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APPLY FOR A GRANt with the fanwood community foundation!

Our core mission is to provide grant money to 501(c)3 organizations that serve the Fanwood community.  


Applications must be received by September 30.  If you have any issues with the application process, please email us at fanwoodcommunityfoundation@gmail.com 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

congratulations to our 2024 GRANT RECIPIENTS!

REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR 2024 GRANT RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS POSING WITH FCF BOARD MEMBERS.

    2024 GRANTS FOCUS ON COMMUNITY NEEDS

    We are excited to announce our 2024 Grant Recipients serving our Fanwood friends and neighbors.   A total of $6,430 was given to support critical initiatives addressing food insecurity, promoting joy and wellness for individuals and families facing financial and health challenges, providing essential protective equipment and tools for our local emergency responders, and supporting crisis hotline training.   These outstanding organizations are listed below. 


    Click on the links below to learn more about these organizations

     and to donate! 

    Images of Impact: how our grants made a difference

    CARING CONTACT


    Grant funded listener recruitment,

    training and support program.


    Photo shows Caring Contact's Spring 2024 ASIST class graduation. 


    ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a 16-hour, in person training that they require Listeners to complete before taking crisis calls. They also ask all Listeners who have been on the lines for 2 or more years to re-take ASIST to ensure th



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    FANWOOD FIRE COMPANY


    Grant is helping to keep our firefighters safe by funding four fire helmets.


    Firefighters are required by national standards and OSHA/PEOSHA regulations to don approved personal protective equipment in order to perform life and property-saving functions mandatory for the occupation. The requested

    equipment (4 fire helmets - Carins model 1010) were immediately deployed and used by

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    FANWOOD RESCUE SQUAD


    Grant funded a patient lifting assistance device.


    Lower back injuries in EMS are becoming increasingly common. This device will give the ability to lift and handle individuals without putting their backs in danger of injury.


    Over time, this device should provide less time that volunteers would be unable to assist due to lower back injuries.

    FANWOOD SCOTCH PLAINS YMCA


    Grant provided financial assistance to Fanwood residents to participate in Y membership and programs.


    The objective of funding was to help local families participate in Y membership and programs through the financial assistance program. In the long-term, the families benefitting from financial aid will have the opportunity to participate in vital programs such as child car

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    JAM KANCER IN THE KAN 

     

    Grant supported holiday gifts for families in the Scotch Plains Fanwood community facing the hardships of a Cancer diagnosis.


    Pictured is a Jam Kancer In the Kan group shot of the kids who volunteered to wrap the gifts at Darby Road this past December.

    UNION COUNTY COLLEGE FOUNDATION   


    Grant helped combat student food insecurity by providing meals on campus, increasing items in our three food pantries and providing support for programs.


    Following a recent survey of students, it was shown that more than 50% of our students have some sort of food insecurity. The UCCF is raising funds to ensure that hunger is not a roadblock to their students' acade

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    Past grant recipients

    CARING CONTACT

    CASA OF UNION COUNTY

    DONALD DENITZO FUND

    EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT COMMEMORATING FANWOOD     

       REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITE

    FANWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT

    FANWOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY CAPITAL PROJECT

    FANWOOD MILLENIUM CLOCK

    FANWOOD POCKET PARK

    FANWOOD RESCUE SQUAD

    FANWOOD YOUTH ORGANIZATION

    HEART FOR HUMANITY

    JAM KANCER FOUNDATION

    RESOLVE COMMUNITY COUNSELING 

    SPF BASEBALL LEAGUESPFHS PROJECT GRADUATION

    TINY TIM FUND

    THE CENTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES

    TV35

    WOLVES BASKETBALL ACADEMY

    YMCA BRICK CAPITAL CAMPAIGN


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