Philadelphia, PA
Pyrrhic Defeat
Por Mark Loughney November 2024Dog supplies for prison / dog rescue programs
Por Jane Bridwell September 2024Greater Goods
Por Margaux Murphy July 2024Summer Literacy Studio Theater Camp
Por Michael Brix May 2024Benches for Neighborhood Garden
Por Philadelphia Scenic Works March 2024FarmerJawn's Regenerative Urban Farming
Por Christa Barfield January 2024Guns down clippers up
Por P.Michael Boone November 2023Fernhill Food Forest
Por Jaron Olevsky September 2023Body Empowerment Project
Por Christina Miranda July 2023Hear, Hear! Let’s Make D&D Hearing Accessible
Por David Perlman May 2023Musical Instrument Petting Zoos
Por Vincent James March 2023At-Home Container Gardening Support Project
Por Lindsay Stolkey March 2023Cultural Enrichment & Conflict Resolution Skills
Por Crystal Nelson January 2023In-Person GED Tutoring for Incarcerated Women
Por Marie DiLeonardo November 2022New Coat Program
Por Meghann Ryan September 2022Unify Global.org
Por Patrick Faulkner September 2022Savage Sisters Recovery, Inc Street Based Outreach
Por Adam Al-Asad July 2022Sweep4Peace
Por MONICA ALLISON May 2022Iwalewa-Brown Girls Sew Project
Por Jaye McNair May 2022PA Youth Vote Civic Ambassador Program
Por Angelique Hinton March 2022Caregiver Workshop Series
Por Renee Willett January 2022Menstrual Cup Donation Program
Por Uchechi Tarver January 2022Bakers House Inc
Por Gloria D. Baker November 2021Speak Out! Free Public Speaking Training Program
Por Grace Katharine Schuler September 2021Black Box
Por Michael Coppage September 2021Black Women Are Scary
Por Wi-Moto Nyoka July 2021Burial Ground Bouquets
Por Phoebe Finch May 2021Cobbs Creek Ambassadors
Por Temwa Wright March 2021Diverse Books in Kids' Hands
Por Kathryn Mueller January 2021Workforce & Education Academy
Por Michelle Simmons November 2020Kensington High School Phone Engineering & Repair
Por Thomia West November 2020The Warm UP
Por Janielle Bryan September 2020MURALJAWNS: Murals for Black Lives Matter
Por Whitney Brown July 2020DeclarASIAN Arts Initiative
Por Carina Sun May 2020Cool Kindergarten Science
Por Lisa Frank May 2020Our Mothers' Kitchens
Por Shivon Love March 2020Building 21 Horticultural Program
Por Laura Shubilla March 2020Amazing Women's Edition
Por Isabella Hanson January 2020Social Posters
Por MEHDI SAEEDI January 2020Embrace Family Camp
Por Abby Stewart January 2020WRAP Facilitation and Hunger Relief
Por Stephanie Booker November 2019Challenger Gym Program
Por Joan Giombetti September 2019The Future Is Us Collective
Por Laila Islam September 2019IMPACT Philly Projects-901 Education
Por Loretta A Aument September 2019Kids and Teens Improv Program - ASAS
Por Sarah Carter September 2019Youth Gentrification Exhibit
Por Gabriela Sanchez May 2019A Climber’s Guide to Eastern State Penitentiary
Por Alexander Rosenberg May 2019Leadership and Wellness Workshops
Por Successful Women Achieving May 2019The Greeting Cards Creation Program
Por Mia West November 2018Chess in the Neighborhood
Por Octavia November 2018Community Outreach/Overdose Prevention Project
Por Nicole Bixler November 2018Love Starts Here.
Por Dina Baez July 2018Impact Workshop at Riverside Correctional Facility
Por Hannah Newman July 2018The Aspiring Young Artists Project
Por Ricky Strickler May 2018Neighborhood Bike Works Summer Camp
Por Lindsey Britt May 2018Backpacks & Blankets
Por Patricia McLean January 2018The Portable Camera Obscura
Por Alexandra Orgera November 2017Project Fighting Chance
Por Vernon Kalugdan November 2017High School Females Get Creative with Robotics
Por Barbara Bess-Pashak September 2017The Music Mint
Por Skyler Jenkins September 2017One America Philly Project
Por Andrew Hanauer July 2017Rusty's Patches!
Por Meredith Nutting May 2017Volunteering Untapped PHL
Por Allora Heiberger May 2017Not in Philly
Por Dave Brindley March 2017Muslim Girls Culture Club
Por Nora Elmarzouky - Director of Education at Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture March 2017Our Diverse Community Mural
Por Alisha Hagelin January 2017The Urban Farming Project (UFP)
Por Tess Mailey January 2017Queens Code Mentoring Program
Por Tierra Jones November 2016Healing Window Paintings
Por Brigitte Kolibab November 2016Help the Minor Threats get to SuperNationals
Por Jason Bui September 2016Mosaic Pothole Installations
Por Ginger Rudolph July 2016Resilience&Trauma-Informed Ed at Summer Math Camp
Por David Shen July 2016The C.C.A. Baldi Middle School Sculpture Garden
Por William Brian Mathes May 2016The Business of Doing Good
Por Tim Julet May 2016Nutrition and Healthy Cooking classes
Por Carol Bauer March 2016Recording Studio at The LINC High School
Por Justin Deutsch March 2016Climb the Wall
Por Emilia Giordano February 2016A Paper-Recycling and Paper-Making Project
Por Andrea Yanez January 2016MAIN LINE DEPUTY DOG
Por Mark Stieber November 2015Introduction to Early Man
Por Nicole McGeary November 2015Valentines for Vets
Por Nick Moncilovich November 2015Bartram Wellness Warriors
Por Robert Thomas September 2015History Truck: Chinatown North Block Party
Por Erin Bernard July 2015Blossoming Berks Garden
Por Bethany Bender May 2015Philly #popscope: Public Astronomy Education
Por Michael O'Shea January 2015My graduation project!! (An Awesome Dinosaur)
Por Jared January 2015Student Investment Lab and Fund
Por Connor Krone November 2014Uber Street Organic Co-Op
Por Torin Johnson October 2014Unmanned aerial systems for precision agriculture
Por Courtney Thurston October 20143B Brae's Brown Bags
Por Braeden Mannering June 2014BioBots
Por Daniel Cabrera April 2014Rescue H2O
Por Sandy Sorlien March 2014Spells Writing Lab Summer Camp
Por Roxanne Patel Shepelavy March 2014Turn House into Home, The "Senior" Prom Project
Por Katherine Mars January 2014Widener Memorial School Wheelchair Dance Program
Por Robert Hansberry December 2013The Awesome Fest 2014
Por Josh Goldbloom November 2013Chester Arthur Elementary Drum Club
Por Will Blair October 2013New books for kids in need
Por First Book - Philadelphia September 2013Acerca de Nosotros
We're proud to be representing the city of Brotherly Love!
Please continue to submit your exciting, Awesome projects to us, and we're looking forward to reviewing, vetting, and selecting an Awesome idea. We will select up to 2 winners, every other month, on the second Tuesday, so make sure you get your ideas in by then. The following meetings for the rest of the year will be held in July, September, and November, so please make note of the dates when applying. And of course, in the process, we're looking to meet as many of you as possible, in hopes of making Philadelphia as Awesome as it can be!
Things to keep in mind when applying:
- Is this project achievable?
- Does it serve the community?
- Will the $1,000 complete the project, or will it merely assist in completing it?
- Be as detailed as possible when describing what you will do with the money.
- Can you get funding elsewhere?
Want to help us fund more grants? There are many ways you can help participate:
- Interested in becoming a trustee and/or funding a trustee spot? Please reach out to awesomephldean@gmail.com for more information.
- Donations: We can take anonymous donations to help fund our projects. Please reach out to awesomephldean@gmail.com for more information.
- Spread the word about us! Tell your friends, post on social media, and encourage people to apply!