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William Penn Foundation Announces $3 Million for PHL COVID-19 Fund

Thursday, March 19, 2020
Special Announcement from the William Penn Foundation   This is an unprecedented moment, rife with ... uncertainties and challenges that are potentially defining for organizations, large and small. We will be defined as a community, city, region, and nation by how we come together ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $5.5 Million in Grant Renewals

Large puppet with sign "Our Community Is Not For Sale"
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
... July 12, 2023—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $5.5 million in grant ... renewals—all one-year grants unless otherwise stated—for ongoing support to organizations and projects aligned ... with the Foundation’s program areas, as listed below: Community Storytelling  ¡Presente! Media Collective — ...

William Penn Foundation Announces Hilary Rhodes as New Director of Evaluation and Learning

Hilary Rhodes
Monday, January 29, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (January 29, 2018) – The William Penn Foundation announced today the appointment of Hilary Rhodes ... of evaluation and learning.  Rhodes is responsible for developing and implementing a new internal evaluation and learning program for the foundation, which will promote and support the ...
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Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... informed educator Candy Alexandra González (ACG ‘18), community educator and burgeoning medicine woman Shivon Pearl ...

Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Philadelphia, PA (August 1, 2019) – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots ... the creation of a funding focus to its annual Request for Proposals. Douty is seeking to support organizations for which a $20,000 grant will have notable impact; ...

William Penn Foundation awards $11.8 million in Arts & Culture funding

Thursday, May 30, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (May 30, 2019) – Today the William Penn Foundation announced $11.8 million in funding for 35 arts and culture organizations. These grants offer ... approaches to achieving sustainability and organizational health,” said Leonard C. Haas, Chair of the William Penn ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Via William Penn Foundation WPF new funding areas_horiz.png   OUR REVISED ... grantmaking areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to understand how ... we will learn directly from you – the nonprofit leaders, community members, and organizations, large and small – who ...

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 ... Executive Director Denise Brown. “We are grateful for the support for this residency from our partners at the Independence ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s YOUTHadelphia grants help Philly youth initiatives

Monday, May 28, 2018
... received grants totaling $50,000 from The Philadelphia Foundation’s Fund for Children’s YOUTHadelphia program. The Philadelphia ... philanthropic resources to improve the quality of life for the city as a whole. YOUTHadelphia launched in 2004 and ...

William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action

Monday, March 30, 2020
... partners, As the impact of the Coronavirus crisis on our community continues to grow, on Friday the William Penn Foundation held its second urgent board meeting in two weeks ... the urgent needs of organizations. New Emergency Fund for Early Education Today we are pleased to join with ...

The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
... music organizations and their efforts, The Presser Foundation announces new Capital Support grants totaling ... organizations is below. These grants are designated for capital projects of music presenting, music performing ... of Delaware - $15,000 Commonwealth Youthchoirs - $5,000 Community Music School of Collegeville - $5,000 Dolce Suono ...
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Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative

UCD Green City Works
Friday, December 20, 2019
... trains, advances, and supports its workforce. The Connelly Foundation has granted WPSI $450,000 over three years to ... City District’s commitment to economic opportunity and community placemaking.  WPF’s support will enable a ... Philadelphia parks while also establishing a new model for parks maintenance that creates and sustains ...

William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the William Penn Foundation has partnered with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ... to the funding collaboration with the Mellon Foundation for Philadelphia arts organizations, William Penn's board of ...
28May2026

A Sector in Crisis: How U.S. Nonprofits and Foundations Are Responding to Threats

Thursday, May 28, 2026
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom Meeting
... welcomes Elisha Smith Arrillaga Vice President for Research at the Center for Effective Philanthropy to share report highlights and ... their services and significant cuts to their funding. Many foundation leaders recognize the high stakes of the current ...
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Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019
... change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial ... and funders, we offer practical steps and solutions for advancing racial justice grantmaking in any philanthropic ...

2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report

Published: 
11/2019
In 2018, Funders for LGBTQ Issues set out to survey the board and staff of ... Among Philanthropic Professionals (DAPP) Survey, Funders for LGBTQ Issues asked participants to identify their role within their foundation, their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ...

Connelly Foundation awards 40 Catholic eighth graders full scholarships to high school

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Via Catholic Philly The Connelly Foundation has awarded its 2021 Neumann Scholars, ... school of their choosing. This year 459 students competed for the scholarships, representing 112 parochial and regional ... at an archdiocesan high school.”  The scholarships are named for St. John Neumann, the fourth bishop of ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

The Fund for Women and Girls Blueprint speakers
Thursday, October 6, 2022
WEST CHESTER, PA (October 6, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls launched its highly anticipated 2022 ... on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. Published every five years, the Blueprint ... with a deep dive on conditions in Chester County. Over 120 community members, grantee partners, and stakeholders ...
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15Feb2023

Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Blueprint Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Chester County

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
8:30am - 10:30am
Video Conference
Join the next Chester County Funders Community of Practice for a conversation with Kimberly ... and Opportunity; Reproductive Rights; Health and Well-Being; Violence and Safety; and  Political ...

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