CFNJ: Empower New Jersey Grant

The CFNJ Empower New Jersey Grant, offered by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, supports organizations in New Jersey focused on economic empowerment. This initiative aims to enhance economic stability, entrepreneurship, workforce development, and financial literacy through effective projects. With a history of granting over $100 million to non-profits, CFNJ seeks to fund innovative programs that foster access to opportunities. Up to two grants will be awarded, reinforcing the Foundation's commitment to community progress.

The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) was founded in 1979. More than thirty-five years and 1,100 funds later, we have made enormous progress in solving problems in communities across our state.
From creative projects that tackle critical societal or policy issues to scholarship funds, corporate philanthropy, legacy funds and donor advised funds, the Community Foundation manages nearly every kind of giving vehicle and tailors solutions to meet critical needs. The Community Foundation’s team of specialists understand the unique contours of communities and manage the scope of the Community Foundation’s investment and grantmaking capabilities with precision.
With more than $900 million in assets, the Community Foundation grants tens of millions of dollars each year through its more than 1,160 funds. In 2024, the Community Foundation granted more than $100 million to non-profits in New Jersey and beyond.
The CFNJ Empower New Jersey Grant provides support to New Jersey organizations that are dedicated to promoting economic empowerment through proven projects and programs that foster economic stability, entrepreneurship, workforce development, financial literacy, and access to opportunities. CFNJ will award one to two Empower New Jersey Grants.

Eligibility

New Jersey organizations that promote economic empowerment through their projects and programs towards economic stability, entrepreneurship, workforce development, financial literacy, and access to opportunities.