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The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia School announces $5M gift for laptops to get students online

The Fund for the SDP
Friday, March 27, 2020
... have the equipment they need to begin participating in online lessons. This gift from the Roberts’ will support ... heard that many Philadelphia students weren’t going to be able to learn from home without laptops, we quickly ... with the School District of Philadelphia seeks to promote equity, safety, and improved performance.  The Fund for the ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1.4 million to community organizations

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
Friday, August 20, 2021
... and Emotional Health, and Strengthening Nonprofits. In the Healthy Behaviors-Schools program area, $287,655 was ... intended to improve educational opportunities for students in public and private learning institutions. Foundation For ... Program TriCounty Community Network—Racial Equity Learning Community TriCounty Community ...

Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... Comcast announced it will award an additional $1 million in total grants to more than 100 Philadelphia small ... Investment Fund grants. “I am excited and grateful to be a Comcast RISE Investment Fund grantee. Stem education is ... and we must take every opportunity to help them not only survive, but to thrive,” said Dennis Mathew, ...

Foundations Community Partnership Launches #FCPresents Series to Help Strengthen Non-Profit Sector

Foundations Community Partnership
Thursday, May 25, 2023
... series to help strengthen the non-profit sector in Bucks County, Pa. Complementing its FCP Conversations ... professional development workshops that can conveniently be incorporated into the busy schedules of today’s ... Board Engagement, Crisis Communication, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Donor Engagement, Ethics, Fundraising, ...
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Salem Health & Wellness Foundation awards $25K to Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, August 17, 2023
... health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families in New Jersey. Recent Kids Count data highlights the ... young parents and their children. These circumstances are not the result of poor effort. There are several public and ...

The Cigna Group Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant to Eluna to Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
... more youth, families, caregivers and professionals now and in the future,” said Mary FitzGerald, Chief Executive ... veteran mental health, and reducing barriers to health equity. More information on The Cigna Group Foundation’s youth mental health grant program can be found here . Additional information about Eluna programs ...

College Students Spend Their Summer Helping Local Nonprofits

FCP 2024 Summer Youth Corps
Thursday, September 19, 2024
... offers college students the opportunity to participate in a 10-week, paid internship experience at a nonprofit ... gained practical experience, made a positive impact in the community, and earned college credit through a ... She attends Arcadia University double-majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology. Doylestown resident  Sydney White ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Continues to Meet Deep Community Needs in Fifth Round of Funding to Nonprofits

Thursday, May 14, 2020
... and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $16 million in gifts and pledges and granted more than $13 million to 383 ... those in need.” Funding from the PHL COVID-19 Fund will be used to aid MCC in the provision and shipping of emergency ... of the community, the PHL COVID-19 Fund continues to be able to provide critical grants to the nonprofits at the ...

The Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Matrie Johnson with Kitchen Table Award

Matrie Johnson
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... Conference Center in Malvern. This year’s Luncheon will be hosted in-person with proper COVID-19 precautions in ... has made substantive contributions through service and/or philanthropy to improve the lives of women and girls through ... University in Pennsylvania. She is committed to social justice, global education and philanthropy. She serves as a ...
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Connelly Foundation Welcomes New Senior Staff

Fran Burns, Tim Durkin
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
... and our region. We want to help all Philadelphians share in the good things that are happening here.” Prior to ... and local grantmaking, has spent the past 17 years in philanthropy at the Pew Charitable Trusts. Most recently, he ... and Pew’s representative on the board of the Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. At Pew, he ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls’ Community-Based Grants Allocation Committee Awards $239,680 in Grants

The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Advisory Board
Thursday, June 23, 2022
... – The Fund for Women and Girls has awarded $239,680 in grants to 30 non-profit organizations serving the needs of ... It takes bravery, boldness and trust to move forward and be part of the solution,” said Kim Andrews, Executive ... The Fund continues to lead and unite the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have ...
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William Penn Foundation Awards $8 Million to Support Small Arts and Culture Organizations

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
... Among the largest arts and culture grants awarded in the Foundation’s 75+ year history, this initiative is ... of funding,” explained William Penn Foundation Chief Philanthropy Officer Elliot Weinbaum. “PCF has a process in place to reduce those barriers. We are pleased to be able to match the funding provided to PCF by the City of ...
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Beech stands in the gap during funding crisis

Derrick Thomas and Ken Scott
Friday, February 7, 2025
... PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7, 2025 – Eighteen non-profits in Philadelphia received a boost when The Beech Companies, ... vital programs and services to its residents. A member of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, the foundation has ... proud as the President of the Alston-Beech Foundation to be involved in philanthropy for 35 years,” stated Dr. ...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey announces $1 million challenge to boost regional Census Outreach Efforts

Philly Counts
Thursday, October 24, 2019
... 2020 effort to ensure a complete and accurate census count in 2020, announcing a match for every new donation up to ... at a meeting of Philly Counts 2020’s Corporate and Philanthropy Subcommittee, intends to generate the funding ... Corporate and Philanthropy Subcommittee where they will be an important voice in our planning,” said Stephanie ...

Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $8 Million from William Penn Foundation for Continued Relief Efforts Supporting Philadelphia Families

William Penn Foundation
Thursday, June 17, 2021
... and children’s education as Philadelphians continue to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Through the  Family ... access to healthy food, support for families to stay in their homes, and enhanced K-12 learning opportunities. ... foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. In 2021, the ...

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 ... National Urban Fellows Inc., secretary and director of the Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, and director of ...

New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... of city funding as arts grants.   She starts the job in a time of transition in the city leadership, with a ... past directors of the Fund who came from the world of philanthropy and foundational giving, Sanchez is a theater ... go to school for grant writing. I went to school to be an actor,” she said. “I was planning to go on ...

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
... needs arising from COVID-19.   Investment returns did not match 2019’s strong gains, but nevertheless surpassed ... assets of $115.4 billion, the Study is believed to be the most comprehensive annual survey of its kind. The 2020 ... on Foundations The Council on Foundations exists to help philanthropy be a trusted partner in advancing the greater ...

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