What kinds of organizations does The Community Chest of Englewood fund?

Its priorities include education, food insecurity and nutrition education, mental health, physical health, social isolation, home care for elderly or disabled people, youth leadership, racial justice, and nonprofit professional development. Recent general support also shows funding for health, family service, domestic violence, childcare, and food pantry organizations.

What is the typical grant size?

The distribution is centered on smaller local awards: p25 is $8,000, median grant size is $9,250, and p75 is $10,000. The recent grants list also includes awards from $6,000 to $12,000.

Does the foundation fund the same organizations more than once?

Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Women's Rights Information Center, Englewood Health, Bergen Family Center, Center for Hope and Safety, and Vantage Health System Inc. That points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time grants.

How does it make grants?

It uses annual grant cycles and application-and-review processes for several programs, including annual grants and impact grants. The impact-grant cycle accepts unsolicited applications, and the Racial Justice Program, Young Women's Leadership Program, Partnership for Healthy Living, and Young Women’s Leadership Awards also accept unsolicited applications.

Its giving is local and concentrated in eastern Bergen County, New Jersey. Recent recipient cities include Englewood, Tenafly, Dumont, Rochelle Park, Hackensack, Bergenfield, Cresskill, and Englewood Cliffs.

Community Chest of Englewood

Name: Community Chest of Englewood — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ENGLEWOOD, NJWebsite2015687474

About Community Chest of Englewood

To lead initiatives and support nonprofits that make our communities stronger and benefit people in need in Eastern Bergen County.

Focus Areas

EducationFood security / nutritionMental healthPhysical healthSocial services for seniors (social isolation, home care)Youth leadership (Young Women’s Leadership Program)Racial justiceNonprofit professional development

Funding Style

general operating supportunrestricted supportcore/mission supportorganizational sustainability

About Community Chest of Englewood

General support sits at the center of The Community Chest of Englewood’s recent grantmaking. In 2023 and 2024, the funder repeatedly backed local organizations with unrestricted or general operating dollars, including $12,000 to the Women's Rights Information Center and $10,000 to Englewood Health. That pattern matches its stated role of supporting nonprofits that strengthen communities and benefit people in need in Eastern Bergen County. The Community Chest of Englewood funds organizations working on education, food security, mental health, physical health, social services for seniors, youth leadership, racial justice, and nonprofit professional development. Recent grants also show support for groups such as Bergen Family Center, Center for Hope and Safety, Vantage Health System Inc, and YWCA of Bergen County. The grant list is concentrated in local agencies, and the Chest’s programs include annual community grants, impact grants, special emergency grants, and issue-area programs for racial justice, youth leadership, and healthy living. Its philosophy tags emphasize general operating support, unrestricted support, core and mission support, and organizational sustainability.

What Community Chest of Englewood Funds

Education and youth development are recurring themes in the Chest’s funding priorities. The Young Women's Leadership Program is one of its named programs, and the Young Women’s Leadership Awards support young women leaders through an application process. Health-related work appears in several forms. The Chest’s active priorities include mental health, physical health, and home care for elderly or disabled people, while the Partnership for Healthy Living is a separate program focus. Food security is another clear area. Annual priorities include food insecurity and nutrition education, and recent general support went to the Office of Concern Food Pantry at St Cecilia. The Chest also funds racial justice and equity through its Racial Justice Program, showing that its grantmaking is not limited to direct-service needs alone.

How Community Chest of Englewood Gives

Typical grant size is tightly clustered around the $8,000 to $10,000 range, with a p25 of $8,000, median of $9,250, and p75 of $10,000. The recent grant list includes repeated support for the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, indicating recurring relationships rather than one-off awards. The Community Chest of Englewood is a community foundation, and its philosophy emphasizes general operating, unrestricted, core, and mission support. For some programs, it uses an application and review process; the impact-grant cycle also accepts unsolicited applications.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$38K

Total Assets

$491K

Total Revenue

$246K

Total Expenses

$277K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $8K and $10K, with a median of $9K.

25th Percentile

$8K

Median

$9K

75th Percentile

$10K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

BARBARA STRAUSS

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
ENGLEWOOD HEALTH FOUNDATION	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$10,000	2025	GENERAL SUPPORT
BERGEN FAMILY CENTER	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$10,000	2025	GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY	ROCHELLE PARK, NJ	$6,000	2025	GENERAL SUPPORT
OFFICE OF CONCERN FOOD PANTRY AT ST CECILIA	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$6,000	2025	GENERAL SUPPORT
BERGEN VOLUNTEER MEDICAL INITIATIVE	HACKENSACK, NJ	$5,800	2025	GENERAL SUPPORT
ENGLEWOOD HEALTH FOUNDATION	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$10,000	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
BERGEN FAMILY CENTER	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$10,000	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMEN'S RIGHTS INFORMATION CENTER	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$10,000	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
VANTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM INC	DUMONT, NJ	$8,000	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY	ROCHELLE PARK, NJ	$8,000	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
YWCA OF BERGEN COUNTY	HACKENSACK, NJ	$7,700	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
WEST SIDE INFANT DAY CARE CENTER INC	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$7,500	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
OFFICE OF CONCERN FOOD PANTRY AT ST CECILIA	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$6,000	2024	GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMEN'S RIGHTS INFORMATION CENTER	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$12,000	2023	GENERAL SUPPORT
ENGLEWOOD HEALTH	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$10,000	2023	GENERAL SUPPORT
VANTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM INC	DUMONT, NJ	$10,000	2023	GENERAL SUPPORT
DR JOHN GREICO SCHOLARSHIP FUND	TENAFLY, NJ	$10,000	2023	GENERAL SUPPORT
BERGEN FAMILY CENTER	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	$8,500	2023	GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY	ROCHELLE PARK, NJ	$8,000	2023	GENERAL SUPPORT

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