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The Sarah Ralston Foundation Announces Successful Inaugural Year Funding Nonprofits that Serve Philadelphia’s Aging Population

The Sarah Ralston Foundation logo
Monday, January 29, 2024
... to age safely and with joy and dignity. The Sarah Ralston Foundation is the first and only charitable foundation in ... in depression, confusion, a decline in general mental health, worsening of pre-existing conditions, a higher risk ... understand.
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The Brandywine Health Foundation announces over $800,000 in grants to organizations serving the greater Coatesville community

Brandywine Health Foundation
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
COATESVILLE, PA. January 9, 2018 - The Brandywine Health Foundation has announced 30 grants totaling $824,000, ... General Chester County Food Bank ($20,000) Coatesville Area Public Library ($25,000) Coatesville Partners for ...
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The Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Over $800,000 In Grants to Non-Profits Serving Greater Coatesville

Monday, February 11, 2019
COATESVILLE, PA. February 11, 2019 - The Brandywine Health Foundation recently distributed 30 grants totaling $834,000, ... Coatesville Partners for Progress ($20,000) Coatesville Area Senior Center ($5,000) The Crime Victims' Center of ...
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Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... information: Jennifer Leith, Executive Director, The Douty Foundation 215-620-1869  jennifer@doutyfoundation.org ... Philadelphia, PA (April 6, 2020) – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots ... their communities. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Foundation is immediately releasing more than 25% of its ...

The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.3 Million in Grants to Music Organizations This Year

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce another round of general ... to 114 music organizations in the Greater Philadelphia Area. In addition, the Foundation will honor ten multi-year ... the most in the Foundation’s history in this grantmaking area, and their focus and size vary a great deal. The ...
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First Hospital Foundation is Now Philadelphia Health Partnership

Thursday, February 1, 2018
  PHILADELPHIA – February 1, 2018 – After 20 years of supporting nonprofit organizations throughout Greater Philadelphia, First Hospital Foundation is now Philadelphia Health Partnership: a Foundation for Healthy Communities . ...

Carrolle Perry Devonish, former director of the Philadelphia Foundation and celebrated philanthropy expert, has died at 85

Carrolle Perry Devonish
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... the first female and Black director of the Philadelphia Foundation, retired executive director of the Anguilla Community Foundation, former local development director for the United ... inequities regarding education, arts and culture, health and medicine, employment, crime, and social justice ...

Funders and Grantees celebrate PA is Ready!

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
On October 10,  The Philadelphia Foundation  hosted a  Funder/Grantee Reception  to ... for immigration assistance. In 2016, The Philadelphia Foundation and a cohort of local and national funders ... who have provided support for  PA is Ready! :   Claneil Foundation, Patricia Kind Family Foundation, Samuel S. Fels ...

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

Fireworks_Wawa Welcome America
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
... the corner, and four Philadelphia groups are offering area nonprofits a total of $9 million in funding to help ... for the Semiquincentennial, a joint effort by the Connelly Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, the Pew Charitable ... to imagine their contributions to the next 250 years of American democracy.” Funding is open to 501(c)3 ...
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A celebration of place: How funders are supporting media to foster community narratives

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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... overlooks work that fosters personal expression, celebrates cultures of locally distinct communities, or ... to broader audiences. A new report from the Wyncote Foundation that profiles eight place-based organizations ... with news and...

Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... July 2024] It is with mixed emotions that the Independence Foundation Board of Directors announces the upcoming ... a multitasker who, while addressing issues related to the health of our city, never lost sight of the arts’ important ... to joining the Independence Foundation, Susan worked for 15 years as Department Head of Nursing at Community College ...
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Over $10 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Philadelphia-Area Cultural Groups and Artists

BalletX company performs choreographer Jennifer Archibald’s Maslow’s Peak, 2024. Photo by Whitney Browne, courtesy of BalletX.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
... that it has awarded  $10.2 million to 39 Philadelphia-area cultural organizations and artists , including $3.5 ... relevance, and success. Additionally, 12 Philadelphia-area artists have been named Pew Fellows in the Arts, ... to ensuring a thriving cultural sector that represents and celebrates diverse perspectives. We look forward to seeing ...
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Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
... charitable giving in America, is published by  Giving USA Foundation , a public service initiative of The Giving ... 17.0%, to an estimated $88.55 billion (a growth rate of 15.6%, adjusted for inflation), reaching its highest-ever ... giving to foundations was flat at 0.8% growth.  Giving to health  is estimated to have declined by 3.0% (a decline of ...

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

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
... it has awarded $1 million in new grants to 13 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving local residents who are vulnerable to ... isolation are disproportionately susceptible to the health, emotional, and economic impacts of COVID-19,” said ... issues. Each organization will receive $250,000 over two years. The other 11 awards will provide an additional year of ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Phase Two Grant Recipients

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Brandywine Health Foundation recently announced the recipients of the Recovery ... conducted by the Philadelphia Foundation, The Financial Health of Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits, revealed that over forty percent of our ...

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