The Princeton Area Community Foundation conducts several competitive grant programs for nonprofit organizations.

Our discretionary grants programs award grants within our Discretionary Grantmaking Footprint

The Community Foundation’s Grants Portal can be found here:

Grants Portal

All Kids Thrive

We have completed our five-year All Kids Thrive program and are now reflecting on what we learned. We plan to share these insights in an effort to help strengthen educational pathways and support many more students in the years ahead.

Community Impact Grants

Community Impact Grants represents the Community Foundation’s responsive grantmaking program. Organizations whose initiatives transform the lives of low-income individuals, families and communities may apply. This program represents 25% of our annual discretionary grantmaking.

The Fund for Women and Girls

The Fund for Women & Girls is dedicated to improving the lives of economically vulnerable women and children in greater Mercer County. Fund members review applications, conduct site visits, and vote to award grants.

Most awards are one-year grants of up to $25,000. Organizations may be invited to apply for multi-year grants at the discretion of the Grants Committee.

NextGen Giving Circle

More than 20 young adults are members of the NextGen Giving Circle, an initiative in which donors make monthly contributions to the NextGen Fund, then meet once a year to review grant applications and recommend funding to local nonprofits.

PMRCC Community Development Fund

The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce Community Development Fund supports nonprofits that are located in the Chamber’s four-county footprint and play a critical role in education, leadership, economic opportunity, and self-sufficiency.
The fund was established in 2013 with a gift of $500,000 from the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Organizations may apply for a grant up to $10,000. Grant recipients are chosen by an advisory committee of Chamber members and confirmed by its Board of Directors, with assistance from the Princeton Area Community Foundation.

Trenton Arts Fund

The Trenton Arts Fund was created in 2018 by Trenton residents David Henderson and John Hatch because both feel strongly that the arts help make Trenton a great place to live, work and visit.

In the City, there are an incredible number of start-up and well-established arts organizations, compelling arts projects, talented artists and cutting-edge ideas playing out.

The concept of the Trenton Arts Fund is to support the extraordinary arts scene in the City through operating and project support.

For more information or support, please contact:

Nelida Valentin
Vice President, Grants, Programs, and Community Relations
Email Nelida Valentin

Danny Freund
Director of Grant Operations & Analytics
Email Danny Freund