Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: ImPossible Paradigm Shifters
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: ImPossible Teen Club
Mailing Address: 1107 Wales Dr
City: Killeen
State: TX
Postal Code: 76549
Main Phone: 2543008278
Main Fax:
Organization Website: ipsctx.org
Employer ID Number: 81-1473910
Organization Tax Status: 81-1473910

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 08/28/2023
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Teen Tycoon
Project Description:

The Teen Tycoon Program is an innovative 6-week course designed to empower and educate teenagers with essential entrepreneurship skills and financial literacy. Tailored for young minds aged 14 to 18, this program aims to instill a strong foundation of business acumen and financial management, fostering the next generation of visionary leaders and responsible decision-makers.

Total Project Budget: 30,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential):

Project Duration: 6-weeks
Geographical Area Served: Killeen,TX
Age Group To Be Served: 13-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr
Contact First Name: Vantonio
Contact Last Name: Fraley
Contact Title: Director
Contact Phone: 2543008278
Contact Email: v.fraley@ipsctx.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Erzule Paul Foundation
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 250 NW 140th St
City: Miami
State: Florida
Postal Code: 33168
Main Phone:
Main Fax:
Organization Website: erzulepaul.us
Employer ID Number: 830992428
Organization Tax Status: Exempt 501 (c) (3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 08/23/2023
Requested Amount: 7000

Project Title: Refugee Resettlement Readiness Program
Project Description:

Our organization provides refugee newcomers with basic support which includes safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. We also ensure the refugee newcomer(s) have basic start-up necessities, including but not limited to food, furniture and household goods, and seasonally appropriate clothing, baby and/or children’s items as needed, and pocket money for their first 30 days in addition to ongoing support.

Total Project Budget: 27000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): CVS Pharmacy In-Kind Gift Card $50 Winn Dixie In-Kind Gift Card $50 Wawa Merchandise Gift Basket and Coupons $50 Florida Panthers In Kind Auction Item (Autographed Photo) $100 Target In-Kind Gift Card $100 The Miami Foundation’s Miami Open for Business Monetary Donation $8,000 Miami Marlins Foundation In Kind Auction Item (Autographed Baseball) $75 Miami Dolphins Foundation In Kind Auction Item (Autographed Football) $100 GoFundMe.org Monetary Donation $5,000 Publix In-Kind Gift Card $150 Ross Stores In-Kind Gift Card $75 DD’s Discounts In-Kind Gift Card $75 BroBasket Discount Code 30% Cribs for Kids Discounted Cribs Varies

Project Duration: 2 years
Geographical Area Served: Miami-Dade, Florida, Haiti, Dominican Republic
Age Group To Be Served: 1-71

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Miss
Contact First Name: Rivly
Contact Last Name: Breus
Contact Title: Director of Operations
Contact Phone: 3059679736
Contact Email: info@erzulepaul.us

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Volta Music Foundation
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 2318 S Cypress Bend Dr #125
City: Pompano Beach
State: FL
Postal Code: 33069
Main Phone: 305-910-7230
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://voltamusicfoundation.org/
Employer ID Number: 83-2167948
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 08/17/2023
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: After-School Program
Project Description:

Volta Music Foundation was established in 2018 by Yalyen Savignon with the vision of building a worldwide support network that empowers underserved youth in their musical development. Since its founding, Volta Music Foundation has grown exponentially to serve hundreds of students across Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami Dade Counties. Volta’s success is due in large part to its unique model of instruction that aims to eliminate systemic barriers in music education. Each year, at no cost to students or their families, Volta engages more than 150 elementary-age youth with out-of-school music education opportunities including instrument-specific classes, foundational music theory and history courses, master classes with professional artists from the United States and Latin America, community building sessions, creative performances, and donations of instruments and classroom materials. Volta also prepares young people for future education and careers in music by assisting them in preparing for competitions and arts school auditions. Volta’s flagship offering, the After-School Program, provides students from Title 1 schools with the opportunity to meet with music teachers weekly. Volta’s teachers – who are all accomplished performers outside of their work with Volta – are uniquely trained in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), trauma informed approaches, and creative youth development techniques to ensure a safe and inclusive learning environment for students. Instructors also perform in the community as part of Volta’s outreach initiatives, allowing students and their families the opportunity to access live performances.

Total Project Budget: $305,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Jim Moran Foundation – $100,000 (Committed) Community Foundation of Broward – $15,000 (Committed) Florida Department of State Arts & Culture Division – $15,000 (Committed) National Endowment for the Arts – $100,000 (Potential) Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. – $25,000 (Potential) Carl DeSantis Angus Foundation – $50,000 (Potential) Cornelia T Bailey Foundation – $25,000 (Committed) Truist Foundation – $10,000 (Potential)

Project Duration: Ongoing
Geographical Area Served: Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties
Age Group To Be Served: Children ages 6-14

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms
Contact First Name: Yalyen
Contact Last Name: Savignon
Contact Title: Founder & Executive Director
Contact Phone: (954) 470 9450
Contact Email: yalyen.savignon@voltamusicfoundation.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Tu Nidito Children and Family Services
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: Tu Nidito
Mailing Address: 3922 N Mountain Ave
City: Tucson
State: AZ
Postal Code: 85719-1313
Main Phone: 5203229155
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.tunidito.org
Employer ID Number: 86-0769031`
Organization Tax Status: 501C-3 non-profit organization

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: August 15, 2023
Requested Amount: $5000.00

Project Title: Children to Children Grief Support Program
Project Description:

Childhood grief has potentially long-term consequences on an individual’s childhood and adult life, as it is an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE). ACE shows a correlation between childhood trauma and adult health outcomes. The CDC found that children’s developing brains and central nervous systems are so profoundly affected by ACEs that they are the cause of many chronic diseases, most mental illness and most violence. Though this is disheartening, research has shown that creating and sustaining safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for children and families can prevent ACEs and help children reach their full health and life potential. Strategies identified by CDC include social-emotional learning, parent/caregiver support, and peer support. Tu Nidito’s Children to Children (CTC) bereavement support program meets this need, offering comprehensive support groups that benefit youth ages 3 ½ – 18 who have experienced the death of a loved one. Through CTC, participants receive targeted curriculum that helps normalize their grief, and provides tools for processing their emotions, all in a supportive setting with trained volunteers and the support of their peers. Regardless of families’ economic situation, Tu Nidito’s services are always offered at no cost, in English and Spanish. While the CTC group model is child-centered we extend support to parents and caregivers, as we recognize that grief impacts the entire family unit. Children are separated into groups with their peers in order to provide age-appropriate support: Littles (3½ – 7), Middles (8 – 12), and Teens (13 – 18), while parents and adult caregivers attend a concurrent support group, where they gain a better understanding of grief, including strategies on how to best support and communicate with their child(ren) throughout their grief journey. Together, families find support so that they can support one another and live healthy, productive lives.

Total Project Budget: $214,006.02

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Pima County, Quik Trip, Long Realty Cares, Geico have committed funding. Pending includes Armstrong McDonald and the Bruce and Diane Halle Foundations.

Project Duration: Our groups are ongoing and open ended for as long as children, teens and caregivers need them.
Geographical Area Served: Pima County Arizona including: Tucson, Marana, Sahuarita, Oro Valley, Vail, Ajo, Sells and South Tucson
Age Group To Be Served: 3.5 years to 18 years

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Debbie
Contact Last Name: Rich
Contact Title: Director of Philanthropy and Communications
Contact Phone: 5203229155
Contact Email: debbie@tunidito.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: BAX
Mailing Address: 421 5th Ave
City: Brooklyn
State: NY
Postal Code: 11215
Main Phone: 718-832-0018
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://www.bax.org/
Employer ID Number:
Organization Tax Status: 11-3071458

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 8/8/2023
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Equitable Arts Education
Project Description:

At BAX, we believe that artistic exploration and productions create opportunities for world-making, which, over time, make new realities possible. We strive to build a welcoming, brave, and equitable space for artists to further their creative practice and surpass their artistic expectations. Over 10,000 diverse constituents each year, from across New York City, directly inform the intention and format of our robust array of programs. We strive to serve artists, audiences, students, and community members of all races, backgrounds, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities, disabilities, and aesthetic traditions. BAX engages 3,000 children and teens each year through unique dance, music, theater, and performing arts-based experiences, both at our home in Park Slope, Brooklyn and in spaces across New York City. Our year round-programs take place in-school and in out-of-school settings, all available to students through scholarships and sliding scale tuition. Programs are designed to support students in their growth; offer opportunities for mutually beneficial, artistically generative exchanges; and share their knowledge with communities through performances and presentations with other schools. In 2023-24, BAX’s Arts Education opportunities will include:

1) Public School Residencies
2) The Teen Artist Exchange, which invites NYC teen performance ensembles and directors to a free day of workshops, panel discussions, resource exchanges and a shared performance.
3) YouthWorks has been a cornerstone program at BAX Education. Mirroring BAX’s adult resident artist programs, BAX provides young artists with space, time, artistic advisorship, marketing and technical production support.
3) Arts Education Scholarships to ensure access, regardless of financial status.

Total Project Budget: 615000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential):

Project Duration: multi-year
Geographical Area Served: Kings County
Age Group To Be Served: 3-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Kara
Contact Last Name: Gilmour
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 718-832-0018
Contact Email: development@bax.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: The Friendship Journey (DBA)
Legal Name (if Different): The Friendship Initiative
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 6574 N STATE ROAD 7 236
City: COCONUT CREEK
State: Florida
Postal Code: 33073-3625
Main Phone: 954-683-9216
Main Fax: n/a
Organization Website: www.thefriendshipjourney.org
Employer ID Number: 90-0719846
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 8/1/2023
Requested Amount: 5,000

Project Title: Wings of Friendship – Inclusive programs
Project Description:

The Friendship Journey (TFJ) has been providing programs throughout Broward and Palm Beach Counties that enhance inclusion opportunities for children and young adults with disabilities such as autism, Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, etc., since 2012.

Programming is ongoing throughout the year with Virtual Hangouts covering topics such as American Sign Language, Expressions through the Arts/Broward Center for Performing Arts, Farm Friends, Kindness shared, Happiness Squared, Be Remarkable, and Disability Services Reimagined. In person activities throughout the year include Beach Cleanups, Bowling, Sensory Inclusive performances at the Broward Center, Special Olympics Hockey with the Florida Panthers and more.

Wings Of Friendship (WOF) digital inclusive summer program comprises 15 hours of activities each week, including dance parties, farm field trips, sign language, art, trivia, theater, cooking, acting, beatboxing, and games. These activities foster meaningful connections while also helping the participants understand and embrace their identities. Vast community involvement is made through partnering with guest speakers, professionals to teach life skills, and organizations/businesses to take virtual tours.

Actions to achieve objectives:
1. Increase social connections and fend off isolation.
2. Provide peer mentorship to foster relationships and build mutual understanding.
3. Provide activities and program content to allow participants to understand and embrace their identities.

TFJ will utilize funding exclusively for the inclusive program expenses for our WOF Programs offered free of charge to our participants. The children and young adults that benefit from our programs are from low-income families and are challenged with either physical or mental disabilities. Programming is offered through both a virtual platform and in person activities held in both Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Funding expenses would be used for webhosting and technical expenses for the digital program, and for our in-person program, any facility fees, transportation assistance and program supplies such as art/music/books.

Total Project Budget: $109,373.00

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Leslie Alexander Foundation – $10,000 (C) Children’s Services Council-Broward – $20,000 (C) Frank L. Weyenberg – $5,000 (C) Looking Out Foundation – $2,000 (C) Goody Two Shoes (P) Florida Panthers (P) Florida Blue (P) Cowles Charitable Trust (P)

Project Duration: Ongoing/ 12 months
Geographical Area Served: Palm Beach and Broward Counties for in person program, digital reach extends to 10 states.
Age Group To Be Served: 5-21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Karen
Contact Last Name: Wilson
Contact Title: Treasurer
Contact Phone: 954-683-926
Contact Email: karen@thefriendshipjourney.org