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Pew Announces $6.8M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region's Vulnerable Adults

Monday, May 4, 2020
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it will provide $6.8 million over the next three years to 38 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving some of the region’s ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Posts Largest Grant Distribution Increase in Nearly a Decade

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Hundreds of Thousands in Funds Awarded in the Philadelphia Bar Foundation 2017 Grant Cycle   PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (February 2018)  – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation broadened their scope of support ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces its 2020 Art & Culture Grants

Thursday, March 26, 2020
... fund during coronavirus closures by Peter Crimmins pcf.jpg PHILADELPHIA—(March 24, 2020)— The Philadelphia Cultural Fund has announced the recipients of ... broadest community of arts and cultural organizations in Philadelphia. The funding is critical at this time when a ...
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GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
Omar_6ABC.jpg Philadelphia, PA – GreenLight Fund, with support from over ... investors and supporters, today announced  GreenLight Philadelphia Fund III , a $3.5 million fund to scale ... Foundation, and the William Penn Foundation. With seven years of impact, GreenLight welcomes six new investors to ...
29Jan2019

Info Session: An Innovation Approach to Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in Philadelphia

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Please join GreenLight Fund Philadelphia and Philanthropy Network on Tuesday, January 29 ... an innovative approach to reducing chronic absenteeism in Philadelphia . Kinvolved is a social enterprise that takes a ... the 2015-16 school year, nearly...

Pew Announces $1M to Support Vulnerable Philadelphia-Area Residents Amid Pandemic

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded $1 million in new grants to 13 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving local residents who are ... issues. Each organization will receive $250,000 over two years. The other 11 awards will provide an additional year of ...

The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Philadelphia, PA – October 31, 2018. On Thursday, November 1, 2018, the Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) will launch its ... Based in the City of Philadelphia Operating for at least 2 years Identify as Black-led and Black-serving Annual ...
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The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Appoints Patricia Wilson Aden as President & CEO

GPCA
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
GPCA_logo.jpg September 21, 2021 (PHILADELPHIA, PA)  – The  Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance  (Cultural Alliance), today ... African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP)  for eight years, where she grew and diversified AAMP’s revenue by ...
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Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... an additional $1 million in total grants to more than 100 Philadelphia small businesses owned by women and people of ... that were awarded to 100 small businesses located in Philadelphia or Chester, PA, in 2021, and part of more than ... said Renee Harris, Stem Prep Academy. The last couple of years have been unsettling with the pandemic.

Twelve Greater Philadelphia Foundations Pursue a More Equitable Future

Equit Cohort Kick-Off Meeting
Thursday, June 20, 2019
... of articles and research projects depicting the Greater Philadelphia paradox. On the one hand, we are witnessing ... with vulnerable self-reflection. Recently 12 of greater Philadelphia’s philanthropic leaders assembled at Pierce ... for communities in our region. Stay tuned! Twelve Greater Philadelphia Foundations Pursue a More Equitable Future ...
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Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Community Infrastructure ( Rebuild ) ... Civic Commons  to Rebuilding Civic Infrastructure.’ “Philadelphia has gained national attention in recent years because of the renaissance of Center City, which was ...

GreenLight Fund is bringing a new model of financial empowerment to Philadelphia

Friday, July 27, 2018
By  Julie Zeglen | Via Generocity GreenLight Fund Philadelphia  has announced its newest portfolio company:  ... Capital  (CWC), in partnership with  Clarifi  and the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA). GreenLight is a ... a program graduate is $7,800.” This is GreenLight Fund Philadelphia’s fifth investment, following Parent-Child ...
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Bartol Foundation Awards 18 Grants to Philadelphia Arts & Cultural Organizations

Danse4Nia
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Philadelphia, PA—The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation ... today that it will distribute $95,000 in grants to 18 Philadelphia arts and cultural organizations. The Foundation ... experiences to children, teens and adults throughout Philadelphia’s neighborhoods. The Bartol Foundation ...
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HAFI awards grants to support permanent housing for Philadelphia residents experiencing homelessness

Friday, July 12, 2019
Philadelphia, July 10, 2019 - The Homeless Assistance Fund, ... Inc. (HAFI) announces grants totaling $416,000 over two years to assist some of Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents.  Since 2007, ...
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Black Community Leaders Fund: Q&A with Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
... of the Black Community Leaders Fund on May 13th, we asked Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald, Executive Director ... purpose of the Black Community Leaders Fund, and how did Philadelphia Foundation come to be involved in this ... in our region and the trust we have developed over 100+ years of existence.  The Marian Anderson Historical Society ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia elects new directors and officers

New Board members 2019
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
... Meeting on March 27, 2019, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia elected a new class of directors and 2019-2020 ... Bill Golderer , President & CEO, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Kristin Romens , ... ways. Dalila joined Comcast in 2016 after more than 16 years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where she most recently served ...
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Building on Arthur Evans' Legacy: Next Steps For Behavioral Health In Philadelphia

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... Dr. Arthur C. Evans   steps down  Friday after 12 years as commissioner of the city’s Department of ... evidence-based practices throughout the agency’s work. Philadelphia will need to work hard to maintain and build ... on their families, workplaces, schools, and communities. Philadelphia is a tremendous city but unaddressed behavioral ...

Opinion: Philadelphia’s recovery from COVID-19 must put housing first

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
... Director and Carolyn Placke, Housing Program Officer, LISC Philadelphia As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into May, ... the philanthropic community have helped slow the curve in Philadelphia by raising an estimated $30 million for ... with these sectors and stands ready to do its part. For 40 years, LISC has supported the development and preservation of ...
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Essentials for Effective Philanthropy - Overview: Greater Philadelphia Grantmaking Landscape

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
9:00am - 12:00pm
Free Library of Philadelphia - Regional Foundation Center
... Essentials for Effective Philanthropy series, the Greater Philadelphia Grantmaking Landscape workshop will review the ... and recent philanthropic developments in Greater Philadelphia. Session goals include the following: •   ... Presentation Slides:  PowerPoint - 02.04.20 Greater Philadelphia Grantmaking Landscape Workshop.pdf PowerPoint - ...

Pew Announces $4.5M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region’s Frail Elderly

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... it will provide nearly $4.52 million over the next three years to 28 Philadelphia-area organizations that work to preserve the ...

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