{"id":8471,"date":"2025-06-30T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/?p=8471"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T21:28:00","slug":"grant-request-philadelphia-youth-football-academy-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/?p=8471","title":{"rendered":"Grant Request Philadelphia Youth Football Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n<hr size='1' noshade='noshade' \/>\n<p>Organization Name: Philadelphia Youth Football Academy<br \/>\nLegal Name (if Different): <br \/>\nAlso Known As: PYFA<br \/>\nMailing Address: Box 14234<br \/>\nCity: Philadelphia<br \/>\nState: PA<br \/>\nPostal Code: 19138<br \/>\nMain Phone: 215-685-2891<br \/>\nMain Fax: <br \/>\nOrganization Website: pyfa215.org<br \/>\nEmployer ID Number: 88-4052435<br \/>\nOrganization Tax Status: 501 c3<\/p>\n<p>Proposal Information<\/p>\n<hr size='1' noshade='noshade' \/>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Date: 6\/30\/2025<br \/>\nRequested Amount: $6000<\/p>\n<p>Project Title: Philadelphia Youth Football Academy&#8217;s Drills and Skills Program<br \/>\nProject Description:<\/p>\n<p>Our Drills and Skills Program uses Flag football to positively impact mental health by providing a fun, social, and physically active environment that can help reduce stress, anxiety, and symptoms of depression. The structured nature of the game, the social interaction with teammates, and the physical exertion all contribute to a sense of well-being. Our program provides opportunities to develop mental resilience, such as coping with setbacks, remaining calm under pressure, and focusing during challenging situations. social interaction and teamwork, creating a supportive community where individuals can connect with others, build relationships, and reduce feelings of isolation. Our program serves 48-52 youth, 94.5% being BIPOC male youth, and 5.5% are female.<\/p>\n<p>Total Project Budget: $30000<\/p>\n<p>Other Funding <br \/>\nSources For The Project (Committed &amp; Potential): USA Football-BSN Sports Apparel (2022-24) ($15000), Good Sports Equipment, $14500, 2021\/2023-24); Philadelphia Foundation\u2019s DOA Forfeiture Grant, $10000 (2024) Wawa Foundation $8000 (2017-24); Pincus Family Foundation, $22500 (2023-25), XPrize Foundation, $5000 (2023); Sullivan Charitable Trust, $5000 (2024) Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation, $5000 (2019\/2024); Philadelphia Eagles Social Justice Fund, $5000 (2023) Philadelphia Activities Fund, $6000 (2023\/2024) Alston Beech Foundation, $8000 (2018-24), Dicks Sporting Goods Foundation, $6000 (2021-24). <\/p>\n<p>Project Duration: July 2024 to June 2026 <br \/>\nGeographical Area Served: Mid Atlantic area (Philadelphia, PA)<br \/>\nAge Group To Be Served: 6-24<\/p>\n<p>Contact Information<\/p>\n<hr size='1' noshade='noshade' \/>\n<p>Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr. <br \/>\nContact First Name: Eugene<br \/>\nContact Last Name: Pough<br \/>\nContact Title: Executive Director<br \/>\nContact Phone: 215-526-8041<br \/>\nContact Email: epough@pyfa215.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form Organization Name: Philadelphia Youth Football Academy Legal Name (if Different): Also Known As: PYFA Mailing Address: Box 14234 City: Philadelphia State: PA Postal Code: 19138 Main Phone: 215-685-2891 Main Fax: Organization Website: pyfa215.org Employer ID Number: 88-4052435 Organization Tax Status: 501 c3 Proposal Information Today&#8217;s Date: 6\/30\/2025 Requested Amount: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8472,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8471\/revisions\/8472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}