Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Forest Forward
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As:
\nMailing Address: P.O. Box 152929
\nCity: Dallas
\nState: TX
\nPostal Code: 75315
\nMain Phone: 469-676-9567
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: http:\/\/www.forestforward.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 85-1581238
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501c3 Tax Exempt<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 1\/17\/2024
\nRequested Amount: 10000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Arts Education at Forest Theater
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
Forest Forward is pursuing an ambitious master plan to revitalize South Dallas, which is two miles south of Dallas, Texas\u2019 Central Business District. This neighborhood has endured decades of disinvestment, neglect, and systemic inequities, leading to multigenerational poverty and crime. The life expectancy in this neighborhood is 67 years \u2013 a full 16 years younger than Dallas residents just a few miles to the north.<\/p>\n
The anchor project for this community revitalization plan is the renovation of the historic Forest Theater, which was once the jewel of the neighborhood and a gathering place for the Black community, following white flight and redlining that took hold in the 1950s. The renovated Theater will include an expansive Educational Hub, which will provide creator\/maker space for students of the neighboring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Arts Academy (K-8), as well as young artists, writers, and performers from the community. Forest Forward worked directly with Dallas Independent School District over the last several years to transform the neighborhood school from a low-performing learning center to a high-performing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) Academy that will create opportunities and open up future pathways for its students. <\/p>\n
Forest Forward already engages regularly with young people, offering summer arts camps, taking students on field trips to museums, movies and shows, providing back-to-school supplies, and providing clothing and basic needs during the holidays for hundreds of young people.\n<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: 80,676,400<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): We have secured approximately $56 million in private and public donations to date, including a $5 million gift from the Communities Foundation of Texas and a $2.5 million gift from the Mellon Foundation. <\/p>\n
Project Duration: 18 months
\nGeographical Area Served: Dallas
\nAge Group To Be Served: 5-21<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
\nContact First Name: Karen
\nContact Last Name: Cooperstein
\nContact Title: Grant Writer
\nContact Phone: 9729538314
\nContact Email: karen@craterlakeconsulting.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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