Funding search · democracy and civic engagement · New Jersey
Who funds democracy and civic engagement work in New Jersey
15 funders have a record of paying for democracy and civic engagement work by New Jersey recipients: 47 grants totaling $5.4M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are New Jersey Civic Information Consortium ($2.5M), The Prudential Foundation ($425,000) and High Meadows 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.
New Jersey Civic Information ConsortiumMontclair, NJCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $205,490 to HOPELOFT INC — civic engagement in nj communities
Largest: $190,000 to LEADERSHIP NEWARK INC — to support leadership newark's public policy fellowship program to enhance participants' leadership skills and civic engagement. this is an exit grant.
Largest: $100,000 to TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — payment for support of pace center for civic engagement
The Sentencing ProjectWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE — support stipend to race council members all formerly incarcerated for their time attending the biweekly meetings and for organizing and leading voting in prison education efforts. …
A Healthier DemocracyBoston, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2024Largest: $9,000 to COMPLETECARE HEALTH NETWORK — conduct non-partisan civic engagement activities
Largest: $1.4M to RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — to increase womens civic engagement
Largest: $8,000 to NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER — celebrate diversity and convey useful enlightening civic engagement events.
Largest: $20,000 to DREW UNIVERSITY — undergraduate and graduate need of students. support of civic engageement initiative. truzack civic engagement endowment
Largest: $300,000 to NJ Institute for Social Justice RPT — economic environmental justice & civic engagement
Largest: $180,000 to PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — civic engagement & protecting democracy - support de-escalation and anti-violence network.
Largest: $257,789 to Trenton Circus Squad — to foster civic engagement among area youth
Make the Road StatesBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2022Largest: $25,000 to IronBound Community Corporation — civic engagement
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