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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
... BalletX.  PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 24, 2024)—The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced today that it has ... Futures” awards represent an investment toward a thriving future for the region’s cultural sector. The ... Pew Fellows in the Arts, receiving $85,000 each, which is an additional $10,000 per artist this year. Plus, 18 local ...
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Applications Open for $1.2 Million in Recovery Grants for the Humanities in Pennsylvania

PA SHARP
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
... Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) today announced it is now accepting applications statewide for $1.2 million in pandemic recovery grants for organizations with a humanities-based mission and organizations conducting ...

Pew Awards $7.7M to Philadelphia Human Services, Arts, and Civic Nonprofits to Expand Programs, Adapt Business Models

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
... special needs. Over the next five years, the organization will add more than 150 supportive housing units ... while also increasing comprehensive services such as those for behavioral health and substance use disorder, ... Pew’s work in Philadelphia, said of the grants, “Pew is incredibly pleased to support the important contributions ...

Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
... and Ernel Martinez, Lead Muralist. “This mural is a testament to community philanthropy,” Ramos said. ... Philadelphia Foundation is a quintessential Philadelphia organization that is generating change all the time,” ... their neighborhoods, what aspirations they held for their communities in the future, and to give residents a ...

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 addressing and improving quality of life for ... model within the Allentown School District. The grant is directed to calculate and compare student performance and ...

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

Monday, March 30, 2020
... the urgent needs of organizations. New Emergency Fund for Early Education Today we are pleased to join with ... of you and encourage you to continue to reach out about your current situations and to talk with us about how we may ... what mid- and long-term needs will be, but our priority is to be as responsive as possible and provide additional ...

The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Launch $1 Million Illuminate the Arts Grant

OACCE
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
... Friday, May 28 .   The Illuminate the Arts Grants are a means to help sustain and stimulate the recovery of ... Isaiah Thomas and Katherine Gilmore Richardson, the funds for the Illuminate the Arts Grants came from City Council’s ... the ACTF.   "Supporting our arts and culture community is crucial to our recovery from COVID-19," said Councilmember ...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded $69,700 in grants to ... to doing within the neighborhood and furthers the organization’s mission to make ‘ a good community better ... were invited to submit Letters of Interest (LOI) to apply for the EMAN grants.

The Philadelphia Foundation Hosts Inspiring Exhibition of Art Created by Individuals Living with Dementia

Monday, September 10, 2018
... – The Philadelphia Foundation today announced the organization will showcase a vibrant new art exhibit in its ... large weavings. The banners and weavings will be offered for sale. About the Exhibition Title: “It Feels like ... freedom: I can do whatever I want,” says Sylvia M., who is living with dementia. Through the program she has ...
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The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, October 16, 2020
... practices in the time of a global pandemic. This cohort is reimagining how we engage with performance, film and ... and feminism were highlighted as trending areas of focus for this round.    Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides ... events, visit leeway.org.  *Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we ...
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William Penn Foundation announces new Creative Communities Grants

Monday, March 18, 2019
The William Penn Foundation is pleased to announce our recently approved Creative ... new areas of collaboration to build on the strengths of your work in Philadelphia’s arts and culture sector. The ... of the natural environment, and offer platforms for cultural expression. Grants were awarded to: Nueva ...

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 ... This process aligns with the foundation’s commitment to shift power to communities harmed by systems of oppression ... public interest and following.

Philadelphia's Lenfests receive Carnegie Medal for their extraordinary philanthropy

Thursday, October 5, 2017
... Gerry Lenfest (center, with medals) at the Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy luncheon at the New York Public Library. NEW ... to giving ovations. Tuesday afternoon they received one at a tony luncheon at the New York Public Library as they and ... 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. The national honor is awarded every two years to philanthropists who have made a ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives $232,886 to Support Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Monday, June 11, 2018
... to serve Philadelphia youth.  The maximum YAE grant is $20,000.   Grantees represent a wide array of ... storytelling.   Commonwealth Youthchoirs – Find Your Instrument!    $20,000 Transforming young lives ... – Core Playwrighting Program $20,000 Since the organization’s founding in 1987, Philadelphia Young ...
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Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
... socially engaged artistic and cultural practices. There is power in taking and reclaiming space, and the narrative around your community. Whether photographing fat queer, trans, and ... events, visit leeway.org . *Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... grantmaking areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to understand how our ... large and small – who are the experts on what your neighborhoods, constituents, and stakeholders need. At ...

Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative

Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative
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05/2021
... profiles eight place-based organizations that use media for cultural expression and connection with local funding ... authentic narratives rooted in place. They help nourish a humane civic sphere, one that honors and celebrates ...
02Apr2020

Arts & Culture Funders COVID-19 Response Meeting

Thursday, April 2, 2020
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... Arts & Culture Funders invites all funders to join us for an open discussion to gauge funders' interest in a ... efforts in response to COVID-19. We look forward to your participation.   A recording of the video call is below. For additional resources referenced on the call, ...

The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
April 28, 2022 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact ... A full listing by category of the 35 grantee organizations is below. These grants are designated for capital projects of music presenting, music performing ...
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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 Works is designed to support arts, culture and creativity working ... founded by Michael Forman and Jennifer Rice, is a new organization dedicated to supporting community-based arts and ...
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