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The Fund for Women and Girls’ Community-Based Grants Allocation Committee Awards $239,680 in Grants

The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Advisory Board
Thursday, June 23, 2022
... Board and committee members gathered at Loch Aerie Mansion on June 21st for The Fund’s 2022 Grants Celebration ... The Garage Community and Youth Center, shared the story of an immigrant girl from Guatemala who credited The Garage’s ... funding was awarded through ‘Moving Her Forward’ Impact Grants, a grantmaking program established to focus on ...
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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
... provide will bring new energy and focus to the issues that impact older Philadelphians,” said Lynette Killen, ... as someone who is unreachable,” Shifrin said. “It is an honor to work with these forty-eight organizations that ... spring grant cycle for General Operating Support will open on February 15th and can be found at ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Joins Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

The Nonprofit Repositioning Fund’s Director Lindsay T. Kijewski (right) with Dr. Tobi Bruhn, CEO of Foundations Community Partnership.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
... effective, efficient and stable, thereby increasing their impact and sustaining their missions.” Since 2015, the Fund ... Seed Awards of up to $2,500, Exploratory Awards with an average grant size of $25,000, and Implementation Awards ... webinar with Kijewski for interested nonprofits on May 9, 2025, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. E-mail ...
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Nonprofit Infrastructure
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle is ready to fund its first Black-led, Black-centered nonprofits

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
... in its first year. Committee member Wharton said in an email that the giving circle had so far gained 50 members ... and the more funds we raise collectively, the greater the impact we can have on the City of Philadelphia.” The grants will provide ...
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Opinion | As Philly’s historical organizations struggle, partnerships are key by Nadya K. Shmavonian

Historical Society photo by Heather Khalifa
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
... percent of our nonprofits have less than one month of cash on hand. To get in front of this potential tidal wave, the ... more nonprofits seeking to enhance sustainable community impact. Each project we’ve supported represents a ...

COVID-19 Nonprofit Continuity Grants available for Berks County nonprofits

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
... 2020) – Berks County Community Foundation has launched an emergency grant program to help Berks County nonprofits ... under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or an organization exempt as a religious, educational, or ... of our grant opportunities that have restrictions based on a local geography or a field of work, this program is open ...
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Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund announces first round of grants

Monday, April 6, 2020
... vulnerable residents who are bearing the greatest impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first wave of grants, ... proposals to the foundation. Grants are being awarded on a rolling basis during the coronavirus crisis, as ... for the Response Fund has climbed over $300,000, including an initial grant of $100,000 from the foundation. Foundation ...
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24 Delaware County Nonprofits Receive Funding for Emergency Services

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
... established the  Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund on March 13, 2020, realizing that the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic would continue ... their proposals to the foundation. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis during the pandemic crisis. To date, the ...

Pew Awards More Than $800K to Support Philadelphia-Area Domestic Violence Survivors and Older Adults

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
... and Montgomery counties. The newest grants, which build on Pew’s commitment to help human services organizations ... address the pandemic’s immediate and longer-term impacts on area residents, include $250,000 over two years to Women ... and their families. The other awards will provide an additional year of support to 13 current Pew Fund grantees ...

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
... than $8 million to support nonprofit organizations focused on families’ basic needs and children’s education as ... their homes. For the allocation of these grants we relied on the expertise of peers and colleagues with experience in ... this process, we sought to place greater emphasis on organizations that reflect and engage the communities they ...

PECO Announces New Powering the Arts Grant for Community-Based Organizations in Southeastern PA

Friday, July 1, 2022
... Romona Riscoe Benson, Director, Corporate and Community Impact, PECO. “This new grant will not only support ... 31, 2022. The applications, along with further details on program eligibility and award structure, are available on peco.com/community under the Charitable Contributions ...
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John Churchill appointed Knight Foundation’s Philadelphia program director

John Churchill
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... demonstrates his commitment to transforming the city into an exceptional place to live, learn and work. Across ... Reimagining the Civic Commons, the foundation has focused on creating dynamic public spaces that encourage interaction ... will invigorate our work. We look forward to the positive impact he will undoubtedly have on Philadelphia.” In his ...
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Lenfest Institute awards $2 million to 12 local news outlets

Lenfest Institute logo
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
... just opened its doors last year , has been steadily making news of its own.  NPQ  has  covered  some ... local news and  a partnership with the Knight Foundation on digital transformation . Harvard’s Nieman Lab even ... the  Philadelphia Public School Notebook , will create an interactive online high school guide for students and ...
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Media/Journalism

$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network

Friday, June 1, 2018
... southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the goal of an 800-mile system of interconnected trails, 329 miles of The ... recreation, connecting communities to green spaces, and making neighborhoods more attractive places to live and work. ... www.circuittrails.org and connect with the Circuit Trails on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to find out what is ...
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A digital effort to fight hunger in Montgomery County

Food pantry by ANTHONY PEZZOTTI
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
... of the series, Broke in Philly, collaborative reporting on economic mobility in Philadelphia By Alfred Lubrano |   ... foresee. Never did she think she’d be living alone on $1,200 a month in federally subsidized housing in ... people to food pantries via computer, a low-income twist on the kind of online grocery ordering normally reserved for ...

The Middleton Family presents PHLove, a concert for COVID-19 relief, on May 21

PHLove concert
Sunday, May 17, 2020
... presented by the Middleton Family, a one-time variety show on Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m., to support the Fund. Daryl ... Fresh Anointing. The family-friendly event will air live on 6ABC, CBS3, NBC10, 96.5 TDY, 98.1 WOGL, B101.1, and KYW ... and survivors of abuse. “The PHL COVID-19 Fund is doing an incredible job helping nonprofits on the frontline of the ...
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COVID-19Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

The Fund for Women and Girls Blueprint speakers
Thursday, October 6, 2022
... highly anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report: Lighting a Path on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at the Colonial Theatre in ... at the local, state, and national levels, with a deep dive on conditions in Chester County. Over 120 community members, ... hears the Blueprint Report will be moved to action to find an areas of interest to support, promote, or advocate for ...
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Women and Girls
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Leadership, Culture and Community

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