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Penelope Bustamante represents NJ at Jefferson Awards National Ceremony

June 25, 2019 The Community Foundation of New Jersey is proud to administer the New Jersey State Governor’s Jefferson Awards for Public Service in partnership with the New Jersey Governor’s Office on Volunteerism and the Star-Ledger (learn more about the partnership here), and we are especially proud of this year’s honoree who recently represented the Garden State at the national awards ceremony in Washington, DC.…

Fundholder Favorite: Preschool Advantage

May 16, 2019 When Rachel was three years old, her family was left struggling financially after her mother faced a catastrophic health situation. Preschool Advantage, a non-profit established in 1995 that provides tuition for children to attend a quality preschool, stepped in to pay for Rachel to attend.…

ShopRite Partners In Caring program has record breaking annual fundraising campaign

May 6, 2019 They say you can’t put a price on a smile. But what if you could? What if you could tabulate the value of all those happy faces? What if you could total up the worth of everything that went into those grins?…

Spring Update on Double Up Food Bucks in New Jersey

May 3, 2019 The Double Up Food Bucks program we helped to bring to New Jersey last July continues to gain in participation as we approach the one-year mark. Through a partnership with the national nonprofit Fair Food Network, Double Up Food Bucks matches the value of NJ SNAP dollars spent on fresh fruits and vegetables, helping low-income families bring home more nutritious foods.…

Elena Gregory’s “Arms Wide Open” Fund

For those seeking information on or to donate to Elena Gregory’s “Arms Wide Open” Fund, please click below. As Elena’s family describes: “Elena touched so many lives in uncountable ways with her beautiful smile, extraordinary sense of humor and caring heart.…

Fisch Family Uses Fund to Boost Madison Area YMCA Capital Campaign

For Liz and Gary Fisch, it all comes back to the Y. It started when Gary was a young teen. His friends had left for summer camp, leaving the out-of-shape boy without his usual pals. So Gary’s parents joined the Highland Park Y to give him a place to go.…

Impact 100 Garden State Announces 2019 Membership Results

April 10, 2019 Impact 100 Garden State is pleased to announce a record number of 345 women who have joined the organization for 2019. This represents an 80% renewal rate and 105 new members, the largest number since it’s founding year.…

A Gathering of Givers: New Jersey women are redefining philanthropy in abundant ways.

March 11, 2019 “I love this sea of women’s faces!” cried New Jersey’s First Lady, Tammy Snyder Murphy, as she arrived at the podium on March 8 at A Gathering of Givers: New Jersey Women Making an Impact, a celebration of women’s philanthropy at NJPAC.…

OceanFirst Foundation Offers 2019 Architecture Scholarship

March 5, 2019 OceanFirst Foundation is pleased to once again offer a scholarship to honor the legacy and many contributions of local architect, Carl Feltz, Jr., AIA. Administered by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the scholarship is available to matriculated college students from Monmouth or Ocean Counties who are enrolled full time in an accredited architectural program at a School of Architecture within the United States.…

Major Step Forward: CFNJ Advocates for State Charitable Deduction in Trenton

March 4, 2019 Moments ago, the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 2179 which would allow New Jersey taxpayers to take a state income tax deduction for contributions to qualified New Jersey charities. The Community Foundation of New Jersey was in the room with our friends from the Center for Non-Profits and spoke with Senators on the merits of a state income tax deduction for charitable giving.…

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