Branch Brook Park Alliance Endowment Fund
Essex County Branch Brook Park is a treasured public landscape with a remarkable history—and a future that depends on thoughtful, sustained care.
The Branch Brook Park Alliance Endowment provides a permanent financial foundation for the Alliance’s work. Contributions are invested for long-term growth, creating a dependable source of support that will help preserve, enhance, and care for the park for generations to come.
The Branch Brook Park Alliance Endowment provides a permanent financial foundation for the Alliance’s work. Contributions are invested for long-term growth, creating a dependable source of support that will help preserve, enhance, and care for the park for generations to come.
Why the Endowment Matters
Caring for a historic, 360-acre public park requires both a long-term vision and reliable resources. A strong endowment allows Branch Brook Park Alliance to plan beyond the immediate needs of any single year and remain prepared for future opportunities and challenges.
Endowment support helps the Branch Brook Park Alliance:
Endowment support helps the Branch Brook Park Alliance:
- Preserve and enhance the park’s historic landscape
- Advance environmental stewardship and horticultural care
- Sustain education, workforce development, health, and community programs
- Plan responsibly for the park’s long-term needs
Endowment Fund Administrator
Branch Brook Park Alliance selected the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) to manage and administer its endowment because of CFNJ’s extensive experience stewarding charitable assets for long-term community benefit.
CFNJ provides ongoing fund administration, oversight, and management and carries out its investment responsibilities through Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management. This arrangement allows the Alliance to remain focused on its mission while benefiting from professional investment expertise and the statewide perspective of one of New Jersey’s leading philanthropic institutions.
CFNJ provides ongoing fund administration, oversight, and management and carries out its investment responsibilities through Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management. This arrangement allows the Alliance to remain focused on its mission while benefiting from professional investment expertise and the statewide perspective of one of New Jersey’s leading philanthropic institutions.
Endowment Fund Investment Manager
Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management
Your Gift Will Grow with the Park
A gift to the endowment is more than support for today. It is an investment in the future—helping ensure that Essex County Branch Brook Park remains beautiful, vibrant, accessible, and welcoming for generations of visitors. Gifts of every size strengthen this permanent source of support.
Contribute Online
You will be directed to the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) donor management platform.
To Contribute by Mail, Please Contact Us
Thomas B. Dougherty, Jr.
President & CEO, Branch Brook Park Alliance
EMAIL: click here or info@branchbrookpark.org
PHONE: click here or (973) 969-1189
115 Clifton Ave
Newark, NJ 07104
President & CEO, Branch Brook Park Alliance
EMAIL: click here or info@branchbrookpark.org
PHONE: click here or (973) 969-1189
115 Clifton Ave
Newark, NJ 07104
