Tiny Beam Fund Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 83-3062276

Foundation Overview

Based in Boston, MA, Tiny Beam Fund Inc has awarded 143 grants totaling $2,201,917 to organizations in California, New York and 15 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $1,555 to $74,706, with a median award of $13,500.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$2,201,917
Total Assets
$12,326,292
Median Grant (all grants)
$13,500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
17
Median Grant
$15,000
% Median Grant Growth
+15% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 24%

4 of 17 recipients (24%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
International

Grants are geographically diversified with 13% in international locations and funding distributed across 32 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Internationally, funding concentrates in Ribeirao Pretosp (17%), Hatfield (17%), Lima (11%).

Funding Trajectory
+103%

Strong 103% growth in annual giving over 4 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (69%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Tiny Beam Fund Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Ambarish Karamchedu $20,000 Foreign, LONDON, UK 2024 Bqi Fellowship 2024
Andrew Bennie $15,000 Witkoppen, JOHANNESBURG, SF Bqi Fellowship 2024
Animal Policy International (Players Philanthropy Fund Holding Account) $15,540 Towson, MD, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2024
Animal Welfare League Ghana $11,600 Apemso, KUMASI, GH Fueling Advocates Initiative 2024
Aquatic Life Institute $16,000 Mamaroneck, NY, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2024
Asociacion Para El Rescate Y Bienestar $9,300 Lima, Foreign, PE Fueling Advocates Initiative 2024
Brian Cook $20,000 Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE, UK Bqi Fellowship 2024
Brighter Green Fbo Global Forest Coalition $6,940 Brooklyn, NY, US Fai Initiative 2024
Divya Narain $20,000 Bandrawest, MUMBAI, IN 2024 Bqi Fellowship 2024
Forum Nacional De Protecao E Defesa Animal $6,600 Sao Paulo, Foreign, BR Fueling Advocates Initiative 2024
Global Feedback $8,000 Foreign, LONDON, UK Fai Grant 2024
Institute For Agriculture And Trade Policy $8,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2024
Karen Hudlet Vazquez $15,000 Alburquerque, NM, US Bqi Fellowship 2024
Mariann Molnar $40,000 Batthyany Utca, Foreign, HU Bqi Fellowship 2024
New York University $13,850 New York, NY, US Kindling Initiative 2024
Raisa Ramos De Pina $30,000 London, Foreign, UK Bqi Fellowship 2024
The Royal Veterinary College $74,706 Hatfield, HERTFORDSHIRE, UK Kindling Initiative 2024
Andrew Bennie $15,000 Witkoppen, JOHANNESBURG, SF Bqi Fellowship 2023
Animal Charity Evaluator $12,500 Walnut, CA, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
Animal Policy International (Players Philanthropy Fund Holding Account) $7,780 Towson, MD, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
Animal Welfare League Ghana $5,900 Apemso, KUMASI, GH Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
Aquatic Life Institute $8,000 Mamaroneck, NY, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
Asociacion Para El Rescate Y Bienestar $4,700 Lima, Foreign, PE Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
Brian Cook $20,000 Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE, UK Bqi Fellowship 2023
Dublin City University $14,169 Dublin, Foreign, EI Bqi Research Planning Grant 2023
Forum Nacional De Protecao E Defesa Animal $3,400 Sao Paulo, Foreign, BR Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
Global Food Partners $13,000 Washington, DC, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
Humane League $6,000 Houston, TX, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
Institute For Agriculture And Trade Policy $13,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
Jesse A Robbins $10,000 Carlisle, IA, US Bqi Fellowship Award 2023
Karen Hudlet Vazquez $15,000 Alburquerque, NM, US Bqi Fellowship 2023
Leiden University $15,000 Leiden, Foreign, NL Bqi Research Planning Grant 2023
Maggie Shanaham $20,000 Superior, CO, US Bqi Fellowship 2023
Mariann Molnar $20,000 Batthyany Utca, Foreign, HU Bqi Fellowship 2023
Marion Wood Dixon $10,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Bqi Fellowship Award 2023
New York University $13,850 New York, NY, US Kindling Initiative 2023
Raisa Ramos De Pina $15,000 London, Foreign, UK Bqi Fellowship 2023
Sdsn Association Inc $6,500 New York, NY, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
Technische Universitat $14,945 Berlin, Foreign, GM Bqi Research Planning Grant 2023
The Humane League $6,000 Rockville, MD, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2023
The John Hopkins University $12,500 Baltimore, MD, US Bqi Fellowship 2023
The Royal Veterinary College $61,998 Hatfield, HERTFORDSHIRE, UK Kindling Initiative 2023
University Of Adelaide $25,000 Sa, Foreign, AS Bqi Research Planning Grant 2023
Agriculture And Forestry $27,000 Thai Nguyen City, THAI NGUYEN, VM Partner With Local Academic Researchers To Help Small-scale Ethnic Minority Female Chicken Farmers In The Northern Mountainous Region (Nmr) Of Vietnam Who Are Being Harmed Economically By New Industrial Chicken Operations. 2022
Alexandra Navarro $20,000 Departamento B Ringuelet, BUENOS AIRES, AR Fellowship Award 2022
Animal Charity Evaluators $18,500 Berkeley, CA, US Grant 2022
Animal Equality $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Grant 2022
Ashleigh Bright $20,000 Foreign, WAIKATO, NZ Fellowship Award 2022
Forum Nacional De Protecao E Defesa Animal $13,000 Ribeirao Pretosp, Foreign, BR Grant 2022
Germano Glufke Reis $20,000 Foreign, CURITIBA - PR, 80, BR Fellowship Award 2022
Global Food Partners $13,500 Wilmington, DE, US Grant 2022
Humane American Animal Foundation $2,500 Claremont, CA, US Membership Support For Farmed Animals Funders 2022
Jesse Robbins $10,000 Madison, WI, US Fellowship Award 2022
Karen Hudlet Vazquez $7,500 Worcester, MA, US Fellowship Award 2022
Maria Jose Hotzel $25,000 Foreign, SANTA CATARINA, BR Fellowship Award 2022
Marion Wood Dixon $10,000 Pittsburge, PA, US Fellowship Award 2022
New York University $23,852 New York, NY, US Grant 2022
Peter Newton $10,000 Boulder, CO, US Fellowship Award 2022
Philip Howard $20,000 East Lansing, MI, US Fellowship Award 2022
President And Fellows Of Harvard University $34,059 Cambridge, MA, US Harvard Law School, Animal & Policy Program 2022
Royal Veterinary College $12,500 Hatfield, Foreign, UK Grant 2022
Sdsn Association Inc $3,500 New York, NY, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2022
Silvina Pezzetta $20,000 Caba Primer Piso, BUENOS AIRES, AR Fellowship Award 2022
University Of British Columbia $8,250 Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA Research Planning Grant 2022
Agriculture And Forestry $27,000 Thai Nguyen City, THAI NGUYEN, VM Partner With Local Academic Researchers To Help Small-scale Ethnic Minority Female Chicken Farmers In The Northern Mountainous Region (Nmr) Of Vietnam Who Are Being Harmed Economically By New Industrial Chicken Operations. 2022
Alexandra Navarro $20,000 Departamento B Ringuelet, BUENOS AIRES, AR Fellowship Award 2022
Animal Charity Evaluators $18,500 Berkeley, CA, US Grant 2022
Animal Equality $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Grant 2022
Ashleigh Bright $20,000 Foreign, WAIKATO, NZ Fellowship Award 2022
Forum Nacional De Protecao E Defesa Animal $13,000 Ribeirao Pretosp, Foreign, BR Grant 2022
Germano Glufke Reis $20,000 Foreign, CURITIBA - PR, 80, BR Fellowship Award 2022
Global Food Partners $13,500 Wilmington, DE, US Grant 2022
Humane American Animal Foundation $2,500 Claremont, CA, US Membership Support For Farmed Animals Funders 2022
Jesse Robbins $10,000 Madison, WI, US Fellowship Award 2022
Karen Hudlet Vazquez $7,500 Worcester, MA, US Fellowship Award 2022
Maria Jose Hotzel $25,000 Foreign, SANTA CATARINA, BR Fellowship Award 2022
Marion Wood Dixon $10,000 Pittsburge, PA, US Fellowship Award 2022
New York University $23,852 New York, NY, US Grant 2022
Peter Newton $10,000 Boulder, CO, US Fellowship Award 2022
Philip Howard $20,000 East Lansing, MI, US Fellowship Award 2022
President And Fellows Of Harvard University $34,059 Cambridge, MA, US Harvard Law School, Animal & Policy Program 2022
Royal Veterinary College $12,500 Hatfield, Foreign, UK Grant 2022
Sdsn Association Inc $3,500 New York, NY, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2022
Silvina Pezzetta $20,000 Caba Primer Piso, BUENOS AIRES, AR Fellowship Award 2022
University Of British Columbia $8,250 Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA Research Planning Grant 2022
Agriculture And Forestry $27,000 Thai Nguyen City, THAI NGUYEN, VM Partner With Local Academic Researchers To Help Small-scale Ethnic Minority Female Chicken Farmers In The Northern Mountainous Region (Nmr) Of Vietnam Who Are Being Harmed Economically By New Industrial Chicken Operations. 2022
Alexandra Navarro $20,000 Departamento B Ringuelet, BUENOS AIRES, AR Fellowship Award 2022
Animal Charity Evaluators $18,500 Berkeley, CA, US Grant 2022
Animal Equality $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Grant 2022
Ashleigh Bright $20,000 Foreign, WAIKATO, NZ Fellowship Award 2022
Forum Nacional De Protecao E Defesa Animal $13,000 Ribeirao Pretosp, Foreign, BR Grant 2022
Germano Glufke Reis $20,000 Foreign, CURITIBA - PR, 80, BR Fellowship Award 2022
Global Food Partners $13,500 Wilmington, DE, US Grant 2022
Humane American Animal Foundation $2,500 Claremont, CA, US Membership Support For Farmed Animals Funders 2022
Jesse Robbins $10,000 Madison, WI, US Fellowship Award 2022
Karen Hudlet Vazquez $7,500 Worcester, MA, US Fellowship Award 2022
Maria Jose Hotzel $25,000 Foreign, SANTA CATARINA, BR Fellowship Award 2022
Marion Wood Dixon $10,000 Pittsburge, PA, US Fellowship Award 2022
New York University $23,852 New York, NY, US Grant 2022
Peter Newton $10,000 Boulder, CO, US Fellowship Award 2022
Philip Howard $20,000 East Lansing, MI, US Fellowship Award 2022
President And Fellows Of Harvard University $34,059 Cambridge, MA, US Harvard Law School, Animal & Policy Program 2022
Royal Veterinary College $12,500 Hatfield, Foreign, UK Grant 2022
Sdsn Association Inc $3,500 New York, NY, US Fueling Advocates Initiative 2022
Silvina Pezzetta $20,000 Caba Primer Piso, BUENOS AIRES, AR Fellowship Award 2022
University Of British Columbia $8,250 Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA Research Planning Grant 2022
Allison D Gray $25,000 London, ONTARIO, CA Fellowship Award 2021
Animal Charity Evaluators $27,560 Berkeley, CA, US Grant 2021
Animal Equality $10,050 Los Angeles, CA, US Grant 2021
Brighter Green $23,195 Brooklyn, NY, US Grant 2021
Christian Henderson $20,000 Leiden, N/A, NL Fellowship Award 2021
Coalition Of African Animal Welfare Organisations $6,000 Somerset West, N/A, SF Grant 2021
Emory University $12,500 Atlanta, GA, US Grant 2021
Forum Nacional De Protecao E Defesa Animal $7,000 Ribeirao Pretosp, N/A, BR Grant 2021
Global Food Partners $13,500 Wilmington, DE, US Grant 2021
Institute For Agriculture And Trade Policy $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Grant 2021
Karen Hudlet Vazquez $7,500 Worcester, MA, US Fellowship Award 2021
Marina Cristina Yunes $20,000 Florianopolis, N/A, BR Fellowship Award 2021
Maureen Khadiera Luvanda $15,000 Nairobi, N/A, KE Fellowship Award 2021
Melanie Erin Sommerville $12,500 N/a, N/A, NO Fellowship Award 2021
New York University $19,995 New York, NY, US Grant 2021
Peter Newton $10,000 Boulder, CO, US Fellowship Award 2021
Regents Of The University Of Colorado $9,986 Boulder, CO, US Grant 2021
Royal Veterinary College $22,486 Hatfield, N/A, UK Grant 2021
Timothy Clark $25,000 Durham, NC, US Fellowship Award 2021
Wlodzimierz Gogloza $12,500 Warsaw, N/A, PL Fellowship Award 2021
World Resources Institute $11,669 Washington, DC, US Grant 2021
Ioulia Evgenyevna Fenton $7,500 Atlanta, GA, US Fellowship Award 2020
Kate Hartcher $10,000 Holt, N/A, AS Fellowship Award 2020
Rachel Mason $10,000 Mountain View, HI, US Fellowship Award 2020
University Of Edinburgh $2,500 Edinburgh Scotland, N/A, UK Grant 2020
Kristie O'neill $20,000 Toronto, ONTARIO, CA Fellowship Award 2020
Kiara Winans $25,000 Davis, CA, US Fellowship Award 2020
Grain $3,000 Barcelona, N/A, SP Grant 2020
Institute For Agriculture And Trade Policy $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Grant 2020
Animal Charity Evaluators $22,560 Berkeley, CA, US Grant 2020
Animal Equality $4,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Grant 2020
Mercy For Animals $1,555 Los Angeles, CA, US Grant 2020
Wlodzimierz Gogloza $12,500 Warsaw, N/A, PL Fellowship Award 2020
Brighter Green $12,100 Brooklyn, NY, US Grant 2020
World Resources Institute $7,000 London, N/A, UK Grant 2020
Melanie Sommerville $12,500 N/a, N/A, NO Fellowship Award 2020
Serena Stein $7,500 Allentown, PA, US Fellowship Award 2020

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Tiny Beam Fund Inc as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 83-3062276
Website http://tinybeamfund.org
Address 10 BOWDOIN STREET 506 Boston, MA 02114-0000

Key People (8)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Tiny Beam Fund Inc's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President Carmen Lee
Treasurer Edwin Lee
Clerk Carmen Lee
Director Carmen Lee
Director Edwin Lee

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.