Nonprofits

NY Times profiles work of Family Promise, a fundholder favorite

December 28, 2017 The nonprofits our fundholders have supported with more than $50 million in grants this year really run the gamut – from social services and scholarship programs to those doing important environmental work and healthy policy. One nonprofit many of our fundholders come back to year after year is Family Promise, which helps homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence.…

Fundholder Takes on the Nonprofit Retirement Challenge

November 2, 2017 One of the Community Foundation’s longtime fundholders is driving an effort to improve nonprofit employee retirement packages with an eye to increasing long-term resources for employees, nonprofit effectiveness, and employee retention. Charities and their boards are heeding his call.…

Community Foundation Grants $140,000 to Morris Nonprofits

July 18, 2017 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that its Morris County Committee has awarded $140,539 in grants to support the work of 18 local nonprofit organizations. This critical funding will enable the nonprofits to continue making a positive impact, and is targeted at serving Morris County’s most vulnerable populations.…

Get Ahead of the Summer Slowdown

June 29, 2017 Summer for a lot of New Jerseyans means more time at the Shore or in the backyard. We all unplug, decompress, go on vacation. It’s also a time for fundholders to take an inventory of the kind of assets they might want to put towards charity.…

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.…

Community Foundation Celebrates 35 Years

September 18, 2015 The Community Foundation of New Jersey last night celebrated its 35th anniversary with a salute to the fundholders and stand-out philanthropists who have immeasurably made the Garden State a better place. CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES >> Nearly 200 fundholders, partners, and nonprofit organizations joined the celebration at CFNJ’s Morristown headquarters.…

Community Foundation Honors Four “Young Changemakers”

September 11, 2015 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that it will honor four of New Jersey’s “Young Changemakers.” CFNJ will present each Young Chamgemaker with a $2,500 prize at its 35th Anniversary celebration on September 17, 2015 in Morristown.…

CFNJ Honors Dominique Lee as “Young Changemaker

September 11, 2015 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that it will honor Dominique Lee of Newark as one of the state’s four Young Changemakers. Lee is the founder and executive director of Building Responsible Intelligent Creative Kids (BRICK), a school management nonprofit that is restarting two of the most challenged elementary schools in Newark’s South Ward.…

CFNJ Honors Aakash Shah as “Young Changemaker”

September 10, 2015 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that it will honor Aakash Shah of Cliffside Park as one of the state’s four Young Changemakers. Shah is the founder and director of Be Jersey Strong, a new organization that is training and mobilizing over 1,000 college students to serve as community health workers and have more than 100,000 in-person, one-on-one conversations with the uninsured about their healthcare options.…