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William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... pilot and evaluate a music-based family engagement program for families of young toddlers in Philadelphia. The Lullaby ... for a Strong America First Up Maternity Care Coalition Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children ... to sponsor the 2021 Greater & Greener  international conference in Philadelphia, reinforcing the identity of the ...

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 the funding collaboration with the Mellon Foundation for Philadelphia arts organizations, William Penn's board of ... Nueva Esperanza/Teatro Esperanza* Opera Philadelphia* Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts* Pennsylvania Ballet* Pennsylvania Horticultural Society ...

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

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
... Protection Agency (EPA), aims to make it easier for small, community-based organizations (CBOs) to access ... funding and technical assistance more readily available for community-based organizations poised to expand their ... which comprises Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and seven federally ...
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PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... FARM Royersford Outreach Inc.—General Operating Funds for Building and Program Save Our Land Save Our Towns ... Inc.—STRIVE's Pivot to Sustainability Program The Pennsylvania State University—4-H Afterschool Program at ... and emotional health. Carson Valley Children's Aid—Women's Voices Healthy Choices Child Advocacy Center of ...

Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... to foster empathy and to create an inclusive home for artists, audiences, and students. They provide theater ... their lobby into an online learning center 24/7 for students in grades K-7. Education Focus Area Finalist: ... founded in 2009 with a desire to improve the options for women coming home to Philadelphia after serving time behind ...

Impact100 Philadelphia awards five grants totaling $284,750

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
... in the region. Representing the collective giving of 302 women members, funds are being awarded to five nonprofit ... in-school, after school, and during the summer at no cost for over 1,100 Philadelphia County children and teens from ... social change, and justice.

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... Mayor Jim Kenney’s first budget as a part of his vision for a more equitable Philadelphia, Rebuild seeks to improve ... fun, physical and social opportunities. PPR is responsible for the upkeep of historically significant Philadelphia ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 2, 2020 Contact: ... November, and before that, as Rebuild’s Deputy Director for Design and Construction, leading over $126 million of new ... support programs . 45% of total hours worked to date by women and people of color. $4.8 million raised to supplement ...

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

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... of Chester County Inc.- Assistance in purchasing meals for needy, homebound individuals in Spring City Pottstown ... Community Recreational Water athletics program The Pennsylvania State University- Custom Module Development for ... Aging in Community Program* Carson Valley Children's Aid- Women's Voices/Healthy Choices Child Advocacy Center of ...

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

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity  received a $1 million grant from Bank of ... and Habitat for Humanity, as well as minority- and women-owned contractors identified through  The Enterprise ... care centers, and community hospital alliances throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as a  new inpatient ...

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
... In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic amplified a need for accessible public spaces and strategic digital ... said Ellen Hwang, Knight Foundation program director for Philadelphia. “Accessible public spaces are critical ... relationships among community and the land and river. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – $624,244 To partner ...

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

Monday, October 2, 2017
... and Park Association  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than ... the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were presented networking opportunities, ... trails and public spaces,” McCaney said. “But for the city as a whole to thrive, these kinds of high ...
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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
... diverse businesses Preparing more people of color and women to achieve family sustaining careers in construction ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ...

$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network

Friday, June 1, 2018
... work to build multi-use trails throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the goal of an 800-mile ... but are disconnected by key gaps where trails are planned for but not yet developed. The Foundation’s funding will ... of interconnected trails across the nine-county region in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Nearly 65 nonprofit ...
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William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... grants include funding to: The Clean Water Fund - Pennsylvania ($250,000 over 18 months); Lighthawk ($130,000 over 24 months); and the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association ($375,000 over 24 ... Great Learning William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed ...

Celebrating a Life of Purpose: Dr. Jane Goodall, Winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize

Dr. Jane Goodall
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... the 2021 Templeton Prize.  Dr. Goodall is known worldwide for her groundbreaking scientific work studying chimpanzee ... Unlike the many well-deserved accolades she has received for that work, the Templeton Prize is now proud to honor Dr. ...

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

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
Friday, August 20, 2021
... projects intended to improve educational opportunities for students in public and private learning institutions. Foundation For Boyertown Education—Building Sustainability Foundation ... Strive Initiative—Sustainability in Action Program The Pennsylvania State University—Promoting Physical Activity ...

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 awards to 52 ... and neighborhood and the built environment, as well as for census outreach. "Our grant awards could not have come at ... President of the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, for stepping forward to chair the committee. Learn more about ...

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