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NEWS AND MEDIA

In the News

On April 25, 2025, The Fountain Fund was honored to share the stage at Monticello with Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, as he received the 2025 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Citizen Leadership.
2025 Founder’s Day Celebration at Monticello

On October 7, 2025, Mike Butler, Philadelphia Site Director, joined national speakers at the 2025 Prosperity Now Summit for a panel discussion on expanding capital access and entrepreneurship for justice-impacted individuals.
Together We Thrive: Highlights from the 2025 Prosperity Summit

And the Winner Is...

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Bama Works of Dave Matthews Band makes $1 million multi-year investment in the Fountain Fund.
Albemarle Magazine, December 2025

GreenLight Brings the Fountain Fund to Philadelphia to provide economic opportunities for previously incarcerated individuals (Press Release, March 16, 2023)

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Fountain Fund selected to Stand Together Foundation's flagship Catalyst Program (Press Release, Nov. 7, 2022)

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Helping Hand: Fountain Fund offers opportunities to formerly incarcerated people (C-VILLE Weekly, Feb. 22, 2022)

Fountain Fund Executive Director discusses major milestone during radio interview (WINA, Feb 10, 2022)

New group coming to Boston will provide low-interest loans to people returning from prison (GBH, December 1, 2023)

Press Releases

September 16, 2025: Philadelphia Office reaches $1M Milestone in Lending

January 24, 2024: Fountain Fund Receives $500,000 Multi-City Grant from Capital One to Empower Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

March 16, 2023: Greenlight Brings the Fountain Fund to Philadelphia

November 7, 2022: Fountain Fund selected to Stand Together Foundation's flagship Catalyst Program

February 3, 2022: Fountain Fund Reaches $1 Million Milestone in Loans to Formerly Incarcerated Clients

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