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Community Foundation Fundholders Give More than $87.5 Million in 2020

The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today thanked its 1,141 fundholders for making 8,300 philanthropic gifts to worthy causes and communities in 2020 totaling $87.5 million. The total dollar amount of grants is a record for the Community Foundation, following annual grantmaking of $57.8 million in 2019 and $66.6 million in 2018.…

3,200 New Winter Coats Distributed to Kids through the South Jersey Funder Collaborative’s “Operation Warm Up Jersey Shore” in Partnership with Fulfill, Better Education for Kids, Inc., and Operation Warm

This winter, 3,200 children in Monmouth and Ocean Counties will be wearing new warm winter coats funded by and distributed through the South Jersey Funder Collaborative’s “Operation Warm Up Jersey Shore” held in partnership with Fulfill, Operation Warm and Better Education for Kids.…

Maslow Scholarship Accepting 2020 Applications

January 27, 2020 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 2020 term.…

Our Take on Giving Tuesday

Tuesday, December 3rd is Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage charitable giving worldwide. Here in New Jersey, we’d like to celebrate the work of our four Impact 100 partners who represent more than 1,000 women who have collectively given nearly $3.5 million to nonprofit organizations across our state – so far!…

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.…

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.…

The Dorthaan Kirk Opportunity Fund

The purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarships to students in high school and college from the greater Newark area, who have insufficient financial resources, and have a sincere interest in a future career as a jazz performer, writer, promoter, manager, broadcast professional, attending musical workshops or participating in any other musical event or profession that keeps America’s true art form of jazz alive and thriving in our communities and around the world.…