The Independence Blue Cross Foundation announced a five-year, $15 million commitment to advance health equity through the creation of a new Foundation program: the Institute for Health Equity.
Three organizations - CDD Society, Make a Difference, and Yamba Malawi - have been named as honorees for the 2022 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Each is guaranteed an unrestricted financial award of $100,000 and one grand prize winner will receive $250,000.
Information regarding the philanthropic response to the crisis in Ukraine.
PHL Cares fund of Philadelphia Foundation, a business-led initiative investing in solutions to homelessness, presented its first round of funding to four homeless service organizations at a press conference this week.
A $50,000 donation to The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia from FCM Hospitality will provide food and supplies to all twelve culinary arts programs in the district.
Grants include $3.5M for Project HOME to expand housing and support for people with substance use disorder.
The new Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute is a series of learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to recognize and mitigate the deeply rooted inequities experienced by its most marginalized community members, including those experienced by the Black and Brown communities.
The Fund for Women and Girls will honor Matrie Johnson – a longtime and devoted advocate for women and girls in Chester County – with its Kitchen Table Award at the 17th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon in May.
With Tower Health’s closure of Jennersville Hospital on December 31, and the closure of Brandywine Hospital’s doors today, The Alliance for Health Equity (The Alliance), formerly the Brandywine Health Foundation, has announced the formation of the Health Services Leadership Group Task Force.
Since its launch in 2019, the initiative has awarded $1.25 million in grants to advance community-driven solutions to historic food injustice.
