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Interfaith Food Pantry Network Serves 26%, More Morris County Families This Year, Thanks to Refrigerated Van

During the COVID-19 pandemic, more people in Morris County need food than ever before—and too many also lack a way to get to food distribution sites. The Interfaith Food Pantry Network (IFPN), which provides emergency and supplemental groceries to Morris County residents in need, has been riding to the rescue in its Healthy Choices Mobile Food Pantry.…

Bay Head Yacht Club Preservation Fund

The Bay Head Yacht Club Preservation Fund exists to preserve the history of this unique community gem. Click here to give. Additionally, cash contributions may be made by check payable and mailed to: Community Foundation of New Jersey Post Office Box 338 Morristown, New Jersey 07963-0338 For wiring instructions for cash contributions, please contact: Lydia Gracey at (973) 267-5533 or lgracey@cfnj.org…

Rolling over an IRA to support the causes you care about

December 10, 2020 Individuals 70.5 years of age and older may transfer up to $100,000 of IRA assets per year to public charities without being subject to federal income taxes on the distribution. Using your IRA in partnership with the Community Foundation is a great way to support the causes and organizations you care about.…

Impact 100 Garden State to host virtual event that will change the way you taste wine

Pour a glass of your favorite wine and learn how to use all your senses to detect the stories it can tell. “How to Truly Taste Wine,” a virtual event featuring Bianca Bosker, author of the New York Times bestseller Cork Dork, will be held on Tuesday, December 8, from 7 to 8 p.m.…

Recommendations for Giving Tuesday

If it has been your privilege to give more than you might otherwise this year (and by the looks of it, that is true of many fundholders!), it has been our privilege to steward that giving. Now it’s time for one more push. …

New tax rules encourage charity just when it’s needed the most

Did you catch our op-ed in the Star-Ledger? We’re happy to share it below: New tax rules encourage charity just when it’s needed the most Carolyn Lange, November 19, 2020 The coronavirus has changed all our lives, but for many this year has been nothing short of devastating.…

3,200 New Winter Coats Distributed to Kids through the South Jersey Funder Collaborative’s “Operation Warm Up Jersey Shore” in Partnership with Fulfill, Better Education for Kids, Inc., and Operation Warm

This winter, 3,200 children in Monmouth and Ocean Counties will be wearing new warm winter coats funded by and distributed through the South Jersey Funder Collaborative’s “Operation Warm Up Jersey Shore” held in partnership with Fulfill, Operation Warm and Better Education for Kids.…

The Linda D. Murphy Village Strivers Scholarship Fund

The Linda D. Murphy Village Strivers Scholarship Fund is a fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, and as such your gift is fully tax deductible. The Community Foundation of New Jersey creates and scales custom solutions for purpose-driven individuals, families, and businesses.…

Dr. Crosby Copeland, Jr. Scholarship

The Dr. Crosby Copeland, Jr. Scholarship honors the legacy and accomplishments of Dr. Crosby Copeland, Jr. and his many years of dedication to the education of young people in the City of Trenton as a teacher, principal, and as Superintendent of the Trenton Public School District.…

Donating at year’s end? Keep these dates in mind.

For the Community Foundation of New Jersey, year-end is an intense period in which we facilitate a huge volume of grants from our very generous fundholders to the causes and charities they care about. To make this process run smoothly, we’d like to remind you of the following: If you need a grant made by December 31st of this year, we kindly ask you to initiate that grant by December 23rd.…

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