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Madison Rotary Foundation Announces “End Hunger 3.6” project

January 21, 2016 The Madison Rotary Club and Foundation is seeking the community’s support of their recently announced End Hunger 3.6 Project of 2016.   The number 3.6 indicates that every 3.6 seconds, someone dies of malnutrition or starvation. The project’s goal is to prepare and package between 100,000 – 150,000 meals to be distributed to various non-profit, hunger-focused organizations throughout New Jersey and New York City.…

SHWF & CFNJ Fund New Bancroft Disabilities Wellness Center

January 13, 2016 The Salem Health and Wellness Foundation and the Community Foundation of New Jersey announced today a grant to Bancroft for $197,548 to establish a Health and Wellness center at its Lakeside campus in Pittsgrove, NJ. Bancroft, a leading nonprofit provider of specialized services for children and adults with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, and those in need of neurological rehabilitation, received the grant to enhance access to quality medical care for adult residents by bringing medical specialists together under one roof.…

Introducing Field Trip New Jersey

New fund will help bring learning to life with more field trips at schools in under-served communities January 6, 2016 The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are excited to announce the launch of Field Trip New Jersey, a new fund to support opportunities for students in under-served communities to connect classroom learning with real-life experiences.…

Celebrating a Life of Philanthropy: Jim Kellogg

January 4, 2016 The Community Foundation of New Jersey mourns the loss of James C. Kellogg, whose extraordinary vision and diligent stewardship of the Foundation as its president from 1994 to 2003 fundamentally transformed our mission, expanded our reach, and deepened our impact.…

Lend a Hand to North Texas Communities

December 28, 2015 Communities across northern Texas experienced devastating storms the day after Christmas, and our friends at the Communities Foundation of Texas are helping to corral support. Please consider giving to help these families.…

Austin O. Hooey Scholarship Fund Accepting Applications

November 30, 2015 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced that the Austin O. Hooey Scholarship is accepting applications for the Fall 2016 term. The Austin O. Hooey Scholarship Fund, which is administered by the Community Foundation, provides one or more college scholarship awards ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 per year for four consecutive years to one or more graduating senior(s) of Chatham High School.…

On Giving Tuesday, Become a Changemaker

It’s simple, really. SUPPORT CFNJ’S Changemaker Fund Give via your DONOR ADVISED FUND Give via your CREDIT CARD We’re asking people to give to a fund that in just two years has helped young girls escape human trafficking, put an end to solitary confinement for New Jersey’s incarcerated kids, and helped 100,000 children from low-income families start the school day with a nutritious breakfast.…