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Lenfest Institute Announces Inaugural Lenfest Next Generation Fund Winners

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (May. 7, 2019) — The​ Lenfest Institute for Journalism today announced the first-ever ... HERE to see profiles of the winners . Lenfest Institute Announces Inaugural Lenfest Next Generation Fund Winners ...

The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer (May 20, 2021) The Lenfest Institute for Journalism today announced $1.3 million in new ... issues for the people of the region. The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia ...

H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest | 1930-2018

Monday, August 6, 2018
... civic giant this week with the passing of H.F. Gerry Lenfest, who died on Sunday at the age of 88. Reflecting on ... including The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Curtis Institute of Music, The Barnes Foundation, and the Museum of ... , the couple also created a philanthropic legacy for the next generation by endowing foundations for their three ...
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Lenfest Institute awards $2 million to 12 local news outlets

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
... are experiencing unprecedented financial challenges, the  Lenfest Institute for Journalism , which is  dedicated to supporting ... of the  Philadelphia Foundation’s   Special Assets Fund and accepts tax-deductible donations to support the ...
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Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
... participate in the Philadelphia Foundation’s Leadership Institute in the fall of 2019 and will be included in ... Officer, Blank Rome; Wes Sommerville, Director, The Lenfest Foundation and Betsy Leebron Tutelman, Senior Vice ... more, visit  philafound.org . Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants ...

Philadelphia's Lenfests receive Carnegie Medal for their extraordinary philanthropy

Thursday, October 5, 2017
... Critic. Photo:  ANDREW RENNEISEN Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest (center, with medals) at the Carnegie Medal for ... the arts in Philadelphia, Marguerite and H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest are used to giving ovations. Tuesday afternoon they ... Art, the Museum of the American Revolution, and the Curtis Institute of Music. Most recently, Gerry Lenfest has ...
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Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
... Philadelphia region with $125,000 in funding to five inaugural Leeway x IPMF Media Artist + Activist Residency ... And I believe that we all have much to learn from this inaugural cohort about the potential for artists and ... from their gender assigned at birth. ### Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + ...

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

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Monday, January 29, 2024
... the Foundation granted a total of $2M to nonprofits in its inaugural year. Their spring grant cycle provided ... .   The Sarah Ralston Foundation Announces Successful Inaugural Year Funding Nonprofits that Serve Philadelphia’s ...
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GSK names 23rd annual IMPACT Award Winners

GSK IMPACT Award winner Coded by Kids
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
... that help foster a healthier Philadelphia region. The 10 winners of the GSK IMPACT Awards each will receive $40,000 to ... for any purpose furthering their work. One of the 2019 winners is After School Activities Partnerships (ASAP), which ... said Justin Ennis, executive director of ASAP. The winners are: After School Activities Partnerships Bartram’s ...

New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North Philadelphians to employment

Attendees during the first meeting of the Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. Photo: Jensen Toussaint/AL DÍA News
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
... Attendees during the first meeting of the Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. Photo: ... people employed,” said Wes Somerville, director of the Lenfest Foundation . That was the message given during the first official meeting of the Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. The ...
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Gerry Lenfest, Philly’s greatest philanthropist of all time | Opinion by Keith Leaphart

Thursday, November 15, 2018
... to acknowledge and celebrate the spirit of Gerry Lenfest on this day. To many, Gerry was our region's ... poor in our city — to position of board chair of the Lenfest Foundation. Aside from my role as a father, I will ... person,and we are a better community because of Gerry Lenfest. Keith Leaphart is the founder of Philanthropos… ...

Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
... a candidate in the formal search for the organization's inaugural executive director. That search was led by the now ... president of operations for the Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia. He will officially begin his position as ... neighborhood revitalization. Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Via the Philadelphia City Fund Philadelphia, PA July 26, 2023 –It’s a little-known ... the popular race is allocated  to the Philadelphia City Fund (PCF) to support its Community Fund grants, which are ... Community Fund grants once annually and will announce its next cycle in early 2024. For more information on the ...

The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announces Kathryn Epps Roberson as the next President and Chief Executive Officer

Kathryn Epps Roberson
Thursday, June 15, 2023
... Epps Roberson will serve as President and CEO of The Fund, filling the role previously held by Donna ... forward. The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announces Kathryn Epps Roberson as the next President and Chief Executive Officer ...
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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
... stigma of addiction and help people – particularly the next generation – heal.” “College can be a very overwhelming ... Twitter at  @ibxfdn . Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to support recovery and sobriety for ...

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