NJPRF Announces $16 Million in Grant Funding to NJ Non-Profits

Millions going to help non-profits and families in need due to COVID-19

On its one-year anniversary, the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund announced today $16 million in new grant funding to 139 New Jersey non-profits.

Inspired by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s recognition of NJPRF’s impact and her transformational $20 million gift, today’s announcements include $10 million in grants to non-profit organizations doing exemplary pandemic relief work at the state and local level. NJPRF also allocated an additional $6 million in direct cash assistance for more than 18,000 of our state’s most vulnerable individuals and families, including higher education students, who will not benefit from government stimulus checks in the recently enacted American Rescue Plan.

“Since the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund launched one year ago, we have worked every day to provide support to the millions of New Jerseyans struggling as a result of the pandemic and the crippling economic crisis left in its wake,” said First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy, Founding Chair of NJPRF. “This round of grants goes directly to our non-profits on the front lines delivering urgent aid to our most vulnerable residents.”

The $16 million of grants and support will be allocated towards the following areas of critical need:

• Domestic Violence: $ 500,000
• Healthcare/Vaccine Support: $1,250,000
• Family /Childcare Support: $1,500,000
• Shelters/Homelessness: $ 1,750,000
• Food Insecurity: $ 2,000,000
• Statewide Multi-Service Organizations: $3,000,000
• Direct Cash Assistance: $6,000,000 (including $1,000,000 to higher education students)

“We are proud to support these groups, which are working to achieve an equitable and fair recovery for all, and we hope that New Jerseyans will continue to support our many remarkable relief organizations in the months and years ahead,” said Josh Weinreich, CEO of NJPRF. “With the $16 million in new grants announced today, NJPRF has now allocated $56 million towards our most vulnerable neighbors in their time of need.”

NJPRF selected the non-profits through a lens of racial equity, inclusiveness, and serving our most vulnerable communities throughout the state. The organizations have demonstrated track records in providing pandemic relief at both the state and local level and possess the infrastructure to deploy critical services effectively to large numbers of individuals and families.

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