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A digital effort to fight hunger in Montgomery County

Food pantry by ANTHONY PEZZOTTI
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Part of the series, Broke in Philly, collaborative reporting on economic mobility in Philadelphia By Alfred Lubrano |   @AlfredLubrano  |  ... did she think she’d be living alone on $1,200 a month in federally subsidized housing in Lansdale’s  ...

Montgomery County, PA launches COVID-19 rapid response fund

MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund
Thursday, March 26, 2020
... one of the highest rates of coronavirus transmission in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Preventive community health measures, such as the closure of schools and non-essential businesses and shelter-in-place protocols, have created an immediate and significant ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to support recovery and sobriety for college students

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
... (Foundation) announced new funding for addiction resources in higher education through its Supporting Treatment and Overdose Prevention (STOP) initiative. In collaboration with the Association for Recovery in Higher ... solutions that improve the health and well-being of the community. The Foundation has awarded nearly $48M in grants ...

Help for Haiti and Afghanistan

Help for Haiti and Afghanistan
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Special Program Supporting Afghan Families Seeking Refuge in Philadelphia Monday, September 20, 2021 | 9:00 -10:00 AM ... where to direct donations to support the unfolding crises in Haiti and Afghanistan. Advice for disaster philanthropy ... and innovative approaches to guide the philanthropic community in responding to disasters. ► For updates on the ...
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Mighty Writers El Futuro Kennett

Mighty Writers El Futuro
Monday, December 13, 2021
... Director of Development The families we work with in southern Chester County come from Mexico and Guatemala. ... pick up their lunches from school. How can you put a child in front of a computer if they’re hungry? We thought we’d ... was intimidating. We said, to be able to have a healthy community, we have to get vaccinated. And we need to get ...
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Pew Awards $7.7M to Philadelphia Human Services, Arts, and Civic Nonprofits to Expand Programs, Adapt Business Models

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
... needs of the residents and communities they serve. In doing so, the awards will help to house and support people ... are experiencing homelessness; assist low-income families in achieving economic mobility; and bolster the city’s ... in poverty, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, and pursuing civic initiatives to strengthen the ...

PHLCares Presents $500,000 in Grants to Four Philadelphia Homeless Service Organizations

Friday, February 25, 2022
... Foundation, a business-led initiative investing in solutions to homelessness, presented its first round of ... housing-focused strategies to address chronic homelessness in Philadelphia. Since its founding in 2019, PHLCares has ... and Wawa. Its goal is to bring the city’s business community together to provide innovative, compassionate ...
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National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady

2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF)
Monday, August 23, 2021
... Wilton, Conn. (August, 23, 2021) — Data gathered in the 2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF) (the “Study”) show that ... generally maintained or increased their spending rates in support of their mission during the year, while many also ...

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
... Challenge, winning more than $1 million out of $5 million in urban-revitalization grants that the John S. and James L. ... George Abbott, Knight Foundation’s director for community and national initiatives, said he wasn’t ... and I think that spirit of innovation is very present in Philadelphia,” Abbott said, adding, “The ultimate ...
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Comcast NBCUniversal makes additional $1M donation to hurricane relief efforts

Monday, September 18, 2017
Source: press release .  In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which has impacted ... it’s making an additional donation of $1 million in cash to support relief efforts. This brings the ... to $2.5 million. These cash donations, combined with in-kind support and funds raised through local NBCUniversal ...
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Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
... Pedro A. Ramos This is a critical time for our nonprofit community, as lawmakers consider comprehensive tax-reform legislation. A final decision is expected in coming weeks. What is up for consideration could have ... giving throughout our nation, but more specifically here in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as the legislation in play ...

William Penn Foundation awards $2.6M to support River Alive! Project

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... to our lives.  “The River Alive! exhibit has been years in the making and is a real game changer for the Seaport ... the William Penn Foundation for their support and belief in this project.” The River Alive! exhibition will position ... the forefront of citizen science and watershed education in the region. It will have multiple interactive and hands-on ...
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Gerry Lenfest, Philly’s greatest philanthropist of all time | Opinion by Keith Leaphart

Thursday, November 15, 2018
... that I was able to launch a business and follow in Gerry's footsteps to further gratify my life through ... firsthand knowledge of the struggles of the working poor in our city — to position of board chair of the Lenfest ... and give more . I am a better person,and we are a better community because of Gerry Lenfest. Keith Leaphart is ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia names Daria Torres as its first Executive in Residence

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... Partner of the Walls Torres Group, as its first Executive in Residence. Daria will be joining Philanthropy Network in May and leading the inaugural Equity Cohort. Throughout ... collaboration. The Network brings funders together with community partners and leaders to spark solutions that foster ...

Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
... schools to enhance literacy instruction for students in Kindergarten through third grades. These “Good to Great” grants, ranging in size from $20,000 to nearly $75,000, are funded by the ... - private foundations, corporations and businesses, community organizations and individual donors – with school ...
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Bloomberg-Funded Efforts to Stem Pennsylvania Opioid Crisis Announced

Friday, July 12, 2019
... of a $10 million commitment to address the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. The initiative is part of a three-year,  $50 million  investment in a joint effort by Vital Strategies, the  Pew Charitable ... to bring together law enforcement, state agencies, community leaders, hospitals, prisons, and harm-reduction ...
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Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative

UCD Green City Works
Friday, December 20, 2019
... pleased to announce that we are the recipients of $895,000 in funds from the Connelly and William Penn Foundations ... place-based network of employer-driven workforce programs in West, North, South, and Southwest Philadelphia. ... City District’s commitment to economic opportunity and community placemaking.  WPF’s support will enable a ...

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 each will be awarded to 37 small and ... and arts experiences for Philadelphia’s youth.   In response to COVID-19 and the impact it is having on the arts community, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund suspended the 2020 ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $914,517 to 205 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City

Philadelphia Cultural Fund logo
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
... and the amount of each grant is significantly less than in past years. In 2020, $2,928,500 was awarded to 349 organizations. ... scored grant applications and conducted site visits, with Community Impact serving as the most heavily weighted ...
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Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
... gave an estimated $471.44 billion to U.S. charities in 2020. Total charitable giving grew 5.1% measured in current dollars over the revised total of $448.66 billion ... include United Ways and many organizations that focus on community development and civil rights, experienced strong ...

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