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

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... William Penn Foundation announced their recently approved grants including $13.5 million toward Creative Communities, ... Corporation (LISC) to partner with Strawberry Mansion Community Development Corporation in piloting a historic home ... The Watershed Institute under the Watershed-Wide strategy. Targeted Sub-Watershed grants include funding to: The Clean ...

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
... James L. Knight Foundation today announced a $2.2 million investment in nine Philadelphia projects. Knight ... support will bolster local programs that advance equitable community development and digital innovation in city ... that come from development.”  Knight Foundation’s community investments will build on the organization’s ...

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

Monday, October 2, 2017
... The premier annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were ... Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Community Infrastructure ( Rebuild ) initiative — From ... of Center City, which was partly driven by a major investment in downtown public amenities, such as revitalized ...

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
... award more than $8 million in Relief and Recovery Support grants to local arts organizations. These unrestricted ... Lily, Inc./BlackStar Film Festival* Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation Center for Art in Wood, ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... the report will be shared with the broader Philadelphia community. ($198,941 over 12 months) Health Federation of ... efforts. ($351,420 over 36 months)   Early Learning Investment Commission (ELIC) (a project of Team Pennsylvania ... and streams associated with development and stormwater. Targeted Sub-Watersheds Several grants will support the City ...

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

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... a vital role in championing health and wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation,” ... ($ 100,000). Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust- Community Recreation Center in Memorial Park PRIORITY #1C: ... Cluster of Religious Communities- Building a Healthy Community Pottstown Downtown Improvement District Authority- ...

PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... and municipalities during the fall 2019 grant round. The grants were divided among three program areas: Healthy ... Capacity Preservation Pottstown Inc.—Mosaic Community Garden Program 2020 Preservation Pottstown ... Center—Prime Time Health for Older Adults TriCounty Community Network Inc.—C2 (Community Camp) YWCA Tri-County ...

Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... a total of $420,000 in funding in 2021. Core Mission Grants Each of the following organizations will receive a ... seek to serve as a vital public space in the Norristown community. During the pandemic they have provided a variety ... in grades K-7. Education Focus Area Finalist: C.B. Community Schools C.B. Community Schools is a small, ...

Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
... and its Board of Directors awarded more than $157,000 in grants to Bucks County area nonprofits in 2024. The ... Way of Bucks County HELP Truck Exhibit: Connecting Kids to Community, planned for late 2025. This collaborative project will encourage children to practice solving a community problem, reinforce the importance of helping those ...
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... children live below the poverty line. Bank of America’s investment will provide critical start-up funding for CHOP’s Center for Health Equity and enable a targeted health housing invention, Block Builds, which will extend the hospital’s evidence-based  Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+)  to make ...

Impact100 Philadelphia awards five grants totaling $284,750

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
... required to host a site visit. Including these 2024 grants and awards, Impact100 Philadelphia members have ... and teens from under-resourced zip codes in schools, community locations, and juvenile justice facilities. Only ... home libraries by providing free books, and foster community year-round through events and programming. Norris ...

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

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
... Thriving Communities Bridge Fund to support local, community-based organizations in accessing the ... reducing barriers and improving efficiency in the federal grants process.  “The Thriving Communities Grantmaking ... IRA has been the federal government’s largest ever investment in climate action and environmental justice. ...
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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
... and municipalities during the spring 2021 grant round. Grants were divided among five program areas: Healthy ... Latinoamericana de Montgomery County (ACLAMO)—Pottstown Community Health Connections Program Boyertown Area ... meals for northern section of Chester County Michaels Community Services Corporation—Outdoor Classroom Mitzvah ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... has been at the forefront of shaping a philanthropic investment and engagement framework for Rebuild, the city’s ... We are committed to galvanizing the philanthropic community around this project, convening a small member-led ... start improvements on the playground at Miles Mack, with community engagement efforts beginning later this month. As ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... Design and Construction, leading over $126 million of new investment in 61 parks, recreation centers, and libraries in ... efforts in West Philadelphia as Vice President of Community and Economic Development for the People’s ... 15 years of professional experience in urban planning and community development.  “I am humbled by the opportunity ...

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... million in committed funds. “Rebuild is delivering an investment that is long overdue to our city’s ... with Rebuild, visit rebuild.phila.gov . ### Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) is an investment of ... equitable Philadelphia, Rebuild seeks to improve pivotal community spaces, empower and engage communities, and promote ...
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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
... neighborhood revitalization efforts Elevating the voice of community members Helping to strengthen and grow small, ... David Gould , and panelists will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... we will learn directly from you – the nonprofit leaders, community members, and organizations, large and small – who ...

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

Dr. Jane Goodall
Thursday, May 20, 2021

The Templeton Prize Team announced that Dr. Jane Goodall, legendary scientist, conservationist, and activist, is the winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize. 

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