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Recommendations for Giving Tuesday

If it has been your privilege to give more than you might otherwise this year (and by the looks of it, that is true of many fundholders!), it has been our privilege to steward that giving. Now it’s time for one more push. …

Donating at year’s end? Keep these dates in mind.

For the Community Foundation of New Jersey, year-end is an intense period in which we facilitate a huge volume of grants from our very generous fundholders to the causes and charities they care about. To make this process run smoothly, we’d like to remind you of the following: If you need a grant made by December 31st of this year, we kindly ask you to initiate that grant by December 23rd.…

The CARES Act and Community: Three 2020 Upsides

Silver linings are hard to find this year, but it’s worth remembering that the CARES Act created important opportunities to increase giving to charitable causes. Keep these three tools in mind as you considering your year-end tax planning: Even for taxpayers who take the standard deduction, a reduction in adjusted gross income is available for charitable contributions up to $300 per taxpayer.…

Impact 100 Garden State to host virtual panel on hunger in our communities

As the holidays approach, food drives remind the community that local families are struggling to afford meals. This year, however, the need is more acute than ever. In fact, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey has reported that the number of New Jerseyans struggling with hunger is projected to rise by 56% as a direct result of COVID-19, with every county in the state seeing a rise in food insecurity—including counties in northern New Jersey.…

Impact 100 Garden State Seeks Women Who Make a Difference

Impact 100 Garden State is recruiting new members who want to use the power of collective giving to change lives. Impact 100 Garden State, an all-woman organization dedicated to collective giving, is expanding its 2021 membership drive with a series of virtual “Meet & Mingle” events.…

Consider changes to tax laws when giving at year-end

It’s that time of year when Americans start thinking about their year-end charitable giving. But in a year when so much was turned upside down, what changes are we seeing in philanthropy? We highlight a few changes to tax planning below, and include important information on two increasingly popular ways to work with the Community Foundation.…

Designing Your Philanthropic Legacy

Crafting a charitable legacy can be both a challenging and a rewarding process. It is a unique opportunity to remember your family and preserve your impact on a cause or community for generations. The Community Foundation’s sole responsibility and fiduciary duty is to steward the legacy grantmaking prudently and in-line with your intent—as you’ve designed it.…

Leveraging private sector philanthropy for community benefit

CFNJ offers a home for private philanthropic investment in New Jersey and its communities. Working together with the public sector, foundations, corporations, and philanthropic individuals, CFNJ offers a turnkey solution for implementing civic efforts. As the leading philanthropic fiduciary focused on all New Jersey communities, CFNJ is uniquely positioned to address our state’s emerging challenges, support innovative solutions, and administer philanthropy in a targeted, results-driven, and cost-effective way.…

ReNew Jersey

Our state is faced with two new challenges: Tropical Storm Ida has devastated many parts of our state.  New Jersey’s families and communities absolutely need immediate help with their recovery; and Thousands of Afghan refugees seeking safe-harbor now reside at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and they clearly are in need as they begin their new lives.…