Burlington County grants. Found and managed.
Funders that support nonprofits across Burlington County, from the Delaware River towns to the Pine Barrens.
Grants for Burlington County nonprofits.
Burlington County is the largest county in New Jersey by land area. It runs from Delaware River towns such as Burlington City, Riverside and Bordentown, past the county seat in Mount Holly, into the Pine Barrens that cover much of its southern and eastern sections, and down to tidal estuaries near Great Bay. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst sits largely within the county.
That range shows up in the nonprofit sector: historical societies in colonial river towns, community theaters and arts centers in places like Moorestown and Medford, and human service agencies working across a large and partly rural county. The county’s own history grants have supported groups from the Timbuctoo Historical Society in Westampton to the Riverside Historical Society.
Funding comes in layers. The county administers CDBG and the state arts and history regrants, the Community Foundation of South Jersey and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey both cover the county, and the Bordentown area also falls inside the Princeton Area Community Foundation’s grantmaking footprint. Pursuit matches programs to sources like these, and Granted tracks what each one requires after the award.
Where Burlington County nonprofits find funding.
Foundations, local government and United Way programs that make grants here. Check each funder's site for current guidelines.
- County government
Burlington County Division of Parks (arts and history grants)
The county’s designated agency for the State Council on the Arts Local Arts Program and the Historical Commission’s County History Partnership Program. It offers general operating support and special project grants, with arts grants open to 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6) organizations, and peer panels recommend awards that the Board of County Commissioners approves.
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Burlington County Community Development
Each year the office takes CDBG applications from participating municipalities and nonprofit social service organizations, giving priority to activities that benefit low- and moderate-income residents. A General Advisory Committee reviews requests before the Board of County Commissioners finalizes projects for HUD approval, and grantees file monthly reports.
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Community Foundation of South Jersey
Counts Burlington among the eight South Jersey counties it serves and makes grants to nonprofits in education, health, human services, the arts and the environment. Its South Jersey Resiliency Fund, pooled with other regional funders, has given unrestricted grants to smaller and grassroots groups across the region, Burlington County included.
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United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Burlington County is part of this United Way’s nine-county region. Its Partnership Grant Program gives general operating support to nonprofits under four pillars (education and mentorship, benefits access and basic needs, community resiliency, and economic mobility) and has streamlined reporting for its grantees.
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Princeton Area Community Foundation
Its discretionary grantmaking footprint includes northern Burlington County, including Bordentown and Bordentown Township. Community Impact Grants there support nonprofits serving children, families and communities most affected by poverty.
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Jewish Community Foundation, Inc.
Linked to the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, the foundation runs spring and fall grant cycles for nonprofits serving Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties, secular organizations included. Grants seed new programs and services rather than existing operating budgets, and applications go through its online portal.
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What local funders support.
- 01
Local history and heritage
County History Partnership Program grants from the county support historical societies, museums and other nonprofits with operating costs and specific preservation and interpretation projects.
- 02
Community arts
Local Arts Program grants fund general operations and special projects for theaters, music groups, arts centers and festivals across the county.
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Basic needs for low-income residents
County CDBG funds prioritize low- and moderate-income residents, and United Way and the Princeton Area Community Foundation both fund benefits access, basic needs and poverty-focused work.
Apply for Burlington County grants. Or award them.
Pursuit is for organizations that apply for grants. Granted is for the authorities, agencies and foundations that award them. Our team sets up either one around your programs.
Pursuit
Find it. Win it.
Pursuit tracks Burlington County opportunities from funders like Community Foundation of South Jersey and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey alongside New Jersey, federal and national foundation grants, ranked against your mission and eligibility.
- Matched opportunities
- Application pipeline & deadlines
- Team tasks & reviews
Granted
Manage every award.
Award grants in Burlington County? Granted runs each round from a public application page through board review and voting, recorded decisions, payments and grantee reports, with every step on the record.
- Public application portal
- Board review & voting
- Awards, payments & reports
Neighboring grant guides.
- Philadelphia, PACity agencies, the Cultural Fund and some of the region’s largest foundations: a working map of grant funding for Philadelphia nonprofits.
- Bucks County, PABucks County funders from Doylestown to Levittown, including county housing dollars and grants for behavioral health and human services.
- Camden County, NJThe foundations, city and county programs, and regrants that fund nonprofits in Camden County and the City of Camden.
- All of New JerseyState agencies, statewide resources and every NJ county we cover.
Burlington County grant questions.
Who handles arts and history regrants in Burlington County?
The county’s Division of Parks, part of the Department of Resource Conservation, administers both the Local Arts Program and the County History Partnership Program. Peer panels review applications, and the Board of County Commissioners approves the awards.
Can nonprofits apply for Burlington County CDBG funds directly?
Yes. Burlington County Community Development accepts applications each year from nonprofit social service organizations as well as participating municipalities, with priority on projects that benefit low- and moderate-income residents.
Does the Princeton Area Community Foundation fund Burlington County groups?
Only in part of the county. Its discretionary footprint covers northern Burlington County, including Bordentown and Bordentown Township, while the Community Foundation of South Jersey covers the whole county.
Which United Way covers Burlington County?
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, which also serves Atlantic, Camden, Cape May and Cumberland counties and four Pennsylvania counties. It funds nonprofits mainly through its Partnership Grant Program.
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Funder details last reviewed October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.