About Us
Our Grants
Creating Differences That Endure
Philanthropy is a fluid process, with ever changing priorities and challenges. That is why the funds of the Community Foundation are designed to make an impact under any circumstance, at any time. Our staff, partners, and donors work together to provide responsive support for both current needs and future plans. In 2007 our funds granted over $26.3 million. Some of our 2007 Community Action Grants were:
Helping Children and Families Outpace Obesity
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions — one in three children are overweight, and half of them are obese. Statistics rank New Jersey at or above national numbers. To prevent this problem at the earliest ages, our Morris County Fund knit together a coalition of ten day care centers across the area. Together they educate children, parents and teachers about nutrition and activities to stop obesity before it starts.
The Many Roads to Enriching Minds
The ways to support education are as dynamic as learning itself. The non-traditional scholarships we awarded provide a good illustration of how donors can be creative in changing the lives of young people. This year, traditional scholarships were supplemented with awards that invested earlier in childhood experiences — to expose kids to facets of the world that will inspire them to reach for college and beyond.
