Private foundation · EIN 85-4065871 · Warwick, RI · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The Beacon Foundation's grants went

It reported $153,650 in grants paid across 87 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 91.0% of those dollars to 76 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
NAME AND ADDRESS; PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR'S NAME; STATUS AS A QUALIFIED 501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION; STATEMENT OF THE NATURE AND PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE FUNDING REQUEST; DETAILS ON HOW THE REQUEST WILL IMPROVE THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND SUPPORT ITS BUSINESS, EDUCATIONAL, NONPROFIT AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY; CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE REQUEST; AND THE WEB ADDRESS. REQUESTS FOR FUNDING OF $5,000 OR LESS SHOULD BE MADE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S LETTERHEAD. REQUESTS OF GREATER THAN $5,000 MAY BE MADE ON A WRIT
Deadlines
NOT APPLICABLE, SUBMISSIONS ARE ROLLING.
Restrictions
THE BOARD, AT ITS DISCRETION, MAY REFUSE TO MAKE ANY GRANTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE BOARD HAS THE DISCRETION TO WITHDRAW ITS APPROVAL OF ANY FUNDING AT ANY TIME. THE BOARD MAY DETERMINE WHEN TO REQUIRE THAT FUNDING RECIPIENTS FURNISH A PERIODIC AND/OR FINAL ACCOUNTING TO SHOW THAT THE FUNDS WERE EXPENDED FOR BOARD-APPROVED PURPOSES. IF INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED, THE BOARD MAY REQUEST FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL DECISIONS ARE AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD
Website on filing
BEACONMUTUAL.COM/THE-BEACON-FOUNDATION/

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 85 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research
Cranston, RI · EIN 05-0387211
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association
Providence, RI · EIN 05-0395601
$6,725GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Crossroads Rhode Island
Providence, RI · EIN 05-0259094
$5,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Rhode Island Cpcu Scholarship Fund
Lincoln, RI · EIN 05-0473536
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Community College of Ri Foundation
Warwick, RI · EIN 05-0394214
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Meeting Street
Providence, RI · EIN 05-0269232
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Gregg's Giving Tree
East Greenwich, RI · EIN 20-4980642
$3,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Special Olympics Rhode Island
Smithfield, RI · EIN 05-0377867
$3,400GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative CARE
Providence, RI · EIN 51-0192422
$3,200GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.89
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island
Johnston, RI · EIN 05-0475772
$3,100GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Feed Ri
Rumford, RI · EIN 27-1933460
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX · EIN 13-5613797
$2,900GENERAL SUPPORTKnown alias 1.00
Sojourner House
Providence, RI · EIN 05-0370419
$2,900GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Dorcus International Institute of Ri
Providence, RI · no confident EIN match
$2,900GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Boys and Girls Clubs of Warwick
Warwick, RI · EIN 05-6019193
$2,700GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Boys & Girls Clubs of Pawtucket
Pawtucket, RI · EIN 05-0258924
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI · EIN 05-0258810
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
House of Hope Community Development Corporation
Warwick, RI · EIN 05-0448151
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Thundermist Health Center
Warwick, RI · EIN 05-0355097
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
United Way of Rhode Island
Providence, RI · EIN 05-0276059
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Westerly Area Rest Meals (Warm)
Westerly, RI · EIN 22-2887878
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.87
McAuley Ministries
Providence, RI · no confident EIN match
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Warwick, RI · EIN 05-0262716
$2,125GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island
Providence, RI · EIN 22-2606942
$2,100GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.94
Angels Giving Back
Lincoln, RI · EIN 83-3699873
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Farm Fresh Rhode Island
Providence, RI · EIN 20-4625643
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Rhode Island Business Development Institute
Providence, RI · EIN 47-1151685
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Save the Bay
Providence, RI · EIN 05-0343046
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Tides Family Services
West Warwick, RI · EIN 22-2478229
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Greater Providence Young Mens Christian Association
Providence, RI · EIN 05-0258878
$1,950GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Ronald McDonald House Charities of New England
Providence, RI · EIN 22-2760752
$1,800GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England
Warwick, RI · EIN 05-0300724
$1,700GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center
Warwick, RI · EIN 05-0310093
$1,600GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Amenity Aid
Warwick, RI · EIN 46-2347536
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Butler Hospital Foundation
Providence, RI · EIN 45-4530540
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Child and Family Services of Newport County
Middletown, RI · EIN 23-7058381
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Looking Upwards
Portsmouth, RI · EIN 05-0376075
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
The Miriam Hospital Foundation
Providence, RI · EIN 05-0377502
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Newport County Regional YMCA
Middletown, RI · EIN 05-0258916
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Firstworks
Providence, RI · no confident EIN match
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
A Wish Come True
Coventry, RI · EIN 05-0398808
$1,200GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA · EIN 13-1788491
$1,125GENERAL SUPPORTKnown alias 1.00
Hope Alzheimer's Center
Cranston, RI · EIN 05-0478448
$1,100GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
ALS United Rhode Island
Warwick, RI · EIN 05-0460482
$1,025GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.71
Make a Wish Foundation of Ma and Ri
Boston, MA · no confident EIN match
$1,025GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Amegoinc
Attleboro, MA · EIN 23-7131690
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Boys and Girls Clubs of Newport County
Newport, RI · EIN 05-0281572
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.95
Clothes to Kids Ri
Providence, RI · EIN 81-1292784
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Community Boating Center
Providence, RI · EIN 22-2946979
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Family Service of Rhode Island
Providence, RI · EIN 05-0258858
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 0.95

1 more line ($2,000) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    54 recipients in common
  2. Amica Companies Foundation Lincoln, RI
    40 recipients in common
  3. Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
    38 recipients in common
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    35 recipients in common
  5. The Champlin Foundation Pittsburgh, PA
    27 recipients in common
  6. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    18 recipients in common
  7. Washington Trust Westerly, RI
    17 recipients in common
  8. Ralph R Papitto and Barbara a Papitto Private Family Foundation Providence, RI
    13 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.