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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, August 2, 2022—The Independence Public Media ... BIPOC-led media organizations and projects in the Philadelphia region. In total, the foundation awarded 71 ... narratives around policing, trauma, safety, and crime in Philadelphia. This “Shift the Narrative Coalition” has ...

Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... is Executive Director of WOMEN'S WAY, the Greater Philadelphia region’s leading nonprofit organization ...

Community Nonprofits Awarded $13.8 million To Renovate Cecil B. Moore and Heitzman Recreation Centers

Cecil B. Moore's karate students perform at the Rebuild launch celebration.
Friday, March 15, 2019
City of Philadelphia Press Release (3.14.19) This week Rebuild ... to the Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center in North Philadelphia and the Heitzman Recreation Center in ... opportunity to modernize and transform Philadelphia’s neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and ...
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The Presser Foundation announces more than $71,000 in new special project grants to music organizations

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
... education organization focused on Hispanic/Latinx youth, Philadelphia music organizations continue to expand access ... - $33,500 Capital Harmony Works Dolce Suono Ensemble* Philadelphia Boys and Girls Choirs* First-Time Collaboration – $10,000 Philadelphia Chamber Music Society General Operating Support ...
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William Penn Foundation awards $11.8 million in Arts & Culture funding

Thursday, May 30, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (May 30, 2019) – Today the William Penn ... that contribute significantly to the vibrancy of the Philadelphia region. “This unrestricted funding for a range ... Franklin Institute German Society of Pennsylvania Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Inis Nua Theatre Company ...

Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, October 7, 2019
... nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of ... highlights a trend in cultural preservation from South Philadelphia to Norristown, Overbook to Port Richmond, and ... or community; have financial need; and live in the Greater Philadelphia region. The Fall 2019 Art and Change grantees ...

Green Tree Community Health Foundation Is Now Foundation for Health Equity™

Foundation for Health Equity
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
(Philadelphia, PA) -- The Board of Trustees of the Green Tree ... to the health and well-being of all people in Northwest Philadelphia. “The average life expectancy of a neighbor in ... systems that undermine the lives of too many in Northwest Philadelphia every day." A Long-Standing Concern for Health ...
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Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... Michael DiBerardinis , managing director of the  City of Philadelphia Councilwoman Cindy Bass , chair of the  ... Henon Rob Dubow , director of finance for the City of Philadelphia Harold Epps , deputy managing director of commerce for the City of Philadelphia Anne Fadullon , director of planning and ...

CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board Awards $19k to Local Nonprofits Serving Women & Girls

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

This year's GAB class dedicated resources to dismantling systemic racism, providing access to healthcare and reproductive rights for low-income women and girls, and supporting women and girls experiencing violence.

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
... You want ideas for how to make cities more successful? Philadelphia has a million dollars’ worth. For the third consecutive year, Philadelphia has dominated the Knight Cities Challenge, ... and national initiatives, said he wasn’t surprised that Philadelphia took the largest chunk of funding – again. ...
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With $16 million gift, gay causes get a big boost

Friday, October 20, 2017
... Friday, Heifetz announced that he has gifted them to the Philadelphia Foundation , which will in turn sell them and ... Heifetz’s existing $4 million donor-advised fund at the Philadelphia Foundation, and investment income earned on the ... but for all time,” said State Rep. Brian K. Sims, a Philadelphia Democrat. Heifetz is a well-known supporter of ...
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Big Picture Alliance Named 2020 Bartol Award Winner

Monday, July 27, 2020
... Picture Alliance engages, educates and empowers Philadelphia youth through filmmaking and digital media ... Alliance’s mission is to engage, educate and empower Philadelphia youth to define their own narrative through ... include after-school and summer programs throughout Philadelphia, workforce development, and the Teen Media ...
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A Philanthropic Response to White Supremacy from the Birthplace of Freedom

Octavius Catto Statue
Monday, August 14, 2017
... Hargro, Executive Director, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia | @SidneyRHargro  On Friday night, 256 miles from Philadelphia, hundreds of neo-Nazi, white supremacists ... Although these events did not happen in the greater Philadelphia region, we are not immune to the presence of ...
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To Whom the Economic Justice Baton Is Passed

I Am A Man Mural
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
... for all, then abruptly passed the baton. Like Memphis, Philadelphia experiences high levels of poverty.  According to the Pew Charitable Trusts’ 2017 Study, Philadelphia’s Poor: Who they are, Where they live, and How that has changed, Philadelphia has the highest poverty among the nation’s 10 ...
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Can one business improve schools with a single donation? It's happened before | Donna Frisby-Greenwood

Thursday, April 5, 2018
... the director of the nonprofit that raises funds to support Philadelphia’s public schools, it’s hard not to be in awe ... that Ripple’s donation brought more than $236,000 to Philadelphia public school classrooms, funding 364 projects ...
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The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities

Thursday, September 6, 2018
... collaborations with the William Penn Foundation in Philadelphia, the Richard W. Goldman Family Foundation in ... was figure out how many childcare providers there are in Philadelphia, which sounds like people should know that information, but it turns out many cities do not. Philadelphia was among them, until four years ago,” ...
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Equity, collaboration and asset framing: Smart ideas from Philanthropy Network’s 2018 conference

Flyground
Monday, November 5, 2018
... By  Julie Zeglen  / STAFF Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia Executive Director Sidney Hargro has spoken at ... collaboration  and new ways of operating to solve Philadelphia’s biggest problems, including poverty. One of ... pros and nonprofit execs this past Friday at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, was themed “Onramps to ...
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An emergency COVID-19 fund in Delco fights to feed the newly needy in the ’burbs

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Via the Philadelphia Inquirer By Maria Panaritis  |  @panaritism ... yard. But coronavirus economic carnage is piling up beyond Philadelphia proper. Now would be a good time to ditch the ... County is the poorest of the four counties that border Philadelphia, one of the nation’s most populous cities. One ...

Alexandra (Sani) Wolf Fogel | 1936-2023

Sani Fogel
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of ... fierce, and loyal presence.   Alexandra Wolf was born in Philadelphia on November 1, 1936, the first child of Irene G. ... place to sail. Sani attended Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in ...
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