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Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

Regional Foundation logo
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Philadelphia, PA (Dec 20, 2023) – Today the Regional ... Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. After several years, the foundation returned to investing in neighborhood ... leaders in civic engagement. CCIP will also receive $15,000 in general operating support. Gateway CAP will receive ...

New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021
... serving neighborhoods most impacted by COVID-19 PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2021 | The City today announced the ... and be physically located in and provide services in Philadelphia. Grants of $15,000 will be made to organizations that work with ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... 267-251-3064, maita.soukup@phila.gov   Rebuild2.jpg PHILADELPHIA - Managing Director Brian Abernathy today ... and all are in need of critical facilities upgrades due to years of lack of investment and deferred maintenance.  ... she worked for the School District of Philadelphia and has 15 years of professional experience in urban planning and ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... of Directors recently awarded 22 grants, totaling almost $15 million, to support education in Philadelphia. Engaged Families grants were awarded to: ... engagement program for families of young toddlers in Philadelphia. The Lullaby Project encourages adults to write ...

Regional Foundation Announces $4.75 Million in Grant Awards

Regional Foundation Neighborhood Implementation Grants
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
[ Philadelphia, PA ] – Today, the Regional Foundation ... efforts with stable funding for at least five years. Three of the grants represent new implementation ... its work in the Fairhill and St. Hugh neighborhoods of Philadelphia with a sustained focus on corridor development, ...
09Sep2021

The Promise: A New Anti-Poverty Model for an Equitable Recovery

Thursday, September 9, 2021
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual
In 2020, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey teamed up with the City of Philadelphia to launch a first of its kind collaboration ... The Promise is administered at United Way, with a separate 15-member governing board, three content-specific advisory ...

Comcast RISE to Award $5 Million in Grants to BIPOC-Owned, Small Businesses

Comcast RISE
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
... businesses in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston and Philadelphia can apply for $10,000 grants.   Additionally, ... businesses in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston and Philadelphia specified areas can apply for a $10,000 grant ... small businesses who have been in business for 3 or more years with 1-25 employees. Businesses must be in the ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
At an event in South Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney was joined by Councilman ... dollars in parks, recreation centers, and libraries across Philadelphia. The announcement comes following a request from ... the Grays Ferry and Point Breeze neighborhoods in South Philadelphia and is home to a variety of beloved neighborhood ...
18Apr2018

Building Community: Creating Community Schools, Helping Communities Thrive

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
8:00am - 10:30am
Philadelphia, PA
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Education, the Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia, and Philanthropy Network’s Education Funders ...        Jeanette Arthur, Chubb Charitable Foundation 10:15 AM        Final Q&A 10:30 AM        Optional ...

Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of ... executive director. Dow is a long-term resident of the Philadelphia region, with decades of finance, philanthropy, ... into the new foundation operated as a component of the Philadelphia Foundation Under the umbrella of the ...

City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
... Monica Munn, Senior Director of the WES Mariam Asefa Fund Philadelphia, PA (January 15, 2020)   – Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, in ... more about opportunities to engage immigrant talent in Philadelphia and welcome employers to register at   ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
PHILADELPHIA -  Today, Rebuilding Community Infrastructure ... to select Parks and Recreation and Free Library of Philadelphia facilities.   The following nonprofits will ... construction on up to three projects over the last five years with a total value of $1 million or more; Community ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, August 3, 2020 -- In celebration of its 30th ... of life for families, individuals and communities in the Philadelphia region. The directory was produced in ... communities will continue to be our mission for another 30 years and beyond. Following the tradition of Floyd W. Alston, ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November ... Stay tuned for details on the next meeting. November 15 - Rebuild announced that 21 local nonprofits were ... Rebuild investment.  Rebuild also released data about Philadelphia neighborhoods, including an interactive map ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... is a $500 million citywide initiative that’s seven years in the making, so you can bet that there have been a ... Michael DiBerardinis , managing director of the  City of Philadelphia Councilwoman Cindy Bass , chair of the  ... Henon Rob Dubow , director of finance for the City of Philadelphia Harold Epps , deputy managing director of ...

May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
... approved by City Council for Rebuild funding. Rebuild is Philadelphia’s historic investment in the city’s parks, ... allowing the initiative to deliver more improvements in Philadelphia communities, serve more people, and grow more ... how to invest, visit Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s  Rebuild pages . May 2019 Update: Rebuild ...

Wells Fargo's $425,000 grant to FINANTA will help expand its Affinity Group Lending program

Wells Fargo check presentation to FINANTA
Friday, October 4, 2019
... Affinity Group Lending model to up to 450 entrepreneurs in Philadelphia while also replicating the model in Alabama, ... and services from a bank or credit union. Over the past 3 years, FINANTA has grown to be one of the top SBA ...
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City Announces Additional $30 Million in Funding for Rental Assistance and Small Business Relief

Thursday, November 12, 2020
city-of-philadelphia-logo.png PRESS RELEASE PHILADELPHIA – The Kenney Administration and Philadelphia City Council today announced a new commitment of ...

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