PHILADELPHIA, PA, November 9, 2023—Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (Second District) joined officials of the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts (PCC) to present the institution with a $250,000 contribution from the City of Philadelphia to support PCC’s Capital Improvement Campaign.
During the check presentation, remarks were shared by Dr. Ken Scott, President PCC Board of Directors, and Lovett Hines, PCC Artistic Director. Members of the Clef Club’s Music Education Program shared a musical performance to set the tone for those in attendance to share this moment and those who consistently contribute to the success of the youth, musical programs, and the mission of the Clef Club.
The PCC Capital Campaign project began with an extensive study created by volunteers of the Community Design Collaborative in 2017. The study assessed, in detail, the existing structural conditions of PCC’s four-story building. In 2020, then-Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf released $600,000 to PCC as part of the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). The City of Philadelphia funds will leverage the $600,000 RACP grant award–and will be used to support the capital improvement of PCC’s headquarters at 736 South Broad Street, including support for the replacement of the roof, replacement of all HVAC systems, upgrading electrical and plumbing and exterior treatment on the front of the building.
PCC has raised more than $1 Million towards its $1.2 million capital campaign goal, which will help transform the iconic institution into a state-of-the-art performing arts center.
The PCC is a non-profit 501(c)3 educational and cultural institution located along the Avenue of the Arts in South Philadelphia and is part of Johnson’s Second Council District.
PCC was founded in 1935 by James Adams and members of the Musicians’ Protective Union Local No. 274, the American Federation of Musicians. Local No. 274 was chartered in 1935 as a separate Black union because Black musicians were denied membership in the racially
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