The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation in Morristown, New Jersey, has announced grants totaling nearly $4.4 million to more than a hundred nonprofit organizations in six states and the District of Columbia.
Grants were awarded to nonprofits working in the areas of education, the environment, media, and arts and culture. The foundation awarded $720,000 to eighteen environmental organizations, including $45,000 toCity Green for urban farm and garden projects; $545,000 in support of six "high-potential, innovative, and collaborative" initiatives; and $210,000 to three media organizations — WNYC Radio ($150,000), National Public Radio ($50,000), and Grist ($10,000).
More than half the funding ($2.4 million) was awarded to support arts organizations and arts education programs, including the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, which received $125,000 for its main stage and educational programs; the WheatonArts and Cultural Center, which was awarded $75,000 for its museum, studio, and arts education activities; and the New Jersey Ballet Company, which received $55,000 for its arts education activities. In addition, the foundation awarded $125,000 in general support to the Newark Museum, $45,000 to the Hunterdon Art Museum for arts education initiatives; and $30,000 to the Trenton Community Music School for its preschool program, Music for the Very Young.
"The Dodge Foundation is proud to be a leading funder of the arts in New Jersey," said its president and CEO, Chris Daggett. "These grants reflect our deep and long-standing commitment to the arts and to robust and transformative arts education opportunities for New Jersey's students."
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