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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... and the Media, Inequality & Change Center (MIC) each a three-year grant to organize journalists, researchers, ... collaboration. IPMF is providing continued support, with three-year, $1 million grants each to MAP, Free Press, ... to produce arts and culture reportage focused on Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) communities in the ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
... been named winners across three grant categories following a close race: Economic Prosperity:  Co-presented by Wells ... , to teach culinary and life skills to adults with low to no income. Third Place Grant Winner: for ... Christine R. Miller, Senior Manager of Foundation Giving, Community Impact; Comcast; Uva Coles, Associate V.P. ...

Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... report on the state of America’s nonprofits came out with the news that board diversity hasn’t increased in the ... surprised. The  Urban Affairs Coalition  CEO spends a lot of her time thinking about the issue of board and ... Latino, and a 20-something South Asian American female. To be clear, these hires were “not ...

Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... of Planning and Development PHILADELPHIA— How should a city recognize centuries of history and culture? ... the Department of Planning and Development will begin a project to explore that question. When the project ends in ... to support our preservation efforts.” “By shining a spotlight on the cultural as well as the historic dimensions ...

Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
... Parks & Recreation, in partnership with REC Philly, the City of Philadelphia Commerce ... invited to run their business in under-utilized space in a Philadelphia recreation center. In exchange, the ... neighborhoods, and their desire to grow their business in a community setting. With support from The John S. and James ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations

Better Tomorrows
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Press release AFHE_Collab Innovation Fund.jpg Better Tomorrows, recipient of the Collaborative ... access. The Collaborative Innovation Fund was formed as a result of a community-wide survey highlighting the pressing need for ...

CEO, Scattergood Announce 22 Grant Recipients for Tax Credit Outreach

Friday, January 13, 2023
... Poverty Measure. “Community-based organizations play a crucial role as credible messengers and connectors and were a major part of our efforts last year to maximize the number ... We are grateful to continue to play a role in this program with the City and are excited for the 22 community-based ...
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Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
... funding to twelve selected nonprofits all providing a variety of charitable services impacting the arts and ... The Foundation’s grant application process is rigorous, with BCF staff and board members evaluating each application ... donors with a variety of estate planning and planned giving options. The Foundation is a permanent legal entity ...
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Can one business improve schools with a single donation? It's happened before | Donna Frisby-Greenwood

Thursday, April 5, 2018
... felt the generosity in one fell swoop. Ripple is not a first-time donor to the 18-year-old crowdfunding platform. ... the case across the U.S.” So what does this have to do with Philly? (Well, besides the fact that Ripple’s donation ...
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Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Via Philly.com By Mike Candilo and Pedro A. Ramos This is a critical time for our nonprofit community, ... have tangible, long-lasting effects on private charitable giving throughout our nation, but more specifically here in ... in Pennsylvania and $302.5 million less in New Jersey to fund private food banks, homeless shelters and crisis ...

PA is Ready! grants expand support for Immigrant communities

PA is Ready!
Monday, November 23, 2020
... promote all residents’ well-being. PA is Ready! uses a transformative grantmaking process that puts ... in their communities.  Funded organizations include: Asian Americans United (AAU) and Nationalities Services ... Fund, Philadelphia Foundation , and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, who collects and distributes ...

New report outlines the scale and scope of employer-driven philanthropy and volunteerism in Philadelphia

Report Cover - How Employers Give
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
... are pleased to release “ How Employers Give: A Look at Philanthropy and Volunteerism in Philadelphia .” ... The report provides data on how much employers are giving, the number of hours employees have spent ... here. Senior leadership buy-in and support is strong, with more than half of respondents stating that their ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
... Thirteen grants totaling $2 million were awarded to a range of film, journalism, storytelling, and youth media ... People of Color, immigrant and LGBTQIA+ communities. Asian Arts  Initiative was awarded $75,000 to increase ... accessibility to, and support community engagement with, their Digital Broadcast Studio, a project that aims to ...
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Hale Street Explosion Committee to Connect Residents with Resources

Thursday, June 9, 2022
  POTTSTOWN, June 8, 2022—A committee of community stakeholders has formed to help ... those impacted by the Pottstown Hale Street explosion with community resources and support funds. The Pottstown Explosion Support Fund has currently raised over $47,000 to help meet the basic ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Board Approves 21 Grant Awards Totaling $165,000 to Benefit Bucks Non-Profits

Monday, January 14, 2019
... capital campaigns, including structural improvements to a facility (bricks & mortar, such as new buildings or ... Assistance grants are for specific work plans developed with a local non-profit technical assistance organization.  ...

CCFWG Unites Women and Girls in Chester County for Virtual Conveings to Raise Awareness About Impacts of COVID-19 on Local Women and Girls

CCFWG 2020 Making a Difference Luncheon
Friday, May 8, 2020
WEST CHESTER, PA (May 8, 2020) – The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has responded to COVID-19 ... year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CCFWG will be hosting a virtual Summit. Inspired by CCFWG’s award-winning Girls ... each girl will have the chance to:  Connect virtually with fellow teens throughout Chester County Hear from leaders ...
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PA is Ready! grants expand support for Immigrant communities across Pennsylvania

PA is Ready!
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
... promote all residents’ well-being. PA is Ready! uses a transformative grantmaking process that puts ... Dauphin, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties Asian Americans United– Philadelphia County Bhutanese ... Fund , Philadelphia Foundation , and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees , who collects and distributes ...

YOUTHadelphia 2019 Announces $60,000 In Grants

Thursday, May 16, 2019
... of nonprofit finances and outreach,” said Pedro A. Ramos, Philadelphia Foundation President & CEO. “We ... the 15 th year YOUTHadelphia grants have been distributed, with the total amount awarded more than $1.1 million. In ... in philanthropy with youth involved in the Teen Giving Project of the Jewish Federation of Philadelphia. ...
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City Announces Awardees of $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

2024 Illuminate the Arts Grants
Friday, November 8, 2024
... and small creative enterprises have been  awarded a total of $1,500,000 through the 2024 Illuminate the Arts ... required to report an annual income of $55,800 or less with tiers for income limits provided to applicants reporting ... the funds for the 2024 ITAG came from the City’s General Fund. The ITAG Committee—composed of Creative Philadelphia ...

Pew Announces $1M to Support Vulnerable Philadelphia-Area Residents Amid Pandemic

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
... impacts, including those experiencing hunger, adults with substance use disorder, and low-income, frail older ... critical community needs during the pandemic. Following is a list of the Pew Fund’s June 2020 grants. For more on the ... —$66,000 Lutheran Settlement House —$41,000 Penn Asian Senior Services —$54,000 Senior Community Services ...

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