Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: MakingChange, Inc
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As:
\nMailing Address: 9770 Patuxent Woods Drive, Suite 307
\nCity: Columbia
\nState: Maryland
\nPostal Code: 21046
\nMain Phone: 443-518-7650
\nMain Fax: N\/A
\nOrganization Website: www.makingchangecenter.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 52-1755086
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501c3 non profit<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 12\/26\/25
\nRequested Amount: 10000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Pathways to Financial Independence: Building Money Skills for Youth and Young Adults
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
Pathways to Financial Independence is a one-year financial capability project designed to equip youth and young adults ages 14\u201321 with the practical money skills needed to successfully transition into adulthood. Led by MakingChange, Inc., the project will deliver interactive financial education workshops and individualized financial coaching focused on budgeting, saving, understanding paychecks, building credit, and preparing for post-secondary education or employment.<\/p>\n
The project will serve youth from low- to moderate-income households, including first-generation college-bound students and young adults entering the workforce. Programming emphasizes real-world application and decision-making to help participants avoid common financial pitfalls and build habits that support long-term economic stability.<\/p>\n
Project outcomes will be measured using pre- and post-assessments, participation tracking, and client feedback. MakingChange will submit a final evaluation report to the Hermanski Family Foundation upon completion of the project, documenting outcomes, lessons learned, and overall impact.<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: Program Staff \u2013 Youth Financial Education Workshops\t (Planning, facilitation, and follow-up for youth workshops)\t$3,500 Program Staff \u2013 Individual Financial Coaching (Ages 18\u201321)\t (One-on-one coaching sessions and participant support)\t$2,500 Curriculum & Educational Materials\t$1,250 Program Coordination & Administration\t$1,750 Evaluation & Reporting\t$1,000 Total Request\t$10,000<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed – PNC Foundation: $5,000, M & T Bank: $5,000, Howard County Department of Community Resources & Services: $25,000; Potential – United Way of Central Maryland: $25,000<\/p>\n
Project Duration: 12 months
\nGeographical Area Served: Howard County, Maryland
\nAge Group To Be Served: 14-21<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
\nContact First Name: Jasmine
\nContact Last Name: Brewer
\nContact Title: Executive Director
\nContact Phone: 443-518-7647
\nContact Email: jbrewer@makingchangecenter.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form Organization Name: MakingChange, Inc Legal Name (if Different): Also Known As: Mailing Address: 9770 Patuxent Woods Drive, Suite 307 City: Columbia State: Maryland Postal Code: 21046 Main Phone: 443-518-7650 Main Fax: N\/A Organization Website: www.makingchangecenter.org Employer ID Number: 52-1755086 Organization Tax Status: 501c3 non profit Proposal Information Today’s Date: […]<\/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-8764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8764","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=8764"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8765,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8764\/revisions\/8765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}