2022 Grant Recipients
This year, the Greater Bergen Realtors® Care Foundation awarded $293,000 to 39 non-profit organizations in the North Jersey region at its annual Grant Awards Ceremony at the Greater Bergen Realtors® office in Saddle Brook.
The Realtors® Care Foundation has been able to award over $1 million to over sixty-eight non-profit organizations in the Northern New Jersey region. These organizations provide food, clothing, shelter and education to families and children in need. They have also been able to award over fifty high school scholarships to students all over Bergen County. |
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The 39 organizations included: Adler Aphasia Center, Bergen County Court Appointed Special Advocates, Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Inc., Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne, Inc, Boys & Girls Club of Lower Bergen County, Center for Food Action, Center for Hope & Safety, Inc., Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc., Community Meals Inc., Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, Eva's Village, Family Promise of Bergen County, Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County, Humanism in Building, a NJ non-profit d/b/a Senior Source, Jewish Family & Children's Services of Northern NJ, Juvenile Education and Awareness Project, Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation, Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children, Pascack Valley Meals on Wheels, d/b/a Meals on Wheels, Project Literacy of Greater Bergen County, Rebuilding Together North Jersey, REED Foundation for Autism, Roots & Wings, Rutherford Senior Center AKA 55 Kip Center, Social Services Association of Ridgewood & Vicinity, Spectrum for Living Development, Inc., Spectrum Works, Inc., Table to Table, The CTC Academy, Inc., The Food Brigade, Inc., Valley Program Foundation for Children with Autism, Vantage Health System, Inc., Volunteer Center of Bergen County Inc., West Bergen Mental Healthcare, Inc., Women's Rights Information Center, YCS Foundation, Inc.
2021 Grant Recipients
Greater Bergen Realtors® Care Foundation and the New Jersey Multiple Listing Service (NJMLS) awarded close to $289,000 to 36 non-profit organizations in the North Jersey region, at its annual grant awards ceremony at the Elan in Lodi. This year’s ceremony marked a return to an in-person venue after last year’s ceremony was held virtually due to the Covid-19 health emergency.
Through extraordinary volunteering and fundraising efforts, the Realtors® Care Foundation has been able to increase the number of grant awards they provide each year. Since its inception in 2015, they have been able to award close to $1 million to over fifty- five non-profit organizations in the Northern New Jersey region. These organizations provide food, clothing, shelter and education to families and children in need. |
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The 41 organizations included: Adler Aphasia Center, Bergen County Court Appointed Special Advocates, Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Inc., Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne, Inc, Boys & Girls Club of Lower Bergen County, Center for Food Action, Center for Hope & Safety, Inc., Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc., Community Meals Inc., Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, Eva's Village, Family Promise of Bergen County, Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County, Humanism in Building, a NJ non-profit d/b/a Senior Source, Jewish Family & Children's Services of Northern NJ, Juvenile Education and Awareness Project, Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation, Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children, Pascack Valley Meals on Wheels, d/b/a Meals on Wheels, Project Literacy of Greater Bergen County, Rebuilding Together North Jersey, REED Foundation for Autism, Roots & Wings, Rutherford Senior Center AKA 55 Kip Center, Social Services Association of Ridgewood & Vicinity, Spectrum for Living Development, Inc., Spectrum Works, Inc., Table to Table, The CTC Academy, Inc., The Food Brigade, Inc., Valley Program Foundation for Children with Autism, Vantage Health System, Inc., Volunteer Center of Bergen County Inc., West Bergen Mental Healthcare, Inc., Women's Rights Information Center, YCS Foundation, Inc.
2020 Grant Recipients
The Greater Bergen Realtors® Care Foundation and the New Jersey Multiple Listing Service (NJMLS) held their first virtual grants awards ceremony where they awarded $285,848.00 to 41 organizations in the northern New Jersey region. Since its inception, the Greater Bergen Realtors® Care Foundation has made it their mission to work with other local organizations through their grant program to help the communities where they live and work. Every year, through volunteerism and fundraising, the Realtors® Care Foundation has been able to increase the number of grant awards they give each year, and 2020 was no exception. |
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The 41 organizations included: Adler Aphasia Center, Advance Housing, Inc, ANJEC, Back Packs For Life, Inc., Bergen County Court Appointed Special Advocates, Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Inc., Boys & Girls Clubs of Lower Bergen County, Inc, Boys and Girls Club of Hawthorne, C.A.M.P Youth Development Program, CFA NJ, Center For Hope and Safety Inc., Children’s Aid and Family Services Inc., Community Meals Inc., Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, Eva's Village, Family Promise of Bergen County, Geriatric Services Inc., Bright Side Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County, Holy Name Medical Center Foundation, ITN, North Jersey, A NJ Non Profit Corp, Juvenile Education & Awareness Project, Meals on Wheels North Jersey, Oasis- A Haven for Women and Children, Project Literacy of Greater Bergen County, Rebuilding Together North Jersey, REED Foundation for Autism, Roots & Wings, Rutherford Senior Citizen aka 55 Kip Center, SESCIL a program at Bergen Family Center, Social Services Associates of Ridgewood & Vicinity, Spectrum For Living Development Inc., Table to Table, The CTC Academy Inc., The Jillian Fund, Transition Professionals, Valley Program Foundation for Children with Autism, Vantage Health System Inc., Volunteer Center of Bergen County Inc, West Bergen Mental Healthcare, Women's Rights Information, and YCS Foundation Inc.
2019 Grant Recipients
Greater Bergen Realtors®, Realtors® Care Foundation hosted its annual Realtors Care Foundation Awards Luncheon at the Elan located in Lodi, NJ. In partnership with the New Jersey Multiple Listing Services (NJMLS), this year, the REALTORS® Care Foundation awarded over $192,450.00 to 32 local organizations throughout Northern New Jersey. This year was a special year since this was the first luncheon that the Realtors Care Foundation held since its consolidation.
“I am so incredibly proud of all the work we have done this year. In January, we all came together with a vision to make a bigger impact in our community. By being able to award over $192,000 to more than 30 local organizations really shows the amount of work and dedication our members have and continue to put within their communities,” said Realtors Care Foundation Secretary, Jorge Ledesma. |
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The 2019 grant recipients included: Alliance Against Homelessness of Bergen County, Association of NJ Environmental Commissions, Bergen County Court Appointed Special Advocates, Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Inc., Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne, Inc., Boys & Girls Club of Lodi and Hackensack Inc., C.A.M.P. YDP, Center for Food Action, Center for Hope and Safety, Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc., Community Meals, Inc., Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, Eva's Village, Inc., Family Promise of Bergen County, Geriatric Services, Inc., Meals on Wheels New Jersey, New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus, Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children, Project Literacy of Greater Bergen County, Rare is Beautiful, Rebuilding Together North Jersey, Root & Wings, Rutherford Senior Citizen Center, Social Services of Ridgewood & Vicinity, South-East Senior Center for Independent Living, Spectrum for Living, Transition Professionals, Valley Program Foundation for Children with Autism, Vantage Health System, Inc., Volunteer Center Bergen County, Women's Rights Information Center, YCS Foundation, Inc.