2024: Philadelphia Voted The Philadelphia Foundation Best Philanthropist!
The Philadelphia Foundation
1835 market Street
(215) 563-6417
philafound.org
The Philadelphia Foundation is embedded in Philadelphia history, helping to connect the community for over 100 years now. Their connections to local non-profit organizations and knowledge of the City have enabled them to support the community through their charitable work as they strive to improve life for everyone in the area. Over the course of the last century, they’ve awarded close to $500 MILLION in grants and scholarships to local organizations to enrich the lives of Philadelphian’s, bringing the community together and focusing on core issues that can be solved through their brilliant philanthropic work. There is truly no organization like The Philadelphia Foundation that has served the City for generations and looks to only strengthen local communities for many more to come.
2023: Philadelphia Voted The Lenfest Foundation Best Philanthropist!
The Lenfest Foundation
Two Logan Square
(215) 239-9003 – lenfestfoundation.org
Quality news and information is essential to a healthy, just, vibrant democracy, and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism supports local journalism through its focus on diversified revenue models, digital product development, and equity and representation. The Lenfest Institute is an innovator and a change agent developing scalable solutions across Philadelphia’s news ecosystem that apply nationwide!
2022: Philadelphia Voted The Lenfest Institute Best Philanthropist!
The Lenfest Institute
801 Market Street, Suite 300
(215) 854-5600 – lenfestinstitute.org
Quality news and information is essential to a healthy, just, vibrant democracy, and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism supports local journalism through its focus on diversified revenue models, digital product development, and equity and representation. The Lenfest Institute is an innovator and a change agent developing scalable solutions across Philadelphia’s news ecosystem that apply nationwide.
2021: Philadelphia Voted The Philadelphia Foundation Best Philanthropist!
The Philadelphia Foundation
1835 Market St
(215) 563-6417 – philafound.org
Founded with the intention of improving communities across Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Foundation has been doing just that for over a century. Since 1918, the foundation has worked to connect community-minded individuals with other people and organizations that are helping make Philadelphia a better place. The foundation goes beyond just funneling philanthropic dollars to community-based organizations, but gets involved on the grassroots level with those they are helping, and forms long-lasting relationships with those doing the work. Through its 103 years of operation, it has provided nearly $475 million in grants and scholarships to groups striving to make Philadelphia the best city it can be, born of a desire to provide more long-term funding to address the many needs of local families!