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Human trafficking remains prevalent

November 3, 2022 You may have seen in the Gannett papers today a detailed profile on human trafficking in New Jersey. This is an issue the Community Foundation of New Jersey and many interested fundholders first became involved with in 2014, around the time when New Jersey hosted the Super Bowl (there was and is some debate around whether trafficking spikes during large-scale events like these).…

Giving Opportunity: Friends of Jockey Hollow

One of the Community Foundation’s newest funds, Friends of Jockey Hollow, is working to raise funds for an ambitious 2023. Two local philanthropic families, the Wentworths and the Kirbys, established the fund to protect, preserve, and promote the Jockey Hollow section of the Morristown National Historical Park.…

“Checkout Charity”: What’s the right thing to do?

You’ve seen it most stores: “checkout charity” is the relatively new and fast-growing way for making charitable contributions. Checkout charity donations are often the result of spur-of-the-moment, periodic or one-time asks triggered by a tragedy, holiday, or cause. Solicitations can occur in person or online, and by either a familiar face or automated means like text messaging.…

SparkNJ: Igniting One Small Grant at a Time

October 18, 2022 SparkNJ, a newly created New Jersey philanthropic organization whose mission is to support small, Black-led nonprofits, has announced the recipients of its six inaugural grants. The six recipients are from three New Jersey counties and fulfill a variety of needs in their communities from education to food insecurity to maternal and childcare.…

Join our team as Philanthropic Service Program Assistant

October 20, 2022 The Community Foundation of New Jersey, a center for philanthropy for our state and region is hiring! Our mission is to support charitable giving that is inspired by our donors, who desire to make a difference via creative solutions and achieve lasting change.…

Support for Iranian Women

October 6, 2022 When twenty-two year old Mahsa Amini stepped off a train in Tehran to visit her uncle three weeks ago, she was suddenly confronted by Iran’s morality police and taken into custody, where she ultimately died. Her death triggered waves of protest around the world, and especially in Iran where hostilities remain high.…

Bright spots amidst economic challenges

October 6, 2022 Bear markets are a challenge for almost anyone. But that doesn’t mean your charitable giving commitments have to be put on hold. If you are like many donors, you are still looking for ways to support the organizations you care about that rely on your support to achieve their missions.…

Hurricane Ian Response

September 28, 2022 Community foundations are known for moving quickly to support those impacted by crises. And that is certainly the case this week. Today, as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida, community foundations in the Sunshine State are already taking steps to support their communities in the wake of what is expected to be a devastating storm.…

Fundholders Bring Water Pump to Kirundo

With a donor advised fund at the Community Foundation, you can give beyond 501c3 organizations in the United States, to also support charitable projects around the world. It’s been our privilege to work with one fundholder family since the beginning of this year to bring clean water to communities half a world away.…

How to grow your charitable giving by bundling tax savings

Many donors elect to use a donor advised fund at the Community Foundation as an organizing tool, frequently recommending grants to their favorite charities in ways that mirror the ways they would make donations outright. Often, contributions to a donor-advised fund are in the form of highly-appreciated stock or other hard-to-value assets that generate a favorable tax outcome.…