Business Philanthropy

ShopRite: Partners That Care

Although what economists termed “The Great Recession” reportedly ended in June 2009, thousands of New Jerseyans continue to feel the aftershocks of the nation’s and, in fact, the world’s financial downward spiral. Recent research found that the Garden State experienced its highest surge in residents living below the poverty level in nearly a decade this same year in which experts say the economy began to rebound.…

PSEG’s Employee Crisis Fund Allows Them to Help Colleagues in Need

February 6, 2013 PSEG is a company known for its commitment to service — ensuring that power flows to NJ homes and businesses every day by taking care of its plants, pipes and wires; helping people in need by responding to natural disasters; and investing in nonprofit organizations that strengthen communities and contribute to education, the environment and community and economic development.…

Bestfoods Educational Foundation: Making a Difference

Bestfoods always valued education. Based in Englewood Cliffs since 1968, it made corporate contributions to educational institutions in New Jersey, and Bestfoods Educational Foundation (BEF) paid toward the continuing education of its employees and the college educations of their children. In 2001, when Bestfoods was acquired by Unilever, BEF came into considerably more money — and decided to shift its focus, to support only non-profit educational causes.…