Foundations that fund health care in New Jersey
These 25 foundations made grants to health care in New Jersey in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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Oceanfirst Foundation
- $7,500 to The Legacy Treatment Services Foundation, Hainesport: General operating/flexible support grant
- $7,500 to Atlanticare Foundation, Egg Harbor Township: General operating/flexible support grant
- $7,500 to Community Medical Center Foundation, Toms River: General operating/flexible support grant
How to apply: Oceanfirst foundation concentrates its grant making on four core priority areas: health and wellness, housing, improving quality of life and youth development and education. In addition, grants are made to support emerging community needs and special initiatives consistent with...
Deadlines: Deadlines vary for each funding program.
Restrictions: Applicants must provide services within the oceanfirst footprint and have 501(c)(3) tax exempt status with the irs. Applicants should be registered in new jersey as a charity and perform a certified annual audit, if required. The...
New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc
- $2,500 to Community Medical Center Foundation, Toms River: Health
- $1,500 to Hackensack Meridian Health Inc, Edison: Health
- $1,500 to Parker Family Health Center Inc, Red Bank: Health
How to apply: Request letter with the organization's ein, charitable purpose, and a description of the anticipated purpose of grant money requested.
Restrictions: 501(c)(3) organizations located in new jersey.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- $150,000 to Hitops, Princeton: 81154 general operating support for hitops, 2023-2025
- $55,000 to Allies in Caring Inc, Hammonton: 82035 ensuring that allies in caring thrives and advances its mission of promoting...
- $49,963 to Zufall Health Center, Dover: 78721 piloting an n.j. Program to improve access to oral health and other needed services...
How to apply: Most of rwjf's grants are made through targeted grant programs and funding partnerships. Rwjf's funding priorities and calls for proposals are described on www.rwjf.org.
Deadlines: No deadlines, except when foundation issues a call for proposal (cfp) or request for proposal (rfp).
Restrictions: Rwjf is dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. We are a national philanthropy that advances transformative systems...
Td Charitable Foundation
- $50,000 to Virtua Health Foundation Inc, Marlton: Expansion of pediatric mobile services program
- $25,000 to Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative Inc, Hackensack: Expanding access to women's health for working, low-income residents
- $10,000 to Centrastate Healthcare Foundation, Freehold: Heart healthy communities
How to apply: Grant applications are accessible soley via the internet. The web address to access grant applications is: https://www.tdbank.com/corporate-responsibility/the-ready-commitment/funding -opportunities/
Restrictions: Organization must be a 501(c)(3) public charity. Organization must be located in a state with a td bank, na branch. The foundation will award only one grant to any program within one calendar year. Grants cannot be made to/for the...
Columbia Bank Foundation
- $30,000 to Centrastate Healthcare Foundation, Freehold: Charitable giving
- $25,000 to Occupational Center of Union County Inc, Roselle: Expansion of food service professionals training program & buildout of railside cafe
- $15,000 to Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad, Clark: Sign replacement
How to apply: See attached guidelines.
Deadlines: See attached guidelines.
Restrictions: See attached guidelines.
The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Inc
- $1,000,000 to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Inc, Newark: The healthcare foundation of new jersey emergency services pavilion at newark beth israel...
- $125,000 to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Inc, Newark: Expanding outpatient geriatric care access in greater newark
- $60,000 to Zufall Health Center Inc, Dover: Expanding access to healthcare and supportive services for low-income essex county...
How to apply: Application should be made online.
Restrictions: Awards are primarily directed to healthcare related needs of newark nj and surrounding low-income communities and the jewish communities of metrowest nj (essex, morris and union counties).
Lennar Foundation
- $54,000 to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Foundation, Lakewood: To ensure that the promise of medical excellence remains unbroken and is carried out for...
- $50,000 to Deborah Hospital Foundation, Brown Mills: To build meaningful relationships and partnerships that inspire philanthropic giving in...
- $15,000 to Serenity Stables From Combat To Calm Inc, Atlantic Highlands: Provides equine therapy to veterans suffering from ptsd and other combat-related issues.
How to apply: Requests should be made in writing. A copy of the organization's irs determination letter regarding exempt status is required.
Walter and Louise Sutcliffe 1990 Fd
- $10,000 to Overlook Foundation, Summit: General operating
- $10,000 to Virtua Health Foundation, Marlton: General operating
- $10,000 to Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, Morristown: General operating
How to apply: Submit an application to the finance committee
Deadlines: February 15th and september 1st
Restrictions: For support of the attendance of needy students at nursing schools and for use in cancer research
Dorothy B Hersh Foundation Inc
- $200,000 to Centrastate Healthcare Foundation, Freehold: Pediatric center renovation
- $100,000 to Virtua Health, Columbus: Peds behavioral health center
- $18,700 to Special Strides, Monroe Township: Rubberized floor in therapeutic barn
How to apply: Applications should be in letter form. Please include the amount of your grant request and a copy of your irs tax exempt determination letter indicating your organization is exempt under 501(c)(3).
Deadlines: Rolling
Restrictions: Limited to capital grants for children and the disadvantaged.
Mary Owen Borden Memorial Fund
- $65,111 to Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch: For operations
- $15,000 to Parker Family Health Center, Red Bank: For operations
- $10,000 to Hitops, Princeton: For operations
How to apply: Please contact the person named in 2a above for additional information
Restrictions: Grants are primarily limited to charities located in monmouth and mercer counties of new jersey
The Lowell F Johnson Foundation
- $25,000 to Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation Inc, Flemington: Beaming beyond cancer
- $10,000 to Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, Morristown: General support
- $7,000 to Rwj University Hospital Foundation, New Brunswick: Rwjuh blood drives
How to apply: See footnote
Deadlines: See footnote
Restrictions: See footnote
Catholic Human Services Foundation
- $15,000 to Make -A- Wish Foundation of New Jersey, Monroe Twp: Funding to purchase lighting and hardware for wishing room dedicated to ill children.
- $9,533 to Trinitas Foundation, Elizabeth: Funding to purchase three wheelchairs and a barium swallow chair for serving those...
- $3,000 to Special Strides Inc, Monroe: Funding to purchase two industrial fans for indoor horse arena utilized by those with...
How to apply: Send letter of inquiry requesting grant application package.
Deadlines: The foundation meets quarterly to review grant requests.
Restrictions: Grants are primarily given to catholic organizations providing health and human services.
Robert & Joan Dircks Foundation Inc
- $10,000 to Embrace Kids Foundation, New Brunswick: Pediatric palliative care program
- $10,000 to Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Hackensack: Free mental support for working, low-income patients of bergen volunteer medical...
- $5,000 to Team Velvet Inc, Flemington: Child therapy w/ horses
How to apply: The application process is as follows: step 1: determine eligibility by viewing funding guidelines at the robert and joan dircks foundation's web site at www.dircksfoundation.org step 2: the applicant will complete the application and forward it, with information requested, to...
Restrictions: Funding guidelines: the robert and joan dircks foundation focuses on programs that provide opportunities to children and individuals who are physically, mentally or economically disadvantaged. The foundation concentrates on small...
Joseph & Yetta Weisberger Fund Inc
- $11,000 to Daughters of Israel, West Orange: Exclusively for benefit of aged, poor and needy
- $2,000 to Deborah Hospital Foundation, Brown Mills: Treatment of ling disease
- $1,500 to Alzheimers New Jersey, Roseland: Care for alzheimers patients
How to apply: request must be submitted in writing and must be a 501(c)(3) organizations
Restrictions: must be for the benefit of the aged, poor and needy
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc
- $1,000,000 to Princeton Healthcare System, Princeton: General support
- $833,333 to Rwj University Hospital Foundation, Princeton: General support
How to apply: Available upon request
George Link Jr Foundation Inc
- $50,000 to Valley Hospital Foundation, Ridgewood: General operating
- $50,000 to Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Hackensack: General operating
How to apply: Request by letter, briefly describing the project objective and the areas assistance is being requested for.
Restrictions: 501(c)(3)
Blue Foundry Charitable Foundation Inc
- $50,000 to Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Hackensack: Health and human services
- $2,000 to Foundation for University Hospital A New Jersey Nonprofit Co, Newark: Health and human services
How to apply: Information related to available grants, requirements and application process can be found on the organizations website: www.bluefoundrycharitablefoundation.org/grant/
Deadlines: Generally november 15th, refer to website for further details.
Restrictions: Grants are to given to 501 c 3 public charities that meet one of the four pillars supported by bfcf and that operate or cover the communities served by blue foundry bank. The four pillars are: education; health and human services; youth...
The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd Llp
- $25,000 to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Foundation, Lakewood: Caregivers and bereavement mental health counseling support groups program
- $25,000 to Special Strides, Monroe Township: General operating support
How to apply: Nonprofit organizations based in new york city and northern new jersey that are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and fall within the program areas of the foundation are welcome to submit an inquiry or proposal letter by email to...
Deadlines: There are no submission deadlines.
Restrictions: The foundation generally does not make grants for the following purposes or program areas: -nonprofit organizations outside of new york and new jersey -annual appeals, dinner functions, and fundraising events -endowments and capital...
The Citta Foundation Inc
- $32,500 to Community Medical Center Foundation, Toms River: General charitable purposes
- $1,000 to Casey Coyle Memorial Fund, Galloway: General charitable purposes
How to apply: No requirements defined
T U W Flowers Chrtbl Fndtn Ttee
- $25,000 to Inspira Health Foundation Inc, Mullica Hill: General operating
- $5,000 to Virtua Health Foundation, Marlton: General operating
How to apply: Email grantadministration@wellsfargo.com
Deadlines: March 15th for may meeting
Restrictions: To the geographic region as noted in the application and instructions
Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc
- $25,000 to Capital Health System Foundation Inc, Pennington: Trenton neighborhood initiative
- $5,000 to Rwj Barnabas Health Inc, Newark: Newark beth israel medical center' wellness center for all families
How to apply: Https://www.citizensbank.com/community/corporate-giving.aspx organizations seeking funding from the citizens philanthropic foundation must submit a preliminary application at this site: https://www.cybergrants.com/pls/cybergrants/ao_login.login?x_gm_id=2153&x_pr...
Restrictions: The citizens philanthropic foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that are addressing the bank's primary giving areas of fighting hunger, fostering financial empowerment and strengthening communities through economic and...
The Provident Bank Foundation
- $15,000 to Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative Inc, Hackensack: Expanding access to care for working, low-income bergen residents
- $10,000 to Sanar Wellness Institute, Newark: Addressing complex trauma
How to apply: If your organization is seeking a grant, the best place to start is to review pbf grant guidelines. Please refer to www.theprovidentbankfoundation.org for information. If you have questions, contact the pbf office at foundation@provident.bank to schedule a time to review your...
Deadlines: Please refer to details indicated on www.theprovidentbankfoundation.org in the application section.
Restrictions: Organizations seeking funding from the provident bank foundation must be certified as a tax exempt public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and classified as not a private foundation" under section 509(a)(1) or...
The Mcgue Millhiser Family Trust James Mcn Millhiser Trustee
- $10,000 to Monmouth Medical Center Foundation, Long Branch: Healthcare
- $10,000 to Parker Family Health Center, Red Bank: Healthcare
How to apply: No stated format; must include organization's tax exempt function.
Deadlines: No
Restrictions: No
The Mimi Washington Starrett Foundation Inc
- $10,000 to Foundation for Morristown Medical Center Inc, Morristown: Behavior health facility staff expansion
- $10,000 to Zufall Health Center, Dover: General operating support
How to apply: See www.mwstarrettfoundation.org
Deadlines: See www.mwstarrettfoundation.org
Restrictions: See www.mwstarrettfoundation.org
Good Hope Foundation Inc
- $10,000 to Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, Morristown: To accomplish the charitable purpose of the foundation - charitable/medical/educational
- $5,000 to Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, Morristown: To accomplish the charitable purpose of the foundation - charitable/medical/educational
How to apply: A letter submitted to trustees listing name, address and telephone number of organization and summary of organization's purposes and programs.
Restrictions: Restricted to educational institutions, religious organizations, organizations devoted to conservation, preservation and protection of the environment and environmental sustainability, medical and scientific research institutions and...
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