The Community Chest Announces 2022 Request for Proposals

The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County (The Chest) announces its 2022 Request for Proposals (RFP) for grants. The Chest recognizes the significant changes area nonprofits made throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to provide services for current and an increasing number of clients.

This year, The Chest's grantmaking process focuses on a new set of priorities identified by our colleagues in leadership positions with local nonprofit agencies. The priority areas are:

• Food insecurity for individuals and families residing in The Community Chest’s service area;
• Health and mental health services for all populations;
• Education support for programs focusing on social, emotional and developmental learning loss;
• Programming to enhance preparation for college; and
• Supportive services for special populations or special types of services including senior support and other at-risk populations.

Grants will be made only to nonprofits embracing The Community Chest's core values--diversity, equity and inclusion are viewed as moral imperatives. Funded organizations must not discriminate in service delivery or organizational structure based on race, gender, age, sexual identity or other personal characteristics. Organizations that do not subscribe to these values are ineligible for funding. All grant applications must be submitted electronically by no later than Friday, April 29 at 5:00 p.m.

Application Requirements

All applicants must be designated a 501(c)(3) IRS nonprofit based in New Jersey and be in operation for more than two years. They must provide services to people residing or working in The Community Chest's service area in any of these 15 municipalities in eastern Bergen County, New Jersey: Alpine, Bergenfield, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Rockleigh or Tenafly. Applicants must comply with The Chest's Diversity Guidelines.

The complete 2022 request for proposal's guidelines, criteria, and an application are available online. For further information, contact Dr. Shelly Wimpfheimer, Executive Director of The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County, at 201-568-7474 or shelly@communitychestofenglewood.org.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Since the organization's founding 89 years ago, The Chest has raised over $2 million, the equivalent of $62 million, when adjusted for inflation, and served over 100 nonprofit organizations. The Chest supports area nonprofits addressing a range of issues, including health and mental health, hunger, arts programming, the environment, and volunteerism for approximately 50,000 people annually.