Author Archives: Mike

C-Suite Portal Guidelines for Fundholders

A redesigned fundholder portal system will debut on April 1, 2025, so we’re providing guidelines to help smooth your transition to using the updated platform. Although the user experience and appearance will be different in the secure portal, you can still manage your fund online, see your fund balance, view past grants, and more.…

‘Field Trip New Jersey’ Launches Bergen, Passaic Summer Program

May 9, 2022 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that the Field Trip New Jersey Fund, which it founded in 2016 to provide opportunities for students in under-served communities to connect classroom learning with real-life experiences, is expanding its eligibility criteria to include Bergen and Passaic County nonprofit organizations for the Summer of 2022.…

Plan Ahead: New Donor Portal Coming Soon

April 22, 2022 The team at the Community Foundation has been working hard to implement a new donor portal system, which will improve your experience at the Community Foundation and provide up-to-the-minute fund information. We are excited to launch this system in June 2022 and want you to be aware of these temporary impacts to your grant recommendations: Unfortunately, we will be unable to accept any grant recommendations during the transition from May 20th through June 3rd.…

Agriculture Scholarship Accepting Applications

April 12, 2022 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced that the Stephen A. Johnston Memorial Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications. The Fund will provide a scholarship in the amount of $3,000 to a sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student with an interest in vegetable crop production or a related field.…

First Aid Scholarship Available to Sussex Students

The Hardyston Township First Aid Squad (HTFAS) was a non-profit, volunteer organization that served the residents of Hardyston, New Jersey since 1967. The volunteers who joined HTFAS selflessly volunteered their personal time for the welfare of the community – service before self.…

Somerset Hills Community Health Foundation Pledges $300K to Family Caregivers

March 8, 2022 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced that the Somerset Hills Community Health Foundation (SHCHF) has committed $303,300 toward family caregivers in Morris, Somerset, and neighboring counties. Family caregivers, who are unpaid spouses, partners, family members, friends, or neighbors, often face unseen struggles and are underappreciated for their work in assisting others with the activities of daily living and medical tasks.…