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Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... grants totaling $1.85 million in its ongoing commitment to help Philadelphia-area organizations recover from the ... our hometown of Philadelphia, Pew is committed to making an impact through research and policy work to help the city ... challenges rooted in poverty, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, and pursuing civic initiatives ...

The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Appoints Patricia Wilson Aden as President & CEO

GPCA
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
... comprehensive 12-month national search and welcomes a highly respected and transformational arts and culture leader back to Philadelphia. Aden currently serves as president and CEO ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.8 Million in Film and Journalism Grants to 30 Projects and Organizations

IPMF Film Grants Dec 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... filmmaking community with grants totaling $1.3 million to filmmakers, festivals, and film organizations, with an emphasis on supporting artists from underrepresented ... and a deep understanding of the local film and media arts landscape. They awarded eighteen local filmmakers with ...
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William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... OUR REVISED GRANTMAKING APPROACH: CONNECTING MORE PEOPLE TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES Last fall, we shared our plans to review and update the Foundation’s grantmaking areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to understand how our ...

BIPOC Artists Receive More than $1 Million in Fellowships Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures 2024 Fellows
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Press release via the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2024 Fellows Cultural Treasures.png ... Eleven fellowships totaling $1,185,000 have been awarded to Black, Latino, Asian, and Indigenous Philadelphia artists. ... amounts awarded to artists whose contributions have made an impact on the region for 20 years or more. Additionally, ...

43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... a changing environment and continually looking for ways to be more effective in strengthening the communities they ... to 43 exemplary organizations from across the field of Arts & Culture, Education, Health and Human Services. In line ... it makes a lot of sense. After all, we know first-hand how an unrestricted, multi-year gift can strengthen programming ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... 29, 2020 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on the ... on these grants: “The Presser Foundation saw an opportunity to extend potentially life-saving support to a ... Support Grantees (in alphabetical order) Academy of Vocal Arts Allentown Symphony Association Anna Crusis Women's Choir ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... announced the eight organizations selected as Finalists to receive a total of $420,000 in funding in 2021. Core ... $100,000, as determined by the vote of Impact100 members. Arts & Culture Focus Area Finalist: Theatre Horizon Theatre ... power of storytelling to foster empathy and to create an inclusive home for artists, audiences, and students. They ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... recently awarded 22 grants, totaling almost $15 million, to support education in Philadelphia. Engaged Families grants ... over 36 months) People’s Emergency Center to pilot an evidence-based home visiting program designed to meet the ... neighborhood parks in West Philadelphia.   Village of Arts and Humanities, Inc. ($475,000 over 20 months) to ...

The Presser Foundation Announces Nearly $2 Million in New Capital Support Grants

Monday, April 19, 2021
... - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on the ... payments on previous and deferred commitments totaling an additional $547,500. A full listing by category of the ... Cafe Live Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute Settlement ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
... - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Greater ... will also make payments on previous commitments totaling an additional $660,000. A full listing by category of the 35 ... Grand Opera House - $40,000 in one year WCR Center for the Arts, Inc. - $50,000 in one year Zoellner Arts Center - ...
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Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
... the Greater Philadelphia region with $125,000 in funding to five inaugural Leeway x IPMF Media Artist + Activist ... our belief that art and culture, in this case media, are an integral part of building movements for justice. And I ... justice advocate and podcast creator, Farrah Parkes; media arts programmer, curator, and public media supporter, Gretjen ...

Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... and more than three decades of distinguished service to the Foundation. The Independence Foundation’s Board has ... operating, multi-year support.” “Susan is an extraordinary leader whose wisdom, insight and unwavering ... related to the health of our city, never lost sight of the arts’ important role in enriching it. Her inspirational ...
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Big Picture Alliance Named 2020 Bartol Award Winner

Monday, July 27, 2020
... Picture Alliance  as the winner of the 2020 George Bartol Arts Education Award. Big Picture Alliance engages, educates ... and digital media arts.   The Award of $5,000 is given to an organization that provides sustained, meaningful ...
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Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Releases Economic & Social Impact Study

Arts Culture and Economic Prosperity
Friday, May 3, 2024
...  (“Cultural Alliance”) today released the results of Arts, Culture & Economic Prosperity: Greater Philadelphia, an economic and social impact study of the Greater ... delivering profound economic and social benefit to our region,” said  Patricia Wilson Aden , President & ...
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William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... four Great Leanring grants totaling more than $2.8 million to support education in Philadelphia. As part of the Creative ... to Shakespeare in Clark Park to support an expanded summer 2020 season to include two new works of ... operating support grants totalling $11.8 million to  arts and culture organizations in the region. This funding ...

Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
... announcement of more than 20 new institutions being added to the roster of participating museums and cultural ... in 35 states. “Our Museums on Us program aims to make a direct impact by rewarding our cardholders with a valuable ... thrive,” said Rena DeSisto, Bank of America global arts and culture executive. “Through programs like Museums ...
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Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... – Today, Leeway Foundation announced $135,000 in grants to nine women and trans* artists and cultural producers in ... audience or community. This year’s recipients work in an array of disciplines, including folk arts, media arts, and performance.  The 2018 Leeway ...

Philadelphia's Lenfests receive Carnegie Medal for their extraordinary philanthropy

Thursday, October 5, 2017
... NEW YORK — As patrons and major supporters of the arts in Philadelphia, Marguerite and H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest are used to giving ovations. Tuesday afternoon they received one at a tony luncheon at the New York Public Library as they and ...
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22Jan2020

One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
Rebuild is the City of Philadelphia’s initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood ... parks, recreation centers, and libraries. Just over a year after the Rebuild’s first groundbreaking, we invite ... about how collaborative funding can advance individual funders’ priorities while also driving change on a much ...

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