Author name: Impact100 Garden State

A Conversation with Hans Dekker, President of the Community Foundation of New Jersey Impact100 Garden State is a special fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that hosts charitable funds for philanthropic families, organizations, and companies.   In 2024, CFNJ fundholders recommended more than $100 million in grants to New

Every year, Impact100 Garden State awards $100,000 grants to nonprofits creating change in our community. You may have seen the excitement when we announce the grantees, complete with photos of oversized checks. But what happens after the celebration? Those photos capture a joyful moment, but the reality of grantmaking is more involved. Our grants support

APRIL, 2025: Impact100 Garden State is honored to announce a generous $10,000 grant from the George A. Ohl, Jr. Charitable Trust, which we are proudly recognizing as a Platinum Sponsor. The grant provides restricted funds, designated as follows: $5,000 for implementation of a new CRM (Customer Relationship Management) platform $3,000 to support Events $2,000 for Member Education initiatives Impact100

APRIL 30, 2025: After assessing more than 90 applications, Impact100 Garden State, an all-women, all-volunteer collective giving group, has chosen seven nonprofit finalists for its $100,000 grants. Of the seven, four organizations will receive $100,000 grants and three will receive $10,000 grants. The grants will be awarded at the Big Give event on June 11.

MARCH 6, 2025: Impact100 Garden State, an all-women philanthropic group, has announced a record membership of 426 members for 2025. This new high for membership means that Impact100 Garden State will give $426,000 to area nonprofits at its Big Give/Annual Awards Meeting in June. “We are thrilled by the remarkable response to our  2025 Membership

Impact100 Garden State President Celeste Campos was interviewed by Lisa Falbo on “Your New Jersey” on the ONN Network. The show spotlights nonprofits, their supporters and other people who do good throughout the state. You can find the video HERE. Celeste’s interview begins at 17:14. Thank you, Lisa Falbo, for helping us spread the word

It’s an education for members and a chance for nonprofits to showcase their work. By Barb Demarest, Grant Administration Chair DECEMBER 2024: Impact100 Garden State Member Engagement events run a gamut from social to educational. In recent years, we have added mission-based events to respond directly to the interest that members have expressed in our