The new "Talk It Up" program seeded by the William Penn Foundation seeks to make grocery shopping an opportunity for interaction and learning between parents and children.
The new exhibit at The Philadelphia Foundation's Community Art Gallery titled “It Feels like Freedom” features works created by individuals living with memory loss, dementia and chronic illness.
The Reinvestment Fund is coordinating efforts in several cities, including Philadelphia, to expand access to high-quality childcare using detailed analysis of existing local supply and demand.
The Connelly Foundation announced the appointment of Fran Burns as Chief Operating Officer and Tim Durkin as Vice President for Grantmaking.
Leaders of the Claneil Foundation explain why 100 percent of their grants are for general operating support.
Following the decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to dismiss the long-running legal challenge to the Philadelphia Beverage Tax, which supplies key revenue for Rebuild, work on Mayor Kenney's $500 million project to improve libraries, parks, playgrounds, and recreation centers is gearing up.
Union Benevolent Association (UBA), a Philadelphia-based philanthropic foundation, announced it has changed its funding priorities to better focus on alleviating the burden of poverty.
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation (PAHWF) is celebrating 15 years of grant making by inspiring the Pottstown community to make healthier choices through grants to local schools, parks, and area non-profit organizations.
Gerry Lenfest, regional leader and philanthropist, dies at the age 88.
The venture philanthropy firm announced a $600,000 investment in Boston-based financial services nonprofit Compass Working Capital, in partnership with Clarifi and the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation announced today that it will distribute $125,000 in grants to 22 Philadelphia arts and cultural organizations.
A new multimedia awareness campaign developed by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation seeks to reduce the stigma of opioid misuse and inspire hope through personal stories.
Sixteen college students are working at nonprofits all over Bucks County through a program run by the Foundations Community Partnership.
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation announced a $125,000 grant to the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild initiative to support the community engagement and design process for improvements at Vare Recreation Center.
The Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC) and The Philadelphia Foundation have announced $321,600 in grants to 20 groups serving 13 Pennsylvania counties through PA is Ready!, a diverse statewide coalition of immigrant-serving organizations.
The Board of Directors of the Samuel S. Fels Fund approved 22 grants to 19 arts and culture organizations
In this blog post for GEO Perspectives, Equal Measure’s Meg Long and Engage R+D’s Clare Nolan discuss their research on how we can work together differently to deepen the impact of evaluation and learning on philanthropic practice, as well as plans to move from idea exchange to action.
King Abdullah II of Jordan was announced today as the 2018 Templeton Prize Laureate.
Denise McGregor Armbrister is the driving force behind the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation, which is marking 20 years of revitalizing neighborhoods in Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.
A partnership of funders and community-based, immigrant-serving organizations collaborate to grant more than $200,000 to ten organizations in Greater Philadelphia