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Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces Gabriela Sanchez as its new Executive Director

Gabriela Sanchez
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... Gene Smirnov   PHILADELPHIA, PA, Feb 1, 2023 - The Board of Directors of The Philadelphia Cultural Fund (“PCF”) is pleased to announce Gabriela Serena Sanchez as the organization’s new ... and vision in the fulfillment of PCF’s mission to support and enhance the cultural vitality of Philadelphia and ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Collaborates with Temple University to Create a Pathway to Nursing for Students of Color

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
... for a collaboration with  Temple University’s College of Public Health and Department of Nursing  to create a ... to full scholarships, students will receive academic support including paid internships, learning communities and ... nursing school admissions criteria. “A diverse nursing workforce is essential to providing culturally competent care ...
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Pew Announces $6.8M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region's Vulnerable Adults

Monday, May 4, 2020
... years to 38 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving some of the region’s most vulnerable adults, including those ... related to and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This support will focus on agencies addressing three core areas: ... in the region.” “For 29 years, Pew has been pleased to support local agencies dedicated to assisting the most ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation Launches Institute for Health Equity

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Thursday, March 31, 2022
... commitment to advance health equity through the creation of a new Foundation program, the Institute for Health Equity ... increase educational opportunities in the healthcare workforce, address the stigma of addiction, and support treatment and recovery for individuals with substance ...
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City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Launch PHL COVID-19 Fund

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Thursday, March 19, 2020
... in funding, including a $3 million lead gift from the William Penn Foundation, thanks to the generous donations of partners ... New Jersey, Mayor Jim Kenney, and the corporations and foundations answering this call. Philanthropy Network is ...
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The Foundation for Delaware County Awards Over $1.1 Million to Local Nonprofits

Foundation for Delawre County
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
MEDIA, PA (Oct. 30, 2018) -In its first major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County, the ... of many of the proposals we received and honored to support so many dedicated non-profit partners serving our ...

Expanding Support For Immigrant Communities Across Pennsylvania

Wednesday, July 11, 2018
... through PA is Ready!, a diverse statewide coalition of immigrant-serving organizations. The grants fund ... to educate community members about immigrant rights, support immigrant neighbors and build immigrant leadership ... Foundation, the Ford Foundation and Open Society Foundations.     Expanding Support For Immigrant ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.3 Million in Grants to Music Organizations This Year

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
... to music and the arts in Greater Philadelphia. William B. McLaughlin, III, Chair of the Advancement of Music ... New Music Opera Delaware Opera Philadelphia Orchestra 2001 Penn Live Arts Penn Square Music Festival Pennsylvania ... publisher Theodore Presser. It is one of the few private foundations in the United States dedicated solely to music ...
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Foundations, City of Philadelphia and key Arts & Culture organizations join together to launch $3.45M fund to meet the growing emergency need in this sector

PHL COVID-19 Arts Aid Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Related coverage: New fund sparked by William Penn Foundation will dole out millions to arts groups and ... from the Doris Duke  Charitable Foundation as well as Connelly, Independence, Lenfest and Victory Foundations. The ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... July 26, 2023 –It’s a little-known fact that a portion of the entrance fees for the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend ... race is allocated  to the Philadelphia City Fund (PCF) to support its Community Fund grants, which are awarded to ... city’s most critical charitable goals. PCF is pleased to announce thirteen 2023 Community Fund Grantees whose work is ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... Jim Kenney was joined by Councilman Kenyatta Johnson to announce Vare Recreation Center as the first project to ... Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), the City’s initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in parks, recreation centers, and ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... to select Parks and Recreation and Free Library of Philadelphia facilities.   The following nonprofits will ... for Public Land; and Urban Roots. “We’re excited to announce the first cohort of Project Users. We believe that ... experience working meaningfully with communities in the support and development of projects; Project relationship: a ...

The Philadelphia Foundation and Reinvestment Fund Launch PhilaImpact Fund

Monday, April 30, 2018
... Foundation and Reinvestment Fund announced the launch of  PhilaImpactFund , a new place-based impact investment ... their capital into neighborhood development projects that support regional growth and local initiatives in the communities that need them the most. The Fund will support projects serving critical needs for people across the ...

$2.5 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to provide support for coronavirus news and information needs

Coronavirus Testing by Tim Tai - Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... for Journalism A broad-based, collaborative group of media funders, news enterprises, and community information ... COVID-19 Community Information Fund will support a broad array of media and other community ... COVID-19 Community Information Fund will soon announce a separate call for proposals for a total of ...

$9 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Supports 28 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Pew Fellow Pepón Osorio, My Beating Heart/Mi corazón latiente, 2023, installation view at the New Museum, New York. Photo by Liz Ligon.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
... awarded 40 grants and fellowships totaling $9 million in support of Philadelphia-area cultural organizations and ... his student-turned-colleague saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins. Penn Live Arts will host hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris ... of Freedom: The African Presence on the Delaware.” William Way LGBT Community Center will produce a documentary ...
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Comcast RISE Investment Fund to Provide Additional $1 Million In Grants To Support Philadelphia Small Businesses

Monday, May 16, 2022
... – May 12, 2022 – Comcast announced today a new round of cities will receive grants from the Comcast RISE ... grants awarded as part of the Comcast RISE Investment Fund initiative. Beginning on June 1, and through June 14, ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Receives Grant in Support of Coatesville Food Truck Project

Coatesville Food Truck
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
... to address food insecurity, in part due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and limited access to healthy ... we are equally excited to leverage additional resources in support of expanding the Melton Center’s efforts as the ... Partners Foundation and a call to action for others to support the Coatesville Food Truck Project as part of the ...

The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announces Kathryn Epps Roberson as the next President and Chief Executive Officer

Kathryn Epps Roberson
Thursday, June 15, 2023
... Kathryn Epps Roberson will serve as President and CEO of The Fund, filling the role previously held by Donna ... to forge public-private partnerships to address regional workforce development issues and connect Philadelphians to ... the advocacy, assets, and interests of local employers to support regional workforce development efforts and provide ...
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