The William Penn Foundation is seeking applications to support efforts that will increase the percentage of teachers in Philadelphia who are fully certified.
Donor Name: William Penn Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
In addition, foundation will be funding efforts that are most likely to help the teaching force build a racial/ethnic profile that more closely matches the profile of the student body. Foundation will prioritize projects that focus on teachers for grades K-3 but understand that programs may also serve other grade levels.
Funding will be directed toward efforts that help pre-service and in-service teachers to achieve certification and employment in Philadelphia public schools or help to retain certified teachers in Philadelphia public schools. These efforts may include improving teacher education, recruiting, retention, passing of certification requirements, mentoring, securing loan forgiveness, more supportive policies, or many other possibilities.
Funding Information
WPF has $6 million available to advance this objective at this time. However, grant requests under $1 million will be most competitive.
Grant Period
3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)3 public charities or operate under a public charity fiduciary. Public charities include community-based organizations, schools and educational institutions, and other types of public-serving groups. Government entities are also eligible to apply.
- Any direct services must be focused solely on current and future teachers for Philadelphia public schools.
For more information, WPF.
