Tiny Beam Fund Incorporated
Tiny Beam Fund (EIN 83-3062276) is a Massachusetts-incorporated 501(c)(3) private foundation that supports academic research and small grants aimed at understanding and addressing harms from industrial animal agriculture. The site describes programs such as Research Planning Grants, Fellowship Awards, and the Fueling Advocates Initiative and lists a contact email ([email protected]).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Research institutions, individual research fellows, or advocacy organizations focused on harms from industrial animal agriculture and aligned to the foundation’s fellowship and advocacy initiatives.
Good Fit
- • Proposes academic research or research planning aligned with harms from industrial animal agriculture.
- • Fits one of the named programs (Fellowship Awards, Fueling Advocates Initiative, Kindling Initiative).
- • Is an individual fellow or small charity able to absorb grants in the $10K–$75K range.
- • Has a referral or relationship into the foundation’s existing grantee network.
Geography
Observed grants span roughly ten distinct states/locations in 2024 and include both U.S. states and several international locations, showing a multi-state and international footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 13 distinct recipients (and prior years had 18–19), including charities, universities and individual fellows, so the foundation funds a relatively broad set of independent recipients for its size despite some dollar concentration.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of an open application process is absent because the foundation declares it funds only preselected applicants, yet observed giving includes new grantees (four in 2024 and many in 2023), so occasional onboarding of new recipients appears possible but unsolicited applications are unlikely to be a reliable route.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
