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New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... Sanchez.png Starting today, Gabriela Serena Sanchez is the new executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, overseeing the distribution of city funding as arts grants.   She starts the job in a time of transition in ... Power Street Theatre. “I didn’t go to school for grant writing. I went to school to be an actor,” she said. ...
05Dec2023

Arts & Culture Funders Community of Practice

Tuesday, December 5, 2023
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual
All Network members supporting arts initiatives broadly—arts organizations, programs, education—are invited to join us for a renewed convening of the Arts & Culture Funders Community of Practice.  Our first meeting will take place on ...

Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
... justice advocate and podcast creator, Farrah Parkes; media arts programmer, curator, and public media supporter, Gretjen ... and social justice. For more information about Leeway, its grant programs, grantees, and events, visit leeway.org . ... from their gender assigned at birth. ### Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + ...
14Apr2025

Arts Funders Listening Session

Monday, April 14, 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual via Zoom
On behalf of Philanthropy Network's Arts Funders Group, we invite you to join us for a virtual listening session with fellow arts funders, ... brings a unique perspective on artistic resilience and community building. Bill Rhoads, Senior Vice President of ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives Much-Needed Support to Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Thursday, June 27, 2019
... $223,918 in grants to 13 cultural organizations that use arts to enrich the lives of young people, ages 5 to 18, ... supporting these young artists and we’re grateful for the continued financial assistance,” Cultural Fund ... free of charge to the youth participants. The maximum grant is $20,000. These grants provide essential support for ...
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"A Goal of Justice." Behind a Push for Racial Equity in Arts Funding

Published: 
12/2017
By Mike Scutari for Inside Philanthropy |  This article from Inside Philanthropy predicts the top arts philanthropy trend for 2018 will be institutional ... for the benefit of black people." Hillombo partners with community development organizations that are "building power ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives $232,886 to Support Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Monday, June 11, 2018
... the talent and potential of youth affiliated with 13 arts organizations throughout the city.  The Cultural Fund ... disciplines and at a high quality.” Eligible YAE Grant recipients received 2018 Cultural Fund grants in March ... expenses; these grants provide additional support for programs specifically directed to serve Philadelphia ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
... organizations and their efforts, The Presser Foundation announces new Capital Support grants totaling $687,800 in single year ... Grand Opera House - $40,000 in one year WCR Center for the Arts, Inc. - $50,000 in one year Zoellner Arts Center - ...
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Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... caused by systemic oppression and reimagine and create a new normal that is better for the world, one where equality ... urgency, trust of community and commitment. In our recent grant cycle, the Community Voices Fund, we sought out ... educators, artists and individuals while using the arts, storytelling and performance to support social justice ...

Three new programs will help Berks County nonprofits navigate a post-pandemic future

Berks County Community Foundation
Monday, February 22, 2021
... – Berks County Community Foundation is launching three new programs aimed at guiding nonprofits in our region into a ... organizations seeking to better map their futures. Arts and culture programs, exhibits, or events to be held in ... this link , or go to bccf.org and click on “Apply for a Grant” under the “Scholarships + Grants” section of the ...

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

PA SHARP
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
... 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 humanities ... educational programs, and learning networks. The PA SHARP grant portal is now open and applications are due by midnight ...

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 ... million in unrestricted fellowships to 12 local artists. New this year, the Center’s “Evolving Futures” awards ...
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William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action

Monday, March 30, 2020
... actions to support the urgent needs of organizations. New Emergency Fund for Early Education Today we are pleased ... . $6.6 Million in General Operating Support Grants for Arts and Culture Organizations In order to be flexible and ... Shawn McCaney Executive Director William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action ...

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

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... 17, 2025—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $500,000 in grants to support Greater ... panel of local filmmakers and film advocates to select the grant recipients. This process aligns with the foundation’s ... public interest and following.

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

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
... PA (11/7/2019) — The Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts today dedicated the foundation’s Centennial Legacy ... on a previously vacant wall owned by PennDot that fronts PECO’s parking lot includes iconic images of Philadelphia, ... their neighborhoods, what aspirations they held for their communities in the future, and to give residents a ...

The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $876,000 in Capital Support Grants in 2023

Friday, May 5, 2023
The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Capital Support grants totaling $524,700 in single year and multi-year grants to 20 music organizations. Grant payments made in 2023 for previous commitments total ... Orchestra of Philadelphia - $20,000 in one year Darlington Arts Center - $35,000 in one year Drexel University - $75,000 ...
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15Nov2017

Arts & Culture Funders Webinar - Not Just Money: Equity Issues in Cultural Philanthropy

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Webinar
Arts foundations and nonprofit leaders are increasingly aware ... mirror national ones. Join the Arts & Culture Funders for a special webinar session where Helicon Collaborative’s ... communities. It concludes with ideas how to move toward a new era of more equitable and inclusive cultural ...

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
... These grants will help the recipients create and implement new strategies to adapt their programs, operations, and ... Project HOME  has been awarded a $3.5 million  growth grant  to expand its work to end and prevent chronic street ... and expertise of two cornerstones of the city’s arts and cultural scene, helping to bolster the operations of ...

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