Greater Bergen Realtors® Care Foundation & NJMLS Give Close to $290,000 in Grants to 36 Charitable Organizations in Northern New Jersey
Nearly $1 million Awarded to over Fifty-Five Not-for Profit Organizations Since 2015
Saddle Brook, N.J. Dec.10, 2021 — 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.
“Each year the New Jersey Multiple Listing Service is pleased to contribute to the Greater Bergen Realtors® Care Foundation to help fund the grants they provide to the wonderful organizations whose work improves the lives of families in our communities, said Michelle Perino, Executive Director, NJMLS.” There is no greater service than helping others and we are grateful to the Greater Bergen Realtors® Care Foundation for all their good work.”
“As we continue to recover from the Covid-19 health emergency, it is gratifying to be able once again, to give back to our communities and these terrific organizations, said Maureen Mamunes, President, Realtors® Care Foundation. We owe our continued success to our donors who continue to display kindness and generosity and to NJMLS for their efforts and continued partnership.”
The 2021 grant recipients included:
Adler Aphasia Center
Bergen County Court Appointed Special Advocates
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Inc.
Bergen County Court Appointed Special Advocates
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Inc.
Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne, Inc
Boys & Girls Club of Lower Bergen County
Family Promise of Bergen County
Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County (Habitat Bergen)
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, dba Meals on Wheels
Pascack Valley Meals on Wheels, dba Meals on Wheels-Music Therapy
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 and Vicinity
Spectrum for Living Development, Inc.
Spectrum Works, Inc
Table to Table
Grant applications are available for all local non-profit organizations and will open again on January 1, 2022.
About Greater Bergen REALTORS®
Greater Bergen REALTORS® is a not-for-profit trade organization that serves more than 8,500 REALTOR® members throughout Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic Counties in New Jersey. We empower the success of those we serve by focusing on Connections, Advocacy, Resources, and Education. As the leading voice of real estate in Northern New Jersey, we advocate to protect private property and home-ownership rights.
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