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Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $914,517 to 205 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City

Philadelphia Cultural Fund logo
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
... has announced the recipients of its 2021 Art & Culture Grants. A total of $914,517 will be awarded to 205 ... and the amount of each grant is significantly less than in past years. In 2020, $2,928,500 was awarded to 349 ... most likely have less access to revenue sources such as foundation grants.   PCF has long been an accessible and ...
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26Jan2022

Funder Briefing: Taking Early Childhood Education Outdoors - A Strategy for Health and Education Equity for Young Children

Wednesday, January 26, 2022
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Where: 
Zoom
Meaningful outdoor experiences and learning in early childhood is one way to bridge the opportunity gap ... related to educational success, physical and mental health , and well-being. With new emphasis on early learning, ... by the Blue Sky Funders...

City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Launch PHL COVID-19 Fund

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Thursday, March 19, 2020
... 2020 For the City: press@phila.gov | For the Philadelphia Foundation: Melissa Fordyce, 856-430-4661, ... providing community safety nets such as food pantries and health services, as well as preparedness and protection ... This fund supports nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia Area—five Pennsylvania counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, ...
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Small Funders Webinar: Finding and Using Data to Make Smarter Grants

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05/2018
... to gain a better understanding of the needs and challenges in the communities where we fund, and to help us make smarter ... statistics like graduation rates and school ratings, health risk factors, employment rates, and more. John Barber ... , is a tool funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that features easy-to-find demographic breakdowns ...

Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA-Leeway Foundation recognizes the longstanding power of media artists ... throughout the Greater Philadelphia region with $125,000 in funding to five inaugural Leeway x IPMF Media Artist + ... as well as the range of projects and media,” said Leeway Foundation Executive Director Denise Brown. “We are ...

Comcast RISE Investment Fund to Provide Additional $1 Million In Grants To Support Philadelphia Small Businesses

Monday, May 16, 2022
... RISE Investment Fund, bringing the total to $16 million in grants across the country since the program’s inception ... Comcast RISE Investment Fund initiative. Beginning on June 1, and through June 14, eligible businesses in Atlanta, ...

City Announces Awardees of $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

2024 Illuminate the Arts Grants
Friday, November 8, 2024
... small creative enterprises have been  awarded a total of $1,500,000 through the 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant. The ... and uplift Philadelphia’s creative sector, particularly in Philadelphia’s Black and Brown communities, and those ... for individuals compared to organizations and enterprises. Awards were given to applicants from a diverse set of ...

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 ... mission-related investing happened in March 2016 with a $1 million investment in  Reinvestment Fund’s  core loan ... education, grocery stores, commercial enterprises and health centers that benefit low-income communities. “That ...

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

Friday, March 29, 2019
... the recipients of its 2019 Art & Culture Grants. The awards total $2.68 million and will provide 339 organizations ... and broadest community of arts and cultural organizations in Philadelphia. This year’s grantee list is the largest in ... will attend the March 26 ceremony, and those in Districts 1, 4, 6, and 8 will attend on March 27. The Mayor, City ...
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Blog Post: Finding Your Perfect Grants Management System

PhillyCAM producers retreat
Thursday, August 1, 2024
... retreat | Photo courtesy of Independence Public Media Foundation By Sherella Williams The first rule to choosing a grants management system (GMS) is there is no perfect grants ... manager at Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) in 2020, our identity was just developing. IPMF was a new ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off Cohort Two of The Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Cohort Two Funders
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... Pennsylvania -  On January 24th, The Alliance for Health Equity launched its second cohort of the Nonprofit ... and Brown communities. Learning session topics focus on: (1) justice and equity leadership; (2) why race and justice ... by these Chester County funders: Chester County Community Foundation, The Fund for Women and Girls, Nelson Foundation, ...

Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
The Leeway Foundation announced $150,000 in funding for 10 individual women, trans* and gender ... The 2020 Art and Change Grant deadlines are March 1 and August 1. Both applications will be available on the ...

The Philadelphia Foundation and Reinvestment Fund Launch PhilaImpact Fund

Monday, April 30, 2018
... fund PHILADELPHIA, PA (4/27/2018) - The Philadelphia Foundation and Reinvestment Fund announced the launch of  ... housing stability for low-income families, better health outcomes, higher educational attainment, greater ... financed the construction of the Grays Ferry Education and Wellness Center in South Philadelphia. This transformed a ...

Connelly Foundation Welcomes New Senior Staff

Fran Burns, Tim Durkin
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
West Conshohocken, Pa, August 24, 2018 - The Connelly Foundation announced today the appointment of Fran Burns as ... and our region. We want to help all Philadelphians share in the good things that are happening here.” Prior to ... million to nonprofit organizations in the Philadelphia area focusing on education, human services, and the arts. The ...
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20Aug2020

Delco Public Health Townhall

Thursday, August 20, 2020 4:00pm
Where: 
Virtual Convening
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a public health crisis. And in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware County is ... department. Join WHYY, Delaware County Council and The Foundation for Delaware County for a free, virtual public ...

City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... announced today that it has been selected to receive $1,000,000 as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art ... Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE), in collaboration with artistic leads Trapeta Mayson and ...
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12Jan2021

Foundations Respond to Crisis

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
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Virtual
In early spring this year, as the coronavirus pandemic ... placing greater trust in nonprofits, and increasing foundation payout. The pandemic has exacerbated long-standing ... Ford Foundation Nora Moreno Cargie , President, Tufts Health Plan...

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