William Penn Foundation

OUR MISSION is to close the achievement gap for low-income children, ensure a sustainable environment, foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region.

Two Logan Square, 11th Floor
100 North 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2757
Tel: 215-988-1830
grants@williampennfoundation.org

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WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION NAMES NEW LEADER The Board of Directors of the William Penn Foundation announced today that Peter J. Degnan, Vice Dean of Finance and Administration at the Wharton School will be the Foundation’s new Managing Director as of March 3, 2014. more...

Delaware River Waterfront Corporation Receives $5 Million to Increase Access to the WaterfrontThe Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) has received $5 million from the William Penn Foundation to further implement its Master Plan for the Central Delaware, which advances “public access” as the organizing principle guiding redevelopment of the waterfront. more...

WPF News and Information

Philadelphia Academies, Inc. Expands Home-Grown Nationally Proven College And Career Academy Program A program that prepares Philadelphia high school students for college and careers will expand to serve an estimated 5,000 more students across Philadelphia. The William Penn Foundation, which has partnered with Philadelphia Academies, Inc. for more than 15 years, invests in high quality educational opportunities for low-income students in Philadelphia. The Foundation granted Philadelphia Academies, Inc., a nonprofit youth development organization, $1,425,000 over the next two years to grow its successful career academy model. more... 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. more...	Philadelphia Zoo Receives $6M Grant from the William Penn Foundation to Blaze a New Trail The Philadelphia Zoo is pleased to announce a $6 million grant from the William Penn Foundation, whose philanthropy is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region by investing in great public spaces to serve the cultural and recreational needs of the City’s expanding urban core. 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. more...