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Our Take on the “Trust Gap”

It’s the most important part a philanthropic legacy. No matter how a bequest is structured, regardless of its philanthropic intent, and separate from its time horizon there’s the issue of trust. For your philanthropy to live on after you’re gone, you have to trust someone.…

Update from Refugee Assistance Morris Partners

On Nov. 8, 2016, eight-year-old Lona arrived at Newark Airport with her parents and two brothers. They came on a long flight from Turkey, having fled their war-ravaged home in Aleppo, Syria. Lona had no idea what to expect in her strange new land, but she was comforted by the warm welcome from volunteers from Refugee Assistance Morris Partners (RAMP), a special project fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey.…

Our Take on Giving USA’s “Leaving a Legacy” Report

November 13, 2019 Philanthropic-minded individuals write their first will on average when they are 44 years old and almost all (91.6%) use a legal advisor to help them.  That’s according to our friends at Giving USA who just released findings from their survey of 860 donors interested in planned giving.…

Community Foundation Named Top 10 Charity in NJ, Top Community Foundation in US

November 12, 2019 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) was today named one of New Jersey’s top 10 charities by Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. Charity Navigator made the determination following their calculation that CFNJ spends 95.2% of its total expenses on programs and services and scored a 98.03% on overall financial accountability and transparency based on 2017 data.…

Impact 100 Garden State Announces 2019 Grant Recipients

November 7, 2019 At their Annual Awards Meeting Wednesday night, the members of Impact 100 Garden State voted to award three $110,000 grants to the following recipients and their programs: County College of Morris Foundation – Dover College Promise CUMAC – Beyond Hunger Union County Economic Development Corp.…

Time to prepare your year-end giving

October 18, 2019 The holiday season is soon upon us, and here at the Community Foundation we are preparing for what is always a busy time of year. For many of the organizations you support through your fund, December 31st is the end of their fiscal year.…

Stacy Eastland presents “planning desserts” to NJ professional advisors

October 16, 2019 The Community Foundation of New Jersey and Goldman Sachs were pleased to host a variety of professional advisors from across New Jersey today for a discussion with Stacy Eastland, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and one of the country’s top wealth advisors, who shared thoughts on the best planning “desserts” that won’t bust the tax diet.…

Impact 100 Garden State Announces 2019 Grant Finalists

October 8, 2019 Impact 100 Garden State is pleased to announce its 2019 Grant Finalists.  Here are the five finalists along with their program names: County College of Morris Foundation – Dover College Promise (Dover) CUMAC – Beyond Hunger (Paterson) Passaic County Community College Foundation – Theatre & Poetry Project (Paterson) The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey – Expanding Access for All (Morris, Union, Somerset, & Union Counties) Union County Economic Development Corp.…

Impact 100 Garden State to Host C-Change Conversation

September 25, 2019 Impact 100 Garden State will host a conversation on climate change by Kathleen Biggins, founder of C-Change, on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 7 pm at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 140 South Finley Avenue, Basking Ridge, NJ. C-Change promotes informed discussion about climate change and its impacts.…

Fundholders’ Generosity Provides Emergency Assistance to Tech Students

September 24, 2019 Despite granting more than $1 million in scholarships every year, the Community Foundation of New Jersey knows there is still tremendous need among New Jersey’s aspiring learners. It’s why, in 2017, we launched the Scholarship Opportunity Fund with the goal of making education a reality for even more deserving New Jerseyans.…