Annual Report - Gildas Club NYC

GILDA’S CLUB
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Leadership Message from the CEO &
the Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dear Friends of Gilda’s Club,
Our Mission:
To Support, Educate and Empower Cancer Patients and Their Families
Our free comprehensive cancer program includes support groups,
educational lectures, workshops and social events for everyone
impacted by cancer – men, women, teens, and children.
It has been 19 years since we opened our signature Red Door. In those years we have grown
exponentially, we have diversified our program, and we have broadened our reach to medical
centers in the underserved neighborhoods of Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx.
Most importantly we have never wavered from our mission to support, educate and empower
cancer patients and their families – free of charge.
At Gilda’s Club, we have a vision that is centered around our Gilda Comes To You offsite model,
which has enabled us to bring our special community of support and education to the underserved
communities of New York City. As we move into our 20th anniversary year, we realize our vision
must expand to meet the needs of all New Yorkers living with cancer. Moving forward, we want
to ensure our free cancer support program is accessible to men, women, teens and children who
are diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones – not just at our Clubhouse in the West Village,
not just at the hospitals where they receive treatment, but also in the neighborhoods where they
work, and where they go to school, Gilda Will Come To You.
The need for our services is growing, not diminishing. The Institute of Medicine has projected
a 45% increase in cancer incidence by 2030. Cancer is part of our reality today and tomorrow.
Gilda’s Club is committed to supporting cancer patients and their families because we believe
no one should face cancer alone. We believe in the strength of our community to support,
educate and empower everyone who is living with cancer, whatever the outcome. We cannot
provide our free comprehensive cancer support program without the commitment and funds
bestowed upon us by our generous donors. Your generosity has truly made a difference for
thousands of New Yorkers living with cancer. Thank you for your continued support of our
vision and our mission.
Sincerely,
Robert J. Easton
Board Chair
Lily Safani
CEO
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Board of Directors
Robert J. Easton, Chairman
BIONEST Partners
Mark J. Alles
Celgene Corporation
Laura Bartlett
American Association
of Advertising Agencies
Rob Bochicchio
ID Media
Brian Cohen
Global Wealth Partners
Robert C. Faulkner
Redmile Group LLC
Frank Gibbons
Penguin, An EMCOR Company
Associate Board
Amanda Goddard, PhD
Carl S. Goldfischer, MD
Bay City Capital, LLC
Sofija Jovic, PhD
ProPhase, LLC
Mike Lee
Redmile Group, LLC
Sharyn N. Lewin, MD
Holy Name Medical Center
Ellen A. Lubman
Forest Research Institute,
an affiliate of Actavis plc
Matthew R. Patterson
Audentes Therapeutics, Inc.
Michael J. Posillico
Posillico Development, LLC
Andrea F. Rabney
Argot Partners, LLC
Krista Gundersen, Chair
Blaike A. Hannay
Eleanor Newman
Dara Adams
Neil Heckman
Bridgette Payne
Julia Bartlett
Megan M. Knurr
Ashley Sampson
Jami Rubin
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Jordan Benkov
Andrew Levison
Ari Schnitzer
Francis J. Russo
ProPhase, LLC
Amy Brooks
Andrew Maksymowicz
Jessica Serre
Anthony J. Sartor, PhD, PE, PP
Paulus, Sokolowski & Sartor, LLC
Tracey Doolin
Zachary R. Mattler
Steven Smolyn
Alexander Scott
Eisai Inc.
Maria Franceschelli
Karen Menzie
John Switzer
Whitnee Glinski
Rada Milenovici
Stefani Zien
William Slattery
Deerfield Management
Staff
Junior Associate Board
Lily Safani
CEO
Migdalia Torres
Executive Director of
Program & Offsite Expansion
Deborah K. Wilson
Director of Development
Michelle Ramlochan
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Michele Halusic
Senior Program Manager –
Youth & Families
Eileen Jackson
Associate Director of
Special Events
Ramona Maysonet
Bookkeeper
Carolina Hoires
Senior Program Manager –
Offsite & Members
Pontip Rasavong
Development & Marketing
Communications Associate
Emily Riordan
Program Coordinator,
Community Outreach
Christine Braunstein
Grants Writer
Jordan Patinkin
Volunteer & Internal
Events Coordinator
Joshua Fesi
Development Assistant
Nadine Bartholomew
Program Administrative
Assistant
Michelle Marte
Receptionist
Nicole Randall
Evening Receptionist
Landon Allen
Jetoye Andrews
Sam Braverman
Emma Burger
Tasfia Bushra
Johanna Carpio
Cristina Castillo
Julia Cha
Rebecca Chang
Bonnie Chen
Timothy Choi
Mitashee Das
Sarah Elghazoly
Lena-Marie Evans
Eric Fausto Lopez
Nathalie Friedman
Alex Friedman
Samantha Getsin
Marie-Pierre Guiraud
Elisha Howell-Edwards
Maria Javier
E Jeremijenko-Conley
Alekya Kaveti
Jennifer Kellner
Ammala Lacroix
Victoria Lau
Zoe Lee-McDermott
Regina Lin
Jade Lodge
Samuel Lum
Isabella Lupo
Esmeralda Marte
Sofia Marte
Jessie Martinez
Susanne Mei
Hugo Andre Mujica
Michelle Najera
Fairuz Naoer
Frank Perdomo
Julia Reilly
Alexa Reyes
Margaux Robin
Star Rodriguez
Anna Samuels
Sam Schiff
Isaac Selchaif
Manuela Sepulveda
Emily Silverstein
Athena Sofides
Jessica Speight
Nadja Steiner
Gretchen Tassone
Emily Thomas
Shirley Troche
Anthea Viloria
Gabby Walsh
Lisette Watters
Caroline Watters
Lucy Williams
Melissa Winters
Alan Wong
Kelly Yan
Elizabeth Yim
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Program
Highlights
Our free comprehensive cancer program includes support groups, educational
lectures, workshops and social events for everyone impacted by cancer – men,
woman, teens, and children.
In 2014 we have seen our program grow, evaluated how best our program can
continue to meet the needs of our members, and examined ways in which our
program can reach more individuals impacted by cancer as Gilda’s Club NYC
enters its 20th Anniversary.
Special Project Update:
PCORI Year 1 Nueva Vida Survivor
and Caregiver Research Study
In
2012,
Georgetown
University
(GU)
secured
GCNYC to be a subcontractor
in a research proposal to the
Patient-Centered Outcomes
Research Institute (PCORI) in
collaboration with three other
cancer-care
organizations:
Latinas
Contra
Cancer,
CA; Nueva Vida, D.C.; and
LatinaSHARE, NYC. Research
evidence indicates that Latina breast cancer survivors
have lower quality of life compared to non-Latina
survivors. The disparity of quality of life experienced
by Latinas is clinically significant in terms of depression,
pain, fatigue and strained family relationships. The
expected benefit of the proposed study is that Latina
survivors’ and caregivers’ quality of life will be improved.
The proposed project is targeted at evaluating the
impact of an 8-week educational program for
Latina breast cancer survivors and their caregivers
for three years. The study includes two groups of
survivor-caregiver pairs who will receive access to all
New Participants 20%+ Groups 15%+
In 2014, we held
807
43
Support Groups
Educational Lectures
385
29
We welcomed
Workshops
Social Events
537
more than
New Members and currently support
4,200
Active Participants
Our Children’s Program
GCNYC general programming and a randomized
group who will also receive a patient-caregiver
intervention which includes attendance at eight 2-hour
educational sessions held twice a month for four months.
On November 6, 2014 we launched the first year of the
study at our Clubhouse. From the first session, participants
reported a great deal of positive feedback, particularly
around psychosocial support and the opportunity it
provided the caregiver to have a forum where they could
also express their experiences and feel validated. Each
session started with a group dinner that was filled with
lots of laughter and sharing. One participant described
this as her “date night” of the week, because she felt so
pampered and taken care of. The dyads expressed their
thoughts on the intervention at their last night. They all
wished the intervention could continue. They shared
that they had learned a lot through this experience,
improved their communication skills and were excited
to be able to help future generations of Latina survivors
and caregivers.
We are currently recruiting for the second year of the
study which we hope to launch in Spring 2015.
Another area of significant growth is our Teen and
Children’s Program, managed by Sr. Program Manager,
Youth & Families, Michele Halusic. The youth program
continues to reach more children and gain awareness in
the NYC and Long Island communities.
Our two Noogie Night support groups provide weekly
support to children that have a loved one living with
a diagnosis of cancer. Our Bereavement Noogie Night
provides weekly support for those children grieving the
death of a loved one to cancer. Twenty-seven children
are currently active members of our weekly Noogie Night
support groups
To complement the therapeutic discussion of these
groups, interactive workshops are provided. Workshops
implemented this quarter include: Interactive Yoga,
Getting Crafty with Michelle, Good Dog Foundation
visits, Cherub Improvisation, Specialized Arts & Crafts
and Furry Fun with Pet Partners.
Noogie & Teen Family Fun Nights, offered quarterly,
bring together the children and teens in our program,
along with their families to enjoy pizza and popcorn, and
watch the latest family films, such as Frozen.
Gilda’s Study Corner offered September - May continues
to provide the children in our program with homework
assistance from trained volunteers prior to their Noogie
Night support groups held each week. Ten children are
actively participating in Gilda’s Study Corner.
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Our Teen Program
Our Teens Connect support group continues to be offered
on a weekly basis to our teen members that have been
impacted by cancer in any way. Teens that either had or
have a personal diagnosis, have a friend or family member
living with cancer, or are grieving the death of a loved one
to cancer participate in this special group. A total of 13
active teens are members of the program at this time.
Living with Cancer: A Teen Perspective, is edited by New
York Times best-selling author Tonya Hurley, includes
a very special foreword written by actress and GCNYC
ambassador, Emma Stone. The E-book is now available
for download from the Nook at Barnes and Noble
and the Kindle on Amazon.com. It is also available in
hard copy.
Our first E-book, titled Living
with Cancer: A Teen Perspective
- A Collection of Essays from
the Gilda’s Club New York City
Essay Contest and published by
the William Morris Endeavor
Company, is now released and
available online. It includes a
compilation of 32 selected
essays submitted during the
first four years of the “It’s
Always Something” Teen Essay
Contest. Chosen essays are
inclusive of a wide range of teen experiences in relation
to cancer.
Our 2014 First Place
winner Landon Allen,
brought in national
attention after the host
of NBC’s George to
the Rescue, chose the
Allen family to receive
a home makeover
after reading Landon’s
essay.
Our offsite program for adults, Gilda Comes to You, continues to show growth
at major medical and community centers around New York City. Our goal for
2015 and for the future will be to continue reaching New Yorkers living with
cancer in the communities where they work and live through the expansion
of Gilda Comes to You and Gilda Goes to Work cancer support programs.
It will include partnerships with a broader network of NYC medical centers
that deliver oncology services; community organizations, e.g. YMCA; and
corporations with a large employee base in New York City.
In 2014 we served 1,133 participants
at our offsite centers
We held
185 support group sessions
36 workshops
13 educational lectures
4 social events
We welcomed
143 new
cancer patients
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The Many Faces of
Gilda’s Club New York City
Meet Luis:
Gilda’s Club Member
Hello my
name is Luis, I
have a cellular
imbalance
called cancer.
Member Survey
Over a year and a half ago I was diagnosed with stage 2
Anal Cancer, I call this my imbalance.
In 2014 we administered a Member Satisfaction Survey to evaluate the effectiveness of our program
and the satisfaction of our members. Our participants are important to us and meeting their needs is
paramount to the success of our program.
I started chemo and radiation which lasted six months. By
then my imbalance had metastasized to other parts of my
body. Chemo was tried for six extra months.
Who Are
Our Members?
They parallel the diversity that is representative of
New Yorkers in income, education, ethnicity and age.
Of those who participated in our survey:
62%
22%
20%
attend Gilda’s Club after being
diagnosed with cancer
have a loved one with cancer
have lost a loved one to cancer
Most attend weekly and come to Gilda’s Club for the
support groups as well as the community.
What Do They Say?
93%
would recommend
Gilda’s Club to someone
else living with cancer
“Gilda’s Club made an enormous difference
in my life. It was one of the most important
decisions I made after being diagnosed.”
“I don’t know what I would have done
after my husband died … it made me feel
less alone.”
“I feel like the support from the weekly group
has really stayed with me, even though I no
longer attend.”
It’s this that brought me many times to the front door of
Gilda’s Club. Those moments were full of fears and doubts
like - Is Gilda’s Club only for women? Would I fit in?
I had moments of doubt when I was told I needed to go
through an interview and orientation. I thought maybe this
isn’t for me.
At the moment I was concentrating on fear and those
moments in my life when I had been rejected and told I
didn’t belong.
How wrong I was!
I feel so lucky I became a member of Gilda’s Club. Since
joining Gilda’s Club my experience has been one of pleasant
surprises.
I look forward to the meetings. In these meetings we have
moments when we laugh and cry. We have moments when
we exchange advice on ways to deal with our imbalance
called cancer.
It is at this meeting we have the courage to say out loud “I
am stopping treatment because it isn’t working anymore.”
Or to say out loud “I am trying a new experimental drug.”
It’s at these meetings that we have moments when we talk
about personal challenges and we find solutions to them
with the help of the facilitator and other group members.
It’s at these meetings where we exchange news and ideas
about alternative medicine and nutrition.
Gilda’s Club has brought happiness and pain to my life. Like
when a friend’s imbalance goes into remission and we all
celebrate and rejoice with her or him. Or when a friend
transitions to a new reality, we cry and treasure more the
moments we spent together at Gilda’s Club.
Many people advised me not to be around people who
concentrate on pain, fear and death. How wrong they were.
Gilda’s Club has given me and my family so much more
than meetings. It has given my partner a place to go and
find other caregivers — a place to unload and say things
we can’t say to each other’s face.
Gilda’s Club has given me tools to become my best
advocate in front of doctors, lawyers, insurance companies
and others.
Gilda’s Club has allowed me to get in touch with the artist
in me by offering art workshops and classes in multiple
subjects. Gilda’s Club and its members have given me ideas
and insights as to how to navigate this new reality with my
partner, my kids, their mother, my mother and my friends.
All this has made me value every moment with everyone.
I have learned to be in the present moment, count my
blessings and to concentrate on love.
These meetings are for me, moments in my life that I
appreciate and share with my loved ones.
And Gilda’s Club has brought new loved ones to my life.
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Our Volunteers
Volunteers are an integral part of Gilda’s Club NYC.
More than 300 volunteers provide 1,634 hours
of service, equivalent to $37,582 in savings.
Spotlight on
our Supporters
Cause launched on September 30th and featured 10 artists
spanning diverse genres and record labels. The pink vinyl
albums were shipped to retailers nationwide and were also
featured on Spotify.
They help to support our program through
organizing workshops, assisting at events,
outreach, and administrative help.
EMCOR/Penguin Pink Hard Hat Ribbon
On October 7, 2014 the employees of EMCOR/Penguin,
along with tenants of the Alexandria Center for Life
Science, Gilda’s Club NYC volunteers and members, and
more, donned EMCOR Pink Hard Hats and assembled to
form a 750 person giant human pink ribbon in a “Call to
Action” in support of breast cancer awareness as part of
EMCOR’s “Protect Yourself. Get Screened Today.”
campaign. It was the largest Pink Hard Hat Ribbon ever
formed in New York City.
A $115,000 check, the result of individual donations
and contributions, was presented to Gilda’s Club NYC
by executives from EMCOR/Penguin and Alexandria Real
Estate Equities. Lily Safani, CEO, Gilda’s Club NYC, accepted
the check and participated in the event.
Ten Bands, One Cause
RED, a Distribution and Artist
Development company owned by
Sony Music, released limited edition
pink colored vinyls from ten bands in
support of breast cancer awareness
and Gilda’s Club NYC. Ten Bands One
The campaign was orchestrated by Alex Brody, the Director
of Indie Sales and Marketing at RED Distribution. His father
died of liver cancer 15 years ago. “I’m pretty big on cancer
research and charities and going on runs and donating
when I can,” he said. Brody also explained that he used
to live right across from Gilda’s Club NYC in Brooklyn
and walked by it every day, always wanting to contribute
somehow. “Ten Bands, One Cause” is that contribution.*
Against Me!, Lucius, Jason Isbell, Kellie Pickler, Courtney
Barnett, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Nothing, St. Paul
& The Broken Bones and Temples each released copies of
their album on limited edition pink vinyl.
* Courtesy of rustyjabbzentertainment.blogspot.com
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Our 2014 Events
March – Mary Lou Quinlan
February – Donor
Appreciation Reception
performs her one-woman show
based on her NY Times Best
Seller, The God Box at Cherry
Lane Theater with proceeds
benefiting Gilda’s Club NYC.
April – The 3rd Annual Gildie
Awards, hosted by the Associate
Board of Gilda’s Club NYC, honors
Rebecca Zorowitz Oren with
the Heart of Gold Award for her
charitable commitments through her
company, Ooh La La Brands.
May – The 7th Annual Benefit Luncheon, Celebrating Women
May – Celebrating the publication of our first
E-book Living with Cancer: A Teen Perspective –
A Collection of Essays from the Gilda’s Club New
York City Essay Contest.
Working & Living with Cancer, honors Fran Heller, Senior Vice
President, Business Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb and
Anna Protopapas, President, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology
Company and Executive Vice President of Global Business
Development, Takeda Pharmaceuticals. We also welcome Host
and Guest Speaker Amy Robach, ABC News Anchor.
April – Actress and GCNYC
Ambassador, Emma Stone, visits
the Clubhouse for The Amazing
Spider-Man 2 Be Amazing
Volunteer Day. This year’s
Luncheon host and guest speaker,
Amy Robach, also joins us.
May – The Gilda’s Club NYC EIF Revlon
Run/Walk Team assembles in Times Square.
June – The 5th Annual Teen Essay
Contest holds a reception for all contest
participants and their families.
July & September – The
Associate Board held mixers
for young professionals on the
balcony of the 4A’s in Midtown.
May – The Gilda’s Bike Team (10
riders strong!) completes 40+
miles in the TD Five Boro Bike
Tour and raises over $22,000
for Gilda’s Club NYC.
October – GCNYC Board member
Dr. Sharyn Lewin, Lily Safani
and guest speaker, Dr. Jiyon Lee,
Assistant Professor of Radiology,
NYU School of Medicine, NYU
Cancer Institute, Breast Imaging
Center at our Gilda’s Breakfast
Club on Breast Cancer Screening.
Bill Ritter, Gala Host
& WABC TV News Anchor
October – The Ten Bands,
One Cause campaign held
by RED, A Distribution
and Artist Development
Company owned by Sony Music,
raised over $28,000.
October
– More than 700
community members and employees
from EMCOR/Penguin, Alexandria Real
Estate Equities, Inc., and GCNYC wear
Pink Hard Hats and form the largest
ever Human Pink Ribbon in NYC.
November – The Associate Board
invites friends to a night of Karaoke,
hosted by comedian and actress,
Cristina Cote.
November – 24 runners
participated on the Gilda’s
Club Marathon Team and ran
in the TCS NYC Marathon,
raising over $90,000.
November – (L-R) Bob Easton, GCNYC Board Chair; Honorees Laura Schumacher,
Executive Vice President, Business Development, External Affairs and General
Counsel, AbbVie, Paul B. Shields, Chief Executive Officer, EMCOR/Penguin and
Sandra E. Peterson, Group Worldwide Chairman, Johnson & Johnson; and Lily Safani,
GCNYC CEO at our record breaking $1.1M Gala.
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Financial Overview
THANK YOU!
The following individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations generously donated $250 or more
during the calendar year January 1 – December 31, 2014
REVENUE
Based on Fiscal Year 2014, July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.
$100,000 +
Celgene Corporation
13%
13%
64%
%
32%
4%
64%
ram
56,766
agement
eneral
8,051
6%
Contributions
$598,889
Program
Government $1,656,766
$83,500
Fundraising
$273,218
Contributions
$598,889
Government
$83,500
Management
& General
$118,051
ALLOCATION OF PROGRAM SERVICES
OGRAM SERVICES
28%
Support Groups
70%
1,061
28%
2%
Support Groups
1,061
Workshops
& Lectures
421
Social Events
26
2%
$5,000 - $9,999
A&E Networks
Actavis plc
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AJS Acquisitions, LLC
Alpern Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Asch
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Audentes Therapeutics, Inc.
Ms. Ritu Baral
BBDO
The Cancer Support Community
Carecycle, Inc.
Covington & Burling LLP
Fred Craves, Ph.D.
Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation
DDB Worldwide Communications
Group, Inc.
Special
Events
Deerfield Management
Deutsche
Bank
Securities Inc.
$1,218,755
Mr. Daniel DeVita
Discovery Communications
Mr. Robert J. Easton
Contributions
Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC
glassybaby, LLC
$598,889
Whitnee and James Glinski
The Joanne and John DallePezze
Foundation
Government
Kolltan Pharmaceuticals
$83,500
Mr. Warren Krotz
Lazard Freres & Company
Leerink Partners LLC
Mr. Michael Minor
NBCUniversal
NCMIC Group, Inc.
OMD Worldwide
Ms. Tina Palmieri
Ms. Sandra E. Peterson
Pfizer Inc.
Ms. Andrea F. Rabney
Mr. Rob Rosiello
Mr. Kevin Smith
Mr. Scott Smith
Mr. Dean Speranza
Ms. Esta Eiger Stecher
Jane and Frances Stein Foundation
Valassis
Mr. Harlan Waksal
The Leo S. Walsh Foundation
Support
Groups
Stuart and
Leslie Weisbrod
32%
64%
81%
Special Events
$1,218,755
REVENUE
$25,000 - $49,999
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Joan and Bob Easton
Estate Of Chester Elkind
Genentech
Interpublic Group
JWT
Kadmon Corporation
Kings County Hospital Center
The Greater NYC Affiliate of
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology
Company
New York City Council / Department
of Health
Penguin, An EMCOR Company
Mr. William S. Slattery
Sony Music, RED Distribution
Special Events
$1,218,755
4%
draising
3,218
$50,000 - $99,999
AbbVie
Eisai, Inc.
Goddard Family Foundation
Johnson & Johnson
Revlon, Inc.
EXPENSES
32%
REVENUE
6%
Mr. Michael Silber
State of New York
The Stephen Colbert Americone
Dream Fund of Coastal Community
Foundation
Ms. Emily J. Stone
Viacom Media Networks
Mr. Agostino Villani
$10,000 - $24,999
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Mr. Mark J. Alles
The Ammon Foundation
Argot Partners
Bay City Capital
Bloomberg
Steve and Betsy Buell
Estate of John Cassone
CDM NY
Cross MediaWorks/TelAmerica
Media
Ms. Bernadette Cunningham
Dun & Bradstreet
CBS EcoMedia and CBS Television
Stations
Eli Lilly USA, LLC
EMCOR Group, Inc.
Epizyme
Mr. Robert C. Faulkner
FMC Corporation
Ms. Elisabeth Fontenelli
FTI Consulting
The Marion Gargisa Charitable Trust
Goldman Sachs Gives
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
KPMG LLP
Lovinger Family Foundation
Mr. Gene Mancino
The Marc Haas Foundation
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
The Posillico Family Foundation
ProPhase, LLC
The Queens Library Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russo
Ms. Lily D. Safani and
Jeffrey Friedman, M.D.
4%
ALLOCATION OF PROGRAM SERVICES
Workshops
& Lectures
421
28%
Social Events
26
70%
2%
Mr. Kenneth Brouwer
Cancer Treatment Center of America
Centerview Partners LLC
Mr. Michael D. Cho
Mr. Brian T. Cohen
Ms. Elizabeth Cunney
Mr. Robert D’Arcangelo
Mr. Maarten C. de Jong
Doherty Breads, LLC
Ms. April Dreiske-Cohen
Craig Drill Capital
Mr. Francis Gibbons
Mr. Les Hiscoe
Ms. Sharon B. King
Ms. Lisa Lesavoy and
Mr. Marco Paniccia
Mr. Rich Lomler
Mr. Stephen Lyons
The Allison Maher Stern Foundation
Mancino Burfield Edgerton
Manhattan Borough President
New York City Council - Rosie
Mendez
Mr. John Newman
Ms. Anita Pai
Vito and Nancy Palombella
Mr. Matthew R. Patterson
Mr. David Pitts
PK Associates
PS/IS 276, Battery Park City School
Ms. Mary Lou Quinlan
Samlyn Capital
Mr. Neal Sidhwaney
Mr. Fred A. Sullivan
Travel Barrel, LLC
Mr. Mervyn J. Turner
Welsh Family Foundation
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale
and Dorr LLP
1,061
$2,500 - $4,999
16W Marketing, LLC
Julian Adams
and Patti Levin
Workshops
Argo Tea, Inc.
Lectures
Bartlett&
Family
Fund
Ms. Laura
Bartlett
421
Ms. Michelle Brennan
Social Events
26
$1,000 - $2,499
Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Allen
AMC Networks
Mr. Alkesh Amin
Mr. Kent Bailey
Mr. Morton Banks
Ms. Ivy S. Beloff
Ms. Judith S. Berson
BioNJ
The Bisgeier Family Foundation
Jim and Marcia Borel
Broadway Dance Center
Ms. Virginia Brody
Burns McClellan, Inc.
Ms. Lisa Burns
Ms. Jamie Butler
Ms. Tara Callahan
Canaccord Genuity, Inc.
Mr. John Catalano
Chadick Ellig, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Chang
Mr. Ron Chau
Ms. Donna Checchi
Ms. Abby J. Cohen
Mr. Ken Corio
Cowen Services Company
Ms. Carter Crawford
Mr. Robert Curcio
Ms. Meghan Davis
Mr. Mainardo de Nardis
Ms. Alison DeNoia
Mr. Joseph D. D’Esposito
Mr. Paul Edgerton
Mr. David V. Elkins
Mr. Keith Ellis
Anthony B. Evnin, Ph.D.
Ms. Sofia Falleroni
Mr. Jarrett Famularo
Mr. Salvatore Fichera
Ms. Jennifer Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Furst
Mr. Robert Gagnon
Mr. Michael J. Gallagher
Mr. Thomas Galuska
Mr. Josh Ghaim
Ms. Lisa Giuffra Diaz
Carl S. Goldfischer, M.D.
Mr. Robert Gould
Ms. Karen Grando
Growing In Voices
Hard Candy
Joan Rothchild Hardin, Ph.D.
Ms. Molly Helfet
Mr. Stuart Henderson
Mr. Arthur J. Higgins
Mr. Sean Hiler
Ms. Megan Hill
Mr. Christopher Holterhoff
Ms. Kathleen M. Howe
ID Media
Ms. Danielle G. Johnson
Victoria S. Kaplan, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel Katz
Ms. E. Farley Kern
Mr. Kevin Kerr
Ms. Susan Kim
Klick Health
Mr. Walter S. Kowalsky
Ms. Karen M. Simon Krieger
Mr. Robert P. Laverty
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence N. Lavine
Ms. Fern C. Lazar
Mr. Bill LeBlance
Ms. Liz Lempres
Ms. Caroline Levy
Mr. Jessie Lopez-Garay
Mr. John Majowka
Mr. Roberto Marques
Mr. Brian McAuliffe
Ms. Elena Meehan
Mr. Lee Mermelstein and
Mrs. Judith Kross
Ms. Mary Michailoff
Ms. Janet Monagle
Moody’s Investor Services
Ms. Eileen M. More
Ms. Maryjo Morris
Mr. Nader Naeymi-Rad
Ms. June Nguyen
Mr. Rohan Nirody
Mr. Brian Norris
NYU Community Fund
Mr. Brian Offutt
Ms. Nancy Ojea
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Mr. Carmine Palladino
Penguin Group
Pitney Bowes Employee
Involvement Fund
Ms. Lynn Power
Mr. Myles Presler
Mr. Ernesto Quinteros
Raines International Inc.
Mr. Markus Renschler
Mr. Gerald Rothstein
Ms. Jami Rubin
Ms. Betty A. Ryberg
Ms. MikeLynn Salthouse and
Mr. David J. Sheehan
The Jack & Anita Saltz Foundation
Sanco M.P. Inc.
David Schenkein, M.D.
The Schwartz Center for
Compassionate Healthcare
Mr. Jeffrey J. Schwartz
Mr. Alexander Scott
Ms. Emily Sheridan
Mr. Paul Shields
Mr. Jonathan Sills
Mr. Ivan Silverman
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Singer
Skyline Automation
Mr. William Slattery, Jr.
SRS Enterprises
Ms. Rachel Stevenson
Mr. Edward Tenthoff
Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne and
Dr. Mary Hynes
Third Rock Ventures
Ms. Blythe Thomson
Mr. Thomas Tuckey
Turner Broadcasting
Universal Protection Service LLC
Mr. Steve Viviano
Mr. Dean Waldman
Mr. Robert S. Wohlsen
WPIX
Mr. Richard Yopp
$500 - $999
Ms. Elizabeth Allen
Ms. Marianne J. Ardito
Ms. Andrea Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong
Ms. Jane Aronne
Associated Pension Consultants, Inc.
Mr. Frank Battaglia
Mr. Michelangelo Battista
Jeffrey Beck, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Berdan
Ms. Gail Berger
Mr. Stephen J. Blakemore
Ms. De Bradshaw
Mr. Mark Brandmeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Britton
Mr. Pierre Brondeau
Mr. David Burger
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cannova
Ms. Laura Capicchioni
Mr. Donald Carney
Mr. Gerard Carty
The Cecilia Chorus of New York
Mr. Thomas Christian
Mr. Ron Ciampa
Mr. James M. Citrin
Mr. Sean A. Coar
Ms. Lisa D’Apolito
Mr. Brandon Davis
Ms. Colleen DeSimone
Mr. Mark Dickens
Mr. Frank Doka
Ms. Tracey Doolin
Ms. Cheryl Dulio
Ms. Elly Eisenberg
Ms. Miki Elrod
Elusys Therapeutics, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. David Ethridge
Ms. Jessie Fahay
Ms. Lynn Fantom
Ms. Tina Felix
Ms. Maggie Fitzpatrick
Ms. Miriam Fond
Forte Express Plumbing and Heating
Mr. Abe Frajndlich
Mr. Tim Garvey
Mr. Gene Geyer
Mr. Anthony Gibney
Mr. and Mrs. Alain Gilbert
Mr. Frank Giordano
Mr. Croley Graham
Ms. Meredith Graham
Mr. Chris Grando
Mr. Jack Hale
Ms. Diana E. Halvey
Health Advances LLC
Mr. Thomas Heckman
Ms. Eileen Heisman
Ms. Jane Henderson
Mr. Glenn Hertzberg
John and Erica Hurvitz
Mr. Bobby Isom
Mr. Leonard Kahn
Mr. Geoffrey Karapetyan
Mr. Gregory C. Kesler
Milan Kinkhabwala, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Jed N. Kirsch
Ms. Megan Knurr
Ms. Alice Korngold
Ms. Rae M. Krelitz
Ms. Veronica Lawlor
Mr. Daryl Lee
Ms. Mineko A. Legendy
Mr. Dan Leitrim
Mr. Olivier Lesueur
Mr. Brian Lewis
Mr. Jeffrey Lewis
Ms. Robin Lipton
Ms. Donna Mancino
Ms. Meghan Mannion
Ms. Linda G. March
Christopher and Allyson Martin
Mr. Thomas McDowell
Ms. Lisa Melmed
Ms. Karen Meyers
Mr. Daniel Milan
The Moody’s Foundation
Ms. Arlene Moskowitz
Muriel McBrien Kauffman
Foundation
Ms. Mina Nasr
Ms. Barb Nebrig
Ms. Eleanor Newman
Ms. Mary Jo Otsea
Ms. Manisha Pai
Mr. Michael Palladino
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Pasternak
Mrs. Joan Lardner Paul
Mr. David Payne
Ms. Anna Protopapas
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Mr. John Reid-Dodick
Ms. Shirley A. Ritenour
Ms. Carol Roaman
Ms. Eve Robinson and
Mr. Joshua Weiner
Ms. Rita Dolores Rohrmann
Ms. Christina Rohrmann
Mr. Jose Rosario
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill L. Roth
The Family Of Samuel H. Schwartz
Foundation
Sean McGrath Fund Of The
Princeton Area Community
Foundation
Mr. Stephen Shulman
Siemens Industry, Inc.
Ms. Kaitlin Slattery
Mr. Richard Sledge
Ms. Carole Sobin
Soroptimist International
of Manhattan
Mr. Michael Spatola
Mr. David Spoto
Ms. Sapna Srivastava
Ms. Jessica Stam
Mr. John Switzer
Ms. Robyn Tarnofsky
Mr. William Tighe
Time Warner Employee
Grant Programs
Mr. Joseph Tubiolo
Ms. Juno Turner
Ms. Maeve Turner
United Federation of Teachers
Ms. Andrea Utecht
Ms. Linda Vahdat
Samuel D. Waksal, Ph.D.
Mr. Dylan P. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wertheimer
Mr. David Whitaker
Mr. Steven Wilcox
Jeffrey and Marguerite Williams
Ms. Deborah K. Wilson
Mr. Robert S. Wohlsen, Jr.
Ms. Euie Zambuto
$250 - $499
Ms. Melanie Abdoun
Actin Biomed
Alex Anthony Salon, LLC
Mr. Armando Anido
Ms. Anna Arendshorst
Mr. Richard Arote
Ms. Roseann Barber
Ms. Amy Barr
Ms. Julia Bartlett
Bel-Air Electric Construction, Inc.
Mr. Scott Birnbaum
Ms. Ellen Bobrow
Ms. Blair Boehm
Mr. Virgilio Branco
Mr. Kuba Brown
Mr. Edward Bryant
Ms. Karina Capone
Ms. Faith Charles
Mr. Joseph Ciccarella
Mr. Joseph Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cohen
Mr. James Collins
Cooley LLP
Ms. Ellen Corenswet
Dechert LLP
Mr. Thomas Demcsak
Ms. Johanna Diaz
Jerome and Laura Dorfman
Charitable Foundation
Mr. Trevor Doust
Mr. Edward Dunckelman
Mr. Joseph Dussich
Ms. Roxanne Elings
Ms. Nancy R. Famiglietti
Mr. Jonathan Fassberg
Mr. Christopher Ferrara
Ms. Elise L. Fischer
Ms. Rachael Foggo
Ms. Juliette Galant
Mr. Valentino Galella
Ms. Denise M. Garabedian
Ms. Naomi Gat
Mr. Donald Gatz
Mr. Matthew Giarratano
Mr. Charlie Gibbons
Mr. Michael Gibbons
Mr. Sean Gibbons
Mr. Jay Gilbert
Ms. Diane Giles
Mr. David Gluckman
Ms. Cindi R. Goldberg
Mr. Steve Gordon
Mr. Matthew Gourlay
Ms. Anne Graham
Mr. Thomas Greene
Mr. Dennis Grgas
Mr. Phil Guerini
Ms. Cornelia Guest
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hannay
Mr. Brandon Harihar
Ms. Suri Harris
Mr. Richard Hayes
Ms. Linda Christine Henriques
and Ms. Lynda C. Marchese
Ms. Linda Hogan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoglund
Mr. William Hyden
Mr. Stephen Israel
Ms. Eileen F. Jackson
Ms. Brianne Jahn
Ms. Dorothy Johnson
Ms. Janet Kagan
Ms. Sara Kaleya
Mr. Jeffrey Kaplan
Kiwi Partners, Inc.
Mr. Arthur Klansky
Ms. Susan Kollar
Ms. Angela Kosinski
Mr. Douglas Kruser
Ms. Jane Kurinsky
Mr. Gabriel Laverty
Mr. John Lemminn
Ms. Beth Levenstein
Mr. Andrew Levison
Sharyn N. Lewin, M.D.
Ms. Elizabeth Lewis
Ms. Joan R. Licursi
Ms. Ellen Loughran
Mr. Patrick Loustau
Ms. Ellen A. Lubman
Ms. Noirin Lucas
Ms. Allison P. Lurey
Ms. Heather Macallister
Magnet Theater
Ms. Louise Mancino
Ms. Ellen Manian
Mr. Peter Marchetto
Mr. Braulio Marrero
Mr. Bryan McCorry
Ms. April McKenzie
Mr. Kevin McLaughlin
Mrs. Rochelle Mendelow
Mr. Steven Moore
Ms. Carmen Morales
Ms. Sarah Morgan
The Joseph Ciner Foundation, Inc.
Mr. James Niegowski
Mr. Jonathan Niemela
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall A. Nimetz
Mr. Juan Nogueras
Mr. Hugh O’Kane
Ms. Paula J. Omansky
Pappas Ventures
Mr. William Peabody
Mr. Lyle Perlmutter
Mr. Frank Piscitelli
Ms. Sheila Porter
Ms. Jeannette Potts
Ann and Fredric Price
Quad/Graphics
Ms. Judy Roaman
Jack and Susan Robbins
Mr. Jordan Roth
Ms. Kimberly Rubey
Ms. Mary Ellen Russo
Saint Saviour High School
Ms. Anna Sale
Ms. Susan Salzmann
Ms. Ashley Sampson
Ann and Richard Sarnoff
Ms. Catherine Sazdanoff
Ms. Ann Scarpa and Ms. Rosie Graci
Mr. Marco Scheller
Mr. Stuart Schimmel
Ms. Eliza Schleifstein
Mr. Ari Schnitzer
Mr. Christopher Sebastiano
Mr. Thomas P. Sellers, III
Mr. Hikmet Senay
Mr. Marc Shaiman
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Snailer
Ms. Jennifer Stevens
Mr. Tim Stoenner and
Ms. Katherine Urbina
Mr. Steven Straus
Mr. Logan Stroly
Mr. Richard Strype
Ellen Tabor, M.D.
Mr. Michael Tedone
Ms. Jerri Ann Thatcher
Mr. Steven Tuch
Mr. Eric Turner
Ms. Beatrice Tusiani
Mr. Ralph Urizzo
Ms. Lily Vakili
Mr. Michael J. van Itallie
Mr. Daniel Wallach
Mr. Michael Weiser
Mr. Sam Wertheimer
Mr. Gary Wiederhorn
Ms. Naomi Wiesen
Mr. Andre Wilkins
Ms. Dana L. Willis
Mr. Peter Wohlsen
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Zidik
Ms. Stefani K. Zien
Bunny Bunny
Members
In-Kind Donations
2014 TCS NYC
Marathon Team
2014 TD Five Boro
Bike Team
(Recurring donations)
These generous
supporters have
joined our monthly
giving program.
Boom Fitness Park Ave, Inc.
Canyon Ranch
Cayman Islands Department
Of Tourism
Mr. Joe Corcoran
Diageo
IMG Academy
Penguin Maintenance & Service
La Prairie
Loews Hotels
NCMIC Group, Inc.
The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel
Rancho Valencia Resort
Mr. Richard A. Friedman
Soho Grand Hotel
United
($93,896 raised)
($22,113 raised)
Mr. Robert D’Arcangelo
Ms. Alison DeNoia
Ms. Meaghan Donchak
Mr. Paul Doust
Ms. Meredith Graham
Ms. Amanda Green
Mr. Neil Heckman
Mr. Sean Hiler
Ms. Sara Jones
Ms. Gabriel Laverty
Mr. Olivier Lesueur
Mr. Jessie Lopez-Garay
Ms. Megan Morris
Ms. Marissa Munoz
Ms. Noirin Lucas
Ms. Nancy Ojea
Ms. Bridgette Payne
Ms. Christina Rohrmann
Ms. Anna Sale
Mr. Fred Sullivan
Ms. Stacey Weinick
Mr. Andre Wilkins
Mr. Peter Wohlsen
Mr. Frank Battaglia
Ms. Jolijn Battaglia
Ms. Carla Breton
Ms. Christine De Almeida
Mr. Frank Gibbons
Mr. Corin Kinkhabwala
Ms. Sherry Mitchell
Ms. Pontip Rasavong
Ms. Jaclyn Steinhart
Mr. Joe Tubiolo
(over $1,000 in value)
Ms. Ellie Babanikas
Ms. Laura Bartlett
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Easton
Mr. Christopher Ferrara
Ms. Elise L. Fischer
Ms. Denise M. Garabedian
Mr. Gregory Geissman
Ms. Eileen F. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kennedy
Mr. Matthew R. Patterson
Ms. Andrea F. Rabney
Mr. Alexander Scott
Ms. Dana L. Willis
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valuable to our mission;
we apologize for any
omissions or errors in
this list. If we have
inadvertently omitted or
misspelled your name,
please let us know so we
can make the correction.
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