Fund for New Jersey
Princeton, NJ · EIN 22-1895028. Reported 240 grants totalling $15.9M to 95 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Fund for New Jersey did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $58,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvation and Social Justice | Trenton, NJ | $972,500 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Policy Perspective | Trenton, NJ | $815,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Latino Action Network Foundation | Freehold, NJ | $737,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wind of the Spirit | Madison, NJ | $707,500 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fair Share Housing Center | Cherry Hill, NJ | $614,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Faith in New Jersey | Camden, NJ | $524,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice | New York, NY | $515,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eastern Environmental Law Center | Newark, NJ | $512,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice | Newark, NJ | $455,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Newark, NJ | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Education Law Center | Newark, NJ | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nj Environmental Justice Alliance | Newark, NJ | $390,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey | Trenton, NJ | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Make the Road New Jersey | Brooklyn, NY | $330,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nj Spotlight | New York, NY | $325,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey | Newark, NJ | $324,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Green and Healthy Homes Initiative | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| League of Women Voters of New Jersey Education Fund | Trenton, NJ | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ironbound Community Corporation | Newark, NJ | $265,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Future | Trenton, NJ | $245,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Faith in Nj | Camden, NJ | $240,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Black Agenda | Cherry Hill, NJ | $240,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ramapo Munsee Lenape Nation | Mahwah, NJ | $230,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Advocates for Children of New Jersey | Newark, NJ | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center | New Brunswick, NJ | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund | Newark, NJ | $225,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Jersey Work Environment Council | Trenton, NJ | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Yorknew Jersey Baykeeper | Hazlet, NJ | $205,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Princeton Area Community Foundation | Lawrenceville, NJ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whyy-Fm | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Public Radio | New York, NY | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| ACLU of Nj Foundation | Newark, NJ | $170,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Highlands Coalition | Boonton, NJ | $155,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pinelands Preservation Alliance | Southampton, NJ | $155,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hyacinth AIDS Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions | Morris Township, NJ | $130,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Conservation Foundation | Far Hills, NJ | $130,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Housing and Community Development Network of Nj | Trenton, NJ | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neo- Philanthropy-Nj Alliance for Immigrant Justice | Newark, NJ | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nj Policy Perspective | Trenton, NJ | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Trenton Collaborative | Trenton, NJ | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Make the Road States | Brooklyn, NY | $115,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nj Citizen Action Education Fund | Newark, NJ | $115,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nj Institute for Social Justice | Newark, NJ | $104,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aapi Montclair | Newark, NJ | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Nj | Newark, NJ | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make the Road Nj | Elizabeth, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nj Alliance for Immigrant Justice | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nj Citizen Action Education Fnd | Newark, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lead-Free Nj Newark | Newark, NJ | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Advocates for Children of Nj | Newark, NJ | $79,453 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Non-Profits | Hamilton Township, NJ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environment Nj Research and Policy Center | New Brunswick, NJ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| League of Women Voters of Nj Education Fund | Trenton, NJ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nj Coalition Diverse & Inclusive Schools | Hackensack, NJ | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nj Future | Trenton, NJ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nj Work Environment Council | Trenton, NJ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rutgers University Foundation Eagleton Cpip | New Brunswick, NJ | $67,755 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | New York, NY | $64,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adhikaar | Woodside, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA Freehold | Freehold, NJ | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hubb Orange | Orange, NJ | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Labor | New Brunswick, NJ | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Paterson Alliance | Paterson, NJ | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Paterson Habitat for Humanity | Paterson, NJ | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Funders Collaborative for Immigrant Families in the Garden State | Morristown, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nj Public Radio | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nynj Baykeeper | Hazlet, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tri-State Transportation Campaign | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wbgo | Newark, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| NAACP Nj | Trenton, NJ | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Jersey Monitor | Lawrenceville, NJ | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unidad Latina En Accion Nj | Princeton, NJ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Newark Water Coalition | Newark, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Conservation & Racial Equity | Trenton, NJ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Success Institute | East Orange, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greenfaith | Highland Park, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homes for All Newark | Newark, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hopewell for Btba | Newark, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nj League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Trenton, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regional Plan Association | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| VOTE16 USA | Newark, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutgers -Bloustein School | New Brunswick, NJ | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lazo America Unida | New Brunswick, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resistencia En Accion Nj | Trenton, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutgers - School of Mgmt & Labor Relns | New Brunswick, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clean Water Fund | Long Branch, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Food Bank of Nj | Hillside, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Black Political Convention | Morristown, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shannon Mason LLC | Princeton, NJ | $4,688 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Jersey Working Families Alliance | Monmouth Junction, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trister Ross | New York, NY | $2,188 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,111 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Newark Conservancy | Newark, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
47 of 95 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 76%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- New Jersey Policy Perspective
TO DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM IN NEW JERSEY, THROUGH POLICY ADVOCACY, POLITICAL EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, AND COALITION BUILDING, AMONG OTHER STRATEGIES. - Princeton Area Community Foundation
TO SUPPPORT FAIR REDISTRICTING IN NJ. - Eastern Environmental Law Center
TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. - Faith in Nj
TO SUPPORT REPARATIVE JUSTICE IN NJ. - Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey
TO ADVANCE POLICIES THAT EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. - New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice
TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DIVERSIFY FUNDING TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE COALITION.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 133 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | $3,696,641 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 62 | $3,356,375 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 61 | $5,584,068 | $75,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $3,276,111 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Fund for New Jersey has 25 of them, worth $2,222,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Newark, NJ | $200,000 |
| Make the Road New Jersey | Brooklyn, NY | $200,000 |
| Faith in Nj | Camden, NJ | $190,000 |
| Ironbound Community Corporation | Newark, NJ | $150,000 |
| Nj Environmental Justice Alliance | Newark, NJ | $150,000 |
| Faith in New Jersey | Camden, NJ | $130,000 |
| Wind of the Spirit | Madison, NJ | $130,000 |
| Aapi Montclair | Newark, NJ | $100,000 |
| WNET | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Fair Share Housing Center | Cherry Hill, NJ | $90,000 |
| Nj Highlands Coalition | Boonton, NJ | $50,000 |
| Center for Non-Profits | Hamilton Township, NJ | $50,000 |
| Nj Environmental Justice Alliance | Trenton, NJ | $50,000 |
| Adhikaar | Woodside, NY | $40,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 85% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Jersey. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $58,750. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Jersey.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Fund for New Jersey's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: One Palmer Square East 303, Princeton, NJ, 08542. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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