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Honorable Ann P. Conti Scholarship Fund Accepting Applications

December 14, 2017 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced that the Honorable Ann P. Conti Scholarship is accepting applications for the Fall 2018 term. The merit scholarship will award $2,500 to a Union County resident attending a New Jersey law school on a full-time basis.…

Essex County Nonprofits Invited to Apply for $112K Grant

September 28, 2017 Impact100 Essex, a new philanthropic collaborative of Essex County women, has announced it is accepting applications from Essex County nonprofit organizations for a $112,000 grant. The application and other information are available at www.Impact100Essex.org. Applications are due December 15, 2017.…

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.…