Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Spirit of Giving Network
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 1515 N. Federal Hwy, Suite 106
City: Boca Raton
State: FL
Postal Code: 33432
Main Phone: 561-385-0144
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://spiritofgivingnetwork.com/
Employer ID Number: 65-0765570
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/22/2022
Requested Amount: $8,000

Project Title: Back to School PBC
Project Description:

Spirit of Giving’s annual Back to School PBC event helps over 5,000local children begin the school year with the tools and confidence they need to succeed. Without this support, disadvantaged and under-resourced youth in our community are at risk of truancy or learning deficiencies, which can lead to a life of crime instead of prosperity. In these unprecedented and uncertain times, more families and children will undoubtedly suffer economically. Now, more than ever, it is critical to provide our children a sense of stability, security, and support as we navigate the waters of our “new normal”. Funding is sought to help underwrite the costs of school supplies and clothing as well as medically necessary screenings provided at the event for this under-served population and their familie, many of whom have reported that the screenings we offer before school each year are the family’s sole annual interaction with a health provider.
Now our Back-to-School event has increased its uniqueness for the Girls Only area it features. We have learned from our community partners that pre-teen and teen girls from low-income families, homeless, or foster families, do not otherwise receive hygienic products they need as they reach maturity. They often do not have proper undergarments and are thrust into embarrassing situations because of their lack of resources.
Back to School PBC offers significant financial relief to area families, many of whom are struggling in the ongoing face of this challenging pandemic. In 2021, families spent an average of $848.90 on school supplies, an all-time high. Projections for 2022 exceed this amount! The comprehensive assistance Back to School PBC provides increases in importance for the significant financial savings it offers our PBC families each year and for the massive collaboration it represents among area non-profits who benefit underserved children and their families.

Total Project Budget: $245,776

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed The City of Boca Raton $4,000 Boca Rio Foundation $5,000 Great Charity Challenge $9,000 Quantum Foundation $7,500 Potential Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Trust Fund Boca West Children’s Foundation The Batchelor Foundation The Jim Moran Foundation Honda Classic Cares Charles and Joan Hermanowski Foundation Asofsky Family Foundation Albert E. And Birdie W. Einstein Fund Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Foundation Goody Two Shoes Edward T. Bedford Found Hagen Family Foundation Walter and Adi Blum Foundation The Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller of Florida INC

Project Duration: Spirit of Giving will begin to purchase items for Back to School PBC upon receipt of the grant. The event takes place July 30, 2022.
Geographical Area Served: Palm Beach County
Age Group To Be Served: Children ages 5 to 18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Lindy
Contact Last Name: Harvey
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 561-385-0144
Contact Email: lindy@spiritofgivingnetwork.com