Ahern will be at the Wharton Social Impact Conference in Philadelphia on Oct. 29. She spoke with us about her role managing Case Foundation's impact investing initiatives.

The Merchants Fund has over 150 years of experience providing financial assistance to merchants in Philadelphia. With $3.2 million distributed in its life span and more than 300 grants awarded to local small businesses since 2007, the private foundation has helped to provide charitable gifts to business persons facing financial hardship. Past grantees include Greensgrow […]

Last month saw a lot of funding passing through key programs in the city. Here’s our roundup of what went down. Microgrants for the community The Fund for Germantown put out a call for community beautification projects, for which they would fund $100-$1000. We’re waiting to hear on those decisions, which were slated to be decided […]

Sometimes change is an absolute necessity. The Barra Foundation’s Catalyst Fund is designed to fund projects where risk-taking is a necessity: when challenges to old assumptions need to be made and organizations work to create new models for accomplishing important work in the social sector. For its Catalyst Fund grants, Barra Foundation looks for ideas […]

Last week, employees and leadership from 20 of Philadelphia’s largest insurance firms and members of the Insurance Softball League participated in an all-day charity softball tournament benefiting the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to providing justice and healing for victims of child sexual abuse. Participating companies in the fundraiser included ACE, AIG, Aon, Chubb, […]

The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN) has received a two-year, $300,000 grant to support its Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Partners initiative. Green stormwater isn’t the most sexy of initiatives, but it has the potential to save the city up to $8 billion with its Green City, Clean Waters plan, according to SBN’s Good […]

Steppingstone Scholars, a nonprofit that serves minority and low-income students with educational enrichment programs, has received a multi-year grant from the Lenfest Foundation that will provide $400,000 over the next two years. The grant will go towards expanding Steppingstone Scholars’ Middle Grades Academy program in two North Philadelphia schools. The nonprofit will expand its current […]