Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Summer Search Philadelphia
Legal Name (if Different): Summer Search
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 1528 Walnut Street, Suite 1006
City: Philadelphia
State: PA
Postal Code: 19102
Main Phone: 2153999134
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://summersearch.org/philadelphia
Employer ID Number: 68-0200138
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3 nonprofit organization

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3.19.2024
Requested Amount: 7500

Project Title: Transformative Mentoring and Summer Experiences for Philadelphian Youth
Project Description:

Summer Search Philadelphia, a branch of the national organization Summer Search, seeks to create greater equity and expand academic, professional, and financial pathways available to BIPOC students and low-income communities. Our mission is to unleash students’ potential through depth-mentoring and transformative summer experiences.

We partner with students from systemically marginalized communities, who are deeply impacted by an inequitable education system that has failed to serve them. In Philadelphia, our students live in households with an average median income of $28,000, 94% of them qualify for free lunch, 98% are BIPOC, and 78% are the first in their families to attend college.

The proposed initiative will serve 150 high school students by:

– Providing in-depth mentoring to cultivate social-emotional learning, adolescent development, identity exploration, and trauma sensitivity.
– Offering full scholarships to summer programs to sophomores and juniors, designed to enhance socio-emotional skills and bridge the gap in learning and enrichment opportunities associated with income disparities.

Our engagement with students begins in their sophomore year and extends for seven to nine years, encompassing year-round individual and group mentoring, immersive summer learning experiences, guidance on post-secondary education and financial aid, as well as professional development coaching. By supporting this project, the Hermanowski Foundation would directly contribute to dismantling barriers that hinder the academic and professional advancement of BIPOC and low-income youth in Philadelphia.

Total Project Budget: $744,381

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Top funding sources: The Espe Family; The Selby Family; City of Philadelphia; The Brotzge Family; New Balance Foundation; Hamilton Family Charitable Trust; PwC; The Vanguard Group Foundation; CHUBB Charitable Foundation; Giant Food Stores, LLC; Ernst & Young; The Philadelphia Foundation; SAP NS2

Project Duration: 1 year
Geographical Area Served: City of Philadelphia
Age Group To Be Served: 16-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Lusana
Contact Last Name: Masrur
Contact Title: Associate Development Director
Contact Phone: 2153999134
Contact Email: lmasrur@summersearch.org