How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in New Jersey?

Start with the funders already giving to youth development in New Jersey, currently Rutgers University Foundation, The Big Ten Conference Inc, Rutgers University Tr Uw Xxxxx9006. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New Jersey from out of state.

How much grant money goes to youth development in New Jersey?

$598M reached 206 youth development organizations in New Jersey, from 679 funders. 64% 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.

Funding · New Jersey · Youth development

Who funds youth development in New Jersey

Funding is concentrated: Rutgers The State University alone draws 89% of every youth development grant dollar in New Jersey. One funder dominates the giving, Rutgers University Foundation, at 57% of the total.

$598M

granted

206

organizations

64%

from in-state

The short version

679 funders gave $598M to 206 youth development organizations in New Jersey across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
64% of that came from funders also based in New Jersey; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of youth development in New Jersey is Rutgers University Foundation, at $344M.
The youth development organization drawing the most is Rutgers The State University, at $532M.

Largest funders of youth development in New Jersey

The funders giving the most to youth development organizations in New Jersey, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Rutgers University Foundation$344M 2The Big Ten Conference Inc$113M 3Rutgers University Tr Uw Xxxxx9006$10M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$9M 5The Francis E Parker Memorial Home$4M 6University of Delaware$4M 7Jewish Communal Fund$4M 8New Jersey Family Planning League Inc$4M 9Cornell University$4M 10The Prudential Foundation$4M

Youth development organizations in New Jersey that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Rutgers The State University$532M

How to find youth development funders in New Jersey

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Start with the funders already active in New Jersey
The funders giving the most to youth development in New Jersey are Rutgers University Foundation, The Big Ten Conference Inc, Rutgers University Tr Uw Xxxxx9006. A funder already writing youth development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the youth 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
37% of youth development money in New Jersey comes from funders elsewhere, so national youth development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in New Jersey.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in New Jersey?: Start with the funders already giving to youth development in New Jersey, currently Rutgers University Foundation, The Big Ten Conference Inc, Rutgers University Tr Uw Xxxxx9006. Then look at who funds the youth 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 youth development funder in New Jersey?: Rutgers University Foundation gives the most to youth development organizations in New Jersey, $344M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to youth development in New Jersey?: $598M reached 206 youth development organizations in New Jersey, from 679 funders. 64% 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.