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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.…

Sailing Scholarship Honors Montvale’s Ralph Hinsch

Pull the line, hoist the sail, now duck! Whether on the open ocean or a small lake, sailing requires the sort of agility, strength, and mental sharpness that yield countless other benefits in a sailor’s life. It’s among the reasons Ralph Hinsch so loved sailing at the Nyack Boat Club.…

Fundholder Briefing on Domestic Violence in New Jersey

The Community Foundation of New Jersey is pleased to sponsor an in-depth fundholder briefing hosted by the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers in partnership with the Stone Foundation and the Mary Owen Borden Memorial Foundation. When: Thursday, September 12, 2019 – 9:30am to 11:30am Where: Children’s Specialized Hospital, 200 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ Speakers: Anna Diaz-White, 180 Turning Lives Around of Monmouth County Jane Hanson, Partners for Women and Justice (PFWJ) of Essex County Pamela Jacobs, New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (NJCEDV) Claudia Ratzlaff, Avanzar of Atlantic County Jill Zinckgraf, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center (DASACC) of Warren County During this Funder Briefing, we’ll explore the broad range of services required to address domestic violence and how the work has evolved in New Jersey to create greater, long-term impact.…