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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $6.1 Million in Grants for 2024

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Thursday, December 12, 2024
... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $697,453 in its final grants for the year. The foundation has awarded a ... support digital equity initiatives throughout the city of Philadelphia. In addition to these grants, IPMF is partnering ... with the Samuel S. Fels Fund and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey to support the Regional ...
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William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... totaling almost $15 million, to support education in Philadelphia. Engaged Families grants were awarded to: ... engagement program for families of young toddlers in Philadelphia. The Lullaby Project encourages adults to write ... William Penn Foundation's board approved four grants under its Creative Communities Program, totaling $1.6 million. ...

Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
... “ 12 people of color leading the social impact charge in Philadelphia .” It included short profiles of 12 impressive ... month.  For year two, Generocity again based the list on its 2018 editorial calendar, but this time asked for ... director of the  Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia , said that in recent years, the philanthropic ...

Connecting Regional Funders to Respond to COVID-19

COVID-19
Friday, March 20, 2020
... on individuals, organizations and communities in Greater Philadelphia and beyond. We are convening our network ... being formed through a partnership between the City of Philadelphia , United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ... were: Lincoln Financial Foundation , who is increasing its current round of health and human service grants by 25 ...
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Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
PHILADELPHIA -  Today, Rebuilding Community Infrastructure ... to select Parks and Recreation and Free Library of Philadelphia facilities.   The following nonprofits will ... year.”   In total, Rebuild received 31 responses to its Request for Qualification (RFQ) for Project Users and ...

The Presser Foundation Announces Nearly $2 Million in New Capital Support Grants

Monday, April 19, 2021
April 19, 2021 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on the Greater Philadelphia Area’s rich ecosystem of music performance, ...
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$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network

Friday, June 1, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (June 1, 2018)  – Within the last six months, ... and executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. “The Foundation’s funding is so critical to ... and programming, include:   Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia  to develop campaigns and programs to increase ...
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Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
... You want ideas for how to make cities more successful? Philadelphia has a million dollars’ worth. For the third consecutive year, Philadelphia has dominated the Knight Cities Challenge, ... $318,150 – will go to Philadelphia’s government for its plan to improve city services by setting up mobile design ...
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Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $6 Million from William Penn Foundation for Workforce Development and Pandemic Recovery Efforts

William Penn Foundation
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Press release via the William Penn Foundation   PHILADELPHIA (January 4, 2022)  – The William Penn ... Family Recovery Fund, an initiative supporting both direct grantmaking and matching funds to organizations providing ... a stronger future for their families and for the city of Philadelphia.”  The following organizations received ...

New directors elected to serve on Philanthropy Network's Board of Directors

2023 New Board Members
Monday, April 10, 2023
2023 AMM_Donna.jpg At Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's 35th annual meeting on March 28, 2023, members ... Equal Measure John Barber III , M.B.A., Senior Regional Giving Manager / PA & NJ, Office of Charitable and Community ... Foundation Jody Greenblatt , JD, Executive Director, Philadelphia City Fund Ann Marie Healy , Executive Director, ...
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Wells Fargo Appoints New Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Executive Director

Aisha Miller
Monday, January 14, 2019
Philadelphia - January 14, 2019 –  Aishah Miller has been ... Wells Fargo Regional Foundation and CDC,” said Greater Philadelphia Region Bank President and Foundation board ... neighborhood revitalization.  Recognized nationally for its unique approach to community development, the Foundation ...
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Funders Must Walk the Talk of Collaboration

Working together
Friday, February 26, 2021
... & Russell Johnson In 2015, Philanthropy Network and the Philadelphia Foundation incubated The Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund , an initiative ... for further analysis of the financial health of Greater Philadelphia-area nonprofits and strategies for resilience. ...

VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn announces first round North Penn Unity Grants

VNA Foundation
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
... in general operating grants through the first round of its  North Penn Unity Grant  program, to the following ... departure from the VNA Foundation’s traditional form of grantmaking, and was inspired by the challenges expressed by ... only basic and essential information and is a fraction of its former length  Relaxed Reporting:  In lieu of ...
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Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Philadelphia, PA (Dec 20, 2023) – Today the Regional ... for the Haddington and Cobbs Creek neighborhoods of West Philadelphia. ACHIEVEability’s planning process will pull ... Chester Community Improvement Project (CCIP) will focus its neighborhood planning process on the Grace Manor ...

The Presser Foundation will distribute more than $787,000 In Capital Support Grants in 2024

Friday, May 3, 2024
... and music education organizations in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Capital projects include the construction ... with their audiences in new ways, the Capital Support grantmaking area received a number or proposals requesting ... - $13,000 Chester Children’s Chorus - $9,000 Choral Arts Philadelphia - $7,500 Elevate Vocal Arts - $10,000 ...
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