The Lillian Schenck Foundation focuses on supporting broad charitable activities within the Northern New Jersey area, specifically in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren counties.
The Lillian Schenck Foundation Grant Program aims to support projects and programs that align with several key principles: support year-round programming, provide direct services reflecting the organization's core social mission, address community needs with demonstrated demand, benefit underserved populations with broad impact, require measurable outcomes with plans for documenting results and sustainability, promote financial accountability through diversified income streams, encourage collaboration, and avoid duplicating efforts of other nonprofits. Eligible organizations must have 3 years of full-service operation and programs applying must have at least one complete year of operation with a report on measurable impact available.