Grants

Category

Grants Made in 2025 $684,651

Bridges Outreach

Amount
$36,300
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Early intervention and housing stabilization for individuals and families to prevent homelessness in Summit, NJ

Center for Hope Hospice

Amount
$30,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Expansion of palliative care program to help Union County residents with chronic conditions stay independent at home through patient-response support and nursing services

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

City of Summit

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Senior Care

Lobby furniture for the Vito A. Gallo building which provides affordable housing to seniors

Concord Singers

Amount
$2,500
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Full orchestra and treble choir concert with Concord Singers in January 2026

Contact We Care (Caring Contact)

Amount
$18,753
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
Grants Made in 2025

988 Suicide and Crisis Care hotline for NJ residents

Continuo Arts Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Seniors Sing: music-based health and wellness program for older adults

Elevate to Even Plus

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Paid summer internships for underserved students with Summit-based nonprofits

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

Family Promise Union County

Amount
$11,800
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Healthy Kitchens: nutritious meals and health education for families transitioning to independent housing

Family Promise Union County, GRACE, SAGE Eldercare, St. Teresa of Avila Loaves and Fishes, Summit Area YMCA, and Wallace Chapel Food Pantry

Amount
$55,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Emergency food assistance: support for local agencies to provide shelf-stable foods and fresh produce for neighbors in need during the federal government shutdown and delay in SNAP benefits in the fall

Girls on the Run NJ East

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Every Girl Can Run: physical activity-based, youth development accessible to all girls regardless of their financial circumstances

GRACE

Amount
$17,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Fresh food and essentials to support families facing food insecurity

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

HomeTowne Television (HTTV)

Amount
$5,462
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Rack-mounted LU2000 video decoder to enable live transmission by receiving and converting feeds from anywhere

Literacy New Jersey

Amount
$8,500
Category
, Education Programs
Year
Grants Made in 2025

English as a second language (ESL) classes for adults in Summit

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

New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra

Amount
$4,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Free family-oriented holiday concert with interactive learning in Summit

New Jersey Jazz Society

Amount
$2,950
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

JerseyJazzLIVE! performances on 9 Sundays in 2026

New Providence Chess Club

Amount
$4,690
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Free, open-rated chess tournaments in NJ for people of all ages located in Summit, NJ

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

Playhouse Association, Inc.

Amount
$9,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Digital Wireless Omni Lavalier Microphone system to enhance voice projection for Summit Playhouse performances

Reeves-Reed Arboretum

Amount
$12,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Educational signage and information kiosk for the new accessible pathway

SAGE Eldercare

Amount
$40,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Spend-A-Day adult medical day center

Scouts BSA Troop 67

Amount
$3,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Six-day national leadership training for scouts

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 Area YMCA

Amount
$21,821
Category
, Education Programs
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Technology and equipment for The Learning Circle early childhood daycare and education program

Summit Chorale

Amount
$6,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Spring 2026 concert: Liberty and Justice for All

Summit Park Line Foundation

Amount
$20,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Renovation of former rail bridges to enable access for pedestrians, cyclists, and emergency vehicles along rails-to-trails park

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

Summit Symphony

Amount
$3,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Young Artists Competition providing opportunity for NJ youth to perform with orchestra at May 17, 2026 concert in Summit

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad

Amount
$25,000
Category
, Health & Medical
Year
Grants Made in 2025

New ambulance

The Adult School of the Chathams, Madison and Florham Park

Amount
$3,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Free ESL Classes in Summit in the fall of 2025 and the spring of 2026

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 Theater Project

Amount
$2,500
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Thanksgiving performances in Summit of It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play

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

Union County College Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Education Programs
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Operation Graduation: last-dollar support for students on the verge of graduating

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

Amount
$12,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Teaching artist-led programs with community partners that serve older adults, people with disabilities, and youth

Vivid Stage

Amount
$4,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Long-form improvisational performances in Summit

Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts

Amount
$10,000
Category
, Arts & Culture
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Wharton Arts Scholarships: need-based, tuition assistance for performing arts education

YMCA Camp Mason

Amount
$5,000
Category
, Civic & Community
Year
Grants Made in 2025

Summer camp experience for youth in the Summit PEP program

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 $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

Total: $3,298,482