
Charities We Support
Benny's Bodega
Birth Haven
Blue Ridge Rescue Squad
Branchville Boy Scouts
Branchville Rotary
Brandon's Heart and Sole
Centenary College Softball Team
Civil Air Patrol, Picatinny Composite Squadron
Domestic Abuse Services, Inc.
Family Promise Of Sussex County
Ginnie's House
Girls on the Run
Gunnar J. Bigley Foundation
Harvest House
High Point High School
Karen Ann Quinlan Memorial Foundation
Knights Of Columbus
Lennon's House
Literacy New Jersey
Manna House
Market Street Mission – Sussex County
Neighbor Helping Neighbor
New Sussex Symphony
Newton Rotary
NJ State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show
NJ Workshop For The Arts
Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery
NORWESCAP CFRS
Pass It Along
Peace By Piece NJ
Pocono Mountain Garden Railway Society
Pope John High School
Project Self-Sufficiency
Rebecca's Homestead
Samaritan Inn
SCARC Guardian Service
SCARC, Inc.
Scouting America Troop 150
Sojihuggles Children’s Foundation
Sparta Board of Education - German Department
Sparta Community Food Pantry
Sparta Elks
Sussex County Technical School
Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council
Sussex County Division of Social Services
Sussex County Habitat For Humanity
Sussex County Rowing Club
Sussex County Sheriff's Crimestoppers
Sussex County Technical School - Student Center
Sussex County YMCA
The Camp Nejeda Foundation
The Center for Prevention and Counseling, Inc.
The Franklin Band
The Weekend Bag Program
Wallkill Valley HS Baseball Team
Winter4Kids
Giving Back
As a 501(c)(3) organization, one of the top objectives of the German Christmas Market of New Jersey is
to support the Sussex County community that we all live in. After “paying the bills” each year, proceeds
are donated to local Sussex County charities and nonprofits. Funding is awarded to grant applications
approved by the GCM Charity Committee or in consideration of services provided to support the
operation of the Market.
From our 2024 Market proceeds, we are pleased to support 56 charities and nonprofits with a total of
$159,000. Both the number of organizations supported and the total $$$’s donated are records for the
German Christmas Market!
Since our first Market in 2001, the German Christmas Market has donated over $770,000 to the
Sussex County community. Please help us achieve our mission to support local charities by considering a SPONSORSHIP, DONATION (button below), or VOLUNTEERING your time. The Grant Application process for 2025 begins in June. If you represent a local charity or nonprofit, we encourage you to submit a GRANT APPLICATION.


Testimonials
Your support is changing lives and I cannot thank you enough for your generosity and compassion.
God bless you for living out the spirit of Christmas!”
~ Market Street Mission, Sussex County
“For 40 years, the Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice has provided those facing the end of life the opportunity to die in comfort and with dignity, regardless of their ability to pay. The demand for these uncompensated services is on the rise each year, which makes your kind gift very meaningful.”
~ Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice
“Your spontaneous giving enables us to provide for the hungry and will warm the hearts and nourish the lives of hundreds throughout the county who have difficulty providing for themselves.”
~ Manna House, Inc.
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“Your action is making an incredibly huge positive impact on our children. The ripple effect you have created is massive. While we never learn the full extent of the impact we make, in this instance the impact is beyond anything we could possibly imagine; it is immensely life-changing.”
~ Sojihuggles Children’s Foundation
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“Our organization is founded on the belief that all people should have access to food, personal hygiene, and household products in an atmosphere of dignity and self-respect, I can assure you that your contributions will be used to make a real difference in the lives of the individuals we support.”
~ Connect For Community
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“The German Christmas Market is a magical event for families in our community at the holiday season, the ongoing charitable funding you provide makes a difference throughout the year! Thank you so much for the very generous donation toward our Diaper Bank and Caring Closet! We are so excited to help our clients with the funding!”
~ NORWESCAP
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“Thank you for the generous donation to Girls on the Run NJ North.”
~ Girls on the Run NJ North
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“...how thrilled we are to be a recipient of money raised by all the people involved with the German Christmas Market, including all the community volunteers. To be able to have such a committed group of people is truly amazing and to bring so much happiness to all that attend is wonderful.”
~ The Center for Prevention and Counseling
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“I just want to thank you for the gift raised through the generosity and hard work of the German Christmas Market volunteers. I am thrilled that people like yourselves recognize the problems of housing insecurity in the area. Last year FPSC served nearly 2000 households in the county. This is a staggering number, but with rising rents, utility, food, and medical costs, it is becoming more difficult to manage the basic necessities most of us take for granted. Your generous gift will help us maintain a computer lab for clients to research job openings, secure additional services, update vital personal information, and catch up on email communications.“
~ ​Family Promise of Sussex County
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“...an enormous thanks for all you and your team at The German Christmas Market do to help our local charities with their missions.”
~ Birth Haven
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