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Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
... being added to the roster of participating museums and cultural attractions. Museums on Us provides Bank of America, ... (Daytona Beach, Fla.) Museum of the American Revolution (Philadelphia) Museum of the City of New York (New York City ... of Fame is valid Saturdays only Notable institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Los ...
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Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... Foundation PiaLeewayFoundationAnnouncement121724.jpg   Philadelphia, PA, Monday, December 17, 2024 — We, the ... announce that Pia Agrawal will join the Leeway Foundation as our new executive director beginning January 27, 2025. Pia ... women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers working in communities at the intersection ...
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Three new programs will help Berks County nonprofits navigate a post-pandemic future

Berks County Community Foundation
Monday, February 22, 2021
... weather the pandemic, said Heidi Williamson, Senior Vice President for Programs and Initiatives. “We also learned ... are turning their attention to what comes next, as they evaluate the changes wrought by the pandemic and look ... for strategic planning or specific planning needs, such as technology, capital projects, construction, or something ...

PA Humanities announces $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 organizations

PA SHARP
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... the state.” PA Humanities assembled a diverse team of 46 cultural professionals who reviewed a total of 337 ... partner, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Recognizing ... Point Partners to support 16 organizations that serve Philadelphia’s BIPOC and new immigrant communities.  PA ...
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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
... the funding collaboration with the Mellon Foundation for Philadelphia arts organizations, William Penn's board of ... approved Relief and Recovery Support grants for several cultural and public space grantee organizations. Below is a ...

Pennsylvania Humanities Council Announces $780,500 in Emergency Relief Grants

PHC Cares
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA (August, 4, 2020) -- Pennsylvania Humanities ... $780,500 in emergency relief grants to 140 Pennsylvania cultural nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Called ... to keep Carpenters’ Hall financially sound and flexible as we continue to adapt to the systemic changes COVID-19 has ...

Leeway Foundation Introduces Immediate Relief Funds for Individual Artists in the Launch of the 2021 Community Care Fund

Leeway Foundation Community Care Fund
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Leeway CCFund.png PHILADELPHIA – In response to the continuing financial ... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) , the Samuel S. Fels Fund , as well as the William Penn and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations ... workshops, and arts happenings. The impact on artists and cultural producers in this community was immediate and ...

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
PHILADELPHIA, December 16, 2020 – The Independence Public ... creative, community-centered media and media making across Greater Philadelphia. The Foundation’s goals reflect an ... journalism, digital literacy, and creative expression, as a pathway for building power with communities. Through ...
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William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
By Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Change is coming to Philadelphia’s largest foundation devoted solely to giving ...

William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action

Monday, March 30, 2020
To our grantees and partners, As the impact of the Coronavirus crisis on our community ... Reinvestment Fund to announce a collaboration to support Philadelphia early learning providers who are struggling to ... caused by the Coronavirus crisis in the regional cultural sector, the Foundation accelerated approval of this ...

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 250th ... celebrate the diversity of the region, and inspire greater civic engagement,” Shawn McCaney, William Penn ... is open to 501(c)3 public charities in Philadelphia, as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties. ...

The Presser Foundation announces more than $71,000 in new special project grants to music organizations

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
... support to four new music organizations to the Foundation as they develop programming for music education, music ... education organization focused on Hispanic/Latinx youth, Philadelphia music organizations continue to expand access ... and styles through general operating and program grants (Greater Philadelphia); capital grants for music building ...
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14Apr2025

Arts Funders Listening Session

Monday, April 14, 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual via Zoom
... Executive Director of Wildflower Composers , recognized as one of Yamaha's 40 under 40 music educators and Philadelphia Magazine's "Luminary Leader," whose organization ... and community building. Bill Rhoads, Senior Vice President of Esperanza Arts Center , who brings over 25 years ...

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

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Press release PHILADELPHIA, April 17, 2025—The Independence Public Media ... Foundation (IPMF) announces $500,000 in grants to support Greater Philadelphia's emerging and professional independent ...

Applications Open for $1.2 Million in Recovery Grants for the Humanities in Pennsylvania

PA SHARP
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
PHC_PASharp.png PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) ... public libraries, and museums and creative programming by cultural producers at the local level.” Funding for PA ... partner, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Recognizing ...

IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
PHILADELPHIA, November 21, 2024—The Independence Public ... women and transgender and gender nonconforming people in Philadelphia jails to share their stories and build power ... engagement, and networking needs of Afghan refugees in the Philadelphia region. “We’re excited to continue ...

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