The Philadelphia Foundation 2018 Grantmaking
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Message from Philip Fitzgerald, Director of Grantmaking
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The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
On Thursday, November 1, 2018, the Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) will launch its inaugural grantmaking cycle to support Philadelphia’s Black-led/Black serving non-profits.
24 Delaware County Nonprofits Receive Funding for Emergency Services
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
In two rounds of grants from the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund, the Foundation for Delaware County has distributed $148,955 in emergency funding to 24 local nonprofits.
Big Picture Alliance Named 2020 Bartol Award Winner
Monday, July 27, 2020
The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation has selected Big Picture Alliance - which engages, educates and empowers Philadelphia youth through filmmaking and digital media arts - as the winner of the 2020 George Bartol Arts Education Award.
County Commissioners Approve $3.5M in COVID-19 Grants for Resilient, Innovative Chester County Nonprofits
Friday, October 9, 2020
The Chester County Commissioners approved the allocation of $3.5 million to help Chester County nonprofits recover from the impact of COVID-19. The Restore Chester County: Nonprofit Innovation & Resiliency Fund will be administered by the Chester County Community Foundation.
Chester County Community Foundation announces capacity building grant opportunity
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Applications from Chester County nonprofits for capacity building grants will be accepted starting July through September 13.
Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
As tens of millions of philanthropic dollars were being distributed for emergency COVID-19 response in this region, the William Penn and Lenfest Foundations funded Philanthropy Network and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy to gather and examine data about the relief grantmaking.
Early Learnings on Building Foundation Openness
Friday, December 21, 2018
United Philanthropy Forum President & CEO David Biemesderfer offers four learnings from a two-year effort to engage foundations in building openness and transparency, made possible with support from the Fund for Shared Insight.
Impact100 Philadelphia grants $360K to 5 nonprofits
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
The local chapter of the national funding network is a women-only giving circle that awards five awards annually — three core mission grants and two general operating grants — to Philly-area nonprofits working in arts and culture, education, environment, family, and health and wellness.
As city waits on soda tax ruling, private sector pours on support for Rebuild
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Knight Foundation's $3.28 million grant to the Fairmount Park Conservancy to bolster residents' engagement in the city’s changing public spaces is "riding the wave" of Rebuild.
The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities
Thursday, September 6, 2018
The Reinvestment Fund is coordinating efforts in several cities, including Philadelphia, to expand access to high-quality childcare using detailed analysis of existing local supply and demand.
Bartol Foundation names 2018 George Bartol Award Winner
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation announced the selection of Sister Cities Girlchoir (SCG) as the winner of the 2018 George Bartol Arts Education Award.
Bartol Foundation Awards 18 Grants to Philadelphia Arts & Cultural Organizations
Thursday, July 25, 2019
The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation announced that it will distribute $95,000 in grants to 18 Philadelphia arts and cultural organizations.representing a range of artistic disciplines with an emphasis on arts education and community-based arts programs.
New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North Philadelphians to employment
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
The Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative will bring together more than a dozen collaborating partners in an effort to reduce the 9% unemployment rate in the area.
William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action
Monday, March 30, 2020
William Penn Foundation announces new emergency fund for early education and $6.6 million in general Ooerating support grants for arts and culture organizations.
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation launches COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
PAHWF launched the new fund to help the tri-county area rebuild towards a prosperous and equitable future.
More than 500 U.S. Philanthropy Leaders Sign Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut the Census Short
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
More than 500 philanthropic organizations, alarmed by the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to “drastically cut short” 2020 census operations amid a surging coronavirus pandemic, urged the U.S. Census Bureau not to rush the significant enumeration and data processing that remain unfinished.
Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Beech Companies celebrated three decades of investments that have transformed the Cecil B. Moore Avenue commercial corridor in North Philadelphia.
Chester County Community Foundation Honors Denise M. Antonelli of Gawthrop Greenwood, PC with Door Opener Award
Friday, October 18, 2024
This award is given to professional advisors who advocate for and encourage legacy philanthropy, playing a pivotal role in expanding the Chester County Community Foundation’s philanthropic mission.
Philadelphia opens a ‘Hub of Hope’ For Those in Need
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
With support from Bank of America, Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation and others, Project HOME, City of Philadelphia and SEPTA Open First-of-Its-Kind Facility to Assist City’s Homeless.