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Salem Health & Wellness Announces Grant Awards

December 18, 2014 The Salem Health and Wellness Foundation (SHWF) and the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) have announced $122,500 in grant awards to the following organizations. The grants come from the Salem Health and Wellness Fund at CFNJ, which was created as part of an alliance between SHWF and CFNJ to improve health and wellness in Salem County.…

Salem Health and Wellness Joins CFNJ to Improve Health Options for Local Residents

November 13, 2014 As part of a comprehensive plan to improve health care options for local residents, the Salem Health and Wellness Foundation (SHWF) today announced that it has joined forces with the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ), and together the two organizations have established a $51 million fund that will dramatically increase spending on health and wellness initiatives in Salem County.…

Pricewaterhouse Coopers Managing Partner Joins Community Foundation Board

November 12, 2014 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that Brendan Dougher, Managing Partner of the New York Office and Market of Pricewaterhouse Coopers, has joined the Board of Trustees. Mr. Dougher has 30 years of experience with the Firm, having previously served as the Managing Partner of its New Jersey Practice.…

NJ School Breakfast Participation Rises 55 Percent

October 7, 2014 Scroll down for a release from our friends at Advocates for Children of New Jersey, who have some good news to share about school breakfast participation rates in the state.  We’re proud members of the Food for Thought School Breakfast Campaign and are working with with this important coalition to provide more breakfasts after the school bell rings (not before), which significantly boosts student participation.…

Community Foundation Celebrates 227 Students Receiving Donor Scholarships in 2014

September 12, 2014 The Community Foundation today proudly congratulated the 227 students receiving scholarships this year from funds created by donors and administered by the Foundation. More than $1.4 million in scholarship dollars were distributed this fall – ranging from one-time awards to multi-year – making 2014 yet another year in which the Community Foundation distributed more than $1 million in scholarship dollars.…

Impact 100 Names Nonprofit Finalists For $185,000 in Grants

September 10, 2014 Impact 100 Garden State, a philanthropic women’s organization for which the Community Foundation of New Jersey provides extensive administrative support, has selected nine nonprofit organizations as finalists for $185,000 in grants it will award in October. Impact 100 invited applications from nonprofits in Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Sussex counties that were in search of funds for transformative programs aimed at helping their local communities and improving the quality of life for people in these counties.  …

Community Foundation Board Congratulates Dekker on ‘Most Influential’ Award

May 21, 2014 The Community Foundation of New Jersey’s (CFNJ) Board of Trustees today congratulated Hans Dekker, CFNJ’s president, for being named by Inside Jersey Magazine as one of the “most influential people in New Jersey.” A total of 106 New Jerseyans are on the list of influencers, which the magazine has dubbed, “Inside Jersey’s 100+ Club.” …