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William Penn Foundation awards $11.8 million in Arts & Culture funding

Thursday, May 30, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (May 30, 2019) – Today the William Penn Foundation announced $11.8 million in funding for 35 arts and ... approaches to achieving sustainability and organizational health,” said Leonard C. Haas, Chair of the William Penn Foundation’s Art Review Committee. This round of Core Support grants was ...

Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Bucks County Foundation (BCF) and its Board of Directors awarded more than ... to Bucks County area nonprofits in 2024. The Foundation’s latest competitive grant cycle received forty-one grant ... including arts and culture, education, animal causes, health and human services, and the environment. Established ...
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Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... (January 15, 2024) -- In December 2023, Leeway Foundation awarded 12 artists with the Transformation Award, ... Brazil-native and longtime activist in women’s, LGBTQIA, Latine, immigrant, and arts and culture issues, Bia Vieira. The second stage panel welcomed queer ...

Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

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Friday, January 17, 2025
Press release via Leeway Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA [January 17, 2025] — In ... Chosen from a competitive pool of applicants, this year’s cohort includes artists who have showcased years of commitment to issues including but not limited to racial justice, cultural ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives Much-Needed Support to Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Thursday, June 27, 2019
... people, ages 5 to 18, throughout the city. These 2019 Youth Arts Enrichment (YAE) Grants aim to encourage and ... avenues. Many of the children are living in Philadelphia’s most underserved, impoverished communities. “It’s an honor to invest in the talented and creative minds of ...
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The Presser Foundation announces more than $71,000 in new special project grants to music organizations

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Press release The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Special Project single ... starting a new chamber ensemble for high-level performing youth, to producing and sharing unique videos online to ... States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation considers applications ...
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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
Related coverage: Recipients call Presser Foundation awards of more than a half million dollars ... its devastating impact on the greater Philadelphia area’s rich ecosystem of music performance, education, and ... Astral Artists, Inc. Bay Atlantic Symphony, Inc. Berks Youth Chorus Bowerbird Bucks County Choral Society Capital ...
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Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Awards 22 Grants to Philadelphia Arts and Cultural Organizations

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
STOCKTON RUSH BARTOL FOUNDATION AWARDS 22 GRANTS TO PHILADELPHIA ARTS AND CULTURAL ... 2018 roster of grantees reflects the Bartol Foundation’s commitment to supporting cultural organizations that ... at the intersection of arts, education, community and philanthropy, grounded in our belief that deeply meaningful ...
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City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge , a program that supports temporary public art projects ... The Streets Are Talking—led by the City of Philadelphia's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE), ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $876,000 in Capital Support Grants in 2023

Friday, May 5, 2023
The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Capital Support grants ... needs of music organizations in Greater Philadelphia, the Foundation again considered applications for equipment, ... grants Ars Nova Workshop - $10,000 in one year Berks Youth Chorus - $4,000 in one year Capital Harmony Works - ...
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Bartol Foundation names 2018 George Bartol Award Winner

Sister Cities Girlchoir
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Philadelphia, PA—The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation has selected Sister Cities Girlchoir (SCG) as the ... further support its arts education programs. This year’s award is made possible in part through gifts from Mr. ... at the intersection of arts, education, community and philanthropy, grounded in our belief that deeply meaningful ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... August 2, 2022—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces grants totaling $8.9 million for ... “These grants represent the majority of IPMF’s grantmaking for the year, while the foundation takes some ... and media making workshops with 17-25 year-old youth leaders across Philadelphia. These workshops will ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Announces Partnership with Small But Mighty Arts

Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Related coverage via Generocity: Why Bartol Foundation calls its funding partnership with Small But ... opportunities for artists. This micro-grant program is designed to give teaching artists the jumpstart ... at the intersection of arts, education, community and philanthropy, grounded in our belief that deeply meaningful ...
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Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual ... supporting their work to address a range of social change issues.  The spring cycle of grantees highlights a trend in ... immediate needs as a result of COVID-19.  Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to ...

William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
The William Penn Foundation announced their recently approved grants including ... also seeks to model the recommendations of the Mayor’s Historic Preservation Task Force to expand preservation ... one-time civic opportunities, and strengthen regional philanthropy, went to Willistown Conservation Trust, Inc. ...

Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding

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Monday, November 25, 2024
Press release via Leeway Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA — Leeway Foundation announces ... said, “the gatekeepers of truth [and] civilization’s radical voice.” This year’s recipients are no different ... to topics such as adoption, aging, immigration, mental health, mortality and mourning. This cohort includes, but is ...

Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

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Monday, October 7, 2019
Leewaylogo.jpg (Ocotber 7, 2019) - Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $55,000 in funding for 31 individual ... supporting their work to address a range of social change issues. The fall 2019 cycle of grantees highlights a trend in ... with grantees ranging from early-20s to mid-70s. Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides project-based funds of up to ...

Three new programs will help Berks County nonprofits navigate a post-pandemic future

Berks County Community Foundation
Monday, February 22, 2021
READING, PA (February 22, 2021) – Berks County Community Foundation is launching three new programs aimed at guiding ... must create an account to access the application system. PROGRAM DETAILS Nonprofit planning Nonprofit organizations ... of this special grant opportunity is to help Berks County's nonprofit arts and culture organizations ramp up again for ...

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
... grants are provided as part of  Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures  (PCT), a funding initiative ... regionally through a collaboration among The Barra Foundation , Neubauer Family Foundation, The Pew Center for ... their work.  The Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures program is a component of America’s Cultural Treasures, ...

William Penn Foundation Awards $8 Million to Support Small Arts and Culture Organizations

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
WPFLogo 2024.png Press release via William Penn Foundation PHILADELPHIA, November 18th, 2024 – The ... arts and culture grants awarded in the Foundation’s 75+ year history, this initiative is projected to ... of funding,” explained William Penn Foundation Chief Philanthropy Officer Elliot Weinbaum. “PCF has a process in ...
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