Back to top

Site Search

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

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

Friday, March 20, 2020
... in response to the growing coronavirus pandemic. The City of Philadelphia has partnered with major philanthropic ... said Diane Melley, the Philadelphia Foundation’s director of corporate partnerships. “Maybe delivering meals ... be able to afford at this point.” CONTINUE READING >> Philly foundations launch $6.5M COVID-19 emergency fund for ...
Find More By
News type 
Regional Interest
Funding Area 
Disaster Relief
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

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 ... and equity imbalances exacerbated by the pandemic. A group of 15 grassroots representatives living and working in ... of the vaccine,” said Stephanie Reid, Executive Director of Philly Counts . Applications for the COVID-19 ...

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 ... organizations migrating to virtual or other forms of distance-based cultural activities. “This crisis is ... particularly vulnerable,” said Laurie Zierer, executive director of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. “Whether ...

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 ...

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 ... said Natasha Danielá de Lima McGlynn, Executive Director of the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia. ...

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 ... Inquirer   April 8, 2020 (PHILADELPHIA, PA) – The City of Philade lphia’ s Office of Arts, Culture and the Cre ative Economy  (OACCE), the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (GPCA), and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund ...

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
... : Abby Douglas, 330-208-5554, adouglas@uwgpsnj.org   The new PHL COVID-19 Fund will assist non-profits on the frontline of the pandemic.   PHILADELPHIA – The City of ...
Find More By
News type 
Regional Interest
Funding Area 
Disaster Relief
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

Philly Counts launches COVID-19 Community Response Captain Program

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
PHILADELPHIA –  Philly Counts, the City’s effort to support the next United ... able to return to their communities as a trusted source of information and support. The Census Champion Training ... speak languages other than English,” said Amy Eusebio, Director of the Office of Immigrant Affairs. “They can also ...

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

Friday, May 21, 2021
Contact: For the City of Philadelphia: Imani Stewart-Jackson ...         PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts  office and Philanthropy Network Greater ... to our neighborhoods,” said Stephanie Reid, Executive Director of Philly Counts. To ensure the funding process was ...
07May2020

Arts & Culture Funders: COVID-19, Government Budget Cuts, & the Impact on the Arts

Thursday, May 7, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
Late last week brought news of Mayor Kenny's proposed 2020-2021 budget which would ... the Creative Economy and all funding for the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. This year the Cultural Fund provided over $3 million in ...

BLBB Charitable Awards COVID-19 Emergency Grants to Area Cultural Institutions

BLBB Charitable
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... 5, 2020: BLBB Charitable , the charitable giving arm of BLB&B Advisors, LLC, announced grants this week of $40,000 ... to several northern Montgomery County and Bucks County cultural institutions that continue to struggle with closures ... this,” said Nicole Tell, BLBB Charitable’s Executive Director. “Our board recognizes that these institutions are ...
Find More By
News type 
Press Release
Funding Area 
Arts & CultureDisaster Relief
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

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

Thursday, May 14, 2020
... – The PHL COVID-19 Fund today announced its fifth round of grants, totaling more than $2.4 million to 87 nonprofit ... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $16 million in gifts and ... with the demand?’” said Suzan Neiger Gould, Executive Director of Manna on Main. “It is a huge relief to receive ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Deploys Funds to Aid Pandemic Recovery Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, June 25, 2020
... -- The PHL COVID-19 Fund announced awardees of its Community Reopening Grants. In its seventh round of ... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) was established in an effort to rapidly ... Among those organizations receiving grants are It Takes Philly and Resources for Human Development (RHD). It Takes ...
Find More By
News type 
Press Release
Funding Area 
Disaster Relief
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
BalletX_credit_ChrisKendig.png Photo of Ballet X by Chris Kendig | Courtesy of the Philadelphia ... Andrew Ross Sorkin’s recent opinion piece in The New York Times, This Is the Only Way to End  the Coronavirus ... program for the Ford Foundation, and was a Program Director for the Arts at the Irvine Foundation, among other ...

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

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... we have been in active conversations over the course of the last week with many of you, the City of Philadelphia, ... As of the Mayor’s press conference this afternoon, this new resource has more than $6 million in commitments from ... HAAS, M.D.  Chair of the Board SHAWN MCCANEY Executive Director   William Penn Foundation Announces $3 Million for ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Disaster Relief
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

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

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... that will ensure long term financial sustainability of partner nonprofits.  The Brandywine Health Foundation ... (BWHF) launched the Healthcare and Economic Relief Fund in March to address the health and economic impacts of ... related support to over $1 million and will be issuing a new, more responsive funding model that will help reimagine a ...
Find More By
News type 
Press Release
Funding Area 
Disaster Relief
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

City of Philadelphia and PIDC Open Applications to Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund

Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Monday, March 23, 2020
... and residents also announced PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Industrial Development ... to the ongoing global pandemic. The fund offers a mix of new grants and zero-interest loans for businesses that make ... time,” said Sylvie Gallier Howard, Acting Commerce Director for the City of Philadelphia. “Acting quickly will ...
Find More By
News type 
Regional Interest
Funding Area 
Disaster ReliefSustainability
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... $520,000 in grants to respond to the short-term needs of the region’s nonprofit organizations due to the COVID-19 ... increase in funding to Food Connect , a current Catalyst Fund grantee that is at the center of the food rescue effort ... populations in the region and promote a continued vibrant cultural community. Through its Catalyst Fund and Barra ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Disaster ReliefFood Access, Agriculture & Nutrition
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Announces Release of Emergency Funding

Monday, April 20, 2020
... grants. These funds are intended to alleviate some of the unexpected economic pressure on the public interest ... distancing," said Philadelphia Bar Foundation Executive Director Jessica Hilburn-Holmes. "Our Trustees recognize that ... Clinic for the Disabled, Philadelphia Legal Assistance, Philly VIP, Regional Housing Legal Services, SeniorLAW ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Disaster ReliefLegal Aid
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

PHL COVID-19 Fund Reaches $10M in Funds Deployed, Continuing to Amplify Regional Community Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 7, 2020
... -- The PHL COVID-19 Fund today announced its fourth round of grants, totaling more than $3.25 million to 101 ... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $15.8 million in gifts ... health and social outcomes," said Oni Richards, Executive Director of AFAHO. "Doing this with very little resources is ...

Pages