Policy

The Ramapo College Foundation is a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey for the benefit of Ramapo College of New Jersey, and operated exclusively for educational, charitable, scientific and literary purposes, within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

The mission of the Ramapo College Foundation is to “stimulate, solicit, receive, and promote receipt of resources from grants, bequests, and gifts offered by individuals, corporations, and foundations and to use such resources to enhance, support, and complement the total mission of Ramapo College of New Jersey.”

All institutional fundraising efforts, with the exception of governmental grants, at theCollege must be coordinated through the Ramapo College Foundation and the Office of Institutional Advancement. Reason

Reason for Policy

To set forth the role of the Ramapo College Foundation in support of the College.

To Whom Does The Policy Apply

All Ramapo College students and employees; external organizations; community members

Supplemental Resources

• Procedure 204: Ramapo College Foundation
• Policy 407: Gifts & Private/Non-governmental Grants
• Policy 220: Grants and Sponsored Programs Compliance

Contacts

Institutional Advancement

Date Revised: June 1995, December 2008, January 2014, April 2025

The purposes of the Ramapo College Foundation are to cultivate, solicit and secure gifts, pledges and primarily private/non-governmental grants offered by individuals, corporations and foundations, and to use such resources to support, the College’s mission and strategic priorities.

The Ramapo College Foundation operates in accordance with its bylaws and adheres to internal policies and procedures reflective of its nonprofit organization status.

The Foundation Board of Governors serves as the governing body of the Ramapo College Foundation to fulfill the Foundation’s mission. A variety of constituent programs, including but not limited to the Alumni Association of Ramapo College of New Jersey, are administered under the auspices of the Foundation.