The William Penn Foundation, in collaboration with the Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family Foundation, the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, and the Wyncote Foundation, has announced grants totaling more than $6 million to 16 Philadelphia-area arts and culture organizations.

The grants were awarded through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures (PCT)—a three-part regional funding component of the Ford Foundation’s America’s Cultural Treasures that provides general operating support to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) cultural groups, artists, and organizations. Grantees in the first funding opportunity made available to arts organizations through PCT include the African American Museum in Philadelphia, BlackStar, Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philly, and the South Asian American Digital Archive.

“In Philadelphia and across the country, cultural groups, artists, and organizations of color have historically struggled with fewer financial resources than their white counterparts, with the COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbating this issue,” said William Penn Foundation board chair Kathy Christiano. “Their work is an important part of the cultural landscape in Philadelphia, and we are pleased to support such a vibrant cohort of diverse arts organizations.” 

For a complete list of grantees, see the William Penn Foundation website.

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