The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has approved more than $11 million in new grant and investment commitments — $6.08 million in Housing Choice and $5.05 million in Economic Mobility — as part of our commitment to closing the racial wealth gap in New Jersey.
Visit: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces $11.1 Million in New Grants to Close the Racial Wealth Gap Across New JerseysLast month, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation brought together more than 100 people representing 44 organizations for its first-ever partner and grantee convening.
Visit: Dodge Foundation Hosts First Partner and Grantee Convenings
In one of America’s most expensive housing markets, more than 10 acres of publicly owned land in Jersey City are currently devoted to surface parking lots. When housing costs are forcing working families out of the communities they helped build, is that really the best use of scarce public land?
Visit: N.J. faces a choice: 10 acres of parking or 1,500 new homessCommunity Spotlight
For more than four decades, Eva’s Village has been one of Paterson’s most trusted anchors and a comprehensive social service provider offering more than 20 integrated programs.
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At Rutgers–Newark, Braven is transforming what economic mobility looks like for first-generation and low-income college students. Their model is rooted in a simple but powerful truth: career readiness and degree completion are among the strongest predictors of lifetime earnings and wealth-building.
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New Jersey has made a clear choice. With the election now behind us, Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has a rare and powerful opportunity: to set the tone for an administration that doesn’t just manage the state’s challenges but fundamentally shifts who gets to share in its prosperity.
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Rising Tide Capital (RTC), a prominent New Jersey-based entrepreneurship training organization, has received a transformative three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to catalyze the nonprofit’s programmatic expansion in Trenton and throughout New Jersey.
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The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is pleased to announce that Samra Haider has been appointed as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Haider will bring decades of success in nonprofit leadership, program innovation, and organizational strategy to drive progress toward the Foundation’s vision to close the racial wealth gap in New Jersey.
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Community Investment Strategies, CIS INC., is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to preserve critical affordable housing in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
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We are proud to support One Square Mile (OSM), the hyperlocal, place-based initiative designed to revitalize a designated area of Paterson.
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The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a national search for its next President and CEO. This leadership transition marks an exciting new chapter in our commitment to advancing our mission and vision to close the racial wealth gap in New Jersey.
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Our organization remains steadfast in its vision for a just and equitable New Jersey, where people of all races and communities have opportunities to thrive. In this piece, we will examine issues related to housing justice and affordable housing initiatives, while also highlighting organizations who dedicate their work to advocating for these issues.
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The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (Dodge Foundation) and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the Dodge Poetry in the Community initiative, which will offer authentic, neighborhood-centric poetry workshops and activities for Newark’s high school students.
