IN NYC

IN NYC
2010 ANNUAL REPORT
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS
149 WEST 132ND STREET
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127 WEST 25TH STREET
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315-317 BOWERY
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BRC IN NYC
MANHATTAN:
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2 BROADWAY
30 DELANCEY STREET
10 224 WEST 35TH STREET
14 2027 LEXINGTON AVENUE
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80 CENTRE STREET
330 EAST 4TH STREET
11 625 8TH AVENUE
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127 WEST 25TH STREET
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12 149 WEST 132ND STREET
15 566 WEST 182ND STREET
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91 PITT STREET
315-317 BOWERY
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93 PITT STREET
13 1916 PARK AVENUE
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1071 WEST FARMS ROAD
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902 LIBERTY AVE.
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THE BRONX:
QUEENS:
16 500 BERGEN AVENUE
17 1071 WEST FARMS ROAD
18 29-76 NORTHERN BLVD
BROOKLYN:
19 408 JAY STREET
22 902 LIBERTY AVENUE
20 2570 FULTON STREET
21 1071 BERGEN STREET
23 85 LEXINGTON AVENUE
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HELPING PEOPLE RECLAIM LIVES LOST:
WE RESTORE HOPE AND DIGNITY BY OFFERING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY
29 PROGRAMS, 600 STAFF
SERVING 12,000 PEOPLE
ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT NYC
5,537 INDIVIDUALS ADMITTED
TO BRC PROGRAMS LAST YEAR;
23% MORE THAN YEAR BEFORE
1,595 PEOPLE SLEPT SAFELY
UNDER A BRC ROOF
EACH NIGHT; 10% MORE
THAN YEAR BEFORE
3,325 MEN AND WOMEN
LEFT BRC SUCCESSFULLY
LAST YEAR; 26% MORE
THAN YEAR BEFORE
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ONE YEAR AFTER LEAVING BRC,
91% OF SHELTER GRADUATES
REMAINED OUT OF SHELTERS
SIX MONTHS AFTER STARTING
A JOB, 65% OF EMPLOYED
GRADUATES ARE STILL WORKING
86% OF CLIENTS RESPONDED
THAT THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE HAD
IMPROVED SINCE COMING TO BRC
93% OF EMPLOYEES
RECOMMENDED BRC AS A
GOOD PLACE WORK
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DEAR FRIENDS THANK YOU
A year ago we shared how, with your help, BRC and the people we serve successfully met and
overcame challenges.
That’s been happening quietly here at BRC for 40 years, since a group of men chose to overcome
stigma and addiction, chose living over surviving, got sober and got organized. A lot has changed over
40 years. The Bowery has, and so have homelessness and our responses to it.
BRC has changed, too. What started as a self-help committee of Bowery residents has grown into
a professional organization effectively serving 12,000 homeless and needy men and women annually,
in programs and residences throughout our City. We’re still on the Bowery, but our presence can be
found in every neighborhood of New York City. If you haven’t noticed us, it’s not because we’re not
there, it’s just because we do our work quietly, yet effectively, as this report details.
We are pleased to report that 2010 was another year of great results. BRC continued to grow,
enabling us to serve 23% more people. With BRC’s support and unique approach, they succeeded in
ever greater numbers: over 3,000 men and women successfully transitioned from homelessness and
hopelessness to housing, employment, and stable health, 26% more than a year ago.
Last year we also shared with you a vision for a new multi-service center where the valuable and critical
contribution BRC makes in breaking the cycle of homelessness in our city would have further opportunity
to grow. Together, we stand where we stood a year ago, surrounded by a vision that has since come to life.
We could not have done it without you. Many, many old friends rose to the occasion. And many,
many new friends have been made. We are grateful to each of you who helped us achieve this goal.
A commitment to ensuring that opportunities for new beginnings exist for those who seek them is
what unites and inspires us, just as it united and inspired the original committee of Bowery residents
40 years ago. Thanks to you, we can continue to fulfill the legacy our founders bestowed upon us.
Muzzy Rosenblatt
Julie Salamon
Executive Director
Chair
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INTRODUCTION BRC PAST AND PRESENT
Decades ago, the Bowery was where you went to hide: from family, debts, mistakes…from your past.
At the Bowery’s height, tens of thousands of men called home a four-foot by six-foot cubicle with a
roof made from chicken coop wire, a nasty mattress, and a bare light bulb. If you wanted a window,
you could sit in the lobby. Hope came in a bottle, or a needle and syringe.
That began to change in 1971, when a group of Bowery residents – men with names like Fred
C., Clyde B., and Jack R. – chose a new direction. They weren’t going to let their pasts dictate their
futures. Having achieved their own sobriety, and with a commitment to the principles of Alcoholics
Anonymous, they organized the Social Rehabilitation Club for Public Inebriates, soon renamed the
Bowery Residents’ Committee, or simply: BRC.
Their vision was simple: a place where sober men could get away from despair, and support
one another. In 1971, the Day Program came into being, followed in 1976 by BRC’s first residential
program, the Sobering-up Station. Together these places offered dignity and self-respect; a place where
you were referred to by your name instead of by your situation (“Drunk,” “Hobo”, “Homeless”, “Bum”).
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Today, BRC is still where you go to reclaim a life lost. From our beginnings as a self-help program for
alcoholics, we have grown into a holistic approach to health, wellness and economic self-sufficiency,
offering an integrated array of housing and services.
From our humble roots we have grown our mission to every street corner and subway station of
the City, and beyond. From the Bowery to Bed-Stuy, the East Village to East New York, Hell’s Kitchen
to Harlem, Soho to the South Bronx, and Chinatown to Chelsea, BRC is woven into the fabric of our
communities and the life of our City. There is not a neighborhood where BRC hasn’t been or where
the need for our services doesn’t exist.
Though most of our clients are homeless, many are not. And unlike the fraternity from which we
started, today 40% of our clients are women. While half of those who come to BRC are struggling to
overcome addiction, the other half are not. When we started, we had little understanding of health and
mental health. Today, we are able to help people live meaningful lives despite these challenges.
With all our growth and change, one important thing has stayed the same: our founders’ vision.
As we were 40 years ago, BRC remains a place of hope and opportunity. Those in crisis and in need are
welcomed without judgment and given the chance and the support to change their lives for the better.
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48% OF MOVING HOME RESIDENTS
HAVE BEEN HOMELESS FOR
OVER 5 YEARS
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MOVING HOME INITIATIVE WEST FARMS ROAD THE BRONX
For decades, homeless individuals who chose the streets over shelter were labeled “service resistant.”
BRC outreach workers didn’t agree. They asked these hardened survivors what would motivate
them. The reply: a room, no curfew, no requirements for sobriety, and no one monitoring their
every move…in short, trust.
We thought about BRC’s mission and values, and our founders. We chose trust, and added
one condition: the room was temporary; you had to work with us to move into your own home.
Then we had to deliver.
With a $100,000 gift from an anonymous donor, we rented rooms like those here on
West Farms Road, and started to move people in. We were selective…trust is earned, not given.
Then we had to deliver again, on housing. And the residents had to deliver on their responsibilities.
We did. They did. Now in its fifth year, 281 chronically homeless men and women have entered
the program, and 120 have used it to successfully move home.
“Before BRC, I was on the streets. I stayed
around Penn Station. Now I feel better
and with the help of BRC I have moved
into my own home.”
Donald
Moving Home
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PALACE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER THE BOWERY MANHATTAN
There are two Palace Hotels in New York City: BRC’s is on the Bowery. Once a flophouse hotel where
600 men lived in cubicles, today, fully renovated, it houses 186 homeless men and women. This is
where BRC’s innovative Safe Haven was created and remains, along with the SRO program, and two
shelters. The NYC Department of Homeless Services ranked the Palace Employment Residence for
Women the top performing shelter, overall, of 2010, with the Palace Employment Shelter for Men
finishing second in its category.
A key factor in these shelters’ success is BRC’s employment program, Horizons. Located at the
Palace, Horizons successful approach focuses on teaching clients how to get and keep jobs, rather than
finding jobs for them. Though more challenging, this strategy provides clients skills they will use the
rest of their life, helping them stay employed and housed. The proverb about giving fish and teaching
fishing applies. And BRC’s teaching doesn’t end when the job begins; we coach clients as they encounter
newfound challenges on the job. In 2010, 65% of those who had found work the previous year were
still employed 6 months later. And 91% of those who left the shelter for housing have not returned.
Recognizing the extraordinary impact of this integrated model of shelter and employment,
the Robin Hood Foundation generously supported doubling Horizons capacity to 450 participants.
They join the Tiger, Altman and JPMorgan Chase Foundations and Goldman Sachs as major
supporters of Horizons.
“The staff at Horizons has enabled
me to get back on my feet. For me,
working is the best way to address my
personal struggles.”
Edwin
Horizons
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LAST YEAR 1,084 INDIVIDUALS
CAME THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE
PALACE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER
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LAST YEAR 84% OF CLIENTS
AT CECIL IVORY HOUSE MOVED ONTO
MORE INDEPENDENT LIVING
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CECIL IVORY HOUSE WEST 132ND STREET HARLEM
For too long, those with mental illness – homeless or not – have been stigmatized and institutionalized.
Thanks to residences like BRC’s Cecil Ivory House, men and women living with this illness no longer
have the streets, hospitals or prisons as their only options.
Built and operated by BRC, Cecil Ivory House opened on West 132nd two decades ago,
providing a safe and supportive transitional living environment to 24 men and women determined
to overcome the challenges and stigma of this illness. Residents are provided with education and
empowerment, learning about their illness and how to manage its effects. They also learn about
community and the importance of positive, supportive relationships. And they gain the skills to
live independently. Last year, 15 residents did just that, graduating successfully to greater health,
independence and self-reliance.
Since opening Cecil Ivory House, BRC has added two more community residences: Casa de los
Vecinos on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and Fulton House in East New York, Brooklyn. Combined,
these programs offer transitional housing to over 100 men and women living with mental illness, and
over the years, they’ve helped hundreds move forward to better lives.
“I have learned about my diagnosis and
more about myself. I now have the skills
and confidence to live on my own.
Menncise
Cecil Ivory House
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LIBERTY AVENUE HOMES EAST NEW YORK BROOKLYN
A place to call home is a universal desire, no less, for the people we serve at BRC. So it is important
that in preparing people for success, BRC helps make that success possible. Today BRC manages 553
units of permanent affordable housing for formerly homeless individuals and families.
Building affordable housing and being a benevolent landlord is a critical component of BRC’s
strategy. In 2010, BRC opened our newest building, the 46-unit Liberty Avenue Homes in Brooklyn’s
East New York neighborhood. On-site staff help residents who come from shelters and other transitional
residences adjust to independent living, creating a positive, non-institutional environment. Though
benevolent, we set high standards for our clients and ourselves (on time rent collection is consistently
above 95% throughout BRC’s rental housing).
In this beautiful and supportive environment, the spirit of community is pervasive. Though the
paths our tenants took to reach Liberty Homes are varied, they all shared the same dream. At BRC,
we help make their dreams come true.
“Becoming a member of this community
has gone beyond all my expectations:
BRC has provided a beautiful place to
live. I’ve regained a sense of trust in others
and self esteem through the positive and
reassuring environment at Liberty Homes.
This is what makes me want to wake up
every morning. They keep me inspired.”
Lynne
Liberty Homes
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LAST YEAR 72 INDIVIDUALS
MOVED INTO THEIR NEW HOME
AT LIBERTY AVENUE
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BRC’S OUTREACH WORKERS ENGAGE
121 INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THE
STREET ON ANY GIVEN DAY
HOMELESS OUTREACH CITYWIDE
No one sets becoming homeless as their goal. But it happens. So at BRC we work hard to undo the damage that’s been done. That’s why at any hour you can find a BRC homeless outreach worker on the streets
or in the transit system, in their bright orange uniforms, offering a hand up instead of a handout.
Like our founders in the Bowery flophouses, our goal is to restore hope and dignity by offering
opportunities for health and self-sufficiency. Everyday, our outreach workers carry that history with
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“Coming from the streets, I was skeptical
about BRC at first. As the months went by,
I realized that I was getting services I never
had before. With BRC’s help, I am now
addressing my alcohol dependency. BRC
coordinated detox services and outpatient
services for me which I currently attend. I
realize that BRC is giving me the help I need.”
Timothy
Safe Haven
them, forging relationships that empower those with the least to believe they can achieve more.
And when that individual says they’re ready – 2,669 times in the past year – we’re ready for them,
with more than two dozen diverse yet integrated programs that together help people to reclaim lives
lost and break the cycle of homelessness.
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BRC: AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION
Breaking the cycle of homelessness by helping people to reclaim lives lost is BRC’s
mission. Succeeding at our mission requires both strong management and visionary
leadership. At BRC, we adhere to disciplined management practices, while employing
a leadership team which propels the organization to new and greater achievements.
Meeting our obligations and making an effort isn’t good enough. Accomplishing more
as an organization so that our clients can accomplish more in their lives is the standard
by which we measure success. During the past year we succeeded, and we fully expect
this trend to continue.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Living within our means is a fundamental management principle at BRC and the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, marked the ninth consecutive year of financial
stability for BRC, as the Board and management continued to ensure that operating
revenues were more than adequate to meet operating expenses. BRC ended the year
with revenues of $46.38 million and expenses of $46.35 million, with 91.2% of
expenditures allocated to direct program services and 8.8% to administrative support
(including fundraising). Revenues were up $6.11 million (15%) over the prior year.
Over the past ten years, net assets have increased from $473,728 to $4.08 million.
BRC’s largest source of revenue remains government contracts that fund the
day-to-day operations of most BRC programs. Funding from local, state and Federal
agencies was $31.83 million, up $6.02 million (23%) over the prior year, as BRC’s
transitional and permanent housing capacity increased 10%. Private contributions,
the revenue source which had the greatest rate of growth at 27%, grew to $1.39
million. Rental income was up 10% to $1.36 million. Other revenue sources, including
program fees and Medicaid, remained stable.
Contributions, though accounting for only 3% of all revenues, provide critical
support and have major program impacts. These dollars support innovation, enabling
BRC to develop new approaches to our clients’ needs. When proven effective, these
innovations lead to industry-wide transformations. With private donations BRC
created Safe Haven, an innovative residential program for people who had for years
made their homes on our streets and in the transit system. Designed with significant
client input, and run by talented staff, this 19-bed demonstration succeeded in getting
people to come in and moving them forward to better health and housing. Recognizing
the indisputable effectiveness of Safe Haven, Mayor Michael Bloomberg adopted the
model as an integral part of New York City’s response to homelessness. Today, there
are over 400 Safe Haven beds citywide, 100 of which are operated by BRC. Had
private contributions not paved the way, there would not be any Safe Havens, and
there certainly would be hundreds more men and women still homeless.
PROGRAM PERFORMANCE
More than anything, clients come to BRC seeking opportunity; this is the thread that
binds our programs and explains our varied offerings. Ensuring we have the resources
and capacity to serve our clients is imperative. Last year BRC added 152 units of
transitional housing and 55 units of permanent housing, increasing our total combined capacity to 1,595 units. Over the past seven years BRC housing capacity has
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REVENUES
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
50
40
30
20
10
0
’01 ’02 ’03
3 ’04
4 ’05 ’06 ’07
7 ’08
8 ’09 ’10
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EXPENDITURES
Client Services 91.2%
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Administration and
A
Fundraising 8.8%
nearly tripled, expanding by 1,031 units, enabling BRC to meet the growing demand
for our services. Last year 5,537 people were admitted to a BRC program (exclusive
of our outreach programs), a 23% increase from the prior year and an 80% increase
from 7 years ago.
But more important than how many people we serve is whether our efforts
positively impact our clients’ lives. Last year 3,325 clients left BRC successfully,
representing 63% of all those who left. These positive exits were 26% more than
the prior year and more than two and a half times greater than 7 years ago.
Clients come to BRC with a diverse set of goals. Some major areas of
achievement include:
Employment: 197 clients of BRC’s Horizons employment program (funded
entirely by private contributions) found employment. Our work doesn’t end when a
client gets a job; our goal is to ensure continued employment. In 2010, 65% of those
who found jobs in the prior year were still employed least 6 months later. Year-to-year,
the average starting hourly wage increased from $9.27 to $9.35, with those employed
at least 6 months later earning an average of $11.26 an hour.
Housing: Finding a home is another critical goal of many BRC clients. Last
year 979 clients moved from a BRC transitional residence to a permanent home,
18% more than the prior year. When they arrive home, they stay and continue to
succeed; fewer than 10% of BRC shelter clients returned to shelters within the year.
Safety: The goal of BRC’s nationally recognized homeless outreach program is
placing clients in environments which will enable them to move forward with their lives
and break the cycle of homelessness. Last year BRC made 2,669 placements of homeless
individuals living on the streets and subways, in transit and bus facilities. Though
placements declined 6% from the prior year, the number of times clients completed
placements and moved forward with their goals increased 11%, from 910 to 1,012,
leading to an improved overall success rate of 38% for this very challenging intervention.
Sobriety: For still others, finding sobriety is a critical first step. BRC’s detox, the
Chemical Dependency Crisis Center (CDCC), successfully managed a 21% increase
in admissions (to 1,776) over the prior year without any expansion of capacity. More
significant than this quantitative achievement was CDCC’s qualitative improvement:
despite a significantly greater workload, 71% of clients (1,254) were discharged to further
treatment, up from 52% (769) in the prior year, a year over year improvement of 63%.
POSITIVE PROGRAM EXITS
2003-2010
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
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’03’04’05’06’07’08’09’10
HOUSING CAPACITY
2003-2010
1,600
1,200
800
400
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’03’04’05’06’07’08’09’10
CLIENT AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION
Consistently achieving success undoubtedly depends on strong program and financial
management. Yet beyond analyzing numbers, it also is critical that we listen to our
many constituencies. Numerous mechanisms exist at BRC for input and feedback.
Executive and program managers meet regularly with clients, staff, funders, volunteers,
and even with our neighbors to ensure their voices are heard. And from these conversations
come some great ideas.
BRC also conducts an organization-wide survey. Each winter we seek feedback
from our clients, and each spring from our staff. This feedback provides valuable
information on what we are doing right and where we can do better. Overwhelmingly,
the feedback has been positive among both clients and staff.
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Our employees are the key to our success. They are the ones who motivate
our clients, and provide the skills and services that make clients’ accomplishments
possible. Our staff ’s ideas and their satisfaction are therefore critical to our success
and the success of the people we serve, and we invest in them in numerous ways,
including competitive salaries and benefits, flexible scheduling, professional development, and opportunities for advancement (more than 50% of BRC senior managers
were promoted into their position). In our 2010 survey of employee satisfaction,
87% of staff responded that they get a sense of personal accomplishment from their
work, 89% said they felt “invested in” as employees, 94% stated confidence in knowing
what was expected of them in their job, and 93% responded that they would recommend
BRC as “a good place to work.”
OUTLOOK
Proud as we are of our accomplishments, and the effectiveness of our leadership and
management strategies that have made them possible, we remain continually vigilant.
Growth remains a critical component of BRC’s strategy. By growing we ensure
that our clients and our funders will have access to programs that are both effective
and efficient. At a time of appropriately greater scrutiny on what is achieved with
dollars spent (both public and private), BRC’s approach is competitive and well-embraced. BRC began 2011 by responding to demand: expanding our successful efforts
in housing and employment. We opened our newest housing development, a 46-unit
apartment building for low-income working families and individuals in Brooklyn,
and, with a generous grant from the Robin Hood Foundation, doubled capacity for
our successful Horizons employment program.
As announced last year, BRC’s expansion continues in 2011 with the opening
of a new 12-story multi-service center in Chelsea, providing greater efficiencies and
allowing for greater effectiveness in our work. And we are in negotiations to open two
additional transitional residences, one each in the Bronx and in Brooklyn.
But not everything BRC does, even if done well, has the intended outcome. Our
experiment at the Longacre and Callaway residences did not fulfill our expectations.
In just under four years, we helped almost 800 homeless individuals move to housing.
Unlike our other residences, BRC did not manage the building, limiting our effectiveness. Our plan from the start was to transition to complete facility responsibility,
but negotiations with the buildings’ owner were unsuccessful. In 2011 we ended
this relationship and no longer operate at these sites.
Despite general challenges to public funding, we remain confident that BRC’s
growth trend will continue, and that our fastest growing income sources – government
contracts and private contributions – will continue their growth trends. The revenue
source we are most closely monitoring is Medicaid. At all levels of government – local,
state and Federal – there is discussion of Medicaid cost containment and effectiveness.
BRC will contribute to this dialogue in constructive ways, and will deliver Medicaidfunded services that fulfill these objectives. But there are many stakeholders involved
and what the final outcome will look like remains uncertain. Whatever the outcome
may be, BRC will find a way to adapt to it.
Overall, we are confident that BRC will continue to grow responsibly and
successfully, meeting the needs of the people we serve throughout New York City
and beyond, helping them reclaim lives lost and break the cycle of homelessness.
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2010 CLIENT SURVEY
RESULTS
DOES THIS PROGRAM
MEET YOUR NEEDS?
A
Always 51%
Most of the Time 35%
Sometimes 13%
S
Never 2%
ARE YOU TREATED WITH
DIGNITY AND RESPECT?
A
Always 71%
Most of the Time 20%
Sometimes 7%
S
Never 2%
HAS THE QUALITY OF
YOUR LIFE IMPROVED
SINCE YOU ENTERED THIS
PROGRAM?
G
Greatly 52%
Somewhat 34%
S
Stayed the Same 11%
S
Gotten Worse 3%
G
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
BOWERY RESIDENTS’ COMMITTEE, INC.
AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
BOWERY RESIDENTS’ COMMITTEE, INC.
AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
June 30, 2010
June 30, 2010
ASSETS
REVENUES
Government and other grants
Medicaid. . . . . . . . . . .
Program service fees . . . . .
Rental . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contributions . . . . . . . .
Interest and other . . . . . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$31,834,627
5,484,171
6,141,543
1,355,885
1,387,557
176,166
Total revenues . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 46,379,949
EXPENSES
Program services:
Gateway Services. . . . . .
Transitional Housing . . .
Permanent Housing . . . .
Day Treatment and Services
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$ 8,606,291
22,329,919
6,623,558
4,163,060
Total program services . . . . . . .
41,722,828
Supporting services:
Management and general . . . .
Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . .
3,639,604
426,755
Total supporting services . . . . . .
4,066,359
Affiliated Organizations’
operating expenses . . . . . . . .
565,723
Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . .
$46,354,910
Change in net assets . . . . . . . .
Net assets, beginning of year . . . .
25,039
4,050,265
Net assets, end of year . . . . . . .
$ 4,075,304
Cash and cash equivalents . . . .
Investments at fair value . . . . .
Investment in limited partnerships
Accounts receivable, net . . . . .
Prepaid expenses and deposits. . .
Due from limited partnership. . .
Assets limited as to use . . . . . .
Fixed assets, net . . . . . . . . . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$ 1,277,111
60,359
500,309
6,878,293
1,103,222
746,358
2,502,002
9,653,366
Total Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . .
$22,721,020
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and
accrued expenses . . . . . .
Accrued salaries and fringes . .
Accrued interest payable . . . .
Deferred revenue. . . . . . . .
Construction advance in escrow
Line of credit . . . . . . . . .
Loans payable . . . . . . . . .
Total Liabilities. . . . . . . . . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$4,942,278
1,905,494
411,401
1,536,274
2,019,215
2,000,000
5,831,054
$18,645,716
Net assets:
Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporarily restricted . . . . . .
$3,876,381
198,923
Total net assets . . . . . . . . . . .
$4,075,304
Total Liabilities and Net Assets. . .
$22,721,020
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SUPPORTERS JULY 1, 2009–DECEMBER 31, 2010
$250,000 AND ABOVE
Altman Foundation
Anonymous
The Pershing Square Foundation
The Starr Foundation
Taproot Foundation
Emilie and Michael Corey
The Dammann Fund, Inc.
Driscoll Foods
42nd Street Development
Corporation
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Matching Gift Program
Martha and Lawrence Graham
Robert L. Krulak
Mayer Brown LLP
Simon Miller
Mostyn Foundation, Inc.
Philip R. Pitruzzello
Caryn and Richard Swanson
TD Charitable Foundation
Anoo and Viju Verghis
Marcy E. Wilkov and
Chris Waterman
$25,000–$49,999
$1,000–$4,999
JP Morgan Chase Community
Development Group
The Lipton Foundation
Jenny and Gregory Lyss
Sharon L. McCarthy and
Antonio X. Molestina
Julie Salamon and Bill Abrams
State Street Foundation, Inc.
The Wells Fargo Foundation
Tomoko and Richard Akin
American Express Company
Anonymous
Tristan Ashby
Marvin Azrak
Alan W. Bieler
Ilene Fiszel Bieler and
Warren Bieler
Mark Bierman
Capalino + Company
Barbara and Bill Chambers
Christine and Gerry Chisholm
Genevieve Chow and
Mark Bierman
Community Foundation of
New Jersey
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Edith C. Blum Foundation, Inc.
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
Jon Finkel
Shira and Anthony Fisher
Winston Fisher
Foothold Technology
Linda I. Gibbs and
Thomas L. McMahon
Elizabeth Glans and
Richard Langberg
The Gregory Brothers
Sarah Haga and
Damon E. Strub
Patricia P. Hall
Kristin E. Heavey and
Douglas W. Jaffe
Joanne Hill and Joseph Liro
Hirschen Singer and
Epstein LLP
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Michael Jacobson
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Matching Gift
Danny Kane
Catherine and Kris Kang
Angela Kedzior and Gary Gelb
Nancy L. Kestenbaum and
David S. Klafter
Andrew Goffe and Jeffrey Levin
Robin Hood Foundation
$100,000–$249,999
Meredith A. Elson and
Matt Sirovich
Goldman Sachs Urban
Investment Group
Tiger Foundation
$50,000–$99,999
$10,000–$24,999
James B. Carlson
Chuck Goldman Family
Supporting Foundation
David and Barbara B.
Hirschhorn Foundation
Ann E. Berman Feld and
Daniel J. Feld
Alicia Glen and Daniel Rayner
Herman Lissner Foundation
Daphne T. Hsu and
Jeffrey B. Rosen
Jean and Louis Dreyfus
Foundation
Lori Lesser and
Daniel Shuchman
Lily Auchincloss Foundation
Michael E. and
Carol S. Levine Foundation
Mutual of America Foundation
Nathalie and
Jonathan Ten Oever
Lilly Salcman
Select Equity Group, Inc.
Lorin Silverman
Turner Construction Company
$5,000–$9,999
American Express Gift
Matching Program
Anonymous Anonymous
Brookfield Financial
Properties L.P.
Capital One Foundation
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Barry S. Kramer
Laymen Global
Vicki J. Levine
Barry E. Light
Edwina Lukban
Joella and John Lykouretzos
M.M. Auto Repair &
Body Shop Inc.
Sharon Marcus
Sara and John Marks
Jimena P. Martinez and
Michael J. Hirschhorn
Marvin Azrak & Sons
Foundation
Bryan McGreal
Charles McLaughlin
Michael Meek
Metzger-Price Fund, Inc.
Laurel Molloy and Ben Roman
Mufson Family Foundation
Lynne Murray
Adam Nagourney and
Ben Kushner
New York University Community Fund
Nice Touch Communications, Inc.
Marie-Noelle and Jeffrey Smith
Pfizer Foundation Matching
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PNC Foundation
Sid Ray and Philip Kearns
Beth and Matthew Ricciardi
Muzzy Rosenblatt
Gail Rothenberg and
Michael Benson
Amy and Robert Rothman
Samantha Rudin
Eli Salamon-Abrams
Suzanne Salamon and
Alan Einhorn
Amanda Schneider
Robert D. Siegfried
Pamela Stafford
Stocks Family Fund
Gail and Ian Stocks
Michele and
Anthony Tagliagambe
David P. Tatum
Phoebe Taubman and
Craig Nerenberg
Taylor & Ives Incorporated
Tiger Baron Foundation, Inc.
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch
Richard Tomasetti
Diana and Douglas Toole
United Way of NYC Work Place Giving
Karen and Roger Weisberg
Nancy Wong and
Gene L. Deetz
Justine Zinkin and
Jonathan Meyers
Zumiez Foundation
$500–$999
Debi Alpert
Benjamin Alter
American Express Global
Volunteer Action Fund
Program
Arch Insurance Group Inc.
Bank Robber Music
Helen and William Beekman
Elizabeth H. Berger and
Fred Kaufman
Ronit and William Berkman
Jonine L. Bernstein and
Randy M. Mastro
Bike & Build Inc.
Donna and Mark Boehme
Angela and Jacob Buchdahl
William Calamia
Claudia M. Canale-Parola and
Matthew A. Blumenfeld
Alicia and Crescenzo Capece
David S. Carroll
Deborah Clearman
Kevin Cobb
Mark J. Czaja
Mitch Davis
Kathrin Dellago and
Doug Dossey
Madeline H. de Lone and
Robert L. Cohen
Edelman Sultan Knox Wood
Architects LLP
Felice B. Ekelman and
Andrew B. Eckstein
Robert Essel
Suzanne P. Fawbush and
Chris C. Grisanti
Mark Foggin
Ana Marie and Dall Forsythe
Concetta Frezzo and
Edmond Sannini
Laura A. Garn
Marilyn G. Gelber and
Robert V. Jacobson
Anne and Steve Hentschel
Raymond D. Hirano
Robyn A. Huffman and
Donna R. Merris
John Iskander
Reza Keshavarez
Karl F. Lauby
Karen S. Lavine and
Donald G. Kilpatrick
Anat Leonard
Rachel Levine and
Andrew Ceresny
Lone Rock Foundation
Joan Malin
H. Gwen Marcus and
Nancy R. Alpert
Phoebe McBee
Leslie Meek-Wohl and
Ethan Wohl
Terri Minsky and David Blum
Jessica and Brian Moriarty
MTA New York City Transit
William Mulligan
National Philanthropic Trust
New York City Transit Authority
Stephen H. Palitz
Lynn Paltrow and Sara Krulwich
Christopher M. Paparella
Shari Prince
Maureen and Melvin Rosen
Marilyn and Peter Rosenblatt
Joan and Howard Rothman
Janice and Jack Sabin
Susan Scheuer and
Rabbi Jonathan Lipnick
Cara L. Schnaper
Lynn Staley and Martin Linsky
Kathryn R. Stokes and
David Esseks
Tracey and Roger Swaine
David Tarnowski
Kathryn R. Vogel
Jane Zimmy and
Ron Neumann
$250–$499
Sylvia Adekoya
Morris J. Anunziato
Susan Atkins and Eben Shapiro
Joseph Austin
Patricia E. Barbone
Lindsay Barenz
Marsha S. Berkowitz and
Wayne S. Kabak
Susan R. Bolotin and
John M. Rothman
Stacey and David Brodsky
Alexander Burgel
Kimberley J. Burnett and
P. Anondo Stangl
Naomi Bushman
Jeffrey Chu
Maria and Frank Ciaravalli
Gail and Daniel Collins
Nina L. Collins
Lynn and Michael Dustin
Elite Interiors Systems Inc
Andrea Engels
Mark Evans
Nancy Finton
Elizabeth Fogarty
John Ford
Katherine Frank and
Jerome F. Page
Gail Furman
Ellen J. Gold and
Adam S. Lechner
Google Matching Gifts Program
Shannon F. Green
Robyn and Matthew Gundy
Maritza Guzman and
Steven Abrahamson
Kathryn D. Haslanger and
Gordon L. Berlin
Kurt Herspring
William Hibsher
Lynn Moore-Hill and
David A. Hill
Sarah M. Holloway
Timothy Hunt
Emily Jackness and
Douglas Grover
Mark Joachim
Cecily Kahn-Kapp and
David Kapp
Stephanie Kanarek and
David Smith
Clare Kanter
Judith and Steve Kirkpatrick
Thomas Klitgaard and
Kyle Staver
Andrew D. Lacey
Amy and David Lazar
David Levine
Elizabeth Lusskin and
Marc Solomon
Blake Malin
Roey and Jeff Margulies
Sandra Maxa and Mark Sanders
Deirdre and Derek McKenna
Jean McKenna
Gary Melius
Lola and Jesse Meyers
Sylvia Montero
Sheila Nevins and Sidney Koch
Harry Packman, Jr.
Louise M. Parent
Partners in Housing
Development Corp.
Steven Pierson
Marcia and Jeremy Pollack
Ms. Prasad
Prospect Heights
Management LLC
Helaine and Michael Pruzan
Tanya Reilly
Elizabeth Rodes
Jenny Rodriguez
Rebecca Rubel and
John Greenstein
Barnett Rukin
Emily Rukin
Ted Schachter
Ellen Schall
Katie Schwab
Carol Schwartz and Robert Sills
Suzanne B. Seiden and
Kevin L. Thurm
Wallace Shawn
Motue Shiratori and
Leonard Langman
Slater & Beckerman, LLP
Lori and Kennie Taylor
TPG Architecture, LLP
Stephanie and Adam Treanor
Victoria M. Vallas-Cullen and
Leo C. Cullen
Sheila Vasantharam
Nancy Walker and
Stephen Jacobs
Kathleen A. Walsh
Wells Fargo Community
Support Campaign
Donald Willeke
Joanne Wong and
Lona Nallengara
Ms. Peggy Wood
Adam Zimbler
$249 AND UNDER
Josh Abrams
Rick Akin and Joseph Austin
Lauren Albert
Raquel Algarin
American Express Foundation
Employee Giving Campaign
Rochelle and Arthur Anderson
Betsy Apple and Matt Brogan
Christine Bader
Megan Barnett
Richard Baronio
Aileen M. Barry
W. Peter Beardsley
Ira B. Beer
Jose V. Bermudez
Susan I. Bernfield and
Claude M. Millman
Jennifer Bernheim
Susan Besignano
Wilma and Paul Bieler
Jeffrey S. Bloise
Mimi Bluestone and Herb Perr
Wendy Blum and
Justin Mullens
Muriel and Elliot Blumenfeld
Reuben L. Borman
Margaret Bourjaily and
Noah B. Pollak
Marites and James Bowers
John Boyd
Phoebe Boyer and Todd Snyder
Tammy and Charles Brass
Mary Elizabeth Britton
Todd Buchanan
Timothy Bunting
Frances Burns
Linda R. Burt
Rachel Burt
Linda Cahill
Susan M. Campbell
Jane Canter
Megan Canter
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Gabrielle Carlin
Alice E. Carter and
Bruce Larson
Joseph Caruso
Sarah L. Cave
Madhura Chacko and
Varkki Chacko
Georgine and
Christopher Chalsen
Jaclyn Chambers
Gail and Peter Chapman
Rebecca Charney
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Caroline Chow
Kevin Clines
William R. Cochran
Adrian B. Cockerill III
Alan Cohen
Elizabeth S. Cohen
Peggy Cohen and Todd Stone
Patricia A. Cole
Hampton Coley
George H. Colt
Donna Correll and Ricky Brown
Laura Cronin
Jacqueline Cumberbatch
Soraya E. Darquea-Molto
The David & Eleanore Rukin
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Marialena Delfino
Arlene DeRise
Lauren D. Deutsch
Timothy Didomenico
Stanley J. Diglio
Janet Dinerstein and
Jeffrey M. Drobner
Alexa and Daniel Doeschner
William Donohoe
Rabbi Anne Ebersman and
Mr. Dan Caligor
Timothy Eckersley
Blanche Edwards
Martha Ehlenbach
Joanne B. Ehrlich
Adina and Isaac Eisenberg
Aria Ertefaie
Natly and Robert Esnard
Karen Trella Evans
Jennifer E. Falk
Armanda Famiglietti and
Noel Muyskens
J. Feindt
Robert Feldstein
Angelina Feliciano
Janna Ferner-Bell
Elena P. Fichtel
Nancy G. Fields
Sally Fischer and Elliott Upton
Stephen I. Fiszel
Katja Flueckiger
Meghann Flynn
Claudia T. Forest
Carole Forte
Anne and Murray Foss
Susan E. Foster
Ruby Francis
Maureen Franzosa
Ruth Fretts
Nancy and Robert Funkhouser
Debbie and Thomas Furst
Benjamin M. Galynker
Patrick T. Gartland
Gary S. Mayerson &
Associates, P.C.
David Garza
Leslie Gayle
Ed Geffner
Gabrielle Genauer
Barry Gendelman
James Giddens
Alicia and John Glagola
Lisa Glass
Patricia and Thomas Glynn
Karen Goldberg
Roz Goldberg and
Alan Bandler
Frances Goldin
Daniel S. Goldman
Sheryl A. Goldstein and
Stephen Kramer
Natalie Goodwin
Meaghan C. Gragg
Dorothy and Philip Green
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Nicole M. Griffith
Miriam and William Grinker
Brian A. Hale
Tyrone Hall
Batya Halpern and
Joseph Biber
Steven A. Hammond
Robin Harper
Isaiah Harris
Domina Harrison
Larry Harrison
Elaine and Richard Heffner
Daniel Herman
Anthony Hill
Lori and Frank Hirons
Cary Hirschstein
Holbrook Management, Inc
Bob Holman
Stephan E. Hornung
Charles Huberty
Carl Hum
Shari C. Hyman and
Daniel J. Horwitz
Maura and Bergson Imbert
Jeffrey Isaacson
Nkonye Iwerebon
Quecvas James
Jefferies & Company, Inc
Erica and Erik Johnson
John Johnson
Lori Jonas and
Robert M. Kruger
Phyllis Jones
Tarek Juman
JustGive
Norma and Joshua Justin
David Kanowitz
Kathy Karich and Bert Knaus
Sue Kaplan and David Karnovsky
Thor Kaslofsky
Donna and Lawrence Kass
Sadiqua Khabir
Sharad Khemani
John Kirby
Kuhn Charitable
Foundation Trust
Alice Beal and William F. Kuntz
Josefa Lado
Susan J. Ladue and
Dennis Piervicenti
Kelli M. Lane
Lola Langner and
Richard S. Petretti
Joan Laskoff
Cherylyn Lavagnino-Mallon
James Lawler
Leticia and John Lawler
Richard M. Lawrence
James T. Leader
Patricia Becker Lee and
Paul Lee
William Lewis
Diane Lifton
LoCicero & Tan, Inc.
John LoCicero
Nadine and Duncan Logan
M&T Investment Group
Elaine and Stephen Mack
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Heather Malin
Joy Malin
Maria A. Marrero
Gabrielle S. Marshall
Kevin Martin
Miriam A. McCann
Raymond G. McGuire, Esq.
Angus McIntyre
Steven Paul McSloy
Belinda Mello and
Michael O’Donnell
Lisa Melmed
Jackson Merchant
Susan Milamed and
Jack L. Jacobs
Robert A. Miller
Ruth and Bernie Miller
Carl W. Mills IV
John Mollenkopf
Joseph Montano
Morgan Stanley
Ms. Pam Morgan
Robyn Morris
Sharon Myrie and
Jose Maldanado
Doris Nagel Baker
Malvina Nathanson
Mitchell Netburn
Natalie and Lane Nevares
Amy Nicholson
Daniel A. Nickolich
David Nocenti
Mary O’Connor and
Peter C. Siegfried
Kaaren and Martin Oesterreich
Shino and Caleb Oglesby
Debra Y. Oppenheim
Neil J. Oxford
Jeanny Pak and Matt Gross
Sarah Park
Jerome N. Pasichow
Anne Penson
Dilip Philipose
Aaron Phillips
Andrea Phillips and Paul Hinton
Terrie Raphael, Ph.D.
Janet Ray
Edwyn T. Reid
Elie Ribacoff
Dorothy L. Rick and
Barry C. Scheck
Andrea and Calvin Roberts
Stacey Robertson
Jossie Roche
Cynthia E. Rockwell
Lois and Philip Rosen
Michelle Rosen
Susan Rosenblatt
Gary Ross
Amy Rouse
Sheila Rubin
David Sahr
Connie Scarpa
Y. David Scharf, Esq.
Schering-Plough Corporation Workplace Giving Campaign
Schwartz Family Foundation
Philanthropic Fund
Wendy and Benedict Sciortino
Patrick D. Selby
Robert Y. Shapiro
Shambaag Sharma
Carey Shea and Calvin Parker
Clara Sheets
Tracy Sherman
Alice and Amos Shuchman
Marta Siberio
Silver Peak REIT, Inc.
Mark Slobin
Laura L. Smith
Christian R. Sonne
David Spangler
Selena Spears
Matthew Spedaleri
Christine M. Stecura
Nancy and Gregory Stewart
Oswald Stubbs
Abby Stuthers
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Jason Sussman
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Kristin Trautman
George A. Tsougarakis
Judd Tully
Catherine M. Twanmoh
Sz-Shiuan Tzuo
Hiromune Usuki
Sara Valentine and
Mark L. Rosenblatt
James Van Dusen
Sheila Vogel
Volunteer Management Group
Nathaniel Wallach
Robert Walton
Paul and Christine Wanuga
Peter Wargo
Wendy and Tim Warlick
Moira Warnock
Natasha Watterson
Graham Weinstein
Louise Weisz
Elinor and Charles Wilder
Michael Wilder
Joyce and Gil Willis
Dudley Wilson
Vivian Wilson
Jaime Winkelman
Nicholas R. Winter
Susan Wiviott and
Andre Aciman
Amanda Wolf
Edina and Frank Wolf
Jill Woodward
Workman Publishing Company
James Young
Cathy and John Youngdahl
Elizabeth M. Zachry and
Rutschow Robert
ZogSports
Lloyd P. Zuckerberg
Julie Zuckerbraun
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