About EENJ

The Environmental Endowment for New Jersey was incorporated in April 1991 to receive and administer a $900,000 settlement of a court case brought under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and subsequently received $4.9 million in the settlement of five other cases.  Since 1992, EENJ has awarded a total of 459 environmental grants totaling $4,752,312.  On average, EENJ funds approximately 15 to 20 organizations per year with the average grant being in the range of $3,000 to $10,000.

Grants are made in accordance with the terms of the settlement Court Orders (see Eligibility) and are generally funded by investment income.  Non-profit organizations in the northeast metropolitan area of the State and in the Delaware River Basin and the Schuylkill Valley have received funding to carry out a variety of environmental improvement projects. Maximum grants for 2012 will be $15,000.

Grants are announced on Earth Day each year.