Out-of-School Time - Summer Fun & Learning RFP Grant

The Max And Marian Farash Charitable Foundation invites community organizations to apply for the Out-of-School Time - Summer Fun & Learning RFP. This initiative aims to enhance access to innovative, high-quality summer programs for youth in Monroe and Ontario counties. By supporting diverse out-of-school opportunities, the Foundation seeks to empower young individuals to develop skills, engage with peers and mentors, and enjoy enriching experiences beyond traditional school hours.

Enriching children's lives today for a brighter tomorrow.
Our North Star
Ensuring youth are ready to learn by supporting innovative, high-quality out-of-school time (OST) programs in Monroe and Ontario counties.
The Spark
Between before school, after school, weekends, breaks, and summer vacation, 87% of kids’ time (18 and under) is spent out of school. We want to challenge our partners to think big and creatively so we can create more OST programs for youth to learn new skills, connect deeper with peers and mentors, and have fun.
How We Can See It Through
Let’s expand equitable access and participation in high quality out-of-school-time programs to set youth up to thrive into adulthood.
Create more out-of-school time opportunities: We have great programs for our youth to learn and grow—but not enough. To increase access, we’ll support a range of programs for kids to learn and grow. Let’s try something new, together. Let’s work together to expand and create more innovative, engaging experiences.Build grantee capacity: It’s critical that organizations of all sizes have breathing room to innovate and the resources to maintain quality as they grow. Capacity building, longer grant cycles, and general operating support are all key to success.Make participation easy: To ensure youth who face the greatest structural barriers to involvement—and who may benefit the most—can attend regularly, let’s work together to find ways to make access and participation easy.Listen to parents, caregivers, and youth: The people who these programs serve know themselves best. Let’s listen to these groups and incorporate their feedback into program design.
Summer Fun and Learning Grants
The Farash Foundation seeks to partner with community-based organizations across Monroe and Ontario counties to invest in summer programs that support young people through a broad range of fun and engaging programs. The funding will focus on programs that are not centered during the traditional school hours. We will consider requests that work with the schools but outside of the school day. This can include formal programs and clubs, but not field trips.
Funding
The number and size of awards will depend on responses to this request. There is not one type of grant. We will be awarding a mix of one-time grants, annual grants, and multi-year grants. The amounts will be determined based on the request, the budget scope, the Foundation’s budget, and the intended impact of the grant.