Releases

Delta Dental of New Jersey CEO Joins Community Foundation Board

April 21, 2014 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that Dennis Wilson, President and CEO of Delta Dental of New Jersey, has joined the Board of Trustees. Delta Dental of New Jersey is the state’s leading dental benefits company, serving more than 1.5 million people in New Jersey and Connecticut.…

Community Foundation of New Jersey Announces Energy Services Program

March 7, 2014 Recognizing that nonprofit and faith-based organizations frequently miss opportunities to make their facilities more energy efficient, the Community Foundation of New Jersey, along with the George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust, the Steven and Mary Birch Foundation and the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, have provided funding to support the launch of the Energy Services Program.   …

OceanFirst Foundation Offers Scholarship to Architecture Students

February 10, 2014 OceanFirst Foundation is pleased to once again offer a scholarship to honor the legacy and many contributions of local architect, Carl Feltz, Jr., AIA.  Administered by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the scholarship is available to matriculated college students from Monmouth or Ocean Counties who are enrolled full time in an accredited architectural program at a School of Architecture within the United States.…

Community Foundation Uses Soap to Fight Human Trafficking

November 20, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced it is supporting a coalition of organizations utilizing the newest weapon in the fight against human trafficking: soap. With the Community Foundation’s support, the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking will be distributing thousands of bars of soap on whose wrapping there is a crisis hotline for human trafficking. …

CFNJ Congratulates Monmouth Prosecutor on Buyback

September 30, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today congratulated the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office for the success of last month’s gun buyback program, which paid $15,000 to purchase 218 guns in Rumson and Asbury Park. Five handguns and 126 assault weapons were turned in as a result of the buyback, illustrating the fact that there are unwanted and potentially dangerous guns in every type of community.…

Community Foundation Makes $100,000 Grant to Post-Sandy Classrooms

September 5, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced that it has made a $100,000 matching grant from its Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund to support classroom projects in schools impacted by last year’s storm. The grant will cover half the costs of many worthwhile classroom projects submitted by teachers to DonorsChoose.org,…

New Jersey Recovery Fund Awards $3.8 Million to Support Smart Sandy Recovery and Resilient Communities in New Jersey

August 5, 2013 The New Jersey Recovery Fund today announced 27 grants totaling nearly $3.8 million to pursue smart recovery decisions that will help New Jersey avoid repeating the type of devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy. The Fund has awarded grants to a range of organizations focused on three broad categories: planning and public policies that promote community resiliency and environmental protection; engaging and informing the public about recovery decisions; and using the arts to foster individual and community healing and revitalization in impacted communities.…