As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into May, local government and the philanthropic community have helped slow the curve in Philadelphia by raising an estimated $30 million for shuttered small businesses, arts and human services organizations. The time has come for similar efforts to support housing assistance for struggling Philadelphia renters and their landlords
An open letter from Pew Vice President Frazierita Klasen
POTTSTOWN, May 5—With the announcement of a $100,000 matching grant, The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation and the Foundation for Pottstown Education are providing a way for the community to help students in the borough continue their education during the coronavirus pandemic.
Funding from the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services will assist 38 local health and human services organizations amid COVID-19 emergency.
The Foundation for Delaware County's COVID-19 Response Fund is helping to provide immediate food aid and other services for county residents hit hard by the coronavirus panedmic.
Brandywine Health Foundation is raising funds to counter the impact of COVID-19 on Chester County’s most vulnerable.
In the first round of funding from its COVID-19 Response Fund, the Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) announced $100,000 in grants to 23 nonprofit organizatons.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Presser Foundation announced a special and additional round of general operating grants to 85 music organizations totaling $521,250; the foundation also also announced nine additional grants totaling $795,000.
More than $2.5 million allocated to 72 regional nonprofits in third round distributions, including many serving high-risk older adult populations.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation is releasing more than a quarter-million dollars in financial relief for civil legal aid nonprofits.
