Selflessly supporting our community partners

The Schmitt Group has a long history of giving back and supporting our community through annual sponsorships, charitable giving and volunteering. Here is some insight into our strategic charitable partners.

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey nurtures the capacity for personal expression, expands the creative experience and fosters stronger communities by empowering people to see, make and learn about art. Through exhibition, Studio School, and community programs, the Art Center engenders connection, curiosity and creative risk-taking among its constituents.

Garibaldi Lodge, 10th Manhattan District of Free Masonry

A unit of freemasonry, the Garibaldi Lodge was founded in the 1800s by Giuseppe Garibaldi, an exiled Italian general, politician and nationalist who sought the asylum the lodges offered to political refugees.

God’s Love We Deliver

This is a non-sectarian organization that prepares and delivers nutritious, high-quality meals to people who, because of their illness, are unable to provide or prepare meals for themselves.

Chabad of Manhattan Beach

Built on the intellectual qualities of Chochmah (wisdom), Binah (understanding) and Daat (knowledge), and a ‘come as you are’ attitude, Chabad of Manhattan Beach is a synagogue that welcomes people of all backgrounds and beliefs with open arms.

St. Stephen’s Church

St. Stephen’s Church in Millburn, New Jersey is proud to be among the 5,000 welcoming and affirming congregations in the United States. This diverse episcopal parish strongly believes in the notion that love begets love.

Read Ahead

Read Ahead’s reading-based mentoring develops in students the social-emotional skills essential for academic and life-long success. Its vision is that students have the opportunity to unlock their full potential through mentoring relationships based on a love of reading.

Community Foodbank of New Jersey (CFBNJ)

A member of Feeding America®, it is the leading anti-hunger and anti-poverty organization in the state. CFBNJ provides food for more than 90 million meals annually and provides wrap-around services like job training, SNAP outreach, nutrition education and hygiene product distribution. The organization has a 285,000-square-foot warehouse in Hillside and a South Jersey location in Egg Harbor Township.

Other notable strategic partners

  • Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA)
  • National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • BCC
  • Out & Equal
  • ONE Archives

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