Community Fund grantee partner Philly Young Playwrights (PYP) was featured in @americantheatremag for its participation in the upcoming @playpenn New Play Development Conference. This is the second year in a row that PYP will be represented at the gathering. The 2026 conference, which features new plays designed to reconsider the architecture of freedom, will include “Emergence” written by PYP student Zoe Palmer. The conference will run from July 17th - August 2nd. Click the link in our bio to read the article.

@treehousebooks, a Community Fund grantee partner, received 809 books that were donated during the @phillies Phanatic About Reading Day at Citizens Bank Park. Thanks to the generous support of @philliephanatic and the team over the years, Treehouse Books continues to provide books for kids and families in North Philly and across the region.

We’re excited to see Community Fund grantee partners @wepacreads and @phillycommunitywireless were named as 2026 awardees by @impact100philly. Both organizations received $26,058 to support their work to support internet access and improve literacy in local schools. Impact100 Philadelphia brings together women in the Philadelphia region to provide high-impact grants to organizations that are addressing unmet needs. The organization has a particular focus on raising the profile of smaller nonprofit organizations and provides grants across 5 focus areas to make local communities more just, equitable, safe, and healthy. Click the link in our bio to read more about the grantees.

Partnership Fund grantee partner @reachinc hosted its annual Read to Rise event, which celebrates graduating high school tutors and funds critical post-secondary scholarships for seniors in Washington, DC. The organization engages teens as leaders in nontraditional tutoring environments to close reading gaps and foster leadership skills among participants. This year’s Read to Rise event honored 22 Reach seniors who are moving on to their next chapters and raised over $62,000. Kudos to Dr. Cartland, the Reach Inc. Team, and this year’s graduates!

Congrats to the 2026 Emerging Leaders Fund grantee partners: @fli.sci @ngla_org @peerdefense Each grantee partner will receive $332,000 in general operating funds over four years, access to $11,000 for professional development/wellness, and join a community of peers. Get to know them more by visiting the Foundation’s website.