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The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on the greater Philadelphia area’s rich ecosystem of music performance, ... United States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation supports a broad range of classical ...
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Foundations, City of Philadelphia and key Arts & Culture organizations join together to launch $3.45M fund to meet the growing emergency need in this sector

PHL COVID-19 Arts Aid Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Related coverage: New fund sparked by William Penn Foundation will dole out millions to arts ... ‘severe financial straits’ By Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer   April 8, 2020 (PHILADELPHIA, ... Arts Aid PHL, a new emergency support fund focused on the arts and culture sector in the Philadelphia region. COVID-19 Arts Aid ...

Pennsylvania Humanities Council announces new grant program for cultural organizations affected by COVID-19

Monday, April 6, 2020
... phc.jpg PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) today announced Pop-Up Grants for Cultural Producers , a new grant program supporting efforts to sustain public engagement during the ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... education news outlet Chalkbeat and establish a local focus on early learning efforts, challenges, and successes in Philadelphia. ($600,000 ... Philadelphia, Inc. ($495,000 over 24 months) to support a new, world-class design for park and transportation improvements to Eakins Oval ...

Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
PRESS RELEASE via the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development ... assets. It will also have completed a pilot survey based on that plan in one city neighborhood. In its April 2019 final report ...
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Arts & Culture Funders Webinar - Not Just Money: Equity Issues in Cultural Philanthropy

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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... recent report, Not Just Money: Equity Issues in Cultural Philanthropy . Not Just Money  explores inequitable patterns in funding ... Unpack findings from the report, and explore data on funding patterns in our region; Discuss challenges often cited by ...

The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes $2.67 million to a diverse mix of arts & culture organizations

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
... Latina artists, entertainers, scientists and activists on the lives of contemporary women. The Cultural Fund has also prioritized ... for our work making it possible for people not typically represented in mainstream media to learn new technical skills and have an ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Awards 22 Grants to Philadelphia Arts and Cultural Organizations

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
... in a range of artistic disciplines with an emphasis on arts education and community-based arts programs. A complete list with ... works at the intersection of arts, education, community and philanthropy, grounded in our belief that deeply meaningful arts experiences ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives $232,886 to Support Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Monday, June 11, 2018
Philadelphia—June 11, 2018  -- The 2018 Philadelphia Cultural Fund grants ... youth affiliated with 13 arts organizations throughout the city.  The Cultural Fund announced $232,886 in grants to cultural ... the theme of “African-American self-determination” based on their in-class research and creative storytelling.   Commonwealth ...
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Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... The East Mount Airy Neighbors (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded $69,700 in grants ... services to Northwest Philadelphia, with an emphasis on programs serving the East Mt. Airy neighborhood. The grants, ranging in ...

William Penn Foundation announces new Creative Communities Grants

Monday, March 18, 2019
... hope sharing this information may help inspire new areas of collaboration to build on the strengths of your work in Philadelphia’s arts and culture sector. The Foundation works to support ...

Philadelphia Arts Groups to Lift Diverse Voices with $923,600 in Funding from Knight Foundation

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
... which will expand its successful community programming with new Knight funding, and the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, which is chronicling the ... leaders to attend the Arts + Business Council's Business On Board program, which teaches leadership skills, board governance and best ...
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Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces 2019 Grants for Philadelphia Artists, Organizations

Philadelphia Orchestra
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... and 27 project grants. This year’s grants include two new areas of support. In addition to the Center’s longstanding annual ... spotlight Haiti’s cultural traditions and their influence on New Orleans’ music.   Activations of new creative spaces, such as ...
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Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
...  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and recreation ... Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Community Infrastructure ( Rebuild ) initiative ... in areas of need,” said Tulipane. Rebuild focuses on promoting equity and fairness across Philadelphia, seeking to revitalize ...

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 ... the lives of young people, ages 5 to 18, throughout the city. These 2019 Youth Arts Enrichment (YAE) Grants aim to encourage and ...
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Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
... Muralist. “This mural is a testament to community philanthropy,” Ramos said.  “We knew that the artist, the concept, the ... The colorful mural spanning 20 feet high and 120 feet wide on a previously vacant wall owned by PennDot that fronts PECO’s parking lot ...

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announces 2018 grants for Philadelphia artists & organizations

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
... 600 HIGHWAYMEN, that will pair 1,000 Philadelphians for one-on-one, guided conversations. Projects that examine and interpret history in new ways, such as an exhibition at the Mütter Museum  exploring ...
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