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Delaware County Non Profits Can Win $20K Through Grant Contest
Non-profit organizations that are two years old that focus on animal welfare or community development can apply now through July 31.

Delaware County-based non-profit organizations have a chance to win a large sum of money through a charitable grant program from an area law firm. Through Volpe and Koenig, P.C.'s IPromise Charitable Giving Fund grant competition, non profits can win $20,000 to help them continue providing the services they offer.
Organizations dedicated to animal welfare or community development are invited to apply by July 31 for a chance to win the sizeable grant.
To enter the competition, organizations must be at least two years old and headquartered in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Burlington, Camden or Mercer County to be eligible for an IPromise grant.
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Organizations can apply for the IPromise grant online here.
"Each year, we are privileged to learn about the extraordinary work being done by non-profits across the Greater Philadelphia and Princeton communities," Volpe and Koenig President Gerald “Jay” B. Halt Jr.said. "IPromise is about dreams and goals being realized, and our team is fully committed to opening doors that might otherwise remain closed for our grant winners."
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IPromise has supported qualifying Greater Philadelphia or Princeton area non-profit organizations by awarding $20,000 grants to two organizations each year since 2007.
Former grant winners include:
- After School Activities Partnerships,
- BuildaBridge,
- Canine Partners for Life,
- Dress for Success of Mercer County,
- ElderNet of Lower Merion and Narberth,
- Greater Norristown Police Athletic League,
- Interfaith Hospitality Network of the Main Line,
- Last Chance Ranch,
- Mercer Museum,
- New Leash on Life USA,
- Operation Homefront,
- The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf,
- Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse,
- Twilight Wish,
- Urban Tree Connection.
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