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BeyGood

Founded	2013 (2013)
Founder	Beyoncé
Region served	Worldwide
Board of directors	Mai Lassiter Kawanna Brown Jay Brown Cheryl Creuzot Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo Marilyn Booker
Key people	Tina Knowles (chairwoman)
Website	beygood.org

BeyGood (stylized as BeyGOOD) is a non-profit organization founded in 2013 by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé.

Background

BeyGood initiative was established by Beyoncé in 2013 during The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. It serves as an extension of her philanthropic efforts and has now become a 501(c)(3) public charity known as the BeyGood Foundation. BeyGood has made contributions in areas such as education, health, housing, water scarcity, and disaster relief in South Africa, Haiti, Burundi, Australia, United Kingdom, the Caribbean, United States, and more.

Programs and activities

Education

BeyGood has created several scholarship and education programs.

In 2014, BeyGood partnered with STATE Bags on the #BeyGOODxSTATE GIVEBACKPACK program, supplying more than 2,000 backpacks and school materials to students in underfunded communities across six cities. The initiative included high-energy pep rallies followed by a simulated shopping experience, where students could fill their backpacks with new school supplies. A limited-edition #BeyGOOD x STATE Bags backpack was also sold, with all proceeds directed to the program.

During the Formation World Tour in 2016, BeyGood awarded $1,000 each to fourteen Detroit high school students to support their future college expenses.

In 2017, BeyGood launched the Formation Scholars Award for the 2017–2018 academic year to mark the one-year anniversary of Beyoncé’s Lemonade album. The program supported young women pursuing creative arts, music, literature, or African‑American studies. Four students each received $25,000 scholarships at Howard University, Spelman College, Berklee College of Music, and Parsons School of Design.

Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance was a love letter to HBCUs, showcasing Black talent and culture. During the performance, she announced the Homecoming Scholars Award program for the 2018–2019 academic year. The program initially provided $25,000 scholarships to students at Xavier, Wilberforce, Tuskegee, and Bethune-Cookman universities. A later partnership with Google.org expanded the initiative to include Fisk, Texas Southern, Grambling State, and Morehouse, bringing the total number of recipients to eight.

Entrepreneurship and employment

BeyGood has supported job training programs, small business grants, and entrepreneurship initiatives.

During the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in 2013, BeyGood partnered with Goodwill Industries on two donation drives. In the summer, the partnership collected 27,500 pounds (14 tons) of clothes and goods, equivalent to more than 800 hours of free on-the-job training at Goodwill career centers. During the holiday season leg of the tour, fans were again encouraged to donate items at concert venues to support Goodwill’s job training and community services aimed at reducing unemployment.

In 2020, BeyGood partnered with the NAACP to create the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund, which provided $10,000 grants to Black-owned small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. On Juneteenth that year, Beyoncé released the single “Black Parade,” with all proceeds directed to the fund, and in September she donated an additional $1 million. By the end of 2020, the fund had awarded 715 grants totaling $7.15 million and assisted more than 900 businesses globally.

Health, water access, and humanitarian programs

BeyGood has supported a number of health and humanitarian initiatives.

In 2015, Beyoncé visited Haiti with the United Nations and toured communities affected by the 2010 earthquake, including Saint Damien Pediatric Hospital. In partnership with Teespring, BeyGood sold limited-edition T-shirts, with all proceeds going to the hospital. The initiative raised millions of dollars and was briefly relaunched later that year for World Humanitarian Day.

In 2016, BeyGood supported Flint water crisis relief, including a donation of more than $82,000 to the United Way of Genesee County, and participated in the “Love on Louisiana” effort that raised $1 million for Baton Rouge flood recovery.

In June 2017, Beyoncé collaborated with UNICEF under her philanthropic arm, BeyGood, to unveil the initiation of #BEYGOOD4BURUNDI. This long-term alliance aims to ensure access to clean and safe water for the most susceptible children in Burundi. Through this partnership, various initiatives have been implemented to enhance water, sanitation, and fundamental hygiene practices in some of the most remote regions of this landlocked East African country.

Disaster relief and emergency response

BeyGood has contributed to disaster-relief efforts across multiple regions.

On January 13, 2025, BeyGood established the LA Fire Relief Fund, committing $3.5 million to recovery efforts in Altadena and Pasadena. This included more than $3 million in direct cash assistance to over 200 households and $500,000 for local organizations. In partnership with Good360, the foundation also distributed more than 13,500 essential items. Later in 2025, BeyGood partnered with WalkGood LA to raise approximately $150,000 for Jamaica hurricane relief.

In 2026, BeyGOOD donated $200,000 to support flooding relief in Indiana, and Beyoncé made a personal $1 million donation through BeyGood for earthquake relief in Colombia.

Partnerships

Goodwill

During the 2013 holiday season, Goodwill Industries and Beyoncé teamed up once again for Beyoncé's second North American leg of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. This collaboration had a big impact on Goodwill headquarters in 13 communities, where fans were encouraged to #BeyGOOD and support Goodwill's job training and community services. The goal was to reduce unemployment and help individuals support themselves and their families. Through this partnership, Goodwill collected 27,500 pounds (14 tons) of donated clothes and goods during the previous summer, equivalent to over 800 hours of free on-the-job training at Goodwill career centers.

Cécred

After the launch of Beyoncé's haircare line, Cécred, in February 2024, BeyGood announced the initiation of annual $500,000 cosmetology school scholarships and business grants.

A statement on the BeyGood website states:

“We recognize running your own business is difficult, no matter if you rent a booth, operate a salon, or work out of your home, each year, 25 $10,000 grants will be awarded to qualifying salon business owners in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and New Jersey so they can continue their transformative impact in the community.”

Bread Of Life Inc. Houston

Beyoncé and Tina Knowles began a partnership with her hometown church Bread Of Life Ministries to provide support amidst the 2005 Hurricane Katrina and 2017 Hurricane Harvey natural disasters. On April 28, 2020, Beyoncé collaborated with fellow Houston artist Megan Thee Stallion on a remix to her song "Savage", and that night it was announced that the proceeds from both Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion's song contributions would help Bread Of Life create campaign #IDIDMYPART: a series of mobile COVID-19 drive-through testing sites in Houston, as "a response to the disproportionate deaths in African-American communities." Further collaborations with Matthew:25 Ministries, supermarket chain H-E-B, Frenchy's Chicken, and Procter & Gamble contributed masks, vitamins, hand sanitizer, cleaning supplies, gift-cards, food vouchers, and toiletry kits. This initiative expanded to Atlanta (in collaboration with entertainment executive Tyler Perry), Mississippi (in collaboration with actress Octavia Spencer), Detroit (Magic Johnson), and Seattle.