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OUR IMPACT

How does NJCH impact the state?

Hundreds of thousands of citizens attend programs and events that widen their perspectives and increase their awareness of history, values, culture, and beliefs (for themselves and others)
Organizations that strengthen our cultural infrastructure and promote learning are supported and encouraged and ensure humanities experiences
Civic discourse is accessible and fostered, creating a more informed and engaged population

In conjunction with our 2022 anniversary campaign, Public Humanities in the Garden State: Celebrating 50 Years of Connections, we are honoring the life's work of one of our most influential humanists and former NJCH board member Stanley N. Katz, Ph.D.

Your contribution to the Stanley N. Katz Prize for Excellence in Public Humanities Fund will help us not only honor a passionate and unwavering advocate for the public humanities, but also recognize New Jersey organizations that promote lifelong learning and civic engagement, strengthening the cultural infrastructure of the state.

Interested in learning more about the Stanley N. Katz Prize for Excellence in the Public Humanities? Click here.

INNOVATION FUND

The Innovation Fund is a special initiative that exists to support the conception, planning, implementation, and evaluation of NJCH humanities programs.

It focuses on ensuring seed funds for NJCH humanities offerings, especially at early stages of programming development. The creation of the Innovation Fund represents NJCH's commitment to excellent public humanities and expanding in response to the needs of diverse audiences. NJCH works with the Princeton Area Community Foundation to manage this fund.

Interested in learning more about the Innovation Fund? Contact Development Director, Angela Speakman for more information.

ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Ensuring the continued vitality of the humanities is central to our mission. The Endowment Funds exist to provide ongoing operating funds through investment income, supporting NJCH right now and for years to come.

Funds invested with the Princeton Area Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of New Jersey, NJCH’s Endowment Funds place top-level investment expertise in the service of the humanities, subsidizing annual operations and building long-term organizational stability.

Interested in learning more about the Endowment Funds? Contact Development Director, Angela Speakman for more information.

DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We couldn't do the valuable work that we do without the support of our generous donors. We are so grateful for your generosity—thank you!

FY19 DONORS

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Wendel White
Douglas Greenberg
Stanley Katz
Carin Berkowitz
Ruth B. Mandel
George Wheatle Williams
Nishuane Group, LLC
Valerie Smith
David Emero
Jackson Lears,
in memory of Clement Price
Stacey Roth
Patricia Tumulty
Antonina and Eduardo Garcia
Gigi Naglak
Linda Morgan
Jonathan Mercantini
George and Anne Skau
Nicholas Gordon
Peter and Joyce P. Hendricks
William Trent House Association
Alexis Pedrick
Theodore Ziolkowski,
in honor of Stanley Katz
Phyllis Casey
Walter Maier
Ann Watts
Adele Irving
Friends of the Bridgeton Library
Nancy Piwowar
Samuel A. Stephens & Bernard J. McMullan
Gary Saretzky
James McGlew
Judith Krall-Russo
Jacqueline and William Colgan
Jessica Ferguson
Sue Anderson
Timothy J. Crist
E. Kim Adams
Michèle LaRue, in memory of Paul A. Stellhorn
Briann Greenfield
Kiki Jamieson
Howard Marchitello
Michael and Mary Pat Robertson
Michael Klein
Jennifer Sancton
Dan Fatton & Alex Justino
Anand Shahi & Bhavini A. Doshi
Marilouise Venditti
Mei-Mei Tuan
Lacey Rzeszowski
Christopher Fisher & Lytisha Williams
Joan Sanford
Morgan Stanley Matching Gift Program

FY18 DONORS

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Joan Sanford
Jennifer Sancton
Dan Fatton & Alex Justino
Anand Shahi & Bhavini A. Doshi
Jewel Watson
Shane Berger
James McGlew
Kiki Jamieson
Marilouise Venditti
Michele LaRue,
in memory of Dr. Paul Stellhorn
Sue Anderson
Angus Kress Gillespie
Adele Irving
Nishuane Group, LLC
Ruth B. Mandel
George Wheatle Williams
Christopher Fisher & Lytisha Williams
Friends of the Stafford Library
Clifford W. Zink
Judith Krall-Russo
Phyllis Casey
Angela Speakman,
in honor of Briann Greenfield
Dorothy Cebula
Richard Polton
Gary Woodward
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations,
in honor of Sidney Hargro
American Historical Theatre
Stanley Katz,
in honor of Briann Greenfield
Jan Ellen Lewis
Michael Robertson
Briann Greenfield
David Emero
Matt Goldberg
Walter and Joan Maier
Gigi Naglak
Patricia Tumulty
Lisa Garrison
Stacy Roth, History on the Hoof
Jonathan Mercantini
James F. Turk
Eduardo & Antonina Garcia
Lawrence Hogan
Brett Bonfield & Beth Filla
Robert Eisberg
Peter Murphy
Alexis J. Pedrick
Gary Woodward
Rosa Soto
in memory of Nicolas Perez
Sisterhood of the Rossmoor Jewish Congregation
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Lumina Foundation
Johnson & Johnson
Morgan Stanley Matching Gift Program
Wells Fargo Regional Foundation
Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program
Allergan Foundation

Donor list for FY19 compiled as of October 31, 2019. Donor list for FY18 compiled as of October 31, 2018, the last day of our fiscal year. Please report any discrepancies to NJCH.

For over forty-five years, we have provided accessible public humanities programs for audiences across New Jersey. If you value an empowered statewide community that is connected through the public humanities, please consider making a donation. Your support furthers our mission—to harness the power of the humanities to strengthen our pluralistic society.

INDIVIDUAL GIVING

Your contribution makes a difference!
As one of 55 nonprofit state councils who receive partial support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, we rely on individual donors, foundation awards, corporate giving, and matching programs to help us expand programming and meet the needs of our nonprofit partners in New Jersey.

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PLANNED GIVING

A planned gift as part of your estate plan ensures that generations to come will benefit from the programs and resources offered by NJCH. As a member of our Legacy Program, we will work with you to identify a desired and fitting means of acknowledgement. Inquire about the program by clicking below.

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WHY GIVE?

In 1965, Congress established the National Endowment for the Humanities to strengthen the nation and educate its citizens. The funding that was initially designated, and continues to be disbursed based on state population, was designed to act as seed funding for Council operations but not to cover the critical growth needed to meet its goals, especially in today’s world.

Your support is more important than ever in helping us to realize the ideals written into The National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act:

The arts and the humanities belong to all the people of the United States.

A better understanding of our past and present, allows us a better vision of the future.

The humanities offer its citizens the wisdom and vision that Democracy demands.

The humanities are an appropriate matter of concern to the Federal government.

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