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The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Appoints Patricia Wilson Aden as President & CEO

GPCA
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
GPCA_logo.jpg September 21, 2021 (PHILADELPHIA, PA)  – The  Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance  (Cultural Alliance), ... (Patty) Wilson Aden has been appointed by the Board of Directors as its next president and CEO. The appointment ...
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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
Press release via Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (3/25/ 2021) – ... working in partnership with Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and other under-served communities. This is ... to regional artists and organizations that are critical to Greater Philadelphia’s rich diversity. Art Works was ...
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Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Press release Susan Sherman 2024.jpg [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2024] It is with mixed emotions that the Independence Foundation Board of Directors announces the upcoming retirement of Susan ... Board has initiated a comprehensive process to select a new CEO and will consider both internal and external ...
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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
... Peak, 2024. Photo by Whitney Browne, courtesy of BalletX.  PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 24, 2024)—The Pew Center for Arts & ... the pandemic, as the sector seeks to chart a path toward greater sustainability. Through this program, nine grants ...
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Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... will join the organization as vice president for Philadelphia programs, effective Oct. 3, 2022. In this role, ... Pew after serving as president and chief executive officer of The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia, which ... Inc., secretary and director of the Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, and director of Pennsylvania’s State ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
In November 2019, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 million in support ... to their children. ($627,500 over 36 months) Generations United to assess the characteristics, needs, and strengths of ... Citizens for Children and Youth Trying Together United Way of Pennsylvania   Partners for Public Good to engage ...

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 Leeway Board of Directors, are delighted to announce that Pia Agrawal will join the Leeway Foundation as our new executive director beginning January 27, 2025. Pia is a ...
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Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... – The East Mount Airy Neighbors (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it has ... to Mt. Airy” event from 7 to 11 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9 at the United Lutheran Seminary’s Brossman Center-Benbow Hall, ... schools.

Big Picture Alliance Named 2020 Bartol Award Winner

Monday, July 27, 2020
... Bartol Foundation has selected  Big Picture Alliance  as the winner of the 2020 George Bartol Arts Education Award. Big Picture Alliance engages, educates and empowers Philadelphia youth through filmmaking and digital media ...
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Bartol Foundation names 2018 George Bartol Award Winner

Sister Cities Girlchoir
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Philadelphia, PA—The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation has selected Sister Cities Girlchoir (SCG) as the winner of the 2018 George Bartol Arts Education Award. The Award is ... throughout the U.S. through the Sistema Fellowship at the New England Conservatory.   Bartol Foundation names 2018 ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces Nearly $2 Million in New Capital Support Grants

Monday, April 19, 2021
... to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on the Greater Philadelphia Area’s rich ecosystem of music performance, education, and community engagement, ... Presser. It is one of the few private foundations in the United States dedicated solely to music education and music ...
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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
... 40 grants and fellowships totaling $9 million in support of Philadelphia-area cultural organizations and artists. The ... public schools in his hometown, using dance workshops as a way to address social issues such as gun violence. Woodmere ... to fostering a vibrant and diverse cultural community in Greater Philadelphia. The Center invests in ambitious, ...
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Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announces 2018 grants for Philadelphia artists & organizations

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
... & Heritage has announced their newest grants in support of the Philadelphia region’s cultural organizations and artists. ... Projects that examine and interpret history in new ways, such as an exhibition at the Mütter Museum ...
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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
... Inquirer PhilaFundersCollab250.jpg The 250th birthday of the United States is just around the corner, and four ... celebrate the diversity of the region, and inspire greater civic engagement,” Shawn McCaney, William Penn ...

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

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... Gabriela Serena Sanchez is the new executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, overseeing the distribution of ... for that position, and a new council president on the way. I want a mayor who values the power and necessity of the ...

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

Monday, September 10, 2018
Press release via The Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (9/10/2018) – The ... showcase a vibrant new art exhibit in its offices as part of a partnership with ARTZ Philadelphia.  The new exhibit ... organizations, artists and patrons can gather to build greater support for the arts. The Gallery also highlights The ...
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The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces Over $10.2 Million in Pandemic Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Organizations and Fellowships for Artists

Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Thursday, September 9, 2021
... to organizations as they move forward from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a pivot from the Center’s ... that have been heightened by the pandemic and calls for greater social justice over the last year and a half. They ... to better align with its mission to interpret the United States’ legacy of criminal justice reform; and an ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... from around the country. The premier annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period ... Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Community Infrastructure ( Rebuild ) ... for all the insights and support they supplied along the way to get us here. This program would not be what it is ...

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