The William Penn Foundation seeks to support efforts that will advance stormwater management solutions that feature vegetation, infiltration, and landscape treatments for water management in addition to their other social, environmental, and economic benefits.
Donor Name: William Penn Foundation
State: Pennsylvania and New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/30/2026
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
WPF values diverse approaches from various organizations and communities to address the objective. The aim to attract and expect to fund a range of project types, recognizing that there are many different tactics that could be used to advance the objective stated above. They seek to support new and innovative ways to maximize benefits from GSI investments and to support efforts that increase the scale of established successful local efforts.
Organizations that propose projects in partnership with other applicants will be considered on their individual merits. However, the Foundation recognizes that making significant progress on the objective is difficult and encourages organizations to include partnerships that leverage complementary strengths, resources, and expertise.
Funding Information
WPF has $3.5 million available. However, grant requests under $1 million will be most competitive.
Grant Period
WPF requesting proposals for one- to three-year projects.
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
- Proposed projects must occur in and/or seek to serve residents and communities of the city of Philadelphia or city of Camden.
Review Criteria
- Alignment with Objective
- Beneficiaries
- Meaningful Community Awareness of Proposed Work
- Meaningful Community Engagement in Proposed Work
- Partnership and Collaboration
- Organizational Capacity
- Project Design and Feasibility
For more information, visit WPF.
