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William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... to the funding collaboration with the Mellon Foundation for Philadelphia arts organizations, William Penn's board of directors also approved Relief and Recovery ... below relate to the Creative Communities Program and our interests in supporting equitable access to public ...

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

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
... the previous year. Thirty-four new organizations applied for funding. Small organizations seeking support also rose ... operating with budgets under $100,000. This year's grantees demonstrate strong commitments to several key ... commented,  “Music is an essential component of what makes cities shine. We are pleased to provide ...
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The Rider-Pool Foundation Announces Grant Awards for Lehigh Valley Programs

The Rider-Pool Foundation
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
... major proactive investments as well as on-going support for programs throughout the Lehigh Valley with a focus on ... The new name reflects the intent of Leonard Parker Pool’s will. Mr. Pool bequeathed his 72-acre Emmaus estate to the ... MPH, Executive Director of The Rider-Pool Foundation.  “Our support, then, can offer the stability and grounding to ...

Over $10 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Philadelphia-Area Cultural Groups and Artists

BalletX company performs choreographer Jennifer Archibald’s Maslow’s Peak, 2024. Photo by Whitney Browne, courtesy of BalletX.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
... company performs choreographer Jennifer Archibald’s Maslow’s Peak, 2024. Photo by Whitney Browne, courtesy ... BalletX.  PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 24, 2024)—The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced today that it has ... and a changing climate. “We’re delighted to continue our long-standing support for individual artists and creative ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces More Than $332,000 in Special Project Grants for Music Organizations

Friday, October 25, 2024
... This significant investment underscores the Foundation's commitment to fostering creativity, collaboration, and ... distributed to four partnerships General Operating Support for Newer Music Organizations: $80,500 granted to eleven ... community with cultural arts. These projects exemplify our grantees' dedication to reimagining the intersections of ...
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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
... are launching Art Works, a new $3 million grant program for community-based organizations and emerging artists. Art ... organizations that are critical to Greater Philadelphia’s rich diversity. Art Works was designed to support the arts ... is a wonderful city with great organizations and artists. Our goal in creating the Forman Arts Initiative is to ...
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Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, October 7, 2019
... Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $55,000 in funding for 31 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... with grantees ranging from early-20s to mid-70s. Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides project-based funds of up to ... intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through our grantmaking and other programs, we promote artistic ...

Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... will join the organization as vice president for Philadelphia programs, effective Oct. 3, 2022. In this role, Frisby-Greenwood will lead the organization’s work across the region to advance critical public policy ... in the city’s public schools. “Donna shares our long-standing commitment to improving people’s lives ...

Philly groups offer $9 million in funding for nonprofits celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States

Fireworks_Wawa Welcome America
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
By Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer PhilaFundersCollab250.jpg The ... nonprofits’ programs that will commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. “The Funder ... Philadelphians to imagine their contributions to the next 250 years of American democracy.” Funding is open to ...

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
... of COVID-19 and to preserve and highlight the region’s unique history and civic treasures. The awards include $1 million for the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake ... “The Pew Charitable Trusts is pleased to support two of our city’s most important institutions—the Free Library ...

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

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
... arts and culture grants awarded in the Foundation’s 75+ year history, this initiative is projected to ... play such important cultural, social, and civic roles in our communities.” PCF – a trusted source of information ... ecosystem since 1991 – was strategically selected for this initiative because of its longstanding relationships ...
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Arts & Culture Funders Webinar - Not Just Money: Equity Issues in Cultural Philanthropy

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Webinar
... mirror national ones. Join the Arts & Culture Funders for a special webinar session where Helicon Collaborative’s Co-Director Holly Sidford will share findings from their ... from the report, and explore data on funding patterns in our region; Discuss challenges often cited by organizations ...

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

PA Humanities Wingspan
Thursday, December 7, 2023
... amplifying their voices, and cultivating new space for creativity and connection. The 24 grantees will make up ... spaces for residents to explore and better understand our ever-changing world. “Wingspan builds on our ... of Wingspan was informed by adrienne maree brown’s Emergent Strategy – and PA Humanities’ equity work and ...
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Bartol Foundation Awards 18 Grants to Philadelphia Arts & Cultural Organizations

Danse4Nia
Thursday, July 25, 2019
... 2019 roster of grantees reflects the Bartol Foundation’s commitment to supporting cultural organizations that ... were made to: Artistas y Musicos Latino Americanos (AMLA) for their Latin music and culture programs; and, Centro Nueva ...  “In this current climate, it is urgent that all of our creative voices have the chance to be heard.  These ...
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PA Humanities announces $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 organizations

PA SHARP
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... are on the ground, putting people first, by making spaces for new voices, supporting meaningful learning experiences, ... Humanities. “Support from the PA Humanities will enhance our strategic priority to strengthen diversity, equity, and ... to support 16 organizations that serve Philadelphia’s BIPOC and new immigrant communities.  PA Humanities ...
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BLBB Charitable Awards COVID-19 Emergency Grants to Area Cultural Institutions

BLBB Charitable
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... in times like this,” said Nicole Tell, BLBB Charitable’s Executive Director. “Our board recognizes that these institutions are vital to a ... sound strategies yield meaningful and measurable outcomes for the people they serve. BLBB Charitable Awards COVID-19 ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia awards five grants totaling $284,750

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
... million to regional nonprofits since the organization’s founding in 2008. Each of the following organizations has ... in-school, after school, and during the summer at no cost for over 1,100 Philadelphia County children and teens from ... The mission of Tree House Books is to enhance people’s lives through books and literacy and uplift the ...

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

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12/2017
By Mike Scutari for Inside Philanthropy |  This article from Inside ... Racial Equity. He is also a commissioner on Pittsburgh’s Equal Opportunity Review Commission and the Pennsylvania ... to systemic racism and capitalism, in the memory of our ancestors, for the benefit of black people." Hillombo ...
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Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Caralyn Spector
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
... other interests. “The board thanks Barbara Silzle for her 7 years of service to the Cultural Fund and is ... continues the essential work of the Fund in support of our grantees. The search committee is charged with engaging a ... Caralyn will work alongside Barbara Silzle until Barbara’s departure, and will then provide day-to-day oversight of ...
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Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
... on Us provides Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust credit and debit cardholders free general admission ... cultural institutions across 123 cities in 35 states. “Our Museums on Us program aims to make a direct impact by ... across the United States to offer free general admission for cardholders – including art, history and children’s ...
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