Search Through Health Care Grants in New Jersey in the U.S.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,000 employees in North America and had sales of $19.7 billion in 2024.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States.

Charitable Giving 

BASF Corporation focuses its charitable giving in areas that directly support the company's commitment to corporate social responsibility. This includes Science Education, Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S), Innovation, Being an Employer of Choice, and other programs and initiatives important to the quality of life in BASF site communities and for various BASF stakeholders.

Supporting Our Communities

We care deeply about the communities where we live and work. That’s why we support programs and organizations that address unmet medical needs, help students grow through STEM education, and deliver basic human services to our neighbors. For all community giving applications, we strongly urge you to submit your application at least 12 weeks in advance of the date of required funding.

Addressing Unmet Needs

Each year, we work with nonprofit partners to improve access to treatment, eliminate health disparities and promote healthy lifestyles throughout our communities.

Neighbors help neighbors. Together with our nonprofit partners, Bristol-Myers Squibb works to improve access to treatment and eliminate health disparities for those that live in and around the communities we also call home. Working with our nonprofit partners, we’re able to provide programs that address the health challenges of our underserved citizens.

Helping People in Need

Bristol Myers Squibb has a strong legacy of giving back to our communities. Through philanthropy and volunteerism, we're committed to making an impact where we live and work. 

Bristol Myers Squibb supports programs that provide marginalized populations with essential resources to help address basic human needs, such as food, medical services and shelter.

The Healthcare Foundation of NJ Grant

Our Mission

The mission of the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey is to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable, underserved populations in greater Newark and the Jewish Community of MetroWest NJ, elevate the quality of community healthcare, reduce disparities in access, and promote the infusion of compassion and humanism into our healthcare system.The Foundation seeks to seed new initiatives, identify and expand existing healthcare programs, support appropriate clinical and medical research, promote medical education to positively impact its targeted communities, and engage in partnerships to foster its goals.Important Attributes of the Grant Proposal

Please note that the Foundation receives more requests for funding than it has available funds to support many worthwhile projects. In reviewing applications for funding, the trustees and staff of the Foundation are sensitive to the following six concerns:

• Mission Appropriateness: A thoughtfully-designed proposal will demonstrate how the project will have a positive impact on the health and well-being of underserved populations within the communities in our catchment area. We welcome requests from healthcare/mental health providers, community-based organizations, affinity groups, and neighborhood agencies that can demonstrate the capacity for community engagement and cultural competency in serving clients or constituents. Initiatives may address clinical care needs; behavioral health; health-related prevention or promotion initiatives; and health education/literacy. For a more detailed view of our grantmaking by health area, please click here.
• Potential for Systems Impact: The Foundation seeks proposals that promise innovation and change or a significant enhancement of existing services. Applications that can demonstrate measurable quantitative as well as qualitative outcomes mitigating long-standing barriers to health and healthy living will be favored. In addition, we look for the ways in which the applicant partners with and works collaboratively with key stakeholders and community groups.
• Plan for Assessment and Evaluation: Proposals should clearly identify the target population(s), the numbers of clients served, and the specific outcomes grantees seek to achieve, both within the grant period and longer term. The Project Evaluation Chart (logic model) is a key component of the proposal, and it illustrates the direct relationship between program objectives, activities, measures for data collection, and the outcomes. The strength of a plan to measure and prove the impact of a project will be a key consideration.
• Potential for Fit/Partnership: The Foundation seeks grantee partners that are ably led, strive to empower those they serve, and work collaboratively in their communities. Potential grantees should be able to demonstrate a track record of programmatic integrity and success. Grantees are expected to meet high standards of governance, accountability, and fiscal management. At all times, Foundation trustees and staff strive to be respectful, responsive, transparent and collaborative, and we look for the same in our grantees.
• Grant Budget: The budget request should be commensurate with its anticipated impact. Indirect or overhead costs are not automatically funded and are considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Sustainability: Grantees should always demonstrate how they are working toward supporting the development, implementation, and sustainability of promising programs. The plan for sustainable funding beyond HFNJ’s support plays a critical role in the proposal review. The Foundation allocates funding on a yearly basis and may allow some organizations to submit renewal requests one year after an initial grant award. In such cases, a grantee needs to demonstrate progress in the first grant year and demonstrate how additional support will further the project.

The Foundation will consider applications that align with HFNJ’s mission to reduce health disparities and improve the health and well-being of at-risk, underserved individuals and families in greater Newark, New Jersey, and the Jewish community of Greater MetroWest New Jersey.

Details:

Renewals of previously-approved Standard Grants for an additional 12 months.

Application Deadline:

• Quarterly deadline.

Projects We Support

The Foundation provides support for the following type of projects:

• Program grants, primarily those that seed new initiatives, address emergent needs, and/or replicate a promising approach.
• Capital and equipment requests improving access to health assets or services or establishing an equitable standard of care.
• Projects infusing practices of compassion and humanism into the delivery of healthcare.
• Capacity-building requests strengthening an organization’s ability to deliver and sustain high quality services.

Grant Guidelines

The Foundation will consider applications that align with HFNJ’s mission to reduce health disparities and improve the health and well-being of at-risk, underserved individuals and families in greater Newark, New Jersey, and the Jewish community of Greater MetroWest New Jersey.

Our Mission 

The mission of the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey is to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable, underserved populations in greater Newark and the Jewish Community of Greater MetroWest NJ, elevate the quality of community healthcare, reduce disparities in access, and promote the infusion of compassion and humanism into our healthcare system.

The Foundation seeks to seed new initiatives, identify and expand existing healthcare programs, support appropriate clinical and medical research, promote medical education to positively impact its targeted communities, and engage in partnerships to foster its goals.

Projects We Support

The Foundation provides support for the following type of projects:

• Program grants, primarily those that seed new initiatives, address emergent needs, and/or replicate a promising approach.
• Capital and equipment requests improving access to health assets or services or establishing an equitable standard of care.
• Projects infusing practices of compassion and humanism into the delivery of healthcare.
• Capacity-building requests strengthening an organization’s ability to deliver and sustain high quality services.

HFNJ’s most common application type is a 12-month grant to support a specific project, referred to as a Standard Grant.

Perdue Farms is a fourth-generation, family owned U.S. food and agricultural company. We were founded on trust—a value that carries through everything we do. Through our two operating divisions, Perdue Foods and Perdue AgriBusiness, we’re making steps every day toward our goal of becoming the most trusted name in food and agricultural products. Our path forward is about getting better, not just bigger.

We're Committed to Being Careful Stewards. Stewardship is one of our company's core values. Our stewardship platform, "We believe in responsible food and agriculture®," challenges us to continually improve. Learn more about the progress we've made in the areas of food, environment, animal care, people, community and our partners.

What we support

We believe in putting our resources where there is a direct benefit to a broad-based spectrum of the community.

• We strive to strengthen our communities by focusing our efforts on agriculture and the environment, education, fighting hunger and poverty, health and social services, and public safety
• We also support organizations that celebrate the heritages and cultures of our communities

Our Responsibility

• Food Producing: Quality Food
• Environment: Protecting the Environment
• Animal Care: Providing for the Welfare of Animals
• People: Caring About Others

TAAFF Grant Program

The Astle-Alpaugh Family Foundation (TAAFF)*, is a private grant-making organization with a mission to improve the lives of individuals and families.

Our priorities are derived from involvement in the local community of Central New Jersey.

We believe that the strength of a society can be measured by how it cares for its most vulnerable citizens – we seek to provide stability and hope for the elderly and for at-risk children and youth, as well as persons suffering from illness, hunger, poverty, abuse, and chemical dependency. 

We strive to foster community involvement in education – we fund diverse educational programs. 

We place a strong priority on the improvement of our local community – we support  museums, community centers, and historic preservation.

About Women United in Philanthropy

Women United in Philanthropy (WUIP) is New Jersey’s first women’s giving circle. Since 2004, we have awarded $1,220,000 in grant funds to programs that address chronic problems impacting women and families in Bergen County, NJ. In 2021, Women United in Philanthropy joined forces with The Foundation of Northern New Jersey, to expand our mission to provide needed funding to essential programs that empower women and their families.

Grants awarded by WUIP are unique because they consist of funds exclusively contributed by our members. By pooling our philanthropy, we are able to collectively make a larger impact on the lives of women. Our members vote annually to award funds to an innovative project in Bergen County, NJ, that helps women become economically strong and independent.

Funding Availability

For the current grants cycle,  Women United in Philanthropy will vote to award one grant of between $35,000 to $45,000 to fund the creation or expansion of an innovative program serving the needs of women in Bergen County, NJ. We encourage innovative projects aimed at preventing women and their children from slipping into poverty, with a focus on health & wellness, career advancement, safe & affordable housing, food security, and child care.

WUIP Areas of Funding Focus

Women United in Philanthropy grants help to address the chronic problems impacting women (including girls ages 15 and over) and their children in Bergen County, NJ. The following describes the Circle’s current funding interests.

The following descriptions explain the Circle’s current year funding interests. In each area, the examples given are not exclusive:

• Health & Wellness – Addressing the health and wellness needs of women, including physical and mental illness, improving support systems, providing access to affordable care, and addressing threats to safety such as domestic violence. .

• Career Advancement, Job Training & Placement–Advancing women’s education and careers to help them earn a living wage and improve their financial situation. Strategies include job training and placement, expanding educational opportunities, helping women to seek and retain employment, and creating career pathways and support systems.

• Safe & Affordable Housing – Securing permanent affordable housing and sheltering displaced women and their children. This includes services that address the unique housing needs of women who are elderly, survivors of trafficking, refugees, leaving prison, or in other situations that negatively impact their housing stability.

• Food Security – Fighting hunger and food insecurity by providing women and their children with reliable access to nutritious and affordable food. This also includes solutions that promote self-sufficiency and address the factors that limit access to adequate food resources.

• Child Care – Providing reliable and affordable childcare options to enable women’s workforce participation. This also includes programs that assist mothers in balancing the demands of caring for children and pursuing their career and reduce the burden of rising childcare costs.

• Emerging Needs - Addressing budding women’s issues and areas of emergency need for women in Bergen County. This includes programs that tackle threats to women’s advancement, financial security, rights, and ability to thrive.

About the Foundation

George A. Ohl, Jr. lived in Newark, New Jersey, and he established this foundation through a testamentary bequest. The purpose of the foundation is to improve the well-being of New Jersey citizens. Mr. Ohl died on February 16, 1947.

Mission

To provide grants to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations in New Jersey whose programs focus on community welfare efforts.

Average Giving

• Average grant size: $2,000 to $20,000  
• Average number of grants per year: 25

The Wawa Foundation provides financial grants on a local, regional and national level ensuring that our commitment extends from the local communities Wawa serves. Only registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations operating in Wawa’s areas are eligible to apply. Organizations must fall into The Wawa Foundation’s three key areas of focus: Health, Hunger and Everyday Heroes. To learn more, review our Criteria for Success.

Wawa Foundation Financial Grants

Our submission windows for grants over $2,500 will be the months of January, April, July and October. Qualified organizations can submit grant requests and Letters of Inquiry during those timeframes. Requests will be reviewed and organizations will receive a response before the next grant submission window opens.

Areas of Focus

Health

The Wawa Foundation will provide funding to organizations committed to saving and improving lives in the communities Wawa serves. Specifically, The Wawa Foundation will support organizations dedicated to Championing Life-saving Research & Care for People in Need by:

• Providing grants to hospitals with a focus on pediatric institutions
• Funding research
• Supporting care and comfort Initiatives

Hunger

The Wawa Foundation will play a leading role in hunger relief in the communities Wawa serves. To achieve this, we will support programs that enable us to Lead Hunger Relief Efforts by:

• Providing food donations to local pantries daily through Wawa Share
• Improving access to food through financial grants
• Enabling Feeding America Food Banks to reach more communities through annual in-store campaigns

Heroes

The Wawa Foundation is committed to Supporting the Heroes Making a Difference Every Day by:

• Showing appreciation and care to our military, veterans, first responders and other heroes in our local communities
• Enhancing the education and mentoring of at-risk youth in grades K-12.
• Supporting heroes through crisis response, blood drives, and volunteering

Our Funding Focus

The Turrell Fund supports:

• Increasingly strong focus on early childhood, prenatal-3.
• Within prenatal-3, we have increased our funding to policy and advocacy initiatives.
• Additional focus areas include:
  • Arts and music education
  • K-12 education
  • Direct social services for children and families

Early Childhood (0-3)

Early investments open up a lifetime of potential and opportunity

Healthy development for children ages 0-3 provides the building blocks for strong communities, lifelong health, and educational and career success. This period represents a time of incredible growth and potential for young children and families. Early relationships with caregivers can promote healthy development and encourage early literacy for infants and toddlers.

In addition, early experiences, positive and negative, impact the developing brain and make it vital that we address issues societal and racial disparities, support the whole family, and treat caregivers and early educators as equal partners in widespread social change.

K-12 Education

A solid, high-quality K-12 education is essential for long-term college and career success, as well as for general well-being and personal growth.

We know that students succeed when teachers have real-time support; schools are well-resourced; and schools take a compassionate, strengths-based approach to engaging kids. We want all students to gain entry to college or career training programs, and to be treated with dignity and respect throughout their entire educational experience. To create upward mobility for children, we need to improve and align the institutions that serve them.

Music & Arts

At the Turrell Fund, we believe that music and the arts change lives

Learning an instrument, developing artistic skills, and being part of a community of practice instills self-esteem and new pathways for connecting with others. We believe the potent benefits of arts education extend past the early years for children and families across the age range. All children, regardless of socioeconomic background or zip code, deserve access to high-quality arts education opportunities.

Social Services

Direct services are essential to providing support to children and families who need them.

From shelters, to food banks, to mental health services, these programs improve the well-being of individuals in their communities and respond to all types of need.

Every family is entitled to nutritious food, high-quality early care, compassionate healthcare, diapers, and every resource necessary to give their children a strong start. Ultimately, these services promote equity and opportunity in communities, providing a safe space for individuals to garner expert support and overcome hardship.

Systems Change

Systemic racism, entrenched poverty, and flawed policy decisions punish BIPOC (black, Indigenous and people of color) families, stifle social mobility, and hold our communities back.

We fight alongside our partners to ensure access to high-quality, affordable child care, enhanced pediatric care, and trauma-informed service delivery. We also work to ensure equity and compassion in the child welfare system.

About The Memorial Trust

In 1975, two years after his death, The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust was established in New York. The four original trustees were a member of the Snow family, a lawyer, a publishing associate and a corporate trustee, the Irving Trust Company, now BNY Mellow N.A.. The current Trustees continue this legacy being well aware of the donor and his beliefs, values and ideals. The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust strategically focuses funding within specific geographic regions of the United States across a range of program areas. They meet once a year, usually in June.

The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust

The Memorial Trust strategically focuses funding within specific geographic regions of the United States across a range of program areas (prioritized below and visually depicted here) while responding to the ever-changing needs of various segments of the population, especially to the needs of youth and people who are disadvantaged economically, emotionally, or physically.

Dating back to the inception of the Trust in 1973, the primary and overarching grant making priority has been and continues to be programs that focus on education.

• Education: Targets funds to organizations that provide educational opportunities or academic assistance to individuals who demonstrate an intellectual aptitude and a financial need. Examples include scholarships, fellowships, academic tutoring or counseling, literacy, and journalism.

Secondarily, the Trust considers proposals within the areas of Arts and Culture, Community Initiatives, and Youth Programs. The Board’s objective is to extend the primary educational focus by providing funding support within these additional program areas.

• Community Initiatives: Provides funding for programs or services that directly improve the quality of life within the geographic focus areas that we serve. Examples include support for libraries, food pantries and shelters, and neighborhood revitalization. Generally, the Trust does not seek proposals for health care initiatives or animal welfare programs.
• Arts and Culture: Offers grants that promote arts education and appreciation, particularly for young adults, via the development of educational curriculum and professional instruction including visiting artists and performance support for targeted populations.
• Youth Initiatives: Offers grants that provide character education or enrichment opportunities via mentoring or after-school programming

As a third priority, the Trust does consider proposals in the areas of Disabilities and Universal Access, Environmental, and Historic Preservation. As these are not core focus areas, funding is often limited. Priority will be given to proposals with an educational focus.

• Disabilities and Universal Access: Offers grants to organizations in complying with ADA requirements within their facilities (e.g. elevator, handrails, automatic doors, and ramps) or offering services targeted for individuals with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities.
• Environmental: Provides funds for organizations that strive to protect strategic parcels of land and bodies of water as well as programs that educate the general public on key environmental issues such as conservation and water management.
• Historic Preservation: Provides funding for organizations that preserve historical artifacts (e.g. sites, structures, objects) and accounts (e.g. events), and educate the greater community on their significance. Examples include museums, historical societies and educational programming.

CHPRD Mission and Goals

The mission of the New Jersey Center for Hispanic Policy, Research, and Development is to improve the quality of life and empower the state's Hispanic community using CHPRD’s new model of community development.

Its goals are:

• Increase public and private resources invested wisely in the growth, development, and long term stability of high-quality Hispanic Community-Based Organizations.
• Develop public/private partnerships that enrich and promote the office’s programs and initiatives in support of Hispanics across the state.
• Provide the necessary tools and assistance in creating training and employment opportunities for Hispanics.
• Facilitate the professional and leadership development of Hispanics.

Funding Categories

• Hispanic Entrepreneurship
• Citizenship and Integration
• Workforce Development
• Youth Workforce Investment In-School and Out-of-School Program
• Community Service
• Health and Wellness

Applicants may seek funding from up to three (3) programs.

New agencies applying for CHPRD funding are limited to one (1) funding program, and are defined as organizations that have neither applied for nor received funding from the CHPRD within the past 5 years.

Community Service Programs

This category advocates for and supports culturally competent community service programs. These effective services focus on addressing the following target areas:

• Children at Risk
  • Program Goals
  • Provide academic enrichment activities to help youth meet state and local achievement standards.
  • Offer a diverse array of additional services, programs, and activities, such as youth development activities, designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program, positively impacting student outcomes like school attendance and engagement while reducing behavioral risk factors.
  • Provide literacy and educational development services to the families of children served in the program.
• Preventing Health Risks and Disease
  • Program Goals
    • Assist and educate individuals in enrolling for health care coverage and practicing self-care.
    • Provide access to quality health care.
    • Develop relationships with health care clinics and other health professionals.
    • Engage and empower individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors.
    • Implement changes that reduce the risk of chronic diseases and other morbidities prevalent in the Hispanic community, such as heart disease and stroke, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, obesity, and respiratory diseases.
• Senior Citizen Assistance
  • Program Goals
    • To enrich the lives of older adults by preventing, improving, and maintaining their physical, mental health, and social well-being through the provision of tailored senior services.

CHPRD Mission and Goals

The mission of the New Jersey Center for Hispanic Policy, Research, and Development is to improve the quality of life and empower the state's Hispanic community using CHPRD’s new model of community development.

Its goals are:

• Increase public and private resources invested wisely in the growth, development, and long term stability of high-quality Hispanic Community-Based Organizations.
• Develop public/private partnerships that enrich and promote the office’s programs and initiatives in support of Hispanics across the state.
• Provide the necessary tools and assistance in creating training and employment opportunities for Hispanics.
• Facilitate the professional and leadership development of Hispanics.

Funding Categories

• Hispanic Entrepreneurship
• Citizenship and Integration
• Workforce Development
• Youth Workforce Investment In-School and Out-of-School Program
• Community Service
• Health and Wellness

Applicants may seek funding from up to three (3) programs.

New agencies applying for CHPRD funding are limited to one (1) funding program, and are defined as organizations that have neither applied for nor received funding from the CHPRD within the past 5 years.

Youth Workforce Investment In-School and Out-of-School Program

The Youth Workforce Investment In-School and Out-of-School Program is tailored to offer workforce experience services to at-risk youth.

CHPRD is particularly interested in program proposals targeting specific groups, including pregnant and parenting teens, youth on probation and parole, those in foster care or aftercare, homeless youth, English Language Learners (ELL), dropouts or those without post-secondary education, and individuals with basic skills deficiencies requiring additional assistance for educational program entry or completion or securing/holding employment.

Program Goals

• Help youths understand proper workplace behavior and the necessary steps to attain and retain employment.
• Assist youth in acquiring the personal attributes, knowledge, and skills needed to secure employment and advance in their careers

CHPRD Mission and Goals

The mission of the New Jersey Center for Hispanic Policy, Research, and Development is to improve the quality of life and empower the state's Hispanic community using CHPRD’s new model of community development.

Its goals are:

• Increase public and private resources invested wisely in the growth, development, and long term stability of high-quality Hispanic Community-Based Organizations.
• Develop public/private partnerships that enrich and promote the office’s programs and initiatives in support of Hispanics across the state.
• Provide the necessary tools and assistance in creating training and employment opportunities for Hispanics.
• Facilitate the professional and leadership development of Hispanics.

Funding Categories

• Hispanic Entrepreneurship
• Citizenship and Integration
• Workforce Development
• Youth Workforce Investment In-School and Out-of-School Program
• Community Service
• Health and Wellness

Applicants may seek funding from up to three (3) programs.

New agencies applying for CHPRD funding are limited to one (1) funding program, and are defined as organizations that have neither applied for nor received funding from the CHPRD within the past 5 years.

Health and Wellness Programs

This category is formulated to aid families in crisis, enhancing social and psychological functioning to maximize family well-being.

• Mental Health Services
• Family Violence Prevention and Services Program Grant

Goals

• Strengthen and address the health and resilience of individuals or families grappling with domestic violence, trauma, and mental health challenges.
• Stabilize crises, impart new problem-solving skills to families, and disrupt the cycle of family dysfunction.
• Provide tangible support for parents, including basic needs assistance and access to services such as physical and mental health care, substance abuse treatment, and domestic violence services.
• Teach parental resilience, encompassing stress coping and problem-solving strategies.
• Connect families with community outreach services to facilitate access to additional resources.

About School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network (SBHSN).

Utilizing a unique framework of funding systems offered by the Department of Health and Human Services, managed care organizations, health insurers, and private donors, SBHSN promotes a system of care model (Coaching Model℠) offering a mix of evidenced-based intervention, prevention, and care coordination services to children in grades K-12. The Coaching Model aims to expand quality mental healthcare access on public school campuses and improve children's social, emotional, behavioral, family, and wellness outcomes.

School-Based Mental Health Implementation Grant

In response to the growing number of students who need mental health counseling, the School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network (SBHSN) is accepting applications from Local Education Agencies (LEA), Public and Private Universities, State and local Colleges, Charter School Management Companies, Public Schools, Charter Schools, and Non-Profit Organizations (501c3) to implement and expand mental health program services on local school campuses. Grantees will receive direct funding and reimbursement to support the following activities: 

• Expanding access to School-Based Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).
• Coordinating mental healthcare services with school administration and staff. 
• Delivering mental healthcare services and coordinating academic-support activities to students with a history of attendance, behavior, and poor academic performance.

FUNDING

5-Years, renewable based on meeting performance goals 5-year award ceiling is $5,500,000.

Community Grant Fund

Grant decisions will be made by our employee Community Grant Councils (CGC) based in each of the regions in which MGM Resorts International operates domestically. Each CGC meets and evaluates grant proposals from nonprofit agencies in its respective region to determine how the community grant funds will be allocated.

Funding Areas

The Program will give priority to funding for agencies/projects/programs that provide services in the following focus areas:

• Affordable Housing
• Economic Opportunity/ Workforce Development
• Education K-12
• Family Services
• Food Insecurity
• Health and Wellness
• Homelessness
• Services for Seniors
• Services for Veterans and Military Families

MGM Resorts Foundation grants are for a one-year period and do not automatically renew.

Connie Dwyer has always been passionate about ensuring that every woman, regardless of her financial situation, has access to quality breast health care. Her vision led to the creation of the Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation (CDBCF), which has become a beacon of hope for women across New Jersey.

Over the past two decades, CDBCF has made a significant impact in the fight against breast cancer. Through its unwavering commitment, CDBCF has provided thousands of uninsured or underinsured women with access to essential breast health services, including screenings, treatment, follow-up care, and ongoing support.

CDBCF has opened three centers in New Jersey including St. Michael’s Medical Center, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, and the Mobile Mammography unit at University Hospital. These facilities ensure that women have access to the care they need. Additionally, the community grants program has further extended its reach, funding vital initiatives that support breast health education, prevention, and care throughout the state.

Connie’s dedication and CDBCF’s efforts continue to save lives, offering a lifeline to women who might otherwise go without the care they deserve.

Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation Grant

Through the Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation sponsored facilities and its grants program, the Foundation serves underprivileged and vulnerable women by ensuring the availability of top-quality breast-health services that include screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. In addition, CDBCF provides financial support for programs that provide resources, education, advocacy, and empowerment for the women we serve.

• The CDBCF's first round of grant funding budget is $50,000.
• The Foundation supports community initiatives that further our mission to focus on breast health and well-being of underserved women in selected counties in New Jersey.

Frances L. & Edwin L. Cummings Memorial Fund Grant

The primary interest of the Frances L. & Edwin L. Cummings Memorial Fund is to support organizations operating in New York City and Northeastern New Jersey [view map] that provide programs and services in the areas of social welfare, education and health. The Fund has a special interest in youth programs located in these regions.

We are, however, unable to provide funding for programs within the cultural arts category.

We invite you to browse our site to determine if the work of your organization falls within our areas of interest, and, if so, to learn more about how to apply for a grant.

Areas of Interest

The Cummings Fund’s main interest is in the piloting or expansion of new, innovative programs of organizations primarily based in New York City and its more urbanized surrounding areas in Northeastern New Jersey (i.e., Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union Counties) [view map]. Exceptions to the geographic restriction are granted only when a Co-Trustee or Advisory Board Member has personal knowledge of an organization outside of this region. 

The Co-Trustees generally endeavor to creatively fill existing community needs in areas particularly under-funded at present. The Cummings Fund has a particular interest in programs serving young people.

The Fund provides support for:

• New program development
• Staffing for new programs and program expansion
• Capacity building (technical/management assistance)
• Consulting services (e.g., to assist the Board’s development of a strategic plan)

The major fields of interest are:

• Social Welfare, especially programs addressing issues including child welfare, youth development, juvenile delinquency, housing/homelessness, and employment/job training.
• Education, especially efforts to reform the public education system or programs that serve public school children from disadvantaged backgrounds including but not limited to in-school and afterschool STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and literacy initiatives, staff/teacher training and development, college guidance and success, and counseling services.
• Health Care, especially institutions and programs that connect economically and socially disadvantaged populations to health care and mental health services.

On a less frequent basis, the Fund also provides funding for:

• Medical Research, which has been pre-screened, ranked and given high priority by an objective, national scientific advisory committee.

Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation Grant

The Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation's grant-making process is conducted by the Board Trustees in an impartial manner based upon an evaluation of each grant request and available funds. Even though a proposal meets established criteria, it may not be approved.

Priority Fields of Interest

The Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation awards grants to strengthen existing or seed innovative projects or programs that are central to the mission of the organization requesting funds that:

• address healthcare and related needs which relate to the following centers of excellence of the former Elizabeth General Medical Center:
  • Psychiatry/behavioral health
  • Renal Services
  • Pediatric Services
  • Nursing Education
• support Trinitas Regional Medical Center, especially in the areas noted above.
• recognize the value of addressing family needs in caring for the elderly and making children happier and healthier.
• promote better awareness and use of available health resources.

Other Funding Priorities

Other funding priorities include programs or projects that:

• promote cooperation among agencies to avoid duplication of effort and resources.
• build the capacity of an organization to improve its performance and impact (e.g. board leadership, strategic planning, consultants).
• are reasonably assured of continued support after the Foundation funding involvement is discontinued.

Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation Grant

Harold H. Kynett created The Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation, Inc.in memory of his wife, Edna, in 1954 to improve cardiovascular health in the Delaware Valley. The Foundation funds community health, professional education, and research programs focused on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Areas of Funding

The Foundation currently accepts proposals in any of three broad areas: community health, professional education, and research. The Board encourages proposals designed to improve the cardiac health and wellness of populations that have a higher-than-average risk of heart disease and are generally underserved by our current health system. Innovative approaches that may offer a significant return on investment and a focus on prevention are also priorities, as are those that can demonstrate efficacy and sustainability.

Community Health

Community health programs should focus on cardiac health and well-being along the life spectrum, particularly in underserved, high risk communities. The proposal should address evaluation of the program’s outcomes.

For programs focusing on children, the Foundation seeks to foster heart-healthy habits lasting a a lifetime and is particularly interested in programs that incorporate one or more of the following approaches, including, but not limited to, those:

• Engaging both parents/primary caregivers and children (i.e., a two-generational approach.)
• Maximizing impact across the child’s life, by reaching children and families in more than one setting, such as home, early childhood programs, schools, health care providers, etc. Projects might include community health workers serving as “connectors” between the various settings.
• Targeting physical activity, healthy eating, or environmental changes that increase access to healthier foods and/or to safe, outdoor physical activities.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of using social media (texting, e-mailing, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) among parents, teachers, health care providers, and community health workers to improve cardiovascular health.

For programs focusing on adults, the Foundation is particularly interested in approaches that likewise promote heart-healthy habits, provide education about cardiovascular health, and augment compliance with medical care, including, but not limited to, those:

• Linked to clinical settings to support medical education and compliance
• Providing community screening for, education about, and interventions addressing cardiovascular risk factors
• Addressing individual compliance with prescribed medical care
• Increasing physical activity and heart healthy eating

Professional Education

In the area of professional education, Kynett limits its funding to continuing professional education programs that take place in the Philadelphia region and that target physicians and other health care providers who work with underserved populations. The Board will give additional weight to proposals that emphasize outreach to health professionals and teams who practice in high risk, underserved communities; or that develop innovative curricula for health professionals who practice in those communities.

Research

Proposed research should address cardiovascular health and wellness, particularly prevention and risk factors as they relate to women, children, minorities, and the economically disadvantaged, and the delivery of healthcare services in underserved communities. The Foundation looks for proposals that apply rigorous research methods to develop and measure the efficacy of community-based programs and interventions.

Our Mission

We empower nonprofits to think bigger, solve more problems, and make life better in the neighborhoods served by OceanFirst Bank.

Funding Priorities

Advancing Economic Stability and Mobility

The Foundation supports organizations that meet the needs of families and individuals with workforce readiness programs (job training, skills building, apprentice programs, career counseling), literacy and ESL education, financial literacy programs, employment initiatives, and small business technical assistance and access to capital.

Supporting Housing Solutions

OceanFirst Foundation supports organizations that help to create and sustain safe and affordable housing, meet the housing needs of special populations, and supports emergency shelters. The Foundation also supports community-led neighborhood revitalization, housing counseling, homebuyer education, and services that prevent homelessness and increase self-sufficiency.

Empowering the Next Generation

We support organizations that help foster conditions for youth of all ages to thrive and reach their full potential including mentoring, summer camp scholarships, before and after school programs, counseling, youth leadership and career development, program/activity scholarships to support inclusion, healthy behaviors, and leadership development, school based financial literacy education, civic engagement, arts and cultural programs, educator recognition, and much more.

Improving Health and Wellness

The Foundation addresses the health and well-being of individuals and local communities by supporting organizations that care for our neighbors. The Foundation is especially interested in supporting nonprofits that focus on access to care, especially for vulnerable populations and the underserved, mental health services, food security, the healing power of the arts, and the social determinants of health and well-being.

Investing in Higher Education

The Foundation provides scholarship support to nine partner Community Colleges and Universities in New Jersey to help students pursue their dream of higher education.

Funding

Two year grant cycle for General Operating Support. Awards set at $15,000 ($7,500/2 years).

Our Mission

The Provident Bank Foundation invests in marginalized communities within Provident Bank's branch network by collaborating with nonprofit organizations that align with the values we care about. Together, we empower individuals on their paths to economic self-sufficiency by addressing the multifaceted issues that perpetuate the cycle of poverty.

Empowerment Grant

The Empowerment Grant program provides two years of flexible funding support for programs, projects, or initiatives that are based within our geographic footprint and that align with at least one of PBF’s newly revised funding priorities and the corresponding areas of interest. Funding requests must demonstrate community enhancement and meaningful impact over the grant term.

Funding Priorities and Areas of Interest

Our vision is to build strong and healthy communities where everyone can live a fulfilling and prosperous life. Organizations applying for an Empowerment Grant must measure their program’s impact in a manner that aligns with at least one of our newly revised funding priorities and one of the specific areas of interest.

• Education
  • Quality education and vocational training to build the skills needed to participate fully in the economy.
  • Areas of Interest:
    • Community colleges
    • Vocational programs
    • Special education services
• Human Services
  • Social safety nets to support vulnerable populations in times of greatest need.
  • Areas of Interest
    • Housing assistance
    • Food security
    • Healthcare access for un-/underinsured individuals
    • Youth mental health services
• Workforce Development
  • Career opportunities and skills development to support pathways to economic self-sufficiency.
  • Areas of Interest:
    • Job training
    • Employment supports
    • Reentry programs

Funding

Empowerment Grants will be awarded in the range of $5,000-$10,000 per year for two years for organizations with operating budgets between $50,000-$1 million per year, and in the range of $10,000-$25,000 per year for two years for organizations with operating budgets between $1 million-$15 million per year.

About Cigna

Our Mission

To improve the health and vitality of those we serve.

Our Vision

A better future built on the vitality of every individual and every community.

Youth Mental Health Grant

The Cigna Group Foundation is committing $9 million over three years to improve the mental health of youth (ages five to 18) as it relates to post-pandemic stress and distress. This commitment includes support for their parents, caregivers, and youth service professionals like educators and therapists.

We seek to collaborate with and support nonprofits that leverage evidence-informed programs and services to serve local youth experiencing the most need.

During the first year of our three-year commitment, we will focus on investing in solutions that address mental health concerns early, and strategically offer programming, intervention, and access to care in schools and related settings in underserved communities. We look forward to partnering with nonprofit organizations that align to at least one of these grant program goals:

• Increase reach of programming that fosters social-emotional skills and well-being.
• Increase the number of parents, caregivers, and youth service professionals who feel equipped to support.
• Increase pathways to mental health intervention and access to care.

Grant Range and Term

• $100,000 – $150,000
• One-year term

The Gladys Brooks Foundation was created under the will of Gladys Brooks Thayer of New York. 

Its purpose is to provide for the intellectual, moral and physical welfare of the people of this country by establishing and  supporting non-profit libraries, educational institutions, hospitals and clinics.

Scope of Grants Considered

The Foundation will consider major grant applications for innovative projects in the fields of libraries, education, hospitals and clinics.

Grants for Libraries 

Grant applications will be considered generally for resource Endowments (print, film, electronic database, speakers/workshops) capital construction and innovative equipment. Projects fostering broader public access to global information sources utilizing collaborative efforts, pioneering technologies and equipment are encouraged.

Grants for Educational Institutions

Grant applications from universities, colleges and secondary schools will be considered generally for:

• educational endowments to fund scholarships based solely on educational achievements, leadership and academic ability of the student; 
• endowments to support fellowships and teaching chairs for educators who confine their activities primarily to classroom instruction in the liberal arts, mathematics and the sciences during the academic year;
• erection or endowment of buildings, wings or additions thereto of buildings, and equipment for educational purposes;
• capital equipment for educational purposes.

Grants for Hospitals & Clinics

Grant proposals from hospitals and clinics where the proposal addresses a new health need, an improvement in the quality of health care or reduced health costs with better patient outcomes will be considered generally for:

• endowments for programs;
• erection or endowment of buildings, wings of or additions to buildings;
• capital equipment.

Grantmaking Philosophy

The Community Foundation of New Jersey considers regularly how we as an organization and civic community leader can effect lasting change that leads to greater equity. To that end, our discretionary grantmaking is informed by many of the below criteria and grounded in the associated values.

Criteria

We seek to support initiatives that:

• Pilot a good idea and have a realistic path toward broader uptake
• Have an achievable public policy objective
• Promote a public systems fix that CFNJ and partners have the tools/standing to influence
• Reach a New Jersey community or group of people who are not being served or have historically been underserved.
• Leverage other private or public resources

Values

The work we support is:

• Community-driven, with input that comes from the community and take into account the expressed needs and plans of the community.
• Equity-informed, directly addressing racial, economic and/or social inequity in New Jersey.
• Diversely-led, drawing from a greater diversity of organizations that people of color, different ages and perspectives lead and/or serve, and that may or may not have proven track records but show promise in future work
• Broad-based, serving more than one community.
• Inclusive and Equitable

George A. Ohl, Jr. Health- Care Services Grant

This opportunity funds work that directly improves or expands healthcare services through unique programs, equipment, and research (with special preference for curing infantile paralysis). Only fund requests that will result in a direct improvement or expansion of services to individuals will be considered.

Funding

One to two grant awards will range between $5,000-$11,000.

About the Foundation

Stella C. Van Houten resided in Bergen County, New Jersey. This foundation was established in 1978 and named in memory of her husband and herself.

Mission

To support agencies, institutions, and services in the areas of health, human services, and education.

Annual application deadlines

• August 1 for a September meeting
• Applications are accepted year-round. Applications must be submitted by August 1 to be reviewed at the annual grant meeting that occurs September.

Program areas

• Education
• Health
• Human services