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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.…

Community Foundation Awards $1.2 Million in Scholarships

September 3, 2019 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that it is granting a total of $1,268,183 in scholarships to 279 students for the Fall 2019 term. The scholarship awards come from funds CFNJ manages on behalf of philanthropic families and companies.…

Impact 100 Garden State Sponsorships

Impact 100 Garden State invites support for its robust series of meetings, programs, and events. Members, local businesses, or corporations can participate by sponsoring an event, underwriting an education program, donating cash, or providing goods or services. We are an all-volunteer organization.…

Friends of Impact 100 Garden State

Donating to Impact 100 Garden State (GS) provides an opportunity for anyone – men, women, foundations, businesses – to participate in our mission.  Impact 100 GS is an all-volunteer philanthropic organization. The grants we award are funded by member donations. Because no expenses are deducted from member dollars, we welcome the contributions of friends, sponsors, and others.…