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

Thursday, December 20, 2018
... that the Eagles Social Justice Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation has distributed an additional set of grants totaling $275,000 to the following Philadelphia-area non-profit organizations: United Way (Supporting Read by ... Sentencing & Reentry Project: $20,000 Why Not Prosper: $15,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters: $10,000 Philadelphia Lawyers ...
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Social Justice
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Equity and Social Justice

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... leadership and investment by the  Independence Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation). The announcement was made during a ... a mission to lead sustainable solutions that improve the health and well-being of the community. The Foundation’s ... initiatives improve access to primary care and behavioral health in underserved areas and populations, increase ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... PHILADELPHIA (July 19, 2018) – More than 700 educators, foundation executives and national leaders in early childhood ... convening focused on early learning, children’s health and well-being, afterschool and summer programs, and ... Smith. “We continue to stay the course we started eight years ago,” he added, “and while we salute and recognize ...
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$3.5 Million in COVID-19 Relief Awarded to Help Chester County Nonprofits Recover with Resiliency & Innovation

CCCF Grant
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Press Release via the Chester County Community Foundation For further information, contact: Beth Krallis, ... $361,000 was awarded to education $176,000 was awarded for health services and $113,000 was awarded to environmental ... have resources and opportunities to thrive. For over 20 years, CCFWG has raised awareness about the critical needs of ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants

Monday, June 18, 2018
... patient who received free medical, dental and behavioral health services for herself and her family; Dwayne and Amy ... County organizations with sustained funding for two years. The two-year grants were awarded to Alianzas de ... Fund for Women and Girls is a grantmaking and education foundation dedicated to addressing the needs of women and ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... Community Fund Grantees whose work is focused on improving health equity—this year’s theme—for all Philadelphians. ... and education resources Breastfeeding Resource Center, $15,000 to provide free, ongoing clinical lactation support ... training and education around Black preemie families to area healthcare professionals SpArc Philadelphia, $14,100 to ...

100+ gather for Philanthropy Network's 35th Annual Members' Meeting

Mailee Walker and Christine Robinson
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
... have joined the Network in the past year - W.K. Kellogg Foundation , M&T Bank Charitable Foundation , The Sarah Ralston Foundation , Salem Health & Wellness Foundation , Schultz & Williams , and van Ameringen ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

FCP Board Awards $70,000 in General Operating Support Grants to Local Nonprofits

FCP Spring 2023 Grants
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
... These grants support non-profits focused on the behavioral health and human service needs of children, young adults, and ... Board of Directors started targeted funding grants several years ago focused on autism and homelessness before two years ... workshops, and the Home Repair Program. Libertae ($15,000): to expand access to and reduce barriers for Bucks ...

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

Friday, April 5, 2019
... they have markedly lower life outcomes in areas like basic wellness, reproductive health, educational achievement, and economic security. The ... gender norm work and become thought leaders in this area. Work with grantees to change their logic models so they ...
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Gender Inequality
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Equity and Social Justice

Pew Awards $4M to Support Housing, Legal Services for Older Philadelphians

Pew
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... announced today $4 million in awards to three Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations that are working to improve the ... Pew’s support, the grantees—Pathways to Housing PA, Health Federation of Philadelphia, and SeniorLAW ... It was awarded $2.5 million in flexible support over five years to increase the number of available affordable housing ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Responds to Urgent Community Needs, More than $12 Million Pledged to Date

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... established between the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ... those with disabilities, low-income residents without health insurance, people with substance abuse disorder and ... “In these difficult times, we must all have hope for the health and recovery of our region as well as deep generosity ...

2017 Women on the Move: Alyson Ferguson

Alyson Ferguson
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
... Women on the Move Alyson Ferguson Manager, Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program Director of Grantmaking, Scattergood Foundation Alyson Ferguson is a do-gooder with a ... change. The  Scattergood Foundation  focuses on mental health and substance abuse. “It’s all about behavioral ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... in part based on factors like a neighborhood’s poverty, health data, drug offense rates and the potential for ... investment, and one that might. (The William Penn Foundation provided grant funding for the reporting and ... the former is a far smaller site nestled in a residential area with a compact rec center, two playgrounds, and a ...

U.S. Giving Tops the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
... report of its kind in America, is published by Giving USA Foundation, a public service initiative of The Giving ... the largest growth in charitable contributions, increasing 15.5 percent, based on data provided by the Foundation ... based on data provided by the Foundation Center. Giving to health organizations  is estimated to have increased by 7.3 ...
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New Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard analyzes more than $40M in giving from 13 shared funds in Greater Philadelphia

Wednesday, September 30, 2020
... Director of Evaluation and Learning at the William Penn Foundation . “With this new collective data, we have a ... Economic Activity ($13,247,754), Education ($11,890,452), Health ($11,364,296, including $5,120,265 for food, ... Social Vulnerability Index (a CDC composite index of 15 social factors, including poverty, lack of vehicle access, ...

Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... the fallout revealed systemic shortcomings that may take years to rectify. While 99% of respondents to the  Global ... in May sparked widespread outrage, prompting  between 15 million and 26 million people  across the United States ... harm minority communities  and  threaten their health . Community investment funds  have gained prominence ...
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GSK names 23rd annual IMPACT Award Winners

GSK IMPACT Award winner Coded by Kids
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
... receive $40,000 to help further their efforts to improve health in a region where GSK has had roots for some 180 years. The organizations were recognized in a ceremony at ... winners were selected by a panel led by Philadelphia Foundation and consisting of GSK employees as well as local ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Opens New Grant Application for Nonprofits

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
... Grant.   To date, the Fund, led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ... $17.3 million in gifts and pledges and granted more than $15 million to close to 500 nonprofits. In its effort to ... at-risk populations who are experiencing the negative health and economic effects of COVID-19. Priority will be ...
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Human Services
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COVID-19

Pew Announces $6.8M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region's Vulnerable Adults

Monday, May 4, 2020
... that it will provide $6.8 million over the next three years to 38 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving some of the region’s most ... including those struggling with homelessness, mental health issues, and extended unemployment. The funding will ...

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