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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplications_Pancho Foundation City of SLO DEI Application APPLICATION Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2022-2023 FUNDING FOR HIGH-IMPACT DE&I PROjects Please provide all requested information before submitting your application. Please be as specific as possible! If accommodation or assistance is needed in completing this Application, or if a paper version is preferred, please contact (805) 781-7073 or DEI@slocity.org PART 1: APPLICANT INFORMATION Organization Name: Richard Pancho Gonzalez Youth Foundation Year Established: 2012 Fiscal Agent, if different than above: Tax ID#: 80-0816999 Name of Executive Director (or highest leadership position) Gregory Gonzales Approximate Annual Budget: $75,000 Major Sources of Funding: Donations and Grants Mission Statement: To inspire and enhance the lives of today’s youth through physical fitness, academic pursuit and character building through the sport of tennis. Number of paid staff (full- or part-time): Currently none Number of volunteers: 10 Name of Board President or Chair: Daniel Gonzales Name of Person completing this Application: Gregory Gonzales Organization Mailing Address: 14079 W. Edgemont Avenue, Goodyear, AZ 85395 Phone: (623) 810-1707 E-mail: greg@panchofoundation.org Name of Project: Pancho Foundation San Luis Obispo Tennis Programming Est. number of people served through this project: 150 Total Project Cost: $15,863 AMOUNT OF CITY FUNDING REQUESTED: $12,221 City of San Luis Obispo DE&I Funding 2020-21 Briefly describe your Organization’s mission, primary activities, and operating structures. The main mission and activity are to provide an opportunity to nontraditional participants, mostly Hispanic, to play tennis through weekly programming. We also strive to inspire and increase the confidence of the kids through Pancho’s story as a self-taught world champion. We also provide several playday events, some by Richard Gonzales Jr. and Patience Santos at the Santa Maria Boys and Girls Club. As an example, we are part of a large event planned for September 17 th in San Diego being held by the USTA’s Southern Cal Tennis Association for Hispanic Month. We’ve been in recent hibernation starting back this fall. The Foundation has operated primarily on family and others volunteering and donations and some grant awards. VP Greg Gonzales is a CPA and handles the administrative duties. The Foundation’s President Daniel Gonzales and Greg Gonzales are recent cofounders of a new Foundation with Hall of Fame Player Rosie Casals and many other Latin Hall of Fame Members to promote the growth of Latin American tennis. This should increase the Foundation’s operations. Describe the community(ies) your Organization supports. Please be specific in the population and geographic area. We generally offer programming to BIPOC kids ages 5-16 years old. The male and female participation is equivalent. Programming is generally provided in Hispanic communities; some are low-income and/or immigrant communities. PART 2: PROJECT INFORMATION Describe your proposed project or program. Specify what the requested funds will be used for, the need for this project, the number of people impacted. Include a project plan, if available. The proposed project will provide after school tennis instruction at three Boys and Girls Club’s in San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, and the new Paso Robles facilities. The Santa Maria Boys and Girls Club has tennis courts across the street and the SLO Boys and Girls Club has the Laguna Middle School courts. Paso Robles has indoor facilities. Instruction will be provided by Richard Gonzales Jr., Pancho’ son. Richard played and trained with his father often. He has taught professional players along with famous celebrities. The kids will be able to learn about his father through memorabilia and other printed inspirational materials. Assisting is Coach Patience Santos, an Elementary and Middle School Physical Education and Spanish Teacher at the Old Mission Catholic School. She coaches the varsity high school tennis team at Mission College Preparatory and won the 2018 CIF High School Championships. She teaches tennis for the SLO Parks and Recreation Department in the summer. Lastly, “Coach Patience” was the recent recipient of the 2022 United States Professional Teacher’s Association (USPTA) Southern California Diversity and Inclusion Bob Ryland Award. Together, as part of the Pancho Foundation, both have led clinics at the Santa Maria Boys and Girls Club. Patience is our California Central Coast Community Outreach and Event Planner. Some employed at the Tennis Warehouse have offered to help. City of San Luis Obispo DE&I Funding 2020-21 Richard and Patience have recently visited some of the Clubs to discuss having this programming and they were very interested in the prospect. We also have our Inspirational Baseball Cards (some in Spanish), various media, a new Pancho Gonzales Fine Points of Power Tennis Booklet, and Tennis Legend Pancho Gonzalez bio junior high-level book. We are developing nutritional materials that can be used. We’d love to show you samples. Describe the community the project will support. Specify the population, location of services provided, and any other identifiers your proposed project will support. We will provide tennis programming at three Boys and Girls Clubs. Our prior events and clinics at the Santa Maria Club along with a recent visit to the new Paso Robles Club show most of the participants will be BIPOC and mostly Hispanic. Describe the equity gaps and community needs this project will address. The Foundation generally serves nontraditional tennis participants, mostly Hispanic. This often includes those persons that don’t normally have access to tennis, economically or physically, many living in urban or rural areas. Almost all the kids we’ve taught at the Santa Maria Boys and Girls Club are Hispanic and some are the children of farmworkers. Tennis programming will serve to offset possible unfavorable conditions by providing kids uncommon opportunities to learn skills and tools to help promote their health and confidence through tennis and its physical activity. In the table below briefly list 2-3 methods of evaluation and indicators of success or measurable outcomes. Methods of Evaluation Indicators of Success / Measurable Outcomes Example: # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees Example: 10% increase by end of 2021 Our Board is mostly BIPOC Establishing and Maintaining Programming at each site (20 participants) is Goal 1 The new LATF Board is all BIPOC A 10% increase is actually a good goal for Year 1&2 Dan Gonzales helped establish and was Chair of the United States Tennis Association’s first National Diversity and Inclusion Committee Increasing the No. of Programs on Site is Indicator of Success and associated Goal Dan recently served with the USTA’s Intermountain Section Diversity Committee In the chart below, identify any partnerships/collaborations that are supporting this project, and their roles. Name of Partner Activity/Service They Provide for This Project Tennis Warehouse Equipment and Potential Volunteers USTA Southern California Logistics, Equipment and Supplies as Needed Latin American Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame Consultation and future funding City of San Luis Obispo DE&I Funding 2020-21 Provide the timeline for this proposed project. Mid- January through Mid- December 2023. Describe your plan for sustainability beyond the City’s one-year award funding, if applicable. Through local and national partnerships and fundraising, we will strive to grow the program at each Club. As needed, we can work with some employees at the Clubs so they can continue to instruct the kids. Pancho Foundation Board members are cofounders of the new Latin American Tennis Foundation with President Rosie Casals, International Tennis Hall of Famer. The new Foundation’s mission statement is To represent, enhance and provide equal opportunities to Latin tennis players of all ages and in Spanish is Representar, mejorar y brindar igualdad de oportunidades a los tenistas latinos de todas las edades. Our participation and partnership with the new Foundation will enhance financial donations and other resources to grow the program PART 3: PROJECT COST / BUDGET Using the table below, please provide a broadly- itemized budget for your project, including the source of any matching funds. Item Description add more lines as needed Total Cost Amount Provided by City Funds Amount of Other Matching Funds /Source* 1. Tennis Instruction $5,985.00 $ 5,485.00 $ 500.00 2. Travel 2,415 2,415 - 3. Tennis Equipment 4,427.50 2,727.50 1,700.00 4. Inspirational Materials 1,593.75 1,593.75 - 5. General & Administrative Rate (10%) 1,442.13 - 1,442.13 6. $15,863.38 $12,221.25 $3,642.13 *During application review, you may be asked for further financial information or for proof of any matching funds PART 4: AWARENESS AND VISIBILITY Describe the plan for promoting this project within the City of San Luis Obispo. As we did for our Tennis Playday events, we’ll have promotion through the Boys and Girls Clubs marketer. We issued press releases in the Santa Maria Times, had event radio shows and was covered in San Luis Obispo magazine. We could do some City of San Luis Obispo DE&I Funding 2020-21 television given Pancho’s legacy. We can also pursue Spanish media venues We’ve had Telemundo attend one of our events that was shown nationally. How will you highlight the City’s support of your project? All promotion materials will highlight the City’s as primary supporter. We will also have printed programming and inspirational materials that could include the City’s logo. We will have onsite banners that will include all the supporting organizations logos. The programming could also be highlighted in the USTA Southern California Section’s marketing department. We can also pursue Spanish media venues such as articles on Pancho’s career and the programming. City of San Luis Obispo DE&I Funding 2020-21 PART 5: CERTIFICATION By signing this application, I certify that the information contained within is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I agree to comply with the requirements of the City of the San Luis Obispo. Name of Person Completing this Application: Signature: /signed/ Gregory Gonzales – a signed pdf copy to be provided with the application Title: Executive Director/Vice President Date: 08/31/2022 Application Checklist Use this checklist as a tool to ensure all required components are submitted with your final application. I have included all of the following documents, in hard copy or via the online site:  Completed Grant Application  List of Organization’s current Board Members or leadership body  Organizational Chart  Copy of Document Certifying Federal Tax-Exempt status, if applicable My Final Application includes all documents listed above, submitted by 5:00 pm on August 31st, 2022, via one of the following methods:  The online application site: https://forms.slocity.org/Forms/2022-2023-FUNDING-FOR-HIGH- IMPACT-DEI-PROGRAMS X One (1) signed application, including all attachments, in PDF format, submitted via email to DEI@slocity.org  One (1) signed application, including all attachments, submitted via Hard Copy, either in person or by email to: DE&I Task Force 919 Palm St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Attn: Dale Magee Postmarks will not be accepted Richard Pancho Gonzalez Youth Foundation Organizational Chart President/Secretary Daniel Gonzales Vice President/Treasurer Executive Director Gregory Gonzales CA Outreach and Events Patience Santos Wighton Director of Tennis Programming RIchard Gonzales Jr. NonProfit/ITConsultant Cheri Gonzales Tennis Instructors and Other Volunteers