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Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change wor k.  PHILADELPHIA ... visual artist, curator, and folklorist from Baltimore, Maryland, Ashley Minner, and Brazil-native ... intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through our grantmaking and other programs, we promote artistic ...

The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... Recipients call Presser Foundation awards of more than a half million dollars ‘amazing’ at a critical time by ... performances and other activities. Individual grants range from $750 to $30,000. The average size is just over $6,100. ... music organizations, without any re-application. We want our music organizations to come roaring back when it is safe ...
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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
... new grants are as follows: Project HOME  has been awarded a $3.5 million  growth grant  to expand its work to end and ... organization will help 4,000 low-income households—up from 1,000 in 2021—build savings in special escrow ... spaces—all of which play a vital role in supporting our region’s people and economy, especially as the area ...

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

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, November 25, 2024
... This year’s recipients are no different and highlight a strong focus on cultural preservation as well as ... visual arts, and multidisciplinary forms. Chosen from over 100 applications, this year’s grantees are ... intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through our grantmaking and other programs, we promote artistic ...

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

Friday, December 21, 2018
... their commitment to art and social justice that impacts a larger audience or community. This year’s recipients work ... intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through our grantmaking and other programs we promote artistic ... or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth. Download the full press ...

The Presser Foundation Announces Nearly $2 Million in New Capital Support Grants

Monday, April 19, 2021
April 19, 2021 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its ... needed maintenance and renovation of buildings. We want our music organizations to come roaring back when it is safe ... Presser Foundation considers proposals for funding from music organizations working in a broad range of ...
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BIPOC Artists Receive More than $1 Million in Fellowships Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures 2024 Fellows
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
... as part of  Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures  (PCT), a funding initiative administered regionally through a ... about the 2024 Fellows HERE .) The fellowship awards range from $75,000 to $120,000 in unrestricted funds, with the ... to be a part of this philanthropic collaboration with our regional partners to advance BIPOC-led work and shine a ...

More Than $1 Million in Fellowships Awarded to 12 BIPOC Artists Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
... BIPOC artists and cultural workers who make a material difference in their communities over and above the ... work of sustaining their own careers. The awards range from $75,000 to $120,000 in unrestricted funds, with the ... delighted to be a part of the collaborative effort with our regional partners to support these artists’ creative ...
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08Oct2024

Arts & Culture Funders Community of Practice

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
12:00pm - 1:15pm
Virtual via Zoom
Join us on Tuesday, October 8 from 12:00-1:15pm for the next meeting of Philanthropy ... celebrates the city’s cultural assets, contributing to a safer, cleaner, and greener city. With collaboration as a core value, Valerie will provide an update on her work to ...
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23Jun2020

Arts & Culture Funders COVID-19 Meeting

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
Earlier this year, TDC conducted a survey of art and public space organizations throughout the city. They will also share insights from comparable data gathered in other cities. This research will help provide a sector-wide perspective and is intended to help funders as ...

Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... of Planning and Development PHILADELPHIA— How should a city recognize centuries of history and culture? ... the Department of Planning and Development will begin a project to explore that question. When the project ends in ... pleased that the work to survey these assets will include our residents. I’m grateful to the William Penn Foundation ...

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

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Thursday, June 27, 2019
... them to the power of the arts. We’re also proud that our City knows how important it is to provide funds to ... youth do more than mentor the next Mozart. They provide a safe space where young people can explore their identity, ... through high-quality artistry.” Grantees represent a wide array of arts programming including dance, music, ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces More Than $332,000 in Special Project Grants for Music Organizations

Friday, October 25, 2024
... include the launch of the 'Philadelphia Synth Library,' a pioneering space dedicated to analog synthesizers and ... company's innovative resident community artist model; and a groundbreaking collaboration between a music organization ... community with cultural arts. These projects exemplify our grantees' dedication to reimagining the intersections of ...
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43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... have demonstrated that they are keeping pace with a changing environment and continually looking for ways to be ... has awarded $2,150,000 to 43 exemplary organizations from across the field of Arts & Culture, Education, Health ... Barra Awards provide $50,000 in unrestricted funding over a two-year period. Without unrestricted capital, nonprofit ...
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IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
... “The Community Voices Fund allows us to conduct a listening scan of the region’s media ecosystem, but more ... panel’s decisions are always final, without influence from IPMF staff and board. This community-led approach aligns ... Freedom Coalition ($25,000) — to support "We Free Us," a storytelling project for currently and formerly ...
16Feb2017

Arts and Culture Funders Roundtable: DEI in the Regional Arts and Culture Sector

Thursday, February 16, 2017
8:45am - 11:30am
Philadelphia, PA
... Roundtable that will help members to explore and gain a shared understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion ... within the regional arts and culture community.

William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
... in the region. The William Penn Foundation is instituting a broad set of changes — from the kinds of projects and organizations it is interested ... for money. Some of these shifts are being influenced by a generational turnover playing out gradually on the ...

BLBB Charitable Awards COVID-19 Emergency Grants to Area Cultural Institutions

BLBB Charitable
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... Nicole Tell, BLBB Charitable’s Executive Director. “Our board recognizes that these institutions are vital to a thriving community and their needs cannot be forgotten ... in West Philadelphia. These organizations have seen a substantial increase in needs by their community and face ...
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