Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Grace Notes Music Foundation, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different): N/A
Also Known As: GNMF
Mailing Address: 500 Commerce Way
City: Jupiter
State: Florida
Postal Code: 33458
Main Phone: 561-379-9072
Main Fax: N/A
Organization Website: www.gracenotesmusicfoundation.org
Employer ID Number: 27-1548189
Organization Tax Status: 501c3 Non-Profit

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: March 20, 2024
Requested Amount: 7,500

Project Title: Academic Readiness – Preschool Music Program
Project Description:

“Declines in arts education disproportionately impact Black and Brown students, who have seen 49% and 40% reductions, respectively, since the ’80s.”

Grace Notes Music Foundation (GNMF), founded in 2010, is a 501c3 community-based organization in Jupiter, Florida. GNMF’s mission is to provide equitable access to music education’s joys and documented academic benefits through free music education programs for underserved children and people with disabilities in Palm Beach County (PBC). GNMF achieves its mission in partnership with PBC Title 1 Schools, where poverty is high and academic achievement is low, and with PBC community-based nonprofit organizations that serve underserved and at-risk people and communities. GNMF provides need/income-based,

In/After-School Music Education
Scholarships for Private Music Lessons
Mindful Music Therapy Program for Teens

GNMF requests funding to implement the Music Together preschool curriculum in collaboration with Faith’s Place Preschool and After School Educational Center and Head Start preschool programs.

The purpose of this program goes beyond learning to play an instrument and into the well-documented benefits of music education. Music education prepares students for learning by helping to develop their basic mental skills and capacities. Music instruction impacts learning by preparing students to learn by fostering working memory and thinking skills; facilitates academic achievement by improving recall and retention of learned information; and music education develops creative capacities by strengthening attentiveness, perseverance, and self-esteem for lifelong success (citations available upon request):

GNMF proposes implementing a "Music Together" program (musictogether.com) for the 2024-2025 school year. The preschoolers will receive two 45-minute weekly classes using the "Music Together" materials. Music Together has a history of implementing its program with organizations such as Head Start. It has research-based literature on early childhood music education’s psycho-social and academic-readiness benefits. This program aims to support children’s development in key early learning domains to improve grade-school readiness.

Total Project Budget: 21,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Grace Notes Music Foundation Fundraising, Palm Beach Community Trust Fund, The Frank Weyenberg Trust, Aldi Cares Community Trust Fund

Project Duration: 12 months
Geographical Area Served: Palm Beach County’s highest poverty rate communities (avg. 25%) in and around West Palm Beach including Mangonia Park, and Riviera Beach
Age Group To Be Served: Preschool

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Sandra
Contact Last Name: Baran
Contact Title: Board President
Contact Phone: 561-379-9072
Contact Email: sandra@gracenotesmusicfoundation.org