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William Penn Foundation Awards Additional $2.6M to Support COVID-19 Relief, Recovery Efforts in Philadelphia

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... Release PHILADELPHIA (June 30, 2020)  – William Penn Foundation (WPF) today announced $2.6 million in additional ... since March, the Board of Directors approved a series of grants to immediately support multiple elements of recovery, ... said Janet Haas, M.D., Board Chair of William Penn Foundation. “Back to normal’ is not our goal, nor should ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Invests $225,000 over two years in Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and Unemployment Collective

The Alliance for Health Equity
Friday, December 17, 2021
... the Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and ... in Coatesville by 2026.  “Collective Impact lays the foundation for iterative and aligned responses to the needs ... in Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and ...

Pew Awards $3.25M to Philadelphia Nonprofits to Support Students and Address Food Insecurity

Heights Philadelphia | Photo Credit Paola Nogueras
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
... that it has awarded $3.25 million to two Philadelphia nonprofits: Heights Philadelphia—which supports ... in the Greater Philadelphia region. Details on the grants are as follows: Heights Philadelphia  was awarded a ... growth grants aim to significantly expand Philadelphia-area organizations’ capacity to provide high-quality, ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce second-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Friday, July 16, 2021
... recipients COVID-19 PR Fund_Web.png of the second round of grants from the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund . The Fund awarded its second round of grants totaling $668,885 to 84 individuals and nonprofit ...

Derrick Morgan partners with Brandywine Health Foundation to support COVID-19 Healthcare and Economic Relief Fun

Derrick Morgan
Friday, April 10, 2020
... has committed an initial $10,000 to Brandywine Health Foundation’s Health and Economic Relief Fund . “As this ... and community economic needs and that Brandywine Health Foundation’s new fund would be just the right vehicle to ... the beginning of a partnership between Brandywine Health Foundation and KNGDM Group and a call to action to other ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... part of this work is forming strong partnerships with nonprofits and advocacy groups, such as community, consumer ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Announces $200K in Youth Arts Impact Grants

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
The Philadelphia Cultural Fund announced that $200,170 in grants of $5,410 each will be awarded to 37 small and ... during the health crisis. pcf.jpg The Youth Arts Impact Grants are intended to help alleviate the financial hardship ...

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

Thursday, June 27, 2024
... Inquirer Change is coming to Philadelphia’s largest foundation devoted solely to giving in the region. The William Penn Foundation is instituting a broad set of changes — from the ... by a generational turnover playing out gradually on the foundation’s board. Founded by the Haas family with ...

GSK names 23rd annual IMPACT Award Winners

GSK IMPACT Award winner Coded by Kids
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
... and Economic Development    Family Service of Chester County Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New ... winners were selected by a panel led by Philadelphia Foundation and consisting of GSK employees as well as local ... Philadelphia Foundation President and CEO. “Unrestricted grants like these are essential for nonprofits, especially ...

Op-Ed: Families Need Child Care Resources Now More than Ever

Child Care
Friday, October 16, 2020
Families in Chester County are working harder than ever. COVID-19 has not only ... and Undercounted Report from PathWays PA, Chester County is the most expensive county to live and work ... taking care of their children. An additional $5 million in grants will fund the child care organizations that need to ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Announces Union Community Care Selected as Core Provider of Healthcare Services at Coatesville's Brandywine Center

The Brandywine Center
Thursday, January 16, 2025
... for Greater Coatesville. “Having lived in Chester County with my family for over 10 years, I know how special ... and supported. We’re committed to building on AHE’s foundation of health equity by understanding what folks and ... and reducing disparities in the Greater Coatesville area. Through innovative programs and partnerships, AHE ...

Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... mobilize change is central to PHP’s approach.”  The grants are part of PHP’s strategic initiative on early ... Board Chair of Philadelphia Health Partnership.“The Foundation has been focused on improving equity in health in ... in the first half of the year to seven Philadelphia nonprofits for a total of $778,731 invested in Philadelphia ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Reaches $10M in Funds Deployed, Continuing to Amplify Regional Community Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 7, 2020
... Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater ... La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) out of Chester County, both of which are receiving grants this week, serve ...  25,000 Woods Services, Inc. $        40,000 YMCA of Bucks County $        50,000 Your Way Home Montgomery ...
15Mar2023

OST Funders Community of Practice: Youth at the Helm: What Funders can Learn from Youth Organizers and Advocates

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Video Conference
... leading the charge to advocate for themselves, and how one foundation has translated that into youth-led grant ... collaborate with peers to fund organizations in Chester County through strategic grantmaking. Together we'll explore ...
17Nov2022

Out of School Time Funders Community of Practice

Thursday, November 17, 2022
9:00am - 10:30am
Virtual via Zoom
... Building Opportunity through Out-of-School Time (BOOST Act) Legislation : Co-sponsorship memo (CSM) about ... Collaborative : Local coalition of funders and nonprofits working to improve the quality and reach of the ...

A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... a few weeks ago, the organization I lead, the  Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) , hosted the virtual ... a single parent with two children living in Chester County needs to make over $80,000 annually to be self-sufficient, a figure higher than any other county in southeastern Pennsylvania. Additionally, according ...

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