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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $485,000 in Support of 24 Local Films

Friday, November 4, 2022
... 3, 2022—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces grants totaling $485,000 in support of independent ... and film projects in the Philadelphia region. IPMF took a new direction with its community-led grantmaking process this ... Kristal Sotomayor, a recipient of the 2020 film nominated-grant, to facilitate the nominations process alongside a ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $217,000 in Grants

CCFWG 2019 Grants Celebration
Monday, July 8, 2019
WEST CHESTER, PA (July 8, 2019) – The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $217,000 in grants to ... Square community has embraced their efforts to establish new programming aimed at helping girls in need write with clarity and grow in confidence. Top left: Grant recipients Michele Roberson of the Bianca Nikol Merge ...
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Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative

UCD Green City Works
Friday, December 20, 2019
... at five West Philadelphia parks while also establishing a new model for parks maintenance that creates and sustains ... jobs that pay living-wage for neighborhood residents. The grant will support Parks and Recreation's Stewardship Team to ...

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

The Sarah Ralston Foundation logo
Monday, January 29, 2024
... innovative projects. “The funding we provide will bring new energy and focus to the issues that impact older ... and their care partners through joyful interactions around arts and culture. They help to build caring, supportive ... .   The Sarah Ralston Foundation Announces Successful Inaugural Year Funding Nonprofits that ...
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Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
... the ten local business owners selected as finalists for the inaugural Making Space: Reimagining Recreation ... Commissioner of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. The new entrepreneur-in-residence program attracted more than 600 ... been incredibly rewarding. No matter who wins the final grant and access to the rec center spaces, our city and its ...

The Foundation for Delaware County announces retirement of president Frances M. Sheehan

Frances M. Sheehan
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
... Committee, led by Steven Scott Bradley, aims to identify a new president by Fall 2025. A Legacy of Growth and Impact ... major challenges and crises as they arise. In addition to grant funding, the Foundation operates the Center for ... 610-744-1017 The Foundation for Delaware County announces retirement of president Frances M. Sheehan ...
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William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
... appointment of Stuart A. Clarke as the organization’s new Program Director of Watershed Protection. Clarke will oversee a $30 million annual grant portfolio, which includes investments in research, data ... leader, and shares the Foundation’s passion for creating the conditions for a thriving, healthy ...
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Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... of the collection’s artifacts and, importantly, fund a new community lending program that will bring hundreds of ... challenges rooted in poverty, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, and pursuing civic initiatives ... alike. Learn more at pewtrusts.org/Philadelphia . Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of ...

City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
... PA (January 15, 2020)   – Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, in partnership with the City’s ... and tomorrow’s economy. It is supported by a $242,000 grant from the World Education Services (WES)   Mariam ...

William Penn Foundation Announces $3 Million for PHL COVID-19 Fund

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... of directors took emergency action and approved a lead grant of $3 million to support the PHL COVID-19 Fund. As of the Mayor’s press conference this afternoon, this new resource has more than $6 million in commitments from ... MCCANEY Executive Director   William Penn Foundation Announces $3 Million for PHL COVID-19 Fund ...
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Bloomberg-Funded Efforts to Stem Pennsylvania Opioid Crisis Announced

Friday, July 12, 2019
... to prevent overdose deaths. The first round of funding for Pennsylvania will support efforts to expand access to ... to bring together law enforcement, state agencies, community leaders, hospitals, prisons, and harm-reduction organizations in such a coordinated way. The overdose crisis ...
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Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
... on Us program  with the announcement of more than 20 new institutions being added to the roster of participating ... thrive,” said Rena DeSisto, Bank of America global arts and culture executive. “Through programs like Museums ... of Museums on Us partners  here .   Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program ...
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Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
... over 50 years of disability advocacy, or using culinary arts to connect to ancestral Filipinx recipes and traditions, ... with their communities. Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social ... from their gender assigned at birth.

Phoenixville Community Health Foundation CEO Louis J. Beccaria To Retire In 2019

Lou Beccaria
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
... Community Health Foundation’s Board of Directors announces President & CEO Louis J. Beccaria’s plan to ... limited capacity through a transition period until the new CEO has fully acclimated to the Foundation’s business ... services and promoting healthy communities through grant-making and collaboration with health, civic, business ...
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New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
... which means their liabilities exceed their assets, and for health and human services orgs, that rate is 13 percent. ... Compare that to the average environmental and arts, culture and humanities nonprofit earning 50 percent of ... The Financial Health of Philadelphia Area Nonprofits .” New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia ...

CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... leaders, and residents joined the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), West Chester Public Arts Commission (PAC), and Zukin Properties to unveil the ... reminded the crowd. “Though a public art project is new for CCFWG, what is not new is being a beacon for gender ...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... N.J. —Richard Besser, MD, former acting director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ... of antibiotic overuse. Dr. Besser received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Williams College and medical ... as a pediatrician with the Children's Aid Society in New York City, and he is currently a Professor of Pediatrics ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Supports Local Nonprofits That Will Serve More Than 4,600 Bucks County Residents

Foundations Community Partnership
Thursday, October 17, 2024
... awarded its fall Partnership in Youth Services (PYS) Grant to 14 non-profit organizations serving children, young ... of the 14 grant recipients are partnering with us for the first time, and we are grateful to all the nonprofits ... and programs to increase youth participation and introduce new sports that otherwise would not have been accessible. ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... announcement, the City confirmed that Rebuild will fund a new master plan for Vare, which is expected to launch later this year. The ... Supreme Court. Read more about Vare Rec Center . Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come ...

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