Likely funders for youth programs in New Jersey
459 foundations gave to youth programs in New Jersey in tax years 2024–2025: $7,422,544 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, New Jersey has 203 small youth programs nonprofits.
454 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 1,154 gifts to youth programs in New Jersey in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to youth programs in New Jersey was $5,555 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 150 of 459 foundations funding youth programs in New Jersey accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to youth programs in New Jersey
- Newark 35 foundations · 29 nonprofits
- Trenton 28 foundations · 14 nonprofits
- Asbury Park 18 foundations · 6 nonprofits
- Jersey City 18 foundations · 12 nonprofits
More cities
- N Brunswick 16 foundations
- Camden 13 foundations
- Farmingdale 13 foundations
- Westfield 13 foundations
- Piscataway 12 foundations
- Hackensack 11 foundations
- Clifton 10 foundations
- Morristown 10 foundations
- Paterson 10 foundations
- Summit 9 foundations
- Basking Ridge 8 foundations
- Riverdale 8 foundations
- Chatham 7 foundations
- Freehold 7 foundations
- Mendham 7 foundations
- Union 7 foundations
- Atlantic City 6 foundations
- Cherry Hill 6 foundations
- Milford 6 foundations
- Northfield 6 foundations
- Cedar Knolls 5 foundations
- Haddon Twp 5 foundations
- Lakewood 5 foundations
- Livingston 5 foundations
- Maplewood 5 foundations
- Maywood 5 foundations
- Millburn 5 foundations
- Phillipsburg 5 foundations
- Princeton 5 foundations
- Red Bank 5 foundations
- West Milford 5 foundations
- Bridgewater 4 foundations
- East Orange 4 foundations
- Hamilton 4 foundations
- Holmdel 4 foundations
- Lodi 4 foundations
- Montclair 4 foundations
- Neptune 4 foundations
- New Brunswick 4 foundations
- North Brunswick 4 foundations
- Oakhurst 4 foundations
- Oakland 4 foundations
- Pennsauken 4 foundations
- Perth Amboy 4 foundations
- Roselle 4 foundations
- Wayne 4 foundations
- Bloomfield 3 foundations
- Brick 3 foundations
- Bridgeton 3 foundations
- Burlington 3 foundations
- Cape May 3 foundations
- Chester 3 foundations
- Deal 3 foundations
- Edison 3 foundations
- Galloway 3 foundations
- Glassboro 3 foundations
- Hawthorne 3 foundations
- Hazlet 3 foundations
- Howell 3 foundations
- Monroe Twp 3 foundations
- Mountainside 3 foundations
- Paramus 3 foundations
- Scotch Plains 3 foundations
- Sicklerville 3 foundations
- Toms River 3 foundations
- Vineland 3 foundations
- Westampton 3 foundations
Types of youth programs funded in New Jersey
- Youth development 138 foundations · 160 nonprofits
- Youth centers & clubs 66 foundations · 38 nonprofits
- Scouting 24 foundations · 14 nonprofits
- Mentoring 11 foundations · 5 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in New Jersey
- Funders that accept applications 150 funders
- Small-grant funders 288 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in New Jersey 1,183 foundations · 240 take applications
What is a typical grant to youth programs in New Jersey?
$8,750, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
16 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.