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City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... Officer for the City of Philadelphia and Executive Director of the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative ... grant will be provided by the Philadelphia City Fund in its capacity as the dedicated fiscal sponsor for the City of ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces its 2020 Art & Culture Grants

Thursday, March 26, 2020
... Philadelphia Cultural Fund has announced the recipients of its 2020 Art & Culture Grants. The grants total $2,928,500 ... they serve,” said Philadelphia Cultural Fund Executive Director Barbara J. Silzle. “Our grants are responsible for ... lives of black and brown girls while being one of the first of its kind in the United States. The non-cash award ...
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Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... survey based on that plan in one city neighborhood. In its April 2019 final report Mayor Kenney’s Historic ... historic and cultural resources. This project is the first step to implement that recommendation. The William Penn ... changing neighborhoods,” said Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation. “We are pleased to ...

Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... will join the Leeway Foundation as our new executive director beginning January 27, 2025. Pia is a seasoned arts ... and social justice. For more information about Leeway, its grant programs, grantees, and events, visit leeway.org. ... self-determination, and we use the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense, as an umbrella term encompassing ...
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New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... today, Gabriela Serena Sanchez is the new executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, overseeing the ... past directors of the Fund who came from the world of philanthropy and foundational giving, Sanchez is a theater ... and in my language on stages here.” CONTINUE READING New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next ...

Philadelphia's Lenfests receive Carnegie Medal for their extraordinary philanthropy

Thursday, October 5, 2017
... Lenfest (center, with medals) at the Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy luncheon at the New York Public Library. NEW ... seven other recipients accepted the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. The national honor is awarded every two years ... Read the full article and  more about the Lenfests’ philanthropy in Philly. Philadelphia's Lenfests receive ...
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Arts & Culture Funders Webinar - Not Just Money: Equity Issues in Cultural Philanthropy

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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... special webinar session where Helicon Collaborative’s Co-Director Holly Sidford will share findings from their recent report, Not Just Money: Equity Issues in Cultural Philanthropy . Not Just Money  explores inequitable patterns ... toward a new era of more equitable and inclusive cultural philanthropy. During this webinar we will: Unpack findings ...

43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... Education, Health and Human Services. In line with its mission to invest in innovation in the social sector, the ... Board of Directors. Christine Simiriglia, Executive Director, Pathways to Housing PA, commented: “Barra’s ... is rare, but it makes a lot of sense. After all, we know first-hand how an unrestricted, multi-year gift can ...
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Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Bucks County Foundation (BCF) and its Board of Directors awarded more than $157,000 in grants ... County,” said Kelly Krumenacker, President and Executive Director of Bucks County Children’s Museum. The ... quality of life in Bucks County by encouraging permanent philanthropy, the Foundation offers donors, their families, ...
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Bartol Foundation names 2018 George Bartol Award Winner

Sister Cities Girlchoir
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... that demonstrates an active engagement in the lives of its students and community; and that maintains high artistic ... Mr. Bartol’s children. Beth Feldman Brandt, Executive Director of the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation says, “With ... at the intersection of arts, education, community and philanthropy, grounded in our belief that deeply meaningful ...
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William Penn Foundation Awards $8 Million to Support Small Arts and Culture Organizations

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
... of funding,” explained William Penn Foundation Chief Philanthropy Officer Elliot Weinbaum. “PCF has a process in ... was strategically selected for this initiative because of its longstanding relationships with and deep knowledge of the ... explained Philadelphia Cultural Fund Executive Director Gabriela Sanchez. “With our shared commitment to ...
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PA Humanities announces $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 organizations

PA SHARP
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... “The humanities are on the ground, putting people first, by making spaces for new voices, supporting meaningful ... communities of all sizes,” said Laurie Zierer, executive director of PA Humanities. “PA SHARP further strengthens ... In 2020, PA Humanities rapidly responded by reallocating its program funding for emergency support through Pop-Up ...
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Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
... social justice focused organizations. "In this first year, we were thrilled to see the artists and ... of projects and media,” said Leeway Foundation Executive Director Denise Brown. “We are grateful for the support for ... and social justice. For more information about Leeway, its grant programs, grantees, and events, visit leeway.org . ...

Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... to non-profits that serve people in Philadelphia and its surrounding Pennsylvania counties; non-profits that help ... humane & beautiful place.” said Jane Golden, Executive Director & Founder of Mural Arts Philadelphia. Sister Mary ... said, “Susan is a strategic and impactful leader in philanthropy. Her commitment to the Philadelphia region is ...
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Big Picture Alliance Named 2020 Bartol Award Winner

Monday, July 27, 2020
... that demonstrates an active engagement in the lives of its students and community; and that maintains high artistic standards for its faculty and students. “In the past few months, we have ... often left unseen,” says Beth Feldman Brandt, Executive Director of the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation. “We are ...
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Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... that will strengthen the future of the city and its residents, which will serve to enhance Pew’s work in ... District of Philadelphia, she was Philadelphia program director for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, ... National Urban Fellows Inc., secretary and director of the Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, and director of ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Awards 22 Grants to Philadelphia Arts and Cultural Organizations

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
... here . In addition, the Foundation approved $2,500 in its first of two rounds of micro-grants. Grants of $500 each were ... at the intersection of arts, education, community and philanthropy, grounded in our belief that deeply meaningful ...
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$9 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Supports 28 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Pew Fellow Pepón Osorio, My Beating Heart/Mi corazón latiente, 2023, installation view at the New Museum, New York. Photo by Liz Ligon.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
... issues of the moment,” says Paula Marincola, executive director of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. “From ... Collection. Drexel will collaborate on the project with First Person Arts and WHYY, producing a podcast series and ... pianists. Taller Puertorriqueño will invite residents in its surrounding Fairhill and Kensington neighborhoods to ...
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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
... says the Culture and Community Power Fund’s Co-Director Aviva Kapust. “This project will support the ... and others. The Fund welcomes inquiries through its website from potential thought partners with experience ... spaces and arts and culture experiences, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. For more information ...

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
... Philadelphia’s civic identity and have deep roots in its communities. “We’re looking to create long-term ... of the Forman Arts Initiative. “Through FAI’s first initiative, developed in partnership with the ... manages more than 1,000 charitable funds established by its donors and makes over 1,000 grants and scholarship awards ...
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