2014 annual report - The Sylvia Center

2014 ANNUAL REPORT
THE MISSION
OF THE SYLVIA CENTER IS
TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE AND
THEIR FAMILIES TO EAT WELL THROUGH
HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES
ON THE FARM AND IN THE KITCHEN.
THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, PARTICIPANTS LEARN
WHAT FRESH FOOD IS, HOW DELICIOUS
IT TASTES, AND HOW TO PREPARE
HEALTHY MEALS ON A DAILY BASIS.
WE TEACH SKILLS THAT INSPIRE OUR STUDENTS
TO ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT HEALTHY EATING
HABITS — SO THAT THEY MAY LEAD HEALTHY
AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES.
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MISSION
Dear Friends,
The Sylvia Center was founded in 2007 to address issues in children’s
health by providing hands-on experiences with growing and cooking
healthy food. Now in our eighth year of programs, TSC has developed
and codified an innovative and forward-thinking model that teaches
cooking as a life skill to fight the obesity epidemic and create a new
generation of healthier New Yorkers.
We focus on teaching cooking in low-income communities, because
for families who are on a budget and don’t know how to cook, it’s
nearly impossible to eat healthy food in a regular way. Our programs
are designed as joyful, hands-on experiences with fresh, delicious, and
healthy foods that inspire students to establish independent healthy
cooking and eating habits that will last a lifetime.
In 2014, our programs served 1,000 students in New York City and 1,625
students in Columbia County, helping young people and their families
learn to cook. We are proud of the progress we’ve made, and are
committed to expanding our programs in 2015 and beyond so that we
can begin to meet more of the tremendous need for programs like ours.
In 2015, we are:
•Expanding the Cooks for Health program to operate in all five boroughs
•Establishing a teen apprenticeship program that trains high school
students to teach healthy cooking to children in NYC summer camps
•Establishing a Train-the-Trainer program to enable other community-based organizations to teach our curriculum on their own
•Offering full scholarships to community and youth groups from
Columbia County to participate in our farm programs
•Expanding the Seed to Plate program in Columbia County to serve
more students during the school year
We could not do all of this without the generosity, commitment and
enthusiasm of our donors, Board of Directors, volunteers and staff.
Thank you so much for your support!
Liz Neumark
Anna Hammond
Founder and Board Chair
Executive Director
WELCOME
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THE
NEED
Childhood obesity is one of the most severe
health crises facing our nation and the
communities where we work.
•In Columbia County: one out of every three
school children is overweight or obese.1
•In New York City: 33% of youth (ages 10 to 17)2 and 24% of adults3 are overweight
or obese.
•In New York City, the obesity epidemic
strikes hardest in communities already
suffering from health and economic
disparities, particularly low-income
communities where the rate of overweight
and obesity reaches over 70%.4
THE
OPPORTUNITY
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ABOUT US
Obesity rates are inversely correlated to the amount of time spent cooking food. A survey of nations across the world shows
that the more time people spend cooking food at home, the lower the rate of obesity of that country.5
In low-income communities where processed,
high-calorie foods are prevalent and healthy
whole foods are often scarce, The Sylvia
Center provides essential programs that work
to counteract the rise of diet-related health
problems later in life.
WHAT WE
DO
The Sylvia Center conducts its cooking and
food literacy programs primarily in New York
City Housing Authority community centers,
and at Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook (Columbia
County), NY. Programs focus on building
competency in five key areas:
•Willingness to try new foods
•Ability to identify components of a healthy meal
•Knowledge of how and where food is grown
•Definition of seasonality
•Self-efficacy in food preparation
Since 2007, we have served over 11,700
participants—youth, teens and family
members—in New York City and Columbia County.
The Columbia County Department of Health’s Community Health Assessment,
conducted from 2010 to 2013.
2
Ellis JA, Metzger KB, Maulsby C, Volle SJ, Wan Vye G, Kerker B, Perl SB. Smoking
Among New York City Public High School Students. NYC Vital Signs 2006, 5(1):1-4.
3
Reversing the Epidemic: The New York City Obesity Task Force Plan to Prevent and Control Obesity. May 2012. http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/pdf/2012/otf_report.pdf
4
Ibid.
5
Cutler, David, et al. “Why Have Americans Become More Obese?”, The National
Bureau of Economic Research. January, 2003.
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ABOUT US
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OUR
HISTORY
• The Sylvia Center (TSC) at Katchkie Farm is founded by
Liz Neumark and Chaim Wachsberger in memory of their
daughter Sylvia. 200 children visit.
• Childrens’ Learning Kitchen built
at Great Performances.
• TSC begins offering youth programs at 2 NYC public schools.
• TSC offers 2 full-time seasonal farm education internships.
• In partnership with Rachael Ray’s
Yum-o! Organization and The
Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York
City, youth program is piloted in
New York City Housing Authority
(NYCHA) community centers.
• At the farm, TSC pilots service-learning program with teens
enrolled in Questar III’s vocational culinary arts program.
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OUR HISTORY
• Programs shift completely to serve children in the
communities where they live, based in NYCHA community
centers in Harlem, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx.
Two teen programs are piloted: NYCHA teen program
at Drew Hamilton Community Center and a program for
pregnant teens at Inwood House.
• In the city, TSC successfully pilots Cooking Together family program and partners with GrowNYC for Seed to Plate program.
• As NYCHA transitions community center management, TSC
establishes new partnerships with Grand Street Settlement,
Harlem Children’s Zone, St. Nick’s Alliance, Graham
Wyndham, and Green City Force.
• At the farm, in-school Seed to Plate program is piloted in
Columbia County.
• In the city, youth, teen and family classes are offered at 6 NYCHA sites, 5 days a week.
• At the farm, in-school Seed to Plate program expands from
1 to 3 sites.
OUR HISTORY
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THE SYLVIA CENTER’S
NYC PROGRAMS
In 2014, TSC’s city programs served almost
1,000 students. TSC’s COOKS FOR HEALTH
PROGRAM offers six-week series cooking classes
in New York City Housing Authority community
centers. The majority of Cooks for Health
participants are residents of NYCHA housing
developments and qualify for free or reduced
cost school lunch. Classes are for youth, teens,
and families; are led by trained chef instructors;
and have a student to teacher ratio of 4:1.
In the YOUNG CHEFS CULINARY PROGRAM, children
learn basic cooking and baking skills and the
importance of eating a variety of fruits and
vegetables, as well as whole grains. 580 YOUTH
completed the Young Chefs program in 2014.
I love cooking because it makes
me feel like I really know how to
do something.
YARIEL AGE 9
WILLIAMSBURG COMMUNITY CENTER
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THE SYLVIA CENTER’S NYC PROGRAMS
The TEEN CHEF: SKILLS FOR LIFE PROGRAM also
focuses on teaching the process of cooking fresh, simple meals from scratch, while also providing a basic professional culinary foundation on setting up a work station, the code of
rules chefs have in the kitchen, knife skills, and
how to handle fresh produce. 120 TEENS
completed the Teen Chef program in 2014.
The COOKING TOGETHER: FAMILY PROGRAM
emphasizes cost-effective, practical, and healthy
recipes; time and cost-saving techniques; and
ways to incorporate more vegetables into
family-friendly meals while providing a unique
opportunity for families to learn, cook, and eat
a meal together. 80 FAMILIES completed the
Cooking Together program in 2014.
My kids love kale. I never knew anything about kale…
but now we cook it a lot. We sauté it at home. We are now eating a lot more greens.
PARENT IN THE FAMILY CLASS
WILLIAMSBURG COMMUNITY CENTER
IMPACT OF THE
COOKS FOR HEALTH
PROGRAM
SINCE 2010
80%
100%
OF STUDENTS GRADUATE
OF GRADUATES
INCREASE THEIR
VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION
AND IMPROVE DIET
66%
ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT IN
SELF-EFFICACY
IN THE KITCHEN
THE SYLVIA CENTER’S NYC PROGRAMS
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NEW & NOTEWORTHY
IN 2014
•The TEEN CHEF: SKILLS FOR LIFE PROGRAM
expanded to two additional sites, for a
total of four sites.
•The COOKS FOR HEALTH PROGRAM expanded
to our first site in the South Bronx: the
Mitchel Community Center in Mott Haven.
•TSC HIRED OUR FIRST TEEN PROGRAM GRADUATE,
Chris Santos, as a Chef Assistant for Cooks
for Health youth classes in Brooklyn.
• 20 GREEN CITY FORCE STUDENTS completed
an 8-week culinary training program with
TSC, including preparation for the NYC
Food Handlers Certificate.
•On June 6th, 40 VOLUNTEERS from DELOITTE,
as part of their annual IMPACT DAY, helped
TSC staff collect data on the availability of
fresh food at supermarkets, grocery stores,
and corner stores in West Harlem. This day of
data collection was the first step in creating
a healthy food shopping guide that will be
distributed in 2015 to TSC students and their
families in the Cooks for Health program.
TSC became a firsttime grantee in 2014
of Newman’s Own
Foundation, (the
independent foundation
created by the late
actor and philanthropist,
Paul Newman) which
made a grant award to
support the expansion
of our Cooks for
Health program in
the South Bronx and
East Brooklyn. Thanks
to this grant, TSC
is establishing new
teaching residencies at
the Mitchel Community
Center in the Mott
Haven area of the Bronx,
and the Pink House
Community Center in
East New York, Brooklyn.
COOKS FOR HEALTH
PROGRAM 2014
PARTNERS
New York City Housing
Authority at Drew Hamilton
Community Center
WEST HARLEM
Graham Windham
at the Manhattanville
Community Center
WEST HARLEM
Harlem Children’s Zone at
St. Nick’s Community Center
WEST HARLEM
Grand Street Settlement
at the Grand Street
Community Center
LOWER EAST SIDE
Good Shepherd
at the Red Hook Miccio
Community Center
RED HOOK, BROOKLYN
At this year’s Art of Cooking benefit gala, which raised over $500,000,
supporters of The Sylvia Center gathered together to honor John Unwin,
CEO of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, and the teens and families we work
with in New York City. Teen chefs from Grand Street, who were honored for their
ongoing participation in the Skills for Life program, attended the event along with
their families, as well as students representing our 2014 Green City Force cohort.
St. Nick’s Alliance
at the Williamsburg
Community Center
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN
New York City Housing
Authority at St. Mary’s
Community Center
SOUTH BRONX
Eastside Settlement at the
Mitchel Community Center
MOTT HAVEN, BRONX
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CULINARY
PROGRAMMING
2014 PARTNERS
Green City Force
City as School
People always think that teenagers can’t like
vegetables. But that’s not true; they are really good.
I now talk about healthy foods with my friends and
family. And I use the recipes from class to make
dinner for my whole family.
ANNE CHRISTINE AGE 15
GRAND STREET COMMUNITY CENTER
P.S. 11
Local Initiatives Support
Corporation
GrowNYC’s Seed to Plate
Robinson Family S.Q.U.A.S.H.
Program at NYU Langone
Medical Center
•The Sylvia Center is EXPANDING from seven to
ten NYCHA community center sites in 2015,
and will serve an additional 330 participants
for an annual total of 1,000 participants in
the Cooks for Health program, and a total of
1,500 STUDENTS CITYWIDE.
•TSC is PILOTING a 2-day TRAIN THE TRAINER
COURSE that will provide in-depth
explanations of our curriculum, program
toolkits, and hands-on lessons for
organizations that want to use our
curriculum for their constituents. Sessions
are planned for January and October 2015.
LOOKING
FORWARD
TO 2015
TASC EXPANDED TEEN
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, TSC will lead 25
•Through the
teenagers in a 60-hour training program that
will prepare them to teach healthy cooking
classes to children in NYC summer camps.
THE SYLVIA CENTER’S NYC PROGRAMS
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You’re allowed to eat flowers? You just blew my mind.
CARTER AGE 9
CLAVERACK SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM
THE SYLVIA CENTER
AT KATCHKIE FARM
My mom is never going to believe
that I like asparagus.
OLANA PARTICIPANT
The Sylvia Center at Katchkie Farm served
1,625 CHILDREN and their families in 2014, a 49% INCREASE from 2013. 81% of participants
came from Columbia County. 19% came from
the NYC metro area.
TSC’s FRESH FOOD COMES FROM THE FARM PROGRAM
is a four-hour experiential program that
introduces youth ages 4-18 to seasonal
cooking and gardening. Participants tour and
taste their way through the Learning Garden,
which is home to over 200 different varieties
of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
Children learn where food comes from, how
it grows, and age appropriate cooking skills
for creating delicious and healthy meals.
871 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED in 36 FRESH FARM
PROGRAMS in 2014, a 36% INCREASE from 2013.
We’re setting the table so we
can eat nice fresh food.
RYAN AGE 5
BETHLEHEM PRESCHOOL
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THE SYLVIA CENTER AT KATCHKIE FARM
The SEED TO PLATE PROGRAM is a series of
90-minute classes for elementary aged
children. Students develop and build on their
culinary skills and knowledge of healthy foods
as they prepare simple dishes and snacks.
Participants also learn gardening and farming
through experiential projects such as seeding.
All students also take a trip to the farm to
participate in the Fresh Food Comes From the
Farm program. 65 STUDENTS at FOUR SCHOOLS
completed the Seed to Plate program in 2014.
Schools included: John L. Edwards Primary
School, the Hudson Youth Center, Perfect Ten
After School, and Germantown Central School.
TSC’s EDUCATIONAL INTERNSHIP program offers
a 6-month internship for an individual with
an interest in organic gardening, children’s
health, food literacy, outdoor education, and
the culinary arts. Designed for an individual
with beginner level experience in those areas,
the intern gains valuable knowledge and
experience in small-scale organic farming,
livestock care, culinary techniques, meal
creation, and building community around
food. At the end of the season, the intern
will be prepared to pursue an entry-level job
in the field of farm to table education. TSC
hosted TWO INTERNS in 2014: Kye Ameden and
Rebecca Behr.
The FRESH TASTING PROGRAMS are one-time
educational programs, such as cooking demos
and veggie taste tests, that we offer at schools,
local farmers markets and events, and other
educational organizations off the farm. The
program reached 554 PARTICIPANTS in 2014.
TSC organized two public farm events in 2014 including SPRING PLANTING DAY, featuring a live
performance by singer DAN ZANES, and Fall Harvest Day.
I never saw a real chicken before, I only saw ones from storybooks.
MADISON AGE 7, NYCP
The seventh annual Farm to Table benefit dinner,
hosted by Great Performances, raised over $91,000
to support TSC’s upstate programs in Columbia
County. Over 300 guests gathered in the fields
of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, NY for cocktails,
dinner and tours of TSC’s Learning Garden.
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NEW & NOTEWORTHY
IN 2014
•Expanded our Seed to Plate after-school
program in Columbia County to FOUR SITES overall.
•Raised enough funds at our Farm to Table
dinner to offer 14 SCHOLARSHIPS in 2015 to Columbia County organizations who want
to spend a day at the farm learning how to
grow and cook healthy food.
2014 YOUTH & SCHOOL GROUPS SERVED THROUGH
36 FRESH FOOD COMES FROM THE FARM PROGRAMS
Albany YMCA ALBANY
Bethlehem Preschool
ALBANY
Chatham Kids Club CHATHAM
Coarc HUDSON
Germantown Central School
GERMANTOWN
Ichabod Crane School
VALATIE
John L. Edwards Primary
School HUDSON
JLE After School Program
HUDSON
Perfect Ten After School
HUDSON
Questar III HUDSON
Taconic Hills Summer
Enrichment Program
TACONIC HILLS
Parker School RENSSELAER
North East Community
Center MILLERTON
Summit School NYACK
P.S. 124 NEW YORK CITY
Project Regeneration
NEW YORK CITY
New York Common Pantry
BRONX
New York Common Pantry
SRCC RENSSELAER
EAST HARLEM
Malta Montessori SARATOGA
New York Common Pantry
ROCKAWAYS
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THE SYLVIA CENTER AT KATCHKIE FARM
COLUMBIA COUNTY
PARTNERS
Farming Our Future
at Taconic Hills Central
School District
Hudson City School District
Olana Educational Center
Hudson City Library
Summer Program
Kinderhook Farmers Market
Philmont Farmers Market
Ichabod Crane Elementary
School Family Picnic
Germantown Central School
Wellness Day
•To support increased demand for Fresh Food programs and
uphold our commitment to provide these programs to any group in
Columbia County that would like to participate, The Sylvia Center
at Katchkie Farm will grow our capacity to offer 50 FARM PROGRAMS
to 1,000 INDIVIDUALS in 2015, and establish a financial assistance
program that will provide 14 SCHOLARSHIPS to groups that would
otherwise be unable to participate.
•We will continue to offer the Seed to Plate program at four sites.
•We will pilot the SKILLS FOR LIFE AT KATCHKIE FARM PROGRAM to teens
studying culinary arts at Questar, a vocational program for high
school students from Columbia County.
LOOKING
FORWARD
TO 2015
300+
VOLUNTEER HOURS
ON 2014 FARM PROGRAMS
180+
VOLUNTEER HOURS
ON 2014 CITY PROGRAMS
NYC Interns Suprita Datta and Merelis Ortiz with Executive Director, Anna
Hammond; and Farm Interns Rebecca Behr and Kye Ameden.
In an effort to train advocates, teachers, and future leaders, TSC hosts a robust
internship program to complement our NYC and upstate programs. We are proud
to collaborate with and host interns from the Andrew Goodman Foundation, the
Roosevelt Institute Summer Academy, The Coro New York Leadership Center,
and the Partners for Change Fellowship of the Colin Powell School for Civic and
Global Leadership at City College CUNY. TSC interns learn about every facet of
a growing nonprofit, gain experience teaching and working at the community
level, and develop mentoring relationships with our senior staff.
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OUR
SUPPORTERS
IN 2014
$50,000+
Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and
Robert W. Gottesman
Great Performances
Newman's Own Foundation
The Pinkerton Foundation
$25,000
- $49,999
Cindy and David Edelson
FoodMatch
Nancy and Fred Poses
$10,000
- $24,999
Bloomberg
Deutsche Bank
Fairway Market
George W. Huffman
National Mah Jongg League
Lizbeth Neumark and Chaim
Wachsberger
Production Glue
Arthur and Rebecca Samberg
Silverweed Foundation
The Solomon Wilson Family
Foundation
John and Leslie Unwin
Lisa Wolfe and Joseph Ravitch
$5,000
- $9,999
Anonymous (4)
Jody and John Arnhold
Alisa and Dan Doctoroff
Judith R. and Alan H. Fishman
Carol Gellos
Katja Goldman and Michael
Sonnenfeldt
Goldman Sonnenfeldt
Foundation
Sigrid Gray
Steven Harris and Lucien
Rees-Roberts
Renee Iacone and Steve
Clearman
Ian Schrager Company
Michael Lesser and Mindy
Schneider
Fran and Jack Levy
Maher Terminals
Janet Montag
Penguin Random House
Michael Pollack and Barbara
Marcus
The Russell Berrie Foundation
Eric Semler and Tracy
Chutorian Semler
Alaina Sparks and Ron Klein
SWS Charitable Foundation
Sysco Metro New York
$2,500
- $4,999
José Andrés
E. Sherrell Andrews and
Robert Kuhbach
Caroline and Steven Angel
Anonymous (2)
Jeffrey Beers
Scott Berrie and Patricia
Willens
BNY Mellon Wealth
Management
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OUR SUPPORTERS
The Sylvia Center gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, foundations,
corporations and organizations for their generous support in 2014. Thank you!
This roster was prepared with great care, but if any errors or omissions have occurred,
please accept our apologies and contact Erika Lesser, Development Director, at
(212) 337-6066 or [email protected].
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Mr. and Mrs. William Cruger
Ronnie Davis
Douglas and Susanne Durst
Judy and Steven Elbaum
Estiatorio Milos
Howard and Janet Ginsburg
Lara and Douglas Holtz
Kasirer Consulting
Stacey and Curtis Lane
Michael and Aliza Lesser
Mackenzie-Childs of New York
Jocelyn and Richard Markowitz
Curt and Amy Middleton
Donna Milrod
David and Lori Moore
Ernie and Joan Muir
One Group Hospitality, Inc.
Jason Pizer
Heidi and Richard Rieger
Beth Rustin and Lee Stettner
Mara and Ricky Sandler
The Shadrow Family Fund
Marissa Shorenstein AT&T
President New York
Saskia and Stephen Siderow
David and Peggy Tanner
TAO Group
Susan Ungaro, James Beard
Foundation
Teri and Barry Volpert
Lise and Jeffrey Wilks
$1,000
- $2,499
Anonymous (3)
Ark Restaurants Corp.
Sharon Avneri and Colin
Finkelstein
Carole Balin and Michael
Gertzman
Linda and Paul Barnett
Lori and Harley Bassman
Virginia Bayer and Robert Hirt
Elliot Berkowitz and Kelly
Schunk
Daniel Bersohn and Alexander
Kristofcak
Susan Cahn and Mario Batali
Capital One
Mike and Milly Cashman
Dick Cattani
Casey Cohen
Dr. Patricia Coughlin
Council of Protocol Executives
Shawn and Bill Crowley
Deloitte
Fallon
Amy and Roger Faxon
Lee and Lauren Feldman
Jeremy Fielding
Debbie and Richie Fife
Foremost Glatt Kosher
Caterers
Beverly and Howard Frank
Eve Goldberg and Neil Wallin
Joyce and Irving Goldman
Family Foundation
Alan Gottlich
Michael Graff and Carol
Ostrow
Beth Jacobs and Keith
Gottesdiener
John Hall
Wendy Hattler Dessy
Harriet and Leonard Holtz
Michael Holtz
Robert Ireland
Karen and Peter Jakes
Mimosa Jones and John J.
Tunney
Melissa Kasper Shapiro
Robert and Nina Kaufelt
Sylvia J. Lavietes
Joseph and Valery Levy
Magrino
Lisa Marchese
Michael Marriott
Dean and Katherine Martinus
Tom McCartney
Seth Merrin
The Merrin Group
Dodi Meyer and Stephen Heim
Laura S. and Michael B. Miller
Meredith Morgan
The Morrison and Foerster
Foundation
Michael Muzyk and Teresa
Chaisson
The Nomad Hotel
Margoth and Dennis Pilla
Abigail Pogrebin and David
Shapiro
Jill and Mark Rachesky
Janice and William Randolph
The Rogich Communications
Group
Laura and Peter Rothschild
Maureen Ryan-Fable
Amanda and Michael Salzhauer
Donna and Phil Satow
Michael Scanlon
Robert and Julee Schuch
Margaret Segal and David
Topper
Nina and Rudd Simmons
Peter Spears and Brian
Swardstrom
Janet and Gil Spitzer
Emily and Steven Steinman
Carl and Miriam Stern
Orna and Geoffrey Stern
Erica and Steven Tishman
Robert and Eugenia Ulasewicz
Labbancz
Van Vliet and Trap Event Design
Van Wyck Estate Fund
Mario P. Vitale
David and Nicole Wachter
Wyndham
You Order We Serve You Corp
Vivian and James Zelter
$500
- $999
Anonymous
Michele Ateyeh
Ellen and Martyn Ball
Anthony Barrett and Donna
Landa
Rae Beispel
David Berliner and Betsy Jacobs
Jay Black
Laura Tisch Broumand and
Stafford Broumand
Bullfrog + Baum
Allan Chapin
Brooke and Peter Cohen
Donna Costa
Danielle DeBoise
De Gustibus
Sheldon Diamond
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Esquire Magazine
Friedmutter Group
Jon Gann and Michael Shankle
Aaron Gaylord
Ann Gottlieb
Elizabeth Grayer and Aidan
Synnott
GrowNYC
Sherry Harris
Cathy Hershcopf
Ken and Ann Hoff
Jill Joyce
Jenny Sharfstein Kane and
Andrew Kane
Lisa Kaye
John Knight
David Koenigsberg
Frank Lackner
Carole and Frank Lalli
Laurence Lesser
Harriet Lipkin and Chris Sautter
Dr. Michael and Sari Mass
Elise Merhige
Bella Meyer
Elise Meyer and Henry I.
Feuerstein
Katie Michel
Lee and Fritz Michel
Claudia and Douglas Morse
Leo and Simone Najman
Patrick Nichols
Kevin O'Donnell
Vincent and Caterina Palumbo
Printing Concepts
Tara K. Reddi
Mimi and Lorin Reisner
Joseph Rospars
Sardilli Produce & Dairy Inc.
Edith Schechter
Judy and Marty Scherzer
Ruben Sigala
Ryan Simonetti
Debbie and David Stern
Brooke Stevens
Stewart's Holiday Match
Madison and Joseph Sumberg
Jason and Victoria Summers
Jean and Ron Wackrow
Michael Warren
David Weidlich
Meg Wendy-Geslin
Bonnie Yochelson and Paul
Shechtman
$250
- $499
Linda Jean Abbey
Robyn Adams and Gary Levy
Dr. and Mrs. James D. Albert
Robert Anderson and Sherri
Marton
Anonymous
Bill Arango
Rob Arango
Courtney Archer-Buckmire
Peter Aschkenasy
Susan Ball and John Brigham
Didi and David Barrett
The Beaven Family
Michelle and Gary Bettman
Myra and Charles Biblowit
Colleen Birch
Stephane and Alison Block
Gerson
Irwin Bloom
Mark Chaikowski
Bret Sanford Chung
Lindsay Clinton
Michele and Marty Cohen
Warren and Lenny Collins
Joel and Chris Cooperman
Martha Coultrap
Charlotte Coultrap-Bagg
James Croghan
Rita Crotty
Larry Curran
Linda and Ronald F. Daitz
Rick deHaan
Kim and Jordan Dickstein
Marsha Dubrow, Ph.D. and
David Rosenberg
Margot Ernst
Daniel Espino
Marcia and Jess Fardella
FarmOn! Foundation
Millie Fell
Paula Forman
Sarah Frank and Andy Olesker
Scott Frankel and James
Joseph
Dawn Fratangelo
Richard Freiman
Nancy Fuller
Debbie and Ralph Gardner
Asher Goldman-Israelow and
Jamie Goldenberg
John Hannam
Sam Harper and Anna
McDonnell
Angela and Jonathan Hartofilis
Hudson Supermarket
Institute of Culinary Education
Jacob Israelow
Jim Janover and Marcy
Sandler
Lindsay Kaplan
Valerie and Fred Knecht
Jeff Krasner
Elizabeth and Dr. Ronald Krinick
Wade Laing
Landhaus Realty
Despina Leandrou and
Michael Laudati
Beth Linskey
Alan Massarsky, Marshall-Alan
Associates
L. Camille Massey
Martha McMaster and Sheldon
Evans
Modern Farmer Media
Tony Muoser
Mark Myers
Ken and Verna Neilson
Judith Nelson
Assembly Member Daniel
O’Donnell
Peter and Charlene Paden
Steven Pittleman
Howard Pulchin
Jahangir Rahman
Brett Rosen
Martha Roth and Bill Irwin
Jill and Howard Sharfstein
Joe Sharpe
Nihar Singhal
Barbara Smith
Rebecca A. Sparks
Deborah and Mike Stasi
April Stewart Klausner
Sasha St. Germain
Courtney Streett
Barrie Tankel
The Terens Family
Wagner Van Dam Design and
Decoration
Jonathan Wajskol and
Alexandra Leaf
Greg Waldron
Inez Weinstein
Arlene Wexler
Thomas Whitridge
WSP
Stephanie Young
Koethi Zan
$100
- $249
William Anderson
Abigail Asher
Charles L. Atwood
Constance Beaty
John Boushy
Angela and Jacob Buchdahl
Katharine Carter
Wanda Chin
Joseph Chirico
George M. Cozonis
Karen Dalzell and Brendan
Sexton
Elisabeth and Scott
Domansky
The Durst Organization
Anne Ebersman and Dan
Caligor
EscapeMaker.com
Nancy Fisher
Cheryl Floyd
Ester Fuchs and Daniel Victor
Benjamin Giardullo
Irene Gibson
Sylvia Golbin Goodman
Dr. Max Gomez
Patrick Greening
Karen Grinthal
Mandy Groff
Michael Halperin
Hawthorne Valley Association, Inc
Nicholas Haylett
Lauren Heymann and David
Orelowitz
Cheryl Henson
Anne Hess
Nancy Hsu
Hudson Valley Agri-Business
Development Corp
Timothy Husband
Lynne Jacobs and Avery
Scheiner
JGL Food Service Consultants
Barbara Johnson
John Jones
Madhu and Vijaya Katta
Harriette Rose Katz
Douglas Kirchner
Linda Laviolette
Leah Lieber
Lynnette and Kevin McCollum
Sandra Meier
Sherri Miller
Vanessa Miller
Donna Moylan
National Union Bank of
Kinderhook
Deborah B. and Melvin
Neumark
Judith Wolf Nevid
Eugene O'Brien
Katherine O'Hare
Omi International Arts Center
Anthony Pearl
Christine and Russell
Pomeranz
Whitney Reuling
Erminia Rivera
Judy Robbins
The Pinkerton Foundation has been a longtime
supporter and champion of TSC’s city programs, and
in 2014 pledged to continue supporting us through
a new initiative: by supporting our participation in
the TASC ExpandED Teen Apprenticeship Program
in 2015. We are grateful to the Pinkerton Foundation
for their longtime visionary support, which has
allowed us to embark on this new program.
Rochelle and Mark Rosenberg
Amy Rossetti
Michelle Russo
A. Schomaker
Roanna and Dr. Morris
Shorofsky
Beth Silber
Ann and Joseph Simmons
Tricia and Thomas Staab
Robyn L. Stein
Alan Steinger, Top Hat
Imagewear
Lise Suino
Eric Swardstrom
Nydia M. Velazquez
VIDA
Angela Vouyouka
Miriam Wallerstein
Rachel Weinstein
Kurt and Robin
Wuebbenhorst
Alice Yeung
Stanley and Judith M. Zabar
Cathy Zises
Kinderhook Business &
Professional Association
Laurie Kirchman
Heather Klusendorf
John Kupiec
Alexandra Lang
Erika Lesser
Dawn Leuzzi
Richard Martin
June Mallon
Natalie Sweeney
IN-KIND
SUPPORTERS
IN 2014
Botanica
Brooklyn Roasting Company
Jim Colvin
Scott Conant
The Cosmopolitan of Las
Vegas
Edible Hudson Valley
Fresh Direct
Nancy Fuller Ginsberg
Rozanne Gold
Great Performances
Hugh Hildesley
Hudson Valley Seed Library
Katchkie Farm
Terri Lee
Beth Linskey
Chef Albert Lovelace
Modern Farmer
Leylâ Moore
Liz Neumark
Party Rental
Adam Platt
Sotheby’s
Farmer Bob Walker
Winton/duPont Films
Dan Zanes
$10
- $99
Gemma Allen
AmazonSmile Foundation
Alexis Auleta
Anonymous
Caron Barnett
Lorisse Bentine
Kelly Carrone
Chatham Wine & Liquor
James Colvin
Mustafa Dokucu
Tamara Ehlin
Kevin Fingeret and Dana
Levine
Heidi Florussen
Jody Forness
Jean Hamilton and Richard
McCarthy
Catherine Harris
Crystal Hinman
Jessica Hotaling
Hadley P. Iacone
OUR SUPPORTERS
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FINANCIALS
FISCAL YEAR 2014
2014 REVENUE
Individual Contributions
27,354
Corporate Contributions
132,000
Foundation Grants
115,500
Program Fees
26,080
Special Events
717,235
$1,018,169
TOTAL REVENUE & SUPPORT
2014 EXPENSE Program Services
356,135
General & Administrative
71,608
Development
163,900
Special Events Costs
86,127
TOTAL EXPENSES
$677,770
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
$340,399
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Total Assets
691,435
Total Liabilities
17,292
Total Net Assets (Unrestricted)
674,143
$691,435
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
As a financial safeguard, The Sylvia Center strives to maintain a cash reserve equivalent to six months
of operating expenses and does not carry any organizational debt.
Financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 have been audited by Adeptus Partners,
LLC, Certified Public Accountants. The annual financial report has been filed with the New York State
Charities Bureau. A copy may be obtained from our website, www.sylviacenter.org, or from our office
at 304 Hudson Street, Suite 201, New York, NY 10013.
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FINANCIALS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LIZ NEUMARK
FOUNDER AND BOARD CHAIR
CINDY EDELSON
NINA FREEDMAN
DEBBIE GARDNER
TRUDY ELBAUM GOTTESMAN
RENÉE IACONE
DEAN MARTINUS
DODI MEYER, MD
AMY TODD MIDDLETON
MICHAEL POLLACK
CHAIM WACHSBERGER
STAFF
ANNA HAMMOND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JULIE CERNY
FARM EDUCATION DIRECTOR & GARDEN MANAGER
JOYCE HUANG
FINANCE DIRECTOR & BUSINESS MANAGER
ERIKA LESSER
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
WHITNEY REULING
CITY PROGRAM MANAGER
JENN SO
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
CHEF INSTRUCTORS
NATASHA DECENA
KELLY FAUST
FRANCES HODGES
THERESA MORELLI
JUSTINA PETWAY
NINA SIMMONS
CHEF ASSISTANTS
AMANDA ANDERSON
DERRIKA CRUICKSHANK
ELI MATTERN
CHRIS SANTOS
INTERNS
KYE AMEDEN
REBECCA BEHR
SUPRITA DATTA
NATASHA DECENA
EMMA FOTI
HILLARY NEGER
MERELIS ORTIZ
MAKSHYA TOLBERT
VOLUNTEERS
JOY CLARY
AMY FAXON
SABRINA JAYE FINKELSTEIN
LUCY FLANNERY
MARY FRATIANNI
EJ FRATIANNI
ISABEL HOLTZ
SOPHIA INKLES
BABBIE JACOBS
HILDI KAUFMAN
HELENKA LEPKOWSKI OSTRUM
ANNA SIMMONS
PHEBE TANNERS
JOAN QUILTY
WHO WE ARE
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304 Hudson Street, Suite 201
New York, NY 10013
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