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RI Beacon Foundation Grant

The Beacon Foundation

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • Eligibility.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity
  • Not eligible: Color
  • Not eligible: Religion
  • Not eligible: Age
  • Not eligible: Sex/gender
  • Not eligible: National origin
  • Not eligible: Sexual orientation
  • Not eligible: Disability
  • Not eligible: Any other characteristic protected by law

Overview

The RI Beacon Foundation Grant aims to enhance community welfare by supporting U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organizations primarily in Rhode Island. The Foundation seeks to promote goodwill, sponsor impactful initiatives, and foster partnerships through donations and volunteerism. By focusing on health, education, and civic causes, it endeavors to create a significant positive impact within the community while maintaining a commitment to inclusivity and non-discrimination.

The vision of the Foundation is to raise money and make grants to recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organizations in the United States.
It aims to provide opportunities for organizations in the community who share its vision, to partner through volunteerism, donations and grants. Through the issuance of donations and grants, the Foundation will partner with several statewide 501(c)(3) organizations for targeted projects to further improve the State of Rhode Island and surrounding communities.

Eligibility

EligibilityThe Beacon Foundation shall make donations and provide grants to U.S. based 501(c)(3) organizations, and municipalities. These organizations may include 501(c)(3) entities with missions focusing on health, wellness, education, prevention, disability management and other charitable and civic causes, primarily in Rhode Island and surrounding communities.

Ineligibility

The Foundation will not support organizations that discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, color, religion, age, sex/gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

What The Beacon Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
151
Total given
$205K
Median grant
$1,000
Range
$20–$20K
  • By dollars: Rhode Island 85%, Massachusetts 9%, Georgia 2%. Top recipient cities: Providence, RI; Warwick, RI; Middletown, RI.
  • 42% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research · Cranston, RI

    $20K

  • Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association · Providence, RI

    $8,300

  • Rhode Island Foundation · Providence, RI

    $8,000

  • We Share Hope · Rumford, RI

    $5,100

  • Greggs Giving Tree Inc · East Greenwich, RI

    $5,000

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits

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