Community Grants

Community Grants from the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation support nonprofit organizations and educational institutions across North Jersey working in education, public health, civic engagement, the arts, philanthropy, and the environment.

The foundation fosters collaboration among community sectors, including through its ArtsBergen initiative, a regional arts alliance in Bergen County focused on the arts as a catalyst for community and economic development. Past grant cycles have funded a wide range of local nonprofits across the region. Eligible applicants are nonprofits and educational institutions serving the North Jersey area.

Award amounts vary per grant and are determined on a competitive basis each cycle.

Northern New Jersey Community Foundation - NNJCF The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) improves community life through its work in education, public health, civic engagement, the arts, philanthropy, and the environment. Key to its success is fostering collaboration among all sectors of the community. With our partners we are answering: “What can we do together that we can’t do alone?

” The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) views the arts as a catalyst for community and economic development in Bergen County. Its initiative, ArtsBergen, is a regional arts alliance that works with artists, business owners, and a range of community stakeholders to raise awareness of the value of the arts for enhancing communities’ cohesion and prosperity.

Whatever your interests — education, public health, the arts, the environment, social services, or some other area — the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) can help you support it meaningfully and effectively. Giving through a fund promotes philanthropy in our region providing capital for improving the quality of people’s lives now and into the future.

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