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William Penn and Mellon foundations give $8 million to Philly arts and culture groups hit by COVID-19
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Two major backers of arts and culture in Philadelphia have teamed up to award $8 million in COVID-19-related relief for the sector.
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The Andrew W. Mellon and William Penn Foundations Announce $8 Million in COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Support for Philadelphia Arts Organizations
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
The emergency grants from Mellon and William Penn in combination, ranging from $50,000 to $400,000, will support organizations at the heart of the...
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Statement Re: A Complete Count
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
This year’s election witnessed one of the highest voter turnouts in the last century.
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Philly didn’t become America’s poorest big city by chance. Here’s how we fix it.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
There are two stories that we can tell about Philadelphia in the first decades of the 21st century.
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Play Everywhere: Philly kids are getting 16 spaces designed to spark joy
Monday, October 12, 2020
The lobby of the Nationalities Service Center, on the fourth floor of a building near the Reading Terminal Market in Center City, is a boring place...
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As of October, this is what we know about philanthropic COVID relief in the Philadelphia region
Friday, October 9, 2020
How has $40 million in COVID-relief philanthropy throughout the 10-county Greater Philadelphia region been distributed?
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