Author Archives: Mike

Tax season offers some finality to the prior year in that we finally know if we owe or are due a refund. For the 2021 tax year, the IRS processed 88 million refunds averaging $3,039 each.   At the same time, filing a 2022 tax return often comes with finalizing quarterly tax estimates for 2023, which many people use to build a framework for current-year spending.…

April 6, 2023 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced it has funded the purchase of 1,500 tickets to nine Broadway shows which will be distributed to members of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who are in New York City during this year’s Fleet Week.…

The Hardyston Township First Aid Squad Scholarship Fund honors a graduating high school senior of Hardyston or the greater Hardyston area including Stockholm, Hamburg, Oak Ridge, Sparta, Ogdensburg, Glenwood, Vernon, Wantage, Franklin, Sparta and Sussex. The student will be attending a four year college/university within the United States as a first time incoming freshman.…

The ‘Jersey Gives a Damn’ podcast captures conversation with the innovators, leaders, and changemakers making New Jersey’s communities stronger. It’s hosted by Aaron Turner, Chief Philanthropic Officer at the Community Foundation of New Jersey where it’s our privilege to help hundreds of philanthropically minded New Jerseyans have the greatest impact on the causes and communities they care about.…

It’s a Go! Our sleep-away kidney camp program will resume this summer at Frost Valley after a hiatus of three years due to Covid. This will be the program’s 46th season. More than 30 kidney kids between 8 and 15 will attend.…

You read that right: we give a damn! And now we’re doing so on our very own podcast. Special thanks to our inaugural guest, Ryan Haygood of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. Listen along as the Foundation’s Aaron Turner speaks with Ryan about specific social justice challenges facing the state, what his organization is doing to address them, and how others can get involved.…

The Gathering of Givers event is a unique experience, offering women from across our state the chance to gather, connect, heal, motivate each other and recommit their energies to the collective fight ahead. The Community Foundation of New Jersey is proud to be a founding partner of this extraordinary event.…

The Community Foundation administers 140 scholarship funds benefiting college-bound graduating high school seniors, and in a few cases, students currently enrolled in first time undergraduate studies. Our scholarship opportunities run the gamut, from those exclusive to a local high school or specific geographic region to those supporting specific majors or career pursuits.…