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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1M in fall 2017 grant round
Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model
William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection
Stuart A. Clarke will oversee a $30 million annual grant portfolio as William Penn Foundation's new Program Director of Watershed Protection.
William Penn Foundation announces new grants
Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement
Nine projects will use Knight support to foster resident engagement and equity in Philadelphia neighborhoods.
William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed
William Penn Foundation announced recent grant awards of more than $27 million to advance Watershed Protection, Creative Communities and Great Learning in Philadelphia.
Food Funders Meeting #1- Reality Bites: Hunger on the Rise in Philadelphia and What We Can Do About It
In response to data about the rise of hunger and food insecurity in Philadelphia, Philanthropy Network's Food Funders Affinity Group is holding a series of meetings to discuss what we can collectively do to reverse this trend.
The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund
The Foundation for Delaware County announced $1,055,488 in grant awards to 52 area nonprofits and the launch of the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund.
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1.4 million to community organizations
Grants were divided among five program areas: Healthy Behaviors-Schools, Healthy Behaviors-Parks, Healthy Behaviors-Networks, Physical and Emotional Health, and Strengthening Nonprofits.
Philadelphia: Building a Stronger City Through Public Spaces
In this post, Knight Foundation's Patrick Morgan reflects on the role of public spaces in creating more informed and engaged communities, and how recent investments in Philadelphia are creating deeper connections between people and their city and fostering greater community connection, trust and involvement.
One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods
Join us to hear from a panel of partner organizations that are working with Rebuild to realize the program’s impact.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America
Funding aims to reduce health disparities for patient and families living in West Philadelphia, extending CHOP’s overall community impact.
William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants
To continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the William Penn Foundation has partnered with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to collectively award more than $8 million in Relief and Recovery Support grants to local arts organizations.
$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network
Within the last six months, partners in the regional Circuit Trails Coalition received a combined $10.6 million from the William Penn Foundation toward their continued work to build multi-use trails throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Southwest Philly 2019: Tour of the Neighborhood and What We Can Do Next
Please join us for our third session in our series on Southwest Philadelphia.
William Penn Foundation awards $2.6M to support River Alive! Project
William Penn Foundation awarded a $2.6 million grant to Independence Seaport Museum to open River Alive! – a landmark exhibition focusing on the Delaware River and its watershed as a living, ever-changing system whose health and sustainability is vital to our lives.
Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground
Officials celebrated the completion of a $1.1 million renovation project at Hancock Playground, made possible through the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative.
Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists
Impact100 Philadelphia announced the eight organizations selected as Finalists to receive a total of $420,000 in funding in 2021.
City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild
Kira Strong, who has served in an interim leadership role with Rebuild since November 2019, has been named as the new Executive Director.