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Grant Funders in Newark, NJ

Bespoke Grants indexes 27 grant-making foundations headquartered in Newark, New Jersey — together $171.3M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, education, health care and k-12 education. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Newark nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

27
Foundations in Newark
$171.3M
Combined annual giving
27
Listed below
NJ
State

Foundations headquartered in Newark

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1The Prudential Foundation$47.2M2024
2New Jersey Family Planning League Inc$25.2M2025
3Helping the Homeless Inc$19.4M2023
4Victoria Foundation Inc$12.7M2024
5Catholic Charities of the Arcdiocese of Newark$10.3M2024
6Foundation at Nj Institute of Technology$9.2M2023
7Pseg Foundation Inc$8.6M2024
8The Howard S and Deborah Jonas$5.3M2024
9Kipp New Jersey a Nj Nonprofit$5.2M2023
10Horizon Charitable Foundation Inc Dba Horizon Foundation of New Jersey$4.5M2024
11South Ward Alliance$3.2M2024
12Cerge-ei Foundation$3.1M2019
13United Way of Essex & West Hudson$2.3M2024
14New Jersey Children's Foundation$2.0M2024
15Broadridge Foundation$1.6M2025
16La Casa De Don Pedro Inc$1.4M2020
17Foundation for University Hospital$1.4M2024
18Devils Youth Foundation Inc$1.3M2024
19Newark Arts Council$1.1M2024
20Panasonic Foundation Inc$961K2024
21Great Schools for All Inc$926K2024
22Greater Newark Conservancy Inc$857K2025
23Charles Edison Fund$754K2023
24New Community Corporation$749K2024
25The Friends of Team Charter Schools$650K2017
26Ycs Foundation Inc$650K2022
27Kingston Educational Holdings I Inc$630K2024

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What Newark funders support

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Newark, NJ address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Newark nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.