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Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... with mixed emotions that the Independence Foundation Board of Directors announces the upcoming retirement of Susan Sherman, who will leave her role as President & CEO ... and highly successful tenure, and more than three decades of distinguished service to the Foundation. The Independence ...
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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 ... artists , including $3.5 million to help ensure the future of several of the most prominent institutions in the city and $1 million ...
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William Penn Foundation Awards $8 Million to Support Small Arts and Culture Organizations

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
... staff, making it hard to identify and access sources of funding,” explained William Penn Foundation Chief ... be able to match the funding provided to PCF by the City of Philadelphia to support the small arts organizations that ... roles in our communities.” PCF – a trusted source of information and funding among Philadelphia’s arts and ...
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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
... artists. These unrestricted grants are provided as part of  Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures  (PCT), a funding ... fellowships recognize and reward the efforts of remarkably talented, Philadelphia-based Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists and cultural workers who make a ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Announces Partnership with Small But Mighty Arts

Tuesday, March 20, 2018
... ’ Bartol Foundation Will Fund Ten Micro-Grants of $500 Each Distributed by Small But Mighty Arts to Local ... today announced a partnership with Small But Mighty Arts of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia (SBMA) to award ten $500 ... said Beth Feldman Brandt, Executive Director of the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation. “Bartol and SBMA ...
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Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... Pew after serving as president and chief executive officer of The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia, which identifies, coordinates, and connects ... Fellows Inc., secretary and director of the Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, and director of ...

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 ... Cultural Fund supports the largest and broadest community of arts and cultural organizations in Philadelphia. The ... are forced to cancel their  programming because of the Coronavirus threat. This is especially true for small ...
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William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
To continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the William Penn Foundation has ... for Philadelphia arts organizations, William Penn's board of directors also approved Relief and Recovery Support grants ... space grantee organizations. Below is a complete list of the William Penn Foundation-approved Relief and Recovery ...

William Penn Foundation announces new Creative Communities Grants

Monday, March 18, 2019
... hope sharing this information may help inspire new areas of collaboration to build on the strengths of your work in Philadelphia’s arts and culture sector. The ... as well as for the entire region via the Circuit Trails network. This grant was co-funded by our Watershed Protection ...
18Aug2021

Arts & Culture Funders Meeting

Wednesday, August 18, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... Theater  We would also like to hear from you. What type of support are you providing your grantees? How are you ... learn in the process? This meeting is open to Philanthropy Network members. Please hold the date for the final session ... 2021 series: November 15th, 2:00 - 3:15 PM -  The Future of Virtual Programming Recording   Arts & Culture Funders ...
07Feb2022

Arts and Culture Funders Community of Practice

Monday, February 7, 2022
2:00pm - 3:15pm
VIDEO CONFERENCE
... relationship between funder and nonprofit through the lens of racial equity.  We will be joined by Arreon Harley-Emerson , the Director of Music & Operations at Choir School of Delaware , who has ... (2/10 and 2/24) Learning Opportunity: Philanthropy Network hosted Trust Based Philanthropy Cohort - applications ...
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An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
BalletX_credit_ChrisKendig.png Photo of Ballet X by Chris Kendig | Courtesy of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund By Nancy Burd and Marcelle Hinand As many of you know, most mid-sized arts organizations in the United ...

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

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
... The Foundation supports organizations in a range of artistic disciplines with an emphasis on arts education ... . In addition, the Foundation approved $2,500 in its first of two rounds of micro-grants. Grants of $500 each were awarded to five ...
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The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Focus on Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Arts and History Organizations in 2021

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
... in the Philadelphia region to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, pivoting from its usual project ... shown admirable perseverance and resilience in the face of great uncertainty in their efforts to adapt to the ... concerning artistic and interpretive practice with a broad network of cultural practitioners and leaders. For more ...

The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
... an additional $660,000. A full listing by category of the 35 grantee organizations is below. These grants are designated for capital projects of music presenting, music performing and music education ... - $5,000 Mamadele Foundation - $8,000 Musicopia - $7,000 Network for New Music - $7,500 Opera Philadelphia - $15,000 ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $876,000 in Capital Support Grants in 2023

Friday, May 5, 2023
... commitments total $604,800. A full listing by category of the grantee organizations is below. These grants are designated for capital projects of music presenting, music performing and music education ... year Friends of the Wanamaker Organ - $6,500 in one year Network for New Music - $8,500 in one year OperaDelaware - ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia awards five grants totaling $284,750

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
... PA — Impact100 Philadelphia has announced the award of $284,750 in unrestricted funds to five nonprofit ... in the region. Representing the collective giving of 302 women members, funds are being awarded to five ...

William Penn Foundation awards $11.8 million in Arts & Culture funding

Thursday, May 30, 2019
... grants offer unrestricted operating support to a range of arts and culture organizations that contribute significantly to the vibrancy of the Philadelphia region. “This unrestricted funding for ... American Dance Ensemble Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia Network for New Music Painted Bride Art Center People’s ...

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 ‘amazing’ at a ... impact on the greater Philadelphia area’s rich ecosystem of music performance, education, and community engagement, ... College Music at Gretna, Inc. Music for Everyone Musicopia Network for New Music OperaDelaware Opera Philadelphia ...
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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 ... that celebrate the diverse and creative contributions of local artists and tell personal stories of prominent ... concerning artistic and interpretive practice with a broad network of cultural practitioners and leaders. For more ...
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