{"id":9432,"date":"2026-02-23T16:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/?p=9432"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:38:55","slug":"grant-request-music-theater-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/?p=9432","title":{"rendered":"Grant Request Music Theater Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n<hr size='1' noshade='noshade' \/>\n<p>Organization Name: Music Theater Works<br \/>\nLegal Name (if Different): na<br \/>\nAlso Known As: na<br \/>\nMailing Address: 516 Fourth Street<br \/>\nCity: Wilmette<br \/>\nState: IL<br \/>\nPostal Code: 60091<br \/>\nMain Phone: 847-920-5360<br \/>\nMain Fax: none<br \/>\nOrganization Website: https:\/\/www.musictheaterworks.com\/<br \/>\nEmployer ID Number: 36-3125199<br \/>\nOrganization Tax Status: 501-c-3<\/p>\n<p>Proposal Information<\/p>\n<hr size='1' noshade='noshade' \/>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Date: 2\/23\/2026<br \/>\nRequested Amount: 10000<\/p>\n<p>Project Title: Music Theater Works YouthREACH<br \/>\nProject Description:<\/p>\n<p>Music Theater Works requests funding for our youth outreach including free and discount tickets and theater enrichment programs, as well as our performance-based summer programs, the Kids Company 1-week workshops for ages 8 to 13, and the Teen Company \u201cshadow\u201d production of our August show for students ages 13 to 18, on the set of the professional production. In particular, we are seeking support for low-income students including access to regular performances and Kids\/Teen Company tuition waivers, transportation support, and after-program care for students with working parents. These programs serve 700 students annually.<\/p>\n<p>Music Theater Works (MTW) is a professional nonprofit theater with a regional audience. The mission is to present the full spectrum of musical theater, to create a bridge for all audiences from classic works to present day and to engage youth and community in music, theater, and the arts. MTW uses multiple platforms including youth and community programs as well as the subscription season to connect to our diverse and thriving audiences.  Programs are:<br \/>\n\u2022 Subscription season featuring four productions<br \/>\n\u2022 CommunityREACH and TicketREACH community partnerships<br \/>\n\u2022 YouthREACH  programming for young people to promote interest in theater among children ages 8 to 18, immersing participants in the full range of performing arts skills, crafts, and knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>REACH stands for \u201cRevitalizing Education and Arts for Community Health.\u201d The program mission is to build purposeful, ongoing collaborations with local organizations that engage new audiences, help build connections, and expand theater education through unique musical theater experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to build a theater that doesn\u2019t just exist in our community but for our community, one that grows alongside it, listens to it, and helps shape its future. Music Theater Works is more than a producing company; it is a gathering place where creativity, compassion, and civic engagement meet.\n<\/p>\n<p>Total Project Budget: 105460<\/p>\n<p>Other Funding <br \/>\nSources For The Project (Committed &amp; Potential): Committed: The Rice Foundation\t$20,000 North Short Center Foundation $10,000 Christ Church Benevolence Committee $1,500  Pending or upcoming deadlines: \u2022 Frio Gelato $5,000 \u2022 Burke Foundation $7,500  Earned income and individual giving $47,960 (based on historical pattern)<\/p>\n<p>Project Duration: 1 year<br \/>\nGeographical Area Served: Chicago and north suburbs<br \/>\nAge Group To Be Served: 8 to 18<\/p>\n<p>Contact Information<\/p>\n<hr size='1' noshade='noshade' \/>\n<p>Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.<br \/>\nContact First Name: Kyle<br \/>\nContact Last Name: Dougan-LeBlanc<br \/>\nContact Title: Producing Artistic Director <br \/>\nContact Phone: 847-920-5360  x3<br \/>\nContact Email: Kdougan@musictheaterworks.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form Organization Name: Music Theater Works Legal Name (if Different): na Also Known As: na Mailing Address: 516 Fourth Street City: Wilmette State: IL Postal Code: 60091 Main Phone: 847-920-5360 Main Fax: none Organization Website: https:\/\/www.musictheaterworks.com\/ Employer ID Number: 36-3125199 Organization Tax Status: 501-c-3 Proposal Information Today&#8217;s Date: 2\/23\/2026 Requested [&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-9432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9432","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=9432"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9433,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9432\/revisions\/9433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}