Awbury Arboretum hopes $300K grant leads to sustainable future in Northwest Philly As William Penn Foundation works with nonprofits to improve some of Philadelphia's greatest community treasures, Awbury Arboretum has become an exciting new partner. A $300,000 WPF grant, approved in July, will help Awbury develop new revenue streams and form strategic partnerships to expand its reach in the community that surrounds it. 
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William Penn Foundation Initiates Search for New Leadership

A search for the new top-ranking executive at the William Penn Foundation is now underway after the Board of Directors approved a final description for the position that it believes will best enhance the Foundation’s capabilities and promote the mission of the organization going forward.

A New Skyline at the MannThrough important renovations and the new “Skyline Stage” development at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Fairmount Park, the William Penn Foundation continues to further its goals to develop great public spaces while advancing arts and cultural organizations within the City of Philadelphia. more...

Changing Skyline: An elegant redesign for Ben Franklin - and Venturi

Ben Franklin was a great and fearless tinkerer, but even he might have been reluctant to mess with the Old City architectural icon that honors his life and work. The deceptively modest Franklin Court complex was designed by world-famous Robert Venturi for the 1976 Bicentennial, and it changed the way we think about memorials. The historic site reopened last week, after three years of planning, construction, and dire warnings of architectural Armageddon. Just as the experts predicted, everything is different. But different is also better.