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Great Learning

As Philly Kids Learn to Read, ‘Coaches’ Help Them Along

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Shalia Alejandro moved to Philadelphia from Puerto Rico when she was 6, just about the age kids are starting to read.

Human Resources

WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES HILARY RHODES AS NEW DIRECTOR OF EVALUATION AND LEARNING

Monday, January 29, 2018

Creative Communities

WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION TAPS NATIONAL ARTS FUNDER TO LEAD ITS CREATIVE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

The William Penn Foundation announced today the appointment of Judilee Reed as the organization’s new program director of Creative Communities.

Watershed Protection

WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION COMMITS $17 MILLION TO PROTECT CLEAN WATER IN THE DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED

Monday, September 18, 2017

As Future Federal Support for Environmental Protection Remains Uncertain, the Foundation’s Watershed Protection Funding Supports Local Research,...

Watershed Protection

35 groups get $17M from William Penn Foundation for watershed protection

Friday, September 8, 2017

The William Penn Foundation says it has recently awarded $17 million in grants related to providing public access to, or cleanup of, the Delaware...

Great Learning

New effort aims to bring cultural arts learning to eight low-income Philly neighborhoods

Thursday, September 7, 2017

For years, arts and culture groups in Philadelphia have tried to make it easier for kids in poor neighborhoods to come and visit.