Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in New Jersey
745 private foundations reported 2,040 arts & culture grants to organizations in New Jersey on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $53.4M in all. 295 of them are based in New Jersey.
Foundations745
Grants on record2,040
Total granted$53.4M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund arts & culture in New Jersey
20 of the 745: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to New Jersey organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Misameach, Lakewood - General support$1,683
- Auricle Communications, Jersey City - General support$1,369
- Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey Inc, Camden - General support$603
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Liberty Science Center Inc, Jersey City - Matching contribution (general operating support)$20,000
- Jazz House Kids Inc, Montclair - Matching contribution (general operating support)$15,000
- Fcd Chinese School Inc, Burlington - Matching contribution (general operating support)$13,600
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Gave $10.6M in 2024
Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Incorporated
Newark, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation, Newark - Support the dodge poetry for justice & equity partnership between the dodge foundation and njpac for 2023-2024$1,555,000
- Young Audiences of New Jersey, Princeton - General operating support$210,000
- Art Pride New Jersey Foundation Inc, Burlington - General operating support$125,000
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Gave $6.1M in 2024
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Warren Township, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn - Hard costs related to facility renovations and improvements.$50,000
- Institute of Music for Children Inc, Elizabeth - Hard costs related to facility renovations and improvements.$30,000
- Jazz House Kids Inc, Montclair - Hard costs related to facility renovations and improvements.$25,000
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Gave $3.8M in 2024
The Presser Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Princeton - Advancement of music$25,000
- Symphony in C, Collingswood - Advancement of music$25,000
- State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick - Advancement of music$20,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn - Matching gifts$1,000
- Chabad of Se Morris County Inc, Madison - Matching gifts$588
- Zeitoun Memorial Foundation, Hillsborough - Matching gifts$500
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F M Kirby Foundation Inc
Morristown, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Trustees of the Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville - For: support of the kirby arts center maintenance fund$500,000
- Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey the, Florham Park - In support of 501C3 purpose$150,000
- Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn - For: support of phase one of the next act capital campaign$80,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund of Princeton Area Community Founda, Lawrenceville - Continuing the new jersey arts and culture renewal fund's support for the smallest organizations in the…$337,500
- New Jersey Policy Perspective Inc, Trenton - General operating support for new jersey policy perspective, 2024-2025$300,000
- New Jersey Policy Perspective Inc, Trenton - Strengthening n.j. policy perspective in increasing organizational capacity and building a durable coalition…$225,000
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Gave $1.6M in 2025
Oceanfirst Foundation
Toms River, NJ · latest return: tax year 2025- Appel Farm Arts & Music Center, Elmer - General operating support$7,500
- The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund, Montclair - General operating support$7,500
- Appel Farm Arts & Music Center, Elmer - 2025 summer camp grant$2,500
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Victoria Foundation Inc
Newark, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark - To support general operations$300,000
- New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund Inc, Princeton - To provide grants to newark artists and small to mid-sized newark nonprofit arts organizations$100,000
- Newark Arts, Newark - To support the arts ed newark summer plus program in 2025$75,000
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Mccarter Theatre Company, Princeton - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$200,000
- Two River Theatre Company, Red Bank - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$140,000
- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Inc, Florham Park - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$100,000
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Gave $5.8M in 2024
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Showkids Invitational Theater, High Bridge - Matching Gifts$2,000
- India Cultural Society, Wayne - Matching Gifts$1,501
- India Cultural Society, Wayne - Matching Gifts$251
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Gave $24.9M in 2024
Td Charitable Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark - Building community connections through jazz$100,000
- New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Newark - Newark creates - new jersey symphony in your neighborhood$25,000
- Newark Arts Council, Newark - Leveraging arts and culture to ensure a healthy vibrant newark$25,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Rutgers University Foundation, New Brunswick - For the zimmerli art museum for an exhibition on disability spectatorship and embodiment$180,000
- Producer Hub Inc, Princeton - Core support for the documentary "I feel myself to be part of something", which explores the impact of the…$100,000
- The Newark Museum Association, Newark - Core support for the creation of the position of assistant curator, latinx & latin american art as part of…$100,000
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The Macmillan Family Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Princeton Ballet Society, New Brunswick - General purpose$170,000
- Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Florham Park - General purpose$120,000
- Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton - General purpose$100,000
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The Prudential Foundation
Newark, NJ · latest return: tax year 2025- New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation, Newark - To advance njpac's strategic priorities to be a premier urban presenter of arts and entertainment and a…$665,000
- Newark Performing Arts Corporation, Newark - To support newark symphony hall in driving economic growth in newark by strengthening its infrastructure,…$400,000
- Newark Museum Association, Newark - To support the newark museum of art's efforts as an anchor institution in the city that engages diverse…$350,000
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Gave $148.8M in 2024
The William Penn Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Camden Repertory Theater Community Development Group, Camden - Two new plays amplifying the voices of women and girls of color$125,000
- Institute for the Development of Education in the Arts, Camden - Expansion of idea's multi-disciplinary arts programs and events$50,000
- Princeton Symphony Orchestra Inc, Princeton - General support$10,000
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Large Foundation
Flemington, NJ · latest return: tax year 2025- Hunterdon County Historical Society, Flemington - Charity$5,000
- Hunterdon Musical Arts Inc, Flemington - Charity$2,500
- Friends of Fleming Castle, Flemington - Charity$2,000
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Gave $5.5M in 2024
Equitable Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn - General contribution$1,500
- Aapi Montclair Inc, Montclair - General contribution$800
- Bergen Performing Arts Center Inc, Englewood - General contribution$500
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Gave $834K in 2025
Mutual of America Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch, Red Bank - General operating purpose$150
- Newark Public Radio Inc, Newark - General operating purpose$100
- Auricle Communications, Jersey City - General operating purpose$100
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
New Jersey organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Newark Museum Association Newark | 9 | $637,944 |
| New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark | 8 | $2,713,520 |
| Newark Public Radio Inc Newark | 7 | $71,284 |
| New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Newark | 6 | $225,115 |
| Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn | 6 | $208,221 |
| Jazz House Kids Inc Montclair | 6 | $130,061 |
| The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Inc Madison | 5 | $385,188 |
| Young Audiences of New Jersey Princeton | 5 | $243,540 |
| Newark School of the Arts Inc Newark | 5 | $127,059 |
| Princeton Ballet Society New Brunswick | 4 | $227,545 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in New Jersey that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 745 foundations, 201 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.