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William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... of Team Pennsylvania Foundation) to engage and educate a network of senior business leaders in Pennsylvania about the ... education. ($185,000 over 36 months) A Civic Engagement grant was awarded to: Philadelphia Public School Notebook  ... over 24 months) to analyze the records of farmers in the Delaware River watershed who have implemented practices on ...

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

Friday, June 1, 2018
... $6.6 million in capital funding was awarded to the  Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission  to provide ... technical assistance and administer a competitive re-grant fund for planning, design, and construction of new ... the Delaware Canal Trail, a portion of The Circuit Trails network.   Rails-to-Trails Conservancy  to market and ...
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The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
... its second major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County awarded $1,055,488 in grant awards to 52 area nonprofits. Grants were awarded in ... built environment, as well as for census outreach. "Our grant awards could not have come at a more opportune time as ...

Impact100 Philadelphia awards five grants totaling $284,750

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
... by the vote of Impact100 members. Rock to the Future Grant Amount: $28,250 Focus Area: Arts & Culture Rock to the ... culture and history. Family Support Line (FSL) of Delaware County’ Grant Amount: $100,000 Focus Area: Family ...

Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... Grants Each of the following organizations will receive a grant of either $50,000 or $100,000, as determined by the ... Meeting on June 7th. Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists ...

PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... schools, and municipalities during the fall 2019 grant round. The grants were divided among three program ... USA V Pottstown Branch- Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA—Strength through Sports (STS) Program Pottstown ... Street Trees Share Food Program Inc.—MontCo Anti-Hunger Network Operating Funds Strive Initiative Inc.—STRIVE's ...

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

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... 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 ... Kimberton Hills- Aging in Community Program* Carson Valley Children's Aid- Women's Voices/Healthy Choices Child ...

Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
... nonprofits in 2024. The Foundation’s latest competitive grant cycle received forty-one grant applications. The Foundation awarded funding to twelve ... of Bucks County Children’s Museum. The Foundation’s grant application process is rigorous, with BCF staff and ...
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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
... $4,825,000 over 12 months was awarded to 48 organizations. Grant awards range from $25,000 to $200,000 and are based on ... in supporting equitable access to public spaces. One grant, to Benefits Data Trust, builds on past WPF support of ... displacement near WPF public space investments.

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

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... Center for Health Equity  received a $1 million grant from Bank of America to launch the Block Builds Program ... pediatric care close to home through its  CHOP Care Network , which includes more than 50 primary care practices, ... of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America ...

William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... equitable access to great public spaces . A $1,498,200 grant was awarded to Local Initiatives Support Corporation ... to significant Foundation public space investments; this grant also seeks to model the recommendations of the ... Through the New Audiences/New Places strategy, a $246,000 grant was awarded to Shakespeare in Clark Park to support ...

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

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
... The TCGM funding is fully obligated through a signed grant agreement with GHHI, but should any delays or ... as the Grantmaker for EPA Region 3 which comprises Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, ...
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William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
... Protection. Clarke will oversee a $30 million annual grant portfolio, which includes investments in research, data ... and advocacy focusing on priority stressors across the Delaware River watershed; targeted land protection and ... said Jamie Baxter, Director of the Chesapeake Bay Funders Network. “He is a consummate thought leader who listens ...
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William Penn Foundation awards $2.6M to support River Alive! Project

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... Seaport Museum  has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the William Penn Foundation to open River Alive! – a landmark exhibition focusing on the Delaware River and its watershed as a living, ever-changing ... the area’s waterways by showcasing the importance of the Delaware River Watershed. Environmental changes do not happen ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1.4 million to community organizations

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
Friday, August 20, 2021
... schools, and municipalities during the spring 2021 grant round. Grants were divided among five program areas: ... Foundation—Leadership Program TriCounty Community Network—Racial Equity Learning Community TriCounty ... Your Block United Way of Boyertown Area—Matching Grant with the United Way of Boyertown Area The Pottstown ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
As many of you are aware, Philanthropy Network with the support of William Penn Foundation and the ... they deserve more. This week Rebuild announced the first grant awards to nonprofit partners, granting a total of $13.8 ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... Board of Directors has set the new direction for our grant programs and the way we’ll operate in the years ... areas and a new approach that’s designed to make the grant application process simpler and more transparent. ...

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