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

Friday, May 21, 2021
... Prevention & Response Fund , a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs ... The Fund awarded its first round of grants totaling $365,150 to 49 individuals and nonprofit organizations working to ... living in the communities they serve. A complete list of grant recipients can be found here .  “JGP uses the arts ...

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... Princeton, N.J. —The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide $50 million in immediate short-term relief to several national and community organizations to help some of the families and communities feeling 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 ... culture organizations (Annual budgets no greater than $250,000) and mid-sized organizations (Annual budgets of $250,000 ... with $3.45 million in support, led by a $2.5 million grant from the William Penn  Foundation. OACCE, PCF and GPCA ...

County Commissioners Approve $3.5M in COVID-19 Grants for Resilient, Innovative Chester County Nonprofits

CCCF Grant
Friday, October 9, 2020
... 2020) : Recognizing the importance of the nonprofit sector to the high quality of life throughout the region, the ... Fund will be administered by the Chester County Community Foundation, with input from regional funders, United Ways, ... This is a competitive, time-sensitive grants process. Grant decisions will be made weekly by the Community ...
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Pennsylvania Humanities Council Announces $780,500 in Emergency Relief Grants

PHC Cares
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
... a total of 313 applications. Award amounts ranged from $3,000 to $10,000, scaled to each organization’s average ... provided to Pennsylvania by the NEH. The 140 PHC CARES awards will help organizations continue to serve their ... executive director of The Carpenters’ Company. “This grant will help to keep Carpenters’ Hall financially sound ...

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 ... Fund awarded its second round of grants totaling $668,885 to 84 individuals and nonprofit organizations working to ... accessible to smaller organizations and informal groups, a group of neighborhood-based Community Investment Advisors ...

Wawa Donates 3,000 Appreciation Kits to the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia to Distribute to The School District of Philadelphia Essential Employees

Wawa and The Fund for the SDP
Monday, March 15, 2021
SDP_WawaDonations.jpg PHILADELPHIA—(March 12, 2021)--To mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, ... District of Philadelphia (The Fund) recognized over 3,000 essential District employees who have remained onsite to ... And, I’m pleased to say that, since March 2020, this group of hardworking individuals reported to work each week ...
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Philadelphia Bar Foundation Announces Release of Emergency Funding

Monday, April 20, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 20, 2020) – In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation is releasing $254,745 to be distributed ... project by AIDS Law Project, Community Legal Services, HELP: MLP, Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Philadelphia Legal ...
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Philly foundations launch $6.5M COVID-19 emergency fund for local nonprofits

Friday, March 20, 2020
... fund for the city and surrounding counties in response to the growing coronavirus pandemic. The City of Philadelphia ... on already strained community organizations that help our most vulnerable residents, and we must work urgently ... unified response.” Housed at the Philadelphia Foundation, the fund is intended for nonprofit organizations ...
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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 ... city, region, and nation by how we come together to help one another. At the William Penn Foundation, we have ... of directors took emergency action and approved a lead grant of $3 million to support the PHL COVID-19 Fund. As of ...
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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. ... thrilled to announce that the Fund is opening with $100,000 in funding thanks to the generous support of the ... as a second branch of the Window of Opportunity (WOO) grant. The WOO Relief Fund went live in April 2020. From ...

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

Monday, April 6, 2020
... announced Pop-Up Grants for Cultural Producers , a new grant program supporting efforts to sustain public engagement during the COVID-19 crisis.  ... and visibility they need to champion their big ideas and help people stay connected at this crucial time.” The ...

FCP Board Aids Bucks County Non-Profits Stricken by Pandemic

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
... Family Service Association of Bucks County Lenape Valley Foundation NGA-Needlework Guild of America Snipes Farm & ... Academy Autism Cares Foundation Bucks County Housing Group Easter Seals of Southeastern PA One House at a Time ... and technical assistance to non-profit organizations, awards scholarships to Bucks County high school seniors, ...

Chester County Funders Unite to Provide COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... of partner nonprofits.  The Brandywine Health Foundation (BWHF) launched the Healthcare and Economic Relief ... included Mini-Grant Funds. PCHF has awarded more than $150,000 dollars to 14 organizations in PCHF’s catchment ... Foundation holds nearly $70 million in trust and annually awards $3.5 million in grants and scholarships. ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Deploys Additional Aid as Region Continues Its Recovery Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Friday, September 25, 2020
Related Coverage: PHL COVID-19 Fund awards $400,000 to Philadelphia-area nonprofits by Marc ... The Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ... SEAMAAC $25,000 Sisters Returning Home $19,000 The Work Group $25,000 Urban Youth Kings and Queens $4,000 Veterans ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Provides Rapid Response to Community: $7.3M Distributed to Nearly 200 Nonprofits in Three Weeks

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, April 23, 2020
... Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ... Senior Center, are receiving grants this week of $30,000 and $27,000 respectively and working diligently to ... by its donors and makes over 1,000 grants and scholarship awards each year. To learn more, visit  philafound.org.   ...
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$2.5 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to provide support for coronavirus news and information needs

Coronavirus Testing by Tim Tai - Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... Institute for Journalism A broad-based, collaborative group of media funders, news enterprises, and community ... pandemic.  Created by The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF), The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, the ... forward.” Of the Fund’s total of $2.5 million, $750,000 is dedicated to grants that will be awarded via an ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Responds to Urgent Community Needs, More than $12 Million Pledged to Date

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... established between the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ... and it is supported by a coalition of more than 2,000 online donors alongside partners from philanthropy, ... by its donors and makes over 1,000 grants and scholarship awards each year. To learn more, visit  philafound.org. ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Continues to Meet Deep Community Needs in Fifth Round of Funding to Nonprofits

Thursday, May 14, 2020
... The Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ... million in pledges and contributions, including close to 5,000 donors -- individuals, families, foundations, businesses, ... by its donors and makes over 1,000 grants and scholarship awards each year. To learn more, visit  philafound.org. ...

Opinion: Philadelphia’s recovery from COVID-19 must put housing first

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
... in crisis prior to COVID-19, with a deficit of nearly 70,000 affordable rental units and approximately 150,000 households experiencing high rent cost burdens, ... for localities through the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership programs; Increased ...

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