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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
... another major investment in Philadelphia’s media making community. Thirteen grants totaling $2 million were awarded to a range of film, journalism, storytelling, and youth media ... awarded $75,000 to increase accessibility to, and support community engagement with, their Digital Broadcast Studio, a ...
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Media/JournalismRacial EquitySocial Justice
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Equity and Social Justice

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... support will bolster local programs that advance equitable community development and digital innovation in city ... In Philadelphia, Knight support will advance work to address these issues while also including residents in the ... that come from development.”  Knight Foundation’s community investments will build on the organization’s ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.8 Million in Film and Journalism Grants to 30 Projects and Organizations

IPMF Film Grants Dec 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... announces a major investment in the local filmmaking community with grants totaling $1.3 million to filmmakers, festivals, and film organizations, with an ... so much beautiful and transformative work from the film community come to fruition in the coming year,” said Nuala ...
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COVID-19

Independence Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity grant expands Penn Medicine and CHOP’s Alliance of Minority Physicians

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
... a grant award through its Institute for Health Equity to the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and ... of the healthcare workforce is lagging in comparison to the changing demographics of populations. This lack of ... School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and founder and faculty advisor for AMP. “Through this new AMP ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... round of grants for 2021. The grants focused support for community-centered journalism, digital equity research and policy, community-led and operated radio stations, and filmmaking, ... awarded $1.3 million in continued operating support to seven key nonprofit partners as well as $400,000 to ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants Awarded to Local Independent Filmmakers

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $500,000 in grants to support Greater Philadelphia's emerging and professional ... of 30 film projects received funding through IPMF’s community-led grantmaking process. Each year, the foundation ... knowledge and networks within the region’s filmmaker community.

The Douty Foundation announces final, ‘Legacy’ grants totaling $2.2 million as its sunset plan is complete

The Douty Foundation
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
... it can now spend out its remaining assets. In addition to its $2.1 million in multi-year grant obligations as a part ... along with approximately $1 million to The Bread & Roses Community Fund . The grants are the manifestation of the ... to be transformative.” Casey Cook of Bread & Roses Community Fund, a recipient of Douty’s assets, states that ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation launches COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
... has launched a new fund that will allow members of the community to make a difference by contributing towards causes they care ... and Micro Business at PAHWF . Taken together with recent community contributions, the board’s action marks a total ...

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
... asset managers when investing its endowment. In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the ... assess the representation of diverse asset managers among foundations. The study assessed the representation of women- ... investment firms used by the country’s top 50 charitable foundations. The study analyzed available endowment ...

Ruch Family Foundation Awards Richard R. Ruch Scholarship to Deserving College Student

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, June 25, 2020
West Chester, PA – June 25, 2020: Chester County Community Foundation (CCCF) is pleased to hold in trust the inaugural Richard R. Ruch scholarship ... Family Foundation Fund continues to give back to their community through new endeavors and serves as a prime example ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation East Auxiliary Volunteers Raise $20K to Promote Health & Wellness

Monday, January 22, 2018
... Health & Wellness Foundation East Auxiliary are: (left to right) Brian Parkes, Executive Director, TriCounty Area ... programs: Camphill Village Kimberton Hills – Aging in Community Program : Camphill Village provides personalized ... lives possible for older adults: TriCounty AAC is a community center for adults aged 50 and better, offering ...
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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
... that support their civic technology missions in each community, as well as implementing practices that help with ... Knight’s investment in Code for America and its mission to nearly $10 million since 2010. Code for America’s ... mission is to build a network of cities, citizens, community groups and startups committed to using digital ...

Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots organizations and movements in ... students - because they are the trusted entity in their community.” said Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of The ... living wage.” The Douty Foundation joins the Council on Foundations, National Center for Responsive Philanthropy and ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Phase Two Grant Recipients

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
... operations of twenty-two local organizations responding to the increase demands and organizational stressors of the ... and managing shrinking budgets.” Along with many other foundations, the Brandywine Health Foundation has implemented ... or journey with them to collectively build a racial equity community of practice.  This is what responsive philanthropy ...

Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
... Martinez, Lead Muralist. “This mural is a testament to community philanthropy,” Ramos said.  “We knew that ... the participants, the art all had to manifest the ‘community’ in community foundation and it has.” The ...

TD Charitable Foundation Awards $3.125 Million in Grants to Non-Profits Expanding Access to Affordable Housing

Friday, November 16, 2018
... organizations throughout TD Bank’s footprint from Maine to Florida a total of $3.125 million. The theme of this ... CDN $1 billion (US $775 million) in total by 2030 towards community giving in four areas critical to building an ...
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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
... will provide $50 million in immediate short-term relief to several national and community organizations to help some of the families and ... that we make real and lasting improvements through community action and public policy in the months and years to ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $485,000 in Support of 24 Local Films

Friday, November 4, 2022
... Philadelphia region. IPMF took a new direction with its community-led grantmaking process this year by hiring local ... Sotomayor, a recipient of the 2020 film nominated-grant, to facilitate the nominations process alongside a diverse ... process, we can see firsthand that those in the filmmaking community are best positioned to make the grant decisions," ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1M in fall 2017 grant round

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... during the fall grant round of fiscal year 2017-2018 to 30 non-profit organizations, schools and municipalities . ... a vital role in championing health and wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation,” ... ($ 100,000). Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust- Community Recreation Center in Memorial Park PRIORITY #1C: ...

Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award winners

Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
... in Philadelphia. The Foundation made a concerted effort to reach out and to encourage many smaller Black-led non-profit organizations ... PKFF funding to leverage their ongoing great work in the community and hopefully increase their foot prints both to ...

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