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Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... coverage: Half million dollars in coronavirus relief going to nonprofits from Barra Foundation (04.02.20) by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia ... grants to respond to the short-term needs of the region’s nonprofit organizations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
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Ralston Center Announces the Launch of The Sarah Ralston Foundation

Friday, January 13, 2023
... in West Philadelphia is now a philanthropy dedicated to supporting organizations serving older adults across the ... nonprofit organization is relaunching as The Sarah Ralston Foundation. The Foundation’s focus is on funding nonprofits and other organizations that ...
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William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
... News Digest The Philadelphia-based  William Penn Foundation  has announced the launch of a two-year, $2 million community-based initiative to connect children and families in the city's low-income neighborhoods to informal literacy-rich learning ...
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Census 2020: Your Family Foundation Needs to Engage

Monday, January 28, 2019
... post by  Perla Ni  that encouraged family foundations to do five actions in support of a fair and accurate census ... and what help is available to determine what your family foundation can and should do near census time. I particularly ... pick the line item that is aligned with your foundation’s interest or grantmaking and do the math. If the census ...
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Philadelphia Bar Foundation Announces Release of Emergency Funding

Monday, April 20, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 20, 2020) – In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation is releasing $254,745 to be distributed ... line – which is almost 25 percent of Philadelphia's population. For these clients, legal aid helps secure ...
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Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Philadelphia, PA (Dec 20, 2023) – Today the Regional Foundation announced $2,000,000 in Neighborhood Planning and Implementation Grants to 11 organizations throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, and ... multi-year funding is designed to assist the foundation’s grantee partners to start or sustain momentum in their ...

William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
... Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Change is coming to Philadelphia’s largest foundation devoted solely to giving in the region. The ...
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Chat with an Expert #3: Daryn Dodson, Founder & Managing Director of Illumen Capital

Monday, March 9, 2020
12:00pm - 12:45pm
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Members of Philanthropy Network are cordially invited to attend the ... Group .  In partnership with Philanthropy Network’s Equity in Philanthropy Cohort programming, this episode is ...

Twelve Greater Philadelphia Foundations Pursue a More Equitable Future

Equit Cohort Kick-Off Meeting
Thursday, June 20, 2019
... and economic vibrancy, while on the other hand the city’s poverty rate hovers at a stubborn 26 percent and many ... throughout the region are left behind as they struggle to benefit from the good fortune. This disparity becomes even ... Philanthropy Network’s membership - an independent foundation, a family foundation, grantmaking public ...
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What Barra Foundation has learned from dipping a toe into mission investing

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
...  | by  Julie Zeglen In the past year and a half, the foundation has employed two new investing strategies. Here's what it's learned so far. Nearly two years ago, Barra ... was coming in the funding world — but was hesitant to jump in herself. We’re talking  mission investing , and ...

John Templeton Foundation Approves $85 Million in New Programs

Thursday, June 20, 2019
In June 2019, the Board of Trustees of the John Templeton Foundation approved 57 funding requests with an approximate ... wave of philanthropic activity. “We’re delighted to move forward with approving these requests, which ...  around the globe.” Visit the John Templeton Foundation's website to learn more about i their funding priorities and ...
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Independence Foundation Mourns the Loss of Judge Phyllis W. Beck

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Thursday, March 6, 2025
... (002).jpg It is with profound sorrow that the Independence Foundation announces the passing of its long-time Board ... was a remarkable leader whose passion for the Foundation039;s mission and her unwavering commitment to public interest law left an indelible mark.
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