Nonprofits

CFNJ Honors Adam Lowy as “Young Changemaker”

September 9, 2015 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that it will honor Adam Lowy of Ocean Township as one of the state’s four Young Changemakers. Lowy is the founder and executive director of Move for Hunger, a national nonprofit founded in Monmouth County that encourages families who are moving to donate their food to the hungry.…

CFNJ Honors Jasmine Moreano as “Young Changemaker”

September 8, 2015 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced that it will honor Jasmine Moreano of Paterson as one of the state’s four Young Changemakers. Moreano is the director of community engagement for City Green, a Passaic County-based nonprofit organization that facilitates the creation of urban farms and gardens in northern New Jersey’s cities to create increased access to healthy, local food while cultivating education in food systems, nutrition and the environment.…

New Paths Newark Aims to Help Laid-Off Employees

June 4, 2015 On Wednesday, the Community Foundation of New Jersey was proud to join Newark Public Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson and lead funder, the Foundation for Newark’s Future, at the New Jersey Historical Society for the launch of New Paths Newark, an innovative approach to helping those impacted by recent layoffs.…

Impact 100 Announces $204,000 in Grants, Schedules Information Sessions for Nonprofits

April 8, 2015 Impact 100 Garden State, a philanthropic women’s organization, is offering two $102,000 grants to nonprofit organizations in New Jersey. The grants must be used to fund programs in Morris, Passaic, Somerset, or Sussex counties. Grant applicants should focus on one of five grant categories—Arts and Culture; Children and Families; Education; Environment; or Health and Wellness.  …

Giving Opportunity: Morristown Tutoring Program

January 8, 2015 Several fundholders at the Community Foundation have supported or expressed interest in supporting the Morristown Neighborhood House Tutoring and Mentoring Program, managed by Cornerstone Family Programs. The Neighborhood House Tutoring and Mentoring Program provides economic opportunities and mentoring to encourage students to finish high school and continue their education in a two to four-year college program or comparable vocational program.…

On Giving Tuesday, Take Time to Think

November 28, 2014 Hans Dekker The Thanksgiving leftovers hardly have time to cool before Americans turn their attention to the rapid succession of days that kick off the holiday season. On Black Friday, we shop for bargains. On Small Business Saturday, we shop close to home.…

This Thanksgiving, Celebrate Charity

November 26, 2014 With the grocery shopping done and the turkey just hours from the oven, now is when many New Jerseyans pause to reflect on the things in their lives for which they are thankful. Good health usually tops the list, as well as happiness, time spent with family, and personal or professional growth.…

What issues should you think about when structuring a bequest?

July 15, 2014 Many people ask the Community Foundation to help them build their charitable legacies. For those wishing to structure a bequest or other type of fund meant to last for generations, we offer a host of options and steward their legacies in line with their philanthropic intent.…

Where Americans are Giving

June 17, 2014 Philanthropic giving in America jumped nearly 5% in 2013, according to the latest information from Giving USA and compiled by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.  Scroll down for more interesting tidbits from the group’s Annual Report or click here to purchase the full report.…