Back to top

Site Search

Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

William Penn Foundation Announces $3 Million for PHL COVID-19 Fund

Thursday, March 19, 2020
Special Announcement from the William Penn Foundation   This is an unprecedented moment, rife with ... now. That is why yesterday the William Penn Foundation’s board of directors took emergency action and approved a ... million in commitments from local government, business and philanthropy. We are grateful to United Way, the Philadelphia ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Disaster Relief
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

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
Find our more about the Fund's second round grant recipients PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts office and Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia announced the ... working to increase COVID-19 education, vaccine access, health resources, and outreach activities in Philadelphia, ...

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

Friday, May 21, 2021
... Stewart-Jackson imani.stewartjackson@phila.gov   For Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia: Shira Hodges at ...         PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts  office and Philanthropy Network Greater ... working to increase COVID-19 education, vaccine access, health resources, and outreach activities in their ...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Provides $50 Million to Support Those Facing Greatest Strain Under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
RWJFLogo_s_rgb_1c_261U_100_pos.jpg Princeton, N.J. —The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide $50 million in immediate ... communities feeling the greatest strain under the COVID-19 health emergency. This includes $5 million for relief efforts ...

The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
In its second major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County awarded $1,055,488 in grant ... Grants were awarded in the areas of economic stability, health and healthcare, education and neighborhood and the ... on an individual basis." Learn more about the foundation's competitive awardees and census grantees . The above grant ...

William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action

Monday, March 30, 2020
... community continues to grow, on Friday the William Penn Foundation held its second urgent board meeting in two weeks ... Penn Foundation and a $2 million grant from Vanguard’s Strong Start for Kids Program™ will launch the new Philadelphia Emergency Fund ...

Philly foundations launch $6.5M COVID-19 emergency fund for local nonprofits

Friday, March 20, 2020
... unified response.” Housed at the Philadelphia Foundation, the fund is intended for nonprofit organizations ... providing community safety nets such as food pantries and health services, as well as preparedness and protection ... said Diane Melley, the Philadelphia Foundation’s director of corporate partnerships. “Maybe delivering ...
Find More By
News type 
Regional Interest
Funding Area 
Disaster Relief
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

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

COVID-19 PR Fund Round 3 Grant Recipents
Thursday, November 4, 2021
PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts office and Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia announced the ... working to increase COVID-19 education, vaccine access, health resources, and outreach activities in Philadelphia, ...

VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn announces first round North Penn Unity Grants

VNA Foundation
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
News Release VNA Foundation.jpg The VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn ... through the first round of its  North Penn Unity Grant  program, to the following organizations:  Volunteer Medical ... program represents a departure from the VNA Foundation’s traditional form of grantmaking, and was inspired by the ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Disaster ReliefHuman Services
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

Leeway Foundation Introduces Immediate Relief Funds for Individual Artists in the Launch of the 2021 Community Care Fund

Leeway Foundation Community Care Fund
Thursday, February 4, 2021
... impacts on the arts and culture community, Leeway Foundation is launching the WOO Community Care Fund in 2021. ... to the generous support of the Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) , the Samuel S. Fels Fund , as well as the William Penn and Andrew W. ...

Pennsylvania Humanities Council announces new grant program for cultural organizations affected by COVID-19

Monday, April 6, 2020
... Pop-Up Grants for Cultural Producers , a new grant program supporting efforts to sustain public engagement ... of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. “Whether it's a Zoom dinner-time book discussion or a podcast with local ... Pennsylvania Humanities Council announces new grant program for cultural organizations affected by COVID-19 ...

Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $8 Million from William Penn Foundation for Continued Relief Efforts Supporting Philadelphia Families

William Penn Foundation
Thursday, June 17, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (June 17, 2021) – The William Penn Foundation today announced 90 grants totaling more than $8 ... focused on families’ basic needs and children’s education as Philadelphians continue to be impacted by the ... foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. In 2021, the ...

Foundations, City of Philadelphia and key Arts & Culture organizations join together to launch $3.45M fund to meet the growing emergency need in this sector

PHL COVID-19 Arts Aid Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Related coverage: New fund sparked by William Penn Foundation will dole out millions to arts groups and artists ... 2020 (PHILADELPHIA, PA) – The City of Philade lphia’ s Office of Arts, Culture and the Cre ative Economy ... led by a $2.5 million grant from the William Penn  Foundation. OACCE, PCF and GPCA provided the seed funding to ...
20May2020

Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #10

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
10:15am - 11:15am
Video Conference
Amid the rising health concerns regarding the COVID-19 global pandemic and ... and Girls Club of Chester Denise Day, YMCA of the Greater Brandywine PHL COVID-19 Fund Variety Show Fundraiser , Olivia ... Guidance (05.22.20) Article: WorkReady, Philadelphia's youth jobs program, to move online for the summer (The ...

Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Helping Coatesville Residents in Time of Need

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
... became apparent that the COVID-19 virus would threaten the health and economic well-being of the nation’s most vulnerable, Brandywine Health Foundation took quick action and announced the creation of ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Aging/ElderlyDisaster ReliefHealth CareHuman Services
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19
22Jul2020

Biweekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #15

Wednesday, July 22, 2020
10:15am - 11:15am
Video Conference
... AGENDA Montgomery County - Emma Hertz, HealthSpark Foundation Chester County - Vanessa Briggs, Brandywine Health Foundation Delaware County - Joanne Craig, The ...

$3.5 Million in COVID-19 Relief Awarded to Help Chester County Nonprofits Recover with Resiliency & Innovation

CCCF Grant
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Press Release via the Chester County Community Foundation For further information, contact: Beth Krallis, ... $361,000 was awarded to education $176,000 was awarded for health services and $113,000 was awarded to environmental ... in grants and scholarships. www.chescocf.org About the Brandywine Health Foundation – The Brandywine Health ...
25Mar2020

Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #2

Wednesday, March 25, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
Amid the rising health concerns regarding the COVID-19 global pandemic and ... BLBB Charitable - Delaware County - Frances Sheehan, The Foundation for Delaware County - Chester County (Coatesville) - Vanessa Briggs, Brandywine Health Foundation - Chester County - Beth Harper ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
...  them. As Program Officer at  Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) , which supports community media in the ...  are creating storytelling projects that document COVID’s impact and/or address structural inequality, particularly ... for youth to explore issues like COVID’s impact, mental health and the upcoming election. As someone who has worked ...

Pages