Public Charity

BEACON MEDIA

BEACON MEDIA, of Hilsborough, NC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $428K in revenue, $314K in expenses, $237K in total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $230K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 933138185 Hilsborough, NC Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: A01 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$428K
Total Expenses$314K
Total Assets$237K
Grant Records5
Funding Total$230K
Filing Years2023–2025

Mission

To promote public education, we will partner with existing media outlets across platforms to share the ideas and voices of those advocating for a more equitable democracy throughout North Carolina. Beacon Media aims to make these ideas and supporting information more available and accessible in communities where the media predominantly represents other viewpoints or limits information that citizens should be able to access. We will also syndicate other forms of stories and content related to our mission to inform rural and exurban area communities through local media outlets. In addition, Beacon Media will conduct an educational program for grassroots and other community leaders whose important voices are underrepresented in mainstream media and other public fora. Beacon Media will provide such persons training and workshops to help them develop better written and oral communication skills so that they become better public advocates for their ideas and communities.

Where $100 goes at Beacon Media

How Beacon Media divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$46
Beacon Media's Radio + Digital initiative (social media and digital channels coupled with radio syndication) goes beyond the typical digital-only approach to ensure that our content and voices…
58% of program spending
$20
Beacon Media continued to make substantial progress toward its fundraising goals in 2025 and was able to onboard its first additional full-time employees, an El Faro Associate Producer…
25% of program spending
$14
Beacon Media continued to work with our Beacon Voices cohort throughout 2025, talented grassroots leaders whose vision and voice will lead to a better North Carolina
17% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Akilah Ensley
Chair Brandy Bynum Dawson
Treasurer Brooks Fuller
Director Justin Clayton
Secretary Kimberly Meyer
Director Mike Figueras

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$100,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$100,000 2 grants
Education
$20,000 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $428K $314K $237K
2024 $218K $144K $125K
2023 $59K $8K $51K

Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $59K to $428K (+625%), with total assets most recently reported at $237K.

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