation - Laguna Beach, CA - $5,000  (2023)

Land to Learn
  Ronald S Kossar Foundation - Middletown, NY - $10,000  (2023)

Land to Learn
  Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation - Kingston, NY - $2,000  (2023)

Land to Learn
  Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation - Kingston, NY - $2,000  (2023)

Mid Hudson Animal Aid
  Adelaar Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $2,000  (2023)

Mid Hudson Animal Aid
  Amazonsmile Foundation - Seattle, WA - $1,263  (2023)

Mid Hudson Animal Aid
  Pfizer Foundation - New York, NY - $5,445  (2023)

Mid Hudson Animal Aid
  Sidewalk Angels - Santa Monica, CA - $20,000  (2023)

Mid-Hudson Animal Aid
  Gerald A Doering Foundation - Newburgh, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Mount Gulian Society
  Fitchett-Stick Foundation - Bel Air, MD - $1,000  (2023)

Mount Gulian Society
  Jackson Kemper Foundation - Hawthorn Woods, IL - $5,000  (2023)

Mount Gulian Society
  Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati - Boston, MA - $5,000  (2023)

Mount Gulian Society
  Order of Colonial Lords - New York, NY - $3,000  (2023)

Salvation Army
  Thompson Family Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000  (2023)

Springfield Baptist Church
  William & Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundation - Newburgh, NY - $2,500  (2023)

St. Lawrence Friary
  Berlin Family Fund - Winnetka, IL - $5,000  (2023)

Van Wyck Council on the Arts and Culture
  Berlin Family Fund - Winnetka, IL - $2,000  (2023)

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