Likely funders for food banks in New Jersey
470 foundations gave to food banks in New Jersey in tax years 2024–2025: $2,935,446 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, New Jersey has 53 small food banks & hunger relief nonprofits.
465 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 874 gifts to food banks in New Jersey in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to food banks in New Jersey was $3,250 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 139 of 470 foundations funding food banks in New Jersey accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to food banks in New Jersey
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- Hillside 75 foundations
- Red Bank 49 foundations
- Morris Plains 38 foundations
- Pennsauken 38 foundations
- Neptune 32 foundations
- Saddle Brook 27 foundations
- Dover 19 foundations
- Ewing 18 foundations
- Montclair 15 foundations
- Flemington 11 foundations
- New Brunswick 11 foundations
- Short Hills 10 foundations
- Trenton 10 foundations
- Bound Brook 8 foundations
- Jackson 8 foundations
- Lambertville 8 foundations
- Morristown 8 foundations
- Elmer 6 foundations
- Park Ridge 6 foundations
- Somerset 6 foundations
- Teaneck 6 foundations
- Clinton 5 foundations
- Lakewood 5 foundations
- Manahawkin 5 foundations
- Paramus 5 foundations
- Princeton 5 foundations
- Basking Ridge 4 foundations
- Forked River 4 foundations
- Maplewood 4 foundations
- Boonton 3 foundations
- Fair Haven 3 foundations
- Hamilton 3 foundations
- Jersey City 3 foundations
- Newark 3 foundations
- Plainfield 3 foundations
- Prospect Park 3 foundations
- Sewell 3 foundations
- Sparta 3 foundations
- Toms River 3 foundations
Types of food banks & hunger relief funded in New Jersey
- Food banks & pantries 133 foundations · 30 nonprofits
- Meal programs 131 foundations · 41 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in New Jersey
- Funders that accept applications 139 funders
- Small-grant funders 362 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in New Jersey 1,183 foundations · 240 take applications
What is a typical grant to food banks in New Jersey?
$7,500, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
15 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.