Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Swaliga Foundation
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Postal Code: 20001
Main Phone: (301) 452-7716
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://swaligafoundation.org/
Employer ID Number: 46-2568999
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 11/11/2024
Requested Amount: $5,000

Project Title: #STEAMtheBlock Program
Project Description:

The Swaliga Foundation empowers BIPOC youth in Washington, D.C., through its #STEAMtheBlock program, which teaches Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) education through culturally relevant, hands-on projects. The Swaliga Foundation’s #STEAMtheBlock program is a pioneering initiative in STEAM education. The program includes:
– Swaliga’s original, evidence-based STEAM educational curriculum for K-12 students
– After-school #STEAMtheBlock clubs
– Cultural Exchange Program

Founded by Lemond Brown, a visionary in STEAM education, Swaliga serves approximately 1,000 K-12 students annually, engaging them with a curriculum that merges technical skills with creative expression. Swaliga’s innovative approach uses the arts as a lens to explore the STEM, build confidence, and connect students to potential career paths in STEAM fields.

Funding will provide general support for the Swaliga Foundation’s #STEAMtheBlock programming, which offers career and technical education (CTE) to D.C. youth in under-represented diverse groups. Grant support helps us continue to offer our program at no cost to families. The cornerstone of Swaliga’s programming is our afterschool #STEAMtheBlock club. During the 2024-2025 school year, the Swaliga Foundation has clubs at eight K-12 public schools in Wards 7 and 8 of Washington, D.C., including five high schools, two middle schools, and one elementary school. This investment will directly benefit approximately 1,000 students who will receive in-person STEAM education after school for one hour each week throughout the school year.

Total Project Budget: $200,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Best Buy Foundation (committed), DC Commission on Arts and Humanities (committed)

Project Duration: Continuous
Geographical Area Served: Primarily Washington, D.C., with additional program sites in Baltimore, Minneapolis, Houston, and Los Angeles
Age Group To Be Served: 8-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Grace
Contact Last Name: Lovio
Contact Title: Development Specialist
Contact Phone: (301) 452-7716
Contact Email: grants@swaligafoundation.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Glorious Hands Incorporated
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: Glorious Hands Inc.
Mailing Address: 609 W 9th Street
City: Sanford
State: FL
Postal Code: 32771
Main Phone: 4074744864
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.glorioushandsinc.org
Employer ID Number: 45-2331043
Organization Tax Status: 501 (C)(3) Tax Exempt

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 11/07/2024
Requested Amount: $10000

Project Title: Girls Leadership Academy
Project Description:

Glorious Hands Inc. Girls Mentoring Academy in Sanford, Fl mission is to provide empowerment
opportunities to girls, throughout our community. We ensure that all girls have the required support
and resources, to earn their High School Diploma and be prepared for college and/ or career.
Glorious Hands Inc. was strategically placed in the Historic Goldsboro District and is the only “ALL GIRL”
serving mentoring academy in the area. With over ninety percent of our girls residing in low income,
economically disadvantaged households we realize the importance of having consistent positive role
model mentors in their life. Our weekly afterschool empowerment sessions and monthly experiences
cultivate the development of life skills, community serving, academic enrichment and healthy living. Glorious Hands Inc. is known as a safe haven in our community. We are that "Positive Place for Girls!"

Total Project Budget: $40,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Regions Bank $5000, Vystar Credit Union- $1000, Insight Credit Union- $1000

Project Duration: 2025-2026
Geographical Area Served: Central Florida( Sanford, FL)
Age Group To Be Served: 10-19

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Kemedontae
Contact Last Name: Brown
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 407-474-4864
Contact Email: glorioushandsinc@gmail.com

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Who Can We Help
Legal Name (if Different): same
Also Known As: WCWH
Mailing Address: 8 Andy Snyder Rd
City: Deptford
State: NJ
Postal Code: 08096
Main Phone: 267-694-5789
Main Fax: None
Organization Website: whocanwehelp.org
Employer ID Number: 87-3199070
Organization Tax Status: 501c3 Non-Profit

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 11/07/2024
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Feed the Kids
Project Description:

We support families in-need, as well as donate to local children’s community centers (if resources are available) for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas holidays. Our goal is to double the families we served last year for Thanksgiving and Hanukkah meals and to double the children helped for Hanukkah and Christmas. To do this we need to raise another $8-$10K. Your grant will help us reach this goal. Anything over will allow us to help even more families and children. We only cut off when we run out of money or donations. Addtionally, we are going to send some kids affected by the opioid epidemic to a 2 week summer day camp this coming year. It is excited to be able to expand into this new area of helping! This is our first attempt at asking for grant type funding. Please help us help our community.

Total Project Budget: $23,000.00

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): With fundraisers completed and expected we have raised about $18,000

Project Duration: 11/4/2024 to 7/31/2025
Geographical Area Served: Philadelphia
Age Group To Be Served: children ages 0-17 and families with all ages for meals

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs
Contact First Name: Gail
Contact Last Name: Nazarene
Contact Title: Grants and Development
Contact Phone: 215-459-4750
Contact Email: gnaz.wcwh@gmail.com

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: The Teacher’s Desk (TTD)
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: TTD
Mailing Address: 22 Northampton Street
City: Buffalo
State: NY
Postal Code: 14209
Main Phone: 716-348-3412
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.theteachersdesk.org
Employer ID Number:
Organization Tax Status: 501 c3 nonprofit

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: Novemver 1 2024
Requested Amount: 10000

Project Title: Delivering Hope
Project Description:

In Delivering Hope, each week, we will deliver 12 filled shopping carts of high quality, age appropriate, basic, core school supplies, brand new books and personal care health/hygiene products (soap, shampoo, tissues, toothbrush, toothpaste) to schools in the Buffalo Public Schools District where 50% of youth live in poverty. We will provide tools to help low income students achieve success. We call this project Delivering Hope because it evens the playing field for students so they all have the proper resources that position them for success. The value of supplies and resources in the 12 shopping carts for each school is $12,000 per school. In a year, we provide $624,000 worth of school supplies.
This year, the average cost of school supplies was over $700— a 40% increase since 2019.
This project targets low income City of Buffalo students, 50% who live in poverty with families struggling to survive. They cannot access the appropriate resources and supplies for school because many parents can’t afford basic essentials like food and clothing, leaving youth at an academic advantage. Kids cannot receive a proper education without the right resources.
Research shows that students prepared for school achieve stronger outcomes. They benefit academically and psychologically; their performance and their self esteem are improved, facilitating better learning engaging youth in their learning, encouraging ongoing, lifelong learning.
In the past few years, we have also addressed new needs as we heard about hygiene issues from teachers. This plays a very important yet much overlooked role in education. 70% of teachers report hygiene poverty–from body odor to unbrushed teeth–has worsened since the pandemic. Hygiene poverty negatively affects childhood development, learning, social interaction and physical and mental health. Providing hygiene products improves physical and mental health, increases confidence/self-esteem and reduces bullying and skipping school.

Total Project Budget: 624000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Cullen Foundation $10,000 Received Ellis Foundation $12,000 Received 50 Fabulous Women $5,000 Committed Nordstrom Foundation $8,000 Pending Kelly For Kids Foundation $7,000 Pending

Project Duration: one year
Geographical Area Served: City of Buffalo, NY
Age Group To Be Served: Kindergarten through 12th grade

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr
Contact First Name: John
Contact Last Name: Mika
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 716-348-3412
Contact Email: tara.schafer@literacybuffalo.org