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PHL COVID-19 Fund Continues to Meet Deep Community Needs in Fifth Round of Funding to Nonprofits
With this latest round of funding, more than $13 million has been deployed in eight weeks to nearly 400 regional nonprofits addressing critical community needs.
2019 A Look Ahead – From Building to Relevant Action
How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach
Starting in 2000, the Patricia Kind Family Foundation began its journey to move its endowment into mission-aligned investments in order to more directly impact the communities it supports.
Mayor Kenney Signs Executive Order Establishing Philly Counts 2020
Mayor Jim Kenney signed an Executive Order establishing the Philly Counts 2020 office and the formation of the Complete Count Committee.
William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed
William Penn Foundation announced recent grant awards of more than $27 million to advance Watershed Protection, Creative Communities and Great Learning in Philadelphia.
Philly Counts, Philanthropy Network Launch Fund to Support 2020 Census
Greater Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council Partners with Philadelphia Foundation
The Greater Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council (GPCVC) is now partnering with the Philadelphia Foundation to help strategically guide corporate volunteerism throughout the Greater Philadelphia region.
A Peek Inside the CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board
One member of the 2019-2020 class of CCFWG's Girls Advisory Board (GAB) reflects on her experience with this program that educates and empowers girls to make a difference through philanthropy.
Statement: Including Immigrants and Refugees In Our Response to COVID-19
The Douty, Fels and Scattergood Foundations invite their fellow funders to sign-on to this statement committing to actions supporting our immigrant and refugee communities during the COVID-19 crisis.
City Announces Additional $30 Million in Funding for Rental Assistance and Small Business Relief
New funding brings the City’s direct support for small businesses to $38.7 million and for rental assistance to $39.4 million since start of the pandemic.
City Awards $200K to Community Organizations to Support Criminal Justice Reform
With funding from the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge, the Ciminal Justice Microgrant Fund administered by the Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia awarded microgrants to 20 community organizations advancing racial equity in the criminal justice system.
Love & Equity in News
When philanthropists are deciding what stories and organizations they strategically support, it's important for them to understand and consider the diversity of paths, perspectives and entry points into the world of news and media making.
Black Community Leaders Fund: Q&A with Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald
Following the launch of the Black Community Leaders Fund on May 13th, we asked Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald, Executive Director for Grantmaking to give us some insights about how and why the fund was created and what the foundation hopes to achieve through this initiative.
Philadelphia Foundation’s Black Community Leaders Fund Makes $800,000 in Grants to 24 Organizations
An additional $1.5 million in support for the fund also was announced, including contributions from William Penn Foundation ($1million), Wells Fargo ( $250,000), TD Bank ($100,000) and Philadelphia Health Partnership, Santander Bank and the Samuel S. Fels Fund ( $50,000 each).
Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project Awarded $4.5 Million in State Funding
Pennsylvania House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the Francis J. Myers Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia.
City of Philadelphia, in Partnership with the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge, Announces Second Round of Microgrants for Criminal Justice Reform
The City of Philadelphia announced a second round of microgrants for organizations involved in criminal justice reform work across the City.
$9.5 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Support 30 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships
42 new grants will fund local performances, exhibitions, events, and artistic practices that engage with issues of identity, representation, community, and history.
City launches $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant
Philadelphia’s individual artists, small and mid-size nonprofit arts organizations, and small creative enterprises are invited to apply through September 13, 11:59 p.m.
Foundations Community Partnerships Announces Grants at 19th Annual Partnership in Youth Services Luncheon
Foundations Community Partnership honored 12 nonprofit community programs in Bucks County that are making a difference in the lives of local children and their families at their 19th annual Partnership in Youth Services luncheon.