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

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Monday, November 25, 2024
... Philadelphia with the 2024 Art and Change Grant (ACG). For over two decades, the Art and Change Grant has supported ... health, mortality and mourning. This cohort includes, but is not limited to: a portrait series centering ... and events, visit leeway.org. *Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we ...

Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... Henderson. The next Leeway Transformation Award deadline is May 15, 2019. In addition to the Transformation Award, ... the year, or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. ABOUT LEEWAY: Leeway Foundation ... Leeway, visit leeway.org. *Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we ...

Philadelphia City Council to Invest Over $3 Million in Local Arts Community

Philadelphia City Hall
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
... CityHall.jpg Philadelphia City Council has announced a $3.25 Million investment in the local arts and culture community. This funding is a combination of an allocation from the New Normal Budget ... Bass  circulated a memo to Council leadership advocating for the financial prioritization of arts. Councilmembers ...
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Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... our new executive director beginning January 27, 2025. Pia is a seasoned arts administrator and grantmaker with a demonstrated passion for curating and resourcing community-based arts and artists. ... served as the executive director of Staten Island Arts, an organization that funds local arts and culture work and ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... Area Finalist: Theatre Horizon Theatre Horizon’s mission is to use the transformative power of storytelling to foster empathy and to create an inclusive home for artists, audiences, and students. They provide theater ... & Wellness Focus Area Finalist: African Family Health Organization (AFAHO) AFAHO serves members of the African ...

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

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
By Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer PhilaFundersCollab250.jpg The 250th birthday of the United States is just around the corner, and four Philadelphia groups are offering area nonprofits a total of $9 million in funding to help celebrate. That ...

Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
... HELP Truck Exhibit: Connecting Kids to Community, planned for late 2025. This collaborative project will encourage ... Museum. The Foundation’s grant application process is rigorous, with BCF staff and board members evaluating each application to determine if the organization qualifies for a grant and the appropriate amount ...
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City launches $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 12, 2024
... 13, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. The 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant is a means to help strengthen and financially uplift ... our creative sector and enrich the quality of life for so many creatives in Philadelphia.”  Applicant ...
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William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... to: Carnegie Hall Corporation to pilot and evaluate a music-based family engagement program for families of young toddlers in Philadelphia. The Lullaby ... housing. ($1,454,738 over 37 months) FathersRead365 (an organization sponsored by Urban Affairs Coalition) to support ...

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

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... works to support equitable access to great public spaces . A $1,498,200 grant was awarded to Local Initiatives Support ... Mansion Community Development Corporation in piloting a historic home repair program in Strawberry Mansion that ... Great Learning William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed ...

Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
... in 35 states. “Our Museums on Us program aims to make a direct impact by rewarding our cardholders with a valuable ... of arts organizations with diverse programming that is global in scope.”   Bank of America has established ... across the United States to offer free general admission for cardholders – including art, history and children’s ...
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Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
... Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... Bucks and Delaware County. In the wake of COVID-19, it is imperative to continue to support artists and activists in ... events, visit leeway.org .  *Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we ...

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
... history and civic treasures. The awards include $1 million for the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake a comprehensive planning and community engagement process to ... years of life in the region. “The Pew Charitable Trusts is pleased to support two of our city’s most important ...

Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... 2024.jpg [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2024] It is with mixed emotions that the Independence Foundation Board ... Sherman, who will leave her role as President & CEO after a dynamic and highly successful tenure, and more than three ... as well as providing multi- year operating grants for organizations serving vulnerable populations.” Prior to ...
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Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

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Monday, October 7, 2019
... Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $55,000 in funding for 31 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues. The fall 2019 cycle of ... anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned ...

Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

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Friday, January 17, 2025
... working at the intersection of art and social change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term ... a vision and intentional analysis for how art in community is a catalyst for social change. The 2024 Transformation ... Multidisciplinary   *Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we ...

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