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

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... April 17, 2025—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $500,000 in grants to support ... IPMF’s community-led grantmaking process. Each year, the foundation partners with a panel of local filmmakers and film ... select the grant recipients. This process aligns with the foundation’s commitment to shift power to communities ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
Pedro Ramos, President & CEO, Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (11/7/2019) — The Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts today dedicated the foundation’s Centennial Legacy Mural “Strength in our ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.8 Million in Film and Journalism Grants to 30 Projects and Organizations

IPMF Film Grants Dec 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... December 16, 2020 – The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces a major investment in the local ... and films with a commitment to social justice. The foundation awarded the grants following a series of listening ... sessions with the local filmmaking community. The foundation also awarded a $1.5 million, three-year operating ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Related coverage: Recipients call Presser Foundation awards of more than a half million dollars ... education, and community engagement, The Presser Foundation announces a special and additional round of ... current fiscal year grant recipients funded by the Foundation’s Advancement of Music and Special Projects ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces More Than $332,000 in Special Project Grants for Music Organizations

Friday, October 25, 2024
Press release The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Special Project ... organizations. This significant investment underscores the Foundation's commitment to fostering creativity, ... $80,500 granted to eleven recipients Additionally, the Foundation will honor $43,000 in previous commitments, ...
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Philadelphia Arts Groups to Lift Diverse Voices with $923,600 in Funding from Knight Foundation

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
... will receive $923,600 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The groups are large and small, ranging from the ... that build community,” said Victoria Rogers, Knight Foundation’s vice president/arts. “These eight ... to place and each other,” said Patrick Morgan, Knight Foundation’s Philadelphia program director. Philadelphia ...
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The Presser Foundation will distribute more than $787,000 In Capital Support Grants in 2024

Friday, May 3, 2024
Press Release The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Capital Support grants ... renovations illustrate that funding from The Presser Foundation provides essential resources greatly impacting ... University The Music School of Delaware WXPN The Presser Foundation will distribute more than $787,000 In Capital ...
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Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
...  them. As Program Officer at  Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) , which supports community media in the ... communities who are often overlooked in mainstream national and local news and media outlets. We were ... lockdown? These are perspectives that are missing from national and local news outlets. Our hope is that over time ...

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

GPCA
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
... concludes the Cultural Alliance’s comprehensive 12-month national search and welcomes a highly respected and ... Aden currently serves as president and CEO of  The Blues Foundation  in Memphis, TN and will assume this new role in ... and director of the Mid-Atlantic regional office for the  National Trust for Historic Preservation . A Delaware native, ...
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Pennsylvania Humanities Council announces new grant program for cultural organizations affected by COVID-19

Monday, April 6, 2020
... distributed by state and territorial councils through the National Endowment for the Humanities. PHC will provide more ...

$9.5 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Support 30 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Mural: The Talented Mr. Trotter: You Can Be Anything
Monday, September 19, 2022
... that traverses Mexico’s long history and contemplates national identity and the challenges of preserving languages ... an important but under-recognized multicultural event in an exhibition and live performances that revisit the ... pieces. Reframing historical narratives Cliveden of the National Trust focuses on experiences of enslavement and ...
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An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
... organizations, which play a significant role in our national arts ecosystem, are most vulnerable to the mounting ... Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay Area, philanthropic foundation leaders and nonprofit cultural sector consultants, ... and we can establish a model which could resuscitate our national arts ecosystem. The future sustainability of the ...
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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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... Funding inequities are systemic and local patterns mirror national ones. Join the Arts & Culture Funders for a special ...  explores inequitable patterns in funding distribution at national and local levels; the lack of diversity among decision-makers (arts foundation staff and boards, individual donors and cultural ...

City's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Shares Plans for 2021

OACCE
Thursday, January 14, 2021

 The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) shared its plans for new and returning programs to support Philadelphia's diverse arts community in 2021.

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Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... background in management and extensive connections with national and Philadelphia-area nonprofits. In addition to ... program director for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, executive director of After-School All-Stars ... Philadelphia, executive director of Rock the Vote, and a National Urban Fellow at the U.S. Department of Housing and ...

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
... earned revenue potential. Thom Collins , The Barnes Foundation’s Neubauer Family executive director and ... for pre-K–12 students and adult learners from The Barnes Foundation, and film screenings and talks presented by ... as well as significant audio-visual enhancements in the National Constitution Center’s three largest public spaces ...

Pennsylvania Humanities Council Announces $780,500 in Emergency Relief Grants

PHC Cares
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
... time when it is needed most.” PHC CARES is funded by the national Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which became law on March 27, 2020. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) received funding ...

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
... for the Semiquincentennial, a joint effort by the Connelly Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Neubauer Family Foundation. The fund, announced Tuesday, is designed to give ...

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
... other relief funding available from local, state, and national levels. A list of other resources is available at  ...

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