Over $2 million goes to 44 regional nonprofits in first round distributions. Grants will be awarded weekly as crisis continues and challenges grow.
The new collaborative fund was created to ensure that communities in the Philadelphia area have access to reliable news and information throughout and after the coronavirus pandemic.
In two rounds of grants from the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund, the Foundation for Delaware County has distributed $148,955 in emergency funding to 24 local nonprofits.
In fourth round of distributions, 101 regional nonprofits receive more than $3.25 million, including ten organizations providing medical care to vulnerable communities.
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into May, local government and the philanthropic community have helped slow the curve in Philadelphia by raising an estimated $30 million for shuttered small businesses, arts and human services organizations. The time has come for similar efforts to support housing assistance for struggling Philadelphia renters and their landlords
Special event aims to raise funds to support rapid response effort to aid nonprofits on the frontlines of COVID-19.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25, 2020 – The Beech Companies, Inc., a small nonprofit founded to revitalize disadvantaged communities in Philadelphia would have been celebrating its 30th anniversary with a big dinner on May 28th. As fate would have it, the COVID-19 pandemic changed those plans.
PAHWF launched the new fund to help the tri-county area rebuild towards a prosperous and equitable future.
New funding supports operating expenses and promotes racial equity at 22 local organizations responding to increased demands and organizational stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City of Philadelphia today announced PHLConnectED, a collaboration to connect up to 35,000 low-income K-12 student households with internet service and laptops and provide digital skills training and tech support for families,
