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CEO, Scattergood Announce Local Organizations Funded to Conduct Grassroots Outreach for Child Tax Credit

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... Opportunity (CEO) and Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation (Scattergood) announced today that 17 local ... Child Tax Credit from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child for children over the age of six, and from $2,000 to $3,600 ... Agency (CAA) for the City of Philadelphia. As a CAA, CEO awards Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to more ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
In November 2019, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 ... pilot and evaluate a music-based family engagement program for families of young toddlers in Philadelphia. The Lullaby ... over 24 months) to analyze the records of farmers in the Delaware River watershed who have implemented practices on ...

CCFWG’S 4th Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Chester County Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

2020 COC Collage
Thursday, November 12, 2020
WEST CHESTER, PA (NOVEMBER 12, 2020) - The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) hosted its fourth annual ... October 28, 2020, in a virtual format. The event raised over $27,000 in support of local women and girls. 2020 COC ...

Youth Philanthropists Award $15K to Prevent Rising Teen Suicide in ChesCo

Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program (CAYPP) Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Coatesville, PA – The Brandywine Health Foundation’s Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program ... later this fall, and congratulate the 2018/2019 class for participating in this rigorous program and strategically ... to the following organizations receiving CAYPP awards: Child Guidance Resource Center (CGRC) received a ...
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Rebuild Awards $15.4M for work at Vare Rec Center and Glavin Playground

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
... modernize the Vare Recreation Center, which was threatened for closure due to concerns about the building’s structural ... invested so much care, dedication, and hard work into Vare over the years, and deserves a safe, modern facility for our ... the Cecil B. Moore and Heitzman Recreation Centers.

Foundation Building

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
... is the executive director of the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation. She is preparing to step down from her post after leading the organization for 19 years. — Photo by: Abdul Sulayman/Tribune Chief ... of revitalizing neighborhoods in Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. “We’ve really been focusing all ...
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Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... in coronavirus relief going to nonprofits from Barra Foundation (04.02.20) by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Barra-Logo.jpg PHILADELPHIA, ... Barra serves: COVID-19 response funds in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties will receive $25,000 per ...
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City Awards $200K to Community Organizations to Support Criminal Justice Reform

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
... Microgrant Fund will be administered by the Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia . Resources for this effort are provided by the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge .  The Criminal ... Philadelphians released from incarceration and those under county probation or parole supervision.  This reentry ...
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Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project Awarded $4.5 Million in State Funding

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project
Thursday, April 28, 2022
... Joanna McClinton this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the Francis ... level, specifically Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton, for her unwavering support and advocacy for public spaces ... rely on in southwest Philly,” said McClinton, D-Phila./Delaware. “As we face the challenges of gun violence and ...

The Philadelphia Foundation Announces 2019 Grantmaking Programs

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
... of its important 100th year milestone, The Philadelphia Foundation has an exciting impactful year planned. In ... among Greater Philadelphia nonprofits. Stay tuned for the announcement. Following is what you can expect from ... and sound fiscal performance.
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Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
... -- The Board of Managers of the Regional Foundation LLC announced today the appointment of Kevin ... neighborhoods in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Dow served as president of the Board of Managers of ... he stepped down to become a candidate in the formal search for the organization's inaugural executive director. That ...

Salem Health and Wellness Foundation names new leader

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Salem.jpg The Salem Health and Wellness Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of its new ... Paul will follow Brenda Goins who has served in this role for the past 15 years. During that time, the foundation has ... health and well-being outcomes for the citizens of Salem County, New Jersey. Paul comes to the foundation after a ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation and Reinvestment Fund Launch PhilaImpact Fund

Monday, April 30, 2018
... fund PHILADELPHIA, PA (4/27/2018) - The Philadelphia Foundation and Reinvestment Fund announced the launch of  ... million goal. PhilaImpact Fund  offers an opportunity for investors to channel their capital into neighborhood ... and the surrounding counties—Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, Camden and Burlington. “The  PhilaImpact Fund ...

First Hospital Foundation is Now Philadelphia Health Partnership

Thursday, February 1, 2018
... throughout Greater Philadelphia, First Hospital Foundation is now Philadelphia Health Partnership: a Foundation for Healthy Communities . The Foundation has invested over $22 million in more than 160 nonprofit organizations ...

Connelly Foundation Welcomes New Senior Staff

Fran Burns, Tim Durkin
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
West Conshohocken, Pa, August 24, 2018 - The Connelly Foundation announced today the appointment of Fran Burns as ... Chief Operating Officer and Tim Durkin as Vice President for Grantmaking. Ms. Burns started her new position on August ... as COO of the Connelly Foundation, Ms. Burns served for over 20 years in the public sector in various leadership ...
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Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort

Friday, April 27, 2018
... with children and families at the Drexel Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships. The program is funded by ... In addition to Vanguard’s grant, the William Penn Foundation also presented a three-year $987,000 grant to the ... they are referred to by the company. READ MORE . Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort ...
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Reggie Shuford Appointed President and CEO of the Independence Foundation

Reginald T. Shuford
Monday, January 13, 2025
... T. Shuford .png The Board of Directors of the Independence Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of ... investments in multiple sectors of the Philadelphia region for years now. I am excited to return to the city and join ... of North Carolina and is the recipient of numerous awards for his work, including the Philadelphia Bar ...
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Bartol Foundation names 2018 George Bartol Award Winner

Sister Cities Girlchoir
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Philadelphia, PA—The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation has selected Sister Cities Girlchoir (SCG) as the ... George Bartol Arts Education Award. The Award is given to an organization that provides sustained, meaningful ... and community; and that maintains high artistic standards for its faculty and students.   The George Bartol Arts ...
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Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

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Friday, January 17, 2025
Press release via Leeway Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA [January 17, 2025] — In ... working at the intersection of art and social change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term ... The Transformation Award provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women, trans*, and gender nonconforming ...

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