Back to top

Site Search

Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative

UCD Green City Works
Friday, December 20, 2019
Via University City District We are pleased to announce that we are the recipients of $895,000 in funds ... of our West Philadelphia Sklils Initiative (WPSI) and support career growth and pathways out of intergenerational ... social enterprise. The expansion also includes work with Temple University's Lenfest North Philadelphia ...
29Apr2021

Chester County Funders Meeting

Thursday, April 29, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
Join the next meeting of the Chester County Funders on Thursday April 29th from 9:00 AM -10:30 AM.  ... and past Chair,  2nd Century Alliance .  Additionally, a representative from the Chester County Health Department ... its most vulnerable citizens. Funders are also encouraged to provide updates regarding their own grantmaking focus and ...

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 ... fair funding. The process also revealed a few simple ways we can improve shared funds’ ability to increase the ... private and public sources. There is also the challenge of identifying community needs and engaging with communities in ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 million in support of Great Learning, Great Public Spaces and Watershed ... recently awarded 22 grants, totaling almost $15 million, to support education in Philadelphia. Engaged Families grants ... of Philadelphia Foundation to develop, pilot, and evaluate work with home visiting services for families experiencing ...

City of Philadelphia and PIDC Open Applications to Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund

Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Monday, March 23, 2020
... a more-than-$9 million grant and loan program designed to support Philadelphia small businesses, help maintain payroll ... and preserve jobs.” Businesses can now apply for assistance from the fund at  ...
Find More By
News type 
Regional Interest
Funding Area 
Disaster ReliefSustainability
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

New Report on Nonprofit Financial Health Pre-Pandemic Serves as a Wake-Up Call

The Financial Heath of Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits 2020
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
... of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey , released a new report today at Philanthropy Network Greater ... IRS 990 data conducted by BCT Consulting and contributions to the synthesis of the data provided by the Nonprofit ... Fund Director Nadya Shmavonian. This new tool can support efforts of individual organizational leaders and ...

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
To continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, ... award more than $8 million in Relief and Recovery Support grants to local arts organizations. These ...

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

Dr. Jane Goodall
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... is known worldwide for her groundbreaking scientific work studying chimpanzee society, which began in Africa in ... received for that work, the Templeton Prize is now proud to honor Dr. Goodall’s lifelong scientific and spiritual ... intelligence and enriched our understanding of humanity in a way that is both humbling and exalting. Dr. Goodall’s ...

Hospital Closures: Community Leaders Partner to Minimize Disruption of Healthcare Services

Monday, January 31, 2022
... 20 local and county organizations, will develop strategies to minimize disruption of healthcare services and rebuild a ... of residents related to the hospital closures, while also identifying trusted community influencers to support community surveys and educational activities. The ...
18Apr2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 4: Financially Distressed Municipalities

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... state policy affects the nonprofit sector, and many have a history of engaging and educating state policymakers.  ...

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

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... four Great Leanring grants totaling more than $2.8 million to support education in Philadelphia. As part of the Creative ... pursue their missions and produce innovative, high-quality work. In the Watershed Protection Program , a two-year ...

COVID-19 Nonprofit Continuity Grants available for Berks County nonprofits

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
... Foundation has launched an emergency grant program to help Berks County nonprofits fill critical gaps in funding ... have restrictions based on a local geography or a field of work, this program is open to all Berks County nonprofits,” ... in our community have been impacted in all kinds of ways, from all-volunteer groups with annual budgets of less ...
Find More By
News type 
Regional Interest
Funding Area 
Disaster ReliefSustainability
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19