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HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Via HealthSpark Foundation As part of our efforts to build a more thriving Montgomery County, it is with great ... all County residents. HealthSpark Foundation has committed an initial investment of $250,000 over two years to the Dr. ... and identify how a philanthropic fund might begin to create more opportunity, justice, and ultimately liberation ...

Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots organizations in Philadelphia and ... right now.    “We believe that the power to create change is propelled by lived experience and lies at ... by Douty over the years and in most cases, Douty was an initial investor in its beginning stages of development. ...

GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
... today announced  GreenLight Philadelphia Fund III , a $3.5 million fund to scale solutions to systemic challenges identified by ... 70 percent, and residents’ credit scores increased an average of 61 points. Public-private partnerships like ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s Black Community Leaders Fund Makes $800,000 in Grants to 24 Organizations

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
... that serve Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. A total of $800,000 in grants will be awarded to 24 nonprofits.   An additional $1.5 million in support for the fund also was ...

Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots organizations and movements in ... in the short-term through these two relief funds, there is a long-term opportunity for leadership and action in all ... with $500,000.00 each are the Philadelphia Worker Relief Fund and the PA Immigrant Relief Fund. About the Douty ...

Eagles Announce Additional $275,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits Through Eagles Social Justice Fund

Thursday, December 20, 2018
Via the Philadelphia Eagles Following  an initial $190,000 in grants  and a  $20,000 donation to MenzFit earlier in the week , the Philadelphia Eagles ... Philadelphia area. “My desire has always been to help create a positive environment for our players to pursue the ...
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New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... City Fund Philadelphia, PA July 26, 2023 –It’s a little-known fact that a portion of the entrance fees for ... directly benefit community-based organizations seeking to address Philadelphia’s greatest needs. Roughly $250,000 ... to receive the support they need to make progress.” An independent non-profit, PCF sits at a unique vantage point ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Fund Focused on Black-Led Nonprofits Serving Black Communities in Greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... the creation of the Black Community Leaders Fund (BCL) to fortify Black-led nonprofit organizations serving Black ... communities in Greater Philadelphia. The Fund includes an initial $1 million contribution from Facebook, which ... invest in their resilience and leadership,” said Pedro A. Ramos, President and CEO, Philadelphia Foundation. “The ...

Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... by establishing more than a dozen charitable funds to support the community. Within weeks, tens of millions of ... food and nutrition aid). Fewer dollars targeted Arts and Culture ($4.1M) and Housing ($2.4M). Funding ... aid amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it could be an incredibly useful tool far beyond this crisis. With ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $800,000 in 2023 Community Voices Grants

IPMF Community Voices 2023 - Save Chinatown
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
... Community Voices Fund grants, totaling $800,000 awarded to 24 organizations and projects. These grants will support ... Alliance Project, Scribe Video Center, PhillyCAM, Asian Arts Initiative, Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, We Are the Seeds, and an organization that has chosen to remain anonymous. The ...
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As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
... Months of escalating violence against Asian Americans came to a head on March 16th in Atlanta when a white gunman shot ... and Collective Action: Asian American Philanthropy Letter of Intention MORE ANTI-AAPI HATE RESOURCES Advancing ... Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Communities - An #ArtistResource Conversation Seeking to Soar: Foundation ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... and operated radio stations, and filmmaking, with an emphasis on supporting artists from, and films about, ... awarded $1.3 million in continued operating support to seven key nonprofit partners as well as $400,000 to ... with a deep understanding of the local film and media arts landscape. This is IPMF’s second year practicing a ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... and the Reinvestment Fund have awarded more than $443,500 to fund several innovative initiatives to create more healthy food options. This is part of an effort to find and fund community-driven solutions to ...

More than 300 U.S. philanthropic leaders call for removal of citizenship question from 2020 census

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
... organizations also speak out WASHINGTON — Reflecting an unprecedented consensus in philanthropy from local foundations to national grantmaking organizations, 304 philanthropic ... question from the 2020 census. In a public comment letter submitted to the U.S. Commerce Department ahead of an ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off Cohort Two of The Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Cohort Two Funders
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... nine local nonprofit institutions in their commitment to further transform their organizational culture.  These ... Victims Center of Chester County Kennett Library Oxford Arts Alliance Trellis for Tomorrow Valley Forge Park Alliance ... The final component of the learning sessions provides an opportunity for each nonprofit to draft a customized ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... Equity Institute , a series of learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to ... their understanding about systemic inequities and creating an accountable plan focused on helping them work to solve ... Youth Initiative, Maternal and Child Health Consortium, Open Hearth, Inc., Phoenixville Area Community Services, The ...

Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
... $15,000 per awardee is in affirmation of their commitment to their communities and art for social change. This year’s ... continuing five generations of healing and folklore arts, burgeoning millennials who have used their work and ... justice, the Leeway Transformation Award continues to be an example of how funders can move beyond project-based ...

The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, October 16, 2020
... person connections. The realities of COVID have forced us to shift our mindset as an institution on how we continue to support our artists and ... Alexandra Espinoza (Strawberry Mansion), Performance/Media Arts, $2,500 Alina Pleskova & Laura Blagrave (West ...
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