For those seeking information on or to donate to Elena Gregory’s “Arms Wide Open” Fund, please click below. As Elena’s family describes, “Elena touched so many lives in uncountable ways with her beautiful smile, extraordinary sense of humor and caring…
For Liz and Gary Fisch, it all comes back to the Y. It started when Gary was a young teen. His friends had left for summer camp, leaving the out-of-shape boy without his usual pals. So Gary’s parents joined the…
April 10, 2019 Impact 100 Garden State is pleased to announce a record number of 345 women who have joined the organization for 2019. This represents an 80% renewal rate and 105 new members, the largest number since it’s founding…
March 4, 2019 Moments ago, the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 2179 which would allow New Jersey taxpayers to take a state income tax deduction for contributions to qualified New Jersey charities. The Community Foundation of New Jersey…
February 27, 2019 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced that The Jonathan Maslow Scholarship, which it administers on behalf of members of the Red Bank Regional High School (RBRHS) Class of 1966, is accepting applications for the Fall…
February 27, 2019 When the next recession hits, donor-advised funds are expected to help cushion the financial blow faced by nonprofits, even as other revenue sources decline, a new study finds. The study — conducted by Dan Heist, a professor…
New Jersey women give a lot, in ways that are as boundless as they are visionary. On March 8, International Women’s Day, please join us to hear inspirational stories from some of New Jersey’s most resourceful and dynamic community builders in a special conversation…
Local newsrooms are disappearing in America. According to a 2018 survey by the University of North Carolina Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media, half of the 3,143 counties in the U.S. now have just one newspaper. Nearly 200 counties…
February 15, 2019 Our friends and partners at Impact 100 Garden State have announced the below grant information sessions in communities across northern New Jersey. According to Impact 100 Garden State, “our new session, Application 101 – where we will review how…
February 6, 2019 The Community Foundation of New Jersey and many local nonprofits always make a big push to support food banks, food pantries, and other food security organizations around the holidays – but the truth is, hunger is present…