Education

Morris Educational Foundation ranks fifth in nation

March 27, 2017 The Morris Educational Foundation, which was incubated at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, was recently ranked fifth in the nation among foundations of its size as reported by the nation’s only annual study and ranking of K-12 education foundations — “Stepping Up: The Nation’s Top K-12 Education Foundations 2016” .  …

A New Year, a $108 Million Record

January 25, 2017 As we close out the first month of this New Year, we are proud to share a few highlights of our fundholders’ extraordinary philanthropic impact across New Jersey in 2016. The numbers tell the story. $108 million into philanthropic funds at the Community Foundation, the largest one-year commitment to the current needs and future causes of our communities.…

Toward a Better Civil Discourse

October 26, 2016 Fifty eight percent. That’s the percentage of students, ages 8 to 11, who have some interest in being president of the United States when they grow up. And we’re willing to bet that there are many fantastic candidates among them.…

$1 Million Endowment Established to Support Field Trips for Newark Students

October 5, 2016 The Community Foundation of New Jersey, the Victoria Foundation, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and Newark Public Schools today announced the creation of the Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund, a $1 million dollar endowment ensuring Newark children get outside their classrooms to experience field trips that enhance learning for many years to come.…

Announcing $1 Million for Newark Field Trips

The Community Foundation of New Jersey will join the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the Victoria Foundation, and Newark Public Schools at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5th at Central High School in Newark to the creation of the Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund, a $1 million dollar endowment of Field Trip New Jersey named in honor of Percy “Pi” Chubb III.…

New Jersey Students to Participate in Mock Presidential Election

August 16, 2016 What do New Jersey’s middle and high school students think about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump? And how are their opinions different from their parents’?  We will soon know, thanks to a unique philanthropic partnership. The New Jersey Center for Civic Education and the New Jersey Social Studies Supervisors Association today announced that the Community Foundation of New Jersey will fund the New Jersey Mock Election project.…

Students learn through art and reading at Philadelphia Museum of Art

July 25, 2016 On July 14th, twenty-three Head Start students from Center For Family Services experienced a culturally and intellectually stimulating field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art thanks to a grant made possible by the Field Trip New Jersey Fund, a new fund and pilot program designed to support opportunities for students in underserved communities to experience field trips.…

New Paths Newark Congratulates First Graduate

July 20, 2016 When Joanne Bernardino came to the United States from the Philippines at just 16 years old, she knew then that one of her mother’s dreams in life was to see her daughter graduate from college. And Joanne had every intention of getting that degree, enrolling at New Jersey City University in 2002.…