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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.

419
2,177
3,686
2,261
1,185
153
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into New Jersey

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into New Jersey on their most recent filings.

Itemized grants into New Jersey from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

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.

Nonprofits10
Tribal organizations2

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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.

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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