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Partners for Health Foundation Seeking Nominations

February 12, 2018 As part of their 10-Year Anniversary celebration, our friends at the Partners for Health Foundation will recognize people and individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to health and well-being in their 15 service area communities. Up to $100,000 will be distributed among 10 award winners in 2018.…

Impact 100 Garden State Recruits 2018 Members

February 8, 2018 These are busy weeks for members of Impact 100 Garden State.  The organization, which funded more than $1,000,000 in grants in its first five years, has just announced details about its 2018 grant process.  And because the organization’s grants are based on the number of members who join by March 31 each year, membership recruitment is also in high gear.…

Honoring the Life & Accomplishments of Steve Wiley

The Community Foundation of New Jersey is proud to host the Steve Wiley Memorial Fund, in honor of one of Morristown’s longtime and most effective champions. Click to donate to the Steve Wiley Memorial Fund.   About Steve Wiley Steve Wiley was a New Jersey State Senator, community advocate, veteran, attorney, and poet who laid the foundation for the Morristown we enjoy today.…

Investing In and For Good

January 12, 2018 The word “philanthropy” usually brings to mind the act of giving in support of a worthy cause. And this description is, of course, true. At its core, however, philanthropy is much more. As entrepreneur and philanthropist Eli Broad famously said, “Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged.…

Field Trip New Jersey Announces 2018 Grant Cycles

January 5, 2018 Field Trip New Jersey is pleased to announce that it will have two grant application cycles this year. Below are the dates for which the application will be open to applicants to complete online at fieldtripnj.org. Winter Cycle 2018 Dates to apply: January 1,2018 – February 16, 2018 Award Announcements: March 16, 2018 Fall Cycle 2018 Dates to apply: September 3, 2018 – October 15, 2018 Award Announcements: November 15, 2018 The FTNJ team asks that schools submit bus transportation invoices no later than July 2, 2018 to receive reimbursement for field trip grants awarded between the months of September 2017 and June 2018.…

Impact 100 Rings in 2018 with Major Grants in Sussex, Passaic

January 4, 2018 Members of Impact 100 Garden State and representatives of the group’s 2017 grant awards from Oasis – A Haven for Women and Children and Project Self-Sufficiency of Sussex County kicked of the new year together by gathering to sign the grant agreements at the Community Foundation of New Jersey’s offices.…

RegentAtlantic: Tax Planning for 2018 and Beyond, Bunching Donations

January 2, 2018 See below for a detailed summary of recent tax changes from our friends and partners at RegentAtlantic. The recent tax law changes were the most disruptive changes to the tax code in more than 30 years.  The most impactful changes to personal income tax were the elimination and limitation of most major itemized deductions.…