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City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... PHILADELPHIA - Managing Director Brian Abernathy today appointed Kira Strong as the new Executive Director of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that ... revitalization efforts in West Philadelphia as Vice President of Community and Economic Development for the ...

William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
... William Penn Foundation announced today the appointment of Stuart A. Clarke as the organization’s new Program ... comes to the Foundation from his previous role as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the University of ... of Outward Bound Atlanta. From 2015-2019, Clarke was appointed by the Maryland General Assembly to Co-Chair ...
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William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
The William Penn Foundation announced their recently approved grants including ... $2.8 million to support education in Philadelphia. As part of the Creative Communities program, the Foundation works to ... National Wildlife Federation ($6,098,000 over 36 months), Independence Seaport Museum ($161,200 over 18 months), and to ...

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 ... the COVID-19 crises,” says Frances Sheehan, foundation president. “The foundation has committed to allowing ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1M in fall 2017 grant round

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... December 6, 2017 – The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,048,204 in grant requests during the fall grant round of fiscal year 2017-2018 to 30 non-profit organizations, ... fulfilling the mission of the Foundation,” Foundation President Dave Kraybill said. Grant requests are submitted ...

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... — April 8, 2021 — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced a $2.2 million investment in nine ... residents in the design, programming and development of public spaces. “A truly thriving Philadelphia is an ... in community,” said Kelly Jin, Knight Foundation vice president for community and national initiatives. “As we ...

William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
... Inquirer Change is coming to Philadelphia’s largest foundation devoted solely to giving in the region. The William Penn Foundation is instituting a broad set of changes — from the kinds of projects and organizations it is interested in funding, to ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Via William Penn Foundation WPF new funding areas_horiz.png   OUR REVISED ... our grantmaking should evolve to meet the changing needs of communities across the region. After a comprehensive ... we are pleased to share that the Foundation’s Board of Directors has set the new direction for our grant programs ...

William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
To continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the William Penn Foundation has partnered with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ... for Philadelphia arts organizations, William Penn's board of directors also approved Relief and Recovery Support grants ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1.4 million to community organizations

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
Friday, August 20, 2021
... Aug. 20, 2021—The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awarded $1,451,405 to 33 nonprofits, schools, and ... $45,400 was awarded to fund two projects with the aim of improving parks, programming, and the built environment to ... Advantage Julian Dorsey Foundation—Infrastructure Growth of Marketing, Leadership, and Development Meals On Wheels Of ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... from around the country. The premier annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period ... than worth their investment,” said  Barbara Tulipane , President and CEO of the  NRPA . “Not only are the amenities something ...
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One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
Rebuild is the City of Philadelphia’s initiative to invest hundreds of millions ... Rodriguez , Chair of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and CEO and Founder of Rodriguez Consulting, a minority owned ... projects in Kensington and Harrowgate Quaiser Abdullah , President and CEO of Statera Coaching and Leadership ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
The  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity ... go beyond medical care,” said Ron Keren, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Children’s Hospital ... by the pandemic in Philadelphia,” said Jim Dever, president, Bank of America Greater Philadelphia. ...

PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... Dec. 19, 2019—The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,126,826 to 37 nonprofits, schools, ... $69,300 was awarded to fund five projects with the aim of improving parks, programming, and the built environment to ... involving healthy living. Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence—Big Brothers Big Sisters Beyond School Walls ...

City Launches Fund to Support Philadelphia Organizations Pursuing Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Press release from the City of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA – Today, the City’s Office of Sustainability (OOS), in partnership with the Philadelphia ... awards. We are excited to partner with the William Penn Foundation , Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, and the ...
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Celebrating a Life of Purpose: Dr. Jane Goodall, Winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize

Dr. Jane Goodall
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... scientist, conservationist, and activist, is the winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize.  Dr. Goodall is known worldwide ... what it means to be human,” said Heather Templeton Dill, president of the John Templeton Foundation. “Her discoveries have profoundly altered the ...

Philadelphia: Building a Stronger City Through Public Spaces

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... director for Philadelphia at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, reflects on the role of public spaces in creating more informed and engaged ...

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