Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust is the only nonprofit historic preservation organization in New Jersey created by State law. The Trust provides financial support, protection and technical assistance through six programs:

The Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund guarantees $60 million in matching grants for the next decade, allowing the Trust to meet New Jersey's historic preservation needs. Since 2000, nearly $44 million has been awarded from this fund.  This program continues the work of The Historic Preservation Bond Program that provided more than $52 million in matching grants to 182 capital preservation projects from 1987 to 1997. Read more about this program.

The Trust offers long-term, low interest loans through the Historic Preservation Revolving Loan Fund, which provides for the acquisition, preservation, rehabilitation or restoration of historic properties. The maximum available from the fund is $370,000 and some matching funds will be required. Read more about this program.

An Emergency Grant and Loan Fund provides limited seed funds for critically needed work on endangered historic resources. Read more about this program.

The Cultural Trust Capital Preservation Grants Program provides funding to protect and improve historic properties that are used by organizations that have history or humanities programming.  Grants of $10,000-30,000 may be used for stabilization, repair, restoration, adaptive use , and increased accessibility. This is an annual and stable source of funds provided through the New Jersey Cultural Trust. Read more about this program.

The Preservation Easement Program ensures the preservation of privately owned properties in perpetuity through the use of deed restrictions. The Trust initiated the first statewide program of this kind, which enables easement donors to take advantage of charitable deduction tax benefits. Read more about this program.

The Trust accepts donations of real estate through its New Jersey Legacies program. Property donors may realize significant income and estate tax benefits by their donations, and donated properties are resold by the Trust with protective easements to ensure their preservation. Read more about this program.