Bergen County

‘Field Trip New Jersey’ Launches Bergen, Passaic Summer Program

May 9, 2022 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that the Field Trip New Jersey Fund, which it founded in 2016 to provide opportunities for students in under-served communities to connect classroom learning with real-life experiences, is expanding its eligibility criteria to include Bergen and Passaic County nonprofit organizations for the Summer of 2022.…

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.…

Providing Quality Healthcare for the Uninsured through Volunteer Clinics

On the Road with CFNJ On the Road with CFNJ aims to highlight critical issues facing communities in New Jersey and introduce some of the good people doing great work across the state.  Week in and week out, members of the CFNJ grantmaking and program teams are fortunate to meet nonprofit leaders and their colleagues who are putting out tremendous energy, resourcefulness and care in the work they do to make New Jersey a better place for all. …

Hurricane Sandy Grants: What Recipients Are Saying

March 21, 2013 In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, CFNJ moved quickly to create the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund, which is dedicated to the short-term, critical needs of communities.  Since then, we’ve identified those organizations in need and made targeted grants meant to begin the process of recovery.…