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Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $2.68M to 339 Arts Organizations Across the City

Friday, March 29, 2019
... 2019]—On March 26 and 27 at City Hall, The Philadelphia Cultural Fund will announce the recipients of its 2019 Art & Culture Grants. The awards total $2.68 ... best work,” said Philadelphia Cultural Fund executive director Barbara J. Silzle. Twenty-eight organizations are ...
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives Much-Needed Support to Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Thursday, June 27, 2019
PHILADELPHIA—(June 27, 2019)— The Philadelphia Cultural Fund today announced $223,918 in grants to 13 ... cultural organizations that use arts to enrich the lives of young people, ages 5 to 18, throughout the city. These ... continued financial assistance,” Cultural Fund Executive Director Barbara Silzle. “Arts programs for youth do more ...
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The Board of Directors of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn Announces Two New Changes for 2019

Diana Doherty and Joanne Kline
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
In the Spring of 2019, Joanne Kline, the founding Executive Director of the ... together to ensure a smooth transition into this exciting new chapter.”  In fact, Joanne has agreed to assist the ...
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... Richard Besser to succeed Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD as head of the $10B foundation Princeton, N.J. —Richard Besser, MD, former acting director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... as a pediatrician with the Children's Aid Society in New York City, and he is currently a Professor of Pediatrics ...
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Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... PA, Monday, December 17, 2024 — We, the Leeway Board of Directors, are delighted to announce that Pia Agrawal will join the Leeway Foundation as our new executive director beginning January 27, 2025. Pia is a seasoned arts ...
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Lenfest Institute Announces Inaugural Lenfest Next Generation Fund Winners

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
... for Journalism today announced the first-ever recipients of The Lenfest Next Generation Fund Award. The 21 NextGen award winners are ... Online News Association conference. The Lenfest Institute has committed an initial $25,000 to The Next Generation Fund, ...

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

Friday, July 27, 2018
... venture philanthropy network that supports the expansion of nonprofits with proven results to the cities where the ... (FSS) program , per a press release. As the Philly site’s ED,  Omar Woodard , put it ... of America. READ MORE GreenLight Fund is bringing a new model of financial empowerment to Philadelphia ...
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5 Ways Impact Investors and Philanthropists can Innovate to Solve Philly’s Biggest Problem

Friday, March 16, 2018
... cash. Admidst  crippling poverty  and a  proliferation of struggling nonprofits , the city  ranks 43rd  of the ... investors and philanthropy pros: Margaret Berger Bradley , director of investment partnerships and lead for social ... other more. Perhaps the most-shared stat to judge how well Philly as a whole is doing is the 25.8 percent poverty rate ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to support recovery and sobriety for college students

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
... Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation) announced new funding for addiction resources in higher education ... are currently designing programs to address the needs of their student population: Saint Joseph’s ... stress for many students,” said Tim Rabolt, Executive Director of ARHE, the only association in the U.S. that ...

Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
... 24, 2019)— The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to 10 district elementary ... the School District of Philadelphia developed this smart new grant program as a way to help schools build on the ... ensure sustainability, and enable effective solutio Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To ...
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William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
... The William Penn Foundation is instituting a broad set of changes — from the kinds of projects and organizations ... been underway for a decade and roughly coincides with a new 10-year strategic plan. While the new giving priorities ... board chair. CONTINUE READING>> William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is ...

Philly groups offer $9 million in funding for nonprofits celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
... Inquirer PhilaFundersCollab250.jpg The 250th birthday of the United States is just around the corner, and four ... Shawn McCaney, William Penn Foundation executive director, said in a statement. “We hope this initiative ... philanthropic organizations. >>CONTINUE READING Philly groups offer $9 million in funding for nonprofits ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Opens New Grant Application for Nonprofits

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – The PHL COVID-19 Fund announced today that it will be accepting new grant applications for a three-day period beginning on ... Fund, led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), ...
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New $65M legal center hopes to be game changer for Philly’s poor

Jessica Hilburn-Holmes
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
By Aaron Moselle for WHYY Low-income residents in need of free legal services will soon be better connected to ... for a lawyer,” said Jessica Hilburn-Holmes, executive director of the Philadelphia Bar Foundatio n, the ... spearheading the $65 million project.   READ MORE New $65M legal center hopes to be game changer for Philly’s ...
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Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... are creating social change in their communities. In honor of its 50th anniversary, Douty is releasing updated funding ... equity and opportunity” said Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of The Douty Foundation. “As we begin our 51st ... September 16 th deadline.  Additional information on the new guidelines can be found here  or contact Jennifer Leith ...

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