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Who funds workforce development work in New Jersey
15 funders have a record of paying for workforce development work by New Jersey recipients: 112 grants totaling $9.9M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Occupational Training Center of ($2.7M), Philadelphia Works ($1.5M) and Citizens Philanthropic Foundation ($282,000).
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.
Occupational Training Center ofBurlington, NJCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $148,207 to THE CENTER FOR VOCATIONAL REHAB — to provide vocational training to individuals with disabilities.
Philadelphia WorksPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $726,484 to FOUNDATIONS INC — job- training
Largest: $50,000 to FOCUS NJ INC — focus njs workforce development toolkit expansion project
Largest: $50,000 to COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NEW JERSEY — workforce development programs for long-term food security
Largest: $725,000 to Stevens Institute of Technology — pseg student and workforce development and scs
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $185,300 · through 2024Largest: $37,800 to PATERSON ALLIANCE — workforce development
Largest: $50,000 to ISLES INC — workforce development program for yo
Largest: $2.0M to CATHEDRAL KITCHEN — culinary arts job training to help people with little/no skills find food service industry jobs
Largest: $100,000 to COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NEW JERSEY INC — workforce development programs
Largest: $20,000 to REED FOUNDATION FOR AUTISM — workforce development greens do good
Largest: $57,500 to Compassion Cafe — to provide job training for disabled individuals
Largest: $5,000 to The Institute of Music for Children — assist in covering some of the costs of activities directly benefiting the youth leader job training and readiness program prepares 35-45 marginalized youth, ages 14-22 with workpl…
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