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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to help Black families access world-class addiction services

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... to help people struggling with opioid use disorder in southeastern Pennsylvania. Additional S.T.O.P. initiatives will be announced in 2021. The announcement was made by Lorina Marshall-Blake , ... addressing the stigma associated with addiction, expanding community access to treatment and funding research on warm ...

The Presser Foundation Announces Nearly $2 Million in New Capital Support Grants

Monday, April 19, 2021
April 19, 2021 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its ... rich ecosystem of music performance, education, and community engagement, The Presser Foundation announces new ... music performing and music education organizations in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Capital projects typically ...
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Applications Open for $1.2 Million in Recovery Grants for the Humanities in Pennsylvania

PA SHARP
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
... is now accepting applications statewide for $1.2 million in pandemic recovery grants for organizations with a ... Rescue Plan), the initiative provides up to $20,000 in flexible funding to strengthen and grow the humanities in Pennsylvania.   “Throughout the on-going pandemic, the ...

The Sarah Ralston Foundation Announces Successful Inaugural Year Funding Nonprofits that Serve Philadelphia’s Aging Population

The Sarah Ralston Foundation logo
Monday, January 29, 2024
... independently. These statistics, from the 2022 American Community Survey, illustrate the urgent need for resources ... Foundation is the first and only charitable foundation in Philadelphia that is solely dedicated to funding ... population.
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Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... I feel lucky to have joined a foundation that believed in giving to non-profits that serve people in Philadelphia and its surrounding Pennsylvania counties; ... noteworthy in health care, the arts and in the legal community promoting justice and equality. Under her ...
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Reflections on the election and our purpose

And still hope rises
Thursday, November 7, 2024
... what is to come for themselves, their families, and their community.   Yesterday in conversation with numerous members and colleagues from ... topics.    Today, one thing is clear: philanthropy is in a unique position to be a steady hand and a strategic ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Celebrates 15 Years

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
... 15 years of grant making by inspiring the Pottstown community to make healthier choices through grants to local ... organizations to help bring about positive change in the area where we live and work. Our success mirrors the ... for thousands of people to make positive health changes in their lives. Some stories will be featured on the ...
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Opinion | As Philly’s historical organizations struggle, partnerships are key by Nadya K. Shmavonian

Historical Society photo by Heather Khalifa
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Via the Philadelphia Inquirer In February,  the Philadelphia History Museum announced its ... have less than one month of cash on hand. To get in front of this potential tidal wave, the Greater ... of two or more nonprofits seeking to enhance sustainable community impact. Each project we’ve supported represents a ...

Beech Provides Non-Profit Funding during the Coronavirus Emergency

Beech Companies 30 Years
Friday, April 17, 2020
In response to the worldwide crisis of the cornonavirus, ... various non-profit organizations providing urgent services in the City of Philadelphia.  The fifth round of ... Philadelphia, PA 19150 Tele 215-868-4092 White Rock Community Food Pantry 5240 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA ...
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Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc. (HAFI) receives national award for innovative partnership

Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... between foundations and government that have been critical in transforming communities and improving the quality of life ... Office of Homeless Services and Division of Housing and Community Development, and the Urban Affairs Coalition. HAFI ... to obtain and maintain employment as one critical step in the path to permanent housing.  Since 2005, HAFI has ...
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Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... for Philadelphia programs, effective Oct. 3, 2022. In this role, Frisby-Greenwood will lead the organization’s ... life. A recognized leader with extensive experience in the city, Frisby-Greenwood joins Pew after serving as ... and for its contributions to the arts and culture community,” said Frisby-Greenwood. “I welcome this ...

New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence

Sharman Matlock-Turner, president and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition
Sunday, November 20, 2022
... stuck wondering what they can do to help curb the issue. In response, the Philadelphia Foundation and the William Penn Foundation, in partnership with Urban Affairs Coalition, Greater ... consisting of 70 groups representing a cross-section of community and faith-based organizations, nonprofits and the ...

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

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
... release  The Presser Foundation will award $1,445,500 in grants to 148 music organizations throughout the Greater ... demonstrate strong commitments to several key areas. Community engagement emerged as a vital focus, with music ... forming local partnerships, presenting programs in non-traditional venues, developing multilingual ...
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Pew Report Examines Philadelphia’s Foreign-Born Population

Thursday, June 7, 2018
... represented nearly 15 percent of the city’s population in 2016—the highest share since 1940. These 232,000 ... roughly a quarter of children, and 14 percent of those in poverty. The report, “ Philadelphia’s Immigrants: Who ... . The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging ...

OPINION | Instead of blaming government for Philly’s poverty problems, we must band together

Monday, October 1, 2018
... Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey I know I am not alone in sharing my deep disappointment in  the U.S. Census Bureau's recent report on the state of poverty  in Philadelphia, the city that we love. The data confirm what ...

Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Read more in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Lenfest Institute awards half a million in grants to promote sustainable local journalism ... share learnings with each other and the wider journalism community. LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS MODEL CHALLENGE The Institute ...
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A Call for Unprecedented Unity in Unprecedented Times

All in This Together
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
... Philanthropy Network has experienced an exponential surge in calls, emails, and texts alerting us of the growing impact ... were sent to inquire about philanthropy’s response in greater Philadelphia. The inherent hope was that in ... in the sector between funders, nonprofits, and the broader community.  COVID-19 will test our leadership mettle and ...

The Hardest Hit by COVID-19? Women and Girls

Woman in mask
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
... for Women and Girls CCFWG_COVIDBlog.jpg   A juggling act In 2017, the world laughed when the young children of a ... a strutting four-year-old, and the nonchalant baby in his walker went viral. Three years later, for many of us, ... of schools, childcare centers, small businesses and community centers has put further strain on family dynamics. ...

William Penn Foundation Awards Additional $2.6M to Support COVID-19 Relief, Recovery Efforts in Philadelphia

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... William Penn Foundation (WPF) today announced $2.6 million in additional support for efforts that address the impacts on Philadelphians of COVID-19 and the economic shutdown. In its fifth special meeting since March, the Board of ... 5 years will receive twice weekly Zoom “visits” from a community-based early learning expert, as well as ...

GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
... communities. This latest Fund enables GreenLight to invest in Philadelphia’s post-COVID recovery with greater clarity ... Fund III fuels the next phase of GreenLight’s work in Philadelphia: partnering with communities to identify ... a vote of confidence in GreenLight’s long-term focus on community need, evidence, and local fit,” said Kat ...

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