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Impact 100 Jersey Coast Welcomes 435 Members and Announces $435,000 in Available Grant Funding for 2022

May 18, 2022 Impact 100 Jersey Coast, a women’s grant-making collective and fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, today announced it has successfully rounded out its seventh annual member drive at 435 women strong, and with $435,000 in available grant funds for Monmouth County nonprofits.…

‘Impact 100’ Women’s Giving Circles Donate $3.48 Million to NJ Nonprofits

January 24, 2020 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that more than 1,100 New Jersey women have joined one of the four women’s giving circles the Foundation hosts and have made nearly $3.5 million in philanthropic gifts to date.…

Our Take on Giving Tuesday

Tuesday, December 3rd is Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage charitable giving worldwide. Here in New Jersey, we’d like to celebrate the work of our four Impact 100 partners who represent more than 1,000 women who have collectively given nearly $3.5 million to nonprofit organizations across our state – so far!…

Community Foundation Hosts Impact 100 Summit at Bell Works

May 17, 2018 Charitably minded women who participate in the Impact100 model of collective grantmaking are changing the face of philanthropy in New Jersey, and they are enthusiastic about what they are accomplishing in their respective communities and statewide. That was one of the key takeaways at the first Impact100 New Jersey Summit, hosted by the Community Foundation of New Jersey at the historic Bell Works in Holmdel on April 30th.…

Impact Jersey Coast Announces Three Grants of $112,000 Each

April 11, 2018 Impact 100 Jersey Coast, a women’s philanthropic group that collectively funds high-impact grants to qualified nonprofits in Monmouth County, has announced they will award three grants, each for $112,000 in 2018. Since its inception in 2015, the organization has awarded $391,000 in grants to projects from 180 Turning Lives Around, the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County, and Covenant House New Jersey.…

The Impact of Impact

Below are remarks from Margarethe Laurenzi, the Community Foundation’s Director of Leadership Grantmaking & Engagement, at Bell Works’ International Women’s Day forum on March 8, 2018. I’m delighted to be here with you on International Women’s Day to celebrate the impact that women are having across the globe.…

Impact 100 Jersey Coast Awards $246,000 in Grants

November 28, 2017 In just two years, the philanthropic women behind Impact 100 Jersey Coast, a volunteer-driven organization, have awarded grants totaling $391,000 to nonprofits serving Monmouth County. At its 2017 Annual Meeting held on November 15th, nearly 250 women gathered to hear presentations from five nonprofit finalists where they voted to award Covenant House New Jersey and The Mental Health Association of Monmouth County as Impact’s 2017 recipients, each receiving grants of $123,000. …