Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Love Quilt Project
Legal Name (if Different): Love Quilt Project, Inc.
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 4250 N Glebe Road
City: Arlington
State: VA
Postal Code: 22207
Main Phone: 7032448499
Main Fax: N/A
Organization Website: www.lovequiltproject.org
Employer ID Number: 46-5439225
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 2/4/2026
Requested Amount: 10000

Project Title: Love Quilts & Educational Support for Children in Foster Care
Project Description:

The Love Quilt Project (LQP) supports the educational and emotional well-being of children living in foster care in the United States and South Africa through a unique blend of creative expression, compassion-based education, and direct educational assistance.

Through our cross-cultural arts education program, students in U.S. classrooms learn about the experiences of children in foster care and reflect on empathy, resilience, and global connection. Students create fabric art squares filled with messages of hope, love, and encouragement. These squares are transformed by volunteer quilters and our production partners into one-of-a-kind handmade quilts.

Each completed Love Quilt is gifted to a child living in foster care, providing warmth, comfort, and a tangible reminder that they are seen, valued, and supported. The program is reciprocal: children in foster care also create their own art squares, sharing messages of encouragement with other children facing similar challenges, reinforcing dignity, connection, and mutual empathy.

In addition to emotional support, LQP provides financial assistance for educational needs. In the United States, LQP partners with foster care organizations to support tutoring and mental health services, including counseling and art therapy.

In 2025 alone, LQP delivered over 250 handmade quilts to children in the United States and engaged thousands of students in compassion-based learning. Funding from this grant will support the creation and distribution of Love Quilts, educational programming, and direct educational assistance for our United States programming, helping children in foster care build resilience, stay in school, and experience the power of compassion.

Total Project Budget: 95,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Campbell Family Foundation (Committed); Looking Out Foundation (Potential); Barnes Family Foundation (Potential) individual donors; corporate partners including Springs Creative and The Bandanna Company; merchandise sales; community fundraising events.

Project Duration: 12 months (continuous)
Geographical Area Served: United States, East Coast
Age Group To Be Served: Children 4-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Gretchen
Contact Last Name: Ginnerty
Contact Title: President & Chair, Board of Directors
Contact Phone: 7032448499
Contact Email: lovequiltproject@gmail.com