Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Scholars Latino Initiative
Legal Name (if Different): Shenandoah Valley Scholars Latino Initiative Inc.
Also Known As: SLI
Mailing Address: PO Box 2734
City: Harrisonburg
State: VA
Postal Code: 22801
Main Phone: (434) 299-2549
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.vasli.org
Employer ID Number: 45-5560300
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: April 29, 2021
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: College opportunities for Latinx high school students
Project Description:

The mission of Scholars Latino Initiative (SLI) is to create college opportunities for Latino/x students. In its unique high school- and university-based programs in Harrisonburg, Richmond, and Winchester, Virginia, SLI helps its talented, aspiring, and determined scholars as they prepare for and apply to college, secure financial aid or additional funding, and anticipate college life.

In collaboration with university faculty and high school teachers, SLI offers opportunities such as rigorous academic challenge through "Early College" seminars, leadership development through community service and collaborations, and supportive mentorships with university students. SLI’s dual enrollment tuition assistance, $1,000 computer awards, and college scholarships of up to $5,000 further empower its scholars as they pursue a college degree.

Since 2012, SLI has served 112 scholars (52 current, 60 alumni) and provided $213,000 in scholarship awards, $46,000 in computer awards, and $14,000+ in dual enrollment tuition assistance. SLI scholars have attended 16 colleges and universities. Its budget for direct student assistance has grown, in 2021 reaching $101,000.

SLI was founded by Peter Iver Kaufman in 2001 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kaufman brought the SLI concept to Richmond in 2008, and subsequently helped to establish it in the Shenandoah Valley. Incorporated in Harrisonburg in 2012, SLI began serving Winchester students, and received its tax-exempt status in 2013. Kaufman continues to lead SLI efforts in Richmond and holds the George Matthews & Virginia Brinkley Modlin Chair in Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.

This grant will help SLI provide direct support (scholarships, computer awards, dual enrollment assistance) for SLI scholars, plus help fund SLI programming, mentorships, and ongoing development efforts to build a community of support for SLI scholars.

Total Project Budget: $159,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Ongoing development efforts secure funding from individuals, businesses, foundations, and other organizations. To-date in 2021, efforts have resulted in 128 gifts totaling $47,275.42.

Project Duration: 2021 budget year, or 2022 budget year
Geographical Area Served: Harrisonburg, Richmond, and Winchester, Virginia
Age Group To Be Served: High school and beginning-college students

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Christopher
Contact Last Name: Clymer Kurtz
Contact Title: Director of Development
Contact Phone: (434) 299-2549
Contact Email: christopher.clymerkurtz@vasli.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: BRYC
Mailing Address: 448 North 11th Street
City: Baton Rouge
State: LA
Postal Code: 70802
Main Phone: 2254565752
Main Fax: n/a
Organization Website: thebryc.org
Employer ID Number: 26-2477597
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: April 22, 2021
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Class of 2022 College Mentor Program
Project Description:

BRYC humbly and gratefully requests $10,000 to support its Class of 2022 College Mentor Program. BRYC seeks funding to recruit, train, and continually support its College Mentors, the volunteers who serve as personal guides to our Senior Fellows throughout the college application and financial aid processes. The Hermanowski Family Foundation’s support for the 2021-2022 school year would enable BRYC to provide 75 Senior Fellows with the tools and guidance they need to gain admission to the four-year colleges of their choice with less than $5,500 per year in student loan debt.

There are many high-achieving, low-income students in our region’s public high schools who have the ability to get into and graduate from college, strengthening our community both economically and civically. But they don’t. Most of our Fellows are East Baton Rouge Parish School System (EBRPSS) students and identify as Black and economically disadvantaged. EBRPSS is a perennially struggling school system in which 84 percent of 42,000 students are Black and live in poverty, and 73 percent of low-income Black high schoolers earn diplomas. Far fewer attend college. Even fewer graduate: 19 percent of Black adults aged 25+ in East Baton Rouge Parish hold bachelor’s degrees.

Baton Rouge’s educational need is unconscionable. BRYC doesn’t intend to be all things to all students; we exhaustively serve rising/current high schoolers who: 1) have 3.0+ GPAs and 2) are Pell Grant-eligible.

Total Project Budget: $142,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): The project for which we seek support from the Hermanowski Family Foundation will take place during Fiscal Year 2022 (2021-2022 school year). As such most of the funding listed below is technically pending. However, given BRYC’s high donor retention rate, we are confident that most, if not all, of these funders will renew their financial support. Finally, please note that this is not a comprehensive projection of BRYC’s Fiscal Year 2022 income sources, but rather a projection of just the funders who we expect to support the College Mentor Program specifically. Foundation Support William Edwin Montan Charitable Trust $12,500 Tauber Foundation $10,000 Gorter Family Foundation $5,000 Individual Support Annette Barton $25,000 Ava & Cordell Haymon $25,000 Linda & Bob Bowsher $10,000 Carolyn & Ervie Ellender $10,000 Teri & Gordon LeBlanc $10,000 Polly & Conville Lemoine $5,000 Linda & Mark Posner $5,000 Pam Richards & Pat Caballero $5,000 Corporate Support Capital One $5,000

Project Duration: One year
Geographical Area Served: Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana area
Age Group To Be Served: High school students (ages 14-18)

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Leigh
Contact Last Name: Phillips Rustom
Contact Title: Director of Development
Contact Phone: 225.456.5752 ext. 709
Contact Email: leigh@thebryc.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Providence General Foundation on behalf of Providence Children’s Center at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: Providence Health and Services- Washington
Mailing Address: 916 Pacific Ave.
City: Everett
State: WA
Postal Code: 98201
Main Phone: 425-258-7311
Main Fax: 425-258-7142
Organization Website: https://www.providence.org/locations/wa/providence-regional-medical-center-everett/childrens-center
Employer ID Number: 91-1041617
Organization Tax Status: 501 c 3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: April 16, 2021
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Camp Prov for Children with Special Needs
Project Description:

Summer camp is an annual tradition many children look forward to, but for children with special needs, their options for summer activities are limited. They need camps that will accommodate their complex needs for inclusion, socialization and communication. As a result, Camp Prov was started in 1996 by parents who wanted their children with special needs to have a fun camp experience.

This year, Camp Prov will offer weeklong day camp for 200 children, ages 4-9, who have special needs, and their siblings, ages 4-7 (40 children per week for five weeks). Disabilities typically include autism, seizure disorder, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, and sensory disorders. The total Camp Prov season lasts five weeks, from July to August each summer, at Forest Park in Everett, WA, and will mainly be held outdoors.

The camp will have two sessions per day (morning and afternoon). The 22 unit leaders, many of them former teen volunteers, are generally college students looking forward to careers in education and healthcare, including medicine, nursing and therapies.

Unit leaders and volunteers, ages 14 and up, participate one-on-one with campers through their activities, including arts and crafts, sensory play, socialization activities, music, singing, signing, story-telling, nature activities, dance and movement.

The cost per child this year will be $620. Typically, 39% of the children attending Camp Prov require a full scholarship, and we anticipate the need to be greater this year due to the economic impact of COVID. This grant would provide for 16 scholarships.

The children develop and learn how to manage sensory and behavioral challenges, transition issues, as well as speech and physical disorders. This improves their ability to develop relationships, acquire skills, and act appropriately to meet their needs. Most importantly, they have fun, and make friends and memories to last a lifetime. Thank you!

Total Project Budget: $123,900

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Providence General Children’s Association ($40,000), camp fees from parents ($11,800), and Developmental Disabilities Administration funding ($1,200).

Project Duration: July to August 2021
Geographical Area Served: Snohomish County, WA
Age Group To Be Served: Children ages four to nine with special health care needs

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Jim
Contact Last Name: Phillips
Contact Title: Manager of Children’s Services
Contact Phone: 425-258-7069
Contact Email: jim.phillips@providence.org