For the second year in a row, The Fund awarded two-year sustained funding to local nonprofit partners. Additional funding was awarded through ‘Moving Her Forward’ Impact Grants, a grantmaking program established to focus on swift responses to pressing needs in the community
Beech Companies celebrated three decades of investments that have transformed the Cecil B. Moore Avenue commercial corridor in North Philadelphia.
A new report from the Urban Affairs Coalition reveals that Black-led nonprofits continue to struggle connecting with regional funders despite “racial reckoning.”
A committee of community stakeholders has formed to help connect those impacted by the Pottstown Hale Street explosion with community resources and support funds.
The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust (HFCT) Board of Directors has named Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend as President effective July 5, 2022.
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
Conducted between January 27 and March 4, Philanthropy Network's 2022 Member Pulse Survey pointed to some high-level trends around the practices and priorities of regional funders.
Philadelphia, PA — Closing out its 13th grants cycle, Impact100 Philadelphia has announced the award of $435,000 in unrestricted funds to eight nonprofit organizations in the region. Representing the collective giving of 454 women members, funds are being awarded to eight nonprofit organizations.
The Fund for Women and Girls’ Board of Directors announces the appointment of Kim Andrews as Executive Director, effective on May 2, 2022.
The board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces that its Executive Director, Barbara Silzle, will step down from her position on July 15, 2022.
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.
Three organizations - CDD Society, Make a Difference, and Yamba Malawi - have been named as honorees for the 2022 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Each is guaranteed an unrestricted financial award of $100,000 and one grand prize winner will receive $250,000.
PHL Cares fund of Philadelphia Foundation, a business-led initiative investing in solutions to homelessness, presented its first round of funding to four homeless service organizations at a press conference this week.
A $50,000 donation to The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia from FCM Hospitality will provide food and supplies to all twelve culinary arts programs in the district.
Grants include $3.5M for Project HOME to expand housing and support for people with substance use disorder.
The Fund for Women and Girls will honor Matrie Johnson – a longtime and devoted advocate for women and girls in Chester County – with its Kitchen Table Award at the 17th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon in May.
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.
With Tower Health’s closure of Jennersville Hospital on December 31, and the closure of Brandywine Hospital’s doors today, The Alliance for Health Equity (The Alliance), formerly the Brandywine Health Foundation, has announced the formation of the Health Services Leadership Group Task Force.
Similar to last year, our 2022 survey asks about member's funding, operations, grantmaking practices, and year-ahead outlook, and contains a few new questions about human resources practices, benefits and policies.
Since its launch in 2019, the initiative has awarded $1.25 million in grants to advance community-driven solutions to historic food injustice.