Grants and funding in New Jersey
9,976 foundations reported granting into New Jersey on their most recent IRS filings: 36,808 itemized grants worth $7.6B between them. On top of that, eleven live grant programs and forty-five contract opportunities are specific to New Jersey, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 9,976
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $7.6B
- across 36,808 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to New Jersey
- 11
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 48
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 9,976 foundations granting into New Jersey, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into New Jersey
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into New Jersey on their most recent filings.
Who the New Jersey-specific grants are for
Of the eleven live grant programs specific to New Jersey, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. one more is open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Forty-eight community development lenders serve New Jersey: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
New Jersey foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in New Jersey that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 507New Jersey foundations that accept applications.
- Education grants in New Jersey (114 funders)
- Human Services grants in New Jersey (81 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in New Jersey (57 funders)
- Health Care grants in New Jersey (44 funders)
- Religion grants in New Jersey (39 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in New Jersey (33 funders)
- International Affairs grants in New Jersey (27 funders)
- Animal Welfare grants in New Jersey (24 funders)
- Environment grants in New Jersey (23 funders)
- Youth Development grants in New Jersey (19 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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