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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-1895028

Fund for New Jersey

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 55 grants and $3.3 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Program Officer
One Palmer Square East - Suite 303
Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 356-0421
[email protected]
Form and materials
Program officer will provide instructions on reapplying.
Deadlines
Applications from invited and renewing organizations are due as instructed by program staff.
Restrictions
The fund for new jersey makes grants only to organizations that have designated tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the irc. The fund does not support the activities of individuals. The fund does not support capital projects and rarely provides grants for local activities or direct services unless these projects are designed to support systemic change (for ex: a demonstration project to inform public policy).

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,276,111

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $59,801,819
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,584,068

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $57,859,965
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,356,375

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $57,790,093
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,695,903

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $71,337,040
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,652,304

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $64,582,151

Grants paid in 2024

55 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Eastern Environmental Law CenterNewark, NJ

    To provide high-quality legal assistance for clean energy, climate change, and environmental justice.

    $175,000
  2. Housing and Community Development Network of New JerseyTrenton, NJ

    To advance policies that expand the affordability and accessibility of housing.

    $125,000
  3. Neo- Philanthropy-Nj Alliance for Immigrant JusticeNewark, NJ

    To educate, organize, and mobilize immigrant communities to advance fair and humane immigrant policies.

    $125,000
  4. New Jersey Institute for Social JusticeNewark, NJ

    To advance racial and economic justice in new jerseys urban communities and to expand and protect democracy.

    $125,000
  5. New Jersey Policy PerspectiveTrenton, NJ

    To promote a more transparent state budget process that prioritizes the needs of new jersey residents.

    $125,000
  6. ACLU of NJ FoundationNewark, NJ

    To reduce incarceration and to defend democracy, housing equity, workers' rights, and other policy initiatives.

    $100,000
  7. American Friends Service CommitteeNewark, NJ

    To educate, organize, and mobilize immigrant communities to advance fair and humane immigrant policies.

    $100,000
  8. Education Law CenterNewark, NJ

    To advance well-funded, equitable public education in new jersey

    $100,000
  9. Fair Share Housing CenterCherry Hill, NJ

    To defend new jersey residents right to equitable and affordable housing.

    $100,000
  10. Latino Action Network FoundationUnion, NJ

    To advance the rights, interests, and influence of new jerseys latino residents through grassroots organizing and policy advocacy

    $100,000
  11. League of Women Voters of New Jersey Education FundTrenton, NJ

    To harness the power of grassroots activism to fight for a more inclusive and representative democracy.

    $100,000
  12. Make the Road StatesBrooklyn, NY

    To educate, organize, and mobilize immigrant communities to advance fair and humane immigrant policies.

    $100,000
  13. NJ Citizen Action Education FNDNewark, NJ

    To promote economic security, quality affordable health care, and expand work protections.

    $100,000
  14. Salvation and Social JusticeTrenton, NJ

    To maintain focus on racial justice to advance the rights, interests, and influence of NJ'S black communities through youth, grassroots organizing, and policy advocacy

    $100,000
  15. Advocates for Children of New JerseyNewark, NJ

    To advance state and federal policies that support low-income children and families and improve the quality of life for children living in disadvantaged communities.

    $75,000
  16. Environment New Jersey Research and Policy CenterNew Brunswick, NJ

    To advance policies on climate and clean energy through leadership of the jersey renews coalition.

    $75,000
  17. Green and Healthy Homes InitiativeBaltimore, MD

    To empower communities to create healthy, safe, and energy-efficient homes to improve health, economic, and social outcomes

    $75,000
  18. Ironbound Community CorporationNewark, NJ

    To advance environmental justice through community organizing and public policy.

    $75,000
  19. New Jersey FutureTrenton, NJ

    To eliminate childhood lead poisoning in new jersey through co-convening and providing backbone staff support to the lead-free new jersey collaborative

    $75,000
  20. New Jersey Public RadioNew York, NY

    To support a strong public media ecosystem and a one-time $25,000 grant increase in support of wnyc/njprs centennial anniversary.

    $75,000
  21. New Jersey Work Environment CouncilTrenton, NJ

    To advance policies on climate and clean energy through leadership of the jersey renews coalition.

    $75,000
  22. New Yorknew Jersey BaykeeperHazlet, NJ

    To safeguard the waters and coastal communities of the hudson-raritan harbor estuary.

    $75,000
  23. NJ Environmental Justice AllianceNewark, NJ

    To advance their work to support healthy communities by advancing environmental justice in new jerseys infrastructure, policies, and practices

    $75,000
  24. ACLU of NJ FoundationNewark, NJ

    To dismantle structural racism in new jersey, through policy advocacy, political education, organizing, and coalition building, among other strategies.

    $70,000
  25. Faith in New JerseyCamden, NJ

    To educate, organize, and mobilize immigrant communities to advance fair and humane immigrant policies.

    $65,000
  26. Wind of the SpiritMadison, NJ

    To educate, organize, and mobilize immigrant communities to advance fair and humane immigrant policies.

    $65,000
  27. Hubb OrangeOrange, NJ

    To eliminate childhood lead poisoning in new jersey via the lead-free new jersey collaborative, centering the perspectives of those most impacted by lead hazards.

    $60,000
  28. Aapi MontclairNewark, NJ

    To build a network of aapi organizations in new jersey.

    $50,000
  29. New Jersey Highlands CoalitionBoonton, NJ

    To protect and defend the highlands act and the regional master plan, as well as advocate for forest stewardship.

    $50,000
  30. NJ Coalition Diverse & Inclusive SchoolsHackensack, NJ

    To address segregation in new jerseys public schools and to develop remedies that foster integrated and inclusive schools.

    $50,000
  31. Pinelands Preservation AllianceSouthampton, NJ

    To protect the pinelands region and to promote responsible enjoyment of its natural resources.

    $50,000
  32. Whyy-FmPhiladelphia, PA

    To support a strong public media ecosystem in new jersey.

    $50,000
  33. New Jersey MonitorLawrenceville, NJ

    To cover important policy and government transparency issues impacting new jersey

    $45,000
  34. Hyacinth AIDS FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ

    To address health care disparities, housing needs, and other comorbidities among the hiv/aids community.

    $40,000
  35. East Trenton CollaborativeTrenton, NJ

    To eliminate childhood lead poisoning in new jersey via the lead-free new jersey collaborative, centering the perspectives of those most impacted by lead hazards.

    $30,000
  36. Paterson AlliancePaterson, NJ

    To eliminate childhood lead poisoning in new jersey via the lead-free new jersey collaborative, centering the perspectives of those most impacted by lead hazards.

    $30,000
  37. Association of New Jersey Environmental CommissionsMorris Township, NJ

    To mobilize environmental commissions to advance state and local policies that improve water quality and combat climate change.

    $25,000
  38. Center for Non-ProfitsHamilton Township, NJ

    To advocate for a more robust, well-resourced, and effective non-profit sector in new jersey.

    $25,000
  39. Hopewell for BtbaNewark, NJ

    To better coordinate progressive tax policy advocacy at the federal and state levels.

    $25,000
  40. New Jersey Conservation FoundationFar Hills, NJ

    To advance policies that mitigate climate change through natural resource conservation principles.

    $25,000
  41. VOTE16 USANewark, NJ

    To support public awareness and education regarding the importance of including young people in civic processes in new jersey

    $25,000
  42. WbgoNewark, NJ

    To support a strong public media ecosystem in new jersey.

    $25,000
  43. Rutgers -Bloustein SchoolNew Brunswick, NJ

    To explore the relationship between candidate election performance and campaign funding, incumbency status, and county party committee funding through data collection and research.

    $22,000
  44. AdhikaarWoodside, NY

    To educate and inform new jerseys domestic workers of their rights and protections.

    $20,000
  45. Casa FreeholdFreehold, NJ

    To educate and inform new jerseys domestic workers of their rights and protections.

    $20,000
  46. Lazo America UnidaNew Brunswick, NJ

    To educate and inform new jerseys domestic workers of their rights and protections.

    $20,000
  47. National Domestic Workers AllianceNew York, NY

    To educate and inform new jerseys domestic workers of their rights and protections.

    $20,000
  48. New Jersey FutureTrenton, NJ

    To advance equitable and sustainable housing and zoning reforms across the state through the convening of stakeholders to develop an action agenda on related issues.

    $20,000
  49. New LaborNew Brunswick, NJ

    To educate and inform new jerseys domestic workers of their rights and protections.

    $20,000
  50. Resistencia En Accion NJTrenton, NJ

    To educate and inform new jerseys domestic workers of their rights and protections.

    $20,000
  51. Rutgers - School of Mgmt & Labor RelnsNew Brunswick, NJ

    To support efforts to conduct a survey of new jersey restaurants to research the spillover effects of NJ department of labor investigations into worker complaints.

    $20,000
  52. Wind of the SpiritMadison, NJ

    To educate and inform new jerseys domestic workers of their rights and protections.

    $20,000
  53. Make the Road StatesBrooklyn, NY

    To support efforts to embark on a comprehensive strategic planning process that will guide the organizations growth over the next decade.

    $15,000
  54. New Jersey Working Families AllianceMonmouth JCT, NJ

    To support a planning retreat to facilitate the growth of the we the people statewide democracy table

    $3,000
  55. Rutgers Eagleton Institute of PoliticsNew Brunswick, NJ

    To complete a poll focused on social and racial justice issues.

    $1,111

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services5 grants $415,00029% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $300,00021% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter2 grants $225,00016% of the total
  4. Civil rights3 grants $140,00010% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $125,0009% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $100,0007% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $108,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey48 grants $2,921,111
  2. New York5 grants $230,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $75,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

17 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Brandon McKoyPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $255,000
  • Richard W RoperCHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Feather HoustounVICE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr John W CornwallTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr Henry A ColemanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hon Jon CorzineTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michellene DavisTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John FarmerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anjum GuptaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sadaf JafferTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lawrence S LustbergTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anastasia MannTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy MansueTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexander ShalomTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher Van BurenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer VelezTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard L WrightTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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