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Independence Public Media Foundation Welcomes Seven New Board Members

IPMF new board members 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
News release PHILADELPHIA, February 4, 2025 – The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) welcomes seven new members to its board of directors. The new board members bring a wide range of ... and accountable to our communities,” said IPMF President Molly de Aguiar. “Using an open call search for ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

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Monday, August 15, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, August 2, 2022—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces grants ... grants to organizations and projects working in the areas of community media-making ($3.2 million), narrative shift ... that fights for racial equity and justice,” said IPMF President Molly de Aguiar. Highlights of the grants include: ...

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

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
PHILADELPHIA, December 15, 2021 – The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $2.6 million in its final round of grants for 2021. The grants focused support for ... their own stories,” said Molly de Aguiar, IPMF’s president. ”These grants, and all the grants we made ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $5.5 Million in Grant Renewals

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Via IPMF's website PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2023—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $5.5 million in grant ... Project — $150,000, three-year grant Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture — $75,000 Asian Arts Initiative — $75,000 Big ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
IMPFlogo.png PHILADELPHIA, June 2, 2021 – The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces another major investment in ... grants totaling $2 million were awarded to a range of film, journalism, storytelling, and youth media ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $800,000 in 2023 Community Voices Grants

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
News release via Independence Public Media Foundation PHILADELPHIA, August 15, 2023—The Independence ... and distribute their own media narratives—and be part of a vibrant media ecosystem. It is critical for us to listen ...
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HealthSpark Foundation Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

Monday, January 11, 2021
... Colmar, PA- HealthSpark Foundation is announcing the award of $631,000 in grant funds to support 14 projects under the ... a more just and sustainable safety net system,” shared President and CEO Russell Johnson. “The pandemic and our most recent ...

Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA-Leeway Foundation recognizes the longstanding power of media artists and social-justice activists throughout the ... the support for this residency from our partners at the Independence Public Media Foundation who share our belief ...

Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual ... Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues.  The spring cycle of grantees highlights a trend in cultural preservation and ...

Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

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Monday, October 7, 2019
Leewaylogo.jpg (Ocotber 7, 2019) - Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $55,000 in funding for 31 individual ... Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues. The fall 2019 cycle of grantees highlights a trend in cultural preservation from ...

Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding

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Monday, November 25, 2024
Press release via Leeway Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA — Leeway Foundation announces ... artist and activist Paul Robeson said, “the gatekeepers of truth [and] civilization’s radical voice.” This ... The 2024 ACG grantees are working in a diverse range of artistic practices such as crafts & textiles, folk arts, ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
... Philadelphia Foundation today announced the latest cohort of grant recipients from its Black Community Leaders Fund, ... leadership,” said Stephen Briggs, Wells Fargo Vice President, Community Relations, for Pennsylvania and Delaware ... and faster,” said Philadelphia Foundation President and CEO Pedro A. Ramos. “For too long, too many Black-led ...

Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
The Leeway Foundation announced $150,000 in funding for 10 individual ... Philadelphia. The $15,000 per awardee is in affirmation of their commitment to their communities and art for social ... cohort includes artists continuing five generations of healing and folklore arts, burgeoning millennials who have ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... – Philadelphia Foundation today announced the creation of the Black Community Leaders Fund (BCL) to fortify ... their resilience and leadership,” said Pedro A. Ramos, President and CEO, Philadelphia Foundation. “The Philadelphia Foundation ...

Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
PHILADELPHIA – Today, Leeway Foundation announced $135,000 in grants to nine women and ... or community. This year’s recipients work in an array of disciplines, including folk arts, media arts, and ... recipients are (in alphabetical order):  Angela-Sadio  of Germantown, Folk Arts and Performance  Bonita Elaine ...

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 ... direction of Omar Woodard, a Norristown native and Vice President of Solutions with Results for America, and Ms. ...

The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative

The Cuture and Community Power Fund
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Press release via William Penn Foundation In 2021, the Barr, Kresge, and William Penn ... joined together to more deeply understand the needs of organizations utilizing art and culture to address ... societal challenges. The inquiry resulted in the formation of The Culture and Community Power Fund developed throughout ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s YOUTHadelphia grants help Philly youth initiatives

Monday, May 28, 2018
... received grants totaling $50,000 from The Philadelphia Foundation’s Fund for Children’s YOUTHadelphia program. ... help build philanthropic resources to improve the quality of life for the city as a whole. YOUTHadelphia launched in ... Philadelphia Foundations Fund for Children. The mission of YOUTHadelphia is to give Philadelphia teens opportunities ...

Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Philadelphia, PA (August 1, 2019) – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots ... are creating social change in their communities. In honor of its 50th anniversary, Douty is releasing updated funding ... propelled by lived experience and lies at the intersection of equity and opportunity” said Jennifer Leith, Executive ...

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