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William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... cultural and public space grantee organizations. Below is a complete list of the William Penn Foundation-approved ... months was awarded to 48 organizations. Grant awards range from $25,000 to $200,000 and are based on organizational ...

Coordinated Capacity Strengthening Initiative Seeking Coordinating Organization

blue-orange building blocks
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Screenshot 2025-09-01 at 8.16.24 AM.png   In 2024, a group of regional funders launched the Coordinated Capacity ... are aligned to nonprofit leaders' most pressing needs This fall, the Coordinated Capacity Strengthening Initiative ... are eligible if they demonstrate programmatic separation from grantmaking functions and broad access to services.  ...
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Philadelphia Black Giving Circle is ready to fund its first Black-led, Black-centered nonprofits

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
... applications for its inaugural round of grants.   Led by a group of local civic and philanthropy professionals such as ... 50 members and raised $30,000. “There’s great need in our city and we’re excited to see so many people looking to ... nonprofits — or nonprofits with 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsors — with operating budgets of less than $1 million ...
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United Way of PA Reminds Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations that Grants are Available to Help Vaccinate Children, in addition to 1st, 2nd Doses and Boosters

Thursday, November 4, 2021
... PA – The United Way of Pennsylvania is administering a grant program to help nonprofit and faith-based ... in Vaccine Equity in Pennsylvania project (LIVE PA) is a partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health ... boosters, the grants are  designed initially to range from $400 to $40,000 per vaccination event. Organizations ...

Building on Arthur Evans' Legacy: Next Steps For Behavioral Health In Philadelphia

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... under his watch.  Evans brought tremendous vision and led a system-wide transformation effort focused on   recovery, ... and self-determination . He embraced everything from prevention, early detection and intervention, to a ... with other partners. Using data can help guide our decision-making and track progress towards goals, ...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... East Mt. Airy neighborhood. The grants, ranging in size from $10,000 to $16,700, address priority funding areas ... and furthers the organization’s mission to make ‘ a good community better ’ said Natalia Serejko, EMAN’s ...

Govenor Wolf Creates Commission to Ensure Fair, Accurate Count in 2020 Census

Governor Wolf
Friday, September 14, 2018
... the upcoming census. “The census data impacts all of us, from the number of seats Pennsylvania has in Congress to the ... make,” said Governor Wolf. “This commission will help our state to have a full and accurate count of our population. We need all ...
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Area funders call on Governor Wolf and Secretary Miller to close the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC)

Friday, November 9, 2018
... of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia issued a call to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Human Services ... legitimizes the anti-immigrant discourse plaguing our nation. We, the undersigned, urge the Pennsylvania ... officials to release immigrant families to relatives or sponsors in the United States while they await their ...

City Announces $1 Million Investment in Organizations Developing Innovative Workforce Solutions

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Four organizations awarded $1 million from Workforce Solutions Grant for innovative solutions to ... and workforce development partners—today announced a renewed strategic commitment to address workforce ... the pandemic, unemployment crisis, and civil unrest from our country’s racial reckoning have affected all residents, ...

2024 Donor-Advised Fund Report: Grantmaking to Charities Remains Steady at $54.77 Billion Despite Contributions Decreasing

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
... giving decreased according to GivingUSA, grantmaking from DAFs to charitable organizations remained a sustainable source for good. DAF grantmaking ultimately ... models, growth in popularity of high-volume DAF account sponsors, and market volatility contributed to a decrease in ...
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William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action

Monday, March 30, 2020
To our grantees and partners, As the impact of the Coronavirus ... to join with Vanguard and Reinvestment Fund to announce a collaboration to support Philadelphia early learning ... caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A $5 million grant from William Penn Foundation and a $2 million grant from ...

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

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
... Scholars, 40 academically talented eighth-grade students from 30 Catholic schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, ... The highest scoring student was Brendan Annulis at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Doylestown. “The Connelly Foundation is proud to shine a light on the accomplishments and brilliance of the scholars ...
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Funders and Grantees celebrate PA is Ready!

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
On October 10,  The Philadelphia Foundation  hosted a  Funder/Grantee Reception  to celebrate the ... the last year and a half. Click  here  to see photos from the event and  here  for slides highlighting  PA is ...   The group leveraged $464,000 to continue the work in 2017 and 2018.  Thanks to Philanthropy Network members who ...

Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... In the months ahead, impact investors can continue to make a difference by addressing four themes that proved critical ... to climate change mitigation efforts, a 2018 report from the  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change  argued ... last spring, the effects were  mostly reversed  by the fall. Some investors responded by divesting from fossil ...
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The Giant Company and its Customers Raise $3.3 Million to Fight Food Insecurity in Local School Districts

Monday, May 17, 2021
... School and Fund, who received more than $414,000 from the effort . “Research consistently shows the ... impact, The GIANT Company. “Thanks to the generosity of our customers, our Feeding School Kids initiative will ... to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE points into a donation for their local public schools’ food programs. ...

Council on Foundations' CEO Vikki Spruill to Depart June 1

Monday, March 26, 2018
... Council on Foundations released the following statement from Javier Alberto Soto, President of the Miami Foundation ... to ocean conservation to pursue her passion for protecting our world’s oceans at one of the nation’s most recognized institutions. Vikki has been a transformational leader for the Council in her nearly six ...
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Blog Post: Finding Your Perfect Grants Management System

PhillyCAM producers retreat
Thursday, August 1, 2024
... Foundation By Sherella Williams The first rule to choosing a grants management system (GMS) is there is no perfect ... at Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) in 2020, our identity was just developing. IPMF was a new ... will change that. While our first GMS didn’t prevent us from creating simple grant applications or launching a ...

76ers Donate Funds to Purchase 10,000 Chromebooks for School District of Philadelphia Students

The Fund for the SDP
Monday, March 30, 2020
... "We are ecstatic to learn that the Sixers are helping our students get computers in their homes so they can ... when I thank them for their generosity.” According to a 2019 School District survey, approximately half of the ... to $11 million for the purchase of new computers. Support from outside sources to cover the costs of buying new ...
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New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
... actually isn’t doing too bad financially, according to a recently published report examining the financial health of ... of expenses via cash in the bank. But  John MacIntosh , a partner and board member at SeaChange and one of the ... such nonprofit earning only 4.7 percent of its revenue from philanthropy. Compare that to the average environmental ...

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