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Foundations that fund nonprofits in New Jersey
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 10,882 grantmakers listed 95,317 grants totaling $19.6 billion to 30,869 organizations in New Jersey. 10,355 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 527 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 1,958 are based in New Jersey; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a New Jersey organization was $4,000. Essex County received the most grants (10,039, from 2,392 funders), followed by Bergen County (9,897) and Ocean County (9,738). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (12,751 grants), health & mental health (6,331 grants) and children & youth (5,419 grants).
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc (Princeton, NJ) funded the most different New Jersey organizations: 3,540, through 9,915 grants with a typical size of $156.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most New Jersey organizations
Ranked by the number of different New Jersey organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to NJ organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc Princeton, NJ · EIN 13-3127947 | 9,915 | 3,540 | $156 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 2 | Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc Hillside, NJ · EIN 22-2423882 | 1,385 | 829 | $77,420 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 3 | Columbia Bank Foundation Fair Lawn, NJ · EIN 20-1115566 | 1,159 | 774 | $2,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 4 | Oceanfirst Foundation Toms River, NJ · EIN 22-3465454 | 1,484 | 627 | $2,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 5 | Community Foundation of New Jersey Morristown, NJ · EIN 22-2281783 | 584 | 584 | $19,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 6 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ · EIN 22-6029397 | 790 | 503 | $5,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 7 | Investors Foundation Inc Summit, NJ · EIN 20-3743857 | 652 | 494 | $1,250 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 8 | New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc Wall, NJ · EIN 22-3828939 | 930 | 435 | $750 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 9 | Ray & Sharon Haber Foundation Inc Avenel, NJ · EIN 20-2059762 | 509 | 399 | $3,600 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 10 | Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc New York, NY · EIN 13-3202295 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 651 | 378 | $1,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | The Hyde and Watson Foundation Warren Township, NJ · EIN 22-2425725 | 406 | 306 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 12 | Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc Princeton, NJ · EIN 52-1746234 | 294 | 292 | $20,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 13 | Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc Newark, NJ · EIN 23-7406010 | 349 | 267 | $30,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | Manasquan Bank Charitable Foundation Inc Wall Township, NJ · EIN 46-3137444 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 410 | 261 | $2,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 15 | The Sorala Foundation Lakewood, NJ · EIN 20-6186035 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 368 | 252 | $500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County | 10,039 | 2,392 | $1.2 billion | Top 5 funders |
| Bergen County | 9,897 | 2,691 | $283.7 million | Top 5 funders |
| Ocean County | 9,738 | 1,385 | $218.5 million | Top 5 funders |
| Monmouth County | 8,006 | 1,317 | $166.4 million | Top 5 funders |
| Mercer County | 7,909 | 2,072 | $1.2 billion | Top 5 funders |
| Morris County | 6,437 | 1,592 | $8.5 billion | Top 5 funders |
| Middlesex County | 4,690 | 1,391 | $327.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Union County | 4,547 | 1,242 | $149.5 million | Top 5 funders |
| Camden County | 3,042 | 843 | $110.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Somerset County | 2,900 | 889 | $3.1 billion | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 12,751 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 6,331 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 5,419 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 3,247 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 3,228 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 2,497 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 2,341 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 1,772 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 1,192 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 1,021 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 672 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 389 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 97 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for New Jersey ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.