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Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Related coverage: OPINION|  Philadelphia Foundation’s special $1 million initiative ... Foundation is thrilled to announce the nine winners of its $1 million Key to Community Grants initiative! As part ... Defender Association of Philadelphia , to expand the city’s network of participatory defense hubs, form a ...

Impact100 Philadelphia Awards $382,500 in Funding to Five Area Nonprofits

Impact100 Philadelphia 2019 Grant Awards
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
On June 3, 2019, Impact100 Philadelphia voted to award $382,500 in grants at their ... grants were at stake. Representing the collective giving of 398 women, the 2019 grants raised Impact100 ... is to acquire and preserve community gardens and shared open spaces to improve quality of life in Philadelphia’s ...
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GreenLight Fund is bringing a new model of financial empowerment to Philadelphia

Friday, July 27, 2018
By  Julie Zeglen | Via Generocity GreenLight Fund Philadelphia  has announced its newest portfolio company:  ... venture philanthropy network that supports the expansion of nonprofits with proven results to the cities where the network’s sites are based, focusing ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Impact100 Philadelphia announced the eight organizations selected as Finalists to receive a total of $420,000 in funding in 2021. Core Mission Grants Each of ... and reduce trauma-related reactive violence in the City of Chester, PA. Its vision is to provide compassionate ...

Bridgespan Group Announces Launch of Leadership Program to Serve Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits with Support of $4 Million from Harris Philanthropies and The Pew Charitable Trusts

Thursday, August 13, 2020
... Leadership Accelerator (BLA) programs to serve the Greater Philadelphia Area, including Camden, NJ. Made possible by ... Trusts (Pew), Philadelphia will become the tenth LFI city, following the program’s successful implementation in ... funding provided by Harris Philanthropies and Pew, each of which has contributed $2 million, will help facilitate ...

BIPOC Artists Receive More than $1 Million in Fellowships Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures 2024 Fellows
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
... for Arts & Heritage 2024 Fellows Cultural Treasures.png PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 17, 2024) — Eleven fellowships totaling ... artists. These unrestricted grants are provided as part of  Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures  (PCT), a funding ... Center for Arts & Heritage. “Artists are essential to a city’s vitality, and the 2024 Philadelphia’s Cultural ...

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. ... equitable community development and digital innovation in city neighborhoods. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic amplified ... residents in the design, programming and development of public spaces. “A truly thriving Philadelphia is an ...

William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
By Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Change is coming to Philadelphia’s ... The William Penn Foundation is instituting a broad set of changes — from the kinds of projects and organizations ... Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds ...

Philadelphia Foundation announces the 2022 Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia Honorees

PECO representatives receiving 2022 Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia award
Friday, June 24, 2022
Civic50_PECO.jpg Philadelphia, PA – June 23, 2022 – Philadelphia Foundation, in partnership with Points of Light and its local chamber partners, is pleased to announce The Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia 2022 honorees. ...

Reinvestment Fund and Health Department Announce $500,000 in Funding for Food Justice

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
PHILADELPHIA – Reinvestment Fund joins the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in announcing $556,280 in  Philadelphia ... and improving the lives of individuals and families in the city,” said Jenny Flores, Head of Small Business Growth ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s Youth-In-Philanthropy Program Awards $72,000 In Grants to Philadelphia Nonprofits

Youthadelphia
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Press Release via Philadelphia Foundation Youthadelphia.jpg PHILADELPHIA, PA ... issues for young adults. YOUTHadelphia, a group comprised of Philadelphia teens ages 14-18, identified mental health, ... but are critical areas of need for all young adults of our city.” In its 16th year of grantmaking, the YOUTHadelphia ...
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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 awards to 52 area nonprofits. Grants were awarded in the areas of ... shifting from programming to survival in response to the COVID-19 crises,” says Frances Sheehan, foundation ...

City Awards $200K to Community Organizations to Support Criminal Justice Reform

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia today announced ... 22, 2020 and closed November 3, 2020, brought in 42 applications. Organizations that were invited to submit a ...
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City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
  IMG_1680.jpg Monica Munn, Senior Director of the WES Mariam Asefa Fund Philadelphia, PA (January 15, 2020)   – Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, in partnership with the City’s Office of Workforce Development, announced today an ...

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
... You want ideas for how to make cities more successful? Philadelphia has a million dollars’ worth. For the third ... Knight Cities Challenge, winning more than $1 million out of $5 million in urban-revitalization grants that the John S. ... immigrant-cuisine marketplace, and a mobile design lab for city service solutions. George Abbott, Knight Foundation’s ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls‘ Inaugural Champions of Change Summit Inspires Local Business Community to Embrace Inclusive Leadership and Elevate Women in the Workplace

Presentation by Dr. Katrina Sawyer
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... - The Fund for Women and Girls hosted its first Champions of Change Summit: Bringing All Voices to the Table on Friday, March 26, 2021, in a virtual format. ... to 80 local non-profit organizations. In response to COVID-19, The Fund has developed innovative programs and ...
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City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... 267-251-3064, maita.soukup@phila.gov   Rebuild2.jpg PHILADELPHIA - Managing Director Brian Abernathy today appointed Kira Strong as the new Executive Director of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that role ...

PA Humanities announces $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 organizations

PA SHARP
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... and fostering healing and resiliency in communities of all sizes,” said Laurie Zierer, executive director of PA ... in dialogue,” said Andrés Franco, executive director of City of Asylum. Applicants to PA SHARP reported losses ... Point Partners to support 16 organizations that serve Philadelphia’s BIPOC and new immigrant communities.  PA ...
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