April 11, 2016 In a nation founded on the equality of all men, African-Americans have faced countless roadblocks to realizing their full potential. From incarceration and unemployment rates, to teenage pregnancy and fatherlessness, African-Americans have for too long been near…
March 30, 2016 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today congratulated the 819 children who participated in winter sports lessons and activities at the recently opened National Winter Activity Center (NWAC) located at the former Hidden Valley Ski Resort…
August 28, 2015 It’s likely you have never heard of Rett Syndrome, a severe neurological disorder that afflicts girls and women. But it’s top of mind for several fundholders at the Community Foundation of New Jersey; these fundholders have used…
August 4, 2015 For a little over $30,000, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office purchased 428 unwanted firearms at a two-day Monmouth County gun buyback. Asbury Park and Keansburg were the two locations where individuals could sell their weapons with no…
July 30, 2015 Gun buyback programs are a safe and effective tool for removing unwanted firearms from homes and communities. Best of all, according to one of our fundholders who is particularly passionate about the issue, they are “above the…
June 15, 2015 Among the myriad nonprofit organizations CFNJ fundholders support – up, down, and outside New Jersey – are several that enjoy a particularly longstanding connection with multiple fundholders. Youth Consultation Service (YCS) is among these. A premier nonprofit…
March 18, 2015 When Nancy and Tom Kingsbury saw how their granddaughter blossomed at AIM Academy, they knew the school was, in their words, “something exceptional.” Isabella, now 12, had struggled with traditional learning. At AIM she had found herself…
December 4, 2014 Our friends at the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education (Chhange) at Brookdale Community College are true pillars in the New Jersey nonprofit community, working each day to address human and civil rights issues worldwide.…
October 15, 2014 Nothing is more heartbreaking than losing a child. Haworth, New Jersey native Carly Elizabeth Hughes was just two days shy of her 24th birthday when she was diagnosed with gastric cancer in October 2012. She fought the…
August 13, 2014 One of the things we at the Community Foundation are most proud of is our work with individual fundholders to turn ideas into action, and start the process of building a legacy. Take the example of a…