Local Nonprofits Get Grants From Princeton Area Community Foundation

credit: USACE on Flickr

The Princeton Area Community Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in grants to more than 60 community organizations in the New Jersey city.

The grants, awarded in the Community Impact and COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund, will be used for a wide range of causes, including arts education, community building, education, food insecurity, health, supporting senior citizens, and youth development, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports.

The largest grant was $115,000 to Arm in Arm, which is working with Housing Initiatives of Princeton to prevent evictions.

Among the other recipients: Jewish Family & Children's Service of Princeton and Mercer County, which runs brick-and-mortar and mobile food pantries in the area.

Young Audiences New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, Princeton, to help fund its Arts Impact Initiative at two schools.

Princeton Mobile Food Pantry, Princeton, to support fresh and healthy groceries to food-insecure residents.

The Suppers Programs, Princeton, which partners with other nonprofits to provide access to nutritional information and educational programs, such as Healthy Cooking on a Budget Youth! Program, which includes support groups for youth and parents, a youth drop-in center, a summer program, and educational programs for adults.

Princeton Corner House Foundation, Princeton, to provide support for its holistic approach...

Read the Entire Article

A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.

How's Your Community Doing?
Check Out it's
Community Vital Signs

First Financial Bank, First Financial Foundation Provide Grants to Blue North, Brighton Center in Nky

The First Financial Foundation has announced its largest-ever grant campaign, with $510,000 going to 66 community organizations in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. "Our work to help...more

Draper Start-Up House Unveils Its Largest Global Co-Living Co-Working Space

"This monumental endeavour signifies a new era in collaborative living and working for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and digital nomads worldwide." That's what Draper Start-up House, an...more

Draper Start-Up House Unveils Largest Global Co-Living Co-Working Space in Hyderabad

"This monumental endeavour signifies a new era in collaborative living and working for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and digital nomads worldwide." So says the website for Draper Start-up House, an...more

Arts

If you're looking for a summer job that will give you real-world experience, a new program out of Canada's Simon Fraser University could be just the job for you. It's called the Global Internship...more

Applications for Eagle Valley Community Foundation'S Grants to Empower Minority ...

The Eagle Valley Community Foundation is offering $5,000 grants to Latino, black, Indigenous, and people of color entrepreneurs in Eagle County, Colo., to help them start or expand their businesses,...more

Entrepreneurship Creates Jobs, Growth and Innovation

If you're in the market for a new job, Oxford Business College has some advice: Get a degree. The business school's managing director, Padmesh Gupta, writes in a blog post that "the real...more

Industry Expert Carrie Kelly Launches Full-Service Nonprofit, Association Management Firm

If you're in the business of economic development, you may want to check out this new gig offered by an Indiana native. Carrie Kelly, who led the Arizona Association for Economic Development for...more

How to Choose the Right Crm for Your Nonprofit

If you're in the market for a new fundraising tool, the Consumerist has just the thing for you: It's compiled a list of the best online fundraising tools out there. Some of the highlights: Best...more

Evers Launches $50 Million Non-State Grant Program

Wisconsin is putting its money where its mouth is. Gov. Tony Evers has announced the launch of a new Non-State Grant Program that will provide up to $50 million in grants to support community...more

Gov. Evers: Launches New $50 Million Non-State Grant Program Supporting Statewide ...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is putting his money where his mouth is. The Democrat announced last week that he's putting $36.6 million from the state's American Rescue Plan Act Act toward five...more