Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Sweet Dream Makers
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As:
\nMailing Address: 55 NE 5th Ave., Suite 400,
\nCity: Boca Raton
\nState: FL
\nPostal Code: 33432
\nMain Phone: 561-571-7363
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: http:\/\/www.sweetdreammakers.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 81-3693206
\nOrganization Tax Status: \t501c3 since 2016<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 3\/26\/2024
\nRequested Amount: $10,000 to cover up to 37 beds and bedding packages<\/p>\n
Project Title: A Bed of My Own\u00ae\t
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
Bedlessness – a prolonged period where individuals are sleeping on the floor, an unsanitary surface, on a couch, a make-shift bed or air mattress, or sharing a bed not large enough to be shared \u2013 is a serious impairment to the positive mental and physical health benefits of a good night\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n
A Bed of My Own provides our community\u2019s neediest children and their adult caregivers with safe, clean beds at no cost to the family within one week of receiving a validated request. Our team begins to manage a solution within 24-48 hours of referrals from over 130 partner agencies as well as direct requests from individuals who are validated by our in-house case manager, a retired police officer. <\/p>\n
Sweet Dream Makers leverages relationships with area furniture companies, low-cost suppliers, and our warehouse with donated furniture that allows us to source the best fit for the family\u2019s needs, whether it be individual beds, bunk beds, trundle beds, pull-out couch beds, cribs, or a combination of options. Sweet Dream Makers ensures that each child receives:
\nA new mattress
\nA mattress encasement to protect against bed bugs and bed-wetting (a frequent occurrence among children suffering the effects of trauma)
\nA box spring
\nBed frame
\nBedding includes sheets and comforter chosen by the children, and fresh pillows.<\/p>\n
A good night\u2019s sleep allows children and their families to wake each morning refreshed and ready to take on the challenges of school, work, and life. <\/p>\n
Sweet Dream Makers prides itself in having fulfilled 100% of validated requests (nearly 22,000 since 2017) for beds with bedding and our generous donors help ensure that the day never comes when a family is denied this support because there is not enough money.\n<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $2,181,735<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed\t Leslie L. Alexander Foundation\t$100,000.00 Jim Moran Foundation\t$85,000.00 Pat Moran\t$75,000.00 Great Charity Challenge\t$55,000.00 BallenIsles Foundation\t$37,100.00 Ibis Charities Foundation\t$25,000.00 Mirkin Foundation\t$25,000.00 Pulte Family Foundation\t$20,000.00 Sid Pashelinsky Family Foundation, Inc.\t$15,000.00 Admiral\u2019s Cove Foundation\t$15,000.00 William and Helen Thomas Foundation\t$15,000.00 Boca West Foundation Raffle\t$13,200.00 Florida Panthers\t$10,000.00 Boca Rio Foundation\t$8,000.00 Pending\t Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation\t$100,000.00 Boca West Children’s Foundation\t$75,000.00 McNally Foundation\t$50,000.00 Community Foundation of Palm Beach & Martin County\t$35,000.00 AJNFF-Al & Jane Nahmad Family Foundation (Miami-Dade Only)\t$32,000.00 Hands on Tzedakah\t$30,000.00 The Batchelor Foundation\t$25,000.00 Irvin Stern Foundation\t$30,000.00 Leonard and Hilda Kaplan Foundation\t$25,000.00 PSB Foundation\t$25,000.00 Mary Alice Fortin Foundation\t$20,000.00 Lattner Family Foundation\t$15,000.00 Myron and Elaine Adler Private Foundation\t$10,000.00 Dr. & Mrs. Janower\t$10,000.00 Albert E. & Birdie W. Einstein Foundation\t$10,000.00 Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office LETF\t$10,000.00 Community Foundation of Broward County\t$10,000.00 Harry T Mangurian Foundation – Broward\t$10,000.00 Boca West Golf Tournament\t$8,000.00 Billi Marcus Foundation\t$5,000.00 Lost Tree Foundation\t$5,000.00 Margaret & R. Parks Williams Charitable Foundation\t$5,000.00 Vertical Bridge\t$5,000.00 The William R. Watts Foundation (Broward County)\t$5,000.00 Asofsky Family Foundation\t$5,000.00 Hermanowski Foundation\t$5,000.00 The Simard Family Foundation\t$5,000.00 CAR Foundation\t$5,000.00 Alexander Brady Foundation\t$5,000.00 Harcourt M. & Virginia W. Sylvester Foundation\t$5,000.00 Neubauer Family Foundation (matching grant)\t$2,500.00 Amaturo Family Foundation – Broward\t$10,000.00 Ruth Silverman-Rosenbloom and Victor H. Rosenbloom\t$2,000.00 City of Boca Raton\t$1,000.00 Soroptimist\t$1,000.00 Temple Beth El\t$1,000.00 Rotary of Downtown Boca Grant Program\t$1,000.00 Other Grants and Donor Directed Gifts\t$130,000.00<\/p>\n
Project Duration: A Bed of My Own is an ongoing program. The requested funds will support the 2025 program between 1\/1\/2025 \u2013 12\/31\/2025
\nGeographical Area Served: A Bed of My Own serves children and families in need throughout Palm Beach and Broward Counties.
\nAge Group To Be Served: Primarily we serve children aged 0-18, but we also provide beds to their adult family caretakers.<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
\nContact First Name: Suzanne
\nContact Last Name: Broad
\nContact Title: Executive Director
\nContact Phone: 561-571-7363
\nContact Email: suzyb@sweetdreammakers.org <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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