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National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady
The annual Council on Foundations-Commonfund study found that private foundations reported an average 13.1 percent return on their investment assets last year, and that 33 percent of foundations to increased their giving over 2019.
Is Your Organization Prepared for a Major Market Shift?
Periods of stability are the perfect time to assess risk and initiate transition planning, leadership succession or consider changing an investment strategy.
Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million
New grants will support the foundation's goal to establish the Philadelphia region as a “hotbed for creative media makers.”
Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation continues to be led by our community and grantees to reimagine our world and reclaim spaces of power through their socially engaged artistic and cultural practices.
Philanthropy Network launching new Equity Cohort with major support from Scattergood Foundation
Scattergood Foundation has made a $30,000 leadership grant to support the inaugural Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia Equity in Philanthropy Cohort.
The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers
Leeway's Fall 2020 Art and Change Grants (ACG) support 22 artists leading the exploration of how we adapt art and community-based practices in the time of a global pandemic. Cultural preservation and feminism were highlighted as trending areas of focus.
2022 Lipman Family Prize Honorees Named
Three organizations - CDD Society, Make a Difference, and Yamba Malawi - have been named as honorees for the 2022 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Each is guaranteed an unrestricted financial award of $100,000 and one grand prize winner will receive $250,000.
To Whom the Economic Justice Baton Is Passed
On April 4, 1968, fifty years ago today, a shot rang out toward the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, cutting short the life but igniting the insurmountable legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines
As Douty Foundation begins its 51st year of grantmaking, they have released new funding guidelines that will increase their minimum grant size to $20,000 and up their annual payout to 10- to 15-percent.
2017 Women on the Move: Alyson Ferguson
Alyson Ferguson, Manager, Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program Director of Grantmaking, Scattergood Foundation, is a do-gooder with a mission.
Fels Fund Awards Arts & Culture Grants
The Board of Directors of the Samuel S. Fels Fund approved 22 grants to 19 arts and culture organizations
Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding
Thirty women, trans, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia were selected to receive the 2024 Art and Change Grant (ACG).
Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards
The Transformation Award provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work.
Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding
WOMENS WAY's Diane Cornman-Levy shares her top take-aways from our session on gender transformative philanthropy.
Sidney Hargro is Philanthropy Network’s new executive director
Philanthropy Network names the former leader of the Community Foundation of South Jersey as its new executive director.
Update from the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund
Funders have recommitted their support of the Nonprofit Repositioning Fund for a second round through 2020. Moving forward, the Fund will be establishing an administrative relationship with New York-based SeaChange Capital Partners.
The Fund for Women and Girls Announces Leadership Transition
The Fund for Women and Girls announces that Michelle Legaspi Sánchez will be leaving her role as Executive Director at The Fund, effective September 17, 2021.
Claneil Foundation announces 2017 Partnership Fund and Critical Issue Fund Grantees
The Claneil Foundation announced the 2017 grant recipients in their Partnership and Critical Issue Funds.
Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees
Leeway announced $150,000 in unrestricted funding to 10 artists committed to art for social change.


















