Princeton Area Community Foundation Awards $155,000 Grants to Local Nonprofits
The Princeton Area Community Foundation teamed up with two other New Jersey-based foundations to provide $155,000 in Critical Needs Grants to local nonprofits facing funding cuts and increased demand for services.
The program was created by the Community Foundation, which then partnered with the Bonner Foundation and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to fund the grants awarded last month to nonprofits that are helping feed families, prevent evictions, keep kids in nursery school and support survivors of domestic violence.
“We created the fund because we understood the tremendous need facing nonprofits in the wake of state and federal funding cuts, the pause of SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, and an increased demand for services,” said Mathieu Nelessen, President & CEO of the Community Foundation. “It created a unique situation, which called for immediate action. We want to express our deep gratitude to the Bonner and Dodge Foundations. Both quickly agreed to partner with us to support this important work in our communities.”