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17Apr2025

Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... Councilmember Rue Landau , Naiymah Sanchez from the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Corinne Goodwin from the Eastern PA Trans ... and what can be done to support them. RELATED CONTENT: On Transgender Day of Visibility, Three Funders Discuss Their ... 03.31.25) Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community ...

With $16 million gift, gay causes get a big boost

Friday, October 20, 2017
... When he was in his mid-20s, Mel Heifetz made a pledge to himself that if he ever became successful, he ... and that the object of his generosity would be the gay community. Successful he was, and now, about to turn 82, the ... City residential properties into a grand act of charity. On Friday, Heifetz announced that he has gifted them to the ...
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Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
... millennials who have used their work and representation on a global level, and a poet laureate who continues to inspire ... was facilitated by Philadelphia based cooperative and community organizer Mo Manklang. Panelists included ...

Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation continues to be led by our community and grantees to reimagine our world and reclaim ... ’07, ’06; LTA ’09). Applications are made available on the Leeway website and may also be obtained by calling ...

Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... their commitment to art and social justice that impacts a larger audience or community. This year’s recipients work in an array of ... March 1 and August 1. Both applications will be available on the Leeway website, and may also be obtained by calling ...

Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, November 25, 2024
... This year’s recipients are no different and highlight a strong focus on cultural preservation as well as disability, LGBTQIA, and ... a collective zine uplifting the transracial adoptee community; a musical-visual project intertwining folk songs ...

Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
... in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues.  The spring cycle of ... informed educator Candy Alexandra González (ACG ‘18), community educator and burgeoning medicine woman Shivon Pearl ... activist Tailinh Agoyo. Applications are made available on the Leeway website and may also be obtained by calling (1 ...

Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, January 17, 2025
... change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work. Leeway received ... showcase a vision and intentional analysis for how art in community is a catalyst for social change. The 2024 ... to social change work. Applications are made available on the Leeway website and may also be obtained by calling ...