Grants

Category Children & Adults with Disabilities

Grants Made in 2025 $251,375

Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation

Amount
$30,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Special Needs Primary Care: family-centered healthcare for children with complex medical needs and their siblings

Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless

Amount
$7,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Bernice’s Place: After-school program for homeless and at-risk children with special needs

Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCYMCA)

Amount
$13,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Plainfield after-school program for children with disabilities

Matheny School and Hospital

Amount
$8,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

SMART Board for classroom serving children with disabilities in 6th-8th grades

Morris-Union Jointure Commission

Amount
$3,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

SensaSoft Vibroacoustic Bench for the calming sensory room

Our House Foundation

Amount
$8,250
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Security system and furniture for group home for adults with disabilities

P.G. Chambers School

Amount
$14,190
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Adaptive seating and equipment for children with disabilities

Paper Mill Playhouse

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Theater for Everyone: welcoming, fully-adapted experiences for people on the autism spectrum to participate meaningfully as both patrons and performers, supported by autism-friendly shows, school outreach, and partnerships with local networks

Pillar Care Continuum

Amount
$11,185
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Extracurricular activities for students with disabilities with therapist-guided instruction

Second Street Youth Center

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Social worker to provide early intervention services for preschool children who display highly disruptive and aggressive classroom behaviors that interfere with learning

Summit Speech School

Amount
$50,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Parent Infant Program: helping 100+ deaf or hard-of-hearing babies and toddlers develop listening and spoken language skills, while guiding and supporting their parents

The Connection for Women and Families

Amount
$30,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Specialized staff training, adaptive aquatics equipment, and adaptive swim training for youth with special needs

The Midland School

Amount
$3,250
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Three school-wide assemblies to complement classroom learning for students with disabilities at the Midland School

The Uncommon Thread

Amount
$17,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Financial assistance to ensure children with autism can access Applied Behavioral Analysis and family support services

TheraYouth Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Outpatient occupational, speech, and physical therapy for children from low-income families

YWCA Eastern Union County

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Peace A Learned Solution (PALS): 6-month program of creative arts therapy and counseling for children (ages 3-17) who have witnessed domestic violence in their homes

Grants Made in 2024 $223,600

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, NJ Chapter

Amount
$3,530
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

Camp Oasis summer camp for children with IBD aimed at increasing their confidence, independence and peer relationships

Foundation for Morristown Medical Center

Amount
$11,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

New programming for ADHD, newly diagnosed autism, and high school and college students with autism

Good Grief

Amount
$4,600
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

Nights of Support – peer support group and interactive activities for grieving children and families

Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Nights of Support family bereavement program

Madison Area YMCA

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Recreational and social program for children with special needs

Matheny

Amount
$8,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

Arts Access Program for individuals with disabilities

Opportunity Project

Amount
$19,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Program and facility enhancements for adults with brain injuries to support reintegration into family, work, and community life.

Our House Foundation

Amount
$7,850
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

Security systems (replace door locks with keyless entry) for three group homes for adults with developmental disabilities.

Paper Mill Playhouse

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Fully adapted theater experiences for autistic children and their families

Summit Speech School

Amount
$45,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Parent-Infant program and early intervention for deaf and hearing-impaired children (ages 0-3)

The Connection for Women and Families

Amount
$40,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

Support staffing for youth special needs programming, sensory-friendly, and adaptive equipment and specialized mental health training for summer camp counselors

The Craig School

Amount
$22,120
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2024

FM system replacement for auditory assistance classrooms

YWCA of Eastern Union County

Amount
$12,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2024

PALS (Peace a Learned Solution) creative arts therapy for children of domestic violence

Grants Made in 2023 $183,870

Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Family support program for trauma

Foundation for Morristown Medical Center

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Social skills groups for children and teens with autism

Good Grief

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Nights of support for grieving families

Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Nights of Support for Spanish speaking children

Matheny School and Hospital

Amount
$8,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Arts Access Program enabling people with complex disabilites to participate in the arts

Our House Foundation

Amount
$13,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Renovation of adult group home for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

P.G. Chambers School

Amount
$18,470
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Audio enhancement equipment for children with learning disabilities

Paper Mill Playhouse

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Theater for Everyone autism-friendly programs

Second Street Youth Center Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions for preschool students

The Connection for Women and Families

Amount
$40,800
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Special needs programming and new ADA-compliant youth play equipment

The Midland School

Amount
$3,100
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Health Office equipment for students with disabilities

The Winston School

Amount
$7,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Speaker series on parenting children with ADHD and executive function challenges

YWCA of Eastern Union County

Amount
$13,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2023

Art therapy and counseling for children who have witnessed domestic violence

Grants Made in 2022 $212,985

Boys & Girls Club of Union County

Amount
$12,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2022

After-school, trauma-informed club to implement Emotional Wellness Curriculum

Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation

Amount
$48,785
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2022

Sensory equipment for medically fragile children in LTC facility

Foundation for Morristown Medical Center

Amount
$15,200
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2022

Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy at Child Development and Autism Center at Goryeb Children’s Hospital

P.G. Chambers School

Amount
$23,453
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2022

Innova Rocker for playground for students with disabilities

Summit Speech School

Amount
$90,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2022

Two-year grant (2023-2024) for Parent Infant Program teaching listening and spoken language for babies up to age 3

The Craig School

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
Grants Made in 2022

Greenhouse to expand multisensory education for students with learning disabilities

The Midland School

Amount
$3,547
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2022

Ergo shower chair for children with mobility issues – school located in North Branch, NJ

Grants Made in 2021 $208,539

Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Expansion of long term care facilities in Mountainside for children with disabilities

Good Grief Inc.

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Nights of Support

Morris-Union Jointure Commission

Amount
$11,970
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Expand playground for students with disabilities with Omni Spinner

Our House Foundation

Amount
$8,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Summit residential safety and renovation project

Paper Mill Playhouse

Amount
$7,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Theater for Everyone: live performances for children with autism

PG Chambers School

Amount
$16,194
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Assistive Technology ActivPanel Boards for children with disabilities

Pillar Care Continuum

Amount
$10,500
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Build a student-run store for people with disabilities

Promly Support, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

APP development to decrease teen suicide

Summit Speech School

Amount
$45,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Parent-Infant program

The Connection for Women and Families

Amount
$54,375
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2021

Speciality and therapeutic programs for children with special needs

Total: $1,080,369