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Building Organizational Strength and Civic Connection: A Look Behind the Doors at Philadelphia Foundation in 2025

December 9, 2025

Approaching the end of another consequential year, we want to pull back the curtain and share some of what’s been happening inside Philadelphia Foundation – the organizational developments that don’t always make headlines but are essential to our ability to serve the region. While these aren’t the only accomplishments that defined 2025 for us, they […]

Philly Gives Launches Year Two with Vision and Partnership

November 18, 2025

Philly Gives is back for 2025! On October 29, Philly Gives supporters gathered at 6abc’s studios to launch this year’s effort and celebrate the unique partnership between philanthropy and journalism that makes it work. The initiative – launched by Philadelphia Foundation and supported by a grant from the William Penn Foundation – elevates the impact […]

Media as a Force for Community Good: Leadership Lessons from Bernie Prazenica

November 13, 2025

Philadelphia Foundation President and CEO Pedro A. Ramos recently joined Bernie Prazenica, President and General Manager of WPVI-TV/6abc, for another installment in our Conversations in Civic Leadership series. The conversation, which was attended by local leaders and supporters of our Civic Leadership Fund, centered on how media organizations can serve as powerful civic institutions and […]

Philadelphia Foundation Supports Future Physician Bernice Kear Through Woman One Scholarship

October 29, 2025

Philadelphia Foundation is proud to announce that Bernice Kear, a fourth-year medical student studying global and public health, is the 2025-2026 recipient of the Woman One Scholarship at Drexel University College of Medicine. The $25,000 award from Philadelphia Foundation’s Elwood and Edith Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund provides tuition assistance as Bernice completes her medical education. […]

Philadelphia Foundation’s Youth in Philanthropy Program Awards $50,000 in Grants to Youth-focused Nonprofits

September 3, 2025

YOUTHadelphia grant recipients include five nonprofits serving young adults throughout the city Last month, Philadelphia Foundation announced that its youth-in-philanthropy program, “YOUTHadelphia,” has awarded $50,000 in grants to five Philadelphia nonprofits (ACHIEVEability, As I Plant This Seed, Imani Star Development, OrdinarIE Heroes, and The Mastermind Cooperative) addressing pressing issues for Philadelphia’s youth. To celebrate, participating […]

Navigating Legal Uncertainty: Philadelphia’s Nonprofit Leaders Chart a Strategic Course Forward

August 22, 2025

Recently, leaders from across Greater Philadelphia’s nonprofit sector gathered at WHYY’s headquarters for the summer convening of the Nonprofit Leaders Group, a coalition of local leaders who have met biweekly since January 2025 to exchange timely updates, share resources, and build community. While one panel focused on strategic partnerships as tools for organizational strength, another […]

Strategic Partnerships as Opportunity: Lessons from Philadelphia’s Nonprofit Leaders

August 4, 2025

Recently, leaders from across Greater Philadelphia’s nonprofit sector gathered at WHYY’s headquarters for the summer convening of the Nonprofit Leaders Group, a coalition of local leaders who have met biweekly since January 2025 to exchange timely updates, share resources, and build community. The half-day convening featured three key panels, including one on “Navigating Nonprofit Partnerships,” […]

Philadelphia Foundation Announces 2025 Edna W. Andrade Fund Grantees

June 25, 2025

Philadelphia Foundation announced the recipients of the 2025 Edna W. Andrade Fund grants, awarding $78,000 to five distinguished organizations and projects that strengthen the visual arts community in Greater Philadelphia and beyond. The Edna W. Andrade Fund cultivates and promotes the talents of visual fine artists from the region, supporting initiatives that enhance the local […]

Conversations in Civic Leadership: Wendell Pritchett’s Journey of Transformational Leadership

June 10, 2025

On a recent evening at Philadelphia Foundation’s offices, President and CEO Pedro A. Ramos sat down with Wendell E. Pritchett, the James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a Philadelphia Foundation board member, for another installment in our Conversations in Civic Leadership series. The discussion, […]

Why Corporate Leadership is Essential for Economic Mobility

May 29, 2025

Philadelphia Foundation President and CEO Pedro A. Ramos recently joined Bernard Dagenais, President and CEO of the Main Line Chamber of Commerce, for a conversation at the Greater Philadelphia Summit on Business Impact & Volunteerism. The discussion centered on one of the most pressing challenges facing our region: economic mobility, and why business leadership is […]