The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Receives Challenge Grant from William Penn Foundation
December 17, 2009The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Receives Challenge Grant from William Penn Foundation
(Philadelphia, December 17, 2009) — The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has received a $40,000 challenge grant from the William Penn Foundation. This one-for-two grant must be reached by June 30, 2011 with $80,000 in new or increased gifts to the Annenberg Center’s Annual Fund. This fund provides essential operating support to the institution and allows for the continuation of the Center’s mission – innovative programming in theatre, jazz, world music and dance as well as programming for children. The overall goal of the challenge grant is to help the Center build its current donor base in order to ensure the future financial stability of the organization.
“By presenting top-quality performing arts, the Center plays an important role in our region’s cultural scene. We hope that this challenge will encourage donors to join us in supporting their mission,” said Feather Houstoun, president of the William Penn Foundation.
“This award from the William Penn Foundation will make it possible for the Annenberg Center to continue to bring diverse, high quality programming to Philadelphia audiences at affordable prices,” said Annenberg Center Managing Director Michael J. Rose. “It will serve as a wonderful incentive to our current donors as well as potential future donors, and we are incredibly grateful to the William Penn Foundation for their confidence and support.”
The William Penn Foundation, founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region through efforts that foster rich cultural expression, strengthen children’s futures, and deepen connections to nature and community. In partnership with others, the Foundation works to advance a vital, just, and caring community. To learn more about the William Penn Foundation, please visit www.williampennfoundation.org.
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