The Beacon Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving on Jewish communal life, especially support for Hillel campus work and the Jewish Federation in Pittsburgh. Grants are large, targeted, and often made repeatedly to the same organizations, indicating a strategy of deep investment in a small set of Jewish institutions rather than broad, diversified giving.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants that are often repeat awards to the same national and local Jewish institutions rather than many small or one-off gifts.
Beacon Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by a small circle of Jewish institutions, with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh receiving the largest grants in the record, including $2,587,500 in 2024 and $1,687,500 in both 2023 and 2025. That same pattern of repeated support appears across Hillel International and Hillel the Foundation, pointing to a long-running focus on Jewish campus life and student engagement. The foundation also funds Jewish communal infrastructure in Greater Pittsburgh through established organizations such as the Jewish Federation, Hillel Academy, the Jewish Association of Aging, and the Jewish Cemetery Burial Assn. Outside Pittsburgh, its grants extend to national Jewish student and young-adult engagement groups like Onetable and Moishe House. The amounts are typically substantial and directed, suggesting a strategy built around sustained institutional support rather than broad, small-scale grantmaking. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent grants list, reinforcing a pattern of renewed support for the same organizations over multiple years. That repeat funding is visible both in Pittsburgh-based institutions and in national Jewish organizations serving college students and young adults.
Jewish campus life is one of the clearest themes in the portfolio. Beacon Foundation gave $1,556,250 to Hillel International in 2024 and $1,500,000 to Hillel the Foundation in 2025, alongside earlier support for Hillel International and Hillel the Foundation in 2023 and 2024. For young-adult Jewish community building beyond campus, the foundation supported Onetable with $412,500 in 2023, $337,500 in 2024, and $150,000 in 2025, and it gave Moishe House $363,582 in 2024 and $345,341 in 2025. In Greater Pittsburgh, the foundation’s grantmaking also reaches institutions serving local Jewish life and continuity. Examples include $278,250 to Hillel Academy in 2023 and $75,000 to the Jewish Association of Aging in 2023, showing attention to both education and elder-serving infrastructure.
Beacon Foundation’s typical grant size is sizable: the 25th percentile is $75,000, the median is $257,875, and the 75th percentile is $750,000. The recent record shows a repeat-grant pattern rather than one-off awards, with several organizations funded across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation makes charitable grants and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The pattern fits a concentrated institutional funder that renews support for the same organizations over time.
$4.3M
$17.9M
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$4.4M
Most grants fall between $75K and $750K, with a median of $258K.
25th Percentile
$75K
Median
$258K
75th Percentile
$750K
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Notable grantees: Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Hillel International, Hillel The Foundation
Grantmaking is heavily centered in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 60% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Pittsburgh is the main city in the portfolio, with multiple grants to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Hillel Academy, T of L Inc, and the Jewish Cemetery Burial Assn. Outside Pennsylvania, the recent record includes Washington, DC; Morgantown, WV; New York, NY; and Encinitas, CA. All recorded grants go to US recipients.
The recent grants list is concentrated in Jewish communal life, especially Jewish campus engagement, Greater Pittsburgh Jewish infrastructure, and established Jewish organizations. Named recipients include Hillel International, Hillel the Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Onetable, and Moishe House.
Its grant sizes are often substantial. The typical range shown in the data is $75,000 at the 25th percentile, a median of $257,875, and $750,000 at the 75th percentile.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh was funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Hillel International appears in 2023 and 2024; and Hillel the Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, with 60% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Pittsburgh recipients appear frequently, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Hillel Academy, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Jewish Cemetery Burial Assn.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $1,687,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HILLEL THE FOUNDATION | MORGANTOWN, WV | $1,500,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MOISHE HOUSE | ENCINITAS, CA | $345,341 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ERADICATE HATE GLOBAL SUMMIT | PITTSBURGH, PA | $225,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $150,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ONETABLE | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| T OF L INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MOSIAC UNITED | MECHANISCSBURG, PA | $75,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH CEMETARY BURIAL ASSN | PITTSBURGH, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING | PITTSBURGH, PA | $24,204 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,587,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| HILLEL INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,556,250 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| HILLEL THE FOUNDATION | MORGANTOWN, WV | $750,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MOISHE HOUSE | ENCINITAS, CA | $363,582 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ONETABLE | NEW YORK, NY | $337,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $200,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| T OF L INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $100,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MOSIAC UNITED | MECHANISCSBURG, PA | $75,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH CEMETARY BURIAL ASSN | PITTSBURGH, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $1,687,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| HILLEL INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,058,625 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| HILLEL THE FOUNDATION | MORGANTOWN, WV | $750,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| ONETABLE | NEW YORK, NY | $412,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| HILLEL ACADEMY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $278,250 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $237,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| ERADICATE HATE SUMMIT | PITTSBURGH, PA | $225,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH ASSOCIATION OF AGING | PITTSBURGH, PA | $75,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| MOSIAC UNITED | MECHANISCSBURG, PA | $75,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| MOISHE HOUSE | ENCINITAS, CA | $48,205 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH CEMETARY BURIAL ASSN | PITTSBURGH, PA | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
$1,687,500CHARITABLE
HILLEL THE FOUNDATION
$1,500,000CHARITABLE
MOISHE HOUSE
$345,341CHARITABLE
ERADICATE HATE GLOBAL SUMMIT
$225,000CHARITABLE
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
$150,000CHARITABLE
ONETABLE
$150,000CHARITABLE
T OF L INC
CHARITABLE
MOSIAC UNITED
$75,000CHARITABLE
JEWISH CEMETARY BURIAL ASSN
$25,000CHARITABLE
JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING
$24,204CHARITABLE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
$2,587,500CHARITABLE
HILLEL INTERNATIONAL
$1,556,250CHARITABLE
HILLEL THE FOUNDATION
$750,000CHARITABLE
MOISHE HOUSE
$363,582CHARITABLE
ONETABLE
$337,500CHARITABLE
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
$200,000CHARITABLE
T OF L INC
$100,000CHARITABLE
MOSIAC UNITED
$75,000CHARITABLE
JEWISH CEMETARY BURIAL ASSN
$25,000CHARITABLE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
$1,687,500CHARITABLE
HILLEL INTERNATIONAL
$1,058,625CHARITABLE
HILLEL THE FOUNDATION
$750,000CHARITABLE
ONETABLE
$412,500CHARITABLE
HILLEL ACADEMY
$278,250CHARITABLE
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
$237,500CHARITABLE
ERADICATE HATE SUMMIT
$225,000CHARITABLE
JEWISH ASSOCIATION OF AGING
$75,000CHARITABLE
MOSIAC UNITED
$75,000CHARITABLE
MOISHE HOUSE
$48,205CHARITABLE
JEWISH CEMETARY BURIAL ASSN
$25,000CHARITABLE