Planning Year 2020 and 2021
As Victoria Foundation approaches the end of a century of giving, we feel the time is right to take a step back and consider how to have the greatest possible impact in light of the needs, challenges, and opportunities Newark faces today.
News
01-05-2021
Craig Drinkard appointed Co-Executive Officer

On behalf of the trustees of Victoria Foundation, it gives me great pleasure to announce that starting January 1st Craig Drinkard will serve as Co-Executive Officer alongside Irene Cooper-Basch, who...
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Executive Officer’s Report

At the end of the 19th century, a phenomenon of free market capitalism emerged that resulted in growing inequality and a concentration of wealth by a privileged few, including Andrew...
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Featured Initiatives
Victoria Foundation PRI Fund
Victoria Foundation is piloting a new tool for helping nonprofit partners improve lives for children and families in Newark. Through Program Related Investments (PRIs), foundations can make funds available in the form of low-cost loans for projects that advance their missions. Victoria is experimenting with two types of PRIs: low-interest...
Read moreCollective Impact Initiatives

Newark now boasts a number of initiatives that bring together a number of partners to push for a collective goal – in education, health, public safety, youth engagement, and more. Victoria Foundation helped launch and support a number of these initiatives. Check out some of the initiatives underway today: Newark 2020- an...
Read morePi Chubb Field Trip Fund

In 2017 Victoria Foundation granted $1 Million to Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund to support field trips for Newark students. The Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund is now open to schools and youth serving non-profits including summer youth programs! This fund was started two years ago to support additional...
Read moreVictoria Foundation Public School Grantmaking

Victoria Foundation has a new fund to support innovative one-year pilot projects at Newark Public Schools that fall outside of the school's regular budget. These projects can be managed by school personnel or by a nonprofit partner that applies along with the school. Eligible projects must fall into one of...
Read moreVictoria Foundation Study Trip Fund

Current grantees who wish to learn more about a particular issue or examine a best practice up close are invited to apply to this fund, which can cover travel expenses for small groups. If interested, please complete the application form below: {BreezingForms:event , 1 , 0}
Read moreThriving Neighborhoods Initiative

Victoria Foundation has launched an effort to deepen its impact by working with resident leaders and community stakeholders to target and leverage its investments in neighborhoods. With the intention of making a 7 to 10 year commitment, the Foundation is working with partners in Fairmount Heights and Upper Clinton Hill...
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