The Ventnor Community Fund and Endowment was launched in October 2015 as a private initiative of homeowners and businesses in Ventnor. The mission of the Community Fund is to bridge the gap between the amenities which Ventnor’s own residents wish to achieve for our town, and the inability of public budgets to pursue them.
The VCF is pursuing both Endowment (permanent fund) and Project Fundraising (current spending toward specified and approved goals). Donations to one or both are invited by the following two “Donate” links.
Endowment Fund
Our goal is to reach $1,000,000 of endowment in order to create an annual stream of income in perpetuity to fund worthy causes in Ventnor and to pay the cost of maintaining / sustaining capital projects created through the Project Funds.
Donations to the permanent fund of Endowment can be made by pressing this Donate! button:
Project Fund
This fund is currently seeking donations for the following four approved undertakings:
- Replacement of deteriorated rusty playground equipment at Titus Field;
- Installation of a permanent dog park for safe off-leash recreation by pets in a town with many dog-owning residents and seasonal visitors;
- Support of Ventnor West Eco-tourism through clean-up and restoration of a former town dump on a large water-abutting tract of land, which has been reclaimed by Mother Nature and now hosts numerous species of native plants as well as migratory and nesting birds inclusive of some threatened or endangered species;
- Support of the Downtown Ventnor Initiative to improve streetscapes in commercial districts grown tired, shabby, neglected, Sandy-impacted and partially abandoned.
Donations to the Projects Fund can be made by pressing this Donate! button:
To learn more about this Ventnor charity on a mission to improve our town without imposing further tax burdens in an area already suffering from storm damage and casino layoffs, please visit our website at
http://www. ventnorcommunityfund.org/
Fund Advisors
Jean Antolini (resident)
John Battista (business owner)
Barbara Berman (resident)
Don (David) Berman
Mike Carr (business owner)
Tim Kriebel (business owner)
Anthony Morgano (resident)
Cheryl Venezia (business owner)
Mike Wiesen (business owner)
More ways to Give:
NEW! Send checks payable to "Community Foundation of New Jersey" (with the fund name in the memo line) and send to: Community Foundation of New Jersey P.O. Box 446 Haddonfield, NJ 08033 For contributions of appreciated securities, please be sure to notify Lee Albright, lalbright@communityfoundationsj.org regarding your gift at the time of transfer. In this way, stocks can easily be identified, retrieved, sold, and directed to your fund without delay. Please direct all stock contributions to: Fidelity Investments DTC Number: 0226 Account Number: X39-154555 Account Name: Community Foundation of New Jersey, our parent organization, for further credit to the Fund. For current year tax benefits, contributions must be received by December 31. Please note that with some brokerage houses we have experienced that security transfers may take 14–21 days for settlement, so please plan accordingly with your year-end giving to your fund. For wiring instructions for cash contributions, please contact Lee Albright, lalbright@communityfoundationsj.org or Jessica Morell at jmorell@cfnj.org or 973.267.5533, x3010 For making a grant from a DAF with another charity organization, make the grant to Community Foundation of New Jersey - Fund Name, EIN 22-2281783, PO Box 446, Haddonfield, NJ 08033, please notify Lee Albright when making the grant at lalbright@communityfoundationsj.org Affiliation with Community Foundation of New Jersey Community Foundation of South Jersey is affiliated with the Community Foundation of New Jersey which has legal control over these contributed assets. Tax ID for CFNJ is 22-2281783. |
About CFSJ
The Ventnor Community Fund and Endowment is held at the Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ). Through CFSJ, engaged and passionate individuals, families, and businesses create charitable funds – both large and small – to creatively and effectively address needs and embrace opportunities wherever they wish to do so. Gifts into this fund are secure and tax deductible.