Recent Grants
Explore who we have supported below and visit our Grantee Spotlights for more details on the kinds of organizations we have funded.
Note: 2020 was the last year that Child Welfare grants were awarded. In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic and 2020 uprisings, Fels Fund approved mutual aid and leadership development/wellness grants.
Recent Grantees
Filter by Funding Focus or Year Awarded
Year Awarded
Grantee
Purpose
Grant Amount
Funding Focus
2021
Cesar Viveros’ Activities at Iglesias Garden
$10,000
Arts & Culture
2021
Emergency Grant Hurricane Ida Recovery/General Support
$50,000
Arts & Culture
2021
Leadership Development/Wellness for Iglesias Garden
$8,000
Arts & Culture
2021
General Support (in honor of Helen Cunningham)
$20,000
Arts & Culture
2021
Philadelphia Area Immigrant Collective Action Fund
$10,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2021
General Support
$40,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2021
Driving PA Forward Campaign
$25,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2021
General Support
$30,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2021
Leadership Development/Wellness
$8,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2021
Leadership Development/Wellness
$8,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2021
Leadership Development/Wellness
$8,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2021
Mutual Aid
$25,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2021
Leadership Development/Wellness
$8,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2021
Leadership Development/Wellness
$8,000
Immigrants & Refugees
Grantee Spotlight
Philadelphia Folklore Project
Sustaining Cultural Heritage in Philadelphia Communities
Scribe Video Center
Bringing a Social Justice Lens to Filmmaking
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
A Garden of Culture
First Step Staffing
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
POWER: An Interfaith Movement
Transcending Borders for Communities
Education Law Center-PA
Securing Equitable Public Education for All
HIAS Pennsylvania
Opening Doors for New Americans since 1882
PA is Ready!
Building Immigrant Leadership and Organizing Capacity
Asian Americans United
Building Youth Leadership in Asian American Communities