Great Learning
Lessons in the laundromat: Philly initiative promotes literacy in everyday spaces
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
On a recent cold Saturday afternoon, Iris Hernandez and Carmen Colon were helping six Morales children through the letters, sounds, and words in the...
Great Learning
Made by North Philly residents, monuments to local heroes put Black history on display
Friday, February 4, 2022
Black history lives in North Philadelphia.
Great Learning
Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement in Philadelphia Gets $1.5 Million Investment
Thursday, January 27, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, January 27, 2022 – William Penn Foundation awarded a $1.5 million grant to
Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $6 Million from William Penn Foundation for Workforce Development and Pandemic Recovery Efforts
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (January 4, 2022) – The William Penn Foundation today announced 44 grants totaling more than $6 million to support workforce development...
Watershed Protection
William Penn Foundation is giving $1.65 million to create a new Delaware River Climate Corps
Friday, December 3, 2021
The money would create a Delaware River Climate Corps to work for the Philadelphia region’s first localized climate resiliency program.
Creative Communities
“Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures,” Providing Multi-Year Grants to BIPOC Arts Organizations is now accepting Applications
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
This new regional fund is a collaboration of The Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family Foundation, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, William Penn...