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City Announces $300,000 in Grants for Third Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
... operating grants will be distributed to grassroots, community-based organizations, addressing quality of life needs in Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill ... City government, regional funders, and the  Scattergood Foundation , focused on building resilience and improving ...

First Hospital Foundation is Now Philadelphia Health Partnership

Thursday, February 1, 2018
  PHILADELPHIA – February 1, 2018 – After 20 years of supporting nonprofit organizations throughout Greater Philadelphia, First Hospital Foundation is now Philadelphia Health Partnership: a ... professional boundaries and between practitioners and community members.” PHP’s emphasis on partnership ...

Scattergood Foundation announces 2018 Innovation Award

Monday, April 30, 2018
The Scattergood Foundation and National Council for Behavioral Health announced Communities of HEALing as the 2018 Scattergood Innovation Award Winner. ... database .    Pictured: Joe Pyle (President, Scattergood Foundation) with Kristina Saffran (Founder & CEO, Project ...

The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... Inquirer to support initiatives that will enhance coverage of Philadelphia’s most pressing issues, with a particular ... Institute, The Inquirer is launching or expanding:  A  Community News Desk , a new team of journalists focused on ... Philadelphia news ecosystem. A new Entrepreneurial Support Initiative, created in partnership with the Knight-Lenfest ...

The Philadelphia Foundation Announces 2019 Grantmaking Programs

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
In recognition of its important 100th year milestone, The Philadelphia Foundation has an exciting impactful year planned. In ... a clear history of effective programs connected to larger, community-wide efforts; a commitment to collecting and using ...
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HealthSpark Foundation's Emma Hertz elected to Board of Directors

Emma Hertz
Monday, July 29, 2024
... Greater Philadelphia is delighted to announce the election of Emma Hertz, President and CEO of HeatlhSpark Foundation, to the Board of Directors. Hertz's nomination was ... coalitions, and networks promoting a more just and healthy community. Hertz rejoined the Foundation as it entered the ...
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Provides $50 Million to Support Those Facing Greatest Strain Under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... Princeton, N.J. —The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide $50 million in immediate short-term relief to several national and community organizations to help some of the families and communities feeling the greatest strain ...

The Nelson Foundation Announces June 2024 Grant Awards

The Nelson Foundation
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Nelson-Foundation logo.png The Nelson Foundation is excited to announce that our Board of Directors has awarded the 2024 Core Grants as well as ... Extracurricular Collaborative ($10,000) and Kensington Community Resilience Fund ($10,000).  The Nelson Foundation ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
In November 2019, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 million in support ... the report will be shared with the broader Philadelphia community. ($198,941 over 12 months) Health Federation of ...

The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $30K to local nonprofits promoting a complete count in the 2020 Census

Delco Counts
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
... MEDIA, PA (January 30, 2020) — In the first of three rounds of grantmaking to encourage enrollment in the 2020 Census, The Foundation for Delaware County today announced $30,300 in ... The largest grants of $10,000 each went to Multicultural Community Family Services and the Urban League, to ...
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Are Philly-area nonprofits really making a difference? Foundations put up $3 million to find out

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
... evaluation,” said Justin Ennis, executive director of  After School Activities Partnerships , which organizes ... on similar efforts by Philadelphia’s  Scattergood Foundation   and the  Edna McConnell Clark Foundation , of ... of the  United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey  and other local foundations. For the most intensive ...
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Code for America to strengthen local tech Brigade chapters with support from Knight Foundation

Code for America
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
News release from the Knight Foundation $1M investment will help Brigades in Miami, ... America will strengthen the business models and practices of local technology Brigades chapters in seven U.S. cities ... that support their civic technology missions in each community, as well as implementing practices that help with ...

William Penn Foundation Awards $8 Million to Support Small Arts and Culture Organizations

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
WPFLogo 2024.png Press release via William Penn Foundation PHILADELPHIA, November 18th, 2024 – The ... staff, making it hard to identify and access sources of funding,” explained William Penn Foundation Chief ... that are the lifeblood of Philadelphia's cultural community," said Patricia Wilson Aden, President & CEO of the ...
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Derrick Morgan partners with Brandywine Health Foundation to support COVID-19 Healthcare and Economic Relief Fun

Derrick Morgan
Friday, April 10, 2020
... students during an assembly.   COATESVILLE—As part of his ongoing commitment to the betterment of the Greater Coatesville community and in an effort to help address unmet needs ... has committed an initial $10,000 to Brandywine Health Foundation’s Health and Economic Relief Fund . “As this ...

AmerisourceBergen Foundation Donates Nearly 1 Million Drug Deactivation Resources and Provides Funding to 20+ Organizations to Help Combat the Opioid Epidemic

AmerisourceBergen Foundation
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
... Pa., Nov. 13 /CSRwire/ - Today, the AmerisourceBergen Foundation announced its collaboration with more than 20 ... help mitigate prescription drug misuse and abuse. As part of the Foundation’s comprehensive approach to this national ... comprised of key stakeholders, partnered with a variety of community-based organizations devoted to creating ...
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Anchored in Place: How Funders Are Helping Anchor Institutions Strengthen Local Economies

... Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities as part of its Anchors Institution Funders’ Group examines the ... refine their strategies for working with anchors. In each of the profiled communities—Albuquerque, Baltimore, ... Denver and the Twin Cities—the report shares stories of how funders are extending beyond traditional grantmaking ...
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