Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: The Edge Urban Fellowship
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: The EDGE Urban Church
Mailing Address: 2017 Eastern Ave SE, Ste 1 Unit 7444
City: Grand Rapids
State: MI
Postal Code: 49507
Main Phone:
Main Fax:
Organization Website: theedgegr.com
Employer ID Number: 90-0449809
Organization Tax Status: 501c3 Tax Exempt

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 02/27/2026
Requested Amount: 7,000

Project Title: The Edge Urban Arts
Project Description:

The Urban Arts program at The Edge Urban Fellowship is a multi-site youth development initiative that integrates arts education, youth leadership development, and mentorship to serve students across greater Grand Rapids .
The project includes four core components.
1. Hip Hop Dance Immersion provides weekly in-school instruction at 6 elementary schools currently serving 900 students, with expansion planned to 9 schools reaching approximately 1,200 students. Professional dance instructors teach during the school day, ensuring equitable access to high-quality arts education. Scholarships are available for gifted students who wish to train at dance studio.
2. In partnership with the 17th Circuit Court, the LEAD (Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Accountability, and Dance) program will serve probation-referred youth ages 12–18 in 8-week cohorts meeting twice weekly. LEAD addresses criminogenic risk factors by building discipline, impulse control, teamwork, family responsibility, and future-oriented thinking.
3. Urban Arts Afterschool serves 60 alternative education students weekly at Covenant High School and Secondary Learning Academy, with potential expansion to additional sites. Industry-level artists teach hip hop dance, entrepreneurship, lyricism, and visual arts, helping students re-engage academically while building creative and career skills.
4. The Pop Out is a weekly gathering where middle and high school students develop artistic voice and personal purpose within a supportive community.
Collectively, Urban Arts transforms children and youth by combining consistent mentorship, structured arts training, leadership development, and real performance opportunities into one integrated pathway.

Total Project Budget: $260,500

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): MI Community Center Grant, Desk Drawer Fund, Frey Foundation, DeVos Foundation

Project Duration: 1 year
Geographical Area Served: Grand Rapids, MI
Age Group To Be Served: 7-21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Tisa
Contact Last Name: Herbert
Contact Title: Chief Operations Officer/Executive Program Director
Contact Phone: 313-523-7940
Contact Email: htherbert@theedgegr.com