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 non profit as described in 509(a)(1) section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: May 10, 2024
Requested Amount: 10000

Project Title: Literacy Intensive Tutoring Program
Project Description:

We are requesting a grant in support of our Literacy Intensive Tutoring program serving 170 Chicago students from low-income backgrounds.

Being able to read independently is an essential skill for all students to be successful students, adults, and citizens. The Literacy Intensive Tutoring (LIT) program for 1st through 5th graders provides literacy intervention for individual students. The program is designed for struggling readers to help students effectively close the literacy gap and reach their full potential. Students receive one-to-one, customized reading intervention each week with high quality resources and learning tools, including leveled readers, phonics development, high frequency word recognition, reading novels to develop comprehension, and creative writing.

Weekly lessons meet every child at his or her assessed reading level, with the goal of progressing forward each week. This program focuses on two age groups to accommodate the different literacy needs of the different grade levels. The Decoding and Fluency group is designed for 1st through 3rd graders and the LIT Comprehension group is designed for 3rd through 5th graders. LIT students are placed into these groups based on their assessment results. Tutors are divided into these two groups and trained accordingly.

Total Project Budget: $206,948

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Our LIT program is supported through a combination of unrestricted and restricted funding from foundations, corporations and individuals. Restricted funding for our LIT program include Dollar General Literacy Foundation, Polk Bros. Foundation, Lohengrin Foundation and others.

Project Duration: Our tutoring programs begin in September and conclude in May, aligning with the school year. Students and tutors work together over the course of 32 weeks with each student receiving 48 hours of free tutoring and mentoring.
Geographical Area Served: Chicago
Age Group To Be Served: 1st-5th grade students

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr
Contact First Name: Doug
Contact Last Name: Lyons
Contact Title: Associate Director of Grants and Data
Contact Phone: 3127368527
Contact Email: dlyons@tutoringchicago.org