Grant Request Sunrise Association

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form


Organization Name: Sunrise Association
Legal Name (if Different): Sunrise Day Camps Association
Also Known As: Sunrise Day Camp
Mailing Address: 15 Neil CT
City: Oceanside
State: NY
Postal Code: 11572
Main Phone: 516-634-4191
Main Fax: 516-705-0490
Organization Website: www.sunriseassociation.org
Employer ID Number: 46-5555854
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information


Today’s Date: March 22, 2016
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Sunrise Day Camp Scholarship
Project Description:

Sunrise Day Camps are the world’s only dedicated day camps for children with cancer and their siblings, provided completely free of charge.

Providing memorable summers since 2006 for children ages 3½ –16, Sunrise Day Camps bring the simple pleasures of childhood back to children struggling with cancer, changing months of loneliness and isolation into summers filled with sunshine, laughter and happiness. And because Sunrise is a day camp, it does all this while allowing the children to continue their medical treatment and enjoy the comfort and safety of their own homes at night. There are currently four Sunrise Day Camps — two in New York (on Long Island & in Pearl River) and two in Israel (Even Yehuda & Be’er Sheva). This summer, two new camps will open in Staten Island, NY, and Baltimore, MD. Sunrise Day Camps are affiliated with 25 renowned hospitals and medical centers. Sunrise Sundays and Fun-days offer children exciting activities and events when school is not in session; Sunrise on Wheels is a one-of-a-kind program that provides hours of Sunrise-fun to children undergoing treatment in pediatric oncology units of participating hospitals.

Your gift would allow more children to experience Sunrise Day Camps which are proud members of the Sunrise Association, whose mission is to bring back the joys of childhood to children with cancer and their siblings world-wide, through the creation of Sunrise Day Camps, Year-Round Programs and In-Hospital Recreational Activities, all offered free of charge.

Total Project Budget: $5,824,197

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Fundraising Events: Levine Golf Outing: $1,092,346 Sunrise on the Rocks (February 6, 2016): $55,256 Sunrise in the City (March 10, 2016): $238,421 NYC Half Marathon (March 20, 2016): $15,046 Rock the River (April 7, 2016): $500,000 Friends of Sunrise (May 5, 2016): $800,000 Dare to Dream (June 2, 2016): $750,000 SunriseWalks multiple locations (June 5, 2016): $800,000 Major Gifts & Grants: Wilf Family Foundations: $54,000 Vicki & Todd Cooper: $50,000 BankUnited: $25,000 Kanas Family Foundation: $25,000 Cooper Family Foundation: $25,000 Toulmin Foundation: $25,000 Capri Foundation: $12,000 Alice & Jaclyn Houseknecht Foundation: $10,000 Andrea & Jeffrey Lomasky: $10,000

Project Duration: June 29, 2016 – August 18, 2016; additional programs continue year round
Geographical Area Served: metropolitan New York, northern New Jersey, southern Connecticut, Baltimore and surrounding areas; Israel
Age Group To Be Served: 3 1/2 to 16 years old

Contact Information


Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs
Contact First Name: Amy
Contact Last Name: Pilott
Contact Title: Director of Development
Contact Phone: 516-634-4191
Contact Email: amy.pilott@sunriseassociation.org