Foundations that fund organizations in Newark, New Jersey
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Newark nonprofits
708 private foundations gave $103M to Newark organizations in their latest filings; 38 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,576 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Newark around $111K. 48 of these funders are based in New Jersey; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 708
- Accept applications
- 38
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Newark
- $103M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,576
- Typical median grant
- $111K
- Based in NJ
- 48%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Newark organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 5 | $9.7M | $333K | Yes | K-12 education; Agricultural development; Postsecondary education |
| Victoria Foundation Inc | Newark, NJ | 95 | $9.7M | $75K | Preselected only | To support general operations; Victoria foundation centennial impact award to support gene…; To support general operations for the high school academic… |
| The Prudential Foundation | Newark, NJ | 29 | $7.6M | $150K | Preselected only | To support the advocates for children of new jersey (acnj)…; To support the boys and girls club of newark in expanding i…; To strengthen clinton hill community action's organizationa… |
| Sarah Ward Foundation Inc | Summit, NJ | 1 | $6.5M | $6.5M | Preselected only | Preschool - 2 locations in newark, nj. |
| The Fournier Family Foundation C/O Pennant Investors Gp | Summit, NJ | 2 | $4.5M | $2.3M | Preselected only | Charitable irc 170 (c)(2) |
| The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Inc | Millburn, NJ | 42 | $4.0M | $51K | Yes | Expanding trauma-informed mental healthcare for greater new…; Bringing hope to individuals and families (bhif); Family resource center lifeline to health for youth and fam… |
| Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc | Newark, NJ | 40 | $3.3M | $40K | Yes | General operating support; Capacity building; Support dei related programming |
| Horizon Charitable Foundation Inc Dba Horizon Foundation of New Jersey | Newark, NJ | 1 | $3.0M | $3.0M | Yes | Various |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 14 | $2.7M | $22K | Yes | Matching gifts; 82077 general operating support for the aclu of new jersey…; 80765 reinvigorating the heller parkway entrance to the ess… |
| The Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 2 | $2.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Tr | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| The McJ Amelior Foundation | Morristown, NJ | 37 | $1.6M | $10K | Preselected only | For general operating support |
| Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | 6 | $1.3M | $235K | Yes | Impact and innovation; Charter school growth |
| Hopelab Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $1.3M | $664K | Preselected only | The Grant shall be used to support mental health related pr…; Support Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund |
| Fund for New Jersey | Princeton, NJ | 15 | $1.2M | $75K | Yes | To educate, organize, and mobilize immigrant communities to…; To build a network of aapi organizations in new jersey.; To dismantle structural racism in new jersey, through polic… |
| Tenacre Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $1.2M | $608K | Preselected only | Education; Peacebuilding |
| Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc | Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | Operation of the cultural and arts-related uses to be devel… |
| Maher Charitable Foundation | Florham Park, NJ | 3 | $1.1M | $100K | Preselected only | Program Support |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 21 | $1.1M | $1,250 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of neighborhood revitalization; In support of underserved small business expansion |
| Turrell Fund | Montclair, NJ | 27 | $1.1M | $25K | Yes | Program support |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 11 | $1.0M | $8,400 | Preselected only | Collaboration in mathematical biology; Geometric elliptic and parabolic partial differential equat…; Simons early career investigator in marine microbial ecolog… |
| Pseg Foundation Inc | Newark, NJ | 4 | $980K | $250K | Preselected only | Social Justice Projects as Catalysts for DEAI; Economic Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement; Providing Pathways to College Access and Success |
| S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation C/O Orloff Lowenbach Et Al | Morristown, NJ | 4 | $970K | $225K | Preselected only | Defends and promotes civil liberties and civil rights throu…; Support positive relationships that have a direct and lasti…; To support community based arts education |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 6 | $951K | $175K | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Program expansion; R&d / innovation / pilots |
| The Burke Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 8 | $847K | $42K | Preselected only | Support for acnj general operations; Advocated for children - early years funders collaborative…; Support for enhanced doula training and career pathway pilot |
| The Tuchman Foundation Inc | Kingston, NJ | 2 | $825K | $413K | Preselected only | General operating purposes of organization |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $750K | $750K | Yes | To continue support for the nj-step program |
| Broadridge Foundation C/O Broadridge Financial Solutions | Newark, NJ | 4 | $741K | $30K | Yes | Charitable purpose; Mike hopkins citizenship award; Performing arts center non profit |
| Max and Lilian Rappaport Foundation Ft Treatment & Study of Social Trauma | Clifton, NJ | 2 | $675K | $338K | Preselected only | Trauma treatmentPrograms; Trauma TreatmentPrograms |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 2 | $675K | $338K | Yes | Early Care and Education |
| The Nicholson Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $644K | $322K | Preselected only | Funds to support the glassroots peters valley residential y…; Funds to support the renovation and furnishing of a new sit… |
| Schumann Fund for New Jersey Inc | Montclair, NJ | 20 | $617K | $30K | Yes | Operating support; Program/project support; Trustee grant |
| The Tepper Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $610K | $65K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Candace and Richard S Weeks Family Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 2 | $551K | $276K | Preselected only | Provides opportunities for youth that empowers them to succ…; To nurture newark's youth and families, contribute to the p… |
| Colton Family Foundation C/O Stewart M Colton | Short Hills, NJ | 4 | $523K | $111K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| M & T Weiner Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 15 | $506K | $30K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; to support Gateway University; To support the position of Grants & Evaluation Manager and… |
| The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, socie… |
| Oberndorf Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General charity |
| The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 1 | $475K | $475K | Preselected only | Prenatal through age three & unrestricted |
| Solon E Summerfield Foundation Inc C/O Intentional Philanthropy | Bethesda, MD | 4 | $452K | $67K | Preselected only | Program support - college bridge; General operating support; Program support - building ecosystems for opportunity youth. |
| Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | Rahway, NJ | 2 | $450K | $225K | Yes | Contribution provided |
| Robinwood Foundation Inc | Paramus, NJ | 2 | $450K | $225K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Health Care Foundation of the Oranges Inc | East Orange, NJ | 13 | $439K | $25K | Preselected only | Community support |
| Tr UW Perpetua E Heidt Xxxxx8000 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $409K | $409K | Preselected only | General |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Community progress makers |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $400K | $100K | Yes | Core support for the democracy and justice program to make…; Core support for residencies and programs for artists who a…; Core support for the creation of the position of assistant… |
| The Buckley Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Charitable operations support |
| Fm Kirby Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 8 | $390K | $35K | Preselected only | In support of 501c3 purpose; For: support of youth engagement center in newark; For: general operating support and support of professional… |
| The Wight Foundation | Newark, NJ | 33 | $377K | $9,000 | Yes | Scholarships for education; Charitable assistance |
| The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $360K | $180K | Preselected only | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to esta… |
| The North Star Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $320K | $80K | Yes | General support |
| The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Warren Township, NJ | 24 | $316K | $10K | Yes | Purchase of equipment.; Purchase of equipment and furnishings.; Purchase and installation of equipment. |
| Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Short Hills, NJ | 6 | $315K | $50K | Yes | 2024 housing security and financial empowerment project; Clean energy careers preparation program; Sva career prep ready program (cpr) & school-wide career day |
| Cullen Foundation of Western New York Inc | Buffalo, NY | 2 | $312K | $156K | Yes | Brick buffalo academy charter school start up funds; Early literacy program curriculum at brick buffalo |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 7 | $299K | $25K | Yes | Financial security projects; Building community connections through jazz; Newark creates - new jersey symphony in your neighborhood |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 6 | $290K | $30K | Preselected only | General Operating Support; 2025 NJ Housing Affordability & Financial Wellness Project; Entrepreneurship Pioneers Initiative (EPI) |
| McCrane Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $275K | $138K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation | Teaneck, NJ | 3 | $275K | $105K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt pur…; Restricted grant for project/program. |
| Edison Properties Newark Foundation | Newark, NJ | 24 | $264K | $5,000 | Yes | General support |
| Alice L Walton Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $263K | $263K | Preselected only | to support the hire, development and program activities of… |
| The Ryan Family Foundation | Jericho, NY | 7 | $262K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General use |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | For the charitable purposes of partnership for equity and e… |
| Berger Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $240K | $240K | Preselected only | For charitable purpose of organization |
| Devils Care Foundation Inc F/K/A New Jersey Devils Foundation Inc | Newark, NJ | 8 | $231K | $9,533 | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt pur… |
| Smart Family Foundation of New York | New Rochelle, NY | 2 | $225K | $113K | Preselected only | Support njpac creative development and space grant program; Support 25-26 season of american song and classical music p… |
| The Paula and William J Marino Family Foundation | New Vernon, NJ | 5 | $222K | $23K | Preselected only | Unrestricted support of organization's exempt purpose |
| The Mosakowski Family Charitable Foundation | Swampscott, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $200K | $38K | Yes | General support |
| Edward T Cone Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Operating Expenses |
| Ruderman Family Foundation | Newton Center, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| William T and Frances a Little Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | R&D, Communications, Education |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $190K | $50K | Yes | Program support (over 2 years); Warhol re-granting initiative |
| Children's Foundation of the Oranges | Chatham, NJ | 7 | $187K | $15K | Preselected only | operating |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 3 | $181K | $20K | Yes | In support of Broadway Salute honoring Governor Thomas H. K…; As a one-time only grant in support of educational programm…; For Critical Studies of Iraq |
| Barberry Foundationinc | Summit, NJ | 4 | $175K | $50K | Preselected only | Provide youth in communities with positive adult role model…; Support the 2024 be the change summit supporting children r…; Supporting development and leadership to support and expand… |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $155K | $155K | Yes | Centering unrepresented voices in the environmental movement |
| Piper Sandler Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $155K | $78K | Yes | Gift matching payments; Headquarter giving |
| The J Robert & Barbara a Hillier Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $153K | $153K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Manny and Mila Teixeira Family Foundation Inc | Mountainside, NJ | 7 | $152K | $17K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Johnson Street Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $150K | $75K | Preselected only | Grant: circle of security programming; Grant: circle security prog. & hlthy beginnings brick |
| Louis Calder Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Growth of charter schools |
| Louis J Tracy Crut Fbo Covenant House Nj Dtd | Westerly, RI | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Partners for Health Inc | Montclair, NJ | 5 | $148K | $30K | Yes | Chaplaincy; Mental health advocacy; Sponsorship |
| Edris Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $145K | $73K | Preselected only | One-to-one challenge FUND; General & Unrestricted |
| Lydia Collins Deforest Char Tr UW | Dallas, TX | 4 | $142K | $33K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Sandy Hill Foundation | Madison, NJ | 11 | $141K | $10K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai | Eagan, MN | 1 | $139K | $139K | Yes | General operating |
| The Skadden Foundation | White Plains, NY | 2 | $139K | $69K | Yes | Payment for fellows |
| Ej Grassmann Trust | Warren, NJ | 12 | $136K | $9,600 | Yes | This grant is to be used toward the purchase of a new trans…; This grant is to be used towards the cost of upgrading livi…; This grant is to be used towards the purchase and installat… |
| Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation | Roseland, NJ | 1 | $130K | $130K | Yes | Amer songbook |
| Columbia Bank Foundation | Fair Lawn, NJ | 19 | $128K | $5,000 | Yes | Feeding the body and the mind; 2025 essex county adoption day celebration - 11/21/2025 - a…; Kidstitute financial literacy to low-income newark youth fo… |
| The Lucy & Eleanor S Upton Charitable Foundation C/O Mandel Fekete & Bloom | Iselin, NJ | 6 | $126K | $14K | Yes | General Use; For support of the Music Department; Donation to be used towards tuition and scholarships |
| George Link Jr Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $125K | $63K | Yes | General operating |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $124K | $124K | Yes | To strengthen graduate pathways in the geosciences by provi… |
| Zygmunt and Audrey Wilf Foundation | Short Hills, NJ | 2 | $120K | $60K | Preselected only | Program support; General operating support |
| Peierls Foundation | Golden, CO | 1 | $118K | $118K | Preselected only | Support |
| The Stone Foundation of New Jersey | Leonardo, NJ | 6 | $115K | $20K | Yes | General operating support; Client centered tech update; Special project |
| Edith & Douglas Durgie Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $103K | $103K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Newark, New Jersey?
Gates Foundation, Victoria Foundation Inc, The Prudential Foundation, Sarah Ward Foundation Inc, The Fournier Family Foundation C/O Pennant Investors Gp and 95 others reported grants to Newark organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Newark. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.