After 100 Years, Victoria Foundation Looks To Newark Residents To Shape Its Next Chapter

The Newark-based foundation, which awarded $14.3 million through more than 100 grants in 2025, is focusing on community power, economic justice, youth and neighborhood priorities as it enters its second century.

By: Sydney Salomon

Outlets: New Jersey Urban News

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 1,894

Last Updated: 3 days, 23 hours ago

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Long before Craig Drinkard became Executive Officer of Victoria Foundation, he was a child growing up in Newark benefiting from its positive impact on his community.

Drinkard grew up in a family with limited resources and had moved nearly six times by the time he was just 13. A subsidized membership allowed him to participate in the Boys & Girls Club, and, at 14, his family found stable housing through New Community Corporation.

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