From the Executive Director Lynette Killen, Executive Director Dear Sarah Ralston Foundation Community, We are coming to the end of our first year as the newly formed Sarah Ralston Foundation. Our organization is the first and only charitable foundation in Philadelphia that is solely dedicated to funding nonprofits serving the city’s vulnerable elderly population. I…
The Sarah Ralston Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its Fall 2023 Innovative Project Support Grants. This is the second of a twice-yearly cycle of grants for qualified nonprofits. A total of $1,250,000 will be distributed to twenty nonprofits in support of their work with older Philadelphians in need. Innovative Project Support grants…
Lynette Killen, Executive Director of The Sarah Ralston Foundation, in partnership with Jane Eleey, Executive Director of Penn’s Village, and Nora Brier, Psy.D., and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, provided an educational session…
Executive Director, Lynette Killen to Speak at PCA’s 2023 Regional Conference on Aging The Philadelphia Corporation on Aging is hosting its 13th annual Regional Conference on Aging October 24th – 26th, at PCA’s historic Wallace Building, 642 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Free parking will be provided in the agency’s 15th Street parking lot. In collaboration with the surrounding suburban…
The Sarah Ralston Foundation provides funding for nonprofits that serve vulnerable, underserved older adults in Philadelphia. In our inaugural grant cycle this spring, twenty-eight nonprofits received funding to bolster their work. These organizations all support the elderly population in various ways, from food and housing support to programming and social services. Advocacy is woven into…
From Lynette Killen, Executive Director Greetings from The Sarah Ralston Foundation! I’m pleased to announce that our newly launched Foundation is running smoothly and on schedule with our mission to provide grant funding to nonprofits that serve vulnerable, underserved older adults living in Philadelphia. Our General Operating Support Grant recipients have received funding, and the application deadline…
Nearly 400,000 Philadelphians (24% of the population) are over the age of 55 and many are in need of help. 120,000 live below the poverty line, 250,000 have one or more disability, and 243,000 live alone. Starting in 1817, and through the next two centuries, the Ralston Center did their part to help older Philadelphians.…
Many older Philadelphians are struggling and need help. Of the 1.6 million people in Philadelphia, 384,000 (24%) are over the age of 55. Of those,120,000 live below the poverty line, 250,000 have one or more disabilities, and 243,000 live alone. The numbers are staggering. That’s where the Sarah Ralston Foundation (SRF) comes in. Twice per…
The Sarah Ralston Foundation Grants $750,000 to Nonprofits Serving Philadelphia’s Vulnerable, Underserved, Elderly Population The Sarah Ralston Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its Spring 2023 General Operating Support Grants! This grant marks the inauguration of a twice-yearly cycle of grants for qualified nonprofits. A total of $750,000 will be distributed to twenty-eight nonprofits…
The Sarah Ralston Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its Spring 2023 General Operating Support Grants. This grant marks the inauguration of a twice-yearly cycle of grants for qualified nonprofits. A total of $750,000 will be distributed to twenty-eight nonprofits in support of their work with older Philadelphians in need. “We are gratified by…