4 Princeton Nonprofits Receive Grant From State Art & Culture Fund

PRINCETON, NJ — Four Princeton area non-profit organizations, including the Arts Council of Princeton, have received grant funding from the New Jersey Arts & Culture Renewal Fund (NJACRF). A total of 96 organizations across the state received $2.2 million in grants from NJACRF.

Established at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NJACRF is hosted by the Princeton Area Community Foundation. It is a collaboration between private and public donors and has supported many of the state’s nonprofit organizations in the arts, culture and historical sectors.

NJACRF has prioritized support to small and mid-size organizations, led by or serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) that were found to be disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

“In this round of our grantmaking, the New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund received $5.8 million in requests, indicating the great need that still exists among arts and culture organizations across the state,” Sharnita C. Johnson, Vice President of Strategy, Impact & Communications at Victoria Foundation, said in a statement.

“The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund directly addresses inequity and historical disparities in funding and intentionally fills the resource gap.”

In the most recent round of awards, grants ranged in size from $1,500 to $50,000, with an average grant size of $23,000. All grants are pending a final review. Grants are being awarded to:

• Art Against Racism, Princeton
• Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton
• Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra, Princeton
• Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania, Princeton

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