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Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... — April 8, 2021 — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced a $2.2 million investment in nine Philadelphia projects. Knight Foundation’s new support will bolster local programs that advance ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1M in fall 2017 grant round

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... December 6, 2017 – The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,048,204 in grant requests during ... wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation,” Foundation President Dave Kraybill said. Grant requests are ...

Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... hundred-million-dollar grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, ... and increasingly for basics like air conditioning and new floors.” While “wealthier neighborhoods can more ... facilities.”—Cyndi Suarez   Cyndi Suarez is a Senior Editor at NPQ. She is the author of the forthcoming ...

$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network

Friday, June 1, 2018
... received a combined $10.6 million from the William Penn Foundation toward their continued work to build multi-use trails throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the goal of an 800-mile system of ... where trails are planned for but not yet developed. The Foundation’s funding will accelerate the completion of the ...
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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
... These grants will help the recipients create and implement new strategies to adapt their programs, operations, and ... to bring more tourists back to Greater Philadelphia. The new grants are as follows: Project HOME  has been awarded a ... playful learning activities at home. Frazierita Klasen , senior vice president leading Pew’s work in Philadelphia, ...

PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... Dec. 19, 2019—The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,126,826 to 37 nonprofits, schools, ... Master Plan/Feasibility Study Pottstown Parks & Recreation Foundation Inc.—Sensing the Park User....Even More ... HEARTH (Helping Elderly Adults Remain in Their Homes) New Hanover Evangelical Lutheran Church—Peer Recovery ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
Via Generocity | By  Albert Hong  / STAFF   Rebuild is a $500 million citywide initiative ... Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... Services; Fairmount Park Conservancy; Free Library Foundation; Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia; HACE; Impact Services Corporation; Mt. Airy USA; New Kensington CDC; Nicetown CDC; Pennsylvania Horticultural ... demonstrated capability to manage government or foundation grant funds of at least $1 million successfully ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... even as neighbors use the same old rec infrastructure in new ways. Baseball has waned in popularity, so the center’s ... away, the rec center at Sturgis Playground gleams like new. Also located in the 9th District, in a  neighborhood ... investment, and one that might. (The William Penn Foundation provided grant funding for the reporting and ...

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... neighborhood spaces,” said Mayor Kenney. “With these new improvements, Hancock Playground is now a space where ... Rebuild improvements at Hancock Playground include new playground equipment, new basketball goals, landscaping, additional green space and ...