Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Missouri Girls Town Foundation, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: Missouri Girls Town, MGT
Mailing Address: PO Box 59
City: Kingdom City
State: MO
Postal Code: 65262
Main Phone: (573)642-5345
Main Fax: (573)642-5162
Organization Website: MissouriGirlsTown.org
Employer ID Number: 44-0648649
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: March 30, 2025
Requested Amount: $6,211.00

Project Title: Recreation Facility Art Classroom Refinishing
Project Description:

Youth safely engage in creative expression, applying the coping skills they learned at Missouri Girls Town within a structured group therapy environment at the Scallorns Recreation Center. Missouri Girls Town is requesting funds to refinish the art classroom as well as bring it up to modern fire safety code standards. The facility was built in the 1990’s and is now needing refinishing to ensure this asset can continue to be available to traumatized youth who seek refuge and healing at our trauma informed residential treatment facility.

Funds for this project will allow us to repair walls and hang commercial fire safe doors in the arts and crafts classroom. This space is not only used by trauma specialized therapists, but is also used by licensed teachers who utilize our facility to provide instruction to youth at our accredited facility. This space is essential to the healing of youth in Missouri’s foster care system who have typically been through nine failed foster care placements before arriving at Missouri Girls Town. Our program utilizes DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy) as well as TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention) to give youth skills to live a successful life despite their traumatic upbringing. Art therapy has many benefits but ones that the Hermanowski Family Foundation should know about are that it helps individuals express and process difficult emotions stemming from grief, trauma, and anxiety as well as provides a safe and non-judgmental space for self exploration and managing of emotions.

Total Project Budget: $6,211

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Veterans United Foundation ($15,000) for Active Rec Gymasium

Project Duration: 12 Months
Geographical Area Served: State of Missouri
Age Group To Be Served: Youth aged 8-21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Deanna
Contact Last Name: Vander Weerd
Contact Title: Development Director
Contact Phone: (816)776-9393
Contact Email: development@mogirlstown.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: DANCE IQUAIL!
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 3500 Lancaster Avenue
City: Philadelphia
State: PA
Postal Code: 19104
Main Phone: 6464577484
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.danceiquail.org
Employer ID Number: 800153273
Organization Tax Status: Non-profit

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: March 30, 2025
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Mantua’s Most Majestic (MMM)
Project Description:

Mantua’s Most Majestic (MMM). MMM is a 50-week percussive dance program for up to 100 Mantua youth. The goal is to teach the value of personal excellence through the precision of movement, rhythm and percussion. MMM will provide a safe haven, offering mentorship opportunities and positive relationships that promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The creative process cultivates a host of life skills important for positive youth development. These include:
Confidence and a positive sense of self from performance
Discipline and self-control through practice
Problem solving, critical thinking, and expression through movement creation and refinement
Determination and persistence from the challenges of choreography and the expectation of performance excellence
Teamwork and accountability through rehearsal and performance.

Celebrate Mantua (CM) is a one-day annual festival showcasing and celebrating the creativity, talent and culture of Mantua. All of DI!’s programs are involved in the production and performance aspects of this event, which showcases many of the performance works developed throughout the year. CM provides youth with an accessible outlet to express vulnerability without embarrassment, despite stigmatization around mental health and emotional sensitivity. Participants have opportunities not only to explore these components for themselves as individuals, but are able to communicate with their family members and community members in the audience, and the audience, in turn, will have opportunities to engage with the performers. Each year CM grows in scale and engages more of the community, drawing over 2500 community audience members in 2023.

Total Project Budget: 250,000.00

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

Project Duration: 12 months
Geographical Area Served: Philadelphia
Age Group To Be Served: 6-25

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Dr.
Contact First Name: Iquail
Contact Last Name: Shaheed
Contact Title: Executive Artistic Director
Contact Phone: 6464577484
Contact Email: iquail@danceiquail.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Ely Chapman Education Foundation
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: ECEF
Mailing Address: 403 Scammel Street
City: Marietta
State: Ohio
Postal Code: 45750
Main Phone: 740-376-9533
Main Fax: none
Organization Website: elychapman.org
Employer ID Number: 31-1636383
Organization Tax Status: 501 c 3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/30/25
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: S.U.N.S.H.I.N.E. Learning Station
Project Description:

The S.U.N.S.H.I.N.E. Learning Station (SLS), the flagship program of Ely Chapman Education Foundation (ECEF), is a state-licensed, after-school, academically oriented enrichment and reinforcement program for children in Kindergarten through fifth grade. The SLS mission, created by founder Alice Chapman, is spelled out in its name: a School for Unusual Needs Students, offering Healthy, Individualized, and Nurturing Education. The S.U.N.S.H.I.N.E. Learning Station specializes in serving students who need to improve study skills, extra personal attention, or additional academic help, including students who are both below and above their academic grade level. All students need special attention that may not be available in the local elementary schools. The SLS maintains a student/teacher ratio of 6:1. The program’s goal is to work at grade level in math, reading, and writing by the time the students move up to Middle School. The SLS program offers intensive, hands-on experiences in math, reading, writing, and specialized classes like ceramics, music, The Leader in Me, Ely Chapman Spotlight Theater, and science/nutrition to reach these goals.

No program is complete without highly trained, dedicated staff. Classroom teachers and aides are specially trained in trauma-informed classroom management techniques that allow each child to be strategically guided or redirected. All staff are certified in CPR, first aid, and choking procedures.

Total Project Budget: 258,600

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Rental income- potential; McDonough Grant- committed; Parkersburg Area Community Foundation- committed; other grants- potential; Food service grants- committed; program fees- committed; board donations- committed; other donations- potential; fundraisers- potential

Project Duration: One Year. January 2026 to May 2026, and August 26 to December 2026
Geographical Area Served: Washington County, Ohio and Wood County, West Virginia
Age Group To Be Served: Kindergarten through 5th grade

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Andrew
Contact Last Name: Parsons
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 740-376-9533
Contact Email: grants@elychapman.com

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: The FACTS Initiative
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 229 South Brevard ST
City: Charlotte
State: North Carolina
Postal Code: 28202
Main Phone: 7042689642
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.thefactsinitiative.org
Employer ID Number: 83-1240388
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/29/2025
Requested Amount: 7,500

Project Title: Community-based Mental Healthcare for Underserved Children and Families
Project Description:

The FACTS Initiative provides trauma-focused, evidence-based mental health therapy for children and families in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. Our target population includes at-risk youth aged 4 to 25 who have experienced trauma, abuse, or neglect, as well as families facing extreme hardship or crisis situations. We specialize in serving those who face significant barriers to accessing quality mental health care, including financial constraints, lack of insurance coverage, cultural stigma surrounding mental health, limited transportation options, and unstable housing situations.

Our two full-time mental health therapists, Aisha Yesher-El and Gwen Harris, provide affordable, evidence-based, trauma-focused mental health therapy to our clients. Both are licensed mental health clinicians with certificates in TF-CBT, Parenting Skills Training (PPP), and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention. We offer a variety of mental health services for our clients, including clinical assessments (CCA), individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, and Triple P Positive Parenting support. All of these evidence-based interventions have been shown to effectively reduce trauma responses and symptoms, paving the way for healthier futures for both children and their families.

The requested funding will go towards our Community Partnership Program, which brings our high-quality mental health services directly into the heart of marginalized communities and those vulnerable children and families who need help the most. Through our partnerships, we pair high-quality mental health care with services that address immediate needs such as housing, food security, and education. This integrated approach allows us to provide trauma-informed, evidence-based therapies to children and families who might otherwise lack access due to financial or logistical barriers. We deliver our services directly on-site for our partners, thus removing transportation barriers and increasing accessibility. Our services address the root cause of mental health issues while simultaneously supporting families in stabilizing their immediate environment. Thus, by combining our expertise in trauma-informed care with the resources of our community partners, we create a comprehensive support system that addresses both immediate needs and long-term mental health care, ultimately fostering healthier, more resilient families and communities in Mecklenburg County.

Total Project Budget: 177,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed: Reemprise Fund, EnergyUnited Foundation, American Psychological Association Foundation; Potential: Bank of America Foundation, Healthy Charlotte Alliance, First Horizon Foundation

Project Duration: ongoing
Geographical Area Served: Charlotte- Mecklenburg County, NC
Age Group To Be Served: 4-25 and caregivers

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms
Contact First Name: Gwendolyn
Contact Last Name: Harris
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 7042689642
Contact Email: funding@thefactsinitiative.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Legal Name (if Different): 68444l
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City: ii5lia
State: in12bs
Postal Code: 77306
Main Phone: 405882611480
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Organization Website: 3jf1st
Employer ID Number: 405882611480
Organization Tax Status: cmow9n

Proposal Information

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Other Funding
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Geographical Area Served: iwvxwk
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Contact Information

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Contact First Name: mk7hav
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Contact Phone: 405882611480
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Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: French Creek Community Theatre
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: FCCT
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 643
City: Meadville
State: PA
Postal Code: 163335
Main Phone: 8142828607
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.fcctheatre.com
Employer ID Number: 25-1457742
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/20/2025
Requested Amount: $9,360.75

Project Title: Audience Chairs for The Penny Smith Theatre
Project Description:

FCCT has been an all-volunteer youth theatre in Western PA for nearly 50 years, providing 1000’s of young people opportunities to develop their confidence and skills through an inclusive and supportive arts program. We serve young people ages 4-21 and accept all who audition for our casts. However, we’ve never had a stage of our own; traveling and renting local stages has become increasingly difficult and costly. However, we’ve been given the opportunity to become part of a redeveloped theatre space in a historically underserved community. This new theatre space will be part of a larger cultural hub of businesses and community engagement. We are thrilled to be part of this opportunity but must transform this space into a functioning theatre. We are requesting grant support to purchase new seating for this theatre that will allow us to accommodate our audience safely and comfortably, as they often include parents and grandparents of our performers. We are collaborating with another local community theatre and have secured $25,000 in total grant funding, and are prepared to contribute an additional $35,000 of combined funding from our own organizations.

Total Project Budget: $70,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): $60,000

Project Duration: Spring 2025- Summer 2026
Geographical Area Served: Northwestern Pennysylvania
Age Group To Be Served: 4-21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.):
Contact First Name: Kristy
Contact Last Name: Porter
Contact Title:
Contact Phone: 8142828607
Contact Email: www.fcctheatre.com

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: LEDA
Mailing Address: 121 West 36th Street #207
City: New York
State: New York
Postal Code: 10018
Main Phone: 646-582-3609
Main Fax: NA
Organization Website: https://ledascholars.org/
Employer ID Number: 33-1071771
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/29/2025
Requested Amount: 5,000

Project Title: The Aspects of Leadership Summer Institute
Project Description:

The Aspects of Leadership Summer Institute is an intensive five-week, fully funded program designed to equip LEDA Scholars with the skills needed to excel as students and leaders. The program offers leadership training, academic writing instruction, standardized test preparation, college guidance, and community building—all aimed at fostering intellectual growth and personal development.

A key component of the program is the Aspects of Leadership curriculum, which focuses on ethical and effective leadership by tackling pressing global policy challenges of the 21st century. Scholars engage in interactive learning experiences such as role-play simulations, debates, mock trials, and critical thinking games. The curriculum also incorporates computer-based learning tools, dynamic group discussions, and tailored teaching methods to enhance students’ problem-solving abilities and adaptability.

By integrating academic rigor with experiential learning, the Summer Institute empowers students with critical thinking skills, confidence, and a strong peer network—laying the foundation for success in college and beyond.

Total Project Budget: $798,592.68

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

Project Duration: 6/20/26 – 7/25/26
Geographical Area Served: National
Age Group To Be Served: 16-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Dominique
Contact Last Name: Stallings
Contact Title: Grants & Annual Fund Manager
Contact Phone: 954-557-4902
Contact Email: dominiquestallings@ledascholars.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Austin Bat Cave
Legal Name (if Different): Kids Write Good
Also Known As: Kids Write Good DBA Austin Bat Cave
Mailing Address: PO Box 4762
City: Austin
State: TX
Postal Code: 78765
Main Phone: (512) 522-8489
Main Fax: n/a
Organization Website: austinbatcave.org
Employer ID Number: 46-3593848
Organization Tax Status: 501 (c) (3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/29/2025
Requested Amount: $7000

Project Title: School Year Creative Writing Programs
Project Description:

Austin Bat Cave is a creative community. For 18 years, ABC has provided writing programs to Central Texas youth (ages 6-18) by connecting them with local novelists, poets, journalists, and other professional artists. ABC serves students who are BIPOC, come from low-income families, and have limited access to art enrichment opportunities. Approximately 60% of our school-year students are at-risk and 71% are under-resourced.

Each semester, 28 teaching artists and volunteer instructors lead an average of 13 weekly tuition-free in-school and after-school writing workshops for more than 200 Title I students. Students explore slam poetry, bilingual poetry, comic book writing, and more.

To genuinely benefit our students, ABC develops programs to address students’ needs and hire paid teaching artists who reflect students’ cultural and ethnic diversity. ABC’s program team works with each school and community partner to craft a specialized workshop curriculum, ensuring our instructors create a safe and inclusive space for learning. Our bilingual programming enhances students’ ability to express themselves more fully in both their home and second languages, building confidence and gaining skills that promote academic and personal success. Most crucially, we use student feedback when developing new programs.

ABC’s workshops address more than artistic and academic needs: ABC carefully crafts programs to combat the ongoing mental health epidemic among young people. Public policy organization Every Texan writes that roughly 1-in-5 Texas children are affected by a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral problem, and 1-in-3 experience a mental health disorder every year. ABC’s partners have expressed great concern over their students’ mental health needs, but budget cuts have limited or eliminated extracurricular programs that build student confidence and resilience. Further, decreased mental health resources in Texas schools leave only one counselor available for every 390 students. Today, supplementary arts programs like ABC are needed more than ever.

Total Project Budget: $200,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Applied Materials Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts: Arts Create Grant, Webber Foundation, Seawell Elam Foundation, Rae Charitable Trust, Austin Community Foundation

Project Duration: September 2025 – June 2026
Geographical Area Served: Greater Austin, Texas
Age Group To Be Served: 6-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Emily
Contact Last Name: Chammah
Contact Title: Grant Writer
Contact Phone: (313) 720-8010
Contact Email: grants@austinbatcave.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Families Uniting Families
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 525 E 7th St
City: Long Beach
State: California
Postal Code: 90813
Main Phone: 562-437-4114
Main Fax: 562-437-9225
Organization Website: https://familiesunitingfamilies.org/
Employer ID Number: 73-1696751
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: March 29, 2025
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Educational Advocacy for Foster Youth
Project Description:

We are pleased to introduce Families Uniting Families (FUF) to The Charles and Joan Hermanowski Family Foundation. We respectfully request your support in the amount of $10,000 toward our broad range of educational advocacy services for foster youth.

FUF’s mission is to cultivate nurturing and knowledgeable families to protect and meaningfully enhance the welfare and stability of vulnerable children and their families. In addition to our licensed foster care program and adoption services agency, we provide intensive, individualized, evidence-based services that meet the needs of low-income parents and children in Los Angeles County involved, or at risk of becoming involved, with the child welfare and/or criminal justice systems through our Project Fatherhood (PF) program.

Through PF, we provide unique services to children ages 0 to 24 whose parents are engaged in the program as well as the foster youth enrolled in our foster care agency. Services include tutoring, academic enrichment, and mental health supports such as play therapy. Additionally, we support families with requesting and updating Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 plans, as well as conduct child development screenings. We also provide teachers with professional development and guidance on managing challenging behavior and promoting a supportive learning environment for foster youth. FUF also coordinates transportation as needed, thereby reducing barriers to school attendance. Our cushioning of support helps ensure we meet the comprehensive needs of vulnerable families — ultimately preventing child abuse and neglect. In 2024, we provided educational advocacy services to 65 children — which is more than ever before.

PF services are never timebound — we work with children for as long as they need to succeed and achieve their full potential. Our team of dedicated social workers provide clinical case management support and establish authentic relationships, co-creating individualized service plans. Thank you for your consideration of our request.

Total Project Budget: $554,000.00

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): We have received support from the following funders for our 2025 fiscal year: The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer Foundation, Whittier Trust Foundation, and F&M Bank Foundation. Support is pending from S. Mark Taper Foudation, Earl B. & Loraine H. Miller Foundation, The Charles H. Stout Foundation, Bess J Hodges Foundation and Crail-Johnson Foundation.

Project Duration: 12 months
Geographical Area Served: Los Angeles County
Age Group To Be Served: Ages 0-21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Dr.
Contact First Name: Devon
Contact Last Name: Ivey
Contact Title: Director Research and Program Evaluation
Contact Phone: 562-437-4114
Contact Email: devon@familiesunitingfamilies.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Rio Rancho Creative Crossroads
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 5033 White Owl Way NE
City: Rio Rancho
State: NM
Postal Code: 87144
Main Phone: 5059774160
Main Fax: 5058911768
Organization Website: www.rr-cc.org
Employer ID Number: 462763023
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/29/2025
Requested Amount: 7500

Project Title: Spring 2026 Children and Youth Chorus
Project Description:

At Rio Rancho Creative Crossroads (RRCC), we are committed to providing barrier-free access to arts education for young people. We seek funding to support our Spring 2026 Children and Youth Chorus, a 15-week program running from January through May, serving children ages 8–18.

During weekly rehearsals, the chorus members learn vocal techniques and choreography from highly qualified professional instructors. The season culminates in a vibrant community performance, where the children showcase their hard work before an audience of family, friends and community members.

RRCC takes pride in our barrier-free approach, ensuring every child can experience the joy of making music. Our chorus programs welcome all participants, with no prior experience required—only a love of singing. We recognize that every participant is unique, and we accommodate a wide range of physical and neurodevelopmental differences. Additionally, RRCC keeps tuition exceptionally low, offering need-based scholarships so that financial circumstances never prevent a child from participating in our programs.

Funding from this grant will support rehearsal and performance facilities, artistic staff, sheet music, costumes, and supplies. With your support, we can continue providing this enriching experience, empowering young singers to grow artistically and personally while developing a lifelong love of music.

Total Project Budget: 30000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Grants from Rio Rancho Kiwanis, Rio Rancho Community Foundation, Albuquerque Community Foundation, NM Arts, Marshall L and Perrine D McCune Charitable Foundation, Thrivent Choice, Walmart Foundation, individual donors, corporate donors, ticket sales, fundraising, program ad sales, and sponsorships

Project Duration: 15 weeks
Geographical Area Served: Sandoval County NM
Age Group To Be Served: 8-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms
Contact First Name: Neal
Contact Last Name: Shotwell
Contact Title: Volunteer Executive Director
Contact Phone: 5052289808
Contact Email: nshotwell@rr-cc.org