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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Dr. Richard Besser to succeed Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD as head of the $10B foundation Princeton, N.J. —Richard ... current chief health and medical editor, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Robert Wood ... which time Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey will remain President and CEO of the Foundation. The exact date of the handoff is ...
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BIPOC Artists Receive More than $1 Million in Fellowships Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures 2024 Fellows
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
... via the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2024 Fellows Cultural Treasures.png PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 17, 2024) — Eleven fellowships totaling ... has infused $9.9 million of new funding into the greater Philadelphia region to support this community.  In ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Related coverage: OPINION|  Philadelphia Foundation’s special $1 million initiative ... As part of unique grantmaking initiative, residents of the Greater Philadelphia Region made their voices heard by ... nonprofits with Opportunity Divide grants,” said Dalila Wilson-Scott, Senior Vice President for Community Impact at ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $2.68M to 339 Arts Organizations Across the City

Friday, March 29, 2019
PHILADELPHIA—(March 26, 2019]—On March 26 and 27 at City Hall, The Philadelphia Cultural Fund will announce the recipients of its 2019 Art & ... Cultural Fund that helps distinguish Philadelphia as a place of diversity of expression and excitement,” ...
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Alliance for Health Equity launches Community-Designed Solutions Challenge for Greater Coatesville

Jeff Hunt, Haven Behavioral Hospital LLC discussing Coatesville’s behavioral health recovery.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The Alliance for Health Equity is excited to announce the launch ... In November – December 2022, over 100 members of the Greater Coatesville community convened and developed seven ... Talk Allyship: Community-Designed Solutions encourages the Greater Coatesville community to provide solutions to the ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... Branan Jacobs, 941-893-1818   Grade-Level Reading Week in Philadelphia to focus on community solutions to help children ... Students who don’t meet this crucial milestone are at greater risk of dropping out of high school, becoming ... leveraging all of our philanthropic, political, cultural and community based resources, we could bring these ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Announces $200K in Youth Arts Impact Grants

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
The Philadelphia Cultural Fund announced that $200,170 in grants of $5,410 ... a wide array of disciplines in their programming such as visual arts, dance, music, creative writing, and theatre. ... and Design COSACOSA art at large, Inc. Da Vinci Art Alliance Enchantment Theatre Company First Person Arts Girls ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces Gabriela Sanchez as its new Executive Director

Gabriela Sanchez
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... Sanchez.png Gabriela Sanchez Photo Credit: Gene Smirnov   PHILADELPHIA, PA, Feb 1, 2023 - The Board of Directors of The Philadelphia Cultural Fund (“PCF”) is pleased to announce Gabriela ... of Directors of which the Mayor and City Council each appoints 8 members and the remaining 10 are drawn from the ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Announces New Name: The Alliance for Health Equity - Same Vital Mission

The Alliance for Health Equity
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Alliance for Health Equity.png   Coatesville, Pennsylvania: ... health, responded to the ever-changing needs of the Greater Coatesville community through partnerships, ... for Health Equity, Strengthening Communities has emerged as the Brandywine Health Foundation’s new name and brand. ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $914,517 to 205 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Press Release via Philadelphia Cultural Fund PCF Skyline.jpg   PHILADELPHIA—(April 13, ... has funded the arts since 1994. It was established as an independent 501 (c) (3) to ensure fair and apolitical ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,267,407 to 282 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
PHILADELPHIA—(July 12, 2022)— The Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) has announced the recipients of its 2022 ... has funded the arts since 1994. It was established as an independent 501 (c) (3) to ensure fair and apolitical ...
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$2,500 Grants Distributed to The Alliance for Health Equity’s Grant Partners to Support the Health and Wellness of the Staff

The Alliance for Health Equity
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
(Coatesville, PA) – Over the summer of 2021, The Alliance for Health Equity held meetings with its grant ... staff continue to respond to the vital needs of the Greater Coatesville. The AHE looks forward to continuing our ... Service of Chester County, Good Works, Inc., Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue, Hope Beyond Borders, Human ...

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

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Press release via the CIty of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA - The Office of Community ... Chinatown Development Corporation Norris Square Community Alliance Esperanza Maternity Care Coalition Ceiba Coalition ... might share in the city’s prosperous future. It serves as the Community Action Agency (CAA) for the City of ...

The Brandywine Health Foundation announces over $800,000 in grants to organizations serving the greater Coatesville community

Brandywine Health Foundation
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
... critical services to its neighbors. Vanessa Briggs, President and CEO remarked, “The foundation continues to take the lead in ... work on behalf of our neighbors here in the greater Coatesville community. We remain committed to ...
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Patricia Kind Family Foundation shares Strategic Plan update

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Over the past two years, the Patricia Kind Family Foundation (PKFF ) has been involved in ... years.   In order for PKFF to extend grantmaking in Philadelphia for the long-term, the Trustees have agreed to ... align our grantmaking practices with our budget as we evaluate our spend rate and explore creative funding ...
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Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Barbara Silzle
Monday, April 11, 2022
BarbaraSilzle2022.png April 11, 2022 -- The board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces that its Executive Director, Barbara ... nonprofit arts and philanthropy sectors. She served as Executive Director of The Leeway Foundation, a private ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity announces the Judy Spangler Memorial Scholarship

Judy Spangler
Monday, May 8, 2023
Press release Alliance for Health Equity.png   Coatesville, Pennsylvania - ... serving on The Alliance’s board from 2018 - 2022 and as Chief Program Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters ... Healthy Environments, and Community-Voice for the Greater Coatesville community. She also served on the ...

A Farewell Message from President Sidney Hargro: A Time for Change

Time for Change
Friday, July 16, 2021
SRH post July 2021_timeforchange.png Photo by Sidney Hargro As announced recently by Board Chair Ashley Del Bianco, I am ... down from my role as President of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia.  My last virtual day in the office will be ...
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