Organizations & Institutions (149 total)
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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
The Congress of Racial Equality was founded in 1942. A group of interracial students in Chicago established the group. The organization was heavily involved in the Civil Rights Movement and eventually worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -
Englewood City Council
The City Council of Englewood first met in 1904. The council is a legislative branch of the local government. Five members are elected for three-year terms. Four are elected by their wards and the final is elected in a city-wide vote.Tags Politics -
Hackensack B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge #658
Hackensack B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge #658 was instituted in 1901.Tags Community Centers -
National Urban League (NUL), Bergen County Branch
The Urban League for Bergen County is a volunteer auxiliary of the National Urban League. It began in 1918 under as the League for Social Service Among Colored People. -
Northern Railroad
The Northern Railroad of New Jersey began on May 20, 1859. The railroads went through Secaucus, New Durham, Hackensack, Fort Lee, Englewood, Tenafly, Schraalenburg, Demarest, Closter, Tappas, and Piermont.Tags Travel -
Independent Order of Longfellows (IOOF)
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal order. It was founded by Thomas Widley. The organization promotes charitable work. -
B.P.O.E. Englewood Elks #1157
The B.P.O.E. Englewood Elks Lodge #1157 was founded in 1909. Englewood residents who were members of the Hackensack Lodge organized another chapter for Englewood. The Hackensack Lodge helped organize the new Lodge for Englewood. The organization finished construction on its… -
Tenafly Board of Education
The Tenafly Board of Education serves the Tenafly school district which consists of Tenafly High School, Tenafly Middle School, Malcolm S Mackay Elementary, Ralph S. Maugham Elementary, J. Spencer Smith Elementary, and Walter Stillman Elementary. The Board is comprised of nine…Tags Education -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Bergen County Branch
Many notable residents of Englewood have been members of The Bergen County Branch of the NAACP. -
Hebrew Men's Association
The Hebrew Men's Association was founded in 1935 by the Congregation Ahavath Torah at the Englewood Synagogue located on Englewood Avenue.Tags Religion