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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
... the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the William Penn Foundation has partnered with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ... the Mellon Foundation can be viewed here . PhilOrchatMann.jpg The Philadelphia Orchestra performs on stage at the Mann ...

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

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Press release via the William Penn Foundation Clarke_WPF.jpg PHILADELPHIA (July 28, 2021) – The William Penn Foundation announced today the appointment of Stuart A. ...
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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
Knight_SmithPlaygorund.jpg PHILADELPHIA — April 8, 2021 — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced a $2.2 million investment in nine Philadelphia projects. Knight Foundation’s new support will bolster local programs that ...

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 ... Last fall, we shared our plans to review and update the Foundation’s grantmaking areas and practices, which had ... stakeholder engagement, we are pleased to share that the Foundation’s Board of Directors has set the new direction ...

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 ... As part of the Creative Communities program, the Foundation works to support equitable access to great public ... stabilization in a community adjacent to significant Foundation public space investments; this grant also seeks to ...

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 ... wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation,” Foundation President Dave Kraybill said. Grant requests are ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
In November 2019, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 ... Protection. Great Learning Grants The William Penn Foundation Board of Directors recently awarded 22 grants, ... School Notebook  to partner with national education news outlet Chalkbeat and establish a local focus on early ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... Soukup, 267-251-3064, maita.soukup@phila.gov   Rebuild2.jpg PHILADELPHIA - Managing Director Brian Abernathy today ... and libraries in the last year. Kira-Strong-Headshot.jpg Rebuild, a signature initiative of Mayor Kenney’s ... a historic $100 million commitment from the William Penn Foundation.  “Rebuild came to Moss this spring and hit the ...

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

Dr. Jane Goodall
Thursday, May 20, 2021
2021TempletonPrize.jpg The Templeton Prize Team announced that Dr. Jane Goodall, ... Heather Templeton Dill, president of the John Templeton Foundation. “Her discoveries have profoundly altered the ...

Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Bucks County Foundation (BCF) and its Board of Directors awarded more than ... in grants to Bucks County area nonprofits in 2024. The Foundation’s latest competitive grant cycle received forty-one grant applications. The Foundation awarded funding to twelve selected nonprofits all ...
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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 ... by a generational turnover playing out gradually on the foundation’s board. Founded by the Haas family with ...

William Penn Foundation awards $2.6M to support River Alive! Project

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the William Penn Foundation to open River Alive! – a landmark exhibition ... and we could not be more grateful to the William Penn Foundation for their support and belief in this project.” ... exhibition, River Alive! aligns with the William Penn Foundation’s work to empower those living in the area to ...
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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
... Aug. 20, 2021—The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awarded $1,451,405 to 33 nonprofits, schools, and ... for students in public and private learning institutions. Foundation For Boyertown Education—Building Sustainability Foundation for Pottstown Education—General Operating ...

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

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... Philanthropy Network with the support of William Penn Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has been at the forefront of shaping a ... are invited to join your peers, including William Penn Foundation , John S. and James L. Knight Foundation , The ...

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

Friday, June 1, 2018
... received a combined $10.6 million from the William Penn Foundation toward their continued work to build multi-use ... where trails are planned for but not yet developed. The Foundation’s funding will accelerate the completion of the ... of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. “The Foundation’s funding is so critical to helping the ...
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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, ... Master Plan/Feasibility Study Pottstown Parks & Recreation Foundation Inc.—Sensing the Park User....Even More ... Navigator Program   The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation ’s mission is to enhance the health and wellness ...

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