The Bolger Foundation Grants
Funding Amount
Outright grants ~$10,000-$226,500; challenge (matching) grants larger
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Twice a year
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.
Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- New Jersey
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: General operating requests
Overview
Active grantmaker with an open online application; Spring and Fall cycles; Spring 2026 already awarded ($623k outright to 37 orgs + $1.83M challenge to 49 orgs); outright grants range ~$10k-$226,500 with larger challenge/matching grants; capital projects only, 501(c)(3) required. Status open (online applications accepted).
How to Apply
The Bolger Foundation makes outright and challenge (matching) grants to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits for capital projects aligned with its focus on conservation, preservation, education, and health (including mental health). Two funding periods per year (Spring and Fall). Apply online via 'Submit Grant Application'; does not fund general operating requests. Grantees span NJ, MA, MO, TX, NM and beyond.
What Bolger Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 34
- Total given
- $1.64M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $1,500–$255K
- 60% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: New Jersey 60%, Pennsylvania 14%, Massachusetts 8%. Top recipient cities: Ridgewood, NJ; Paterson, NJ; Dallas, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Servants Heart · Wyckoff, NJ
To assist the org. in its charitable function
$255K
Brownsville Ambulance Services · Brownsville, PA
To assist the org. in its charitable function
$227K
New Hope Community Ministries · Prosepct Park, NJ
To assist the org. in its charitable function
$150K
New York City Relief Inc · Clifton, NJ
To assist the org. in its charitable function
$125K
The Boston House · Brookline, MA
To assist the org. in its charitable function
$125K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capital
Project Locations
- NJ
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