Congrats to the 2026 Community Fund grantee partners who were selected for the Spring 2026 cycle focused on Hunger/Nutrition & Food System: @the.community.grocer @mahninmontco @kithsnonprofit @nwmac @feastofjustice @phillyorchards @fairamountfoodforest @ordinarieheroes @nhnonthemainline #MurphysGivingMarket Each grantee partner will receive $99,000 in general operating funds over three years and $11,000 for professional development/wellness. Get to know the grantee partners by visiting our website.

The Foundation’s Executive Director Mailee Walker joined Camille Acey from The Wind Down and former ELF grantee partner Katya Fels Smyth of @iu.philanthropy to lead a session at the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ national conference in Boston. Their session helped 75 attendees understand how foundations can support nonprofit closings and avoid funder approaches that can undermine organizations during the winddown process.

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.