Dutchess County > Beacon -

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
  Stebbins Fund - New York, NY - $1,000  (2022)

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)

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

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

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

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

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
  Hathaway Family Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,000  (2022)

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

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

Salvation Army
  Thompson Family Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000  (2022)

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