Funding search · college access and success · New Jersey
Who funds college access and success work in New Jersey
9 funders have a record of paying for college access and success work by New Jersey recipients: 14 grants totaling $6.3M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Pseg Foundation ($314,000), The Bloomberg Family Foundation ($5.0M) and Douglas M Noble Family Foundation ($200,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to New Jersey recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $310,000 to United Negro College Fund — providing pathways to college access and success
Largest: $2.5M to TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — to support the center for college access and opportunity for low-income students
Largest: $100,000 to CENTENARY UNIVERSITY — to assist financially need based students with tuition assistance, with a preference for, but not a requirement or limitation, first generation college students
Three Opinions FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL
2 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — to support access to college, health care, innovative research, arts, and sciences
Ascendium Education SolutionsMadison, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $518,500 · through 2024Largest: $518,500 to THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC — grant, expanding college readiness and success for incarcerated learners grant, travel grant - higher education in prison grantee convening -al
Largest: $30,000 to Sisters Academy of New Jersey — to fund the organization's committment to offering girls, from families of limited financial means in the greater asbury park area, a well-rounded education of excellence. the educ…
Largest: $175,000 to NJ LEEP INC — instructional program manager fund, and the strategic plan expansion of the college access program
Korean-American Community FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $80,000 · through 2022Largest: $80,000 to Family Touch 218 Main Street — college readiness program
Largest: $23,340 to MIDDLE EARTH — college readiness
Largest: $5,000 to RARITAN BAY AREA YMCA — college readiness program
St Mary AdvocatesHoboken, NJCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2023Largest: $40,000 to HOBOKEN BOARD OF EDUCATION — to fund purchase of a school van which will provide children with access to college campus visits and job opportunities
Largest: $5,000 to MORE THAN BOOTSTRAPS — college access and success program - passaic, nj
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