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.
Leeway's Fall 2020 Art and Change Grants (ACG) support 22 artists leading the exploration of how we adapt art and community-based practices in the time of a global pandemic. Cultural preservation and feminism were highlighted as trending areas of focus.
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.
The Leeway Foundation announces $42,500 in support to 17 individual artists and cultural producers focused in community and cultural preservation for Spring 2020.
This immediate deployment of resources represents more than 25 percent of the foundation's endowment to area nonprofits and immigrant & worker relief funds.
Leeway announced $150,000 in unrestricted funding to 10 artists committed to art for social change.
As Douty Foundation begins its 51st year of grantmaking, they have released new funding guidelines that will increase their minimum grant size to $20,000 and up their annual payout to 10- to 15-percent.
The Philadelphia Bar Foundation has secured commitments from many of the city’s leading civil legal aid agencies and social-service non-profits to become Member Tenants in a first-of-its-kind collaboration known as the Philadelphia Equal Justice Center (EJC).
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.
The Eagles Social Justice Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation announced grants totaling $275,000 to Philadelphia-area non-profit organizations who are providing support and critical resources to address key social issues in communities.
