Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
Legal Name (if Different): Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
Also Known As: YOSA
Mailing Address: 106 Auditorium Circle, Ste. 130
City: San Antonio
State: TX
Postal Code: 78205
Main Phone: 2107370097
Main Fax:
Organization Website: yosa.org
Employer ID Number: 74-1926713
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3) Public Charity

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/18/2026
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: YOSA 2026/27 50th Anniversary Season
Project Description:

Studies show that highly engaged music students excel ahead of their peers academically. Since 1977, YOSA
musicians have confirmed these findings. Our young musicians are highly motivated and represent many of
our region’s most remarkable youth. However, the opportunity gap between youth with access to quality
music education and peers without access is evident. YOSA is committed to improve access to, and inclusion
in, music education to inspire current and future generations of young musicians

Total Project Budget: $1,712 ,300

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed: San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture – $20,000 / National Endowment for the Arts – $15,000 / Texas Commission on the Arts – $15,000. Potential: Faye L. & William L. Cowden Charitable Foundation – $15,000 / Carroll and Marguerite Wheeler Foundation – $20,000 / Alfred S. Gage Foundation – $7,500 / Kronkosky Foundation – $150,000 / Najim Charitable Foundation – $15,000

Project Duration: 08/01/2026 – 07/31/2027
Geographical Area Served: City of San Antonio
Age Group To Be Served: 8 – 20 years old

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Amy
Contact Last Name: House
Contact Title: Director of Development
Contact Phone: 2107370097
Contact Email: ahouse@yosa.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Hope Hill Youth Services
Legal Name (if Different): Family Connection Inc
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 700 Hope Hill Road
City: Hope
State: KY
Postal Code: 40334
Main Phone: 859-498-0373
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://www.hopehill.org
Employer ID Number: 35-1870499
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/18/2026
Requested Amount: 8,000

Project Title: The Hope Hill Empowerment Boutique
Project Description:

Hope Hill Youth Services is seeking a grant of $8,000 to establish the "Hope Hill Empowerment Boutique," an on-site, retail-style shopping area dedicated to the youth in our care. Most children come into our care with little more than the clothes they are wearing and what they could shove into a plastic bag. This space will serve both children under 18 in the foster care system and young adults over 18 transitioning into our Independent Living program. The boutique will be stocked with new and gently used clothing, shoes, and essential hygiene items, while also utilizing gift cards for specialized needs. More than just a supply closet, this project is designed as a mental health intervention by providing youth who have lost everything with the autonomy, dignity, and "normalcy" of choosing their own belongings.

Total Project Budget: 15,000

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

Project Duration: 1 Year
Geographical Area Served: Kentucky
Age Group To Be Served: Birth-21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Jaclyn
Contact Last Name: Denkins
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 606-356-0787
Contact Email: jaclyn.denkins@hopehill.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Troy Community Coalition for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: Troy Community Coalition
Mailing Address: 4420 Livernois Rd
City: Troy
State: Michigan
Postal Code: 48098
Main Phone: 2488235055
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://troycommunitycoalition.org/
Employer ID Number: 38-3079585
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/18/2026
Requested Amount: 2000

Project Title: Youth Action Board
Project Description:

The Troy Community Coalition is working with youth from our community to start a youth action board focused on substance misuse prevention and mental wellbeing projects. These funds would be used to get the youth action board started and fund youth lead programming in our community.

Total Project Budget: 5000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Additional Grants and Corporate funding will be sought

Project Duration: While Project is ongoing, these funds would be used within the year of funding
Geographical Area Served: Troy MI
Age Group To Be Served: 13-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Abigail
Contact Last Name: Tyner
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 2488235055
Contact Email: atyner@troy.k12.mi.us

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center Inc
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: JSHC
Mailing Address: 1010 N Davis Street, Suite 101
City: Jacksonville
State: FL
Postal Code: 32209
Main Phone: 904-355-3403
Main Fax: 904-355-4149
Organization Website: https://shcjax.org
Employer ID Number: 59-0970718
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: March 18, 2026
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Fund-A-Future
Project Description:

Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center (JSHC), a small community-based nonprofit founded in 1949, requests $10,000 to support of Fund-A-Future, our subsidized speech-language therapy program. As the only regionally accredited provider of speech-language pathology and audiology services for all ages, and the only Jacksonville healthcare organization with a Certified Autism Center designation, JSHC directly addresses critical health and developmental needs for children.

Fund-A-Future provides free comprehensive evaluations and weekly therapy to uninsured, underinsured, and low-income children ages 3-12 facing communication disorders. Delivered by certified Speech-Language Pathologists, sessions incorporate evidence-based practices and caregiver training to extend progress at home.

Duval County faces severe challenges: estimates indicate 10,240-15,360 children under 5 require speech-language intervention. In 2024, kindergarten readiness hovered at 45.8%. In 2025, JSHC served 2,099 speech-language patients (98+% under 18), delivering 14,750 therapy sessions (43% grant-funded).

This $10,000 will fund 200 additional 30-minute speech therapy sessions ($50 each), allowing us to increase our total Fund-A-Future capacity to 1,000 sessions annually. This expansion ensures that at least 50 low-income children receive a consistent, high-impact dosage of weekly therapy and caregiver training. By providing this intensive support now, we move the needle on Jacksonville’s 43.8% kindgergarten readiness rate and provide a projected $100,000 in long-term savings for our local school system. We aren’t just funding sessions; we are ensuring children enter the classroom ready to succeed.

Outcomes include improved communication skills (measured via standardized assessments), enhanced school readiness, stronger caregiver confidence, and transformed life trajectories for vulnerable children.

When a child gains their voice through targeted support, we change not just their childhood but their future potential.

Total Project Budget: $157,351

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Proceeds from JSHC’s annual FinFest Fundraiser (May 2026), Jim Moran Foundation (committed for 2026, potential for 2027), Private donations & other foundations (potential)

Project Duration: 12 months. Funds will be fully expended within one year following grant award.
Geographical Area Served: Northeast Florida
Age Group To Be Served: Children ages 3-12

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Kathleen
Contact Last Name: McArthur
Contact Title: Grant Manager
Contact Phone: 904-677-4337
Contact Email: development@shcjax.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Village School of Louisville
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 770 Eastern Parkway Louisville KY
City: Louisville
State: Kentucky
Postal Code: 40217
Main Phone: 5029365938
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://www.villageschooloflouisville.org/
Employer ID Number: 852153218
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/18/2026
Requested Amount: 5000

Project Title: Forest School & Outdoor Learning
Project Description:

Forest School & outdoor classrooms extend learning beyond buildings; inviting children into living laboratories, where inquiry thrives. Help us arrange outdoor visits and spaces with an art wall, playground, play kitchen, garden and trips to local forests that encourage imagination.

Total Project Budget: 15000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): 8000

Project Duration: July 1 2026-June 30 2027
Geographical Area Served: Jefferson County Kentucky
Age Group To Be Served: 4-16 years old

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Emilie
Contact Last Name: Dyer
Contact Title: Director of Development
Contact Phone: 5029365938
Contact Email: edyer@villageschooloflouisville.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Village School of Louisville
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 770 Eastern Parkway Louisville KY
City: Louisville
State: Kentucky
Postal Code: 40217
Main Phone: 5029365938
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://www.villageschooloflouisville.org/
Employer ID Number: 852153218
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/18/2026
Requested Amount: 5000

Project Title: Forest School & Outdoor Learning
Project Description:

Forest School & outdoor classrooms extend learning beyond buildings; inviting children into living laboratories, where inquiry thrives. Help us arrange outdoor visits and spaces with an art wall, playground, play kitchen, garden and trips to local forests that encourage imagination.

Total Project Budget: 15000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): 8000

Project Duration: July 1 2026-June 30 2027
Geographical Area Served: Jefferson County Kentucky
Age Group To Be Served: 4-16 years old

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Emilie
Contact Last Name: Dyer
Contact Title: Director of Development
Contact Phone: 5029365938
Contact Email: edyer@villageschooloflouisville.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Twin Cedars
Legal Name (if Different): Twin Cedars, INC
Also Known As: Make Promises Happen (program name)
Mailing Address: 1 Twin Cedar Ln.
City: Guthrie
State: OK
Postal Code: 73044
Main Phone: 405-282-2811
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.camptwincedars.org
Employer ID Number: 73-0735290
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/18/26
Requested Amount: 8400

Project Title: Make Promises Happen Scholarships
Project Description:

Make Promises Happen, a Twin Cedars Camp, provides quality, engaging camping and outdoor recreation programs for children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities. We believe that the experiences individuals have in the outdoors, learning new skills, building new relationships, and getting outside of their comfort zones, are truly transformational, and that ALL people, regardless of ability, background, or identity. In 2025, this program served 693 participants and provided more than 48,000 hours of respite care to parents and full-time caregivers of campers with disabilities.

The cost for a camper and their one-to-one volunteer to attend a week of camp is $700. Our organization has never turned a camper away due to a lack of funds. A gift of 8,400 from the Hermanowski Foundation would provide full scholarships for 12 campers and their one-to-one volunteer caregiver for a week of summer camp.

Total Project Budget: 1,207,624.20

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): We request funds from multiple local family foundations and hold two annual fundraising events to support this work.

Project Duration: May-August 2027
Geographical Area Served: Oklahoma (statewide)
Age Group To Be Served: Our program serves individuals ages 6-99, but the focus of this request is scholarships for participants ages 6-21.

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Jon
Contact Last Name: Cunningham
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 405-282-2811 ext. 5
Contact Email: jon@camptwincedars.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Baltimore’s Promise
Legal Name (if Different): Baltimore’s Promise II
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 5 N Calhoun St.
City: Baltimore
State: Maryland
Postal Code: 21223
Main Phone: 4109160430
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.baltimorespromise.org
Employer ID Number: 93-3049030
Organization Tax Status: 501 c 3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/18/2026
Requested Amount: 10000

Project Title: Forever 15 Fund
Project Description:

The Forever15 Fund, led by Baltimore’s Promise, provides rapid-response emergency support to young people facing immediate financial crises that threaten their safety, stability, and ability to stay on a path toward economic mobility. Designed in partnership with youth and informed by lived experience, the Fund fills critical gaps that traditional systems and funding streams cannot address quickly enough.

Young people in Baltimore frequently encounter urgent barriers, housing instability, food insecurity, transportation breakdowns, unmet mental health needs, and unexpected costs such as utilities, childcare, or essential documents. Even relatively small financial disruptions can derail a young person’s ability to remain engaged in school, workforce training, or employment. At the same time, access to safety-net supports continues to decline, particularly in low-income and immigrant communities, making flexible, rapid-response resources even more essential.

The Forever15 Fund is intentionally structured to respond within days, not weeks, ensuring that young people receive timely, flexible support when it matters most. Through this Fund, Baltimore’s Promise provides direct assistance for needs such as emergency housing support, utility payments, transportation access, work-related expenses, and other critical necessities. Requests are reviewed through a streamlined, equity-centered process that prioritizes dignity, trust, and youth voice.

A $10,000 investment will directly support dozens of youth/young adults with emergency assistance, depending on need, helping them remain connected to education, career pathways, and essential supports. Beyond immediate relief, the Fund serves as a stabilizing force, preventing crises from escalating and enabling young people to continue progressing toward long-term goals.

In a landscape where few resources exist for rapid, flexible support, the Forever15 Fund is a critical tool for advancing equity and ensuring that no young person is forced off their path due to short-term financial hardship.

Total Project Budget: 100000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Coppin State University (5,000); Johns Hopkins University (5,000), BGE ($5,000), The Ritter Group ($2,500), Torrain Advisory ($2,500), CareFirst ($10,000 – requested)

Project Duration: 1 year
Geographical Area Served: Baltimore City, MD
Age Group To Be Served: 14-26

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms
Contact First Name: Heather
Contact Last Name: Naviasky
Contact Title: Chief Operating Officer
Contact Phone: (410) 916-0430
Contact Email: heather@baltimorespromise.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: CCHS Network
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 99 Wall St # 4814
City: New York City
State: NY
Postal Code: 10005
Main Phone: 414-379-6480
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.cchsnetwork.org
Employer ID Number: 22-3634814.
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/18/2026
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Rapid Response for new Families
Project Description:

Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) is a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder affecting the autonomic nervous system, causing children to lose automatic control of breathing, particularly during sleep. With an estimated incidence of 1 in 200,000 births and fewer than 1,500 known cases worldwide, CCHS is so rare that most physicians will never encounter it in their careers. Yet the consequences of mismanagement are severe: respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, and death.
The most urgent barrier facing CCHS families today is not the absence of treatment options. It is the inability to find a physician who has ever seen another patient. Families spend months or years navigating a fragmented medical system, often relying on local pulmonologists or neurologists with no CCHS experience, while a small cluster of knowledgeable specialists exists at a handful of academic medical centers with no roadmap to reach them. Families in states like Florida, where CCHS cases are documented but expertise is sparse, face this crisis acutely.
CCHS Network requests $10,000 to design, build, and publicly launch the first-ever CCHS Specialist Network Map: an interactive, searchable online tool that allows families of children diagnosed with CCHS to identify physicians with documented CCHS experience by state, specialty, and telehealth availability. The project will include a structured outreach survey to the national CCHS clinical community, a web-based mapping tool embedded in the CCHS Network patient portal, and a plain-language family navigation guide to help newly diagnosed families use the resource and initiate specialist consultations.
This tool will be built once and serve families in perpetuity. For a child whose life depends on proper ventilator management and expert longitudinal care, knowing where to find a physician who understands their condition is not a convenience. It is a lifeline.

Total Project Budget: 13,000

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

Project Duration: 8 Months
Geographical Area Served: United States
Age Group To Be Served: Birth – 21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Phillip
Contact Last Name: Mason
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone:
Contact Email: phillipmason@cchsnetwork.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Smith Family Ranch Foundation
Legal Name (if Different): Smith Family Ranch Foundation
Also Known As: Smith Family Ranch Foundation
Mailing Address: 1950 East Atlanta Road, United States,
City: Stockbridge
State: GA
Postal Code: 30281
Main Phone: 77025682
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://www.thesmithfamilyranch.com/about-3-1
Employer ID Number:
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 18-03-2026
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: The Agri -STEM outdoor Learning
Project Description:

Smith Family Ranch Foundation provides a safe and engaging environment where youth and families can connect with agriculture, nature, and hands-on learning experiences. In many underserved communities, young people have limited exposure to food systems, farming, and outdoor education, which restricts both life skills development and awareness of agricultural career pathways.

This project will expand our youth-focused agricultural education program in Stockbridge, Georgia. Through structured, hands-on activities, participants will learn animal care, gardening, food production, and basic agribusiness concepts. The program also promotes leadership, responsibility, teamwork, and healthy living.

Funding will support program materials, farm supplies, educational tools, and operational costs necessary to increase participation and improve program delivery. It will also help reduce barriers to access for underserved youth and families.

Over the project period, we aim to serve at least 100 youth and families, improving their understanding of sustainable agriculture and strengthening their connection to healthy food systems. This initiative supports long-term community development by equipping participants with practical skills and meaningful outdoor experiences.

Total Project Budget: $150,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Pending / Potential: Corporate and foundation grants (including environmental and education funders): $75,000 The Hermanowski Family Foundation grant will help close a critical funding gap to ensure full implementation. Commited: Rota Foundation

Project Duration: June 2026 – June2027 (12 months) (Program delivered in two 12-week cohorts within the grant year)
Geographical Area Served: Stockbridge and surrounding communities in Metro Atlanta, Georgia
Age Group To Be Served: Children and youth ages 5–19

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Kasha
Contact Last Name: Smith
Contact Title: Cheif Executive Officer
Contact Phone: 77025682
Contact Email: ksmithfamranch@gmail.com