Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $8 Million from William Penn Foundation for Continued Relief Efforts Supporting Philadelphia Families
Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2021
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William Penn Foundation
PHILADELPHIA (June 17, 2021) – The William Penn Foundation today announced 90 grants totaling more than $8 million to support nonprofit organizations focused on families’ basic needs and children’s education as Philadelphians continue to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Through the Family Recovery Fund, a one-year, $10 million initiative supporting both direct grantmaking and matching funds, the William Penn Foundation awarded grants to dozens of organizations providing access to healthy food, support for families to stay in their homes, and enhanced K-12 learning opportunities.
“After a year of virtual schooling, children must come first this summer. Their needs, educational experiences, and playful learning opportunities are essential to Philadelphia’s recovery,” said Janet Haas, M.D., Board Chair of the William Penn Foundation. “So too are efforts to help families stay nourished and remain in their homes. For the allocation of these grants we relied on the expertise of peers and colleagues with experience in these fields, and are grateful for their guidance, which helped us allocate grant funds more quickly.”
Later this year, the Family Recovery Fund will support additional grantmaking in job training and workforce development.
“Through this process, we sought to place greater emphasis on organizations that reflect and engage the communities they serve,” Haas said. “We are pleased to award Family Recovery Fund grants to nearly 90 organizations, many of which are first time grantees of the William Penn Foundation.”
To date, the Family Recovery Fund grantees are:
Food Access:
- A Little Taste of Everything/Mill Creek Farm
- Bebashi – Transition to Hope
- Broad Street Ministry
- Center in the Park
- CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia/Get Fresh Daily
- Education, Culture, Opportunities Foundation
- Einstein Medical Center
- Jewish Relief Agency
- Kiths Integrated and Targeted Human Services
- MANNA
- Norris Square Neighborhood Project
- Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association
- Puentes de Salud
- Rebel Ventures
- SEAMAAC
- The U School
- Uplift Solutions
- Urban Affairs Coalition/VietLEAD
- Urban Creators
- Urban Tree Connection
- Visitation Community Outreach Foundation/Community Center at Visitation
- Women in Dialogue
- Youth Empowerment Advancement Hangout
Support for Families to Remain in their Homes:
- Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania
- Campaign for Working Families
- Coalition of African Communities
- Community Legal Services
- Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc
- Esperanza Health Center
- Fund for Philadelphia
- New Kensington Community Development Corporation
- Pennsylvania Community Real Estate Corporation/Tenant Union Representative Network
- Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
- SeniorLAW Center
- Urban League of Philadelphia
- UESF
- Women's Community Revitalization Project
K-12 Learning Opportunities:
- Barnes Foundation
- Center for Black Educator Development
- Children's Mission, Inc.
- Community Partnership School
- Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc
- Education Works
- Greene Street Friends/Horizons
- Indochinese American Council
- Jubilee School
- LOGAN Hope School
- Math Corps
- Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
- Philadelphia Education Fund
- Philadelphia Futures
- Philadelphia Youth Basketball
- Philadelphia Youth Network
- Providence Center
- Public Citizens for Children and Youth
- Read to Succeed Philadelphia
- Smith Memorial Playground
- Springboard Collaborative
- Steppingstone Scholars
- Tacony Community Development Corporation
- To Our Children's Future with Health
- Urban League of Philadelphia
- University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Grants made to the following organizations match the support of funders in the region:
- Action Wellness
- Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
- Asian Americans United
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia, Inc.
- Bread & Roses Community Fund/Trans Resilience Fund
- Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia
- Ceiba, Inc.
- CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia/Asian Mosaic Fund
- CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia/Caribbean Community in Philadelphia
- Drueding Center
- HIAS Pennsylvania
- Independence Mission Schools
- Juntos
- Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania
- National Domestic Workers Alliance/Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance
- Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia
- New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Immigration & Citizenship Coalition
- People's Emergency Center
- Philabundance
- Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders
- Scattergood Foundation/Policy Meets Practice
- Reinvestment Fund/Philadelphia Child Nutrition Fund
- Uplift Center for Grieving Children
- Valley Youth House
- Women Against Abuse
- Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project
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About William Penn Foundation
The William Penn Foundation, founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region through efforts that increase educational opportunities for children from low-income families, ensure a sustainable environment, foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. In 2021, the Foundation will grant more than $117 million to support vital efforts in the region. www.williampennfoundation.org