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Christmas present

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.

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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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