Funding · New Jersey · Food and agriculture
Who funds food and agriculture in New Jersey
Most of it comes from outside New Jersey: only 30% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 2,264 funders gave $406M to 573 food and agriculture organizations in New Jersey across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 30% of that came from funders also based in New Jersey; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of food and agriculture in New Jersey is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $34M.
- The food and agriculture organization drawing the most is Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc, at $96M.
Largest funders of food and agriculture in New Jersey
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture organizations in New Jersey, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Food and agriculture organizations in New Jersey that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find food and agriculture funders in New Jersey
- 1Start with the funders already active in New Jersey
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in New Jersey are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Feeding America, North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation Inc. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the food and agriculture 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
70% of food and agriculture money in New Jersey comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in New Jersey.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in New Jersey?
- Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in New Jersey, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Feeding America, North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New Jersey from out of state.
- Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in New Jersey?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in New Jersey, $34M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in New Jersey?
- $406M reached 573 food and agriculture organizations in New Jersey, from 2,264 funders. 30% 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.