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We’re grateful for many things here at the Community Foundation, chief among them: We have NOT yet experienced snowfall like that in 2018 (see picture), and more importantly, Fundholders are giving to the causes and communities they care about more than ever.…

One of our key learnings as host of the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (NJPRF) has been the fragile nature of New Jersey’s emergency food system. Thanks to our friends and partners at the Tepper Foundation and the hard work of NJPRF’s Critical Needs Outreach team, we are pleased to share insights and recommendations for how best to strengthen the emergency food system at this critical time.…

The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced that The Jonathan Maslow Scholarship, which it administers on behalf of members of the Red Bank Regional High School (RBRHS) Class of 1966, is accepting applications for the Fall 2023 term. The Jonathan Maslow Scholarship is open to all RBRHS juniors and seniors who plan to continue their education at an accredited 2 or 4-year college immediately following their graduation.…

November 14, 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced a grant to the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) and Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) to oversee strategy development and management of New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI), one of RWJF’s flagship grantmaking partners in its home state.…

New Jersey’s homeless population increased by 8% this year. That’s according to NJ Counts 2022, New Jersey’s annual Point-In-Time (PIT) Count of the Homeless. The count, which took place January 25, 2022, captures important information such as households experiencing homelessness, where they find shelter, what their needs are, and what factors contribute to making them homeless.…

As the leaves start to fall, philanthropy starts to rise, as families and businesses throughout New Jersey begin thinking about their year-end giving. We are here to help as you think about the most beneficial ways to include philanthropy in your year-end planning.…

November 3, 2022 You may have seen in the Gannett papers today a detailed profile on human trafficking in New Jersey. This is an issue the Community Foundation of New Jersey and many interested fundholders first became involved with in 2014, around the time when New Jersey hosted the Super Bowl (there was and is some debate around whether trafficking spikes during large-scale events like these).…

One of the Community Foundation’s newest funds, Friends of Jockey Hollow, is working to raise funds for an ambitious 2023. Two local philanthropic families, the Wentworths and the Kirbys, established the fund to protect, preserve, and promote the Jockey Hollow section of the Morristown National Historical Park.…