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The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $697,453 in its final grants for the year, bringing its total grantmaking for 2024 to $6.1 million.
IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients
Independence Public Media Foundation announced its 2024 Community Voices Fund grant recipients, with $800,000 awarded to 33 organizations and projects.
Blog Post: Finding Your Perfect Grants Management System
Sherella Williams, Office and Grants Manager for Independence Public Media Foundation, shares her recent experience choosing a grants management system for her foundation and offers advice for other funders considering their GMS options.
Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $800,000 in 2023 Community Voices Grants
Grants will support underrepresented communities across the Greater Philadelphia region build their power by documenting, sharing, and preserving their experiences and stories, as well as strengthening their information networks.
Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $5.5 Million in Grant Renewals
IPMF announced $5.5 million in grant renewals for ongoing support to organizations and projects aligned with the Foundation’s program areas.
Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $485,000 in Support of 24 Local Films
The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces grants totaling $485,000 in support of independent filmmakers and film projects in the Philadelphia region.
Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million
IPMF announced $8.9 million in grants for community-centered, BIPOC-led media organizations and projects in the Philadelphia region community that support media-making, narrative shift around violence and community safety, filmmaking, digital equity and journalism.
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.
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.
Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations
The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announced thirteen grants totaling $2 million were awarded to a range of film, journalism, storytelling, and youth media organizations and projects.
Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.8 Million in Film and Journalism Grants to 30 Projects and Organizations
The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces a major investment in the local filmmaking community with grants totaling $1.3 million to filmmakers, festivals, and film organizations, with an emphasis on supporting artists from underrepresented communities, and films with a commitment to social justice.
Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement
In light of Independence Public Media's recent Community Voices Fund grants, program officer Nuala Cabral reflects on the role of media and philanthropy in supporting movements that challenge oppressive systems without co-opting or containing them.
Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $1.75 Million in Grants for COVID-19 Community Storytelling and Information Projects
Grants will support projects that document, share, and preserve people’s experiences and stories during COVID-19, as well as strengthen information networks and community-led media across the Greater Philadelphia region.
$2.5 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to provide support for coronavirus news and information needs
The new collaborative fund was created to ensure that communities in the Philadelphia area have access to reliable news and information throughout and after the coronavirus pandemic.
Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million
New grants will support the foundation's goal to establish the Philadelphia region as a “hotbed for creative media makers.”
Molly de Aguiar wonders why philanthropy isn’t ‘placing bigger bets’
De Aguiar answers Generocity's questions about Independence Public Media, its recent grants, and her ideas about how philanthropy needs to change.
Decoding Philly’s Digital Divide - A Funder’s Blueprint
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