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
2020
Arts & Culture Sector Advocacy/
General Support
$15,000
Arts & Culture
2020
Emergency Gap Relief Fund for Philly's Black Working Artists
$80,000
Arts & Culture
2020
General Support (in honor of Helen Cunningham)
$20,000
Arts & Culture
2020
Window of Opportunity Relief Fund/Community Care Fund
$50,000
Arts & Culture
2020
Project PROTECT (Philadelphia Response & Outreach To End Child Trafficking)
$50,000
Child Welfare
2020
AFRICOM and Bartram’s Garden Collaboration /
Capacity Building
$35,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
Public Charge Advocacy and Emergency Medical Assistance
$60,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
Mutual Aid
$10,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
Community Fund/
General Support
$40,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
Leadership Development/Wellness
$5,500
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
General Support
$40,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
Leadership Development/Wellness
$5,500
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
General Support
$30,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
We're in this Together Fund
$40,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
Leadership Development/Wellness
$5,500
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
Mutual Aid
$25,000
Immigrants & Refugees
2020
Philadelphia Area Immigrant Collective Action Fund
$10,000
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