John J & Rose Cali Family Foundation

Pseg Foundation Inc

Newark, NJ

PSEG Foundation supports environmental sustainability, community well-being and disaster recovery, education, and economic mobility, primarily in communities PSEG serves, especially New Jersey. Its 2024 grants ranged from $80,000 to $1 million, with a median of $250,000. The Foundation’s 2024 filing says it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Investors Foundation Inc

Summit, NJ

Investors Foundation Inc funds community organizations working in arts, education, health and human services, youth, and affordable housing, primarily in New Jersey, New York City’s five boroughs, and Long Island. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $60,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts unsolicited requests through its online application, with deadlines of February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.

Susan V Bershad Charitable Fund Inc

Montclair, NJ

The Susan V Bershad Charitable Fund supports arts and cultural, health and medical, community-service, and other charitable organizations, primarily in New Jersey and New York, with some funding in Illinois. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $125,000, with a median of $5,000. It makes grants only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Partners for Health Inc

Montclair, NJ

Partners for Health Inc funds health equity and community well-being, including work on food access, housing, transportation, health services, and other factors that affect health, in 15 designated communities in Essex and Passaic counties, New Jersey. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $126,000, with a median of $15,000; it accepts online pre-applications for spring and fall cycles, and requests up to $15,000 on a rolling basis.

The Scholl Family Foundation Inc

Montclair, NJ

The Silver Family Foundation Inc

Montclair, NJ

The Silver Family Foundation primarily supports long-term youth development programs for underserved young people, especially in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, though its 2024 grants also supported organizations in other states and fields. Its website says typical grants are $15,000–$50,000, and multi-year grants may be considered. It does not accept unsolicited requests; organizations must submit a letter of inquiry, with full applications by invitation only.

Turrell Fund

Montclair, NJ

The Turrell Fund supports children and families, with particular emphasis on prenatal-to-age-three services, early childhood, underserved communities, and policy or advocacy work; it also funds arts, K–12 education, and social services in New Jersey and Vermont, prioritizing four New Jersey counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $7,500, though awards ranged from $200 to $452,000. Eligible organizations apply online; those without a regular-cycle grant in the past five years must first submit a brief letter of inquiry.

Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc

Newark, NJ

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation primarily supports work advancing economic equity and closing New Jersey’s racial wealth gap, including housing choice, homeownership, and economic security; its grants also span arts, education, the environment, and local journalism. Most funding goes to New Jersey organizations, with a typical grant of about $25,000 (2024 median). It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations; the profile does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

John a and Margaret Post Foundation Inc

Mt Bethel, PA

The foundation funds charitable organizations supporting quality of life, including arts, education, environment, health, and human services, with grants for programs and capital needs, primarily in northwest New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. Its stated award range is $5,000–$50,000, though 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $200,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.

Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc

Short Hills, NJ

Citizens Philanthropic Foundation funds nonprofit programs in workforce development, financial empowerment, hunger relief, and community economic development, with most giving in New York and New Jersey. In 2024, it made 127 grants ranging from $500 to $500,000, with a median of $3,750. Applicants must submit a preliminary application; it is not currently accepting sponsorship requests.

The MCJ Amelior Foundation

Morristown, NJ

The MCJ Amelior Foundation supports organizations working in public education, health, youth services, and social enterprise. In 2024, grants ranged from $100 to $820,128, with a median of $10,000; the largest shares went to New Jersey, New York, and Washington, with additional funding in Massachusetts and California. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.