Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Colorado Springs Conservatory
Legal Name (if Different): Colorado Springs Conservatory Foundation
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 415 S. Sahwatch St.
City: Colorado Springs
State: CO
Postal Code: 80903
Main Phone: 719.577.4556
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://coloradospringsconservatory.org/
Employer ID Number: 84-1502211
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/28/2024
Requested Amount: 7500

Project Title: Colorado Springs Conservatory Performing Arts Programming
Project Description:

For 30 years now, CSC has offered foundational and life-changing arts immersion programs in instrumental music, vocal performance, musical theatre, drama, recording arts, composition, and music theory to students ages 6 months to 21 years old. CSC provides a much-needed curriculum for those students who are seeking after school programs, and for the public-school leaders who have become adamant that the arts remain an important part of every child’s education.
CSC’s Principal Program provides performing arts education with a comprehensive curriculum in music and theater that builds from Early Childhood (0-7) to Exploratory (8-10) to Foundational (11-13) to Preparatory (14-18). CSC’s programming is unique in the region for its combination of education and performance opportunities. All students in the program experience excellent education in their chosen discipline and are able to practically apply what they are learning through CSC’s robust performance calendar. The program is designed pedagogically to meet each student where they are developmentally and
set a path of incremental growth.
CSC’s Summer Season programming offers 20+ different camps for students ages 0-18 through one or two and four-week sessions, depending on age and discipline of study. The premiere program of the summer is the Musical Theatre Intensive (MTI) for high school students from throughout the region to take a deep dive into the musical theatre form. CSC’s Partner Programs provide arts immersion studies through significant partnerships to students who may otherwise not have access to the arts due to transportation, financial or disability barriers.
Funds would be utilized to cover the cost of program materials, equipment, instruments and instructor salaries/wages to provide high-quality arts education. Investing the funds in this way equates to investing in CSC students. Data has shown CSC’s programs lead to skill acquisition as well as growth of prosocial skills and protective factors and foster achievement of developmental milestones.

Total Project Budget: $468, 059

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed: J.H. Edmondson Foundation, H. Chase Stone Charitable Trust, Ent, T. Rowe Price, ERC Helping Hands, Colorado Creative Industries, Bee Vradenburg Foundation, Anna Keisling Ackerman Fund, Chapman Trusts, Marson Foundation, Joslyn Charitable Trust, Potential/Pending: Dellora A. and Lester J. Norris Foundation, Eugene C. Armstrong Family Foundation, Equity in Arts Learning, Burt Foundation, US Bank, Wal-Mart Foundation, ACMP, Harlan Anderson Foundation, Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation, Rea Charitable Trust , Ent YES, NEA and Nora Roberts Foundation

Project Duration: August 2024 – July 2025
Geographical Area Served: 2024 – July 2025 Geographical Area Served: Pikes Peak Region – El Paso and Teller Counties, Colorad
Age Group To Be Served: 6 months – 21 years

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Nathan
Contact Last Name: Halvorson
Contact Title: CEO
Contact Phone: 719.577.4556
Contact Email: nhalvorson@csconservatory.org