Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: The Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
Mailing Address: 457 Shirley Rd PO Box 888
City: Elmer
State: NJ
Postal Code: 08318
Main Phone: 856-358-2472
Main Fax: 856-358-6513
Organization Website: www.appelfarm.org
Employer ID Number: 22-2235002
Organization Tax Status: Appel Farm Arts & Music Center

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/27/2024
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Appel Farm Arts Camp
Project Description:

Appel Farm formally requests a donation from the Charles and Joan Hermanowski Family Foundation for $10,000 to help support disadvantaged youth to attend Appel Farm Arts Camp 2025 on Arts Camp Scholarships. Matched with other funding and tuition income, this grant will support camp operations, enabling Appel Farm to award needs-based scholarships for at-risk and underserved children from New Jersey to participate in an intensive one-week, two-week, or four-week residential arts camp session at Appel Farm and provide them with life changing opportunities.

Appel Farm Arts Camp encourages the growth of self-esteem, skill building, creativity, and a respect for diversity, fostered by an international staff of professional artists and educators. Each summer, we welcome hundreds of campers ages 8-16 to explore the arts on our 115-acre campus in rural Southern NJ. This dynamic overnight program allows students to build social skills and develop peer relationships while combating summer learning loss through activities rooted in National Core Arts Standards. We invite students to disconnect from phones and virtual spaces and be truly present in artmaking. Our creative, inclusive approach infuses unique arts learning with non-traditional opportunities for physical activity, supporting overall wellness and reinforcing our key values of safety, community, personal growth, and fun.

Among its regional peers, Appel Farm is unique in the breadth and depth of experiences it is able to offer. Instruction in artforms like ceramics and analog photography require facilities (e.g. darkroom and ceramics kiln) that are uncommon if not entirely absent from schools in our region. Scholarships ensure that we can provide these tactile artmaking experiences for youth.

Total Project Budget: $1,090,539.00

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Appel Farm Arts Camp is funded through a combination of earned income (tuition fees and camp-related purchases) and contributed income (foundation, government, and individual). The level of contributed income from foundations and individual contributions directly impacts the number of scholarships Appel Farm is able to offer to disadvantaged youth each summer. PROJECTIONS FOR CAMP FY25 EARNED INCOME (Admissions minus Discounts/Tuition): $968,150 CONTRIBUTED INCOME: $270,191 TOTAL INCOME: $1,238,341 Projected sources of contributed income include: Anne Shore Sleep-Away Summer Camp Benefit – $70,000 (confirmed, amount projected based on enrollment) Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation – $2,000 (pending renewal) GOTO Foundation – $10,000 (confirmed, amount projected based on enrollment) New Jersey State Council on the Arts – $96,691 (GOS allocation) Pappas Foundation – $15,000 (pending renewal, allocation) Fred C. Rummel Foundation – $3,000 (pending renewal) SCOPE – $4,500 (pending renewal) Victoria Foundation – $30,000 (pending renewal) Summer Search – $5,000 (pending, amount projected based on enrollment) Neuman Family Foundation – $10,000 (pending renewal) CHARLES AND JANE HERMANOWSKI FOUNDATION – $10,000 (this request) Individual Donations – $14,000 (projected allocation)

Project Duration: Arts Camp 2025 will run for at least 5 weeks from June-August 2025. Camp staff work year-round to recruit campers, award scholarships, iterate on curricula, and hire and train staff. Foundation funding would support activities from January – August 2025.
Geographical Area Served: A majority of campers attend from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
Age Group To Be Served: 8-16

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr
Contact First Name: Craig
Contact Last Name: Getting
Contact Title: Development Director
Contact Phone: 856-358-2472
Contact Email: cgetting@appelfarm.org