Princeton Area Community Foundation

{{Short description|Community foundation}}

The Princeton Area Community Foundation (PACF), established in 1991, is a community foundation based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that serves Mercer County and central New Jersey.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/30/nyregion/foundations-help-without-fanfare.html|title=Foundations Help Without Fanfare|last=Ginsburg|first=Elisabeth|date=1994-01-30|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-08|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.centraljersey.com/lifestyle/the_princeton_packet/princeton-foundation-will-present-vivian-award-to-david-mcalpin/article_51735352-a509-11e5-8a85-5b60a2b1f0d6.html|title=PRINCETON: Foundation will present Vivian Award to David McAlpin|website=CentralJersey.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-06}} The community foundation is devoted to the well-being of people in the region, providing organizational support to individuals, families, businesses, and organizations who wish to create permanent charitable funds.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ia5qlL4YCh0C&dq=%22princeton+area+community+foundation%22&pg=PA65|title=Princeton: Still Making History|last=Bearse|first=Myrna|date=2005|publisher=Indigo Custom Publishing|isbn=9780976287575|language=en}}{{cite web |title=Princeton Area Community Foundation, Inc. |url=https://www.tgci.com/funding-sources/funders/princeton-area-community-foundation-inc |website=The Grantsmanship Center |language=en |date=26 July 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The grants help fund programs in education, the arts, housing, environment, community development, and human services. The PACF invests and oversees the charitable funds while awarding grants and scholarships, promoting philanthropy, and supporting Central Jersey's local nonprofit sector.{{cite web |title=Princeton Area Community Foundation Among State's Top Charities |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/lawrenceville/princeton-area-community-foundation-among-states-top-charities |website=Lawrenceville, NJ Patch |language=en |date=6 August 2018}}{{cite web |last1=News |first1=Community |title=Princeton Area Community Foundation awards $187,000 to nonprofits |url=https://communitynews.org/2018/11/09/princeton-area-community-foundation-awards-187000-nonprofits/ |website=Community News |date=9 November 2018}}{{cite web |title=Princeton Area Community Foundation Announces Greater Mercer Grants Awards {{!}} Town Topics |url=http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2014/02/12/princeton-area-community-foundation-announces-greater-mercer-grants-awards/}}