New Jersey Private Foundations & Charitable Funders

Our directory lists 1229 private foundations based in New Jersey, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings. The most common giving areas are Education, Human Services, Health, Arts, Culture & Humanities. 224 of them indicate they accept unsolicited grant applications; the rest give by invitation only. Explore profiles to see each funder's giving history and whether it accepts unsolicited applications.

Health12

Health

Major funder

Merck Company Foundation

New Jersey

EducationInternational & Foreign AffairsHuman Services

Assets: $337.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $29.1M

Funds in NJ · PA · CA +12

Accepts unsolicited

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Health

Established

Delaware Atlantis Foundation

New Jersey

EducationEnvironment & AnimalsPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $213.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $9.9M

Funds in DE · DC · VA

Invitation only

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Health

Established

Mike & Patti Hennessy Foundation Inc

New Jersey

EducationHealthEducation

Assets: $26.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.7M

Funds in NJ · PA · TX +2

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Feinstein Health Fund Inc

New Jersey

Assets: $18.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.7M

Funds in NY · DC · FL +2

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Willens Family Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $16.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $602.8K

Funds in NY · CA · IL +6

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Rogers Family Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Human ServicesHealthHuman Services

Assets: $16M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $665K

Funds in GA · FL · MI

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Joseph and Marguerite Disepio Charitable Foundation

New Jersey

ReligionHealthReligion

Assets: $14.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $325.5K

Funds in NJ · IL · MS

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

David and Carol Lackland Family Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Environment & AnimalsHealthEnvironment & Animals

Assets: $14.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $950K

Funds in NJ · FL · CA +4

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Community Health Connections Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Human ServicesHealthHuman Services

Assets: $12.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $565K

Funds in NJ

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Minerva Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Assets: $11.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $567.5K

Funds in DC · NY · MD +4

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Roche Family Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Human ServicesHealthHuman Services

Assets: $10M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $205K

Funds in MA · NY · FL

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $8.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $770K

Funds in NJ

Invitation only

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All Health

Education12

Education

Established

Beard Scholarship Fund

New Jersey

Assets: $58.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.8M

Funds in IL · TX

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Charles Foundation Inc

New Jersey

ReligionEducationReligion

Assets: $21.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.2M

Funds in ME · NJ · NH +4

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

E J Scharpf Foundation

New Jersey

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $20M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $390.3K

Funds in NJ · NY · KS +5

Accepts unsolicited

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Education

Emerging

Jane and Tom Tang Foundation for Education Inc

New Jersey

Education

Assets: $11.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $677.7K

Funds in IN · MI · PA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Edison Properties Newark Foundation

New Jersey

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $8.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $379.7K

Funds in NJ · NY · MA +4

Accepts unsolicited

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Education

Emerging

Ann B Tebbetts Scholarship Fund

New Jersey

Assets: $8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $343.2K

Funds in RI

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Goodwin Meissner Family Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Assets: $6.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $394.5K

Funds in NC · NY · VA +11

Accepts unsolicited

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Education

Emerging

Irene Kandzie Scholarship Fund

New Jersey

Assets: $5.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $261.5K

Funds in MA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Gruenberg Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Assets: $4.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $237.6K

Funds in IN · NJ · VA +5

Accepts unsolicited

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Education

Emerging

Fairfaxwood Scholarship Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $4.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $900K

Funds in FL

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Vaughn-jordan Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Environment & AnimalsArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $4.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $140.1K

Funds in FL · GA · IN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Subaru of America Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $4.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.1M

Funds in NJ · PA · CA +6

Accepts unsolicited

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All Education

Human Services12

Human Services

Established

Janet H and C Harry Knowles Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Assets: $86.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.2M

Funds in CA · IL · MI +12

Accepts unsolicited

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Human Services

Emerging

Eric and Kathryn Fraint Charitable Fund

New Jersey

Assets: $14.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $662.7K

Funds in PA · NJ · AZ +6

Invitation only

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Human Services

Emerging

Smith Family Foundation Inc

New Jersey

EducationHuman ServicesEducation

Assets: $8.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $288.7K

Funds in NJ · GA · CT +6

Accepts unsolicited

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Human Services

Emerging

Lee Ufan Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $7.3M
Giving / yr: —

Accepts unsolicited

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Human Services

Emerging

The Infinity Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Assets: $6.6M
Giving / yr: —

Accepts unsolicited

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Human Services

Emerging

Heller Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Public & Societal BenefitHuman ServicesPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $6.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $529.5K

Funds in NY · NJ · FL +4

Invitation only

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Human Services

Emerging

Adish and Asha Jain Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Assets: $5.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $275.2K

Funds in NJ · CA · CT +1

Accepts unsolicited

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Human Services

Emerging

Cedarwood Family Foundation Inc

New Jersey

International & Foreign AffairsHuman ServicesInternational & Foreign Affairs

Assets: $5.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $210K

Funds in DC · NY · GA +4

Invitation only

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Human Services

Emerging

Susie and Scott Bender Family Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $5.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $500K

Funds in TX

Invitation only

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Human Services

Emerging

Jacobi Family Foundation Inc

New Jersey

HealthHuman ServicesHealth

Assets: $5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $260K

Funds in NJ · CA

Invitation only

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Human Services

Emerging

Azfar and Maheen Malik Family Foundation Inc

New Jersey

ReligionHealthEducation

Assets: $4.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $223.6K

Funds in MO · CA · NY +10

Invitation only

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Human Services

Emerging

Joseph Tse Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

New Jersey

Assets: $4.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $128K

Funds in NY · CA · CO +2

Invitation only

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All Human Services

Arts, Culture & Humanities12

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

James & Sunny Neff Foundation 76V-74c06

New Jersey

EducationArts, Culture & HumanitiesEducation

Assets: $11.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $573K

Funds in FL · CT · NY

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Balcomb and Terryn Greene Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Assets: $6.3M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Grand Lodge of New Jersey Ashlar Fund Inc

New Jersey

EducationArts, Culture & HumanitiesEducation

Assets: $6.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $190K

Funds in NJ

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Alan D and Wendy R Wilson Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $121K

Funds in MD · AZ · FL +1

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Society for the Study of School Psychology

New Jersey

Assets: $5.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $104.3K

Funds in NC

Accepts unsolicited

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Helen & Herbert Fitzpatrick Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Public & Societal BenefitArts, Culture & HumanitiesPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $4.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $25K

Funds in IL · NJ

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Kean Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Human ServicesArts, Culture & HumanitiesHuman Services

Assets: $3.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $444.6K

Funds in NJ · NY · MA +12

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

James & Virginia Welch Foundation

New Jersey

HealthEducationHuman Services

Assets: $3.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $445K

Funds in MA · NY · NJ +3

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

James Dhira Mahoney Char Fdn

New Jersey

EducationArts, Culture & HumanitiesEducation

Assets: $3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $120K

Funds in AZ · NY · VA

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Empryean Canvas Inc

New Jersey

Assets: $3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $46K

Funds in NJ · GA · IL +3

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Florence & Paul Derosa Memorial Fund for the Arts Inc

New Jersey

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $2.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $407K

Funds in NJ · NY

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Pheasant Hill Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Environment & AnimalsArts, Culture & HumanitiesEnvironment & Animals

Assets: $2.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $341.7K

Funds in NJ · PA · KY +2

Invitation only

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All Arts, Culture & Humanities

Environment & Animals11

Environment & Animals

Emerging

Gordon & Llura Gund Foundation

New Jersey

HealthEnvironment & AnimalsHealth

Assets: $23.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $12.4M

Funds in MA · NY · DC +12

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

The Blue Foundation

New Jersey

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEnvironment & AnimalsArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $12.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $601K

Funds in CA · MD · PA +2

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Promethean Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Human ServicesEnvironment & AnimalsHuman Services

Assets: $10.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $499K

Funds in NJ · NY · VA

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Martha Morse Beck von Peccoz Animal Plc Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $10.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $395K

Funds in MA · WI · NC +12

Accepts unsolicited

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Bydale Foundation

New Jersey

Public & Societal BenefitEnvironment & AnimalsPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $9.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $776.5K

Funds in NY · NC · MA +12

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Helen Schlaffer Foundation Trust

New Jersey

International & Foreign AffairsHealthHuman Services

Assets: $6.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $357K

Funds in NY · CA · DC +9

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

The Mary Reinhart Stackhouse Foundation

New Jersey

EducationHuman ServicesPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $6.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $420K

Funds in NJ · FL · IL +1

Accepts unsolicited

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Wildlife Support Charitable Trust

New Jersey

Assets: $5.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.1M

Funds in OR · WA · CA +1

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Environmental Endowment for New Jersey Inc

New Jersey

Environment & Animals

Assets: $5.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $285.5K

Funds in NJ · DE · PA

Accepts unsolicited

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Sugar Creek Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $4.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $385K

Funds in TX

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Charles E & Edna T Brundage Char Sci & Wildlife Cons Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $3.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $240K

Funds in NH · NJ · SC +9

Accepts unsolicited

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All Environment & Animals

Public & Societal Benefit1

Public & Societal Benefit

Emerging

Endicott-reardon Family Museum a NJ Nonprofit Corporation

New Jersey

Assets: $3.9M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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All Public & Societal Benefit

International & Foreign Affairs3

International & Foreign Affairs

Established

Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf Foundation Inc

New Jersey

ReligionInternational & Foreign AffairsReligion

Assets: $56.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.3M

Funds in NY · NJ

Invitation only

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International & Foreign Affairs

Emerging

Cranshaw Corporation

New Jersey

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesReligionHuman Services

Assets: $3.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $755K

Funds in NY · CT · VA +11

Invitation only

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International & Foreign Affairs

Emerging

Alexandre and Dita Gerber Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Human ServicesHealthEnvironment & Animals

Assets: $2.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $191K

Funds in NJ · NY · WA

Invitation only

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All International & Foreign Affairs

Religion12

Religion

Major funder

Tenacre Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $364.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $31.4M

Funds in NJ · CA · MO +12

Invitation only

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Religion

Established

Max and Lillian Rappaport Foundation for the Treatment and

New Jersey

Assets: $40.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $7M

Funds in NJ · NY · FL +3

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

O Hagan Family Foundation

New Jersey

Human ServicesReligionHuman Services

Assets: $12.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $209.2K

Funds in FL

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Jean L Potter Foundation

New Jersey

International & Foreign AffairsHuman Services

Assets: $8.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $662K

Funds in FL · WA · CA +4

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

The Shilling Family Foundation Incorporated

New Jersey

EducationReligionEducation

Assets: $7.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $391.3K

Funds in NJ · MA · CA +10

Accepts unsolicited

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Religion

Emerging

Taub Fam Foundation Tr

New Jersey

International & Foreign AffairsPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $5.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $270.7K

Funds in NY · NJ · CA +7

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Grace Charity Foundation Inc

New Jersey

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesReligionArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $5.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $295K

Funds in NJ · NY · CA +5

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Catholic Human Services Foundation

New Jersey

Assets: $4.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $625.6K

Funds in NJ · PA · CT +7

Accepts unsolicited

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Religion

Emerging

Ralph L Lenker Revised Suc Tr Ua 061083

New Jersey

Human ServicesReligionHuman Services

Assets: $4.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $173.6K

Funds in FL · LA

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

The Henry and Carolyn Sue Orenstein Foundation Inc

New Jersey

EducationHuman ServicesEnvironment & Animals

Assets: $2.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.6M

Funds in NY · NJ

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Zucker Foundation

New Jersey

Religion

Assets: $2.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $500K

Funds in NY

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Thomas E and Patricia H Taylor Foundation

New Jersey

EducationReligionEducation

Assets: $2.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $200.5K

Funds in NC · FL · NY +10

Invitation only

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All Religion

FAQFrequently Asked Questions

Our directory lists 1229 private foundations based in New Jersey, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings.

The most common giving areas among New Jersey foundations are Education, Human Services, Health, Arts, Culture & Humanities. Filter by cause to find funders aligned with your mission.

224 of the 1229 New Jersey foundations indicate they accept unsolicited grant applications; each profile shows its application stance.

🏥 Health12

Merck Company Foundation

Delaware Atlantis Foundation

Mike & Patti Hennessy Foundation Inc

Feinstein Health Fund Inc

Willens Family Foundation

Rogers Family Foundation Inc

Joseph and Marguerite Disepio Charitable Foundation

David and Carol Lackland Family Foundation Inc

Community Health Connections Foundation Inc

Minerva Foundation Inc

Roche Family Foundation Inc

Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation

🎓 Education12

Beard Scholarship Fund

Charles Foundation Inc

E J Scharpf Foundation

Jane and Tom Tang Foundation for Education Inc

Edison Properties Newark Foundation

Ann B Tebbetts Scholarship Fund

Goodwin Meissner Family Foundation Inc

Irene Kandzie Scholarship Fund

Gruenberg Foundation Inc

Fairfaxwood Scholarship Foundation

Vaughn-jordan Foundation Inc

Subaru of America Foundation Inc

🤝 Human Services12

Janet H and C Harry Knowles Foundation Inc

Eric and Kathryn Fraint Charitable Fund

Smith Family Foundation Inc

Lee Ufan Foundation

The Infinity Foundation Inc

Heller Foundation Inc

Adish and Asha Jain Foundation Inc

Cedarwood Family Foundation Inc

Susie and Scott Bender Family Foundation

Jacobi Family Foundation Inc

Azfar and Maheen Malik Family Foundation Inc

Joseph Tse Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

🎨 Arts, Culture & Humanities12

James & Sunny Neff Foundation 76V-74c06

Balcomb and Terryn Greene Foundation Inc

Grand Lodge of New Jersey Ashlar Fund Inc

Alan D and Wendy R Wilson Foundation

Society for the Study of School Psychology

Helen & Herbert Fitzpatrick Foundation Inc

Kean Foundation Inc

James & Virginia Welch Foundation

James Dhira Mahoney Char Fdn

Empryean Canvas Inc

Florence & Paul Derosa Memorial Fund for the Arts Inc

Pheasant Hill Foundation Inc

🌿 Environment & Animals11

Gordon & Llura Gund Foundation

The Blue Foundation

Promethean Foundation Inc

Martha Morse Beck von Peccoz Animal Plc Foundation

Bydale Foundation

Helen Schlaffer Foundation Trust

The Mary Reinhart Stackhouse Foundation

Wildlife Support Charitable Trust

Environmental Endowment for New Jersey Inc

Sugar Creek Foundation

Charles E & Edna T Brundage Char Sci & Wildlife Cons Foundation

🏛️ Public & Societal Benefit1

Endicott-reardon Family Museum a NJ Nonprofit Corporation

🌍 International & Foreign Affairs3

Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf Foundation Inc

Cranshaw Corporation

Alexandre and Dita Gerber Foundation Inc

⛪ Religion12

Tenacre Foundation

Max and Lillian Rappaport Foundation for the Treatment and

O Hagan Family Foundation

Jean L Potter Foundation

The Shilling Family Foundation Incorporated

Taub Fam Foundation Tr

Grace Charity Foundation Inc

Catholic Human Services Foundation

Ralph L Lenker Revised Suc Tr Ua 061083

Health12

Education12

Human Services12

Arts, Culture & Humanities12

Environment & Animals11

Public & Societal Benefit1

International & Foreign Affairs3

Religion12

FAQFrequently Asked Questions