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May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Rebuild projects are fully in motion, with work already begun on 24 of the 64 sites ... repairs. Experienced nonprofits have been awarded multi-million-dollar grants to carry out renovations at these ... Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will deliver a $1.4 million improvement project to modernize and upgrade the ...

City Launches Fund to Support Philadelphia Organizations Pursuing Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
... – Today, the City’s Office of Sustainability (OOS), in partnership with the Philadelphia City Fund, is launching ... federally-funded Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program awards. The Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (TCGM), ... application process, EPA selected and contracted $600 million to 11 regional Grantmakers nationwide to serve as ...
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Chester County Community Foundation launches "Food for Thought" conversation series

ChescoCF Foo for Thought Community Conversations
Thursday, January 21, 2021
... social justice program open to community members to engage in meaningful conversations. The series, Food for Thought: ... and forever.  The Community Foundation holds nearly $70 million in trust and annually awards $3.5 million in grants and scholarships. ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Launches Institute for Health Equity

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Thursday, March 31, 2022
... Foundation (Foundation), today announced a five-year, $15 million commitment to advance health equity through the ... anniversary. "Health care organizations must invest in inclusive innovation that improves the health of everyone, ... end of 2022, the Foundation will have awarded nearly $70 million in charitable grants to nonprofits and for research ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Joins Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

The Nonprofit Repositioning Fund’s Director Lindsay T. Kijewski (right) with Dr. Tobi Bruhn, CEO of Foundations Community Partnership.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
... effectiveness, and financial sustainability of nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia area. “While FCP already offers ... Since 2015, the Fund has invested more than $2.6 million to help strengthen Greater Philadelphia’s ... Partners, offers grants at three levels, including Seed Awards of up to $2,500, Exploratory Awards with an average ...
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Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... — September 22, 2022 — The Association of Recovery in Higher Education ( ARHE ) announced yesterday that ... recovery programming at college campuses, committing $1 million to date. In one year, 12 new programs have been ...

The Mayor’s Fund For Philadelphia is now The Philadelphia City Fund

Philadelphia City Fund
Thursday, February 9, 2023
... supports improvements that benefit all Philadelphians. “Over the past three years, we have established new ... that improve the quality of life for all Philadelphians in innovative ways.” A Track Record of Service and Change ... creative solutions to city problems, often in ways that fall outside the capacity of individual City departments. The ...
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Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... collaborations, and organizations with budgets under $1 million. Addressing COVID and Systemic Racism Many of the  ... from national and local news outlets. Our hope is that over time these projects will become more visible and ...

IBX Foundation supports nearly 60 Nonprofit Health Centers

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Press release IBXFdnlogo2021.png In 2024, the  Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Foundation ... Blue Safety Net  Program has awarded more than $30 million to more than 70 Federally Qualified Health Centers ... centers serve more than 31 million patients, equating to 1 in 11 people nationwide, making them the largest primary ...

The Case for General Operating Support

Thursday, August 23, 2018
... an early disbursement of their organization’s multiyear grant installment. The executive director explained the organization had a one-month gap in covering operational expenses. By moving our annual ... given as general operating support has not increased over the past decade.” Taking this context into account, we ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls names new Executive Director

Kim Andrews
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
... mission and a leader and advocate for women and girls in Chester County. With years of experience in the nonprofit ... for her leadership and collaboration with Board and staff over the past several months to ensure that The Fund’s work ... Over the past 26 years, The Fund has awarded over $3.8 million to 82 local non-profit organizations.   The Fund for ...
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Chester County Community Foundation Honors Legacy Philanthropy at 30th Annual Meeting

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
... From inception, the Ericson scholarship has grown from $1,000 to the $14,000 scholarship award it is today. The ... The Community Foundation is entrusted with nearly $100 million in community assets, and annually awards $6 million in grants and scholarships. ...
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Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation ... fat queer, trans, and nonbinary femmes/fems, documenting over 50 years of disability advocacy, or using culinary arts ... support. The next Art and Change Grant deadline is March 1, 2022.   ABOUT LEEWAY The Leeway Foundation supports ...

Why Invest

... your gift: The William Penn Foundation will match $1 for every $2 raised in other philanthropic and public ... in Rebuild. William Penn Foundation   Amount:  $100 million  Purpose: Contingent on the city’s successful ... S. and James L. Knight Foundation   Amount: $3.2 million over 3 years  Purpose: To support the City and its nonprofit ...
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Small Founders Roundtable Meeting

Wednesday, January 6, 2021
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Video Conference
... and sharing on what your grantmaking will look like in the year ahead. While we are rounding the corner on the ... many of our non-profit partners are still living in response mode and thinking about the implications on their ... these implications? Are you contemplating changes to your grant application? Changes about your funding strategy? We ...

CCFWG’S 4th Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Chester County Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

2020 COC Collage
Thursday, November 12, 2020
... Champions of Change Event on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, in a virtual format. The event raised over $27,000 in support of local women and girls. 2020 COC ... Over the past 20 years, CCFWG has awarded over $3.5 million to 80 local non-profit organizations.  In response ...

Chester County Complete Count Committee to Raise Awareness about 2020 Census

Chester County 2020 Census
Thursday, September 12, 2019
... The County’s 2019 adopted budget includes $190.2 million in Federal and State grants, which represent 40 ... County’s population is expected to increase 30 percent over the next 30 years. “During the development of the ... in need of housing assistance.” Census Day is April 1, 2020. Every household will have the option to respond to ...

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