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Grant recipient EIN 47-3629354Education

Who funds Beacon Education Inc?

13 private foundations gave Beacon Education Inc in Wilmington, NC $13 million across 35 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

35 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. William Randolph Hearst FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support girls leadership programs at GLOWS Academy

    $250,000
  2. Gregg and Freddy Goldenberg Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Operational and mission driven needs of Beacon Education

    $125,000
  3. Salt Water FundLouisville, KY 2024

    General contribution

    $53,645
  4. The Robert P Holding Foundation IncSmithfield, NC 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2024

    GLOW Academy

    $1,000
  6. Salt Water FundLouisville, KY 2023

    General contribution

    $875,609
  7. Salt Water FundLouisville, KY 2023

    General contribution

    $189,179
  8. Gregg and Freddy Goldenberg Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Operational and mission driven needs of Beacon Education fund

    $125,000
  9. The Rachael Ray FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  10. The Robert P Holding Foundation IncSmithfield, NC 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  11. The Eshelman FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    TO purchase 60 Chromebooks

    $21,000
  12. The Lovett FoundationWinstonsalem, NC 2023

    To support glow academy senior bookcamp

    $2,500
  13. Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2023

    General Operating Fund

    $1,000
  14. Salt Water FundLouisville, KY 2022

    General contribution

    $2,885,894
  15. Salt Water FundLouisville, KY 2022

    General contribution

    $902,510
  16. Gregg and Freddy Goldenberg Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Operational and mission driven needs of Beacon Education

    $125,000
  17. The Eshelman FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    covid-19 recovery fund

    $10,000
  18. Manning Family FoundationCharlottesville, VA 2022

    General

    $1,500
  19. Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2022

    General Operating Fund

    $1,000
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $41
  21. Salt Water FundLouisville, KY 2021

    General contribution

    $2,975,000
  22. Gregg and Freddy Goldenberg Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  23. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Emergency grant

    $5,000
  24. R A Bryan Foundation IncGoldsboro, NC 2021

    Education

    $5,000
  25. Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2021

    General Operating Fund

    $1,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $106
  27. Salt Water FundLouisville, KY 2020

    General contribution

    $550,000
  28. The Eshelman FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Covid-19 response fund

    $10,000
  29. R A Bryan Foundation IncGoldsboro, NC 2020

    Education

    $5,000
  30. Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2020

    General Fund

    $1,000
  31. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $40
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $26
  33. Salt Water FundLouisville, KY 2019

    General contribution

    $500,000
  34. Salt Water FundLouisville, KY 2018

    General contribution

    $500,000
  35. Salt Water FundLouisville, KY 2017

    General contribution

    $2,736,249

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Wilmington, NC and are not among Beacon Education Inc’s funders above.

  1. Corning Incorporated FoundationCorning, NY 10 grants Accepts applications $56,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 20 grants Accepts applications $19,523 to similar organizations
  3. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 18 grants Accepts applications $108,764 to similar organizations
  4. Loweth-Alvord FoundationWilmington, NC 11 grants Accepts applications $8,250 to similar organizations
  5. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 15 grants Accepts applications $104,500 to similar organizations
  6. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 11 grants Preselected only $5,502 to similar organizations
  7. Cape Fear Memorial FoundationWilmington, NC 11 grants Accepts applications $622,500 to similar organizations
  8. J Tylee Wilson Family FoundationWilmington, DE 15 grants Preselected only $105,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-3629354 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.