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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces $11.1 Million in New Grants to Close the Racial Wealth Gap Across New Jersey

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.

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Dodge Foundation Hosts First Partner and Grantee Convening

Last month, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation brought together more than 100 people representing 44 organizations for its first-ever partner and grantee convening.

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N.J. faces a choice: 10 acres of parking or 1,500 new homes

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?

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  • Announcing $4.3 million in grants

    The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Board of Trustees met virtually this June and approved $4.3 million in grants to nonprofit organizations focused on the Arts, Education, Informed Communities, and Technical Assistance, as…

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    Announcing Second Round Grants 2021

    The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Board of Trustees met virtually this June and approved $4.3 million in grants to nonprofit organizations focused on the Arts, Education, Informed Communities, and Technical Assistance, as well as new Imagine a New Way grants that address root causes and repair of structural racism and inequity in New Jersey.

  • Announcing three new Dodge Trustees

    We are excited to welcome three new members of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Board of Trustees. Barbara Bell Coleman, Rob Connor, and Mark Grier each bring new perspectives and experiences to the Foundation’s vision for a just and equitable…

  • President's Message

    Our Path Toward a Just and Equitable New Jersey

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    Dodge Foundation set a course five years ago to create a more equitable New Jersey. We are now applying our learning and experience to transform our grantmaking, partnerships, internal operations, and how we deploy our resources.

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    Announcing First Round Grants 2021

    The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Board of Trustees met virtually this March and approved more than $2.8 million in grants toward an equitable and just New Jersey.

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    Announcing Our Final Grants of 2020

    At their final board meeting of the year, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Trustees approved more than $2.4 million in grants to support New Jersey’s nonprofit sector and communities, including $340,000 in new COVID-19 relief and response grants.

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    Lessons Learned for the Year Ahead

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    collective vision of an equitable New Jersey, we have become more grateful than ever before, counting our blessings, cherishing our loved ones, consuming less, and adapting to our new realities.

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    Our COVID-19 Response

    Dodge has awarded more than $2 million in COVID-19 relief and response grants using funds from the Foundation’s administrative, operating, and grants budgets as well as additional spending from its endowment.