Community Development grants for nonprofits in New Jersey
235 private foundations reported 1,203 community development grants to organizations in New Jersey on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $35.2M in all. 118 of them are based in New Jersey.
Foundations235
Grants on record1,203
Total granted$35.2M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund community development in New Jersey
20 of the 235: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of community development 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- Eva's Village Inc, Paterson - General support$754
- Jersey Off Road Bicycle Association Inc, Hewitt - General support$519
- Nothing Down a Nj Non Profit Corpor Ation, Northfield - General support$209
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
The Gap Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Color a Smile Inc, Morristown - For civic & community engagement$3,600
- Boys Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic Association Inc, Paterson - For civic & community engagement$2,200
- Boys Girls Club of Clifton Inc, Clifton - For civic & community engagement$1,100
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Gave $1.6M in 2025
Oceanfirst Foundation
Toms River, NJ · latest return: tax year 2025- New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Trenton - General operating support$7,500
- Military Support Alliance of Nj, Toms River - Home runs for heroes$3,000
- Centrastate Healthcare Foundation, Freehold - Join grant - civic membership support$2,500
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Gave $24.9M in 2024
Td Charitable Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Community Loan Fund of New Jersey, New Brunswick - Address yourself homeownership program$250,000
- Community Loan Fund of New Jersey, New Brunswick - Preserving homeownership through counseling and innovative lending$200,000
- New Jersey Community Development Corporation, Paterson - Paterson financial empowerment center (fec)$200,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc, Princeton - Rwjf president's grants fund at the princeton area community foundation - 2024$3,000,000
- Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc, Princeton - Creating the rwjf rapid response grant fund at the princeton area community foundation$2,000,000
- Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc, Princeton - Rwjf special contributions fund at the princeton area community foundation - 2024$1,000,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership Inc, Newark - In support of underserved small business expansion$500,000
- Rising Tide Capital Inc, Jersey City - In support of underserved small business expansion$250,000
- Rutgers University Foundation, New Brunswick - In support of underserved small business expansion$193,500
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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
- Youthbuild Newark Doing Business As Newark Opportunity Youth Network, Newark - To strengthen the newark opportunity youth network's capacity to serve more opportunity youth, develop an…$600,000
- Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation, Newark - To support the newark small business ecosystem through capital access, technical assistance, and sales…$550,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Urban League of Essex County, Newark - Affordable Housing Creation in Newark's Fairmount Neighborhood$100,000
- Modesto Educational Foundation, Long Valley - Small Business Innovation Hub$60,000
- Habitat for Humanity of South Central New Jersey, Maple Shade - Rock the Block - Neighborhood Revitalization$45,000
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Victoria Foundation Inc
Newark, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- South Ward Alliance, Newark - To support south ward promise neighborhood's commitment to addressing community healthcare needs via the…$140,000
- LA Casa de Don Pedro, Newark - To support LA casa's comprehensive real estate portfolio assessment in the lower broadway neighborhood$136,500
- Center for Community Planning, Montclair - To support a planning institute for youth in the three tni neighborhoods, to A) measure impact of…$31,100
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Gave $4.2M in 2024
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd
Providence, RI · latest return: tax year 2024- Kars 4 Kids Inc, Lakewood - Matching gift to civic agency$1,800
- From Houses to Homes-Guatemala Inc, Mt Tabor - Matching gift to civic agency$371
- Marys Meals USA Inc, Bloomfield - Matching gift to civic agency$300
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Gave $10.6M in 2024
Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Incorporated
Newark, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Gathering Ground Inc, Neptune - General operating support$333,000
- Rising Tide Capital Inc, Jersey City - General operating support$100,000
- Paterson Alliance Inc, Paterson - General operating support$40,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Debra C Parmentola Foundation, Lincroft - Matching gifts$5,000
- Evas Village Inc, Paterson - Matching gifts$1,150
- Bike Hudson County Inc, Hoboken - Matching gifts$450
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Gave $170M in 2024
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- National Housing Institute, Montclair - Project support grant to support media that highlight links between housing, health, placemaking, environment…$180,000
- The Andrew Goodman Foundation Inc, Upper Saddle River - General operating support as part of the student civic power grants$75,000
- University of Orange a Nj Nonprofit Corporation, Orange - General operating support$65,000
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Rita Allen Foundation Inc
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton - Civic science fellow$100,000
- Climate Central, Princeton - Civic science fellow$60,000
- Montclair State University Foundation, Montclair - Center for cooperative media civic science fellow$43,399
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Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation
Teaneck, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Paterson Alliance, Paterson - Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.$95,000
- Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, Paterson - Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.$85,000
- Community Center of Ridgewood Foundation, Ridgewood - Restricted grant for project/program.$25,000
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Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation
Redmond, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Rutgers University Foundation, New Brunswick - To increase womens civic engagement$1,427,500
- Opportunity Labs Foundation Inc, Brielle - To increase access to mental health support for young people$750,000
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Institute for Citizens and Scholars, Princeton - For civic education field building$500,000
- Institute for Citizens and Scholars, Princeton - For support of a student civic module$200,000
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Flint, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Foundations Inc, Mt Laurel - To support the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative and support the afterschool workforce.$250,000
- Opportunity Labs Foundation Inc, Brielle - To conduct research on the current and potential opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence in the…$50,000
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Gave $16.2M in 2025
The Merancas Foundation Inc
Charlotte, NC · latest return: tax year 2025- Habitat for Humanity of South Centr, Maple Shade - Neighborhood repairs in trenton nj-b$100,000
- Isles Inc, Trenton - Isles youth institute-workforce deve$50,000
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Gave $6.1M in 2024
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Warren Township, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Rising Tide Capital Inc, Jersey City - Purchase of equipment.$10,000
- Future City Inc, Elizabeth - Purchase of equipment.$7,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
New Jersey organizations that received community development grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Rising Tide Capital Inc Jersey City | 8 | $785,039 |
| New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation Trenton | 4 | $47,527 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey Morristown | 3 | $1,012,396 |
| Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation Newark | 3 | $590,000 |
| St Paul's Community Development Corporation Paterson | 3 | $3,108 |
| Eva's Village Inc Paterson | 3 | $2,644 |
| Rutgers University Foundation New Brunswick | 2 | $1,621,000 |
| Opportunity Labs Foundation Inc Brielle | 2 | $800,000 |
| Gathering Ground Neptune | 2 | $726,499 |
| Community Loan Fund of New Jersey New Brunswick | 2 | $639,000 |
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 community development, 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 235 foundations, 77 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.