To alleviate hunger in New Jersey by distributing food, providing nutrition education, job training, benefits access assistance, and advocacy to support food security and strengthen communities.
Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc channels major grant dollars into hunger relief and food security across New Jersey, with recent awards reaching community food banks, churches, and neighborhood organizations that distribute food directly. The largest listed grant in the recent data is $6,017,581 to Feeding Middlesex County in East Brunswick, NJ, followed by $5,028,573 to the same grantee in 2024, showing sustained support for a local food-distribution partner. Another sizable award went to Cumacecho in Paterson, NJ, at $4,166,337 in 2025. The foundation’s stated purpose is to alleviate hunger in New Jersey by distributing food, providing nutrition education, job training, benefits access assistance, and advocacy to support food security and strengthen communities. That mission appears in the grant record through repeated support for pantry networks and faith-based providers in cities such as Elizabeth, Bound Brook, Phillipsburg, and Newark. The 2025 file also includes awards to City Harvest in New York City and New York, NY, but the broader pattern remains centered on New Jersey food access. Leadership is listed under Elizabeth McCarthy.
A core strand of the foundation’s work is emergency food distribution through partner agencies. In that area, they gave $4,014,091 to Franklin Twp Food Bank Inc in Somerset, NJ for GENERAL support and $3,092,949 to Foodbank Network of Somerset in Bound Brook, NJ for GENERAL support. Faith-based food access organizations also appear repeatedly: Elizabethport Presb Church in Elizabeth received $3,895,309 in 2024 and $2,189,416 in 2025, while St Matthew's Lutheran Church in Jersey City received $1,655,058 in 2024 and $1,578,127 in 2025. The foundation also supports community organizations serving specific neighborhoods, including Treehouse Cares in Newark for $2,390,059 in 2025 and Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges in Orange for $1,769,190 in 2025. These grants show a mix of pantry support, neighborhood food access, and local distribution capacity.
Typical grants cluster in a mid-sized range, with p25 at $25,142, median at $59,484, and p75 at $149,883. The recent grant list also shows many large operating-style awards to long-term local partners, including repeated support to the same recipients across 2024 and 2025, such as Feeding Middlesex County, City Harvest, Franklin Twp Food Bank Inc, Cumacecho, and St Matthew's Lutheran Church. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Grants are local in scope, and unsolicited applications are not accepted through the partner-agency food and resource support program.
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$214.1M
$212.8M
Most grants fall between $25K and $150K, with a median of $59K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$59K
75th Percentile
$150K
ELIZABETH MCCARTHY
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Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New Jersey: 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and New Jersey is also the top state by grant count. Named recipient cities in the recent list include East Brunswick, Paterson, Somerset, Elizabeth, South Hackensack, South Amboy, Bound Brook, Newark, Phillipsburg, Englewood, Union City, Orange, Morris Plains, Jersey City, and Morristown. A smaller share of grants goes outside the state, including City Harvest in New York City and New York, NY, but the overall pattern remains local to New Jersey.
It supports food banks, pantries, churches, soup kitchens, and other community-based organizations that distribute food in New Jersey. The active partner program provides food, commodities, and operational resources to agency partners serving emergency food needs and food access.
No. The active Partner Agency Food & Resource Support program lists unsolicited applications as false, and the program is structured around partner agencies in New Jersey.
The typical grant size is $25,142 at the 25th percentile, $59,484 at the median, and $149,883 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes much larger awards to local food access partners.
New Jersey is the top state by grant count, and 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient list is concentrated in New Jersey cities such as East Brunswick, Paterson, Elizabeth, Newark, and Jersey City.
The foundation funds hunger relief, food security, nutrition education, workforce development, benefits access, and advocacy. Its stated purpose is to alleviate hunger in New Jersey and strengthen communities through food distribution, education, job training, and assistance with public benefits access.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Community Food Bank of New Jersey that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: The organization must be a 501(c)(3) and meet CFBNJ's specific eligibility criteria for network partners. Eligible organization types include food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and feeding programs.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEEDING MIDDLESEX COUNTY | East Brunswick, NJ | $5,733,460 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FRANKLIN TWP FOOD BANK INC | New Brunswick, NJ | $5,202,267 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CITY HARVEST | New York City, NY | $4,102,927 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CUMACECHO | Paterson, NJ | $3,765,592 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| North Jersey Vineyard Church | South Hackensack, NJ | $3,553,036 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FOODBANK NETWORK OF SOMERSET | Bound Brook, NJ | $3,239,841 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| NORWESCAP FOODBANK | Phillipsburg, NJ | $2,810,041 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR FOOD ACTION | Englewood, NJ | $2,387,965 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | South Amboy, NJ | $2,243,029 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY | Morristown, NJ | $2,129,868 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MERCER STREET FRIENDS | Ewing, NJ | $2,098,121 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TABLE OF HOPE | Morristown, NJ | $2,010,060 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SALVATION ARMY-VINELAND | VINELAND, NJ | $1,594,647 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| IGLESIA PENTECOSTAL EL TABERNA | Union City, NJ | $1,569,821 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY OF THE ORANGES | Orange, NJ | $1,492,227 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FEEDING HANDS PANTRY | Hillsborough, NJ | $1,464,968 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF JEAN WEBSTER | ATLANTIC CITY, NJ | $1,415,674 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ELIZABETHPORT PRESB CHURCH | Elizabeth, NJ | $1,352,062 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ST MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | Jersey City, NJ | $1,308,696 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY | Pennsauken, NJ | $1,269,864 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BUDDHIST TZU CHI FOUNDATION | Cedar Grove, NJ | $1,218,122 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FR ENGLISH EMERG FOOD PANTRY | Paterson, NJ | $1,208,489 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ST JOSEPHS SOCIAL SERVICE CTR | Elizabeth, NJ | $1,168,689 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH | Cliffside Park, NJ | $1,094,996 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| The Food Brigade INC | Dumont, NJ | $1,008,754 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SDA CHURCH OF THE ORANGES | Orange, NJ | $1,001,938 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| Leaders Without Limits | Jersey City, NJ | $985,219 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BITE at Lincoln High School | Jersey City, NJ | $965,896 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ST PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH | Montclair, NJ | $964,182 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| Fulfill | Neptune, NJ | $958,617 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| Treehouse Cares | Newark, NJ | $950,531 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| DAMON HOUSE | New Brunswick, NJ | $949,387 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| UNITED COMMUNITY CORPORATION | Newark, NJ | $949,205 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ST PETER'S HAVEN | Clifton, NJ | $930,733 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MEND | Orange, NJ | $912,518 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ST CECILIA OFFICE OF CONCERN | Englewood, NJ | $879,997 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| Love Thy Neighbor (Abundant Life Worship Center) | Perth Amboy, NJ | $810,388 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH | East Orange, NJ | $804,215 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| HE HEARS HE CARES PRAYER MIN INT'L | Elizabeth, NJ | $801,589 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| Southern Regional Food Distribution Center | Vineland, NJ | $782,416 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| 5TH Ward Community Distribution | Atlantic City, NJ | $774,362 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| The Grace Refrigerator | Summit, NJ | $760,581 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| GATEWAY FOOD PANTRY | Bridgeton, NJ | $752,971 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TONI'S KITCHEN ST LUKES CH | Montclair, NJ | $732,621 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| JERSEY CITY ESPISCOPAL CDC | Jersey City, NJ | $702,258 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| INNER CITY EMERG(JOI'S ANGELS) | East Orange, NJ | $702,085 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH | Irvington, NJ | $691,241 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| Englewood Neighborhood Pantry | Englewood, NJ | $682,813 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BETHEL COMMANDMENT CHURCH | WHITESBORO, NJ | $642,870 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PROJEKT HOPE | Carteret, NJ | $634,611 | 2026 | GENERAL |
North Jersey Vineyard Church
$3,553,036GENERAL
GENERAL
1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$2,243,029GENERAL
TABLE OF HOPE
$2,010,060GENERAL
SALVATION ARMY-VINELAND
$1,594,647GENERAL
IGLESIA PENTECOSTAL EL TABERNA
$1,569,821GENERAL
FEEDING HANDS PANTRY
$1,464,968GENERAL
FRIENDS OF JEAN WEBSTER
$1,415,674GENERAL
ELIZABETHPORT PRESB CHURCH
$1,352,062GENERAL
ST MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
$1,308,696GENERAL
FR ENGLISH EMERG FOOD PANTRY
$1,208,489GENERAL
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
$1,094,996GENERAL
SDA CHURCH OF THE ORANGES
$1,001,938GENERAL
Leaders Without Limits
$985,219GENERAL
BITE at Lincoln High School
$965,896GENERAL
ST PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH
$964,182GENERAL
Treehouse Cares
$950,531GENERAL
DAMON HOUSE
$949,387GENERAL
ST CECILIA OFFICE OF CONCERN
$879,997GENERAL
Love Thy Neighbor (Abundant Life Worship Center)
$810,388GENERAL
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
$804,215GENERAL
HE HEARS HE CARES PRAYER MIN INT'L
$801,589GENERAL
Southern Regional Food Distribution Center
$782,416GENERAL
5TH Ward Community Distribution
$774,362GENERAL
TONI'S KITCHEN ST LUKES CH
$732,621GENERAL
JERSEY CITY ESPISCOPAL CDC
$702,258GENERAL
INNER CITY EMERG(JOI'S ANGELS)
$702,085GENERAL
SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH
$691,241GENERAL
Englewood Neighborhood Pantry
$682,813GENERAL
BETHEL COMMANDMENT CHURCH
$642,870GENERAL
PROJEKT HOPE
$634,611GENERAL