The Beacon Prize for Lifetime Contribution

This prize will honour an individual who has made exceptional gifts (time, money, skills, ideas or leadership) to charity over a considerable number of years, and whose generosity will have been an inspiration to others and whose philanthropy will have made a significant impact on society.

The Beacon Prize for Leadership

This prize will honour an individual who has mobilised and united people or institutions to achieve a specific social or charitable goal, or who has acted as an advocate for the same purpose.

The Beacon Prize for Start Ups

This prize will honour an individual who has used his or her own resources to launch a new initiative to meet a specific social or charitable need, and having a sustainable future independent of the founder's continued involvement.

The Beacon Prize for Creative Giving

This prize will honour an individual who has supported a charitable or social cause in a truly creative and innovative way. For example, they will have developed an entirely new type of fundraising or other form of income generation, or developed a new and more effective response to beneficiaries' needs, or a better and more effective way of running the charity's services, fundraising or administration.

The Beacon Prize for Courage

This prize will honour an individual who has shown considerable courage in philanthropy, for example, by supporting an unpopular or controversial cause, or by undertaking a venture which has personal or financial risk.

The Beacon Prize for Young Philanthropist

This prize will honour an individual aged under 35 who has made an exceptional contribution to charity. Their effort and contribution will have established them as a role model and a catalyst for a new young generation of givers.