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Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
... Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... immediate needs as a result of COVID-19.  Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to ... intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through our grantmaking and other programs, we promote artistic ...

Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
... By Mike Candilo and Pedro A. Ramos This is a critical time for our nonprofit community, as lawmakers consider ... legislation. A final decision is expected in coming weeks. What is up for consideration could have tangible, ... the world, contributing an estimated $390.1 billion to U.S. charities in 2016, according to Giving USA’s 2017 Report ...

Build up Nepal Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize

Barry & Marie Lipman presenting the 2023 Lipman Family Grand Prize award to Björn Söderberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Build up Nepal (Photo: Rebecca Barger)
Friday, April 21, 2023
... said, “The 2023 Lipman Prize winners are paving the way for real change in their respective social impact sectors. We ... to welcome them into the Lipman Family Prize community. Our award ceremony was just the beginning of our partnership ... About the Wharton School Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the  Wharton School  of ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Enters Second Phase of Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund

Thursday, May 7, 2020
... rapid-release grants to assist with the community’s basic needs and to support frontline responders.  Now, as ... has decided that it is the appropriate time to begin the next phase of the fund.  Phase Two: Recovery Fund will ... 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply for general operating grants. To learn more about Phase Two: ...
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Comcast RISE Investment Fund to Provide Additional $1 Million In Grants To Support Philadelphia Small Businesses

Monday, May 16, 2022
Eligible small businesses can apply for a $10,000 grant from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, ... million in grants across the country since the program’s inception just 18 months ago PHILADELPHIA – May 12, 2022 ... digital tools and funding they need to thrive. Over the next 10 years, Comcast has committed $1 billion to programs ...

Bartol Foundation names 2018 George Bartol Award Winner

Sister Cities Girlchoir
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... and community; and that maintains high artistic standards for its faculty and students.   The George Bartol Arts ... further support its arts education programs. This year’s award is made possible in part through gifts from Mr. ... proud of the teaching artist team at SCG which embodies our mission to share the power of the arts to transform young ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Responds to Public Health Crisis

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... to the varied, immediate and long-term challenges facing our community due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, the ... of businesses and the loss of employment opportunities for the 80 percent of Americans who survive from paycheck to ... the thoughtful and generous decision made by this year’s Garden Party sponsors to donate their contributions to the ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Announces Partnership with Small But Mighty Arts

Tuesday, March 20, 2018
... organization that creates career-enhancing opportunities for artists. This micro-grant program is designed to give ... Small But Mighty Arts, the Bartol Foundation can amplify our impact and directly support individual artists who are working in communities,” said Beth Feldman Brandt, Executive Director ...
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2019 Lipman Family Prize Honorees Named

Lipman Family Prize
Friday, March 1, 2019
...  and World Bicycle Relief  have been named as honorees for the 2019 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize . Chosen from ... awards ceremony on April 26, 2019, in Philadelphia. "In our eighth year, we analyzed over 125+ impressive ... three change-making organizations chosen for this year’s prize season each have innovative business models and the ...
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Update from the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

Nonprofit Repositioning Fund
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
... the Fund appears to be well ensconced within the region’s nonprofit infrastructure. We have deeply appreciated the ... we have had with the nonprofit community, including our 25 grants to support exploration and implementation of ... and excited to share that our funders have re-committed for Round II of the Fund, which will carry us through 2020. ...

Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday, May 4, 2018
... Foundation CEO Frances Sheehan (l) joins the Foundation's current CEO Vanessa Briggs at the podium to celebrate the ... concrete examples of the impact BHF has had, thanks to our donors, our volunteers, our grantees, and our community ... more than four decades and the first major accomplishment for the Brandywine Health Foundation. The Brandywine Health ...

Bank of America Commits Support to Help Philadelphia Students Start Remote-Learning Classes by Mid-April

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, April 3, 2020 —   The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced today it ...  “The School District of Philadelphia is integral to our community and all of our city’s children deserve the opportunity to be successful,” said ...
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The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
... its inaugural grantmaking cycle. PBGC will award grants for general operating support to eligible Philadelphia ... capacity and financial sustainability of Philadelphia’s Black-led/Black serving non-profits while also promoting a ... Member of the Philadelphia Black Giving Circle. “While our focus is on supporting Philadelphia’s black community, ...
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Funding available for health care organizations and programs in Berks County and contiguous counties

Monday, July 27, 2020
READING, PA (July 27, 2020) – Funding is available for organizations and programs that benefit the health of ... provided compassionate and much-needed care to the communities they served. In that spirit, the Home Health Care ... in 2020.
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2017 Women on the Move: Alyson Ferguson

Alyson Ferguson
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Main Line Today's 2017 Women on the Move Alyson Ferguson Manager, Coatesville ... “I had to find my voice and be confident about what I knew,” she says. Bosses and mentors have been key to ... “I’ve worked hard, and they’ve helped me find that next job that presents a bigger opportunity,” she says.   ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces $2.9 Million in Grants to Nearly 100 Nonprofit Organizations

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, December 12, 2024
... funding initiative, awarding $2.9 million in grants for 97 nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable populations ... leadership, and the Fund for Children, will support our community partners to continue their vital work in ... knowledge of and strong ties to the target population(s). Responsive service design : Continuous gathering of ...

The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.5 Million in General Operating Support Grants to Music Organizations

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
... the previous year. Thirty-four new organizations applied for funding. Small organizations seeking support also rose ... operating with budgets under $100,000. This year's grantees demonstrate strong commitments to several key ... commented,  “Music is an essential component of what makes cities shine. We are pleased to provide ...
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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 the funding collaboration with the Mellon Foundation for Philadelphia arts organizations, William Penn's board of directors also approved Relief and Recovery ... below relate to the Creative Communities Program and our interests in supporting equitable access to public ...

Pat Yoder to receive 2020 Kitchen Table Award from CCFWG

Patricia Yoder
Friday, February 7, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Maeve Kelly, Communications ... held around kitchen, board and coffee tables about what could be done to address the needs of women and girls of ... in her role as the Chester County Health Department’s maternal-child health supervisor. Pat has established and ...
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