The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Community Development Fund (PRCC-CDF) recently awarded $30,000 in grants to four local nonprofit groups.

The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation working together established the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Community Development Fund in partnership with the Princeton Area Community Foundation in July of 2013. Starting with a $500,000 gift from the Chamber Foundation, the goal was to provide support to nonprofit organizations located throughout the Chamber’s central New Jersey footprint. 

Grants are given annually to the most promising programs that address one or more of the Fund’s focus areas: education, leadership, economic opportunity and development, and self-sufficiency. The 2016 grant recipients include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County, Dress for Success, and UIH Family Partners.

“Each year our committee has the challenging task to select recipients from among a deep and deserving pool of grant applications. We are fortunate in this area to have many well-run organizations working hard each day to make our community a better place to live and to serve those who have challenges in their lives,” said Kristin Appelget, Chairwoman of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Community Development Fund.

“The partnership of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Princeton Area Community Foundation is a powerful force for support for non-profit groups of the area. Everyone at the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation is delighted and gratified that this enduring fund we have established and supplemented has distributed $125,000 to worthy causes in the past few years,” said Patrick Ryan, Chairman of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation.