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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
... to maximizing resources for the betterment of the city of Philadelphia and all Philadelphians, and brings unmatched ... across the public and private sector around addressing Philadelphia’s talent priorities, and was instrumental in ... digital platform and the only one-stop-shop in the Greater Philadelphia region to connect and foster collaboration ...
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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
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded two grants totaling $1.85 million in its ongoing commitment to help Philadelphia-area organizations recover from the impacts of ...

Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
Press release via The Pew Charitable Trusts PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... it has awarded a total of $5.41 million in grants to five Philadelphia nonprofits to address COVID-19’s health and ... five years, to help the organization significantly expand its capacity to connect low-income Philadelphia-area ...

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

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
PHILADELPHIA – March 7, 2018 – From diversifying arts ... create site-specific works, a range of projects from nine Philadelphia arts organizations will receive $923,600 from ... like the Philadelphia Photo Art Center, which will expand its successful community programming with new Knight funding, ...
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United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey names Bill Golderer as President & CEO

Bill Golderer
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) has named Bill ... impact restaurant that creates jobs and returns revenue to Philadelphia’s most impoverished citizens. UWGPNSJ’s ... is the right leader for the organization as it channels its efforts to fight poverty. “In Bill, United Way has ...
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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
... The Roberts Family Donates $5 Million For Laptops to Help Philadelphia Students Start Online Classes by Mid-April ... Help Support the Purchase of 50,000 Chromebooks by The Philadelphia School District for Online Learning PHILADELPHIA, March 27, 2020 —  The Fund for the School ...

Nine School District of Philadelphia Schools Awarded “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

The Fund for the SDP
Thursday, May 21, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA—(May 21, 2020)— The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to nine School District of ... has identified specific outcome goals associated with its project and articulated how those goals will contribute ...
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All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
Press Release [June 3, 2019] The School District of Philadelphia and Book Trust, a national organization ... Penn Foundation will help expand the Book Trust program in Philadelphia schools over the next four years.  In the ... William R. Hite, superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, stated, “We are grateful to the William Penn ...
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Pew Awards $4.25 Million to 4 Philadelphia Nonprofits to Expand Economic Opportunities and Address Growing Impacts of Community Violence

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Press release PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded $4.25 million to four Philadelphia nonprofits working to close opportunity gaps and ... grant totaling $3.5 million over five years to expand its successful workforce training program to new ...

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
Contacts:   Abby Douglas - United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey  |  ... , 856-583-1855 Irene Contreras - City of Philadelphia |  irene.contreras.reyes@phila.gov , 215-686 0495   Philly Counts.png United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey joins Mayor Kenney’s ...

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
PRESS RELEASE via the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development PHILADELPHIA— How should a city recognize centuries of ... survey based on that plan in one city neighborhood. In its April 2019 final report Mayor Kenney’s Historic ...

The City of Philadelphia Announces the 5th Cohort for the Targeted Community Investment Grant Program

Thursday, July 14, 2022
PHILADELPHIA— The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Policy and Strategic Initiatives ... for Targeted Community Investment Grants, the City updated its payment process. Funding for grantees is conducted in the ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Awards 22 Grants to Philadelphia Arts and Cultural Organizations

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
STOCKTON RUSH BARTOL FOUNDATION AWARDS 22 GRANTS TO PHILADELPHIA ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS Five ... Artists through New Partnership with Small But Mighty Arts Philadelphia, PA—The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation ... here . In addition, the Foundation approved $2,500 in its first of two rounds of micro-grants. Grants of $500 each ...
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City of Philadelphia, in Partnership with the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge, Announces Second Round of Microgrants for Criminal Justice Reform

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia announced a second round of microgrants for ... global 100&Change competition, the Foundation continues its historic commitments to the role of journalism in a ...
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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
PHILADELPHIA (June 17, 2021) – The William Penn Foundation ... a one-year, $10 million initiative supporting both direct grantmaking and matching funds, the William Penn Foundation ... and playful learning opportunities are essential to Philadelphia’s recovery,” said Janet Haas, M.D., Board ...

City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia announced today that it has been selected to ... grant will be provided by the Philadelphia City Fund in its capacity as the dedicated fiscal sponsor for the City of ...
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