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Comcast RISE Investment Fund to Provide Additional $1 Million In Grants To Support Philadelphia Small Businesses
Eligible small businesses can apply for a $10,000 grant from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, bringing the total to $16 million in grants across the country since the program’s inception just 18 months ago
Independence Blue Cross Foundation Launches Institute for Health Equity
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.
The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute
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.
Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations
The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $2.6 million in its final round of grants for 2021, focused support for community-centered journalism, digital equity research and policy, community-led and operated radio stations, and filmmaking, with an emphasis on supporting artists from, and films about, underrepresented communities.
Asian Americans United
"Our communities aren’t separate from us; they’re our families, the young people we work with in school every day. If it’s your community, you can’t step away from what’s impacting it."
The Douty Foundation announces final, ‘Legacy’ grants totaling $2.2 million as its sunset plan is complete
The grantees are a collection of grassroots organizations working across the region, with a focus on race, economic and gender justice
Philadelphia Foundation’s Black Community Leaders Fund Makes $800,000 in Grants to 24 Organizations
An additional $1.5 million in support for the fund also was announced, including contributions from William Penn Foundation ($1million), Wells Fargo ( $250,000), TD Bank ($100,000) and Philadelphia Health Partnership, Santander Bank and the Samuel S. Fels Fund ( $50,000 each).
HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund
HealthSpark Foundation's new Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund will addresses the historical exclusion of Black leaders and Black community-serving organizations from tackling the challenges and opportunities facing Montgomery County residents
Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 75 Grants Totaling $4 Million
The foundation announced grants totaling $4 million to community media-makers, journalism, film and digital equity projects with an emphasis on supporting projects led by underrepresented communities and with a commitment to justice.