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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 ... the new Executive Director of The Wells Fargo Regional Foundation, a role she officially assumed at the end of last ... she is also charged with leading the Wells Fargo Regional Community Development Corporation (CDC).  Miller replaces ...
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A New Giving Circle That is Exclusively Funding Black-led, Black-Serving Nonprofits

Wednesday, December 26, 2018
... to mobilize resources on their own. What’s happening in Philadelphia is a case in point. A couple years ago, the ... Williams, the executive director of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation, told us last year: “It has often been easier ... Greater Philadelphia, said : Historically, the black community has always valued the giving of money, goods, and ...

Lenfest Institute Announces Inaugural Lenfest Next Generation Fund Winners

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (May. 7, 2019) — The​ Lenfest Institute for ... the first-ever recipients of The Lenfest Next Generation Fund Award. The 21 NextGen award winners are ... and national news,” said Lenfest Institute Business & Programs Analyst Cheryl Thompson-Morton. Seven winners will ...

Connelly Foundation Welcomes New Senior Staff

Fran Burns, Tim Durkin
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
West Conshohocken, Pa, August 24, 2018 - The Connelly Foundation announced today the appointment of Fran Burns as ... positions.  She most recently served as COO of the Philadelphia School District, was a member of Superintendent ... later Crown Cork and Seal, both manufacturing companies based in Philadelphia. He and his wife Josephine, strongly ...
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New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... Serena Sanchez is the new executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, overseeing the distribution of city funding as arts ... is a theater artist. Ten years ago, she co-founded the community-based company Power Street Theatre. “I didn’t ...

Philly groups offer $9 million in funding for nonprofits celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States

Fireworks_Wawa Welcome America
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
By Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer PhilaFundersCollab250.jpg The 250th ... for the Semiquincentennial, a joint effort by the Connelly Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Neubauer Family Foundation. The fund, announced Tuesday, is designed to give financial ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $5.5 Million in Grant Renewals

Large puppet with sign "Our Community Is Not For Sale"
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Via IPMF's website PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2023—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $5.5 million in grant ... Digital Archive (SAADA) — $75,000 Scribe Student Fund — $25,000 Sisters in Film & Television (SIFT) Media ...

Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA-Leeway Foundation recognizes the longstanding power of media artists ... bknight@leeway.org .   ABOUT LEEWAY The Leeway Foundation supports women, trans* and gender nonconforming artists and ...

Eagles Announce Additional $275,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits Through Eagles Social Justice Fund

Thursday, December 20, 2018
Via the Philadelphia Eagles Following  an initial $190,000 in grants ... Eagles announced that the Eagles Social Justice Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation has distributed an additional set of grants ...
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Philly Counts Honors 80+ Action Fund Grantees Taking Census Action

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
CensusCelebration_GoldererKenneyHargro.jpg PHILADELPHIA —  The 2020 Census is coming up in just a ... census count this year. With Philly’s future in mind, community leaders have taken it upon themselves to ensure ... New Jersey (United Way) at the Philly Counts Action Fund Partners Reception to celebrate the successful ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Deploys Additional Aid as Region Continues Its Recovery Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Friday, September 25, 2020
Related Coverage: PHL COVID-19 Fund awards $400,000 to Philadelphia-area nonprofits by Marc ... The Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ...
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Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc. (HAFI) receives national award for innovative partnership

Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
The Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc. (HAFI) has been recognized as one of seven ... HAFI is an innovative cross-sector partnership involving Philadelphia’s Office of Homeless Services and Division of Housing and Community Development, and the Urban Affairs Coalition. HAFI ...
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NBC10, Telemundo62 and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Award $227,000 in Unrestricted Grants to Eight Local Nonprofits

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
2024-LIG-web-cover-EN-Philly.webp PHILADELPHIA, PA – (August 21, 2024) – NBC10, Telemundo62 ... and empowerment, next-generation storytellers, and community engagement. The 2024 application period for ... information. NBC10, Telemundo62 and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Award $227,000 in Unrestricted Grants to Eight ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.3 Million in Grants to Music Organizations This Year

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce another round of general ... grants to 114 music organizations in the Greater Philadelphia Area. In addition, the Foundation will honor ten ... education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation supports music organizations working in a broad range of ...
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Chester County Funders Unite to Provide COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... rapid response funds to organizations serving the community. To date, Chester County based funders have awarded ... of partner nonprofits.  The Brandywine Health Foundation (BWHF) launched the Healthcare and Economic Relief Fund in March to address the health and economic impacts of ...
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Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... philanthropic paradigms.  Darren Walker, from The Ford Foundation, called for philanthropy to move from a charity ... Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth . ( 3 ) In Philadelphia, Philanthropy Network created the Equity in ... agree that the philanthropic sector has a propensity to fund research and create new frameworks and models for ...

Mayor Jim Kenney Announces Neubauer Family Foundation as 2022 Mayor’s Magis Award Recipient

Thursday, June 30, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (June 30, 2022) –  Mayor Jim Kenney today ... of the Mayor’s Magis Award will be the Neubauer Family Foundation. Presented annually on July 4th as part of the ... Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer. The Neubauer Family Foundation supports initiatives in education, the arts, and Jewish ...
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