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Causes: Education, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
Mission: The independent college fund of new jersey (icfnj) empowers deserving students to realize their goals by strengthening new jersey's independent colleges and universities with support for strategic investments in programs, scholarships and education. The icfnj partners with the corporate and philanthropic communities to support its 14 member institutions.
Programs: Program service expenses represents college scholarships given to students attending one of new jersey's 14 regionally accredited, independent, non-profit, four-year degree granting college and universities in the state of new jersey and grants given to these member institutions promote professional preparation, implement technology initiatives, insure faculty development, build global awareness, promote community service and encourage lifelong learning. Funding helps fulfill the goal of educating students who contribute to the economic, ethical, intellectual, and cultural aspirations of the new jersey and society. Our 14 institutions have more than 586,000 living alumni. Over 52 percent of all icfnj college and university graduates still live in new jersey. The economic impact of the independent higher education sector was more than $10. 3 billion in fy2014. The employment of more than 18,700 people and projections that our 14 member institutions will spend over $779 million in 2017 and 2018 on construction and campus facility renovations continue the tradition of positive contributions to new jersey's economy by new jersey's private colleges and universities. In 2017, independent college fund of new jersey awarded 124 scholarships and 37 special project grants.