Philadelphia will be among 12 cities targeted by Starbuck’s new $100 million Community Resilience Fund created to advance racial equity and environmental resilience.
As tens of millions of philanthropic dollars were being distributed for emergency COVID-19 response in this region, the William Penn and Lenfest Foundations funded Philanthropy Network and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy to gather and examine data about the relief grantmaking.
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation announced that it will award new funding to Caron Treatment Centers for scholarships aimed at helping Black families access Caron's world-class substance use disorder treatment.
Now in its fifth year, PA is Ready! announced its 2020 grant awards, totaling $228,750, to 22 groups serving communities across Pennsylvania.
Nearly 100 people tuned in for the virtual event that raised over $27,000 in support of local women and girls.
During the culminating session of weeklong Forum on Justice & Opportunity convened by Episcopal Community Services, leaders incuding Philanthropy Network prewsident Sidney Hargro shared their thoughts on our next steps for collective action that can provide racial equity during the economic recovery.
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.
As philanthropy continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, foundations, corporate giving programs and others have an opportunity to redirect and commit resources to rebuild a system desperately begging for change.
Rebuild, PIDC, and Philadelphia Works join to help women and people of color access well-paying jobs and strengthen diverse-led small businesses across the city.
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.
