Philanthropy

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.…

New Jersey Recovery Fund Tops $4.2 Million in Grants

April 22, 2014 The New Jersey Recovery Fund has now topped $4.2 million across roughly 86 grants to pursue smart recovery decisions that will help New Jersey avoid repeating the type of devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy. The Fund has awarded grants to a range of organizations focused on three broad categories: planning and public policies that promote community resiliency and environmental protection; engaging and informing the public about recovery decisions; and using the arts to foster individual and community healing and revitalization in impacted communities.…

Impact 100 Announces Two Large Grants for 2014

April 14, 2014 Our friends at Impact 100 Garden State might want to think about a name change… that’s because they’ve far outpaced their goal of having 100 New Jersey women participate in their giving. The group’s 2014 membership period has closed with 185 members and $185,000 in contributions. …

Impact 100 Announces 2014 Schedule

February 25, 2014 Our friends over at Impact 100 Garden State have announced their schedule for accepting and reviewing 2014 grant applications.  Scroll down for all the details. April 9.  Announcement of the 2014 grant and posting of 2014 Grant Application online.…

What is ‘Partiotic Giving’?

February 21, 2014 The New York Times takes a look at David Rubenstein’s philanthropy which he dubs, “patriotic giving.” So what is it?  We’ll let the giving tell the story… From the New York Times (link to full story here): The expansive reach of David M.…

Helping Combat Veterans Cope… through Paper

January 23, 2014 Thanks to a $135,000 grant from our friends and partners at Impact 100 Garden State (learn more about them here), more New Jersey veterans will be able to “recover from the physical, emotional and psychological pain of combat” through the art of making paper.…

New York Times: National Park a Hard Gift to Give

January 21, 2014 It’s hard work creating a National Park, or at least so says the New York Times in its recent story on a Maine family trying to do just that.  Local opposition, economic impacts, and distrust of the federal government are just a few of the factors that can seriously slow down an otherwise well-intentioned philanthropic gesture.…

Impact 100 Garden State Announces Its Inaugural Grant Recipient

November 11, 2013 We’ve told you about our friends at Impact 100 Garden State, an aspiring nonprofit organization we house here at the Community Foundation.  Click here for the story of their founding, here for the announcement of their grant amount, and here for a recap of their April 2013 information session.…