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PA Humanities announces Wingspan: $2.25 million to 24 BIPOC and rural organizations

PA Humanities Wingspan
Thursday, December 7, 2023
... to discuss topics like equitable access to the humanities, building belonging for new audiences, navigating the ... understand our ever-changing world. “Wingspan builds on our community-based humanities work and participatory ... communications, staff development, and capacity-building. A large part of the program is the Wingspan Learning ...
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Arts & Culture
16Feb2017

Arts and Culture Funders Roundtable: DEI in the Regional Arts and Culture Sector

Thursday, February 16, 2017
8:45am - 11:30am
Philadelphia, PA
... Roundtable that will help members to explore and gain a shared understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the regional arts and culture community.

The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.5 Million in General Operating Support Grants to Music Organizations

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
... boards, staff, and audiences. Many organizations focused on programming and commissioning works by people of color and ... with organizations offering free or reduced-cost music lessons, establishing partnerships with local schools, and ... grants to music organizations; capital grants for music building projects; undergraduate and graduate student awards; ...
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The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative

The Cuture and Community Power Fund
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... cities have received unrestricted, multiyear awards based on their long-term commitment to supporting communities ... of Asians in America.    The Boston Ujima Project  is a Black-led, democratic, member-run organization building a cooperative business, arts, and investment ...

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
... The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces a major investment in the local filmmaking community with ... festivals, and film organizations, with an emphasis on supporting artists from underrepresented communities, and ... dedicated to improving local journalism by connecting and building trust between local newsrooms and the communities ...
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COVID-19

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... the year, while the foundation takes some time to reflect on what we’ve learned in our first three years as an ... and the Media, Inequality & Change Center (MIC) each a three-year grant to organize journalists, researchers, ... identifying geographic and demographic news deserts, and building infrastructure to address news and information ...
03Feb2021

Special Funder Briefing: City of Philadelphia FY 2022 Budget

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... due to COVID-19, and calls for action and accountability on racial justice, state and municipal governments across the ... will also touch on the city’s recovery efforts and lessons learned so far, as well as the region’s federal ... City's Fiscal Year 2022 budget considerations, followed by a participatory discussion with funders. MATERIALS ...

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
... the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake a comprehensive planning and community engagement process to improve the Free Library’s ... Library of Philadelphia branches. For more information on the Free Library of Philadelphia, please visit ...

"A Goal of Justice." Behind a Push for Racial Equity in Arts Funding

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12/2017
...  as senior program officer for arts & culture, served on the board of Grantmakers in the Arts, and was the chair of its Thought Leader Forum on Racial Equity. He is also a commissioner on Pittsburgh’s Equal Opportunity Review ... with community development organizations that are "building power by engaging community in planning and ...
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14Apr2025

Arts Funders Listening Session

Monday, April 14, 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual via Zoom
On behalf of Philanthropy Network's Arts Funders Group, we invite you to join us for a virtual listening session with fellow arts funders, local ... a unique perspective on artistic resilience and community building. Bill Rhoads, Senior Vice President of Esperanza ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants Awarded to Local Independent Filmmakers

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... of their films and the expansion of their skills. A total of 30 film projects received funding through IPMF’s community-led grantmaking process. Each year, the foundation ... .

Forman Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Foundation Launch Art Works, A New Grant Program to Support Arts and Culture in Greater Philadelphia

Forman Art Works
Friday, March 26, 2021
... and Philadelphia Foundation are launching Art Works, a new $3 million grant program for community-based organizations and emerging artists. Art ... and community-focused. Art Works will place a premium on work that is designed to connect, build and transform ...
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Bartol Foundation names 2018 George Bartol Award Winner

Sister Cities Girlchoir
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... 2001 to recognize outstanding arts education programs by a non-profit cultural organization. Each year, a grant of ... about The George Bartol Award. “Sister Cities is built on the premise that artists are vital to communities and that ... Girlchoir Sister Cities Girlchoir (SCG) empowers girls by building resilience, leadership, mastery and connection ...
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PA Humanities announces $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 organizations

PA SHARP
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... state. Grantees join the new PA SHARP Learning Network, a statewide learning group that fosters resource sharing, ... development, and mutual support. “The humanities are on the ground, putting people first, by making spaces for new ... further strengthens this essential work through network building, financial support, and reimagining the ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

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

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Thursday, June 27, 2019
... cultural organizations that use arts to enrich the lives of young people, ages 5 to 18, throughout the city. These ... youth do more than mentor the next Mozart. They provide a safe space where young people can explore their identity, ... goals, and strengths. It’s gratifying to know that these community-minded organizations can help serve our children ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia awards five grants totaling $284,750

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
... in recognition of the time and resources required to host a site visit. Including these 2024 grants and awards, ... and teens from under-resourced zip codes in schools, community locations, and juvenile justice facilities. Only ... leaders for future roles in the community with emphasis on agriculture.

Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... new executive director beginning January 27, 2025. Pia is a seasoned arts administrator and grantmaker with a ... women and trans artists and putting the arts in service of building healthy, caring communities.” Pia shared the following thoughts on her new role: “A common thread throughout my career has ...
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The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes $2.67 million to a diverse mix of arts & culture organizations

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
MAYOR JIM KENNEY AND A HOST OF CITY LEADERS HELP DISTRIBUTE $2.67 MILLION TO ARTS ... Theater Company is an excellent example of the type of community arts making that the Cultural Fund helps to sustain ...

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces Over $10.2 Million in Pandemic Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Organizations and Fellowships for Artists

Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Thursday, September 9, 2021
... move forward from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a pivot from the Center’s usual project grants for ... but are emerging from this period with new perspectives on how the arts can become more sustainable and relevant and ... diverse audiences, as class size was no longer limited by building capacity or geographical distance. With this grant ...

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