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City Launches Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund
The City of Philadelphia and the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation announced the launch of the Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund, which will implement a community-driven grantmaking process that focuses on geographic areas most impacted by the overdose crisis in Philadelphia.
Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again
For the third consecutive year, Philadelphia has dominated the Knight Cities Challenge, winning more than $1 million out of $5 million in urban-revitalization grants that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation offers annually to 26 cities.
Comcast NBCUniversal makes additional $1M donation to hurricane relief efforts
With an additional donation of $1 million, Comcast NBCUniversal has made direct cash contributions to $2.5 million to support hurricane relief efforts.
Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users
Rebuild announced that 21 nonprofits were qualified as Project Users and, as a result, are eligible to apply for grants to manage improvements to parks, rec centers, and libraries.
Philly parents, don't leave the city when your kids reach school age | Opinion
William Penn Foundation program director for Great Learning Elliot Weinbaum urges parents to visit their neighborhood schools and see the great teaching happening in Philadelphia's public schools before deciding to leave the city in search of something better.
How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces
Philadelphia’s growing skyline is not the only sign of the city’s ongoing renaissance. Recent and deep investment in the public spaces that bring us together is also a sure signal of our city’s revival.
Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $219,000 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in Chester County.
Foundation Building
Denise McGregor Armbrister is the driving force behind the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation, which is marking 20 years of revitalizing neighborhoods in Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.
Gerry Lenfest, Philly’s greatest philanthropist of all time | Opinion by Keith Leaphart
Nov. 15 is National Philanthropy Day, a day when people around the country are invited to reflect and celebrate charitable acts — both financial gifts and acts of service for the benefit of others. I thought it only appropriate to acknowledge and celebrate the spirit of Gerry Lenfest on this day.
Wells Fargo Appoints New Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Executive Director
Aishah Miller has been named the new Executive Director of The Wells Fargo Regional Foundation and the Wells Fargo Regional Community Development Corporation (CDC).
Profile of our Membership
Our network encompasses nearly 120 organizations located in Greater Philadelphia and beyond, representing a large segment of the region’s philanthropic assets.
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Celebrates 15 Years
YOUTHadelphia 2019 Announces $60,000 In Grants
The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.3 Million in Grants to Music Organizations This Year
How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides
With services and supports to the community’s most vulnerable residents repeatedly at risk, First Hospital Foundation (now the Philadelphia Health Partnership) asks how it can most effectively target its resources to make a difference.
Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney
Mayor Kenney arugues that ultimately, the best ways to reduced Philadelphia's systemic, intergenerational poverty are to improve educational and economic opportunities, and to empower residents with the resources they need to get family-sustaining jobs.
Mayor Kenney Signs Executive Order Establishing Philly Counts 2020
Mayor Jim Kenney signed an Executive Order establishing the Philly Counts 2020 office and the formation of the Complete Count Committee.
William Penn Foundation awards $11.8 million in Arts & Culture funding
William Penn Foundation announced $11.8 million in unrestricted operating support for 35 arts and culture organizations in the Philadelphia region.