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Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees
Friday, December 27, 2019
Leeway announced $150,000 in unrestricted funding to 10 artists committed to art for social change.
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Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
The Leeway Foundation announces $42,500 in support to 17 individual artists and cultural producers focused in community and cultural preservation for Spring 2020.
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GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia
Monday, September 14, 2020
With $3.5 million in support from over 25 families, corporate, and philanthropic investors and supporters, the GreenLight Philadelphia Fund III will scale solutions to systemic challenges identified by communities that are experiencing poverty.
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CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
A new mural unveiled days before the 2020 election honors the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted many women the right to vote, and serves as an inspiration for the community to get out and vote.
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Philadelphia Foundation’s Black Community Leaders Fund Makes $800,000 in Grants to 24 Organizations
Monday, November 8, 2021
An additional $1.5 million in support for the fund also was announced, including contributions from William Penn Foundation ($1million), Wells Fargo ( $250,000), TD Bank ($100,000) and Philadelphia Health Partnership, Santander Bank and the Samuel S. Fels Fund ( $50,000 each).
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $2.6 million in its final round of grants for 2021, focused support for community-centered journalism, digital equity research and policy, community-led and operated radio stations, and filmmaking, with an emphasis on supporting artists from, and films about, underrepresented communities.
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million
Monday, August 15, 2022
IPMF announced $8.9 million in grants for community-centered, BIPOC-led media organizations and projects in the Philadelphia region community that support media-making, narrative shift around violence and community safety, filmmaking, digital equity and journalism.
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The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $5.5 Million in Grant Renewals
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
IPMF announced $5.5 million in grant renewals for ongoing support to organizations and projects aligned with the Foundation’s program areas.
