Grants

Year Grants Made in 2024

Arts & Culture $29,500

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

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

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

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

Community outreach programs with Summit area organizations and participants

Civic & Community $169,000

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.

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

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

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

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

Sierra House

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

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

The Fortnightly Club of Summit

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

Purchase and installation of ADA-compliant wheelchair ramp

Children & Adults with Disabilities $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

Education Programs $54,300

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

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

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

Summit Area YMCA

Amount
$23,300
Category
, Education Programs
Year
2024

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

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

Health & Medical $133,435

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

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

Overlook Foundation

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

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

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

Trinitas Foundation

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

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

Senior Care $40,000

SAGE Eldercare

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

Spend-A-Day adult medical day care program

$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

Total: $1,299,670