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Donor Collaboration: How NPT Philanthropists are Working Together to Increase Impact

Donor Collaboration
Monday, October 21, 2019
... social problems. Donor collaboratives  have been around for more than a century, taking the form of community foundations, immigrant ... with NPT to work with other donors to fund an innovative new program— Keystone Scholars —introduced by State ...

$9 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Supports 28 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Pew Fellow Pepón Osorio, My Beating Heart/Mi corazón latiente, 2023, installation view at the New Museum, New York. Photo by Liz Ligon.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
40 new grants will fund artists and public events that connect ... stories. PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 14, 2023)— The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced today that it has ... Rennie Harris in a three-year residency to present new dance works along with a selection of his dance ...
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Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... neighborhood, has transformed over the past half century, Lawncrest the city rec center has — for better and for worse — remained largely the same. A ... even as neighbors use the same old rec infrastructure in new ways. Baseball has waned in popularity, so the center’s ...

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

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Monday, January 29, 2024
... 2022 American Community Survey, illustrate the urgent need for resources and programs that provide care, housing, food support, programming, and advocacy for Philadelphia's elders, allowing them to age safely and ... innovative projects. “The funding we provide will bring new energy and focus to the issues that impact older ...
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A look ahead to 2022

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Monday, November 29, 2021
... end of another year dominated by COVID-19, we are grateful for the dedication of regional funders and community partners ... journey toward more equity-centered philanthropy.  Each new year signals a fresh start, and 2022 promises to bring ... we remain steadfast in our commitment to growing trust, shifting power to the community and helping funders ...
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Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announces 2018 grants for Philadelphia artists & organizations

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has announced their newest grants in ... Projects that examine and interpret history in new ways, such as an exhibition at the Mütter Museum ... Pope  highlighting local jazz innovators of the mid-20th century; and Bowerbird ’s investigation of the work of ...
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Pew Report Examines Philadelphia’s Foreign-Born Population

Thursday, June 7, 2018
... added to the already high share of poor PHILADELPHIA—A new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts finds that the ... primarily on census data, with 2016 being the last year for which numbers were available, and included results of a ... the city’s population grew for the first time in half a century, the number of foreign-born residents rose by roughly ...

Brandywine Health Foundation announces over $320K in grants to benefit greater Coatesville

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
... and scholarships in 2002 to more than $18 million. “Our new strategic plan and approach includes engagement of our ... committee chair.  Ms. Hill serves as a board of director for the Brandywine Health Foundation.  Under Ms. Hill’s ... Coatesville Center for Community Health Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance Coatesville Youth Initiative Community ...

All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... 3, 2019] The School District of Philadelphia and Book Trust, a national organization supporting book ownership and ... students with 49,554 books in 10 schools.  The new investment from the William Penn Foundation will help ... communities in the United States, there is just one book for every 300 children, compared to middle-income families ...
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Read by 4th Initiative

Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
... of researchers and experts that improves life outcomes for at-risk youth through race- and gender-responsive ... make it imperative for funders to seek out and support new and innovative pathways out of poverty. Yet funders often ... Women’s Funding Collaborative, please contact the New Century Trust at info@newcenturytrust.org or 215-519-5360. ...
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William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... significant neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Through the New Audiences/New Places strategy, a $246,000 ... ($130,000 over 24 months); and the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association ($375,000 over 24 months). Through the ... Great Learning William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed ...

Giving USA: U.S. charitable giving totaled $557.16 billion in 2023

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
... from  Giving USA 2024: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2023 , released today, report that individuals, ... Total giving grew 1.9% in current dollars, reaching a new high by that measure. Nevertheless, growth in total ... BWF . “We’re not yet back to the highs of pandemic-era giving, but there are some signs of stability.” ...
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43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... pace with a changing environment and continually looking for ways to be more effective in strengthening the ... different disciplines and networks helps them discover new ideas and better solutions to problems. To identify ... Director, Pathways to Housing PA, commented: “Barra’s trust in previous grantees shifts the balance of power to ...
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Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
... to 11 organizations throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. After several years, the foundation returned to ... to support a resident-driven neighborhood planning process for the Haddington and Cobbs Creek neighborhoods of West ... strengthen and build a more vibrant, equitable Orange. 2nd Century Alliance (via Chester County Economic Development ...

Philadelphia Arts Groups to Lift Diverse Voices with $923,600 in Funding from Knight Foundation

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
... will expand its successful community programming with new Knight funding, and the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, which is ... board leadership in the arts by providing scholarships for minority leaders to attend the Arts + Business Council's ... Hamilton Mansion at The Woodlands, using a piece of 19th century carved graffiti preserved at the site as a point of ...
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Horizon Commits $2.5 Million for Masks, Face Shields, Food, and Social Services

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... the COVID-19 pandemic, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) is spending $2.35 million to ... critical supplies is expected to be delivered to the State for distribution beginning next week with additional ... is also donating $100,000 to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey and $60,000 to the Jewish Family Service of ...
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Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
... made their voices heard by casting nearly 200,000 votes for 15 deserving nonprofit finalists selected from 200 ... justice process. Third Place Grant Winner for $33,000:  New Leash on Life USA ., to pair at-risk shelter dogs with ... and Diane Melley, Executive Director of PF’s Second Century Initiatives & Corporate Partnerships on the judging ...

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