The facts.

$719,812

meant for community programs is missing.

80+
organizations lost direct access to funding

Nine months later,
the money still has not been returned.

What Happened?

More than 80 community organizations in Philadelphia relied on a fiscal sponsor designed to manage funding so they could focus on serving their communities.

Instead, that sponsor diverted funds meant for community programs.

$720,000 went missing. 62 organizations lost funding outright. Nine months later, none of those funds have been returned.

Why This Matters

Communities and their leaders are carrying the financial and emotional costs.

Across Philadelphia, the missing funds result in after-school programming hours lost, canceled workshops and neighborhood services, and unpaid youth workers who were meant to serve young people and their families.

Who Is Responsible?

Community organizations did not create this deficit.

They raised funding, planned programs, and continue to serve their neighborhoods.

The missing funds were meant to support that work.

Repair must come from the institutions responsible for safeguarding those resources.

If there is money for consultants, there is money for repair.

Nine months have passed since community organizations first lost access to their funds.

Programs have continued through uncertainty, emergency fundraising, and extraordinary effort from community leaders.

Communities deserve resolution.

Crises may have an arc*

But community organizations and the neighborhoods they serve cannot simply move on.

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*Learn more about the story behind this campaign

Further reading: Additional background on what happened