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Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
... – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a ... informed educator Candy Alexandra González (ACG ‘18), community educator and burgeoning medicine woman Shivon Pearl ...

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Focus on Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Arts and History Organizations in 2021

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Related Post:  Despite COVID-19, Philadelphia’s Arts Community Continues to Adapt, Inspire, and Move Toward ... will focus on assisting arts and history organizations in the Philadelphia region to recover from the effects of the ... will continue through the Center’s Pew Fellowships in the Arts program. “Cultural institutions and artists ...

New directors elected to serve on Philanthropy Network's Board of Directors

2023 New Board Members
Monday, April 10, 2023
... 35th annual meeting on March 28, 2023, members in attendance elected a slate of 11 candidates to serve on ... Gaul , Associate Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Community Impact, Comcast NBCUniversal Dominique Goss , ... and Nina Cohen - for their thoughtful participation in the nominating and vetting process. Click here to read ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $5.5 Million in Grant Renewals

Large puppet with sign "Our Community Is Not For Sale"
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $5.5 million in grant renewals—all one-year grants unless otherwise ... with the Foundation’s program areas, as listed below: Community Storytelling  ¡Presente! Media Collective — ... — $75,000 Scribe Student Fund — $25,000 Sisters in Film & Television (SIFT) Media — $300,000, three-year ...

United Philanthropy Forum announces Deborah Aubert Thomas as new President and CEO

Deborah Aubert Thomas
Monday, May 6, 2024
... June 24, 2024.  After a rigorous national search in collaboration with Axis Talent Partners, Deborah emerged ... With a remarkable career spanning over three decades in philanthropy and nonprofit management, she brings a rich ... and fostered robust collaboration within the philanthropic community. Her advocacy efforts on behalf of philanthropy in ...

Pew Awards $4M to Support Housing, Legal Services for Older Philadelphians

Pew
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... Pew Charitable Trusts announced today $4 million in awards to three Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations ... director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia. “With these grants, Pew is supporting ... to reach an additional 5,000 older adults annually through community education events. ### Founded in 1948, The Pew ...

U.S. Giving Tops the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
... Giving USA 2018: Americans Gave $410.02 Billion to Charity in 2017, Crossing the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time ... market, economic conditions helped drive solid growth in contributions across the board   CHICAGO  [June 12, ... to U.S. charities surged to an estimated $410.02 billion in 2017, according to  Giving USA 2018: The Annual Report on ...
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The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces Over $10.2 Million in Pandemic Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Organizations and Fellowships for Artists

Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Thursday, September 9, 2021
... Pew Fellowships, awarded to 12 individual artists working in music, visual art, dance, theater, film, and poetry. $9.3 ... move forward from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a pivot from the Center’s usual project grants for ... this difficult period, Philadelphia’s cultural community has demonstrated great resilience and creativity, ...

After federal cuts, Philly funders are stepping up for this refugee service nonprofit

Generocity
Thursday, January 11, 2018
... to the “Keep Philadelphia Welcoming Challenge,” in which each dollar donation made would be matched by other ... per capita model, NSC has found its greatest struggle lies in securing general operating funds. “When you resettle ... However, the continued support and outreach of the funding community, including from Samuel S. Fels Fund, First Hospital ...
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William Penn Foundation Announces Hilary Rhodes as New Director of Evaluation and Learning

Hilary Rhodes
Monday, January 29, 2018
... Foundation’s leadership team from a national foundation in recent months. Rhodes previously worked for The Wallace Foundation in New York City, and this past fall Judilee Reed was ... previously worked at the Surdna Foundation also located in New York City.  “Hilary’s previous experience and ...
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City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... conference held at one of the city’s public facilities in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations with $8 ... of the overall budget while the controversial levy remains in limbo with the courts — meaning that only a handful of ...

IBX’s Share Your Opioid Story is collecting the tales of Pennsylvanians impacted by addiction

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Friday, November 30, 2018
By  Grace Shallow  / CONTRIBUTOR At community meetings about the opioid epidemic, Evan ... to amount to anything.” These complaints are deep-rooted in stigma, but he believes he can help dispel them by taking ... not necessarily the truth,” said Figueroa-Vargas, who is in long-term recovery and a program manager for the nonprofit ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia Awards $382,500 in Funding to Five Area Nonprofits

Impact100 Philadelphia 2019 Grant Awards
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
... 3, 2019, Impact100 Philadelphia voted to award $382,500 in grants at their eleventh Annual Meeting. At the Crystal Tea Room in the historic John Wanamaker building, Impact100 members ... Gardens Trust (NGT) is to acquire and preserve community gardens and shared open spaces to improve quality ...
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Vanguard Supports First-of-Its-Kind Project Integrating Home Visiting Nurses into Pediatric Primary Care Setting

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... of mothers and their young children. The project, "Community-Clinical Systems Integration: Leveraging Primary ... boosting school readiness for children near its operations in Philadelphia, Phoenix and Charlotte. Children’s ... three years. The model will employ home visiting nurses in primary care settings, while also providing families with ...

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... a project to explore that question. When the project ends in December 2022 the City will have a plan for an ongoing, ... will also have completed a pilot survey based on that plan in one city neighborhood. In its April 2019 final report ... support the project. To ensure that preservation will be community-driven, the project will create a strategy that ...

Pew Announces $6.8M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region's Vulnerable Adults

Monday, May 4, 2020
... director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia, which has supported hundreds of health and social services organizations in the region since 1991. “The pandemic and its impacts on ... dedicated to assisting the most vulnerable people in our community,” Romens added. “Now, more than ever, we are ...

CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board Awards $19k to Local Nonprofits Serving Women & Girls

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
... Girls Advisory Board (GAB) program awarded $19,000 in grant funding to five local nonprofit agencies serving ... to learn firsthand about the deep and varied needs in their communities, as well as equip themselves with the ... of free contraceptives. *** CCFWG leads and unites the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that ...

Hamilton Family Charitable Trust appoints President Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend

Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
... Fulmore-Townsend succeeds Nancy Brent Wingo, who retires in July after 20 years of service. Most recently, ... and management of the HFCT philanthropic grantmaking in the Philadelphia, Newport RI and Palm Beach County, FL ... responsible for strategic planning, budgeting and community outreach. She will report directly to the HFCT ...
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Pew Awards $3.25M to Philadelphia Nonprofits to Support Students and Address Food Insecurity

Heights Philadelphia | Photo Credit Paola Nogueras
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
... Sharing Excess, which addresses food insecurity in the Greater Philadelphia region. Details on the grants are ... the organization. Heights Philadelphia was formed in 2022 after the merger of Steppingstone Scholars and ... to deliver food to 300 nonprofits, food banks, and community organizations working to alleviate hunger. Pew Fund ...

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