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the Philadelphia Cultural Fund awards grants to hundreds of arts & culture programs each year—reaching all corners of this city we love.

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The Cultural Fund promotes arts and culture as engines of social, educational and economic development in the Philadelphia region.

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The Philadelphia Cultural Fund is how the City of Philadelphia has funded the arts since 1994.

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Each year, PCF provides operating support to Philadelphia-based arts and culture organizations. These grants are made from an allocation to PCF from the City budget.

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The grants support organizations dedicated to the creation, education, preservation, exhibition, and presentation of a variety of arts and culture disciplines.

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PCF is committed to removing barriers to grant applications, especially for small, community-based arts organizations that are traditionally considered ineligible for funding support.

the Philadelphia Cultural Fund awards grants to hundreds of arts & culture programs each year—reaching all corners of this city we love.

Arts &

Culture Grants

Events & News

Grantee Directory

SHOP PCF MERCH

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“… the Philadelphia Cultural Fund — a respected, equitably distributed, nearly three-decades-old resource that supports hundreds of cultural nonprofits every year —…”

-Philadelphia Inquirer

2024 Grant Winners

Friends of the Rail Park

5 Shorts Project

Wildflower Composers

Putty Dance Project

Friends of Laurel Hill & West Laurel Hill Cemeteries

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists

Leonard Pearlstein Gallery

Girls Rock Philly

Painted Bride Art Center

Usiloquy Dance Designs

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LIQUID LIGHT - InLiquid

LIIGHT THROUGH A GLASS SPRING - InLiquid

THE GARDENS AFTER DARK - Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

GEORGE BALANCHINE'S THE NUTCRACKER - Philadelphia Ballet

HOT CIDER AND HANDS-ON HOLIDAY CRAFT TABLE - Museum for Art in Wood

VIRTUAL INFO SESSION: FY25 Art & Culture Grant - The Philadelphia Cultural Fund

OPENING RECEPTION: Imprints of Time and Place by zami - Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture

AUTHOR TALK: Joseph Earl Thomas and Phillip B. Williams - Athenaeum of Philadelphia

14TH ANNUAL AUCTION PARTY - Second State Press

EXQUISITE CORPSES...A WORKSHOP - Da Vinci Art Alliance

NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRIZE 2024 AWARD CEREMONY - Al Bustan Seeds of Culture

PHLLY NUTT CRAK-UP - ContempraDANCE Theatre

THE TAPCRACKER - The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble

NOVA! NOVA! Christmas Music in Renaissance England - Piffaro, the Renaissance Band

THE FISSURE IN THE FLAME - InLiquid

RECORDER FEST! - Piffaro, the Renaissance Band

ALL EXCELLENT and ESTEEMED: The Bassano Family's Musical Migration - Piffaro, the Renaissance Band

NOW IS THE MONTH OF MAYING - Piffaro, the Renaissance Band

2024 Grantee Data

PCF Awarded $3,599,494 to 262 Art & Culture Grantees

IN THENEWS

William Penn Foundation gives an $8 million Boost to City Arts & Culture - Philadelphia Inquirer

William Penn Foundation Awards $8 Million to Support Small Arts and Culture Organizations

FY25 Grant Cycle Updates - A Letter from the BOD

2024 PCF Annual Report

2023 Annual Report

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,178,986

Gabriela Sanchez Announced as PCF Director

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,267,407

Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Philadelphia City Countil to Invest Over $3 Million In Local Arts Communty

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