Funding · New Jersey · Community development
Who funds community development in New Jersey
Funding is concentrated: Institute of Real Estate Management Greater New York Chapter alone draws 90% of every community development grant dollar in New Jersey. One funder dominates the giving, Merck Patient Assistance Program Inc, at 90% of the total.
The short version
- 728 funders gave $2.1B to 525 community development organizations in New Jersey across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 95% of that came from funders also based in New Jersey; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of community development in New Jersey is Merck Patient Assistance Program Inc, at $1.9B.
- The community development organization drawing the most is Institute of Real Estate Management Greater New York Chapter, at $1.9B.
Largest funders of community development in New Jersey
The funders giving the most to community development organizations in New Jersey, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Community development organizations in New Jersey that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find community development funders in New Jersey
- 1Start with the funders already active in New Jersey
The funders giving the most to community development in New Jersey are Merck Patient Assistance Program Inc, The Prudential Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
Most community development money here is local, so focus on New Jersey funders first before widening the search.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in New Jersey?
- Start with the funders already giving to community development in New Jersey, currently Merck Patient Assistance Program Inc, The Prudential Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New Jersey from out of state.
- Who is the largest community development funder in New Jersey?
- Merck Patient Assistance Program Inc gives the most to community development organizations in New Jersey, $1.9B across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to community development in New Jersey?
- $2.1B reached 525 community development organizations in New Jersey, from 728 funders. 95% came from funders also based in New Jersey.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.