News
With $16 million gift, gay causes get a big boost
Friday, October 20, 2017
Mel Heifetz is donating cash and real estate valued at $16 million to The Philadelphia Foundation to support GLBT causes.
LGBTQ
News
Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award
Friday, December 21, 2018
The Leeway Foundation announced $135,000 in grants to nine women and trans* artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, acknowledging their commitment to art and social justice that impacts a larger audience or community.
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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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Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation continues to be led by our community and grantees to reimagine our world and reclaim spaces of power through their socially engaged artistic and cultural practices.
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GALAEI
Thursday, December 16, 2021
"We hold the key... And we, as the folks who are in charge at this point, have the ability to say, “This hasn’t been working, let’s try something new." "
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Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding
Monday, November 25, 2024
Thirty women, trans, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia were selected to receive the 2024 Art and Change Grant (ACG).
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Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award
Friday, January 17, 2025
The grants will move $180,000 of unrestricted support to women, trans, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers.
Event
17Apr2025
Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community
Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
Join this conversation for funders about the current legislative and policy threats to trans communities across Pennsylvania, how organizations and communities are responding, and what can be done to support them.
