Donor Stories
Every day, our fundholders inspire us with the reasons for their giving, their generosity, and their vision for a brighter future. Read more of their stories below.
To learn about some of the nonprofits we support, visit our grantee stories page.
Giving With Your Grandchildren: One Family’s Story
As a child, John D. “Jack” Wallace learned about philanthropy from his parents. Years later, he and his wife, Happy, wanted to pass those [...]
Shawn and Robbie Ellsworth: Philanthropy is a Family Collaboration
For Shawn and Robbie Ellsworth, philanthropy has always been about collaboration. For years, three generations– the couple, their children and Robbie’s mother — held family [...]
Meet Jeremy Perlman, the Young Philanthropist Who Created the NextGen Giving Circle at the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Jeremy Perlman wants to make a difference in his community, but knows he cannot do it alone. He believes many Millennials and Gen-Xers also want [...]
Keith Wheelock on Planned Giving
Keith Wheelock, professor of history at Raritan Valley Community College, comes from a family that felt an obligation to give back. “I remember going [...]
The Diane Dixon Fund
Since she was ten years old, Diane Dixon was devoted to the performing arts. She started the Theater Guild of New Jersey, promoting unknown [...]
The Friends of the NJ State Museum Fund
Like many other nonprofit groups, the Friends of the New Jersey State Museum receives permanent bequests and needs to preserve endowed funds properly. Between [...]
The Minter-Yuan Family Fund
Michele Minter and her husband, Jeff Yuan, were already familiar with philanthropy when they established the Minter-Yuan Family Fund. Jeff is active in charitable [...]
Dr. Louis D. Boxer Memorial Fund
Louis Boxer returned from his harrowing World War II service as a front-line combat medic determined to help better the lives of young people [...]
Jim Roberts Jazz Scholarship Fund
Jim Roberts was born in 1928, at the height of the Jazz Age. As a teenager during the 1940s he often went with his [...]
The Rebecca Annitto Service Opportunities for Students (SOS) Fund
Rebecca Annitto was an organizer, an energetic, entrepreneurial young student at Stuart Country Day School and the coxswain for her crew team at the Mercer [...]
The Rosso-Maguire Fund
Henry Rosso Jr. was a generous man with a dry sense of humor and a love for his family, friends, and town. As the [...]
The Mary Lynn Franks Mount Reading Fund
“My mom, Mary Lynne Franks Mount was a creative teacher who recognized that reading with enthusiasm is a key that unlocks the doors to [...]
For more information or support, please contact:
Steven Spinner
Chief Philanthropy Officer
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