Funding search · EIN 222281783 · Morristown, NJ

Community Foundation of New Jersey

Name: Community Foundation of New Jersey grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

3,709
grants reported: $295.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $18,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

community education arts religion advocacy services performing food

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Food banks and hunger relief across NJ, PA, CT, NY
Climate and clean energy advocacy groups, often national
Independent schools, universities and named scholarship funds
Hospitals, community clinics and health foundations
Youth mentoring, community programs and grassroots movements
Performing arts, museums and historical preservation

Typical grant

Half of all grants land between $10,000 and $41,145, with a median of $18,000, so the working assumption for a new relationship is five figures. The seven-figure checks are outliers tied to individual donors closing out or concentrating a fund, such as $14.25M to GBSC Foundation and $4.8M to Understood for All, and they do not reflect a repeatable pattern. Repeat giving is heavy: 3,709 grants went to only 2,181 recipients over three years, so once a fund adviser is engaged the money tends to come back annually.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“FOOD & NUTRITION”
“ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION”
“COMMUNITY PROGRAMS & GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS”
“SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLAR SUPPORT SERVICES”
“GENERAL OR MENTORING”

Positioning adjacent work

Treat this as a donor-advised host, not a program funder. Identify the specific fund adviser whose interests match your work.
Climate work should echo their funded cluster: Rewiring America, Industrious Labs, Elemental Excelerator, Prime Coalition. National scope is acceptable here.
Ask $25,000 to $50,000 for a first request. Anything above $250,000 requires a named donor already committed.
New Jersey applicants should tie to Morris County anchors: Morristown Medical Center, Mayo Performing Arts, Drew University, Newark institutions.

Worth knowing: Roughly 45 percent of recipients are in New Jersey with a visible Morristown and Newark cluster, but the foundation also moves money to Charleston, Colorado, Hawaii and Idaho purely because a donor lives or invests there. Grants coded FUND CLOSING to Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable and the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest confirm that assets follow individual donors rather than institutional strategy.

3 grants matching “special education” · $92,000

$72,000
Matheny Medical & Educational Center · Peapack, NJ · 2024
Special needs
$10,000
Mission for Educating Children With Autism · Downingtown, PA · 2024
Special needs
$10,000
Wall Township Board of Education · Wall, NJ · 2024
Special needs

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Understood for All2 grants · $75.9M
Gbsc Foundation1 grant · $14.3M
National Winter Activity Center3 grants · $6.0M
Community Foodbank of New Jersey3 grants · $3.3M
World Central Kitchen3 grants · $3.2M
International Rescue Committee3 grants · $2.7M
United Way of Northern New Jersey3 grants · $2.6M
Americans for Ben Gurion University2 grants · $2.6M
Newark Public Library3 grants · $2.5M
Tabby'S Place a Cat Sanctuary3 grants · $2.2M

Giving over time

$141.9M

2022

$59.7M

2023

$93.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 3,709 grants.

$71.1M
Understood for All · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$14.3M
Gbsc Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
Sports & recreation
$4.8M
Understood for All · New York, NY · 2024
Special needs
$3.5M
National Winter Activity Center · Vernon, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$2.6M
Americans for Ben Gurion University · Chicago, IL · 2024
Universities, graduate schools or law schools
$2.5M
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$2.5M
United Way of Northern New Jersey · Cedar Knolls, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$2.2M
National Winter Activity Center · Vernon, NJ · 2024
Sports, recreation or performing & visual arts
$1.7M
Housing and Community Development Network of Nj · Trenton, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$1.6M
Chestnut Street Community Church · Roselle, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$1.6M
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Hospitals, specialty hospitals & community clinics
$1.5M
Saddle River Day School · Saddle River, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$1.3M
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest · Whippany, NJ · 2024
Fund closing
$1.3M
Tabby'S Place a Cat Sanctuary · Ringoes, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$1.3M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$1.3M
John Jay College Foundation · New York City, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$1.1M
Community Foodbank of New Jersey · Hillside, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$1.1M
Community Foodbank of New Jersey · Hillside, NJ · 2024
Food & nutrition
$1.1M
Overlook Foundation · Summit, NJ · 2024
Hospitals, specialty hospitals & community clinics
$1.1M
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$1.1M
Geothermal Resources Council Dba Geothermal Rising · Boise, ID · 2024
Agriculture, education or advocacy
$1.1M
University of Northern Colorado Foundation · Greeley, CO · 2024
Universities, graduate schools or law schools
$1.0M
Community Foodbank of New Jersey · Hillside, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$1.0M
Shaker Museum and Library · Chatham, NY · 2024
Museums & historical societies and preservation
$1.0M
Drew University · Madison, NJ · 2024
Universities, graduate schools or law schools
$1.0M
Children'S Museum of Manhattan · New York, NY · 2024
Museums & historical societies and preservation
$1.0M
United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Relief services
$1.0M
Elemental Excelerator · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Environment conservation
$1.0M
Rewiring America · Washington, DC · 2024
Environment conservation
$1.0M
Teaching Lab · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General
$1.0M
University of Florida Foundation · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$994,500
Climate Strategies Lab Llc Dba Industrious Labs · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Environment conservation
$978,448
Newark Public Library · Newark, NJ · 2024
General
$967,643
Fund for the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$940,000
Horizons National · Westport, CT · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$933,292
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$929,150
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Relief services
$921,684
Jewbelong · New York, NY · 2024
Religion
$913,005
Newark Public Library · Newark, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$888,985
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Fund closing
$875,343
Frost Valley Ymca · Claryville, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$858,170
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$835,766
Princeton Area Community Foundation · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$750,000
American Friends of Hebrew University · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$700,000
Moorestown Youth Baseball Federation · Moorestown, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$690,562
Canterbury School · New Milford, CT · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$678,213
American Endowment Foundation · Hudson, OH · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$677,000
Berkshire School · Sheffield, MA · 2024
Secondary, primary, preschools
$648,937
Tabby'S Place a Cat Sanctuary · Ringoes, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$634,088
Charles Schwab & Company · Orlando, FL · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$629,346
Newark Public Library · Newark, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$605,000
New Jersey Civic Information Consortium · Montclair, NJ · 2024
Non
$603,750
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$573,139
Community Foundation of South Jersey · Haddonfield, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$560,000
Yampa Valley Community Foundation · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2024
Community foundations or charitable trusts
$541,714
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$535,075
Nature Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$528,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$511,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$500,000
Prime Coalition · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Community development/capital investment
$500,000
Partners for Justice · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$500,000
Roca · Chelsea, MA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$480,000
Caron Treatment Centers · Wernersville, PA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$475,000
National Council for Behavioral Health · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$471,550
Housing and Community Development Network of Nj · Trenton, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$464,109
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$454,350
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Relief services
$450,000
Westchester Parks Foundation · Mt Kisco, NY · 2024
Community centers & neighborhood beautification
$450,000
Edison Innovation Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$445,452
Rutgers University Foundation · New Brunswick, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$435,685
Equal Space · Newark, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$423,237
Frost Valley Ymca · Claryville, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$420,000
Jersey Cares · Livingston, NJ · 2024
Community programs & grassroots movements
$420,000
Jewbelong · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$419,500
Jersey Cares · Livingston, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$410,100
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$410,000
Hurricane Island Outward Bound School · Camden, ME · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$405,100
Montclair State University Foundation · Montclair, NJ · 2024
Scholarships, financial aid & scholar support services
$400,000
Fjc- a Foundation of Philanthropic Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$397,596
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2024
Fund closing
$387,500
Foundation for Educational Administration · Monroe, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$382,500
The New School · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$380,000
New Canaan Library · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$377,313
Eva'S Village · Paterson, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$375,250
Mental Health Association in New Jersey · Springfield, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$375,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2024
Universities, graduate schools or law schools
$360,900
Project Self-Sufficiency of Sussex County · Newton, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$360,000
Jersey Cares · Livingston, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$357,000
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice · Newark, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$350,000
Tri Corner Food Equity Education and Distribution Feed · Sharon, CT · 2024
Food & nutrition
$341,390
Mayo Performing Arts Center · Morristown, NJ · 2024
Performing arts & education
$337,000
Foundation for Morristown Medical Center · Morristown, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$335,979
Rutgers University Foundation · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024
Universities, graduate schools or law schools
$334,000
St Benedict'S Preparatory School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$333,450
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$326,806
Ps21 · Chatham, NY · 2024
Performing arts & education
$326,250
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Food & nutrition
$326,150
Fulfill Monmouth & Ocean · Neptune, NJ · 2024
Food & nutrition
$326,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
$325,114
Maplewood Foundation · Maplewood, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.