News and Perspectives

On an unseasonably cool Saturday during one of this spring’s stretches of wet weather, Yazmine Acosta, a 14-year-old from South Philadelphia, greeted visitors at a lakeside dock at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, just across Broad Street from the Wells...

The Foundation is pleased to announce it recently awarded 79 grants totaling $31.6 million in its five grantmaking programs, supporting efforts to expand access to resources and opportunities that promote a more vital and just city and region for all...

The Foundation is pleased to announce it recently awarded 113 grants totaling $43.9 million in its five grantmaking programs, supporting efforts to expand access to resources and opportunities that promote a more vital and just city and region for all...

Voting is one of the strongest tools citizens have in our democracy. Yet, in Philadelphia, we often see voter turnout at just over 20% in primary elections, significantly less than the 60% voter turnout we see in Philadelphia for higher profile elections...

The Foundation is pleased to announce it recently awarded 95 grants totaling more than $34.5 million in its five grantmaking programs, supporting efforts to expand access to resources and opportunities that promote a more vital and just city and region...

The William Penn Foundation recently awarded a three-year, $919,000 grant to Green Building United in support of the Climate Ready Capital Projects (CRCP) Program, an initiative dedicated to helping our grantees embed climate resilience and sustainability...