Dutchess County > Beacon
County: Dutchess
Population: 13,769
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 DistrictLibraries: 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 (2024)
Animal Rescue Foundation
Adelaar Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Animal Rescue Foundation
Stebbins Fund - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Animal Rescue Foundation
Stebbins Fund - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Animal Rescue Foundation
Stebbins Fund - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
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
Hyde & 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 (2024)
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
NYS revenue sharing (Aid & Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $1,537,478 (2023)
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)
Community Partners
Ralph M Parsons Foundation - Los Angeles, CA - $25,000 (2024)
Community Partners
Walter & Elise Haas Fund - San Francisco, CA - $50,000 (2023)
Compass Arts Creativity Project
Tecovas Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $5,000 (2024)
Compass Arts Creativity Project
Tecovas Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $3,000 (2023)
Dia Beacon
Alice & Nahum Lainer Family Foundation - Van Nuys, CA - $23,450 (2024)
Dia Beacon
Claws Foundation - Reston, VA - $2,534,565 (2024)
Dia Beacon
Daniel & Estrellita Brodsky Family Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Dia Beacon
Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation - Boston, MA - $5,000 (2024)
Dia Beacon
Reddy Foundation - Summit, NJ - $3,000 (2023)
Dia Beacon
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,397,000 (2023)
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
Ita Group Foundation - West Des Moines, IA - $2,000 (2023)
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
Lisa & Ernest Auerbach Family Foundation - Rancho Santa Fe, CA - $1,000 (2023)
Fireworks Foundation
NYS 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
Rona Jaffe Foundation - Dix Hills, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Grannies Respond Abuelas Responden
Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation - Chicago, IL - $2,500 (2024)
Grannies Respond Abuelas Responden
Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation - Chicago, IL - $2,500 (2023)
Grid Books
Carl Lesnor Family Foundation - Melville, NY - $57,000 (2024)
Grid Books
Carl Lesnor Family Foundation - Woodbury, NY - $35,000 (2023)
Guardian Revival
Brothers Brook Foundation - Denver, CO - $100,000 (2024)
Guardian Revival
Brothers Brook Foundation - Denver, CO - $50,000 (2023)
Guardian Revival
Coloni Family Foundation - Debary, FL - $4,000 (2025)
Guardian Revival
Coloni Family Foundation - Debary, FL - $4,000 (2024)
Guardian Revival
DKA Charitable Trust - Forest Hills, NY - $1,000 (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 (2024)
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Amelia Foundation - Quogue, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
American Conservation Association - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
American Conservation Association - New York, NY - $5,000 (2023)
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
Burt Family Foundation - Waterford, CT - $2,000 (2023)
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
DJ McManus Foundation - Bethesda, MD - $10,500 (2024)
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
Hyde & 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
Mallah Family Foundation - Iselin, NJ - $5,000 (2023)
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
May Foundation Trust - Oakland, CA - $1,743 (2023)
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
Pyles-Cocolicchio Foundation - New City, NY - $2,000 (2023)
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
Sandpiper Fund - New Rochelle, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Shana Alexander Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Shana Alexander Charitable Foundation - 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 (2024)
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Webb Larson Family Foundation - Rhinebeck, NY - $1,000 (2023)
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
Ann B Zekauskas Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2023)
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
Arthur Skodnek Foundation - Northport, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Land to Learn
Chase & Stephanie Coleman Foundation - New York, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Land to Learn
Chase & Stephanie Coleman Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Land to Learn
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Land to Learn
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $7,200 (2023)
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
Edris Charitable Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $70,000 (2023)
Land to Learn
Foundation for Sustainability & Innovation - Laguna Beach, CA - $5,000 (2023)
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)
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 (2024)
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
Gerald A Doering Foundation - Newburgh, NY - $1,000 (2023)
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
Pfizer Foundation - New York, NY - $5,445 (2023)
Mid Hudson Animal Aid
Sidewalk Angels - Santa Monica, CA - $20,000 (2024)
Mid Hudson Animal Aid
Sidewalk Angels - Santa Monica, CA - $20,000 (2023)
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
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 (2024)
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)
Mount Gulian Society
Owen Family Foundation - Columbia, SC - $1,000 (2024)
Mount Gulian Society
Owen Family Foundation - Columbia, SC - $1,000 (2024)
Mount Gulian Society
Owen Family Foundation - Columbia, SC - $1,000 (2023)
Salvation Army
Thompson Family Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2023)
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 & Marlene Brody Foundation - Ghent, NY - $200,000 (2024)
Springfield Baptist Church
William & Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundation - Newburgh, NY - $2,500 (2023)
St. Lawrence Friary
Berlin Family Fund - Winnetka, IL - $20,000 (2024)
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)
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