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Janssen Announces HealtheVoices™ Impact Fund Recipients

September 27, 2017 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the recipients of the inaugural HealtheVoices™ Impact Fund grants, supporting innovative efforts by online health advocates to serve and assist patient communities. The HealtheVoices™ Impact Fund is a new offering that stems from Janssen’s annual HealtheVoices™ Conference, a first-of-its-kind event that brings together online health advocates from a wide range of communities to learn, share and connect.…

Community Foundation Awards $1.1 Million in Scholarships

August 23, 2017 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that it is granting a total of $1.1 million in scholarships to 225 students for the fall term. The scholarships come from funds CFNJ manages on behalf of philanthropic families and companies.…

Perry Wins Red Bank Journalism Scholarship

June 28, 2017 The Selection Committee of The Jonathan Maslow Scholarship today announced the recipient of its 2017 scholarship award. Griffin Perry, a graduating senior at Red Bank Regional High School (RBRHS), will receive a scholarship in the amount of $5,000. …

Janssen Announces HealtheVoices™ Impact Fund

April 24, 2017 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the HealtheVoices™ Impact Fund, a new grant offering created to support innovative efforts by online health advocates to serve and assist patient communities. Established at the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ), the HealtheVoices™ Impact Fund will award projects that align with the Janssen charitable giving mission to advance healing for patients.…

Impact100 ESSEX Actively Seeking Members

April 20, 2017 With November’s election suggesting reduced funds for rising local needs, thirty Essex County women have joined to fund innovative programs addressing unmet needs of underserved populations in Essex County.  Adopting a national model, Impact100 Essex stirs women to identify, research and collaboratively fund local non-profits seeking to expand or deepen their programing. …

Morris Educational Foundation Receives County Award

April 6, 2017 The Morris Educational Foundation (MEF), which was incubated at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, was honored on March 29th at the 2017 Friends of Education Celebration of the Morris County Council of Education Associations annual event.   The event was held at the Meadow Wood Manor in Randolph.…

CFNJ Announces $73,000 in Funding for School Field Trips

March 27, 2017 The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation today announced that the Field Trip New Jersey program will award more than $73,000 in grants to schools supporting educational field trips. The 116 grants make it possible for thousands of students in low-income communities to visit arts and culture sites, historic landmarks, nature preserves, and science institutions in New Jersey, as well as college campuses throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.…

Gerard Brew Joins Community Foundation Board

March 6, 2017 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that Gerard Brew, a partner at McCarter & English, has joined its Board of Trustees. Brew represents clients in disputed matters involving estates, trusts, fiduciaries, guardianships, family issues, and closely held family businesses.…

NJ Jumps to 19th Nationally for School Breakfast

February 14, 2017 New Jersey is now in the top 20 nationwide for ensuring that more low-income students start their school day with a healthy morning meal, giving them the nutrition they need to concentrate and learn, according to a national report released today.…