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Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
Press release via The Pew Charitable Trusts PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... it has awarded a total of $5.41 million in grants to five Philadelphia nonprofits to address COVID-19’s health and ... five years, to help the organization significantly expand its capacity to connect low-income Philadelphia-area ...

The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia School announces $5M gift for laptops to get students online

The Fund for the SDP
Friday, March 27, 2020
... The Roberts Family Donates $5 Million For Laptops to Help Philadelphia Students Start Online Classes by Mid-April ... Help Support the Purchase of 50,000 Chromebooks by The Philadelphia School District for Online Learning PHILADELPHIA, March 27, 2020 —  The Fund for the School ...

Nine School District of Philadelphia Schools Awarded “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

The Fund for the SDP
Thursday, May 21, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA—(May 21, 2020)— The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to nine School District of ... has identified specific outcome goals associated with its project and articulated how those goals will contribute ...
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All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
Press Release [June 3, 2019] The School District of Philadelphia and Book Trust, a national organization ... Penn Foundation will help expand the Book Trust program in Philadelphia schools over the next four years.  In the ... William R. Hite, superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, stated, “We are grateful to the William Penn ...
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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 ... a one-year, $10 million initiative supporting both direct grantmaking and matching funds, the William Penn Foundation ... and playful learning opportunities are essential to Philadelphia’s recovery,” said Janet Haas, M.D., Board ...
04Mar2025

Looking Ahead: Out of School Time (OST) Developments for Philadelphia

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
9:00am - 10:00am
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... PYSC , Laura Johnson from Sunrise , who leads the Greater Philadelphia Extracurricular Collaborative (GPEC); and Tracey ... Looking Ahead: Out of School Time (OST) Developments for Philadelphia ...

76ers Donate Funds to Purchase 10,000 Chromebooks for School District of Philadelphia Students

The Fund for the SDP
Monday, March 30, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, March 30, 2020 —  The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced today that the Philadelphia 76ers and the NBA team’s Managing Partner Josh ...
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Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Despite a recent deduction in Philadelphia’s official poverty rate, the city continues to ... Pew Charitable Trusts ( Social Safety Net ); Pedro Ramos , Philadelphia Foundation ( Jobs and Education ); and Andrew ... Narrowing the Gap . Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty ...

Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Bucks County Foundation (BCF) and its Board of Directors awarded more than $157,000 in grants ... Bucks County Foundation, a community foundation, is a grantmaking public charity that is dedicated to improving the ... donors with a variety of estate planning and planned giving options. The Foundation is a permanent legal entity ...
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Roadmap for Growth event highlights business and school partnerships

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
... Monday evening, Janaury 29 at Girard College, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce hosted Roadmap for Growth: ... The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has opened its doors to Cristo Rey Philadelphia students to work in ... summer jobs to high school students.

Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
PHILADELPHIA—(April 24, 2019)— The Fund for the School ... forth ideas to take schoolwide literacy progress among its youngest students to the next level using school data, ... said Elliot Weinbaum of The William Penn Foundation. “By giving individual schools the resources to implement the ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to recognize and mitigate the deeply rooted ... community members, including those experienced by the Black and Brown communities. Designed as a learning cohort, ... and investment by these Chester County funders: CCCF Grantmaking Fund for Chester County Social Justice, ...

The Rider-Pool Foundation Announces Grant Awards for Lehigh Valley Programs

The Rider-Pool Foundation
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
... Rider-Pool Foundation awarded six proactive awards in this cycle. A $105,000 grant was awarded to Ripple Community Inc. ... to build on the community’s strengths and add to its vitality, and to increase the capacity of the community to serve the needs of all its citizens. The Trustees of The Foundation have carried ...
23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Grantmakers of Western PA, and Northeastern ... inequity that disproportionately affect students of color. Black and Latino students are concentrated in the least ... The General Assembly can address fair school funding on its own. Complementing the fair funding lawsuit, PA Schools ...

43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... Education, Health and Human Services. In line with its mission to invest in innovation in the social sector, the ... community. A new slate of nominators, selected each grant cycle from among previous awardees and other social sector ... health and human services by by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer (12/6/17) 43 organizations receive ...
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15Mar2023

OST Funders Community of Practice: Youth at the Helm: What Funders can Learn from Youth Organizers and Advocates

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
12:00pm - 1:30pm
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... from UrbEd , an organization founded and led by a group of Philadelphia public school students, will share insight into ... Girls Advisory Board , the nationally recognized girls’ grantmaking program run by the Fund for Women and Girls . The ... A Comprehensive Field Scan of Youth Philanthropy to Inform its Support and Development - Dorothy A. Johnson Center for ...

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

Monday, March 30, 2020
... to grow, on Friday the William Penn Foundation held its second urgent board meeting in two weeks and approved two ... Reinvestment Fund to announce a collaboration to support Philadelphia early learning providers who are struggling to ... Strong Start for Kids Program™ will launch the new Philadelphia Emergency Fund for Stabilization of Early ...

Ruch Family Foundation Awards Richard R. Ruch Scholarship to Deserving College Student

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, June 25, 2020
... Foundation (CCCF) is pleased to hold in trust the inaugural Richard R. Ruch scholarship awarded by the Ruch ... of Schuylkill Valley Sports (SVS). The Richard R. Ruch inaugural scholarship recipient is Bethany Stern, an incoming ...
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