OVERVIEW: The Awesome Foundation’s Philadelphia chapter supports efforts for the arts, technology, community development, STEM education, people with disabilities, recreation, nutrition and the criminal justice system in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts, technology, community development, STEM education, people with disabilities, nutrition, criminal justice system, recreation
IP TAKE: Philadelphia grantseekers should be as detailed as possible about how they would use this funder’s grant money and point out why this funding can’t be obtained from other sources instead.
PROFILE: The Awesome Foundation has a chapter based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is one of many chapters of the Awesome Foundation, which is “global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time.” A group of trustees runs this foundation chapter and aims to make Philadelphia as awesome as it can be. It funds local efforts for the arts, technology, community development, STEM education, people with disabilities, recreation, nutrition and the criminal justice system.
The Awesome Foundation’s Philadelphia chapter awards micro grants in the city of Brotherly Love. It selects up to two grantees every other month based on pitched ideas. The funder also looks to meet as many grantees and grantseekers as possible in the region. It looks for projects that are achievable, that serve the community and where $1,000 will be effective in completing the project. Past interests of this foundation chapter include performing arts workshops for women in a correctional facility, connecting local musicians and music fans and after-school programs for students. Other funding has gone to programs for service dogs, a wheelchair dance program for a school, free fitness classes and a hydroponic irrigation system to increase an urban farm’s crop yield.
Grants are $1,000 each. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by following the Awesome Foundation Philadelphia on Twitter. Grantmaking focuses on the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Past local grantees include the Urban Farm Project, Uber Street Organic Garden and Widener Memorial School.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and individuals. Grantseekers should apply for funding electronically on the foundation website for this specific city. Direct general questions to the staff at philadelphia@awesomefoundation.org.
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