Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $2.68M to 339 Arts Organizations Across the City
Friday, March 29, 2019
This year’s grantee list is the largest in the Philadelphia Cultural Fund's 28-year history and a 19 percent increase since 2016.
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Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Through Rebuild, an historic public-private investment in Philadelphia's parks, rec centers and libraries will be transformational for neighborhoods across the city.
Philanthropy Network launching new Equity Cohort with major support from Scattergood Foundation
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Scattergood Foundation has made a $30,000 leadership grant to support the inaugural Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia Equity in Philanthropy Cohort.
John Templeton Foundation to Invest $325 Million in Strategic Priorities
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Over the next five years, the John Templeton Foundation will devote a total of approximately $325 million in philanthropic funding to 12 Strategic Priorities.
Leading Philadelphia Civil Legal Aid and Social-Service Agencies Sign On to Become Founding Member Tenants in the First Collaborative Center of its Kind
Friday, March 8, 2019
The Philadelphia Bar Foundation has secured commitments from many of the city’s leading civil legal aid agencies and social-service non-profits to become Member Tenants in a first-of-its-kind collaboration known as the Philadelphia Equal Justice Center (EJC).
HealthSpark Foundation Awards Ten Innovation Lab Grants
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
HealthSpark Foundation awarded over $316,000 in 10 Innovation Lab grants this year.
2019 Lipman Family Prize Honorees Named
Friday, March 1, 2019
ACEV, Global Foodbanking Network, and World Bicycle Relief have been named as honorees for the 2019 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Each is guaranteed an unrestricted financial award of $50,000 as well as executive training and support from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania, and one grand prize winner will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds.
Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation
Friday, March 1, 2019
Glenmede's Laura LaRosa talks about gender-focused investing strategies to support women and promote gender equality.
Pennsylvania Announces Composition of Census 2020 Complete Count Commission
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia was among just over 40 organizations from across Pennsylvania selected to serve on Governor Tom Wolf's Census 2020 Complete Count Commission.
The Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Over $800,000 In Grants to Non-Profits Serving Greater Coatesville
Monday, February 11, 2019
The Brandywine Health Foundation recently distributed 30 grants totaling $834,000, bringing the Foundation’s total giving since it began awarding grants and scholarships in 2002 to more than $17.5 million.
The Philadelphia Foundation Announces 2019 Grantmaking Programs
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
In recognition of its important 100th year milestone, The Philadelphia Foundation has an exciting impactful year planned. In addition to the new grantmaking programs they have rolled out over the past two years, the foundation will support special initiatives available only this year.
Awards Celebrate Our Region's Social Innovators
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The annual Greater Philadelphia Social Innovations Awards honor our region's most passionate social innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers. This year's awards celebrated the theme: Innovating Ideas, Revolutionizing Realities.
Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism announced 13 winners of its latest grant programs, aimed at fulfilling its mission of supporting sustainable models for local journalism and information in service of democratic society.
A digital effort to fight hunger in Montgomery County
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Antihunger agencies helped create online ordering from food pantries to help people overcome some of the barriers to access, including limited hours, the stigma of lining up for charitable food, difficulty finding adequate transportation, and physical disabilities.
United Way Receives More Than $1 Million from Lincoln Financial Group Employees for Sixth Straight Year
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Lincoln Financial Group announced that its employees have raised approximately $1.1 million for United Way organizations across the country during its annual month-long campaign, which took place in October 2018.
Census 2020: Your Family Foundation Needs to Engage
Monday, January 28, 2019
The 2020 Census may seem overwhelming or distant, but it is important for not only philanthropy and your family foundation, but for our democracy.
The Rider-Pool Foundation Announces Grant Awards for Lehigh Valley Programs
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Allentown-based Rider-Pool Foundation awarded $376,000 to Lehigh Valley organizations focusing on addressing and improving quality of life for residents through education, housing, culture, arts and human services.
How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Starting in 2000, the Patricia Kind Family Foundation began its journey to move its endowment into mission-aligned investments in order to more directly impact the communities it supports.
Are Philly-area nonprofits really making a difference? Foundations put up $3 million to find out
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Local funders are partnering with the New York-based Edna McConnell Clark Foundation on the RISE (Readiness, Implementation, Sustainability for Effectiveness) Partnership, a two-year effort to invest $3 million to build the capacity of Philadelphia-area nonprofits to evaluate their impact.
Phoenixville Community Health Foundation CEO Louis J. Beccaria To Retire In 2019
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
The Phoenixville Community Health Foundation’s Board of Directors announces President & CEO Louis J. Beccaria’s plan to retire in 2019 after 21 years of serving as chief executive.