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Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
The Leeway Foundation announced $150,000 in funding for 10 individual women, trans* and gender ... from their gender assigned at birth. Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees ...

Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Barbara Silzle
Monday, April 11, 2022
... 11, 2022 -- The board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces that its Executive Director, Barbara Silzle, will ... strengthened the Cultural Fund’s relationship with the City and the cultural sector, improved its grant panel ... While City Council led the way for additional funding in the City’s FY2021 and FY2022 budget, the Mayor’s ...
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Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Press release via the City of Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation   PHILADELPHIA–Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, in partnership with REC Philly, the City of Philadelphia ... business-ready space and additional support. Between $25,000-$75,000, based on needs, will be allocated for the design ...

Pottstown Area Schools Awarded Over $13,000 through Checklist Challenge

Face Mask Challenge
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
... the Medical University of South Carolina’s Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness (BCCW) School-Based Wellness ... the 7th year that Pottstown area schools have participated in the wellness initiative. This year, the initiative was ... across six school districts and reached more than 21,000 area students.  The money awarded to schools help fund ...

Build up Nepal Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize

Barry & Marie Lipman presenting the 2023 Lipman Family Grand Prize award to Björn Söderberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Build up Nepal (Photo: Rebecca Barger)
Friday, April 21, 2023
... up Nepal  empowers rural entrepreneurs and communities in Nepal and India to build safe, affordable homes and ... 2023 grand prize winner, Build up Nepal will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds and additional winners  ADES ... said, “The 2023 Lipman Prize winners are paving the way for real change in their respective social impact sectors. We ...
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Pennsylvania Humanities Council announces new grant program for cultural organizations affected by COVID-19

Monday, April 6, 2020
... Humanities Council (PHC) today announced Pop-Up Grants for Cultural Producers , a new grant program ... requirements, cultural organizations have canceled in-person programs, festivals, and other major events that ... dfbyers@pahumanities.org. Pennsylvania Humanities Council announces new grant program for cultural organizations ...

The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
... organizations and their efforts, The Presser Foundation announces new Capital Support grants totaling $687,800 in ... on previous commitments totaling an additional $660,000. A full listing by category of the 35 grantee ... and institutions in the 75-mile radius surrounding Center City Philadelphia. For more information:  ...
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The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia School announces $5M gift for laptops to get students online

The Fund for the SDP
Friday, March 27, 2020
... by Mid-April Funding Will Help Support the Purchase of 50,000 Chromebooks by The Philadelphia School District for ... have the equipment they need to begin participating in online lessons. This gift from the Roberts’ will support ... The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia School announces $5M gift for laptops to get students online ...

Philly parents, don't leave the city when your kids reach school age | Opinion

Friday, March 23, 2018
... When the kids reach school age, it’s time to leave the city. So goes a familiar refrain in Philadelphia, repeated every time  new census data show ... Over the last three years, the district retrained all 2,000 of its K-3 teachers. With $42 million in funding — from ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Receives Grant in Support of Coatesville Food Truck Project

Coatesville Food Truck
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
... a targeted regional commitment to address food insecurity, in part due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and ... has awarded the Brandywine Health Foundation a $25,000 grant. The funds will be used to expand the Coatesville ... health promotion along with healthcare services in the city of Coatesville where food insecurity need is great.” ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Awards 22 Grants to Philadelphia Arts and Cultural Organizations

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
STOCKTON RUSH BARTOL FOUNDATION AWARDS 22 GRANTS TO PHILADELPHIA ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS Five ... Foundation announced today that it will distribute $125,000 in grants to 22 Philadelphia arts and cultural organizations. ...
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Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
PRESS RELEASE via the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development ... a project to explore that question. When the project ends in December 2022 the City will have a plan for an ongoing, ... The William Penn Foundation will provide a $250,000 grant to support the project. To ensure that preservation ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Awards Over $800K in Grant Dollars

Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
... Health & Wellness Foundation (PAHWF) has awarded $854,078 in grant requests during the fall grant round of fiscal year ... opportunities for physical and emotional health. Eight grants awarded totaling ($161,278). Carson Valley Children's ...

The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities

Thursday, September 6, 2018
... Reilly The Reinvestment Fund is coordinating efforts in several cities to expand access to high quality childcare ... and the Henry and Marilyn Taub foundations in Paterson City and Passaic County, New Jersey. The starting point for ... Fund for Quality has led to the creation of more than 2,000 new seats in high-quality childcare facilities. The goal ...
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Applications Open for $1.2 Million in Recovery Grants for the Humanities in Pennsylvania

PA SHARP
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
... is now accepting applications statewide for $1.2 million in pandemic recovery grants for organizations with a humanities-based mission and ... American Rescue Plan), the initiative provides up to $20,000 in flexible funding to strengthen and grow the humanities ...

The Fund for Women and Girls Bids Farewell to Current Executive Director, Announces Interim Appointee, and Looks Ahead to Diverse Executive Search

Mary Beth Morrissey
Thursday, September 16, 2021
... Executive Director, Michelle Legaspi Sánchez , and announces an Interim Executive Director to assume the role on September 20, 2021. In a letter to The Fund’s supporters, partners, and ... During her involvement with The Fund, she served on the Grants Allocation Committee and as Treasurer/Chair of the ...
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