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City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Launch PHL COVID-19 Fund

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Thursday, March 19, 2020
... 2020 For the City: press@phila.gov | For the Philadelphia Foundation: Melissa Fordyce, 856-430-4661, ... : Abby Douglas, 330-208-5554, adouglas@uwgpsnj.org   The new PHL COVID-19 Fund will assist non-profits on the ... track record of serving at-risk populations such as the elderly, people with disabilities, people experiencing ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Responds to Public Health Crisis

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, the Brandywine Health Foundation has created a $350,000 Healthcare and Economic ... rate is expected to more than double. Acknowledging the new reality of the impact of  COVID-19 coupled with the fact ... re-examine how it can best serve the community during this as well as any future health crisis. Our philanthropic role ...

Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... in coronavirus relief going to nonprofits from Barra Foundation (04.02.20) by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia ... the recovery issues and longer-term needs that will arise as organizations continue to deal with the public health and ... disruption of their services,” said The Barra Foundation President Kristina Wahl. “Our board and staff recognized ...
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New community-led pooled fund will support COVID-19 education and vaccine access

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... with funders across the region is launching the new COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a community-led ... disproportionately affected by COVID-19 are serving as Community Investment Advisors (complete list of names ... be up to $25,000. Joe Pyle, president of the Scattergood Foundation , which is a lead donor to the fund, said, ...

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 ... COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL will support individual artists as well as small arts and culture organizations (Annual ... from the Doris Duke  Charitable Foundation as well as Connelly, Independence, Lenfest and Victory Foundations. The ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Phase Two Grant Recipients

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Brandywine Health Foundation recently announced the recipients of the Recovery ... operating margins of zero or less and are characterized as not being financially strong.  This is even more alarming ... Brandywine Health Foundation has implemented a series of new funding strategies due to the impact of COVID-19 on the ...

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 ... $5 million for relief efforts in RWJF’s home state of New Jersey, hit particularly hard by the virus.  As the nation’s largest health philanthropy, RWJF is ...

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

Derrick Morgan
Friday, April 10, 2020
... School students during an assembly.   COATESVILLE—As part of his ongoing commitment to the betterment of the ... has committed an initial $10,000 to Brandywine Health Foundation’s Health and Economic Relief Fund . “As this ... economic needs and that Brandywine Health Foundation’s new fund would be just the right vehicle to make that ...

COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications

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04/2020
... most closely with impacted communities rely on your foundation's transparency and timeliness in response. Direct ... is critical to their success on the ground. The Nelson Foundation has kindly agreed to share some of their COVID-19 ... Network thanks them for their leadership. COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications ...

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

Monday, March 30, 2020
To our grantees and partners, As the impact of the Coronavirus crisis on our community continues to grow, on Friday the William Penn Foundation held its second urgent board meeting in two weeks ... actions to support the urgent needs of organizations. New Emergency Fund for Early Education Today we are pleased ...

Chester County Community Foundation: Event Cancellation and Rapid Recovery Fund Announcement

Wednesday, March 18, 2020
... these unprecedented times, the Chester County Community Foundation is extremely thankful for the charitable ... health of our community,” stated Community Foundation President and CEO, Karen Simmons. This announcement follows ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Receives Grant in Support of Coatesville Food Truck Project

Coatesville Food Truck
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Press release from Brandywine Health Foundation   Coatesville Food Truck.jpg (Coatesville, ... Truck Project in our community,” said Vanessa Briggs, president & CEO of the Brandywine Health Foundation. “We ... in support of expanding the Melton Center’s efforts as the city of Coatesville continues to see more and more ...

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 ... for organizations, large and small. We will be defined as a community, city, region, and nation by how we come ... As of the Mayor’s press conference this afternoon, this new resource has more than $6 million in commitments from ...
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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 ... education and neighborhood and the built environment, as well as for census outreach. "Our grant awards could not ... the COVID-19 crises,” says Frances Sheehan, foundation president. “The foundation has committed to allowing ...

Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... information: Jennifer Leith, Executive Director, The Douty Foundation 215-620-1869  jennifer@doutyfoundation.org ... pivot into areas where they don’t usually operate - such as food distribution, translation of pandemic-related ... these organizations' financial needs as they take on new approaches to their general operations.”  In addition ...

The AmerisourceBergen Foundation Commits $1M to Aid Communities, Individuals and Associates Impacted by COVID-19

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
AmerisourceBergen Foundation_Logo_CMYK.png   VALLEY FORGE, Pa. – The ... pressing healthcare challenges require solutions that are as multi-faceted as the issues themselves. At the ... globe during this unprecedented time,” said Gina Clark, President of the AmerisourceBergen Foundation. “Working ...

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 ... offer services and interact with families, from designing new online delivery models to significantly changing the ... 750 families with tablet computers that can also serve as mobile internet hot spots with unlimited high-speed data. ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Announces Release of Emergency Funding

Monday, April 20, 2020
... response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation is releasing $254,745 to be distributed ... to provide support for future needs. The Philadelphia Bar Foundation will deliver these unrestricted grants in April to ... community has long understood – that all of us are only as safe as our most vulnerable citizens. The Foundation ...
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Pennsylvania Humanities Council announces new grant program for cultural organizations affected by COVID-19

Monday, April 6, 2020
... today announced Pop-Up Grants for Cultural Producers , a new grant program supporting efforts to sustain public ... be accepted through April but the deadline may be extended as needed. This opportunity is open to small and medium sized ... Pennsylvania Humanities Council announces new grant program for cultural organizations affected by ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Enters Second Phase of Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund

Thursday, May 7, 2020
(Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - Brandywine Health Foundation has now begun the Recovery Phase of its Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund. In phase one, the Foundation provided rapid-release grants to assist with the ... basic needs and to support frontline responders.  Now, as more information is made available by Governor Wolf about ...
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