Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Tutoring Chicago
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 2145 N Halsted St
City: Chicago
State: IL
Postal Code: 60614
Main Phone: 3127368527
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.tutoringchicago.org
Employer ID Number: 36-3718141
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/24/2022
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: SMART Tutoring Program
Project Description:

For over five decades, Tutoring Chicago has strived to deliver the power of education through one-to-one tutoring. We offer this to children facing financial barriers at no cost to their families. In the past decade, we expanded our reach and services to better meet the needs across the city, including a pivot to high quality digital programming over the last two years.

To this end, Tutoring Chicago provides both synchronous digital and in-person tutoring options for nearly 1,000 students with the help of over 1,000 volunteer tutors each week across three tutoring programs.

This grant will support our SMART Tutoring Program serving 750 students in grades 1-6. Our SMART Tutoring Program focuses on five areas of student achievement: Social Emotional Learning, Mathematics, Accountability, Reading, and Technology. Within the context of trusting relationships with adults, our students focus on homework review, executive functioning skills, and developmental experiences that combine learning and reflection.

Each student is matched with their own adult volunteer tutor for the school year, meeting once a week for 1.5 hours of individualized instruction. Our curriculum and resources are carefully curated by our program staff composed of former teachers. Our trained and well-educated adult volunteers provide critical, supplemental education along with developmental experiences and positive relationships.

Total Project Budget: $678,721.60

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): $500,000

Project Duration: August to June
Geographical Area Served: Chicago
Age Group To Be Served: Grades 1-6

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr
Contact First Name: Douglas
Contact Last Name: Lyons
Contact Title: Manager of Grants
Contact Phone: 3127368527
Contact Email: dlyons@tutoringchicago.org