The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is an American philanthropic organization based in Newark, New Jersey which supports racial justice nonprofit organizations across New Jersey.
The foundation believes that philanthropy includes not only providing resources, but also connecting leaders across sectors, sharing expertise, and promoting collaboration to help build movements for change in important matters.
The foundation announced its decision to shift it headquarters to Newark in 2023 to better advance its mission.
[7] In 1986, the Dodge Foundation launched the biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the largest poetry event in North America,[8] and in the following year spawned a complementary Poetry-in-the-Schools Program.
The New Jersey Recovery Fund, one of the top philanthropic supporters of the state's Sandy recovery,[10] awarded 25 grants totaling more than $4 million to groups working to address the Sandy recovery in several key areas: planning and environment, public information and engagement, community health, and the arts.