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William Penn Foundation announces new grants
Monday, December 16, 2019
In November, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 million in support of Great Learning, Great Public Spaces and Watershed Protection.
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WCU Students Demonstrate Benjamin Franklin’s Philanthropic Legacy through Annual Grant
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Grant Awarded to West Chester Public Library and The Garage Community & Youth Center
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The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia School announces $5M gift for laptops to get students online
Friday, March 27, 2020
The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced a $5 million contribution from Aileen and Brian Roberts, and their family, to give laptops to Philadelphia students so they can begin learning from home by mid-April.
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William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action
Monday, March 30, 2020
William Penn Foundation announces new emergency fund for early education and $6.6 million in general Ooerating support grants for arts and culture organizations.
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The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
The Foundation for Delaware County announced $1,055,488 in grant awards to 52 area nonprofits and the launch of the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund.
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76ers Donate Funds to Purchase 10,000 Chromebooks for School District of Philadelphia Students
Monday, March 30, 2020
Funding from the Sixers will help get computers to students at home to allow distance learning during ongoing school closures due to COVID-19.
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Bank of America Commits Support to Help Philadelphia Students Start Remote-Learning Classes by Mid-April
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced a $100,000 contribution from Bank of America to give laptops to Philadelphia students so they can begin learning from home by mid-April.
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Nine School District of Philadelphia Schools Awarded “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs
Thursday, May 21, 2020
More than $250,000 awarded through The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia will be especially critical in light of COVID-19.
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GSK Announces $10M Program to Advance Black People, Latinx People, Women in STEM
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
In partnership with the Philadelphia Education Fund, the STEM Equity Collective will use a collective impact approach to identify and close gaps confronting children from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM.
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Connelly Foundation awards 40 Catholic eighth graders full scholarships to high school
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
The Connelly Foundation awarded its 2021 Neumann Scholars, 40 academically talented eighth-grade students from 30 Catholic schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, with four-year scholarships to attend any archdiocesan high school of their choosing.
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