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William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action

Monday, March 30, 2020
... Penn Foundation held its second urgent board meeting in two weeks and approved two additional actions to support ... through closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A $5 million grant from William Penn Foundation and a $2 million ...

Philadelphia City Council to Invest Over $3 Million in Local Arts Community

Philadelphia City Hall
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
... Philadelphia City Council has announced a $3.25 Million investment in the local arts and culture community. This funding is a ... $450,000 for Mural Arts Philadelphia $150,000 for the Mann Center $100,000 for the Greater Philadelphia Film Office ...
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City Announces $1 Million Investment in Organizations Developing Innovative Workforce Solutions

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Four organizations awarded $1 million from Workforce Solutions Grant for innovative ... — The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce—in partnership with Philadelphia's economic and workforce ...

Ruch Family Foundation Awards Richard R. Ruch Scholarship to Deserving College Student

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, June 25, 2020
... to hold in trust the inaugural Richard R. Ruch scholarship awarded by the Ruch Family Foundation. In memory of Randy ... late son, Richard, a $5000 scholarship per year for up to 4 years will now be awarded to deserving children of and/or ... holds over $70 million in trust and annually awards $3.5 million in grants and scholarships. www.chescocf.org .   ...
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Area funders call on Governor Wolf and Secretary Miller to close the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC)

Friday, November 9, 2018
In two letters posted on election day (Nov. 6, 2018), seven ... Teresa D. Miller to shut down the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC). The BCRC is one of only three centers in the ... for more than a year. This practice violates Pennsylvania state and federal law, which clearly states that jailing ...

Philadelphia Seeks $500 Million Shift in “Eds and Meds” Spending to Local Firms

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
... 13 city universities and hospitals, writes Diane Mastrull in the Philadelphia Inquirer. “This is a unique ... seeks, over the next 8–10 years, to “localize $500 million in contracts at 13 city hospitals and universities ... level of redirected purchasing could generate as many as 5,000 living-wage, middle-skill jobs for Philadelphia ...
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Nine School District of Philadelphia Schools Awarded “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

The Fund for the SDP
Thursday, May 21, 2020
... The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to nine School District of Philadelphia ... boxes at Lincoln Financial Field and the Wells Fargo Center. The Good to Great program enhances the District’s ... 2 and 3 and their parents. William Cramp School : This project involves providing materials, resources and ongoing ...
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Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant to Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education

Friday, December 22, 2023
... learning outcomes and build a diverse teacher workforce in Philadelphia. The investment in Philadelphia education will provide support for a number ... achieving success.”   Comcast’s grant is a part of  Project UP , the company’s $1 billion commitment to reach ...
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CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board Awards $19k to Local Nonprofits Serving Women & Girls

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
... and Girls (CCFWG)’s Girls Advisory Board (GAB) program awarded $19,000 in grant funding to five local nonprofit ... chosen priority areas is as follows: The Domestic Violence Center of Chester County  | $5,000 to support the ... for diverse populations. Alianzas de Phoenixville | $4,000 to support their Clinical Trauma Counseling Program, ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Awards 22 Grants to Philadelphia Arts and Cultural Organizations

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
... ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS Five Micro-grants Also Awarded to Teaching Artists through New Partnership with ... and emerging. The Foundation made 18 grants of $5,000 each.  Four grants of $7,500 each were made to: Sister ... Artists Theatre serves the Liberian community with a project that will address issues of domestic and gun ...
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The Cigna Group Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant to Eluna to Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
... Philadelphia, PA, October 30, 2024 – Eluna has been awarded a grant of $150,000 from The Cigna Group Foundation, ... engagement initiative that has committed more than $27 million in grants over the next three years to nonprofit ... education and personalized support through Eluna Resource Center. To date, Eluna has supported over 50,000 youth ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s Black Community Leaders Fund Makes $800,000 in Grants to 24 Organizations

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
... Philadelphia. A total of $800,000 in grants will be awarded to 24 nonprofits.   An additional $1.5 million in ... Coalition for Black Trans Economic Liberation (CBTEL) The Center for Black Educator Development The Colored Girls ... College Prep Roundtable Philadelphia Parent Organizing Project Sisters Returning Home Theatre in the X UrbEd ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Deploys Additional Aid as Region Continues Its Recovery Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Friday, September 25, 2020
... the frontlines of the coronavirus. In total, the Fund has awarded over 575 grants totaling $17.9 million.  As the ... square-foot building, The Leon H. Sullivan Human Services Center, that provides deeply discounted working space for ... are top of mind as we continue to respond, recover and rebuild,” said Bill Golderer, President & CEO of UWGPSNJ. ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Board Approves 21 Grant Awards Totaling $165,000 to Benefit Bucks Non-Profits

Monday, January 14, 2019
... 2018 ) – More than $165,000 in grant funding has been awarded by  Foundations Community Partnership 's (FCP) Board ... girls who are at risk of bullying. Transformation Yoga Project will use the grant for a long-term collaboration with ... case managers and the office.

Foundations Community Partnership Awards Grants That Will Serve More Than 11,500 Bucks County Residents

FCP presents grant to to Ivy Hill Therapeutic Equestrian
Thursday, October 19, 2023
... 2023) – Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) recently awarded its fall Partnership in Youth Services (PYS) Grant to ... Foundations Community Partnership’s CEO Tobi Bruhn (center), presented a grant to Ivy Hill Therapeutic ... teachers, and school administrators in Bucks County. Project Libertad – to provide legal services to immigrant ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Fredda Maddox and WSFS Bank at Sixth Annual Champions of Change Event

Fredda Maddox
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
... by working as an attorney with the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County. In 2020, Fredda became the first ... to thrive. Over the past 25 years, The Fund has awarded over $4 million to 86 local non-profit organizations serving women ...
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Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... (August 1, 2019) – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots organizations in ... each year (rather than the minimum IRS requirement of 5 percent), the increase in grant size will necessitate the ... Writers Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower & Rebuild (P.O.W.E.R.) These organizations have been supported ...

The Fund for Women and Girls’ Fifth Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Local Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

The Fund for Women and Girls
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
... Bistro at People’s Light. The event raised over $45,000 in support of local women and girls. Nearly 75 business ... to thrive. Over the past 25 years, The Fund has awarded over $3.8 million to 82 local non-profit organizations serving women ...
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