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How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
...   By Ann C. Logue Since 1996, the  Patricia Kind Family Foundation  (PKFF) has worked to alleviate poverty in the ... in 2000, she worked with the rest of the board to move the Foundation’s endowment into mission-aligned investments, or ... impact the communities it supports. For example, the Foundation made a private equity investment in  ULTRA ...
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Forman Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Foundation Launch Art Works, A New Grant Program to Support Arts and Culture in Greater Philadelphia

Forman Art Works
Friday, March 26, 2021
Press release via Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (3/25/ 2021) – Forman Arts Initiative (FAI) and Philadelphia Foundation are launching Art Works, a new $3 million grant ... said Pedro Ramos, President and CEO of Philadelphia Foundation. “Art can be the lens through which people view ...
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The Cigna Group Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant to Eluna to Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
... has been awarded a grant of $150,000 from The Cigna Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Cigna Group, to help ... workshops.  “Thanks to this grant from The Cigna Group Foundation, Eluna can now expand its grief programming and ... healthy lives. We are grateful to have The Cigna Group Foundation’s support of Eluna’s mission.” “To ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation East Auxiliary Volunteers Raise $20K to Promote Health & Wellness

Monday, January 22, 2018
... check presentation by the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation East Auxiliary are: (left to right) Brian Parkes, ... Dave Kraybill, President, Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation.     January 22, 2018, Pottstown, PA - Several ... efforts of the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation East Auxiliary. The Auxiliary operates the “Just ...
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Knight Foundation gives $4M for citywide conversation about park over I-95

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... by a $4 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced on  Sunday , the public engagement ... with little regard for citizen protests. Knight Foundation officials said that’s the point. “Not to get ... Patrick Morgan , program director for Philadelphia at the foundation. “This is a way to not just rely on the project ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants Awarded to Local Independent Filmmakers

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... April 17, 2025—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $500,000 in grants to support ... IPMF’s community-led grantmaking process. Each year, the foundation partners with a panel of local filmmakers and film ... select the grant recipients. This process aligns with the foundation’s commitment to shift power to communities ...

Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
Pedro Ramos, President & CEO, Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (11/7/2019) — The Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts today dedicated the foundation’s Centennial Legacy Mural “Strength in our ...

Philanthropy Network launching new Equity Cohort with major support from Scattergood Foundation

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
... change to embrace a full commitment to equity. Scattergood Foundation has made a $30,000 leadership grant to support the ... to equity. Joe Pyle, president of the Scattergood Foundation, said: “A lot of funders have been talking about ... Model (EqMM) as the central framework for the yearlong foundation equity cohort. With 12 dimensions of practice, ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.8 Million in Film and Journalism Grants to 30 Projects and Organizations

IPMF Film Grants Dec 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... December 16, 2020 – The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces a major investment in the local ... and films with a commitment to social justice. The foundation awarded the grants following a series of listening ... sessions with the local filmmaking community. The foundation also awarded a $1.5 million, three-year operating ...
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Chester County Community Foundation Awards $45,000 to 15 Chester County Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
... PA – November 18, 2024: The Chester County Community Foundation (CCCF) is pleased to announce $45,505 in capacity ... 4th Trimester MOMMIE, A Child’s Light, Care Center Foundation, Chester County Community Collaborative, Chester ... . *** About the Chester County Community Foundation Headquartered in West Chester’s Historic Lincoln ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Related coverage: Recipients call Presser Foundation awards of more than a half million dollars ... education, and community engagement, The Presser Foundation announces a special and additional round of ... current fiscal year grant recipients funded by the Foundation’s Advancement of Music and Special Projects ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation launches COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
... June 2, 2020—The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has launched a new fund that will allow members of ... economic development, and education. Last week, the Foundation’s board approved a total of $100,000 towards ... crisis. The announcement of the fund follows on the Foundation’s support of community-led efforts including a ...

Dr. Myra Forrest joins Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation as Education Advocate

Myra Forrest
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
... been a priority at the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation. And as community leaders and elected officials ... funding, Dr. Myra Forrest has taken up a new role as the Foundation’s education advocate to help advance those ... dovetail with the existing collaborations at the Foundation—initiatives aiming for long-term impact on the ...
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The Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Over $800,000 In Grants to Non-Profits Serving Greater Coatesville

Monday, February 11, 2019
COATESVILLE, PA. February 11, 2019 - The Brandywine Health Foundation recently distributed 30 grants totaling $834,000, bringing the Foundation’s total giving since it began awarding grants ... Vanessa Briggs, President and CEO.  She added, “The Foundation strives to fund organizations that positively ...
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HealthSpark Foundation Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

Monday, January 11, 2021
Press Release Colmar, PA- HealthSpark Foundation is announcing the award of $631,000 in grant funds ... working in the Montgomery County region. “HealthSpark Foundation is incredibly grateful to our community partners ... Net Resiliency Initiative is a partnership between the Foundation and the county’s nonprofit, government, faith ...

The Philadelphia Foundation and Catchafire Announce Partnership to Provide Volunteer Skills to Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
PHILADELPHIA, PA (3/13/2018) - The Philadelphia Foundation (TPF) today announced a formalized partnership ... operations, strategy and more. In 2017, The Philadelphia Foundation launched a year-long pilot program with ... been one of the most valuable things that The Philadelphia Foundation has offered," said Linda Wolfson, Executive ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1.4 million to community organizations

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
Friday, August 20, 2021
... Aug. 20, 2021—The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awarded $1,451,405 to 33 nonprofits, schools, and ... for students in public and private learning institutions. Foundation For Boyertown Education—Building Sustainability Foundation for Pottstown Education—General Operating ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1M in fall 2017 grant round

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... December 6, 2017 – The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,048,204 in grant requests during ... wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation,” Foundation President Dave Kraybill said. Grant requests are ...

Connelly Foundation awards 40 Catholic eighth graders full scholarships to high school

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Via Catholic Philly The Connelly Foundation has awarded its 2021 Neumann Scholars, ... Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Doylestown. “The Connelly Foundation is proud to shine a light on the accomplishments ... Josephine C. Mandeville , chair of the Connelly Foundation Board. “Through the Neumann Scholars Program, we ...
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