Our friends at Impact100 Essex, a women’s giving circle we are pleased to host, today announced the four finalists for this year’s Impact100 Essex grant award. One of these finalists will be voted the recipient of a $120,000 grant during…
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…
August 9, 2019 The Double Up Food Bucks program we helped to bring to New Jersey in July 2019 continues to gain in participation through the one-year mark. Through a partnership with the national nonprofit Fair Food Network, Double Up Food…
May 3, 2019 The Double Up Food Bucks program we helped to bring to New Jersey last July continues to gain in participation as we approach the one-year mark. Through a partnership with the national nonprofit Fair Food Network, Double Up…
New Jersey women give a lot, in ways that are as boundless as they are visionary. On March 8, International Women’s Day, please join us to hear inspirational stories from some of New Jersey’s most resourceful and dynamic community builders in a special conversation…
February 4, 2019 We told you last year about our partnership with the national nonprofit Fair Food Network to bring its Double Up Food Bucks healthy food incentive program to New Jersey. In 25 other states already, Double Up Food Bucks matches…
January 25, 2019 The Community Foundation of New Jersey salutes Walter Shipley for his decades of effective philanthropy across our state and beyond, and we extend our condolences to the Shipley family on Walter’s recent passing. Walter Shipley was the…
November 28, 2018 Justin Wozniak of Maplewood recently shared with the Community Foundation of New Jersey that he is intent on “making the most of all the opportunities [he] will encounter [in his] upcoming junior year and beyond” – and…
November 20, 2018 Giving Tuesday is right around the corner. This annual day of charity is a way to not only kick off the holiday season, but also share with loved ones the causes or communities that matter most to…
Fundholders at the Community Foundation of New Jersey support effective nonprofit organizations up and down our state. Over the next month, we’ll be sharing some of our fundholders’ favorite programs. As the season of giving approaches, we hope these short…