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Welcoming our new grants processing and accounting team members

May 19, 2021 Spring as been busy this year at the Community Foundation! Not only have we welcomed new staff members to our team, but we also have fully re-opened our newly-renovated office in Morristown. We invite you to visit us at Knox Hill any time for a conversation about your fund, your philanthropic goals, your community’s needs, or just to say hello.…

Maslow Scholarship Accepting 2021 Applications

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 2021 term. The Jonathan Maslow Scholarship is open to all RBRHS juniors and seniors who plan to continue their education at an accredited 2 or 4-year college immediately following their graduation.…

The Nicholas Ritchie Gottscho Fund

Nicholas Ritchie Gottscho, 50, of Bernardsville, NJ, and Timber Lakes, UT, passed away unexpectedly on March 26, 2022 in Provo, UT. Nick was an avid skier, entrepreneur, flashy dresser, food and music enthusiast, car collector, animal lover, and gardener. Above all, he was loyal and loving toward his family and friends.…

It’s Scholarship Season at the Community Foundation

If it’s almost Spring, then it’s “scholarship season” at the Community Foundation of New Jersey. This is the time when applications go live, students work with our staff to identify the right scholarship opportunities for them, and many donors open scholarship funds of their own.…

Tapping Philanthropy’s COVID-Era Spike for Long-Term Priorities

The year 2020 was, in a word, volatile. The back and forth among political partisans on foundational issues such as equity, expression, and race marked a volatile year in our civic squares. The ups and downs in the market, interest rates, and unemployment marked an historically volatile year for the American economy.…

Guidelines for Renewable Scholarships

Guidelines for Scholarships with 4 Installments Fall semester of each year Please note that it is the student’s responsibility to provide the following information to the Foundation by July 15th of each year. Reminder notices are not sent out. Future installments are contingent upon the following: Student remains enrolled on a full time basis in a college or university within the United States.…

Rolling over an IRA to support the causes you care about

December 10, 2020 Individuals 70.5 years of age and older may transfer up to $100,000 of IRA assets per year to public charities without being subject to federal income taxes on the distribution. Using your IRA in partnership with the Community Foundation is a great way to support the causes and organizations you care about.…