PHP July – December Grants Awarded

In 2025, PHP awarded $1.5 million in grants to 28 organizations working to advance equity in health and early childhood health and development.

During the second half of the year, the Foundation awarded $917,000 in 25 grants to 20 organizations:

• $677,000 in 16 strategic initiative grants to organizations working to nurture, connect, advocate, and lead;
• $240,000 in nine one-time timely designated/rapid response grants to organizations addressing urgent needs in Philadelphia and policy, system, and funding challenges.

Learn more about the new grants below.

NURTURE – Promoting the Optimal Development of Children from Prenatal to Age Five to Influence Health and Well-Being Across the Lifespan

• Oshun Family Center: $65,000 in support of perinatal mental health and support services and advocacy to promote Black maternal health.

CONNECT – Improving Access to Equitable Care and Services to Address Disparities in Health and Well-Being

• African Family Health Organization: $75,000 in support of culturally- and linguistically- sensitive health, human, and educational services for African and Caribbean immigrants and refugees.
• La Puerta Abierta: $50,000 in support of quality mental health care for immigrants that face barriers to access and provider training to promote culturally competent care.
• Nationalities Service Center: $75,000 in support of services that welcome and empower immigrants and refugees to achieve a life of safety and stability, sustainable opportunities, and meaningful community connections.
• SEAMAAC: $65,000 in support of services for immigrants, refugees, and other marginalized community members as they seek to advance the condition of their lives in the United States.

ADVOCATE – Advancing Policy, Systems, and Structural Change to Achieve Equity in Health

• AccessMatters: $50,000 in support of advocacy to protect and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care, family planning services, and comprehensive sex education.
• Community Legal Services: $25,000 in support of community outreach and advocacy to promote Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid enrollment and retention.
• Georgetown University: $20,000 in support of research and policy analysis by the Center for Children and Families to help states protect access to high-quality, comprehensive, and affordable health coverage for children and families.
• Lenfest Institute for Journalism: $35,000 in support of civic engagement by Every Voice, Every Vote community partners to provide Philadelphia residents with information, tools, and opportunities to participate in local democracy.
• New Voices for Reproductive Justice: $50,000 in support of community organizing, civic engagement, and advocacy to advance reproductive justice by building power for and with Black women, Black queer folks, and Black marginalized people.
• Pennsylvania Health Access Network: $75,000 in support of community outreach, organizing, and advocacy to promote access to quality, equitable, and affordable health care.

LEAD – Building the Capacity of the Nonprofit and Health and Human Service Sectors for Racial Justice and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• BOLT (Build Our Lives Together): $40,000 in support of work to cultivate, support, and empower grassroots leaders to drive community-led change and $25,000 in support of the design and implementation of a Salesforce data system.
• Oshun Family Center: $2,600 in support of participation in the Economy League 2025 Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange (GPLEX).
• The Village of Arts and Humanities: $20,000 in support of leadership programs that prepare young people to enter the workforce and post-secondary education as self-determined creative problem solvers and social innovators.
• we R.E.I.G.N: $4,500 in support of participation in the Economy League 2025 Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange (GPLEX).

TIMELY DESIGNATED/RAPID RESPONSE GRANTS – Advancing Equity in Health to Address Urgent Needs in Philadelphia and Policy, System, and Funding Challenges

• African Family Health Organization: $25,000 in support of the Wellness Clinic’s provision of health care for African and Caribbean community members.
• Coordinating Capacity Strengthening Initiative: $12,500 in support of development of a quality, equitable, and efficient nonprofit capacity strengthening system in the Philadelphia region. The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey serves as the fiscal sponsor.
• Health Federation of Philadelphia: $25,000 in support of strategic business planning support for a cohort of community health centers in the Philadelphia region.
• Nationalities Service Center: $25,000 in support of the onsite culturally appropriate food pantry for community-based hunger relief.
• Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations: $7,500 in support of nonprofit memberships to increase access to training and technical assistance and scholarships for consulting services.
• Regional Food Fund: $50,000 in support of strengthening the capacity of local food banks to respond to increased demand. The Philadelphia Foundation serves as the fiscal sponsor.
• SEAMAAC: $25,000 in support of food delivery for community-based hunger relief.
• SeniorLAW Center: $20,000 in support of advocacy to protect older adults’ access to quality health care and long-term services and supports in response to the closure of CARIE (the Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of Elders).
• Women’s Way: $50,000 in support of the Immediate Response Action Fund grants to gender justice organizations affected by urgent and unanticipated challenges.

Read the entire 2025 PHP grants list.