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A $1.852 million grant to New Jersey Conservation Foundation for energy work shows how Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc uses major awards to support regional needs alongside long-running local programs. The foundation’s giving reaches across central New Jersey, with frequent support for organizations in Trenton, Lawrenceville, Princeton, Hightstown, and surrounding communities. Recent grants also show sustained commitments to human services and community support, including seven-figure awards to HomeFront and Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, plus substantial funding for Boys & Girls Clubs - Mercer and RISEA Community Ser. As a public charity and mixed community foundation, it also channels resources through named funds and competitive programs tied to education, youth development, arts and culture, housing stability, and nonprofit capacity building. Several awards are unrestricted or general operating support, while others are linked to specific initiatives such as arts renewal, scholarships, and community development. The pattern is regional rather than national, and the grantee base is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided. Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc’s recent grantmaking reflects a foundation that combines large discretionary grants with targeted community funds and scholarship support across its central New Jersey footprint.
In youth and family support, Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc made large general grants to Boys & Girls Clubs - Mercer and Father Center of New Jersey, both in Trenton, and to Millhill Child & Fam in the same city. Those awards sit alongside its dedicated All Kids Thrive initiative and the Fund for Women and Girls, which are aimed at youth, families, and economically vulnerable women and children. Housing stability and emergency assistance also appear in the grant list. HomeFront in Lawrenceville received a seven-figure general grant, and Trenton Area Soup Ki received another large award, while Rescue Mission and Anchor House Inc in Trenton point to support for people experiencing homelessness and runaway youth. Arts and culture are another clear thread. The foundation gave to Trenton Museum Socie, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, and Passage Theatre Co, matching its named arts funds for Trenton and for New Jersey arts and culture renewal.
$31.3M
$279.6M
$20.9M
$36.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $35K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Typical grant size centers on a median of $20,000, with the middle half of grants running from $10,000 at the 25th percentile to $35,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also shows that the foundation makes a smaller number of very large awards, including multiple six- and seven-figure grants. Several recipients appear across multiple years, such as HomeFront, RISEA Community Service Partnership, Northfield Mt Hermon School, and Boys & Girls Clubs organizations, which suggests recurring relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a mixed community foundation and public charity, and its active programs include both competitive and donor-advised-style funding channels. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including Bunbury, Fund for Women and Girls, PMRCC, and scholarships.
Grantmaking is concentrated in New Jersey, where 60% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent awards cluster in Trenton, Princeton, Lawrenceville, Hamilton Township, Hightstown, West Windsor Township, and Plainsboro, with repeated support for organizations across central New Jersey. The largest grants in the recent list also reach outside the state, including recipients in Far Hills, Mount Hermon, Arlington, West Palm Beach, Hobe Sound, and Washington, D.C.-area locations, but the overall pattern remains strongly New Jersey-centered.
The foundation supports education, youth development, family services and poverty alleviation, arts and culture, community development, nonprofit capacity building, food security, and housing or economic opportunity. Its named programs also emphasize women and children in greater Mercer County, Trenton arts, and community development across the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber footprint.
Typical grants are modest relative to the largest awards: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $35,000. The recent grant list also includes much larger awards in the six- and seven-figure range.
Yes. New Jersey is the top state by grant count, and 60% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grant list is heavily centered on Trenton, Princeton, Lawrenceville, Hamilton Township, Hightstown, West Windsor Township, and other central New Jersey places.
Yes. The Bunbury Fund accepts unsolicited requests, as do the Fund for Women and Girls, PMRCC / PRCC Community Development Fund, and Scholarships for Students. Other active programs listed here, including Trenton Arts Fund and New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund, do not accept unsolicited requests.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years in the recent grants list, including HomeFront, RISEA Community Service Partnership, Northfield Mt Hermon School, and Boys & Girls Clubs-related grantees. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships as well as one-time awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Princeton Area Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofits proposing summer programs for children and youth who may not otherwise be served due to economic or social barriers. Proposals should engage children in positive summer activities, encourage participation, and promote family engagement.
Deadline: 2026 applications opened January 30 and were due February 18 at 12:00 p.m.; the 2026 cycle is closed.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations improving the lives of economically vulnerable women and children in greater Mercer County.
Deadline: 2026 applications opened March 26 and were due May 14 at 12:00 p.m.; the 2026 cycle is closed.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NonProfitConnect | Hamilton Township, NJ | $1,673,000 | 2025 | General |
| Boys & Girls Clubs - Mercer | Trenton, NJ | $1,603,200 | 2025 | General |
| RISEA Community Ser | Hightstown, NJ | $1,584,625 | 2025 | General |
| HomeFront | Lawrenceville, NJ | $1,327,700 | 2025 | General |
| Trenton Area Soup Ki | Trenton, NJ | $1,250,050 | 2025 | General |
| Rescue Mission | Trenton, NJ | $1,092,000 | 2025 | General Corp. |
| Anchor House Inc | Trenton, NJ | $1,082,388 | 2025 | General |
| Outdoor Equity Alliance | West Windsor Township, NJ | $1,075,750 | 2025 | General |
| Capital City Community Foundation dba I Am Trenton | Trenton, NJ | $1,057,500 | 2025 | General Fund2, $2,500.00 - EPI Center and $2,500.00 - SciLine, and general support |
| Father Center of New Jersey | Trenton, NJ | $1,055,500 | 2025 | General |
| Northfield Mt Hermon School | Mount Hermon, MA | $1,050,000 | 2025 | General |
| Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Cou | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,000,000 | 2025 | General |
| Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum | Hopewell, NJ | $752,500 | 2025 | General |
| Communities in Schools | Arlington, VA | $350,000 | 2025 | General |
| Isles Inc | Trenton, NJ | $287,970 | 2025 | General Recovery Fund Grant Application, the Annual Fund |
| Womanspace | Lawrenceville, NJ | $281,916 | 2025 | General |
| Friends & Foundation of the Princeton Public Libra | Princeton, NJ | $279,100 | 2025 | General for runaways and $500.00 to be added to the Douglas McCune 2021 scholarship award & |
| Trenton Museum Socie | Trenton, NJ | $253,000 | 2025 | General |
| Princeton Senior Res | Princeton, NJ | $237,750 | 2025 | General |
| Millhill Child & Fam | Trenton, NJ | $231,840 | 2025 | General |
| Arm in Arm | Hamilton, NJ | $226,100 | 2025 | General |
| Meals on Wheels of Mercer County | Ewing, NJ | $222,250 | 2025 | General |
| Princeton Health Care System Foundation Inc | Plainsboro, NJ | $222,050 | 2025 | General |
| Princeton Nursery Sc | Princeton, NJ | $211,780 | 2025 | General |
| Municipality of Princeton | Princeton, NJ | $199,460 | 2025 | General Services and Creation of Communications Plan/ general support/Anchor House/ $1000.00 to support Steven Marinko's participation in the 2022 Anchor House ride and $500.00 to the Douglas McCune Scholarship granted by Anchor House to a resident/general support general support |
| PEI Kids aka Prevention Education Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $192,404 | 2025 | General |
| Mercer Street Friend | Trenton, NJ | $182,950 | 2025 | General |
| Cat Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $179,500 | 2025 | General Familias Juntas/Robbins Families Together: Reducing Absenteeism at Robbins Elementary School/Arm In Arm (AIA) and Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP): Housing Assistance/Arm In Arm: Sustaining Support/50 FAMILY CHALLENGE/In memory of Gil Gordon/THE ANNUAL APPEAL/ |
| Latin American Legal | Trenton, NJ | $174,100 | 2025 | General the New Jersey Arts & Culture Renewal Fund |
| Trenton Circus Squad dba Trenton Civil Circus Proj | Trenton, NJ | $164,500 | 2025 | General |
| Watershed Institute | Pennington, NJ | $163,800 | 2025 | General |
| HomeWorks Trenton | Princeton, NJ | $159,090 | 2025 | General |
| Center at 353 (Formerly Trinity Counseling Service | Princeton, NJ | $153,250 | 2025 | General Schwartz /arts/Arts Council of Princeton/Attention Adam Welch/quarterly distribution/a annual donation |
| NJ Conservation Fdn | Far Hills, NJ | $136,500 | 2025 | General |
| Princeton Symphony Orchestra Inc | Princeton, NJ | $131,400 | 2025 | General |
| WorkWell Partnership | Lawrenceville, NJ | $130,000 | 2025 | General |
| WE MAKE Autism At Work | Pennington, NJ | $130,000 | 2025 | General |
| Grounds For Sculptur | Hamilton, NJ | $129,500 | 2025 | General |
| Jewish Family & Chil | Princeton, NJ | $129,350 | 2025 | General Program/ Artworks Trenton Inc./Youth Art League |
| Springpoint Foundation | Wall Township, NJ | $128,200 | 2025 | General |
| Young Audiences NJ | Princeton, NJ | $126,250 | 2025 | General |
| Puerto Rican Communi | Trenton, NJ | $120,000 | 2025 | General |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $119,500 | 2025 | General & Culture Renewal Fund |
| Capital Harmony Works | Trenton, NJ | $117,900 | 2025 | General |
| Planned Parenthood | Morristown, NJ | $115,250 | 2025 | General |
| Princeton Day School | Princeton, NJ | $104,239 | 2025 | General |
| Kindersmile Foundation | Bloomfield, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | General |
| Community Loan Fund of New Jersey Inc (dba New J | New Brunswick, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | General |
| Friends of Hopewell | Pennington, NJ | $98,300 | 2025 | General Seaport) |
| Dress for Success | Lawrenceville, NJ | $96,500 | 2025 | General |
NonProfitConnect
$1,673,000General
General Corp.
Outdoor Equity Alliance
$1,075,750General
Capital City Community Foundation dba I Am Trenton
$1,057,500General Fund2, $2,500.00 - EPI Center and $2,500.00 - SciLine, and general support
Father Center of New Jersey
$1,055,500General
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum
$752,500General
Womanspace
$281,916General
Friends & Foundation of the Princeton Public Libra
$279,100General for runaways and $500.00 to be added to the Douglas McCune 2021 scholarship award &
Trenton Museum Socie
$253,000General
Municipality of Princeton
$199,460General Services and Creation of Communications Plan/ general support/Anchor House/ $1000.00 to support Steven Marinko's participation in the 2022 Anchor House ride and $500.00 to the Douglas McCune Scholarship granted by Anchor House to a resident/general support general support
PEI Kids aka Prevention Education Inc
$192,404General
Cat Collaborative
$179,500General Familias Juntas/Robbins Families Together: Reducing Absenteeism at Robbins Elementary School/Arm In Arm (AIA) and Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP): Housing Assistance/Arm In Arm: Sustaining Support/50 FAMILY CHALLENGE/In memory of Gil Gordon/THE ANNUAL APPEAL/
Trenton Circus Squad dba Trenton Civil Circus Proj
$164,500General
Center at 353 (Formerly Trinity Counseling Service
$153,250General Schwartz /arts/Arts Council of Princeton/Attention Adam Welch/quarterly distribution/a annual donation
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Inc
$131,400General
WorkWell Partnership
$130,000General
WE MAKE Autism At Work
$130,000General
General Program/ Artworks Trenton Inc./Youth Art League
Springpoint Foundation
$128,200General
Puerto Rican Communi
$120,000General
Capital Harmony Works
$117,900General
Friends of Hopewell
$98,300General Seaport)
Dress for Success
$96,500General