Grants

Category

Grants Made in 2024 $649,835

Always Neighbors Never Strangers

Amount
$2,500
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2024

Mural project in Summit to promote community unity and uplift neighborhood in the vicinity of 324 Springfield Avenue

Arts By The People

Amount
$3,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Eight week creative writing workshop for Summit residents

Boys & Girls Club of Union County

Amount
$12,500
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2024

Expanded Family Support Program to include free dental clinic, eye care, and family wellness center

Center for Hope Hospice

Amount
$29,085
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Medical bed replacements for terminally ill patients

Child Focus

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Recruitment and training for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Union County children in foster care

Community FoodBank of New Jersey

Amount
$50,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Fresh produce procurement and distribution through local partners and Summit Public Schools

Contact We Care, Inc. (Caring Contact)

Amount
$8,500
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2024

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline aimed at reducing the incidence of suicide in Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union counties.

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

Empowering Kids Organization

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
Grants Made in 2024

After-school classes for special education and ELL students of Summit High School

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

Foundation for University Hospital

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Mammography in Motion mobile testing for underserved women in Summit

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

GRACE

Amount
$14,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2024

Fresh food and essentials provided weekly to support families facing food insecurity

HTTV Inc. (Hometowne Television)

Amount
$2,500
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Segment centered on understanding and addressing food insecurity in Summit

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

Literacy New Jersey

Amount
$9,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2024

Free reading, writing, and math education for 70 ESL adult students at Summit High School

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

One World One Love NJ

Amount
$6,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Furnishings for apartments in Union County for people granted refugee status

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.

Overlook Foundation

Amount
$50,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2024

Peer Support Specialist for the newly-created EmPATH mental health unit

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

Patriots Path Council, Boy Scouts of America

Amount
$3,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2024

36 robots for STEM experience at Cub Scout Day Camp

Reach Out and Read New Jersey

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Reach Out and Read at Overlook Healthstart clinic to promote literacy and cognitive development for babies and toddlers

Reeves-Reed Arboretum

Amount
$40,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2024

Accessibility – enable all people, including developmentally, cognitively and/or handicapped people, to safely and directly access all major gardens and external amphitheater

SAGE Eldercare

Amount
$40,000
Category
, Senior Care
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Spend-A-Day adult medical day care program

Sierra House

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Shelter and services for homeless women, ages 18-25 years

St. Joseph Social Service Center

Amount
$6,500
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Health services program (prescription assistance, mental health, case management) in Elizabeth

Summit Area YMCA

Amount
$23,300
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2024

Educational equipment, furniture, and repairs for outdoor toddler area for The Learning Circle

Summit Chorale

Amount
$4,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Memorial concert in Summit honoring victims of WWII and the Holocaust

Summit Public Art

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Temporary and permanent art installations in Summit

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

The Fortnightly Club of Summit

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2024

Purchase and installation of ADA-compliant wheelchair ramp

Trinitas Foundation

Amount
$20,350
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2024

Support for Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health program improvements (for children aged 3-17)

Union County College Foundation

Amount
$7,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2024

Operation Graduation to provide financial support for final semester to reach graduation amd increase graduation rates

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2024

Community outreach programs with Summit area organizations and participants

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 $659,774

Arts by The People

Amount
$3,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Memoir Writing Residency for adult writers

Boy Scouts of America Patriots Path Council

Amount
$2,500
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Summer camp program at Watchung Day Camp

Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County

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

Family support program for trauma

Bridges Outreach

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Project Connect-Summit for people experiencing homelessness

Center for Hope Hospice

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2023

Palliative care for Union County seniors

Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation

Amount
$35,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2023

Training for credentialed pediatrician to expand developmental behavioral program

Community FoodBank of NJ

Amount
$40,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Fresh produce distribution to Summit network partners and schools

Continuo Arts Foundation

Amount
$8,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2023

SeniorsSing! Music & Wellness Program

Crossroads4Hope

Amount
$2,500
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2023

Cancer education and outreach for vulnerable communities

Elevate to Even Plus (Eleven+)

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Paid summer internships at Summit nonprofits

Empowering Kids Organization (EKO)

Amount
$8,750
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2023

After-school classes for Special Education and ELL Summit High School students

Family Promise

Amount
$13,600
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Union County Network Table® initiative

Foundation for Morristown Medical Center

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

Social skills groups for children and teens with autism

Friends of Summit Public Art

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2023

Art installation, educational programming and outreach initiatives

Girl Scout Troop 45827

Amount
$1,776
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Red Cross Babysitting and Pediatric First Aid/CPR certification for Summit troop

Good Grief

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

Nights of support for grieving families

GRACE

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Support for weekly food distribution program for at-risk families

Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCYMCA)

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Summer learning and camp program for lower income children

Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss

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

Nights of Support for Spanish speaking children

Literacy NJ

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2023

Adult ESL program

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

New Jersey Festival Orchestra

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Senior Care
Year
2023

Free tickets to performances for senior citizens at SAGE Eldercare, Sunrise Assisted Living, and Summit Senior Housing

NJ Intergenerational Orchestra

Amount
$3,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2023

Family Holiday Concert at LCJ Summit Middle School, free to public

NJ Jazz Society

Amount
$2,750
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2023

Support for nine Sunday performances of JerseyJazzLIVE!

One World One Love

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Furnishing for apartments for refugees settling in Union County

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

Playhouse Association Inc. (Summit Playhouse)

Amount
$5,058
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2023

Facility renovations and improvements

Reeves-Reed Arboretum

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2023

Summer concert series

SAGE Eldercare

Amount
$45,000
Category
, Senior Care
Year
2023

Adult Medical Day program for seniors

Second Street Youth Center Inc.

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

Developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions for preschool students

Senior Center of the Chathams

Amount
$5,720
Category
, Senior Care
Year
2023

Connections support groups for seniors

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church (St. Andrew’s Haven)

Amount
$5,200
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2023

Furnishings and appliances for newly renovated housing units for families in need

St. Joseph Social Service Center

Amount
$4,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2023

Health services for neighbors in need

Summit Chorale

Amount
$2,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2023

9-11 Memorial Sing-In

Summit Department of Community Programs

Amount
$60,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Rebuilding of Mabie Playground to create the City of Summit’s first fully ADA accessible and sensory-friendly playground

Summit Interfaith Council

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Summit Warm Hearts care stabilization for housing insecure individuals

Summit Park Line Foundation Inc.

Amount
$37,500
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Support for sidewalk on Broad Street and fortifying bridges

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad

Amount
$14,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2023

Audio and computer equipment for a new ambulance

The Adult School of the Chathams, Madison and Florham Park

Amount
$5,500
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2023

Free ESL classes in Summit

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

Trinitas Health Foundation

Amount
$8,800
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2023

Nursing Assistant training program

United Way of Greater Union County

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2023

Digital Equity and Health Insurance enrollment program for Summit residents

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

Amount
$13,250
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2023

Art programs in partnership with local nonprofits

Vivid Stage

Amount
$4,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2023

NJ premiere production of Kodachrome

Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts

Amount
$4,500
Category
, Senior Care
Year
2023

CAFE Choir program for older adults

YMCA Camp Mason

Amount
$5,500
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2023

Summer camp leadership experiences for lower income Summit youth

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 $705,155

American Legion Post 322

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2022

Restore and enhance Summit’s fallen heroes monument area of Village Green

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

Bridges Outreach

Amount
$22,500
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2022

Welcome Neighbors provides case management and basic necessities to individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness

CASA of Union County

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2022

5-part training suite for volunteers who serve youth in foster care

Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation

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

Sensory equipment for medically fragile children in LTC facility

City of Summit

Amount
$53,514
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2022

Amenities for new Fire Headquarters: fire prevention education and historical room, physical fitness room, furniture, and training props

Community FoodBank of New Jersey

Amount
$50,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2022

Fresh produce distribution to network partners and schools in Summit

Contact We Care, Inc. (Caring Contact)

Amount
$14,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2022

Increase local capacity for 988 Natl. Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Continuo Arts Foundation

Amount
$11,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2022

Seniors Sing! and children’s choir scholarships

Elevate to Even Plus (Eleven+)

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2022

Capacity-building grant through paid summer internships at Summit nonprofits

Empowering Kids Organization

Amount
$7,050
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2022

James W. Northrop program providing after-school, academic support and enrichment to ELL and special needs students

Family Promise

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2022

Open Table community-building pilot: volunteers connect with families to build networks and skills to maintain housing independence

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

Girls on the Run New Jersey East

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2022

Every Girl Can Run program for 20 girls in Elizabeth NJ

Imagine, A Center Coping for Loss

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2022

Nights of Support for grieving Spanish-speaking families

KinderSmile Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2022

Oral health program for GRACE’s uninsured children

New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra

Amount
$3,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2022

Spring concert held at LCJSMS

One World One Love New Jersey

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2022

Provide basic housing supplies (mattresses, bedding, kitchen supplies) for refugees resettling in Union County

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

Playhouse Association

Amount
$3,800
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2022

Repair and paint building exterior

Scouts BSA Troop 67

Amount
$1,500
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2022

National Youth Leadership Training for 10-15 scouts

Second Street Youth Center Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2022

Purchase Scholastic F.I.R.S.T. software licenses and related training for the gr. K-3 after-school literacy program

Senior Center of the Chathams

Amount
$5,400
Category
, Senior Care & Enrichment
Year
2022

Connection Support Group for senior citizens run by a LCSW

Somerset County YMCA

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2022

Summer learning program and 6-week day camp for grades K-5 enrolled in Plainfield PS

St. Joseph Social Service Center

Amount
$6,500
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2022

Prescription assistance, health screening, case management for adults in Elizabeth

Summit Area YMCA

Amount
$26,552
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2022

Classroom equipment for The Learning Circle YMCA (TLC) early childhood center

Summit Interfaith Council

Amount
$23,500
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2022

Anti-racism dialogues and training

Summit Public Schools

Amount
$33,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2022

Upgrade SHS auditorium’s sound system

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

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2022

Purchase new first responder vehicle for fire, haz mat, and mass casualty incidents

The Adult School of the Chathams, Madison & Florham Park

Amount
$3,950
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2022

Free ESL classes in Summit

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

Trinitas Health Foundation

Amount
$67,404
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2022

SimMan 3G Plus Human Patient Simulatort for simulation lab at the Trinitas School of Nursing

Union County College Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2022

Operation Graduation to provide resources to students to complete degrees

Vivid Stage (fka Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre)

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2022

World premiere of “Soft Animals” by NJ playwright Erin Mallon

Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts

Amount
$4,500
Category
, Senior Care & Enrichment
Year
2022

Creative Aging Program offering choral programs for seniors at Summit YMCA

Grants Made in 2021 $599,067

Bridges Outreach

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2021

Enhance “Welcome Neighbors” to provide case management and basic necessities for homeless/housing insecure in Summit

CASA of Union County

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2021

Parental Substance Abuse training

Center for Hope Hospice & Palliative Care

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2021

Develop mobile app for patient care

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

Contact We Care, Inc. (Caring Contact)

Amount
$13,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2021

988 National Suicide Prevention Hotline and local NJ call center

Continuo Arts Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2021

Seniors Sing artistic fees and filtration units

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre

Amount
$4,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2021

Staged multilingual version of Our Town

Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless

Amount
$7,500
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2021

Bernice’s Place after-school program for housing-insecure children ages 6-13

Family Promise

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2021

Mental health counseling and wellness initiative for temporarily homeless families

Friends of Summit Public Art

Amount
$11,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2021

Public art installations and outreach

Girls on the Run NJ East Inc. (GOTR)

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2021

Support for two “Every Girl Can Run” teams in Elizabeth, NJ

Good Grief Inc.

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

Nights of Support

GRACE

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2021

Nutrient-dense food and supplies

Great Swamp Watershed Association

Amount
$6,518
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2021

Plant a rain garden at Summit elementary school and “Test the Tap” program

Hilltopper Stage Productions

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2021

SHS musical Newsies

HTTV Inc. (Hometowne Television)

Amount
$7,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2021

Produce “Summit Showcase” featuring creative indivuduals

KinderSmile Foundation

Amount
$8,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2021

Free dental care to underserved children

Literacy NJ

Amount
$7,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2021

Adult literacy ESL training in Summit

Morris-Union Jointure Commission

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

Expand playground for students with disabilities with Omni Spinner

New Jersey Bicycle Coalition (NJBWC)

Amount
$9,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2021

Construct bike depot at Summit train station

Our House Foundation

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

Summit residential safety and renovation project

Overlook Foundation

Amount
$26,640
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2021

Year 3 of community health associate pilot

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

Playhouse Association Incorporated (The Summit Playhouse)

Amount
$8,500
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2021

Computerized lighting controller and sound unit

Promly Support, Inc.

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

APP development to decrease teen suicide

Reeves-Reed Arboretum

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2021

General operating support

SAGE Eldercare

Amount
$50,000
Category
, Senior Care & Enrichment
Year
2021

General operating support

Senior Services Center of the Chathams, Inc.

Amount
$5,400
Category
, Senior Care & Enrichment
Year
2021

“Connections-Self-Discovery” mental health support group for seniors led by LCSW

Somerset County YMCA Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2021

Summer learning wrap-around camp for children K-5 in Plainfield

St Teresa of Avila Loaves and Fishes

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2021

Provide non-perishable food and basic hygiene and household items

Summit Area YMCA

Amount
$40,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2021

New furniture for The Learning Circle

Summit Interfaith Council

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2021

Summit Warm Hearts homeless shelter and support

Summit Park Line Foundation Inc.

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2021

Build out phases 2 and 3 for rails to trails linear park in Summit

Summit Speech School

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

Parent-Infant program

The Adult School of the Chathams, Madison, and Florham Park

Amount
$2,470
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2021

ESL classes in Summit

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

Union County College Foundation

Amount
$9,500
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2021

Operation Graduation to support scholarships and college-based programs

Visual Arts Center of NJ

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2021

Arts-based programs for seniors, ELL children, and PEP-program students.

YWCA of Eastern Union County

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2021

PALS (Peace: A Learned Solution) arts therapy for domestic abuse victims

Grants Made in 2020 $801,240

ARTS By The People

Amount
$2,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2020

Summit Creative Writing Workshop

Boy Scouts of America Troop 67

Amount
$2,426
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Backpacking and tent camping equipment

Boy Scouts Patriots Path Council

Amount
$4,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Special Needs Scouting Program

Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2020

Virtual Learning Program

Bridges Outreach

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Covid-19 crisis replacement volunteer time and food donations for the homeless

Caring Contact

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2020

Support for suicide prevention and crisis hotline

CASA of Union County

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Fostering Futures program, which connects adult volunteers with youth ages 14 to 21 to help them transition to independence

Center for Hope Hospice

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2020

Therapeutic Temperature Control Initiative 

Community FoodBank of NJ

Amount
$49,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

General operating support

Connection for Women & Families

Amount
$35,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Covid-19 crisis-related help for ongoing expenses and to continue essential programming

Connection for Women & Families

Amount
$36,334
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Community service programs, including those serving the adult and youth special needs populations in therapeutic programs

Connection for Women & Families

Amount
$31,334
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Fitness/movement and specialty classes for special needs youth

Connection for Women & Families

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Community service programs, including those serving the adult and youth special needs populations in therapeutic programs

ECLC

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2020

Space renovations to meet social distancing requirements for PRIDE Program (serves adults with developmental disabilities)

Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless

Amount
$6,041
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Bernice’s Place (after-school services for youth living in insecure locations)

Friends of Summit Public Art

Amount
$8,500
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2020

General operating support

Good Grief

Amount
$16,250
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Nights of Support program

GRACE

Amount
$2,875
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Covid-19 crisis response for food pantry items for Summit families facing food insecurity

GRACE

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Fresh food and toiletries

IMAGINE, A Center for Coping with Loss

Amount
$16,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Imagine University: training for communities and school districts to support youth experiencing loss

Literacy NJ

Amount
$8,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2020

Adult ESL program conducted at Summit HS

Morristown Medical Center Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) training for families of autistic children

Our House Foundation

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Renovation of 4 residential facilities for developmentally disabled adults

Overlook Foundation

Amount
$26,640
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2020

Community health pilot (year 2 of 3 year commitment)

Paper Mill Playhouse

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Autism-friendly theatre performances

Pillar Care Continuum

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Power wheelchair for students with disabilities

Reeves-Reed Arboretum

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Support for one month’s operations

SAGE Eldercare

Amount
$62,500
Category
, Senior Care
Year
2020

Meals on Wheels program including Covid-19 crisis needs

St. Joseph Social Service Center

Amount
$6,500
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2020

Prescription assistance program 

Summit Area YMCA

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Covid-19 crisis-related help for ongoing expenses and to continue essential programming

Summit Area YMCA

Amount
$30,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Natural gas generator for The Learning Circle

Summit Board of Education

Amount
$725
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2020

Covid-19 crisis need for hotspot devices for families and students in need of internet access

Summit Chorale

Amount
$2,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2020

Virtual music education and community singing opportunities

Summit Conservancy/Free Market

Amount
$11,215
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Additional construction support for Summit Free Market, a student-run initiative that facilitates recycling

Summit Downtown Inc.

Amount
$50,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
2020

Covid-19 crisis creation of Sustain Summit Fund to provide relief for small business owners and employees impacted by pandemic-related reductions and closures. Grant used for business-related recovery activities approved by the distribution committee

Summit Speech School

Amount
$50,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Parent Infant Program

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2020

Laptops for electronic EMS call reports

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad

Amount
$3,900
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2020

Covid-19 crisis decontamination UV light machine for its vehicles

Trinitas Health Foundation

Amount
$50,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
2020

Renovations to isolation rooms in pediatric psychiatric unit

Union County College Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2020

Operation Graduation, an advisory program that provides students with emergency grants, leadership training, campus employment, and mentors

Visual Arts Center of NJ

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
2020

General operating support

Winston School

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

Chromebooks to serve learning disabled students

YWCA of Union County

Amount
$15,000
Category
, Children & Adults with Disabilities
Year
2020

PALS Program: Creative arts therapy program for child/adolescent witnesses/survivors of domestic abuse

Total: $3,415,071