It’s been quite a few years since Untours Travel and the Foundation created a brochure together, but we figured it was about time. We are, after all, two sides of the same coin, and we support each other in innumerable ways. We’re excited to give you a preview here in digital form…but more importantly, if you would like paper copies to...
Read MoreWelcome to our fantastic new board!
We are thrilled to welcome six new board members to the Foundation, bringing a wealth of insight and experience! Pictured from left is: Elizabeth Killough, Foundation Director, Lisa Mitchell, Board Treasurer, Brian Taussig-Lux, Untours CEO, Linshuang Lu, new board member, Caleb Harvey, new board member, Pat Beauchamp, Board Vice-President, Heather Van...
Read MoreINCLUSIVE & ARTISTIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
We invest worldwide in amazing businesses including several in Chester, PA, which is just ten minutes from our offices. Chester holds the tragic distinction of having the highest homicide rate in the US. But help has come from the heart of Chester in the form of several entrepreneurs, who have stepped up to the plate using the arts to transform this town...
Read MorePlanning for the post-Taussig years at Untours
If you haven’t seen it, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a very informative article in 2012 about Hal and Norma and their wishes for the Untours Foundation. Read it here. We couldn’t summarize better ourselves what’s been going on. The foundation board is working hard to maintain Hal’s legacy, while also remembering that Hal said,...
Read MoreWash Cycle Laundry in the news
Untours Foundation loan recipient Wash Cycle Laundry is included in a profile of the Merchants Fund, a venerable institution which has turned to a new strategy — providing small loans to Philadelphia’s small businesses. Wash Cycle Laundry received a loan to add motor-assist to some of the laundry-hauling tricycles which will enable WCL to...
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