Beacon Foundation
Private foundation · Warwick, RI · EIN 85-4065871 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Beacon Foundation
671grants reported
$1,000median award
$300lower quartile
$20smallest grant
$906Ktotal paid
16states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 671 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $20K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1 Beacon Ctr
Warwick, RI 02886-1373
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research | Cranston, RI | $20,100 |
| Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research | Cranston, RI | $20,000 |
| Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research | Cranston, RI | $20,000 |
| Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research | Cranston, RI | $20,000 |
| Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research | Cranston, RI | $20,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation of MA and RI | Boston, MA | $12,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation of MA and RI | Boston, MA | $12,000 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association | Providence, RI | $10,000 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association | Providence, RI | $10,000 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association | Providence, RI | $8,300 |
| Rhode Island Foundation | Providence, RI | $8,000 |
| Rhode Island Foundation | Providence, RI | $7,500 |
| Rhode Island Foundation | Providence, RI | $7,500 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association | Providence, RI | $6,725 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association | Providence, RI | $6,725 |
| Crossroads Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $5,500 |
| Crossroads Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $5,500 |
| WE Share Hope | Rumford, RI | $5,100 |
| Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund | Lincoln, RI | $5,000 |
| Crossroads Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $5,000 |
| Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community Center | Newport, RI | $5,000 |
| Greggs Giving Tree Inc | East Greenwich, RI | $5,000 |
| Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund | Lincoln, RI | $5,000 |
| Greggs Giving Tree Inc | East Greenwich, RI | $5,000 |
| Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund | Lincoln, RI | $5,000 |
| Scruffy Paws Animal Rescue | Warwick, RI | $5,000 |
| Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund | Lincoln, RI | $5,000 |
| Crossroads Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $5,000 |
| Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community Center | Newport, RI | $5,000 |
| Greggs Giving Tree Inc | East Greenwich, RI | $5,000 |
| Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund | Lincoln, RI | $5,000 |
| American Cancer Society Inc - Rhode Island | Kennesaw, GA | $4,225 |
| Community College of Rhode Island Foundation | Lincoln, RI | $4,000 |
| Meeting Street | Providence, RI | $4,000 |
| Meeting Street | Providence, RI | $4,000 |
| Community College of Rhode Island Foundation | Lincoln, RI | $4,000 |
| Meeting Street | Providence, RI | $4,000 |
| Meeting Street | Providence, RI | $4,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Fall River | Fall River, MA | $3,600 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society NE Region (nka Blood Cancer United Inc) | Washington, DC | $3,550 |
| Greggs Giving Tree Inc | East Greenwich, RI | $3,500 |
| Amos House | Providence, RI | $3,500 |
| Child and Family Services of Newport County Inc | Middletown, RI | $3,500 |
| Greggs Giving Tree Inc | East Greenwich, RI | $3,500 |
| Special Olympics Rhode Island | Smithfield, RI | $3,400 |
| Special Olympics Rhode Island | Smithfield, RI | $3,400 |
| Hopehealth Hospice and Palliative Care RI | Providence, RI | $3,200 |
| Hopehealth Hospice and Palliative Care RI | Providence, RI | $3,200 |
| Operation Stand Down Rhode Island | Johnston, RI | $3,100 |
| Operation Stand Down Rhode Island | Johnston, RI | $3,100 |
| WE Share Hope | Rumford, RI | $3,000 |
| Farm Fresh Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $3,000 |
| The Providence Community Health Centers Inc | Providence, RI | $3,000 |
| WE Share Hope | Rumford, RI | $3,000 |
| Farm Fresh Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $3,000 |
| American Heart Association | Providence, RI | $2,900 |
| Dorcus International Institute of RI | Providence, RI | $2,900 |
| Sojourner House Inc | Providence, RI | $2,900 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Providence, RI | $2,900 |
| American Heart Association | Providence, RI | $2,900 |
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