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Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... Airy Neighbors (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded $69,700 in ... were invited to submit Letters of Interest (LOI) to apply for the EMAN grants. Following a review, a select group of ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Phase Two Grant Recipients

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Brandywine Health Foundation recently announced the recipients of the Recovery ... over forty percent of our nonprofit sector in the five county region have net operating margins of zero or less and ... resiliency and center its work around racial equity, for the first time in the foundation's history, the grant ...

Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
Pedro Ramos, President & CEO, Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (11/7/2019) — The Philadelphia ... convener of philanthropy in the Greater Philadelphia seven-county region. “The Philadelphia Foundation is a ... their neighborhoods, what aspirations they held for their communities in the future, and to give residents a ...
29Apr2021

Chester County Funders Meeting

Thursday, April 29, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
Join the next meeting of the Chester County Funders on Thursday April 29th from 9:00 AM -10:30 ... .  Additionally, a representative from the Chester County Health Department will provide an update on the ... its most vulnerable citizens. Funders are also encouraged to provide updates regarding their own grantmaking focus and ...
07Nov2018

Pennsylvania Foundation Convening: Promoting Community Health

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 to Thursday, November 8, 2018
The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center
... across funders’ priorities, explore opportunities for collaborative grantmaking, leverage expertise and ... 7th with the group rate of $119. Please call 1-800-233-7505 and use the group code, JHCF18A. Note that ... 7: 11:30 AM - 8:30 PM Day 2: Concurrent Sessions Community Foundation Annual Gathering November 8: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM ...

As city waits on soda tax ruling, private sector pours on support for Rebuild

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
... the news stories that have described Rebuild as a “ $500 million initiative ,” you might have assumed that,  at ... largely true, there still are a few unknown variables for financing for Rebuild, Mayor Jim Kenney’s massive ... as a public-private partnership, with the William Penn Foundation ’s  $100 million commitment  leading the way. ...
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May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
... begun on 24 of the 64 sites approved by City Council for Rebuild funding. Rebuild is Philadelphia’s historic ... Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will deliver a $1.4 million improvement project to modernize and upgrade the ... to businesses. With the support of the William Penn Foundation , Philanthropy Network has hosted a ...

Beech stands in the gap during funding crisis

Derrick Thomas and Ken Scott
Friday, February 7, 2025
... $25,000 in small program grants through its Alston-Beech Foundation . The grants are especially helpful during the ... ultimately affect the future of non-profits nationwide. For 35 years the Alston-Beech Foundation has provided small ... Network Greater Philadelphia, the foundation has awarded over 500 grants to non-profit, community-based organizations ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... team has been regularly hosting informational meetings over the past few months throughout the city’s ... Councilman Bobby Henon Rob Dubow , director of finance for the City of Philadelphia Harold Epps , deputy managing ... Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were presented ... sessions ,  Shawn McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of ... trails and public spaces,” McCaney said. “But for the city as a whole to thrive, these kinds of high ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... Philanthropy Network with the support of William Penn Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has ... a philanthropic investment and engagement framework for Rebuild, the city’s joint public-private partnership to ... deserve more. This week Rebuild announced the first grant awards to nonprofit partners, granting a total of $13.8 ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Announces Union Community Care Selected as Core Provider of Healthcare Services at Coatesville's Brandywine Center

The Brandywine Center
Thursday, January 16, 2025
... Coatesville, PA – January 16, 2025 - The Alliance for Health Equity (AHE) announced today that Union Community ... for Greater Coatesville. “Having lived in Chester County with my family for over 10 years, I know how special ... and supported. We’re committed to building on AHE’s foundation of health equity by understanding what folks and ...

Wells Fargo Helps LISC Expand Financial Opportunity

Thursday, March 15, 2018
... have worked together on a wide range of opportunities over the last 30 years, with the bank providing nearly $1.2 billion to support LISC’s work to expand affordable ... we help people develop the skills they need to compete for living-wage jobs, we are creating opportunities to ...
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City announces first round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund grant recipients

Kensington Community Resilience Fund
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
... and Fairhill neighborhoods. The KCR Fund is a game changer for empowering civic groups and residents by providing them ... give grantees of all sizes the ability to work sustainably over the one-year grant period.  "As part of this first ... of generous support from the following funders: The Douty Foundation, Scattergood Foundation, K10 Kids Foundation, ...

New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021
... residents in the affected communities are responsible for evaluating applicants, determining funding priorities, ... Agency (CAA) for the City of Philadelphia. As a CAA, CEO awards Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to more ... housing security, and other priorities that may emerge over time. Learn more at phila.gov/CEO . About Bread & Roses ...

Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... hundred-million-dollar grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, ... told, the project aims to upgrade more than half of the over 400 facilities citywide. In some ways, Philadelphia is ... associations known as advisory councils “raise funds for programming, and increasingly for basics like air ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity  received a $1 million grant from Bank of America to launch the Block ... Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+)  to make over 100 homes in West Philadelphia healthier, directly ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 2, 2020 Contact: ... Deputy Director for Design and Construction, leading over $126 million of new investment in 61 parks, recreation ... a historic $100 million commitment from the William Penn Foundation.  “Rebuild came to Moss this spring and hit the ...

City Announces $360,000 in Grants to Improve Quality of Life in Kensington through Fourth Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

KCR Fund
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... community members, City government, and the Scattergood Foundation to address the harms caused by the opioid and ... . “We are laser-focused on improving the quality of life for the residents of Kensington through the many programs we ... Team NAS  The Salvation Army - Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Divisional Headquarters New Day Drop-In Center The ...

Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday, May 4, 2018
... by:  Ken Knickerbocker Pictured: Former Brandywine Health Foundation CEO Frances Sheehan (l) joins the Foundation's ... more than four decades and the first major accomplishment for the Brandywine Health Foundation. The Brandywine Health ... is the only Federally Qualified Health Center in Chester County. The co-location with two behavioral health provider ...

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