Life at 30 Years

Life at 30 Years
2012 Annual Report & Review
HIV is Ageless.
Get Tested.
Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity
Our
Clients
Hispanic
33.3%
Hispanic
33.3%
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic
33.3%
Black/African
American
Black/African
32.8%
American
32.8%
Black/African
American
32.8%
White
27.5%
White
27.5%
Asian
White
2.3%
Asian
27.5%
Other
2.3%
4.1%
Other
Asian
4.1%
2.3%
Other
4.1%
Sexual Orientation
Age Range
Gender
Age≤ 29
Range
Gender
30
Female
26%
≤ 29
Age26%
Range
25.4%
Female
25.4%
Gender
Race/Ethnicity
Years of GMHC
American 33%
Black/African
American 33%
30–49January 1982.
Black/African
Female
≤ 29
Male
47%
American 33%
25.4%
26%
30–49
73.9%
gay men in California and New
Male
47% One hundred twenty-one
Hispanic 33%
≥ 50 York City have 73.9%
died from
two rare diseases: Kaposi’s
30–49
Transgender
Hispanic 33%
27%
Male and
Pneumocystis pneumonia. The
47%
0.7%
≥ 50 sarcoma, a cancer,
Transgender
73.9%
27%
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention expresses alarm;
0.7%
Hispanic
33%
White
27%
≥ 50 data supports the emergence of an epidemic. There are
Transgender
27%
White 27%
0.7%
no tests. Borough
There isofno
evident
cause. The single certainty is
Residence
mortality.Borough of Residence
White 27%
Information is scarce and
the medical community is in Asian 4%
32.2%
Bronx
Other 2%
Heterosexual
14.2%
of Residence
disarray; Borough
some doctors
and
epidemiologists dismiss early Asian 4%
Orientation32.2%
Bronx
Other 2%
morbidity reports as “rumors.”
14.2% Others fear the worst, a coming
Heterosexual
Prefer not
Manhattan
AsianRange
4%
32.2%
plague in a community
already
underserved, understudied, Age
Bronx
to identify
45.0%
Other 2%
Prefer
not
Manhattan
14.2%
Age Range
10.2%
and
excluded
from
mainstream
American
society.
to identify
45.0%
Queens
10.2%
Six gay men and their friends
gather in Larry Kramer’s
Gay
11.8%
>=50 27%
Prefer not
Manhattan
Queens
Age Range
48.4%
apartment
to
develop
a
response
and a plan.
to identify
45.0%
11.8%
>=50 27%
Brooklyn
10.2%
These are our beginnings:
two rooms in a West Village
21.7%
Queens
HIV Status
Brooklyn
townhouse; a hotline
consisting
of a single volunteer
and an
11.8%
>=50 27%
21.7%
Staten Island
HIV Status
answering
machine;
and
a
group
of
activists
who
refused
to
1.0%
Brooklyn
Staten Island
HIV Positive
HIV Negative
allow
their
community
to
become
a
crucible
of
fear
and
death.
Outside NYC
21.7%
1.0%
51.5%
35.2%
HIV Status
6.3%
HIV Positive
HIV Negative
Their courage and resolveOutside
endure
NYCas the single greatest
Staten Island
51.5%
35.2%
6.3%
source
of
inspiration
for
the
thousands
of Gay Men’s Health
1.0%
HIV Positive
HIV Negative
Crisis
volunteers,
donors,
and
staff
who
Outside NYC have fought on the
Race/Ethnicity
Unknown/
51.5%
35.2%
6.3% years. Their perseverance,
front lines of this epidemic for thirty
Unreported
Unknown/
Race/Ethnicity
13.3%
strength,
and
unflinching
optimism
defined our first thirty
Unreported
Gender
Age Range
13.3%
years.
And
now,
a
generation
on,
we
are a community of
Black/African
Unknown/
≤ 29
Gender
Age Range Female
American 33%
Unreported
25.4%
26%
communities—a
united front of allies, advocates and activists;
Black/African
13.3%
Female
≤ 29
American
33%
organizations and community
groups;
diverse ethnicities and
25.4%
26%
White
30–49
identities. We are bound together not by the terrifying threat of
27.5%
Male
47%
plague, but by the persistent vision of a world free from stigma,
73.9%
30–49
Asian
Male
47%
prejudice, and,Hispanic
most33%
importantly, preventable infection.
2.3%
73.9%
≥ 50
Transgender
This
year,
we
look
back
at battles won and lost; at
Hispanic 33%
Other 27%
0.7%
≥ 50
4.1%
progress
we’ve
made
and
that
to which we aspire; and at
Transgender
27%
0.7%
White 27% constant change has frightened us,
an epidemic whose
challenged us, but also brought
us together. The sampling of
White 27%
Borough of Residence
GMHC’s printed materials sprinkled throughout this report is
Borough of Residence
meant to give Asian
you4%a sense of the many ways we have faced
Bronx
Other
2%
those
fears
and
challenges
over the past thirty years.
erosexual
14.2%
Asian 4%
32.2%
We must also look forward,
Bronx
Other 2% to the next thirty years,
14.2%
and
to
the
challenges
ahead—challenges
we will meet by
Manhattan
Age Range
45.0%
continuing
to
evolve
in
response
to
the
changing
needs
Prefer not
Manhattan
Age Range
of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning
to identify
45.0%
Queens
10.2%
11.8%
>=50(LGBTQ)
27%
and HIV/AIDS communities. We look toward a future
Queens
<=29 26%
11.8%
in
which
our27%
vision of an AIDS-free
generation is realized.
Brooklyn
>=50
21.7%
<=29 26%
And we work for a future in which all lives are
valued equally;
Brooklyn
a
future
in
which
life
and
life
alone
is
cause
enough
for us to
Staten Island
21.7%
1.0%
unite,
to
work
together,
and
to
defeat
AIDS
once
and
for all.
Staten Island
HIV Negative
35.2%
Unknown/
Unreported
Bisexual
Sexual
7.8%
Bisexual
Lesbian
7.8%
1.4% Sexual
Lesbian
Bisexual
1.4%
Gay 7.8%
48.4%
Lesbian
Gay
1.4%
48.4%
Letter from the CEO and Board Chair
Black/African
Race/Ethnicity
Dear Friends,
It is with great pride and
pleasure that we present this
report on GMHC’s thirtieth year
to you. This anniversary is a
milestone by any measure, but
particularly because thirty years
span a generation. And in the
tradition of wisdom handed
down from one generation to
another, we honor our past as
we depart from it, and prepare
for our future emboldened by
the lessons we’ve learned.
Orientation
Heterosexual
1.0%
Outside NYC
6.3%
<=29 26%
As the leaders of GMHC, we have the best seats in the proverbial house to watch our
colleagues — courageous, dedicated, and skilled—serve our communities with compassion
and
perseverance. And we have the honor of seeing a new generation of volunteers take up
<=29 26%
arms in the fight against AIDS alongside some who have been here, working tirelessly, for
over twenty years.
<=29 26%
30-49 47%
30-49 47%
30-49 47%
HIV has changed over these thirty years, from a swift and fatal adversary to a creeping and
insidious menace, one that threatens not only individuals medically, but whole communities
socioeconomically. And so we, too, have changed. We began as an agency of reaction,
responding to an epidemiological crisis. Today, we are a multi-faceted organization, diverse in
every way imaginable, serving the ever evolving needs of those at risk.
Our twenty-two member board is the largest and most active in our history; four physicians,
including three HIV specialists, and three GMHC clients are seated on it. Our services are
expanding as we pursue licensure under New York State Law, Articles 31 and 32, to address
critical mental health and substance abuse treatment needs. And we have established the first
permanent endowment for the agency with an initial investment of $1 million.
These are just a few steps we’ve taken to prepare for our future. One day, when we at long
last eradicate AIDS from our world, we know that our legacy will be more than just a brave
fight against a terrible disease. It will be a shining and historic example of how ordinary
people, united by a vision of equality and compassion, did the extraordinary: preserved life in
the face of death, cared for both the sick and the well, and, together, ended an epidemic.
Please help us make the next generation of GMHC stronger than ever by renewing your
commitment to the fight against AIDS.
Thank you for your enduring support,
Marjorie J. Hill, Ph.D.
Myron Sulzberger Rolfe
CEOChair, Board of Directors
Outside NYC
6.3%
1
30-49 47%
Community Setting Testing
Prevention & Testing 1982–2012
Testing is one of the most powerful
prevention tools in our arsenal. It is safe,
inexpensive, accurate, fast, and noninvasive.
But this was not always the case.
When the FDA approved a test for HIV
antibodies in 1985, it was an expensive and
arduous process, requiring a large sample
of blood and weeks of lab work—while the
person hoping to learn his or her status
endured a frightening wait. It was also
dangerous: savage stigma and fear prevailed
among the general public; a positive test
result would certainly lead to discrimination
and a cessation of health insurance coverage;
and there were no available treatments to halt
or even slow the inevitable destruction of the
body’s immune system.
A positive test result was a death sentence.
And, without confidentiality laws in place,
the very act of being tested put individuals
at grave risk of being outed to hostile
communities and workplaces, denied health
insurance, or worse.
In fact the situation was so dire, GMHC had
no choice but to advise clients against being
tested for HIV—an unthinkable course today—
because of the certain discrimination and
possible violence they faced.
Since the early 1990s, however, testing has
become the cornerstone of our work. By
empowering individuals with knowledge
about their status, testing prevents new
HIV infections, lowers the probability that a
person with HIV will transmit it to others, and
decreases a community’s total viral load—a
measurement of both total infections and the
likelihood of transmission—over time. In 2012,
we expanded our outreach efforts to ensure
that more people in more communities
know their status and that, whether positive
or negative, they have the resources and
support they need to live long, healthy lives.
At dozens of special events, nightclubs, and bars, GMHC
is there, providing onsite, free, confidential rapid HIV tests,
counseling, and safer-sex materials. These programs are
community-level interventions where and when they’re
most critical. And, if there isn’t a convenient on-premises
site for our programs, our mobile testing van ensures that
our services are only steps away. Equal parts mission and
mandate, community setting testing serves to educate
and protect the individual while lowering the whole of a
community’s viral load.
Brochure, 1989.
Brochure, 1989.
Safer Sex Comics,
1986.
Brochure, 1991.
Brochure, 1996.
Pull tail gently
GMHC Center for HIV Prevention
Safer-sex kits:
Above: 1986.
Right: 1999.
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Located on 29th Street in Chelsea, the
GMHC Center for HIV Prevention provides
free, confidential HIV and sexually transmitted
infection (STI) testing, counseling, and health
education. By focusing these essential
prevention services in a neighborhood
disproportionately affected by HIV, we
reaffirm our commitment to delivering
programs to the places which and people
who need them most.
The Center’s Community Health and Research
department works with HIV-positive individuals
and those at greater risk for HIV—especially
LGBT youth—and connects them with
opportunities and programs for community
involvement, personal development, and
support groups.
“Myhistorymade
mescaredtotest
becauseIwas
afraidtoaskmy
boyfriendtowear
acondom.”– Rochelle
I’m positive
“Iwasfreakingout
beforeIgottested
becauseI’dbeen
withacoupleofguys
andonlyoneofthem
usedacondom.”– Raoul
I’m negative
I’m positive
HIV testing cards, 2012.
I’m negative
I’m positive
I’m negative
We offer a much more effective
method to reduce HIV test anxiety.
Nobody should wait for their HIV test results alone. At the new David Geffen Center for HIV Prevention and Health Education,
we have understanding counselors who will work with you before, during and after you take your test. Whether you test
positive or negative, we offer many services geared towards the emotional and practical impact of HIV on your life. We’re
located at 125 West 24th Street. To make an appointment, call 212.367.1100.
Geffen Center at GMHC
A more human approach to HIV testing.
Poster for Geffen Center, 1997.
The David Geffen Center for HIV Prevention
and Health Education
The Geffen Center is at the heart of GMHC’s HIV education,
prevention, and community services. It is a central point of
contact for our clients and the site of an array of programs
designed to maintain health and wellness regardless of
HIV status. It is through the Geffen Center that our testing
programs and many of our client services are administered.
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First Ladies Care
Awareness 1982–2012
Before the acronym AIDS was coined
underserved and marginalized by society
and government, wherever and whoever
they might be. And that, because our cultural
and social relationships with sexuality are
complex, so too are the conditions that
permit the rate of HIV infections to rise.
in 1982, the new disease caused by HIV
was dubiously known as GRID—gay-related
immune deficiency. As misguided as this
etiology was, it represented the first attempt
to identify the structural drivers of a disease
that would become as much a socioeconomic
The antidote to HIV is awareness, dialogue,
issue as a medical one.
compassion, and equality. This is a
fundamental truth that drives our outreach
Already, in 1982, it was apparent that AIDS
methods and the reason that, from the very
was not limited to men who have sex with
beginning, social marketing campaigns
men. Hemophiliacs, intravenous drug users,
have proven a powerful weapon in the fight
Haitians, and heterosexual women were all
against AIDS. When individuals receive
perceived early as at-risk groups. It was an
messages about HIV in familiar language
implausible epidemiology, and it seemed
and see members of their own communities
impossible to predict which population
portrayed in campaigns, they’re more likely
would be next.
to protect themselves and help others do
But that, too, has changed. We now know HIV the same.
to be an infection that thrives in populations
Communities of color are disproportionately affected both
by HIV and the socioeconomic factors that drive new
infections. The church, and the people who lead it, are hubs
of community and education for these demographics. GMHC
partnered with “First Ladies”—typically wives of ministers
and pastors and community leaders in their own right—as
well as female ministers in neighborhood churches to create
and deliver this campaign. Their first-person narratives
encouraged open communication, acceptance of those living
with HIV, and proactive prevention, testing, and awareness.
Fans from the
First Ladies Care
campaign, 2011.
Kiss and Tell
Young men of color who have sex with men
are doubly marginalized because of their
ethnicities and sexualities. It is a dangerous
confluence of prejudices which provides
haven for this epidemic. The Kiss and Tell
campaign breaks through the silence and
shame associated with HIV and encourages
open and honest discussions about
sexuality, safer sex practices, and HIV status
among this underserved, at-risk population.
HIV is Ageless.
Newsletter, 1983.
Brochure, 1993.
Brochure, 1990.
Get Tested.
Women’s Services Rock
Women of color are the fastest-growing segment of new
HIV infections. In response, GMHC developed Women’s
Care, Prevention, and Support Services, a comprehensive
program that addresses the multitude of risk factors endemic
to this unique population. Individual and group counseling;
workshops on safer sex, parenting, and women’s issues; and
HIV testing, counseling, and care coordination are all part of
the program’s risk-reduction strategy, advertised through the
Women’s Services Rock social marketing campaign.
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Brochure, 1993.
Women, s Services Rock
at GMHC
HIV is Ageless.
HIV is Ageless
campaign, 2012.
Get Tested.
HIV is Ageless.
Card, 2012.
Get Tested.
Kiss and Tell campaign, 2011.
HIV is Ageless
The misconception that sex and HIV
concern only the young persists and
continues to put millions of people at
greater risk for infection. While sex over 50
is a reality, there is very little sex-positive
prevention education tailored to this
demographic. The HIV is Ageless campaign
targets communities of all ages with a
special focus on people over 50, delivering
compelling, first-person messages about
HIV and how to prevent it—at any age.
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The Blood Ban
to ensure the civil rights of all people
living with AIDS or HIV infection.
PrIorItY
PrIorItY
to prevent the transmission of HIV.
PrIorItY
PrIorItY
populations, who are the most vulnerable during times of economic hardship. Concerning
policy and fiscal issues, we urge lawmakers not to forget the AIDS crisis that continues to
devastate our communities.
The epidemic is expanding; raging in our communities of color—making up 82% of all new cases,
Although it’s not easy being a single father and sick with AIDS, ours is
a house of love,” says David. “When I conquered my pneumonia, I took in
Omar and Kevin so Jamar could have brothers. I got my weight up with a
feeding machine and a good doctor. He makes sure that I don’t get pneumonia
again, that I stay fit to care for my kids. And our home care attendant helps
me hold my family together. But without Medicaid, I’ll lose them and my life.
Medicaid helps 40% of Americans with AIDS, and 90% of kids with
AIDS. Governor Pataki’s $727 million cut to Medicaid will strike them
hard — endangering their access to drugs, doctors’ visits, home care,
mental health and substance abuse treatment, and hospitals.
”
Legislators, don’t let hope be something only healthy, wealthy New Yorkers can afford.
Stop Medicaid cutS that WiLL tear FaMiLieS apart
© 1996 GMHC, Inc. / Design: Adam Zachary Fredericks / Photo: Peter Schaaf
Gay Men’s HealtH Crisis
State cuts to ADAP are a prescription for suffering. Please support
proposals like that made by State Senator Roy Goodman to fund
this lifesaving program.
We finally have some real weapons against HIV, and Albany
is shooting blanks. Please support proposals like that made by
Assemblyman Richard Gottfried. Fund ADAP, and save lives.
Since the earliest days of this epidemic, the world has
turned to the United States for leadership. And yet, because
of a decades-old ban on visitors and immigrants with HIV,
our nation was prevented from hosting the IAC for over
twenty years. Thanks in large part to our work in lifting that
discriminatory ban, the IAC was held this year in Washington,
D.C.; GMHC participated in many of the conference’s events
and hosted a booth in its Global Village.
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Conrad’s white blood
Cells are Falling to
near Fatal levels
Brochure, 1993.
The United States
HIV travel and
immigration ban
Update: January 2010
Care Management provides a safety net for clients at high risk of losing essential services and resources
by providing assistance with housing, food, financial benefits, and medical care. Other programs offer nutritious meals in a communal environment, and social support through structured learning, job-seeking, and
recreational activities.
Legal Services and Client Advocacy provides legal services critical to obtaining and maintaining access to food, housing, medical care and employment. The department focuses on discrimination,
employment, bankruptcy, homelessness prevention, family law, child placement, immigration, and access to
benefits and entitlements. Client Advocacy assists clients in navigating their HIV public benefits and health
care insurance.
“I am GMHC”
terry K Watanabe Volunteer Center trains and supports thousands of volunteers and interns in the
fight against AIDS. These volunteers provide critical program and administrative support to GMHC in achieving its mission.
Public Policy advocates for fair and effective AIDS policies at all levels of government and for expanded
access to health care and services.
treatment and Prevention Advocacy focuses the agency’s advocacy efforts on the development of
new, better, and less expensive methods for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV and AIDS. An
internationally-recognized monthly newsletter, Treatment Issues, provides the latest medical and scientific
information to clients and medical professionals around the world.
For more information, please contact:
HOTLINE: 1-800-AIDS-NYC
(1-800-243-7692)
TTY: 212/645–7470
WEB SITE: www.gmhc.org
Gay Men’s HealtH Crisis
This ad paid for by private contributions.
© 1996 GMHC, Inc. / Design: Adam Zachary Fredericks / Photograph of vial: Paul O. Colliton
Gay Men’s HealtH Crisis
Designed by Adam Fredericks
© 2003 Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Inc.
here’s albanY’s
presCription
Report, 2003.
Voter registration campaign,
1996.
edications to arrest fatal blood conditions, stop
pain and fight infections. Drugs and home care to keep
people with AIDS out of hospitals and off Medicaid.
New York’s HIV Uninsured Care program provided
them all until Albany slashed the program, removing
over 125 drugs and sharply curtailing services.
HIV. It has also saved hundreds of thousands of
taxpayer dollars, keeping patients off Medicaid. The
Federal government puts millions into this crucial
program. But the State contributes virtually nothing,
and is instead letting the program go bust.
The HIV Uninsured Care progam, including the
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), has saved
the lives of tens of thousands of New Yorkers with
These State cuts come just as newly approved
drugs offer the best promise yet of fighting the
ravages of AIDS.
CUts to adap are bad mediCine For new York
Gay Men’s HealtH Crisis
© 1996 GMHC, Inc. / Design: Adam Zachary Fredericks / Photography: Leif Green, Paul O. Colliton
New York State
’97
Presidential Candidate rePort
2012
The Issues
Obama
Romney
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Supports
Opposes
Insurance coverage for all with pre-existing conditions
Supports
Position unclear; supports
those that have maintained
previous insurance
Expansion of Medicare & Medicaid
Supports
Opposes
Increased Coverage for women’s preventative
health services
Supports
Opposes when coverage is
extended to abortions or
birth control
Use of federal funding for syringe exchange programs
in local communities
Supports
Opposes
Age-appropriate, LGBT-inclusive sexual education in
schools
Supports
Supports abstinence only
Increase funding for US global HIV/AIDS treatment
initiatives
Supports
Position unclear
Lifting the ban that prohibits people with HIV/AIDS
from entering the United States
Supports
Supports
DREAM Act
Supports
Opposes
ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act), which
ensures equal treatment regardless of sexual orientation
or gender identity, at the national level
Supports
Supports at state level
Maintaining repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy
Supports
Supports
Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as
between one man and one woman
Opposes
Supports
Full federal marriage equality for same-sex partnerships
Supports
Opposes
Federal benefits for same sex couples and their families
Supports
Position unclear
Same-sex couples should be legally allowed to
adopt children
Supports
Position unclear
Legislative Agenda
1
Report, 2012.
Report, 2010.
A national platform for prevention,
access to treatment and care,
civil rights, and human rights
Early Engagement and Supportive Services offers a full range of early engagement and linkage to
services, including adult mental health, case management, support groups and in-home buddy services.
Gay Men’s Health Crisis is the nation’s oldest and largest AIDS organization, providing services, education and advocacy for tens of thousands of men, women and children.
Ads, 1996.
Undermining
Public Health
and
Human Rights:
the Institute for Gay Men’s Health uses ground-breaking community-specific outreach to engage
gay and bisexual men within a harm-reduction model that includes safer sex education, substance use
counseling, and community-based research that embraces HIV and AIDS within the spectrum of men’s
health issues.
legislators, don’t let hope be something only healthy, wealthy new Yorkers can afford.
support the gottfried/goodman bills to save hiv Uninsured Care.
gay men’s health crisis
The Travel Ban and the International
AIDS Conference (IAC)
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The Federal government provides millions to support ADAP.
Why can’t New York do its share?
m
Report, 1996.
Ad, 1996.
the people we serve.
Ad, 1995.
“
AIDS in New York State
List of Endorsers
Act Up, New York • American Federation of Musicians, Local 802 • Brooklyn Single Payer Network • Bushwick Community Service Society •
Caribbean Women’s Health Association • Center for Independence of the Disable in New York • Chinese American Planning Council • Church
Avenue Merchants Block Association • Citizens Committee for Children • City AIDS Action • Coalition for the Homeless • Commission on the
Public’s Health System • Committee of Interns and Residents • Community Food Resource Center • Community Health Care Association of New
York State • Community Service Society • Community Voices Heard • Disabled in Action • Emmaus House, Harlem • Federation of Protestant
Welfare Agencies • Friends and Relatives of Institutionalized Aged • Gay Men of African Descent • Gay Men’s Health Crisis • Godard Riverside
Family Council • Haitian Centers Council, Inc. • HELP/PSI • Hispanic AIDS Forum • Housing Works, Inc. • Hunger Action Network of New
York State • Inter Community Center for Justice and Peace • Jews for Racial and Economic Justice • Jobs With Justice, New York • JPAC for
Older Adults • Kings Terrace Nursing Home • Long Island Association for AIDS Care, Inc. • Metro New York Health Care for All • New York
Immigration Coalition • New Yorkers for Accesible Health Coverage • NARAL • NOW, New York City • National Association of Social Workers,
NYC Chapter • National Lawyers Guild, NYC Chapter • New York AIDS Coalition • New York City Coalition Against Hunger • New York
Immigration Coalition • New York City Coalition Against Hunger • NYC Task Force on Medicaid Managed Care Task Force • NY STATE Wide
Senior Action Council • Physicians for a National Health Program • Public Health Association of NYC • Queens Health Task Force • Same Boat
Coalition • Statewide Emergency Network for Social and Economic Security • The Women’s Prison Association and Home, Inc. • Treatment Action
Group • United Neighborhood Houses of N.Y. • Urban Justice Center • Village Center for Care • Welfare Reform Network • Westchester Coalition
for a Just Budget • William F. Ryan Community Health Center • Williamsburg/Greenpoint/Bushwick HIV Care Network
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
932 LOB, Albany NY 12224
(518) 455-3791 or (800) 767-6336
an historic opportunity
for People with
hiv and aiDs
AIDS and
New York City
in 1996
We recognize the state is saddled with a financial crisis; while mindful of this situation, we
believe it is imperative that GMHC continues
to advocate for additional funds where there
are clear and demonstrated unmet needs.
Accordingly, we urge the state to be vigilant
in protecting the health care needs of at-risk
Please bring your own candle.
Rally
6:30 to 7:30 pm at the Sheraton Hotel,
Seventh Avenue and West 53rd Street.
Public Policy Priority Issues
March
Gather at 6:00 pm at Columbus Circle,
Eighth Avenue at West 59th Street,
in front of the Coliseum.
GMHC’s priority issues are a reflection of our
mission and the needs of the people we serve.
Candlelight March and Rally
Monday, November 6, 1995
rising among young men who have sex with men,
and steadily increasing among women, who now
make up one quarter of New York’s AIDS cases.
In New York, racism, gender inequality, drug
dependency, social status, poverty and homophobia continue to create challenges for people living
with HIV and AIDS.
Tell the President: We voted for you…now veto for us!
Agenda
for the
Epicenter:
New York continues to be the epicenter of the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. Since
the first cases were identified in New York City,
in 1981, more than 140,000 New Yorkers have
developed AIDS, accounting for almost 20% of
the nation’s confirmed cases.
Bill Clinton is coming to New York City.
Tell him to veto Congressional proposals
which would end entitlements to
Medicaid, Welfare and Medicare!
Urge him to save our safety net!
About Gay Men’s Health Crisis
Ironically, these cuts come just as newly
approved drugs offer people like Michelle the best
promise yet of fighting the ravages of AIDS.
Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno
909 LOB, Albany NY 12224
(518) 455-3191 or (800) 767-6336
City ________________________ State ______ Zip __________
the PresiDent’s
health Plan
Mission
to ensure adequate funding to fight the
HIV/AIDS epidemic.
millions into this crucial program,
but New York refuses to do its share.
Instead, the State is letting the program go bust.
Governor George Pataki
State Capitol, Albany, NY 12224
(518) 474-8390 or (800) 767-6336
Address ______________________________________________
Gay Men’s Health Crisis
2007 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Women and Family Services specializes in addressing the full range of issues facing women and
families at risk for, or living with, HIV and AIDS. Services includes substance use counseling, nutritional and
legal workshops, support groups, crisis intervention, a food pantry, child sitting services, and woman- and
lesbian-specific safer sex materials and education,.
ADAP has saved the lives
of tens of thousands of New
Yorkers with HIV. It also
has saved hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars by
keeping patients off Medicaid. The Federal government puts
Name ________________________________________________
abilities and result in widespread discrimination.
n ensure fair anD aPProPriate Consumer
ChoiCe: existing loopholes allow health alliances
and self-insured employers not to offer feefor-service plans and to shunt people into any
plan available if their first choice is full. the
health care demands of people with hiv and aiDs
require them to be able to choose practitioners
who have the specialized knowledge and experience needed for hiv disease. they must have
access to the plan appropriate to their needs.
n imProve the benefits PaCKage: mental
health/sustance abuse, prescription drug and
home health care benefits are inadequate in the
package. the current plan limits substance abuse
and mental health services to an unrealistic and
inadequate 60 inpatient days and 30 outpatient
visits. there is no allowance to continue care
for those who have finished residential treatment, or for multiple therapeutic visits. we must
also guarantee that other mental health and substance abuse programs remain intact instead of
being scaled down to pay for these benefits. the
prescription drug provisions need to be changed
to cover off-label drugs and to ensure that the
drugs plans pay for include medications needed by
people with hiv and aiDs. we must improve the
home health care proposals, making more people
eligible for home care and paying for home attendant care.
n Prohibit DisCrimination: a federal law
is needed to cover all levels of the new system,
making explicit that all benefits provided are
subject to the anti-discrimination provisions of the
americans with Disabilities act.
In fulfilling this mission, we will remain true to
our heritage by fighting homophobia and affirming
the individual dignity of all gay men and lesbians.
the David Geffen Center for HIV Prevention and Health Education combines a highly successful HIV and STI testing and counseling program with follow-up and immediate connection to care. It
also provides programs that empower clients with the knowledge to maximize their well-being in the context
of broader health concerns. These programs focus on making treatment information and education accessible, through an extensive treatment library, one-on-one treatment adherence support, nutrition counseling,
and complementary therapies.
People with HIV like Michelle need every weapon they have to stay healthy. Medications to arrest
fatal blood conditions, stop pain and fight infections. Home care to stay out of the hospital and
off Medicaid. New York’s AIDS Drug Assistance
Program (ADAP) provided them all until Albany
slashed the program, cutting access to 70 percent of all
drugs and sharply curtailing services.
Report, 2010.
2003 NYS Legislative Agenda
the GMHC Hotline responds to over 35,000 phone calls and Internet requests yearly with accurate
information, emotional support, and an expansive referral service. The A-Team provides similar services to
visitors seeking immediate face-to-face counseling.
Return all coupons to GMHC, 129 West 20th Street, NYC 10011–3629. We’ll make sure they get to Albany.
n Contain the Cost of Premiums to
inDiviDuals: under the plan, employers’ contributions are limited by the size of their payroll.
the amount employees pay for premiums should
also be limited to ensure affordability. no one
should have to pay more than a reasonable percentage of their salary to get even the best plan
offered.
n limit Co-Payments anD DeDuCtibles: for
people with disabilities, or low and moderate
incomes, even $10 per visit may prove overwhelming.
n limit the ability of emPloyers to “oPtout”: the current plan allows employers of more
than 5,000 to “self-insure” so long as they contribute 1% of their payroll to their regional health
alliance. although big employers are supposed to
be prohibited from discriminating or imposing disease-specific caps, we must work hard to prevent
them from doing so. also, large, usually healthy
pools of workers are needed to help finance care
for everyone.
n KeeP health Care DeCisions between
PraCtitioner anD Patient: the current plan
allows health alliances to “control quality” by
monitoring care and denying payment for care
they do not approve. the privacy of the doctorpatient relationship must be protected. we must
ensure that people with hiv and other disabilities
have access to the care they need, whether in low
or high cost plans.
n guarantee ConfiDentiality: the plan calls
for the standardization of records of all health
care transactions, and the linkage of an individuals’ records to an iD number. without stringent
safeguards, such a database could breach the
confidentiality of people with hiv and other dis-
True to our heritage while incorporating
change, Gay Men’s Health Crisis remains an
evolving institution, vigilant in its response
to the ever growing challenges of living with
How GMHC Serves
Here’s New York State’s
Prescription
Hope shouldn’t be something only healthy, wealthy New Yorkers can afford.
n Coverage for all ameriCans by 1997:
Delays will cost lives and are not acceptable.
n Provisions that Prohibit DisCrimination
against PeoPle with aiDs: Pre-existing condition exclusions, disease-specific caps and experience rating discriminate against people with hiv
disease.
n requireD emPloyer PartiCiPation: only if
all employers pay their fair share will no one bear
an undue burden.
n ComPrehensive health benefits: everyone,
regardless of income or hiv status, is entitled to a
comprehensive package of benefits.
n Coverage of aiDs-sPeCifiC neeDs:
Prescription drugs, home health care, hospice care
and lab costs are all crucial to people with hiv
and aiDs.
n Preservation of CruCial feDeral aiDs
relief anD other grants: Crucial ryan white
aiDs relief, substance abuse/mental health
grants, family planning and tuberculosis prevention must not be gutted to pay for the new
reforms.
n subsiDies for PeoPle with low inComes:
if you can’t afford to pay, the government should
help.
n limits on Premium inCreases: only by
keeping premiums low can the plan stay affordable and stop skyrocketing health care costs.
n single Payer oPtion for eaCh state:
individual states must have the right to continue
or implement even more comprehensive reforms.
we must work for these essential improvements:
A Report by Gay Men’s Health Crisis
Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) is a not-for-profit,
volunteer-supported and community-based
organization committed to national leadership in
the fight against AIDS. Our mission is to reduce
the spread of HIV disease, help people with HIV
maintain and improve their health and independence, and keep the prevention, treatment and
cure of HIV an urgent national and local priority.
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Cells Are Falling
To Near Fatal Levels
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HIV and AIDS.
to increase the availability of and access to affordable, quality health care.
The onus was on organizations like GMHC
and ACT-UP to campaign, protest, rally, and
lobby for change. And while highly visible
Our Public Policy and Legal departments
continue this vital work, defeating stigma
and discrimination through advocacy,
education, and litigation. Not only do these
activities prevent and resolve cases of direct
discrimination, they shift public perception of
HIV and the people affected by it. The more
inclusive and accepting our society becomes,
the fewer new HIV infections we’ll see.
outside of Manhattan. Most GMHC clients rely
on Medicaid, while 15% rely on the AIDS Drug
Assistance Program, ADAP. 25% walk through our
doors without any health insurance at all.
It would take seven years from the beginning
of the epidemic before the U.S. government
would launch a coordinated education
campaign. But by that time, 83,000 cases
of AIDS had been reported and 45,000
Americans had already died.
Committed to creating a safe place for all
who walk through our doors, GMHC strives to
offer a wide range of programs and services,
always responsive to the changing needs of
acts of discrimination and persecution like
stigmatized populations, the infection itself
those faced by Ryan White and Philadelphia
became stigmatized. Its epidemiology, coupled attorney Geoffrey Bowers are rarer now,
with the lack of good information about
social injustice and prejudice affect those
prevention methods and the social discomfort affected by HIV every day. Ensuring equality
of openly discussing sexual activity, created a
and access to essential services requires
climate of fear and intolerance.
ongoing vigilance.
Who GMHC Serves
The ban on accepting blood donations from men who
have had sex with men not only reduces the supply of lifesaving blood products at a time when we face nationwide
shortages, it fuels a prejudicial misconception about who is at
risk for HIV. GMHC works tirelessly to revise blood donation
guidelines through advocacy, research, and education to
further our vision of equality—in both the eyes of the law and
the public—for all.
Because HIV first emerged among
GMHC serves one in every five persons diagnosed
with AIDS in New York City. As the world’s oldest
AIDS service provider, GMHC now helps nearly
11,000 men, women and children and their families each year. Our clients reflect the diversity of
the expanding epidemic: 69% are people of color,
two-thirds are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, 23% are women, and more than half reside
Policy, Justice & Access 1982–2012
Report, 2007.
OraSure Testimony
GMHC’s Chief Operating
Officer, Janet Weinberg,
provided key testimony
at the Food and Drug
Administration’s hearing
on over-the-counter sales
of OraQuick—a rapid oral
HIV test. Weinberg testified
that OraQuick “would
increase testing in hard-toreach groups” and would
provide “another important
tool in the HIV prevention
arsenal.” On May 15, 2012,
the FDA’s Blood Products
Advisory Board unanimously
approved OraQuick for sale
in stores and online.
Report, 1997.
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Latex Ball
Community 1982–2012
HIV’s disproportionate effect on underserved and disenfranchised demographics
required and continues to require communitybased response and action.
The importance of reaching out and into
communities at risk cannot be overstated:
preventing the social rejection and isolation
of people affected by HIV is both a moral and
medical imperative. That’s precisely why we
do not wait for at-risk populations to come to
us; we go to them.
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy, which GMHC
helped author and the Obama administration
enacted, outlines the best practices in
combating HIV so that proven, communitybased actions are mirrored and implemented
across the country and around the world.
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New York City’s vibrant House and Ball
culture blends extraordinary creativity
and community pride. The House and Ball
community, comprised predominately, though
not exclusively, of black and Latino LGBTQ
individuals, relies on the organizational
structure of “houses.” A “house” is
considered a club or “surrogate family” that
has a “house mother,” “house father,” and
“children” who adopt the house name as
their surname. To win titles and prizes, the
younger and older members of the houses
compete in balls, which feature competitions
in dance (such as “voguing”), modeling and
costumes. The house mothers and fathers
often provide support for LGBTQ youth
who otherwise might be homeless, nearly
homeless, and/or without any parental
guidance. Because these communities
face significant adversity, including poverty,
substance abuse, and rejection from their
birth families, they are also at particularly
higher risk for HIV. GMHC’s annual Latex
Ball brings this community together in a
night of outrageous costuming and thrilling
performances, and offers prevention
materials and HIV testing, which empower
attendees to take control of their sexual
health and protect themselves against HIV.
Outstanding Beautiful Brothers picks up
where Club 1319 leaves off, with counseling,
community building, and educational
outreach for young men of color who have
sex with men ages 16–29, regardless of
HIV status. Based on the traditions of black
fraternities, programs include intensive
interventions and trainings on community
and personal health, domestic violence
prevention, and HIV awareness.
The Barbershop
At first, in the earliest days of the epidemic,
these disproportionately affected
communities were disparate, insular, and
exclusionary. But, over thirty years, we have
begun to remove the barriers between them,
build bridges among them, and, in doing
so, proven that the things all people need—
dignity, compassion, respect—are given
when they are received, and shared when
they are offered. Mutual understanding and
support among these communities opens
opportunities for collaboration and shared
learning, creating a rising tide of progress
and, in turn, lower rates of new HIV infections.
Outstanding Beautiful Brothers
STAY HEALTHY BUILD COMMUNITY
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OBB provides counseling, community building
and educational groups, and testing to
16–29 year old men regardless of HIV status
All services are free and confidential
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Invitation, 2007.
AIDS Walk
The 27th annual AIDS Walk New York drew
over 45,000 participants and raised millions
to continue the fight against AIDS and
serve all those affected by it. But besides
its astounding success as a fundraiser, the
AIDS Walk is a profound, public display
of solidarity. It is a unifying force, bringing
together diverse communities, organizations,
and businesses with a shared vision of
a world without AIDS. It is also a critical
reminder to the public that our work is not
over, and that HIV continues to affect and
endanger our friends, our families, our
communities, and our city as a whole.
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Fashion Forward
The Barbershop
The fashion community, with its epicenter
in New York City, has been one of our
closest and most vocal allies in the fight
against AIDS. Fashion Forward celebrates
the contributions of gifted designers,
outspoken models, and generous sponsors
with a glamorous evening of runway shows,
luxury auctions, and special guests. Last
year’s event, sponsored by Bank of America
and hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Brad
Goreski, included the first Style Vault Award
presentation, honoring businesswoman and
philanthropist Julie Macklowe.
The Barbershop is a weekly, crossgenerational support group for men of color
who have sex with men; it promotes strong
social relationships and helps members
build their support networks. Participants,
ranging from their early twenties to the
age of 84, select a topic related to life
and lifestyle to discuss at each meeting.
By sharing insights and challenges with
one another, members of The Barbershop
strengthen the bonds between them,
lowering high-risk behaviors and reinforcing
positive lifestyle choices.
Club 1319
Club 1319 provides a safe, nonjudgmental
space for young men of color ages 13–19 to
engage in meaningful dialogue about their
lives, identities, and sexual health. Many
have been ostracized by friends and family;
others have been or are currently homeless;
all are in need of a supportive and open
community. The peer-to-peer relationships
forged at Club 1319 build self-esteem,
promote accountability, and encourage
young men to make smarter choices about
their health.
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Moving Ahead Toward Career Horizons (MATCH)
Health & WEllness 1982–2012
In the spring of 1984, Health and Human
persists as a grave threat. GMHC works to
close this perilous access gap and to ensure
that the contents of a person’s bank account
need never determine the quality of their care
nor the length of their life.
Services Secretary Margaret Heckler
announced that the virus that most likely
caused AIDS—known as HTLV-III at the time—
had been isolated by an American doctor.
She proclaimed that the U.S. would have a
vaccine ready within two years.
Steady employment is vital to the health and well-being of
those affected by HIV. The Workforce Development program,
known as MATCH, ensures that when our clients are ready
to go to or return to work, they do so with the qualifications
and training they need to succeed. MATCH prepares clients
for the GED exam, provides a wardrobe of professional attire,
offers interview coaching, and brings a client’s computer
skills up to date. Corporate sponsors including Deloitte and
Microsoft have generously expanded these initiatives to
include certifications and, for clients who complete certain
course-work, the opportunity for an onsite interview with HR
representatives. In success, these interviews provide more
than just real-world experience, they provide a fresh start
for a sustainable, enriching career that can last the rest of a
client’s working life.
Twenty eight years after Secretary Heckler
made her statement, we have neither a
vaccine nor a cure.
What we do have is a dizzying array of new
drug formulations that extend and improve
the lives of those who have access to them.
For many, HIV is no longer a fatal disease.
But for others, especially those in poverty, it
“MATCH has been a great resource for ABC
Carpet & Home. MATCH had responded to our
requests effectively, efficiently and promptly.”
– ABC Carpet & Home
AIDS
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Manual, 1992.
Ironically, the complexities of HIV care—multiple physicians,
myriad medications, and the daily pressures of maintaining
housing and food security—can have detrimental effects on
a client’s health and well-being. Coordinated Care at GMHC
untangles this vexing web of competing priorities, managing
clients’ healthcare and connecting them with the services
and resources they need. In turn, clients are liberated to
focus on what’s most important: their mental, spiritual, and
physical wellness.
Brochure, 1989.
The Michael Palm Center is the core of GMHC’s
holistic health services, with a variety of programs
focused on mental and spiritual health, prevention
activities, and community engagement. Support
groups, individual counseling, art and creative
therapies, recovery groups, and treatment
adherence counseling serve clients over the
long run, and ensure that no one must face the
challenges of living with HIV alone.
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Comments from MATCH
clients and employers:
“I am thankful to the MATCH Program for
giving me the skills I need for a job I love.”
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MATCH services.”
– Jazz Hostels
But medical care and access to it is only
part of what determines a person’s overall
health and wellness. Food security, nutrition,
employment, housing, mental, spiritual, and
emotional health—each of these plays a
key role in supporting and improving a life
affected by HIV and preventing high risk
behaviors. Our health and wellness programs
have, since the foundation of the Buddy
Program in 1982, served to uplift a client’s life
holistically.
Moving Ahead Toward Career Horizons
A well-nourished body is not only healthier, but better
able to process and receive the benefits from many HIV
medications. But poverty and substance dependency—
rampant among people living with and at risk for HIV—often
interfere with food security and nutrition. The GMHC Meals
Program serves nearly 100,000 healthful, balanced meals a
year in an atmosphere that promotes social connections and
emotional wellness. The Keith Haring Food Pantry Program
provides groceries to those in need, complemented by
cooking classes that promote nutritional self-sufficiency. Our
nutrition counselors coach clients not only to eat properly,
but to enjoy a diverse, economical diet that supports physical
health, emotional well-being, and the efficacy of common
HIV medications.
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Life after AIDS
The progress we’ve witnessed over the
last thirty years—medical, social, legislative—
would be unimaginable to our six founders
on the day they met for the first time. And yet,
HIV’s single constant throughout its course
has been, and will always be, change.
And so, while we celebrate the achievements
of so many courageous activists and
advocates, including and especially the
National HIV/AIDS Strategy, we must also
prepare for the next thirty years of challenges
that lie directly ahead, standing between us
and our vision of a world without AIDS.
Rita Fisher
those affected by them and to permanently
banish HIV to the annals of our shared history.
The economic crisis that began in 2008
continues to have a lasting and profound
effect on demographics at risk today and on
communities that have yet to be affected
by HIV. Poverty, and the deprivations that
come with it, is a terribly effective driver of
new HIV infections and has only begun to
be recognized and addressed.
But, in the coming years, we will be at an
advantage. Our communities are stronger
than they have ever been. Decades of data
and research prepare us to proactively
Addressing the social and economic
serve at-risk populations. And the lessons
structural drivers of this epidemic will
eventually supplant its medical challenges as of the past—successes as well as unfulfilled
the most critical component of care. With your aspirations—arm us with the most potent
support, we will be ready and able to care for defense against HIV: knowledge.
Pride march, 2004.
Pride march, 2006.
Pride march, 2008.
In 1984, Rita Fisher’s son, Jay, came out to her and her
husband. “We didn’t even know what ‘being gay’ meant,” she
remembers, 27 years later. Jay had written down the number
for PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), and
urged his parents to call.
“After our first meeting, we were hooked. It was the height of
the AIDS epidemic and I decided we needed to do something.”
It was at one of those PFLAG meetings, after seeing another
parent’s grief over losing their child to AIDS, when Rita and her
husband learned about the AIDS Walk.
“In the first year, we raised $300,
at a time when people were afraid
to drink from the fountain or sit
on a toilet because they worried
about catching the disease.”
Year after year, Rita’s fundraising
amounts—and efforts—grew. She
never passed up an opportunity
to convince someone to donate,
even in the most unexpected
places. “I was waiting for a plane
in the airport when three guys—
real macho morons—came up to
me. They saw my AIDS Walk hat
and T-shirt and one of them said,
‘You must have a lot of condoms...
do you have any samples?’ and
I said, ‘First you have to tell me
what size you need.’ He walked
off embarrassed, but not before
he gave me $5.”
This year, Rita passed an astounding milestone. At this year’s
AIDS Walk New York, Rita surpassed a fundraising total of
$750,000. “Three quarters of a million dollars! I bring the paper
that shows that amount with me wherever I go. And I still wear
my cap and buttons when I collect donations.”
Rita’s efforts are more than unique—they’re heroic. And,
at the age of 88, she’s far from ending her work: “I want to
reach $1 million. And I want AIDS to be finished.”
Pride march, 2010.
Pride march, 2012.
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Glynis Simmons
Felix Lopez
“There is nothing a person cannot do once they decide to
There is nothing ordinary about the director of GMHC’s
do it.”
Legal department, Felix Lopez.
Glynis Simmons speaks from experience. Long before she
joined GMHC in 1998 in Women and Family Services, she faced
some of life’s toughest challenges.
He is a former self-described juvenile delinquent with a JD from
Yale Law School. He spent three years in the United State Army,
and now occasionally cooks dinner for his old friend, Supreme
Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. And while he regularly receives
profane hate mail laced with homophobic slurs from the unlucky
plaintiffs and defendants who face him in court, he is straight and
happily married.
She arrived in New York City
from the Virgin Islands in 1972
following her mother’s death
from breast cancer and lived
with her father, from whom she
was estranged. She was alone,
far from home, and without
the person she needed most.
Depression and addiction
followed.
But that would change when she
met Isabel Scott, a woman who
became both surrogate mother
and mentor to Glynis. Isabel
saw something special in her,
and convinced her that she had
untapped strength that could be put to good use. It started in
the kitchen, where Isabel taught Glynis to cook like a native
southerner. But it also carried Glynis through her recovery, too.
She started work as an addiction counselor at Lincoln Hospital.
Soon, she was consulting at GMHC, too.
After just a year, Glynis was hired for a full-time position in
1999. Over the next two years, she was promoted twice. In
each position, Glynis excelled, offering clients and staff alike
her special mix of empathy, mentorship, and wisdom. Today,
she is the Assistant Director for Women’s Care Prevention and
Support Services, coordinating GMHC’s women’s programs,
training a new generation of women advocates, and leading by
example every step of the way.
Glynis’ success over unimaginable hardship isn’t just a personal
victory, though; it’s a source of inspiration to the hundreds
of GMHC clients whose lives she’s touched over the years.
According to Bill Bracker, Psy.D., director of the Michael
Palm Center for AIDS Care and Support, “Glynis’ journey
reflects triumph over struggle, and it informs and enriches her
counseling with women at GMHC. She inspires others to live
the best life possible.”
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Felix’s passion and unwavering
dedication is rooted in deep, personal
tragedy. In 1986, his brother learned
he was HIV positive. He was gay, but
never felt comfortable sharing his
sexual identity with his family. With his
health swiftly declining, he took his
own life. When Felix discovered what
had happened, he was overwhelmed
by grief. He wrote a letter to his brother.
In it, he pledged to spend the rest of
his life combatting AIDS and fighting for
equality for all people. Felix tucked the
letter into his brother’s casket on the
day of his funeral.
“I was close to my brother but not close enough to make him feel
that he could disclose to me the fact that he was gay. No doubt
my relative silence on HIV and homophobia contributed to this,”
Felix explained. “I knew then that all of us have a responsibility to
speak up against bigotry. It isn’t enough to not be a homophobe.
A person has to speak up—to act up, as they used to say. We all
have an obligation to speak for justice.”
Ignited by the promise he made to his brother, Felix has
transformed legal services at GMHC. “When I started, we had
240 clients and eight lawyers. Now we’re down to six lawyers,
but have about 1,800 clients,” he reports, “We help clients
obtain benefits, stabilize their housing, overcome discrimination,
manage their debts, and obtain referrals for counseling.
“We help folks manage when the world threatens to become
unmanageable.” And, in doing so, Felix and the Legal department
team remove some of the most critical barriers standing between
clients and the long, healthy lives they deserve.
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A|X Armani Exchange
Joseph Neese
“My uncle was a second father to me,” remembers
Joseph Neese, a young journalist and HIV activist. “I remember
when I came out to him, he called me the very next day, and
we spent hours on the phone. He told me everything: what it
meant to be gay, how important it was to speak up and what I
needed to know about protecting myself and my friends from
HIV. I have no doubt the tools he gave me saved my life.”
But Joseph’s uncle wasn’t just
a supportive family member. He
was also one of GMHC’s earliest
hotline volunteers, its first paid
executive director, and a historic
figure in the fight against AIDS,
Rodger McFarlane.
Joseph was devastated by the
loss of his uncle in 2002. Then,
nine years later, with the help of
social media and a bit of kismet,
he found a new connection
to his memory. A single tweet
introduced Joseph to GMHC’s
Communications department. “It
was as though I had discovered
a whole new branch of my family
tree,” Joseph said.
In a matter of months, Joseph quit his job and was on his way
to New York City to pursue a career in communications. When
he arrived, one of his first stops was GMHC. And, just like his
uncle, he arrived ready to work. “I’m the second generation
from a family who’s dedicated itself to fighting AIDS. As I got
older, I hoped in some small way I could live up to my uncle’s
legacy. I knew I wanted to do whatever I could to help realize
his vision of a world without AIDS, without homophobia, without
any type of discrimination.”
Since that chance meeting online, Joseph has become one of
our most dedicated and active volunteers, generously sharing
his time and talents, most closely with the Communications
department. As a founding member of the Millennium
Committee, Joseph is helping reach and empower a new
generation of activists, advocates, and donors. “If we can
energize and educate this new front, I know I’ll get to see an
AIDS-free generation during my lifetime,” Joseph said, “and I
think that’s the best way I could honor my uncle’s legacy.”
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Since its founding in 1991, A|X Armani Exchange has been
a proud and vocal supporter of HIV and LGBT causes. But this
company—one of the most recognized and celebrated fashion
brands in the world—has donated more than just financial
resources to the fight against AIDS.
“Many of us in the fashion community have been affected
by the AIDS epidemic, and have lost friends and loved ones
over these years,” said Rocco Venneri, Senior Director of
Communications for the company. And in response to the
disproportionate effect of HIV on the fashion industry, the
executives and employees at A|X have opened their hearts
and devoted countless hours to advocacy and volunteerism.
The company’s
annual presence at
AIDS Walk New York,
its sponsorships of
Fashion Forward and
Spin Away AIDS, and
the thousands of hours
its employees and
executives have spent
serving meals in our
kitchen and organizing
volunteer teams have
made A|X one of our
closest and most
generous allies for over
a decade.
“The real gratification has come from face to face contact with
GMHC clients. It means so much to us and makes us feel like
we’re making a difference in people’s lives,” Rocco noted,
“A simple look or a thank you makes it all worth it.”
But the company’s efforts deserve more than a simple ‘thank
you.’ As a major brand with millions of customers and fans, its
courageous messages of advocacy, compassion, and support
ring through the industry, uplifting the lives of those affected
by HIV and helping those at risk protect themselves and their
communities.
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$25,000–$49,999
Our Work Is Only Possible Because of Our Supporters.
For over three decades, GMHC has worked
to uplift the lives of all affected by the HIV/AIDS
epidemic with our groundbreaking prevention
and testing, care services including nutrition and
legal programs, and public policy work. This work
would be impossible without the generosity of the
individuals, corporations, and foundations listed
below. We gratefully acknowledge all gifts made
between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012, and we
are indebted to our donors’ leadership.
On behalf of our clients, board, and staff, thank
you for your generosity, as we all continue in the
fight against HIV and AIDS.
President’s Council
$500,000+
Anonymous
Farouk Systems, Inc.
Joseph Arena and Dr. Thomas D’Eletto
Michael C. HarwoodB and Theo Dorian
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Jerome Robbins Foundation
CBS Foundation
Leslie Fay Pomerantz
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Fiona and Eric C. Rudin
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Ted W. Snowdon and Duffy Violante
Joan H. Tisch
Friends for Life
$10,000–$24,999
$200,000–$499,999
$100,000–$199,999
The David Geffen Foundation
Estate of Meyer Smolen
Edward Sulzberger FoundationB
Mickey RolfeB and Bruce Tracy
$50,000–$99,999
Allion Healthcare, Inc.
H. van Ameringen Foundation
Lawrence B. Benenson
Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation
Bloomberg L.P.
The Keith Haring Foundation
Calvin Klein Family Foundation
May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.
Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller
Brian A. McCarthy
Estate of Donald Petty
Craig R. Miller
Estate of Donn Teal
Reilly Worldwide
42 Below
Food Network
Raymond Family Foundation
The Alan Morton Foundation
Avena Gallagher
RBC Capital Markets
Anonymous (2)
Gap Foundation
The Rona Jaffe Foundation
Assurant Foundation
Gill Foundation
Serono Laboratories, Inc.
Jason C. BakerB
Glassybaby
Sienna Charles
The Bank of New York Mellon
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Robert J. Smolin
Mark A. Bavoso
Grey Health Care Group
Mark Solda
Bloomingdale’s, Inc.
The Hagedorn Fund
Louis A. Bradbury
Insignia Title Agency
Peter N. Speliopoulos and
Robert L. Turner
The Charles and Mildred
Schnurmacher Foundation
Janssen Therapeutics
Jon Stryker
Johnson & Johnson
Target
Costco Wholesale
Lauren Kucerak
Toyota Financial Services
Scott Cullather
Lambda Legal
Truist
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Timothy J. Linehan
UBS AG
Jeff DavisB and Kevin Jennings
Microsoft Corporation
United Way of New York City
Craig M. de ThomasB
Viacom International Inc.
The Donald J. Trump Foundation
The Morrison & Foerster
Foundation
Estate of Iris McWilliams
Dr. Martin A. Nash
Carolyn and Malcolm Wiener
Estate of Lifcia Kartagener and
Betty Kartagener
Network for Good
Robert G. Zack
Edward O’Connor
Judith Francis Zankel
Estate of Myrna Davis
OraSure Technologies, Inc.
Estée Lauder International
Polo Ralph Lauren
B
Adrian Weinberg
Jody Falco and Jeffrey Steinman Protravel International, Inc.
B
GMHC Board member
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$5,000–$9,999
Poster for circus fundraiser, 1983.
A&J Produce Corp.
A| X Armani Exchange
Andrew Buckler
Anonymous (3)
Ariel Ostad
Joan and Robert Arnow
In honor of
Jean Wentworth/
In memory of
Jonathan Wentworth
Andrew Baker and
Ward Auerbach
Barry Beshkin
Bioscrip, Inc.
BTIG, LLC
Kevin Burke
Carl Jacobs Foundation
CCS
Chembio Diagnostic
Systems, Inc
Steven A. & Alexandra M.
Cohen Foundation
Daffy’s Foundation
Jeffrey Damens
Design Hotels
James H. Duffy
Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg
Philippe El-Asmar
Ernst & Young LLP
Andreas Fischer
Gillian S. Fuller
Goldman Sonnenfeldt
Foundation
Samuel Gonzalez
Hachette Book Group USA
Jerry Herman
Steven L. Holley
Hoorsenbuhs
Arthur Imig
John W. Jordan II
Joseph and Sophia Abeles
Foundation
JPMorgan Chase
Foundation
The Kahala Hotel & Resort
Derek and Leora Kaufman
Kiwi Collection
Laurie Kayden Foundation
Peter B. LichtenthalB
LLS Foundation
Lycée Français de New York
Ellen Macaluso
Julie Macklowe
Matthew Lauretti
Thomas S. McArdle
Terrence Meck
Mel Karmazin
Foundation Inc.
Mike Ruiz Inc.
Mitsubishi International Corp
Leslie Moonves
Alex Morcos
Ajay Nagpal
New York Bar Foundation
Marsha Newman
In memory of
Devin Wolcott
Pfizer Foundation
Carolyn and Stephen Reidy
Room & Board
David Rosenauer and
Rex Walker
Guglielmo Sartori Di
Borgoricco
Mary Catherine and
Gary Savage
Set Shop
Soros Fund Charitable
Foundation
In honor of Eric Rudin
Melissa and Robert Soros
Barbara H. Stanton
Michael A. Stocker
The Storr Family Foundation
James C. Sullivan
Tim Sweeney
Joy A. Tomchin
Town Residential, LLC
Joseph Tringali
Tsao & McKown Architechts
Verizon Foundation
Janet Weinberg and
Rosalyn Richter
Nina and Gary Wexler
Bill and Anda Winters
C. R. Wishner
Victor Wong
$2,500–$4,999
34 West 22nd Street
Comedy Corp.
Sarah E. Adams
Adelson Family Foundation
The Alec Baldwin
Foundation
Alliance Capital
Management Corporation
Marie C. Angwa Dikoume
Anonymous (7)
Raul Argudin
Wendy and
Frederick Bachman
Jennifer Balbier
Bank of America United Way
Campaign
Lance Blankenship
Mark A. Bleier
Brooks Brothers
By Johnny
Juliet CainB
John Calotta
Channing Daughters Winery
CMA
CMR Comedy, LLC
Comme des Garcons
Sophia Corona
Coventry Health Care
Casey Crawford and
Matthew MooreB
Alexandre de Betak
Jerry Del Missier
Barry Diller and
Diane von Furstenberg
Disney
Frank DixB
Estate of Martha Loewenstein
Bryce Ferguson
Fire Island Pines
Ray Fisher
Flowers Family Foundation
Roy Molitor Ford
General Electric Foundation
Torie Gibralter
Gilt Groupe, Inc.
Levin/Goffe Family
Foundation
Google
Barbara and Milton Gottlieb
The Grand Lodge
Esther C. Hahm
R. Russell Hampton
William Haseltine
Tyler HelmsB
Kathleen A. Henkel
HH Brown
Dr. Marjorie J. Hill
Steven Horak
Brian HuchroB
IBM Corporation
Alireza Ittihadieh
Robert P. Jepsen
John N. Blackman Sr.
Foundation
Thomas Johnson
Colby Jordan
Gretchen Jordan
Justgive
Chad Kenney
Kerzner International
Christina Kim
F. Gary Knapp
Faith Kogan
Lamont Lambert
David Lapham and
Clark Mitchell
David A. Lapham
Latham & Watkins LLP
LBI US, LLC
Peter C. Lincoln
Gordon Linoff and
Giuseppe Scalia
MAC Artists Of Bloomies
SoHo
Kerrie D. MacPherson
The Mave Hotel
Gary W. Meyer
Milk Studios
Moody’s Foundation
Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.
Matthew E. MorningstarB
and Alan van Capelle
Nestlé
New York Life
Sukey Novogratz
Jim Offutt
Dion Oglesby
Park & Bond
Anthony B. Petrelli
The Prudential Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Raphael Vineyards
Jeff Richardson and
Jim Mahady
Robert Marc
Rockras, LLC
Amiro Roman
Seth M. Rosen and
Dr. Jacob Goertz
Samuel Rosenblatt and
Mario D’Andrea
Amy Rupprecht
Santiago Gonzalez
Randal Savage and
Cesar Romero
Clara and Richard Serra
Carl Simons
Brian T. Sklar
Barry Skovgaard and
Marc Wolinsky
Spot and Company of
Manhattan, Inc.
Joseph Squeri
Martha StarkB
Kirk Stirling
Taylor Creative
T-Christopher
Terra Mia Enterprises
Thomson Holdings
William M. Tomai and
John Eric Sebesta
Jean-Guillaume Trottier
UBS Matching Gifts
Unilever United States
Foundation, Inc.
Thomas von Foerster
Darren Wainer
Jan K. Weil
Audrey Wilf
Robert B. Wilson
Wolffer Estate Vineyard
$1,000–$2,499
Jane E. Aaron
Aesop USA, Inc.
Aetna Foundation
AIDS Healthcare
Foundation
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy
Coalition
AIG Matching Gift Program
Robert Alfandre
Allen School
AllianceBernstein
Anthony Ambrosio
Anderson-Rogers
Foundation
Lamberto Andreotti
Marilyn Annan
Anonymous (32)
Aranwa Hotels Resorts &
Spas
The Asen Foundation
Christopher A. Austopchuk
Avon Products Foundation,
Inc.
Steven Axelrod and
Gwen Mayers
GMHC Board member
Gary Baker
Jason Baker
Paris R. Baldacci and
Andrew S. Dolkart
Balenciaga
Karen Baranick
John Barbato
Robert Barish
Dave and Kyra Barry
Juan J. Battle
Peter Beck
Ilya Belenkiy
GMHC Board at 30th Anniversary Dinner, 2012.
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Daniel Berk
Linda and Bill Berliner
David Berman
The Andrew J. Bernstein
Foundation
Michael Berr
Scott Bessent and
William F. Trinkle
Best Buy
James Bigwood
Biofilm, Inc.
Blackbaud
BlackRock
Blue Man Productions, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim
Dr. Joshua Schafer Boger
Maurice Bolmer
Swarna Boppana
Perry Borenstein
Jamie Boucher
John E. Bowenkamp
Kris and John F. Bradley
Richard Brecht
Pete Briger
Evelyn Britt
Vernon Broderick
J. A. Brost
Alvin Brown
Norman E. Bryant
Richard C. Buckley
Denise Bufour
Bulgari
Joseph Bunge
Richard P. Burlage
Byrd Cookie Company of
Savannah, LLC
C.A.L. Foundation, Inc.
Robert E. Caines
Luigi Caiola
Gudrun K. Calabro
John V. Calcagno
David Calfee
Anthony Calvano
Calvin Klein
Robert Camilleri
Justine Caraballo
Debra Cardoza-Heyward
and Calvin Heyward
Jane Carroll and
Robert Carroll
Luceil D. Carroll
John Cartagena
Lauren Casamassima
Thomas Cashin
John A. Cassese
Michael Cerone
Guillermo A. Chacon
Thomas C. Chamberlin
Lawrence N. Chanen
Edwin Chang
Jeanise Chaplin
Don Chew
John Chism
Chris Benz
Christian Louboutin
Ed Christie
Gisele G. Clark
Coach
Robert L. Cohen
Stephen Cohen
David Cole
Joel O. Conarroe
Cristobal Conde
Mary Cooper
Nicholas Coppola
Linda Cornfield
Maritza Corona
Yves Cossette
Costume National
Clayton Crawley
David Crespo
Patricia Crown and
Anthony Radice
David Cruz
Michael Cugini
Richard L. Cutter
Ronald Dabney and
Laurence Jahns
Frank D’Amico
David Bohnett Foundation
David L. Klein Jr. Foundation
David Yurman
David Dechman
Joseph William Dehn
Deko Lounge
Ronald J. Dellapina
Yvonne DeNigris
Peter deVries
Donald W. DeyoB
Digitas
Julie A. Dilley
Lee Ann Dillon
Dior
Discovery Chicago
Michael Dittbenner
Alan K. Docter
George C. Doomany, Jr.
and Norman P. Goldblatt
H. Frank F. Doroff
Randall Drain
Matt Drake
Felix Drost
Frank Duff, M.D.
Margaret B. Dungan
Edward J. Sajovic Design LLC
Elle
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Richmond B. Ellis
Nora Ephron and Nicholas
Pileggi
Paul Epifanio
Edward N. Epstein
Lauren Errico
Brian Fagen
Kevin P. Faherty
Dana Buchman Farber and
Tom Farber
Fareportal, Inc.
Susan Beth Farmer
David Fazio
Michael W. Fedyna
Richard Ferrari
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mark J. Fidelman
Robert Finch
Finish Line Physical
Therapy PC
First Republic Securities
Co., LLC
Steven H. Fischer
John S. Fitzgerald
Paul L. Forsythe
Foundation Open Society
Insitute (Zug)
Mark Fowler
Martin Franks
Frazier Clothing Co., Inc.
Nora Freeman
David M. Friedman
Cynthia E. M. and
Robert M. Gallagher
Gloria Gallego
Nancy Gallt and
Craig Virden
Cori Galpern
Gannett Co., Inc.
Monica Garcia
Paolo Garcia
Suzanne Geiss
John M. Genova
George Lichter Family
Foundation
William H. Getreuer
Nancy and Christopher Gibbs
Giorgio Armani
Howard A. Glickstein
Richard and
Carolyn Glickstein
Bruce Goerlich
Goldberg Family Foundation
Edward S. Goldberg
Jim and Elizabeth Goldman
Steven Goldstein
Julio Gonzalez
Good Enough To Eat
Uptown Ltd
Gordon Family Charitable
Foundation
Susan C. Gordon
Margaret and Keith Gould
Graff Diamonds (New York)
Inc.
Mindy Gray
John B. Greg
Michael F. Griffin, Esq.
Bruce D. Grivetti
Trudy L. Grove
Agnes Gund
Daniel G. Gundrum
Geralyn Gutierrez
Ethiopia Habtemariam
Jonathan Hallihan
Chita Rivera in Showstoppers,
2004.
Randa M. Hamadeh and
Patrice M. Hassoun
Brenda Hampton
Harlem RBI
HarperCollins Publishers
Michael P. Harrell
Harry Harrison
James V. Hatch
Robert-Kristoffer Haynes
Jim and Sandy Healey
Joe Healey
Healthfirst
HEC Enterprises Inc.
Maryann Hedaa
Troy P. Heiden and
Luis Jauregui
John B. Heist
The Helen and Philip Delman
Foundation
Harry Helm
N. P. Hennessey
Michael Herman
Robert Hickman
Hillary Cooper Stylist
Boris Hirmas
Dennis Hoffman
Yvette HollingsworthB
Babette S. Hollister
Jinaki K. Howard
Molly L. Hoyt
Jack Hruska
HSBC Bank USA
Paul Huchro
Mari Iida
Valerie Imbleau
Gail and Mark Imowitz
Irene Neuwirth
Zeljko Ivanek
Russell Jackson
James Gunn, Inc.
Christopher Jansen
Jeff Hunter Charitable Trust
Jersey City Public Schools
Guillaume Jesel
Jil Sander
John Jay College of
Criminal Justice
Jay Johnson
Jean Brown Johnson
Ronald S. Johnson
Eric Johnston
The Jones Group
Michael H. Jones
Molisha Jones
Sarah G. Jones
Sonia and Paul Jones
The Joseph F. Walsh
and Marjorie Walsh
Foundation
The Joshua Mailman
Foundation Grant
Nicholas Kaiser
James Kaliardos
Andrew Kaminsky
Detlef Kamps
Bernee Kapili
Shelly Kapoor
Jennifer Karnakis
Karolina Zmarlak
Camelia Kath
Katie Ermilio
Rod Keenan
Thomas Kelly
Scott Kenney
Kern Family Foundation
Peter Kim
Kimpton Hotels
Michael J. King
Craig H. Kintner
GMHC Board member
Francine I. Klein
Karlie Kloss
Curtis Knecht
Simon Kneen and
Paolo Secchia
Ronald M. Kollar
Fengming Kong
Kevin Kopp
Patrick Kremer
Ronald Kreib
Lotte Kunstler
Thomas Kwiatkowski
Silvia Lacayo
Michael Ladish
Dennis Lamont
Lanvin
William P. Lauder
Lautman Maska Neill &
Company
Leo Lawrence
Marta Jo Lawrence
Victor Ledezma
Daryl Lee
Andy Leicht
David O. Leiwant
Arthur Leonard
David Lerner
Charles W. Leslie
Lettire Construction Corp.
David M. Leventhal
David A. Levine
Elvis Lewis
Barbara Licht
James Lin
LIPS NYC
Steven L. Lisker
Robert R. Littman
Liz Claiborne Foundation
Jeanine Lobell
Robert Lobou
Louis Vuitton
Lotus US Foundation
Geneva-Marie Louis
Ludwig Family Foundation
Lyn Devon
Genevieve Lynch
Grace Lyu-Volckhausen
Edith W. MacGuire
Julio Maclay
Laura L. MacLeod
Jeanne Magram
Hermes Mallea and
Carey Maloney
Frank J. Mammone
James Manfredi
Doug Manion
Nancy and Alan
Manocherian
Bradley Cooper, BD Wong and Paul Rudd, 2006.
Donald and Za
Manocherian
Manuel A. Rodriguez
Income Tax
Robert Marc
Marcy and Leona Chanin
Foundation, Inc.
Mark Chamberlain
Robinson Markel
Cynthia Marks
Michael Marley
Marsh & McLennan, Inc.
Ron Martin
Patricia A. Martone
Steve Marz
Lisa Maska
Robert Matloff
Diane Matusiak
Peter May and
Anthony Weigh
Dennis Mayer
Dr. Eliezer R. Mayer and
Hernando Davila
Odell Mays
Dirk McCall
John McDermott
Sean McGill
Kathleen McGivney
The McGraw-Hill
Companies
Peter L. McNamara
Jay McSherry
Mercury International
Travel, Inc.
David Merrill
Ruth W. Messinger
MetLife Foundation
Thomas M. Miller
Tonya R. Miller
Masha Mimran
Minx Professionals
Peter J. Miscovich
Mitchell & Titus
David Montalvo
Richard Moore
Richard and Anne Moore
Leah Morgan
Joan Morningstar
Linda Moskowitz
Alan M. Muney
Gary Munk
Jorge Munoz
Samuel Munoz
Nan Mutnick and David Alge
Edward Nadeau and
Robert Galarneau
Mitchell Nadel
Gene Nadler and
William J. Caplan
Joseph Nardi
Kabir Nath
Kathleen and Ronald Nath
Ruth Neale
The New York Community
Trust
The New York Times
Company
New York University
Percy Newsum
Jackie Nichols
Scott D. Oaks and
James Adler
David J. O’Brien and
Noreen O’Brien
Francis J. O’Brien and
Thomas Fazio
Dan O’Connell
Edward O’Connor
Jane O’Connor
Patrick O’Donnell
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Colm Wilkinson in
Showstoppers, 2004.
Garrick Ohlsson
Stephen Oremus
Fernando Orengo
Gary Orgel and
Michael Burak
Francine Oro
Stefani O’Sullivan
Pagano
Bruce L. and Nicole Paisner
Emmanuel Palermo, Jr. and
Alana Palermo
Mario Palumbo
Nancy Pantirer
John Parise and
Margo Hassan
Gilbert Parker
Helene Parnes
The Paul Rapoport
Foundation
Elizabeth T. Peabody
James G. Pepper
Pepsico Foundation
Perricone Flagship
Roza Petrova
H. Charles Pfaff, M.D.
Pfizer, Inc.
Deborah Phiri
Jonathan Pickhardt
Sean Pierce
Carole and Ira Pittelman
Joel F. Potter
Dan and Karen Pritzker
Carol A. Prugh
Mark Quigley
Seth D. Radwell
Kirk P. Rankine
Rakesh Raveendran
Yvetta Rechler-Newman
Gregory R. Reed
Justin Reed
John Renninger
Rent the Runway
Caroline and
Abraham Reyes
Richard & Iris Abrons
Foundation, Inc.
Jeff Richardson and
Jim Mahady
Steven Richardson
Jeffrey Rindler
Manuel C. Rivera
Robert A.M. Stern
Architects, LLP
Joe Robillard
Ace Robinson
The Rockefeller Foundation
Rod Keenan New York
Patricia Kuehl Rooney
Tracee E. Ross
Rudin Management
Company, Inc.
Chuck Rudy
Ines Ruiz
Mike Ruiz
Eric Russell
James J. Ryan
James B. Saakvitne
Chris Salgardo
Zachary Sank
Donna and Michael Sasso
Faith and Joseph Sauvage
Ryan Sawtell
SCA
Tee Scatuorchio
Bernard Schleifer
Steve and Nancie Schnur
School Fund P.S. 140
Queens
Dr. David Schwartz
Sheryl and Barry Schwartz
Kenneth H. Schweber
Jason Shaw
David Sheppard
Rob Shmalo
Judith Siegel
John Leland Sills
Beryl Silver
Cameron Silver
Laura Slatkin
Cathleen Smith
Charles T. Smith
Roger Smith
Society Of The Free Church
of St. Mary The Virgin
Soho Metropolitan Toronto
Jeffrey B. Soref
Annaliese Soros
Charles Sperling
Taryl Stanley
The Starry Night Fund
Robert C. Steinman
Hollis Stern
Rose Stewart
Jane Stine and R.L. Stine
David A. Strawbridge
Street King, LLC
Christopher Sturdy
Jean and Dick Swank
Elizabeth Swig
Mike Syers
Dave Tainer
Tim Tareco
Christopher Tarzia
Tastings NYC
Ian Tattenbaum
Stephen E. Taylor
Fern Teichman-Hill
Theatermania Corp.
I. Lorraine Thomas
Kendall Thomas
Terry L. Thomas
Delano E. Thompson
Kristopher J. Thorpe
John Tiedemann
Tiffany and Company
Time Warner Cable Shared
Service Center
Lizzie Tisch
Karen R. Tobia
Tom Ford
Kevin J. Toomey
Deirdre Torney-Fortune
Robert Towner
Lawrence Tullipano
Michael R. Tyson
U & Me Travel, Inc.
The U.S. Charitable Trust
Beth Uffner
Union Square Group
United Federation of
Teachers
United Way of
Massachusetts Bay and
Merrimack Valley
Steven C. Urso
Reginald Vanlee
Versace
Jeanine Vespucci
David H. Vickrey
John Vlachos
Vynl, LLC
W.J. Deutsch & Sons, Ltd.
Darren S. and Laura Wainer
Jeffrey Walker
Brian T. Ward
Larry Warsh
Jack and Ian Archer Watters
John Watters
David Webster
Weinman Family
Foundation
Gerald R. Wentland
Jean and
Kenneth Wentworth
Roslyn West
G. Widdershoven
Chefs Suvir Saran, Anita Lo and Anne Burrell with Marjorie Hill
(center) and Janet Weinberg (seated) at Savor, 2009.
Lawrence Wieman and
Lief Sannen
Gertrud Schupbach and
Eric Wieschaus
Robert Williams
Hall F. Willkie
Robin Willner
Jon R. Wilner
Evan Wolfson
BD Wong
Andrea Woodner
Justin Wyatt
YMCA of New York
Young Adults Dignity/
New York
YSL
Marc P. Zemsky
William Zoeckler
Allies
$500–$999
401 West 50 Tavern Inc.
Karim Abay
Dorothy Addison
ADL Enterprises, LLC
Jeannette Adler
Rhea M. Adler
Administrators for the
Professions, Inc.
AES
Lillian Sober Ain
Anthony G. Alastra
Erica Alderson
Lee Alexander
Alison F. Alifano
Paul Allen
Paolo Aloe
Gregory Alsip
Nelson Alves
Alzerina
AMC
Joan Amico
John and Donna Amore
Helen and Paul Anbinder
Marilyn C. Anderson
Matthew Andrews
Anonymous (18)
Aon Risk Services, Inc.
Enrique A. Armas
James E. Armstrong
Omar John Arnuk
Lisbeth Ash
Ellen L. Asher
Laura Atkinson
The Atlantic Resort & Spa
Charles Auster
Laura Auster
Andrew D. Austin
H. Thomas Axt
B & G Sportswear Inc.
Al Bacchi
William P. Baer
Bake Sale Bake
Gordon N. Baker
Henry L. Baker Jr.
Jamie Baldwin
Rohit Bansal
Joseph Baran
Alex Baranick
Nydia Barbarise
GMHC Board member
Robert K. Barbetti
Nicholas Barnes
Robert H. Barnowske
Teodolinda Barolini
Hilary Barr
Pamela M. Barr
Maureen Barry
Lisa Bartoli
Richard Bass
Marc Baum
Scott Baxter
Dorman Bean
Anthony Beato
Thomas Beatty
William T. Beauchamp
Marjory Becker-Lewin and
John Lewin
Jodie Beckwith
Bedford Central
Presbyterian Church
Bedlock, LLC
Bela B. Nevai & Clara Nevai
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Bill Bell
Ben Elias Ind. Corp.
Alisa Bendis
Dr. Debra Beneck and
Ted Green
Elizabeth Bennett
Ronald D. Bentley
Gene G. Berkowitz
Mitchell Berlin
Louella Berliner
Claire Bernardo and
David Ratner
Ranjeet Bhatia
Nicole Biascochea
Deborah Bickerstaff
Judy Bigby
Bikram Yoga Harlem
Gary Bimblick
Tim Bishop
Chermaine Black
Ken Blankenship
Steve Blatz
Edward A. Blenski
Matthew Bloch
The Blonds
Bobbie Baron Inc.
Jay C. Boehm
Robert Boehm
Christopher Boelens
Giancarlo Bonialla
Shona Borevitz
Anita and Randy Borkenstein
John Dale Bouskill
Fabian Bouzon
Tommy Boyer
Bruce and Melissa Fischer
Family Foundation Trust
Brunello Cucinelli
Angela S. Brunson
Joseph Buffa
Henry Buhl
Bumble and Bumble, LLC
Paul A. Burack and
Joan Meixner
John Bartlett and Andrew Buckler at Fashion Forward, 2007.
Sarah Bradley
Martha Brantley
James M. Brasher
Thomas Breckenridge
Mitchell Breit and
Marjorie Weinman
Jude Brennan
James Brett
Bobbi Brown
Randolph Brinton
Gregory Brock
Doris and Michael Bronson
Cameron Brown
Constance A. Brown
Melissa Brown
Reginald Brown
Robby Browne
Joshua Burdick
Lida Burpee
Terry-Ann Burrell
Brent and Ginny Burris
Eric Butler
Susan E. Butler
Janet Byrne Smith
Thomas J. Cahill
Vincent Cahill, Jr.
Alisa Calvo
David Campanile and
Heather Tate
John T. Candell
Canon Business Solutions
Can’t Be Silenced
David Cantor
Christine Cappy
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Robert E. Caprio
Coran Capshaw
Stephanie and Tim Caputo
Tony Carcone
Gerard Carlucci
Jadah Carroll
Donald Carson
David S. Cartee
John C. Casalinuovo
Leonor Cassese
David A. Castleman
Catamount Marketing, LLC
Nicolette Cavallaro
Douglas Chabbott
Marc Chamblin
Warren Chan
Stanley Chapman
Didi Charney
Chelsea Eye Associates
Michael Colosi
Michael S. Concilio
Anna Condo
Jeff Conklin
Frank Connolly
Ivy Constantine
Ellen Convissar
Bridget L. Cooke
Chivers Corey
Paula Woods and
Joseph Corser
Susan Corser
Robin Costa
Regina Costa-Smith
Katherine Costin
John Cox
Judith Cox
Michael Coyne and
Dorothy Klosowski
Tim Gunn and Beverly Johnson at Fashion Forward, 2008.
Lillian C. Chen
Richard Chervony
Wayne J. Christie
Nikolaus Christmann
City Employees Union
Local 237
Rosemary Clapacs
Karen Cleever
Marg Cockburn
Andrew Cohen
Beth A. Cohen
Mr and Mrs. Richard Cohen
Coinmach Service Corp.
Craig A. Colbert
Patricia Cole
Stuart H. Coleman and
Alice H. Scovell
Creative Colors
William M. Crane
Ronald Cranston
Crédit Agricole
Joanne Crist
Gregory Culen
Nick Culpepper
J. Cunningham
Patricia and
Steven Cunningham
Janet Cupo
CVS Corporation
Donald Czarnomski
Alicia D.
Susan M. Dacks
Rui M. Dacosta
Scott Dainton
Dawn D’Amico
Luciana Damon
Lori F. and David N. Damrosch
Lula Daniels
D’Arcy Johnson Day
The David and Lucile
Packard Foundation
Robert Davies
Douglas M. Davis
Frank Davis
Georgianne Davis
Jean Davis
Paige Davis
Stephen Davis
Harry Day
Jackson Day
Peggy and Marcel de Groot
Kevin de l’Aigle
Juan Pablo De Nigris
John B. Deitz
Alan Dejarnette
Raymond DeLaTorre
Karen Delfau
Chad A. DeMartino
Richard Demenus
David Demnitz and
Elizabeth Herbert
Louis J. Denkovic
James W. Dennis
Keith Desa
David Desocio
Alvin Deusch
Cenaida Diaz
Suzanne Diaz
Mark N. Diller and
Margaret Parsons
Dimensional Lettering, Inc.
The Hon. and
Mrs. David N. Dinkins
DirecTV Matching Gift Center
Joseph Divito
Leonard N. Divittorio
Harry Domicone
Scott Donley
Maria Donnelly
Timothy W. Donovan
David Dougherty
Scott Douthett
Douglas O. Drake
Roy Du Bois
Karen Duane
Bruno Duarte
Joan Dupont
Elvis Duran
Jennifer Dyer
Sean Dyers
J. Christopher Eagan
Jon Earle
David Ebershoff
Lester Edelstein
Susan Edelstein
Jon Ehlen
Thom J. Ehlen
David Ehrich
Joseph Einhorn
Richard A. Eisenberg and
Marilyn Goldstein
Reed Elfenbein
Elie Tahari
David Ellenbogen
A. Davis Elliott
Andrew Ellner
Patricia Enright
Arden and Alan Epstein
Janice Erlbaum
Richard Ernesti
Michael T. Escue
Etro
Evening Star Baptist Church
ExxonMobil Foundation
F.R. Male Associates
Fairfield County Community
Foundation
Raymond Fallon
Awny Farajallah
Pamela Farber
Michael Farino
William H. Farmer
Sandra Farnsworth
Alfred Fatale
Daniel Fawcett
Christine Feigen
Paul M. Feuerman
Fernando Fiallos
Mario Fichera
Juergen Fiedler
C. Fields
C. V. Fields
Sabina Fila
Patricia Filomena
John and Judith Finley
Harry and Karen Fisch
David L. Fisher
Neil A. Fisher
Diana Fisk
Brigid Flanagan
Arthur Fleischer
David M. Flood
Sharon Flores
Tatiana Follina
Barbara Foote
Esther Fortunoff Greene
Stephen A. Foster
Mark Fox
Ariel Foxman
Robert A. Frankel
Andrew Freedman
Morris Freedman
Jeffrey T. Freehof
Gail Freeman
David Fricke and
Susan Klimley
Jack Frielingsdorf
Joan Frolio
Damian Furlong
John L. Furth
August A. Galifi
Rosemary Gannascoli
E. Garcia
Michelle Garcia
Michael Garr
Chris Gay
Joan Gelin
Jackie Geller
Scott Geller
Morena Genziana
Darrell M. George
Vito John Germinario
John P. Geurts
Joseph V. Giacalone
Jon Giblin
Raymond Gietz
Christina Gilson
Joseph R. Giugliano Jr. and
Nicholas Munafo III
Eugenio L. Giusti and
Larry Sullivan
Barbara Gladstone
Shane Glass
Larry Glazener
Arthur F. Golden
Goldfarb and Fleece
Bruce Goldman and
Jodi Handin Goldman
Barbara Goldsmith
Arnold Goldstein
Edmundo Gonzalez
Elyse R. Goodman
Jeffrey Goodman
Ilene A. Gordon
Michael S. Gordon
Thomas P. Gormley
Bill Gorodner
William J. Goss
Pamela Graham
Melanie Gray
Richard Gray
Debra Beneck and
Theodore Green
Darrell C. Greene
Gina Marie M. Greer
David Gregornik and
Jonathan Lewis
Marey Griffith
Karl Allen Griggs
Andrew Gross
Judy E. Gross
Christen M. Gruebel
Julia Gruen
Mary Rodgers and
Henry Guettel
Guilford Publications, Inc.
Jeffrey R. Guss
Dayvee B. Guthartz
Joseph Habach
GMHC Board member
Ray Hagg
Dean L. Haglin
Nohra Haime
Belma Hakirevic
Brenda Halvorson
Roy Hamilton
Eric Hancock
George Hanna
William Harrington
Courtney Harris
Edward A. Harris
Lucinda A. Harris
Margaret Harris
Shirley Harrison
Kevin Hart
Anita-Agnes O. Hassell
Jesse and Lori Hatcher
Peter Hawkins
Enid Healey
Michael Hegarty
Jake Heggie
Evelyn Heinbach
Mark Heinold
Hermine and David Heller
Jeany Heller
Mitchell Heller
Helmut Lang
Brian C. Hemesath
Georgette T. Henderson
Paul A. Hendricks
Donna Henson
Jill Herbert
Manuel Hernandez
Scott Herness
William Herrick
Victor Hershaft
Ginny Hershey-Lambert
John J. Higgins
Mary Hile and Kim Russo
Hilton Garden Inn
Lawrence E. Himelfarb
Gary Hodes
Jim Hodges
Sondra C. Hodges
J. Hoffman
Brian Holland
Sharon Holloway
David Holmes and
Florence Hutner
John A. Holzer and
Minerva Velazquez Munoz
Home Box Office, Inc.
Elisa M. Horowitz
Cassandra House
Aydrian Howard
Grahame Hubbard
Edward Hubennette
Richard Hughes
Stanley Hughes
Frank Hydoski
Lindsay Hymson
Eyde J. Iorio
IPC Systems, Inc.
Julian Iragorri
Jay and Valerie Ireland
Catherine Irwin
Karen and David Israel
Masayoshi Itoh
Barbara Iuculano
Shigeo Iwamiya
Raymond J. Iwanowski
J. J. Cassone Bakery, Inc.
The J.P. Morgan Chase
Foundation
Judy Jablon
Judy Jablon and
Andrew Harris
Janyce Jackson and
Valerie Jones
Christopher Jarvinen
Jimmy Choo
JL Travel Inc.
Brad Jobe
Wil J. Jobse
Steven Joenk
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Desmond John
Calvin R. Johnson
James Johnson
James R. Johnson
Keith R. Johnson
Robert A. Johnson
Roger Johnson
Jonathan Adler
Cherry Jones and
Mary O’Connor
Jim Jones
Robert E. Jones
Roger Joseph
Jennifer Judge
Juice Pharma Worldwide
April Julian
Frances F. Kalafatis
Richard Kalb
Joanna G. Kalliches
Robert S. Kamin
The Kandell Fund
John Kander
Larry Kantor
Susan Kantor
William Kapfer
Leilani Kapili
Lawrence Kaplen
Linda and Jon Katzenbach
KCD Worldwide
Daniele and Christopher Kell
James Kelly
John Kelly
Kendall Conrad
Beth and Jonathan Kern
Guy Kern-Martin
Abbey Kershaw
Donna McKechnie at See It First
reception for A Chorus Line,
2006.
Richard Kielar
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton
Mark Kirnbauer
Kenneth Kirschner
Nancy Kist
Jonathan Klein
Thomas M. Klemm
Phil Kleweno
Anthony Klimas
John Klingenstein
Greg Klosek
Roger A. Kluge
David Knapp
Edward D. Koenig
Celeste Kolodin and
Ralph Throm
Isobel R. Konecky
The Kosinski Family
Patricia Kozakiewicz
Lawrence Kramer
Scott A. Kramer
Rae Krelitz
John Kryminski
Mark Krystal
John Kuehn
Sheryl Kurtis
David Laboy
Joseph L. Lagana
Jeffrey E. LaGueux
Trey Laird
Rev. Joseph P. Lamar, M.M.
Robert Lambiase
Joseph A. Lamm
Eric C. Landgraf
Andrew Lane
Robert and Joann Lang
Tom Lanzetta
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Jonathan LaPook
Anthony S. LaRocco
Paul Larochelle
Paul Larrousse
William Lauch
Jane Lauder
Marie Lavache
Carmen Lawrence
Christine A. Lay
John Lazar
Tiffany Le
Tanya Le Bras-Brown
Kelly Leach
Peter Lease
Dr. Myron C. Ledbetter
David Lee
Young Lee
Yasmine Legarda
Jonathan Lender
Scott Letcher and Jeffrey
Schoenfeld
Kent LeVan
Jerry Leventhal
Levi Strauss Foundation
Martin Levine
David B. Levithan
Dean T. Lewallen
Jeffery Lex
John Lhota
Paul Libin
Dorothy Lichtenstein
Stephanie and James Lindley
Lisa Kingsley
Claire List
Joseph R. Liszka
Eleanor and Eugene Litwak
Lenore H. Migdal, Ph.D. and
William B. Lloyd, M.D.
Edward Lobrano
Locust Valley CSD
Gary Long
Timothy S. Long
Michael Longacre
Anthony Longo
Rita Moreno at AIDS Walk
New York, 2005.
John C. Lord and Fay Lord
Alan Lorenzen
Gerri Losquadro
Carmelo Lozado and
W.P. Nelson
Mary Luallen
Stephen Lucas
John Lundsten
Nathan Lunt
Robert Luzzi
Bruce MacAffer
John Mackerey
Leslie Maheras
Karen Mahoney
Randy Mailman
Maison Gerard Ltd.
Jun Makihara
Lio Malca
Adam Malkin
Shastrie Mangru
John-John C. Manlutac
George Manos
Michael Manthei
J. Marciano
Johnny Marines
Eve Markewich
Jason Marmo
Mark Marmurstein
The Marquis George
MacDonald Foundation
Marrinan & Mazzola
Mardon, PC
Douglas Marron and
Kevin de L’Aigle
Jacques Martin
Mary Martin
Noel Ryan Masajo
Julia Masi
Lawrence Mass
Jodi Ann Mastronardi and
Tom Corizzi
James D. Matte
Bari Mattes and
Michael O’Brien
Brian Matthews
Frank Mattiello
Laura L. McAuliffe
Randall McCallum
Chase McCann
Kevin D. McCarty
Andrew McCreary
Richard V. McCune
Eric McGahhey
Mary Elizabeth McGarry
Joseph McGowan
Rob McGrath
Peter McKown
Gerald McLoughlin
Paul McManus
McMurry Charities
Kevin and Antoinette McNeil
Medco Health Solutions
Paul Medford
David Meer
Debra Menetret
Messiah Baptist Church
Thomas Messner
Gerald Mettner
Dirk Meyer
Jeffrey Meyer and Mark F. Hill
AJ Meyers
Linda Meyers
Pamela and Bill
Michaelcheck
Lawrence and
Beth Mickelberg
Alfred Miesemer
Reg Mifflin
Morton Milder
Ann H. Miller
Dennis L. Miller
Gay S. Miller
Jonathan C. Mills
Mark Milstein
Dr. Gaines M. Mimms
Mina D. Jewelry
Sandra Mintz
Adam Mirabella
Stephen Mirante
Clara Molski
Rebecca Monserrate
Alain Montour
Katherine and David Moore
Kathleen A. Moore
Meredith Moore
Amanda Moorehead
Tom Morea
Dave and
Caroline Morningstar
Sara Morningstar
Ann Mosebrook
Linda Moskowitz
Leonard Motsinger
Paul Mueller
Anne E. Muller
Steve Mumby
Andrew Muratore
Caitlin Murphy
Arizona Muse
Hedwin Naimark
Anita Nanwani
David Napoliello
Brooke Nassef and
George Nassef
National Black Leadership
Commission on AIDS, Inc.
Keir and Julie Negron
Win and Christie Neuger
Sheila Nevins
New York City Transit Authority
New York Life Giving
Campaign
Eve Ensler, 2005.
Newpol Foundation, Inc.
Christopher J. Niceley
Nicholas K
Cristyne Nicholas
David Nickle
Andrea Nicolas
Dr. Alan L. and
Mrs. Roberta B. Niederman
Douglas Nieters
Maria Nieves
Nadine Noel
John Nonna
Regina A. Norkus
Daniel Norris
Northside Luxury, Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation
Mike Novogratz
Sheila R. Nugent
NYC Association of
Hotel Concierges
NYCDOE Queens Vocational
& Technical High School
D. Odasso
Ara Ohanian Ohanian
James H. Olander
Donna O’Leary
Oliver Peoples
Dorinda J. Oliver
Eleanor Olsen
Robert Olson
Jeffrey O’Malley
Patrick O’Malley
William O’Meara
Emily L. Oppenheimer
Sari Orentreich Mass
Jeff Ortega
Zak Orth
Derek Lam at Fashion Forward,
2008.
Mike Ortiz
Yolanda Ortiz
John Osborn
Oscar de la Renta
Tamara I. Osdoby
The Overbrook Foundation
Damon Owen
Joe Pacetti de Medici
Jessica Padilla
Michael Palmateer
David Palmer
William Panzenhagen
John Papaioannou
Julia M. Parisi
Sandra W. Parker
Larry Parnes
Joseph C. Pasternack and
May Pasternack
Shalini Patcha
Vincent Pawlowski
Marc Payot
Kevin Pearson
Rod Peckham
Michael R. Pellegrino
Paul Pellerin
David Penski
Fanny Perez
Rhoda Peritz
Theresa D. Perl
Mark Perrone
James W. Pesavento
Peter Petas
Roza Petrova
Paige Phillips
Renault Phong
Marta Pichardo
David Pierce
GMHC Board member
Jon Pigage
Richard E. Pittelli
Matthew Pittsinger
Playbill Incorporated
Michael Plofker
Linda and Steven Plotnicki
Jonathan Polansky
Richard S. Pollock
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Pomerantz
Gardner Pond
Peter Poon
Michael Poretti
Anne Porter
Annette Portolano
Daphne Poser
Darla Postil
Brenda R. Potter
H. L. Pratt
Gina Pressman
Larry Preston
Lin and Barry Price
Prime Access, Inc.
John Proestakes
Segolene Prot
Dina Pruzansky
Glenn Pushelberg
Julia M. Quagliata
Rafferty Mazur Events LLC
Joan Rall
Christophe Rammant
David Rankin
Paul Raschi
Jason Redlus
James A. Reed
Rondi Reed
Robert Regina
David Reid
Mary Renaud
Susan Reynolds
Clifford Richner
Todd Rigby
Lisa Riggio-Rollo
Donald Robbins, CPA
Robert de Michiell
Tim Robert
Michael V. Rocha
Dale Rodgers
Gilbert Rodriguez
Brian Rogers
Susan Rolfe
Julio Rosario
Keith F. Rosen
Peter Rosen
Harvey Rosenberg
David Rosner
Edith and Stanley Ross
Janet C. Ross
Roger Ross
Mark S. Ross-Michaels
Edward Rothenberg and
Lois Ellison
Norman V. Rothwell
Roxanne M.
Howie Rubin
Jennifer Rucker
Cee Ruzzielle
Mark Saeger
Joel Saferstein
Jill Salberg
Scott Salvator
Salvatore Ferragamo
Jay Sanders and
Maryann Plunkett
Morgan Sandquist
Alan Sands and
Samuel P. Montes
Rosemarie Sansone
Caridad Santini
Peter Santore
Carol Saper
Edward J. Sarfaty
Paul Saulnier
Jim Schacht
Roger Schaffland
Kenny Scharf
Marc L. Schechter
Janice C. Scheetz
Christopher Schelling
Richard H. Schimel and
Wendy L. Schimel
Renay Schlereth
Bahar Schmidt
Micki E. Schneider
Dr. Michael Schober
Mary Schorr
David P. Schrader
James P. Schroff
Thomas Schumacher
Deanna Schwam and
Danielle Mucaro
Gary Schwartz
George Schweitzer
Beate M. Schwer
Steven Sclaroff
The Segal Company
Barry W. Segen
Eyal Seinfeld
Jan F. Selby
Charles B. Selden
Select Equity Group, Inc.
Demetrios Sengos
Colleen Senters
John Seo
Helen S. Settles
Scott Seviour
Karen Shaer
Shanina Shaik
Adam J. Shapiro
Sharp Communications
David M. Sharp
Kimiko Sharp
Debra Shaw
James C. Sheil
Richard Shirey
Regine Sicart
Mitchell P. Siegel
Mr. and
Mrs. Robert F. X. Sillerman
Gabriel Silverstein
Alexander Simos
Melissa Sindab
Adam Singer
Gurllen Singh
C. Phillip Smith
Dana Smith
Gordon P. Smith
Mbumwae Smith
Neil Smith
Rob Smith
Rod Smith
Rollin Smith
Ola Smith-Simonsen
Joseph Snailer
Gregory Snider
Kim Sobel
Audrey L. Sokoloff
Gavin Somersel
Amy and Robert J. Sommer
Jeremy Sonnenburg
Terry A. Sonterre and
Rodney S. Lawrence
Jose A. Soto
Lynn Soto
Dean Sourial
Charles E. Spicer
Howard Spiegler
Antony F. Spring
Laurence Srebrenick
St. Francis Xavier Church
Andrew St. John
Gregory St. John
Michelle Stallings
John Stamos
Allan and Seena Starr
Harrisse Stein
Richard and Isabel Steinberg
The Stop & Shop
Companies, Inc.
Marissa Stracquodiane
Dee A. Strickland
Susan P. Stroman
Richard Stuck
Arun Subramanian
Steve Sullivan and
Shane Norris
Thomas Summer
Martin and Betty Sumner
Ken Sunshine
Marvin Sussman
Steve Suther
Greg Swalwell and
Terry Connor
Anthony Sweeney
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Jerry Orbach in Showstoppers, 2004.
Randy Swisher
Swiss Reinsurance America
Corporation
Donald Taffurelli
John Tagliagambe
Danessa Taveras
Richard and Leanne Tavoso
Damien K. Taylor
The Robert B. Taylor III
Foundation
Sara Tecchia
Mark Tecotzky
Tekserve
David Terrio
Jon Terry
Dean R. Thacker
Sunil Thakor
Robert Thiry
Barbara and Randy Thomas
Walter Thomas
Alfred B. Thompson
Robert Thornton
Kris Thorpe
The Tides Foundation
Ginger Tidwell-Walker
Alexandria Tinoco
Naomi and J. Michael Tomczak
Anthony C. Tommasini
Richard L. Tooke
Tory Burch
Robin Tost
Patricia M. Townsend
Toys R Us
Ilse Traulsen
William W. Traylor
Irene Treiber
Jack S. Triolo
Leo Tsai
Rachel M. Tuckerman
Stefanie Turcic
Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc.
Kit Turner
Tzell America Inc.
Sally Unger
United Way Long Island
Diane Upright
Elliot Utrecht
Jodi Uttal
Urvashi Vade and Kate Clinton
Jeanette Valentin
Adrian Valenzuela
Pierre Vallet
Grace Valverde
Russell Vance
James Vandernoth and
Avery James
William Vanderson
Vanguard Charitable
Endowment
Timothy Vanover
Dane Venable
David A. Venable
Jan Vilcek
Juan M. Villarreal
Robert A. Viola
John Vitale
Betty Ann Vizzo
Yen Vo
Linda Vojtova
Volkswagen Group of
America
Susan M. Vozilia
Kevin Vukovich
Sonia Wadhwani
Jason Wadlow
Krystn Wagenberg
Jonas Wagner
Kirk Wallace
Michel Wallerstein
Michael Walsh
Jimmy Wan
Thomas D. Warner
Ron Warren
Ruth Warren
Gary Wassner
Natassia Watson
Robert Watt
Seth Waugh
Robert Weick
Harold Weidman
Joseph D. Weinike
Jason Weisenfeld
Larry Weiss
Wells Fargo & Company
Frederick Wertheim
Westchester Autoplex, Inc.
John R. Wetsell
John White
William White
Monica S. Wieboldt
William and Mary Gala, Inc
Clyde Williams
Robert T. Williams
Vernon Williams
Benjamin Wills
La Verne Wilson
Steven Wilson
David J. Wine
Mark Winkler
Vivian Wise
Robert Wishnew
Cathy Wittel
Felix Wolf
Rosalie J. Wolf
Bruce A. Wolfe
Steven Wong
Kam Woo
David A. Woodman
Edmund Woollen and
Marie Woollen
Michael Wright
Justin Xenitelis
Ghassan Yazbeck
Roy Yeager
Walter R. Yetnikoff
David Young
James T. Zebroski
Alan Zewan
Susan Zohn
Abbas and Samar Zuaiter
Jay Zukerman Benefactors
John Spencer at AIDS Walk New York, 2004.
GMHC Board member
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Benefactors
Stephen M. Abbey
Paul T. Addison
Joe Aiello
Patricia R. Ainsworth
Robin Albin
Alexandra D. Alger
Alison F. Alifano
Shawn M. Allan
Gerry Allyn
Hector Alonso
Allen Alter
Harry J. Althaus
Christian Ambrosini
Rhoda Anderson
Christopher Andrew
Carmen A. Angelone
Thomas E. Angers
Anonymous (2)
Marilyn J. Armbruster
Monty S. Arnold
Dr. Phyllis August, M.D.
Sharon Avrutick
Katherine Babiak
Elaine Babian
Marianne Baird
Anna R. Baldino
Peter S. Balsam
Susan Levering and
Lester Baltimore
Robert BarishF
Seymour Barofsky
Michael J. Barrett
Bill R. Bartelt
Dr. Gregory W. Bartha, M.D.
Johnna G. Barto
Mary Barton
Lisa L. Barzilai
T. R. Bashkow
Lori A. Bassman
Dr. Juan J. BattleF
Jeff and Marjorie Bauml
Kent L. Beaty
James Kevin Beauchamp
and Howard Orlick
Lynn Beaulieu
Dolores Becker
Jack R. Becker
John E. Becvar
Dr. Linda Bergman
Daniel BerkF
Julia D. Berwick
Martha and Ginger Blake
Thomas Blazek and
Soren Thomsen
Edward A. Blenski
Steven N. Blier
Alan Block
Mark M. Block
Friends for Life member
Gordon Blyth
Greg Bobyock
Dr. Joshua Schafer BogerF
Marie M. Bogest
Anne Bonenberger
Alfred N. Bonnabel
Robert S. Bonuomo
Bill Borenstein
Alva Bostick
Virginia L. Bower
Jack Boyd
Marion T. Brady
Olive Bragazzi
David G. Bragin and
Sarah Sills
Michael Brannigan
Roy S. Brayton
Barbara L. Brenner
Mitchell and Marlene Brenner
Peter Brenner
Emil F. Bretzger
Evelyn BrittF
James Brown and Y. Shiano
John L. Brundage
David D. Bruner
Dr. Eric N. Buchalter
William R. Buck
Richard C. BuckleyF
Rev. Robert Burbank
Michael Burgess
Gerard J. Burke, Jr.
Mary Jo Burke
Susan E. Butler
Gudrun K. CalabroF
Daniel Camacho
Andrea Campbell
Dr. John Campitelli
Carolyn M. Canada
Samuel Cantin
Dominic A. Capolongo
Melanie L. Carey
Jean Carlson
Anne Carney
Rokki K. Carr
Daniel Carrier
Jadah Carroll
Orestes J. Carter
John C. Casalinuovo
Andrew J. Cascone
David Cassaday
Marta E. Castano
William Castoro and
Miguel Aldalla
Peter Catapano
Lake Charles
Maureen Charleston
Joel Chase
Noah B. Chasin
Wendy Chatman
Armando Chisari
Nolin Christensen
Ed ChristieF
Janet Christoe-Shults
Gary Clark
Gisele G. ClarkF
Greg Cline and Joe Livak
Pamela Clouse
Debra and
Fletcher Coddington
Lesley L. Coffey
Beth A. Cohen
Ira D. Cohen
Jayne Cohen and
Howard Spiegler
Phyllis and Paul Creager
Paddy Croft
Myrna L. Cruz-Medrano
Gregory A. Cullari
James F. Cunningham
Tom M. Curran
Tom D’Agostino
Herbert Damsky
Charles S. D’Angelo
Jeanne L. D’Angelo
Deborah E. Daniels
Virginia A. D’Antonio
James A. D’Apollonia
Amy B. Dattner
Steve Daviault
D. Davis
Rosie O’Donnell at 25th Anniversary Dinner, 2007.
Robert L. CohenF
Ronald H. Cohen
Charlotte J. Colavin
Michael S. Concilio
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Joan and Cliff Conner
Ray Cook
Shoshana Cooper
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Kimberly A. Corbin
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Paul Costa
Joseph G. Cotugno
Jeffrey Cougler
Bruno Cozin
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Myles Davis
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Margaret A. Doria
Ellen Dougherty
Alec Drummond
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Phyllis E. Dubrow
Margaret B. DunganF
Leclanche Durand
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Arthur Eigabroadt
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Nancy Seliger
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Gerald Forbes
Elliott Forrest and Kara
Sheridan
Jack Gambino
Kevin Gannon
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Thomas F. Schott
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Elinor Gipfel
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Eugenio L. Giusti and
Larry Sullivan
Steve Tisch, Jon Tisch, Lizzie Tisch, Laurie Tisch, Elizabeth Peabody, Sam Peabody, Joan Tisch,
and Marjorie Hill at 30th Anniversary Dinner, 2011.
Doris Eugenio
Peter Eurich
J. Timothy Ewing
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Joan M. Falcetta
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Scarlett W. V. Farray
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Deborah Feldman
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David Woodward
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Rabbi Elyse Frishman
Jane Freeman
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Paul Landau
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Erica Martinson
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Stephen J. Holley
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John Aubry
Arthur Hopkirk
Mary Ann E. Horan
Stan Herman and Marjorie Hill at Fashion Forward, 2008.
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Adam Hughes
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Christine Iadevia
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Susan Inmann
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Friends for Life member
Nicholas G. Kepros
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Peter Kozma
Ann V. Kramer
Ronald Krause
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Margaret McCormick
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Morton Orentlicher
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Osvaldo Sabino
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Lisa Leonardi
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Jeffrey Schoenfeld
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Clif Levin
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Edwin Lopez
Thomas Lopez
Amy Loprest
Cindy Loudenslager
Georgia Loukas
Maurice Lovell
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Barbara Lubell
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Randall Lum
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Jane Perlmutter
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Maynard Makman
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Reva Rappaport
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Michael A. Marcionese
Cynthia MarksF
Susan S. Marshall
Denise B. Martin
Americo Massi
Catherine A. Mathias
Edmund J. Mattei
Eleanor May
Patti Labelle at AIDS Walk New York, 2004.
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Kevin X. Mc Namara
Patrick J. McCabe
Dorothy I. McCauley
Anne and John McDonald
Thad M. McGar
Jessie McGee
Bob McGrath
Jean E. McGuire
Sydney W. McIlhenny
Sean P. McKay
Deborah McKeever
Kevin McKeon
Leslie M. McKinley
Mark McLaren
John M. McMahan
Thomas McNally
Stephen L. McRae
Teresa Meade
Edith Meeks
David and Jo Meer
Sigrid Meinel
Henry D. Meltz
Howard Meltzer
Mark Menard
Robert D. Mercurio
William N. Merrick
Tom Merritt
Elaine A. Messina
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Dave Metzger
Elspeth Meyer
Peter Meyer
Anita Michael
Ellen M. Milazzo
Anelle Miller
Gabe Miller
Gregory J. Miller
Jenny Miller
William M. Miller
Rosemary C. Milliman
Dr. Gary Mills
Jonathan C. Mills
Peter R. Minthorn
Bianca Mittag
Virginia Moffat
Joseph Molfetta
Alain Montour
Perry Moon
Kathleen A. Moore
William P. Moore
Yoav Morahg
Bert Morris
Linda MoskowitzF
Dr. Judith Mounty
Dr. Hamid Moussavian, M.D.
Charles Muller
Catherine Murphy
Diane Murphy
Gary Murphy
Patrice L. Murphy
Deborah B. Myers
Scott A. Myers
Joseph M. Napoli
Anthony Nardi
Michael L. Nass
Joseph and
Georgianna Natale
Eloise J. Neal
Fitzpatrick Nedd
Kim E. Neighbor
Evan Nelson
Willa Nemetz
Leonard Neufeld
Alice Ostrowsky
Marykate Owens
Teresa G. Pace
Adelpha Paeper
Robert Palasco
Roberto L. Palou
George Palumbo
Joseph Pantaleo
Evan Pappas
Patrick M. Parker
Helene ParnesF
Maureen Parry
Samuel and Judith Peabody at See It First reception for
A Chorus Line, 2006.
Olga M. Neuhaus
Julia Nicolas
Julie Nidetz-Karcher
Suzanne Nikop
David Nissley
William O. Noren
David B. Norris, Jr.
William A. Norris, Jr.
Paul M. Norton
Susan Norwalk-Berman
Connie Nunez
Mary Ellen Nusbaum
Scott D. Oaks and
James AdlerF
John B. O’Brien
Carol A. Oliva
Wayne Olsen
Bruce Oltchick and
Lesley Korvin
Gary Orgel and
Michael BurakF
Elise O’Shaughaessy
John and Donna Ost
Leah Osterberg
Judy E. Passer
Francis J. Patrelle
Norman L. Patton
Robert Paulson
David E. Pavlik
Daniel A. Pavsek
Vincent Pawlowski
Barbara Pease
Richard E. Pedersen
Michael R. Pellegrino
Marshall Peller
John H. Percy, Jr.
Sylvia B. Perera
Norma Perlov
Mary J. Perpich
Leslie S. Phillips
Dan Piccinini
Fred Pitaniello
Diane Podell
Ellen Pollan
Y. Pomper
Barbara Ponce
Maryellen Porto
Mary Beth Powers
Leslie J. Prouty
Francine Purcell
Earl E. Putty
Richard E. Pyle
Lauren M. Pytel
Lisa Quackenbush
Joan M. Quilty
Fred A. Quintiliani
Lois Rafenski
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John Ramelli
Carlos and Matilde Ramirez
Lisa M. Ramirez
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Paul C. Raso
Peter Ratray
Leroy D. Ray
Kirk D. Read
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Gregory R. ReedF
James A. Reed, Jr.
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Dirk J. Reitsma
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Susan Reynolds
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Joan L. Gordon
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Tom P. Kazmark
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Marjorie Kaplan
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Friends for Life member
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Elise Smith
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Bernard Flynn
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Fashion Forward
From the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic,
the fashion industry has been a major force
in raising public awareness and supporting
organizations that provide services to people
living with HIV. To honor that unwavering legacy
of support, GMHC launched Fashion Forward in
2007, saluting the fashion industry and its longstanding commitment to the fight against AIDS.
Our 2011 event was hosted by famed actress
Tracee Ellis Ross and fashion stylist Brad Goreski.
To mark our fifth year, we introduced a new
tradition by presenting the inaugural Style Vault
Award to New York businesswoman and
Presenting Sponsor
Bank of America
$40,000
Haute Couture Sponsor$15,000
Insignia National Title Agency, LLC
Runway Sponsors
$10,000
Mickey RolfeB and Bruce Tracy
Prêt-à-Porter Sponsors $5,000
Armani Exchange
Bioscrip, Inc.
CCS
inVNT
Town Residential, LLC
Tsao & McKown Architects
Industry Sponsors
Juliet CainB
Scott Cullather
Michael HarwoodB
Julie Macklowe
Park & Bond
Leslie Fay Pomerantz
Samuel Rosenblatt
Mark Solda
Honoree Julie Macklowe,
Brad Goreski and
Tracee Ellis Ross at
Fashion Forward, 2011.
$2,500
30th Anniversary Dinner
philanthropist Julie Macklowe. The Style Vault
award will be presented annually to an individual
or company that embodies the highest levels of
distinctive style and compassionate philanthropy.
The audience was also treated to a once-in-alifetime glimpse of French haute couture fashion
designer Jean Paul Gaultier, who presented his
archival looks from past seasons. The full
designer lineup also included Chris Benz, Thom
Browne, Marlon Gobel, Sally LaPointe, Zang Toi,
Timo Weiland and VPL. It’s a fall fashion event
not to be missed, raising close to $300,000 in
vital funds for GMHC’s programs and services.
Media Sponsors
dot429
Gay City
Logo
MetroSource
Metrovelvet
Next
Passport
PMD
the agency’s 30th year of prevention, care, and
advocacy services for thousands affected by
HIV/AIDS. At the 30th anniversary event, GMHC
honored three outstanding corporate, social
justice and charitable leaders: Tim Sweeney,
the Rudin Family and Duane Reade.
Duane Reade has been a corporate sponsor
of AIDS Walk New York since 1986. Already,
Duane Reade’s commitment has exceeded
$1 million, and there is every indication that this
extraordinary partnership will last well into the
future. Tim Sweeney, whose biography reads
like a 30-year history of the progressive LGBTQ
movement and the fight against AIDS, is President
and CEO of the Gill Foundation. Under Tim’s
leadership, GMHC formed a national coalition to
Platinum Sponsors
Duane Reade
The Rudin Family
The Tisch Family
$50,000
Gold Sponsors
$30,000
Anonymous
Lawrence Benenson
Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller
Leslie Fay Pomerantz
TD Bank
Corporate Sponsors
ABC-7
Delta Air Lines
Eventi (a Kimpton Hotel)
Silver Sponsors
$15,000
The Gill Foundation
Mickey RolfeB and Bruce Tracy
Toyota Motor Corporation
Wine & Spirit
Sponsor
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Above: Marjorie Hill with Board Co-Chairs
Mickey Rolfe and Matt Moore at
Fashion Forward, 2011.
GMHC Board member
press Washington to pass anti-discrimination laws
and to secure passage of the Americans with
Disabilities Act and the Ryan White Care Act — two seminal pieces of legislation that are relied on
to this day. The Rudin Family, one of New York’s
leading philanthropic families, has always been
committed to giving back to the city that has given
them so much opportunity.
The evening was hosted by the talented Mary
Louise Parker, and an elegant dinner was
prepared by the renowned chef of Butter and
The Darby and Food Network TV star, Alexandra
Guarnaschelli. This year’s event was a great
success, raising over $592,347, which allows
GMHC to feed over 100,000 meals in our dining
room to clients living with HIV/AIDS, most of
whom live well below the poverty level.
Bronze Sponsors
$12,000
Bumble and Bumble, LLC
Jeff DavisB and Kevin Jennings
Craig de ThomasB
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Jody FalcoB
Food Network
Grey Healthcare Group
Michael HarwoodB
Marjorie J. Hill, Ph.D. and
Stacey Bridgeman
Insignia National Title Agency, LLC
Jon Stryker
Toyota Financial Services
Corporate Sponsors
Delta Air Lines
Wine & Spirit Sponsors
Adult Beverage Co.
Channing Daughters
Winery
Luksusowa Vodka
Raphael Vineyards
Wolffer Estate Vineyard
Water Sponsor
S. Pellegrino Acqua Panna
Industry Circle Sponsors$2,500
Michael Bongiovi
Terrence Meck
Ted Snowdon
Mark Solda
Tim Sweeney
Joy A. Tomchin
Media Sponsors
Gay City News
Go! Magazine
Metro Source
Next Magazine
Out Magazine
Top: Mike Ruiz and Martin Berusch
at Fashion Forward, 2011.
B
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This year’s annual dinner commemorated
Marjorie Hill and Co-founder
Larry Kramer at Fashion Forward,
2011.
Co-founder Larry Mass, M.D. and Tim Sweeney
at Fashion Forward, 2011.
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AIDS Walk New York 2012
Star Walkers play a major role in the
continued success of AIDS Walk New York.
We thank them and applaud their outstanding
fundraising achievements.
$50,000+
Jeff DavisB
$20,000 – $49,999
Raul Argudin
Rita Fischer
Francine Goldstein
Ray Hagg
Tallulah Hubbard-Tripi
Karlie Kloss
Anthony Shepherd
Joseph Squeri
$10,000 – $19,999
Nick Adams
Warren BimblickB
Karen Buglisi
Craig DeThomasB
Eddy Goldberg
Sam Gonzalez
Julia Gruen
Marjorie Hill
Ian Jopson
Jane Keltner-DeValle
James Matte
Jackie Nichols
Anna Novogratz
Osvaldo PerdomoB
Mickey RolfeB
Lawrence Sullivan
Janet Weinberg
Jason Wu
Anthony Zelig
$5,000 – $9,999
Matt Amore
Jeffrey Apgar
Patrick Bocco
Karen Casiano
Gary Cowling
David Crespo
Katherine Ensslen
David Fazio
Steven Fischer
Philip Fusciello
Elyse Goodman
John Gordon
Dean Haglin
Gabriel Hernandez
Jennifer Hershey
Bill Hoffman
Brian HuchroB
Valerie Imbleau
Guillaume Jesel
The following walkers each raised $2,500 or
more, and together raised an extraordinary
$1,466,905 for the fight against AIDS.
Scott Kramer
Clif Mathews
Mark Milstein
Alain Montour
Matthew MorningstarB
Lauri Murray
Jimmy Norton
Todd Okerstrom
$2,500 – $4,999
Anthony Alastra
Edyth Alexander
Daniel Alita
Rolando Alvarez
MarieClaire Angwa
Michael Armstrong
Josue Asselin
Vincent Kartheiser, of Mad Men, and Dot Marie Jones, of Glee.
Alexis Page
Michael Pennock
Dina Pruzansky
Christian Quilici
Chris Salgardo
Julia Samersova
Rich Scardino
Louis Sciullo
Brenda Segel
Michael Shattner
Jason Shaw
Ron Simons
Wally Smith
Sarah Stamboulie
Randy Swisher
Michael Watts
Glenn Zuraw
Scott Baker
Alex Baranick
Richard Bass
John Baumgartner
Sean Bayliss
Christopher Beck
Christopher Becker
David Berman
Bryan Bestwick
Andrew Bohnker
MaryJane Boland
Patrick Boyd
Ernie Brescia
Jason Brodsky
Maria Brunet
Terry Callaghan
John Calotta
Archie Long
Ana Lopez
Veronique Lozano
Kyle Luker
Julio Maclay
Stephen Marcincuk
Jack David Marcus
David Martin
Sasha Martin
Maria Maury
Dirk McCall
Katie McLennand
Charles McWeeney
Michael Urie and David Hyde Pierce.
Clark Mitchell
Paul Greenberg
William Carr
David Mohamed
Jennifer Grunwald
Dina Charney
Jason Money
Eugene Grygo
Dennis Chung
David Montalvo
Jodi Handin-Goldman
Russell Clark
Jorge Munoz
Laura Harsch
Jonathan Clay
Patrice Mustaafaa
Michael HarwoodB
Kevin Colletti
Cindy Muth
Joel Herman
John Colon
Karen Nelson
Keely Herrick
Kenneth Cooke
Lee Nirenberg
Alyce Hershenhart
Rob Cordell
Jarrett Nolan
Fern Hill
Ryan Davenport
Huston Ochoa
Patti Hodder
Georgianna Davis
Roger Ortega
Brian Holland
Beatriz DeLaMora
Matthew Ossenfort
Anita Hollander
Donald DeyoB
David Pais
Zeke Dizon
Holly Hutcheson
Kshama Pandya
Horace Duyton
Brian Jebb
Andrea Panjwani
Robert Edwards
Tom Johnson
Thompson Patton
Jodi Ehrens
David Johnston
David Perlman
Larry Elardo
Larry Kaplan
Lawrence Peters
Lauren Errico
Stephen Keefe
Chip Prince
Dan Fingerman
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton Robert Quidone
Andreas Fischer
David Krasner
Julia Ramos
Nancy Fisher
Naomi Kresner
Zane Rhodes
Heather Flock
David Laboy
Manuel RiveraB
Tim Foley
Joseph LaCorte
Mickey Ronan
Paul Forsythe
Max Lam
Timothy Rosato
Grayson Forth-Sinclair
LaMont Lambert
Scott Rosemann
David Foster
James Latus
Seth Rosen
Mark Fox
Gregory Lecakes
Carrie Rubinstein
Arthur Freeman
Stephen Lee
Rob Rupe
Shawn Frost
Carron Leon
Kim Russo
Darrell George
Richard Leong
James Saakvitne
Donna Gins
Dora Leung
Kelly Salvadore
Catherine Goetschel
Carolyn Licht
Luis Santos
Carla Silverman
Rachel Sky
Karen Snow
Arlene Spivack
Jonathan Starch
Gary Stavella
Nathan Stein
Frank Stella
Taray Stewart
Kate Strachan
Tari Stratton
Watty Strouss
Dave Tainer
Scott Tanzer
Christopher Tarzia
Clark Tedesco
Delano Thompson
Charles Todd
Nick Jonas.
Merry Torgan
Barbara Torney
Jeanine Vespucci
Steffi Wallis
John Weber
Ilan Weisberg
Audrey Wilf
Gregg Winkelman
Briana YacavoneShestack
Denise Yaney
Joel Yoss
Angela Zapasnik
Keri Hilson and Wendy Williams.
GMHC Board member
B
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Where the
money goes
At GMHC,
88¢
of every dollar is used
for direct services
and programs.
Financial Summary 2012
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (as of June 30, 2012
and 2011):
Fiscal Year (ending June 30)
2012
2011
Assets
Management Teams 2012
Myron Sulzberger Rolfe, Chair
Matthew Morningstar, Esq., Vice-Chair
Donald W. Deyo, Treasurer
Manuel Rivera, Secretary
Senior Management Team
Marjorie J. Hill, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer
Janet Weinberg, Chief Operating Officer
David Fazio, Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Rindler, Managing Director,
Program Services & Evaluation
Ace Robinson, MPH, Managing Director,
Community Health & Research, Public Policy,
and Advocacy (through November 2012)
Seth M. Rosen, JD, MPA, Managing Director, Development
Dave Tainer, Managing Director, Information Systems,
Building Operations and Special Projects
Jason Baker, M.D.
Cash and Investments
$5,724,567 $ 6,4 1 9,05 1
Paul Bellman, M.D.
Government Grants Receivable
3,129,6233,601 ,1 93
Warren Bimblick
Pledges Receivable
1,809,8661,949,838
Juliet Cain, Esq.
Other Receivables
785,740786,28 1
Demetre C. Daskalakis, M.D.
Medicaid Receivables
436, 1 44221, 71 5
Jeff Davis
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
855,508237,544
Craig M. de Thomas
Property and Equipment
5,090,7686,120, 1 34
Frank Dix
Restricted Cash
3,790,2263,776,95 1
Jody Falco
Security Deposits0
20,2 1 9
Robert Fullilove, Ed.D.
Total Assets
21,622,442
23,132,926
Michael Harwood, Esq.
Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 1 , 134,3 1 52,1 86,969
Deferred Rent and Rent Incentives
3,063,7382,993,327
Government Contract Advances
1 91,077252,486
Accrued Compensated Absences
443,33651 1 ,685
Net Assets
1 6,789,976
1 7,1 88,459
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
21,622,442
23,132,926
Support and Revenue
Client Programs 54.0%
Board of Directors 2012
4,223,9263,970,625
4,1 74,8794,774,203
1 3,1 85,6 1 614,264,259
1 1 2,5001 ,550,395
1 ,71 1 ,3692,702,855
1,467,51 1 1 ,785,075
24,875,801
29,047,412
Contributions
Special Events
Government Contracts
Campaign
Contributed Services and In-Kind Support
Other Revenue
Total Revenue
Tyler Helms
Yvette Hollingsworth
Brian Huchro
Roberta Kaplan, Esq.
Peter Lichtenthal
Osvaldo Perdomo
Frank Spinelli, M.D.
Fay Wells
Joan H. Tisch, Lifetime Trustee
Board members whose term expired
in 2012:
Juliet Cain
Matthew Moore, former Co-Chair
Martha Stark, former Vice-Chair
Expenses
Program Services
22, 178,89625,433,21 7
Support Services
795,938896,370
Fundraising2,299, 4532,097,475
Total Expenses
25,274,287
28,427,062
Education 25.0%
Change in net assets
$
(398,486)
$
620,350
Net assets at beginning of year
$ 17,188,462
$ 16,568,109
Net assets at end of year
$ 16,789,976
$ 17,188,459
Public Policy 8.7%
Management 3.1%
Development 9.1%
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Writer: Alexander Horwitz
Editors: Adam Fredericks, Dirk McCall,
Seth Rosen, Krishna Stone, Janet Weinberg
Design: Adam Fredericks
The Financial Statements for Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Inc. and affiliates as of June 30, 2012
were audited by Grant Thornton LLP. The condensed consolidated financial statements have
been derived from the consolidated audited financial statements. Copies of the audit reports
and the complete consolidated financial statements are available upon request to David Fazio,
Chief Financial Officer, 446 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001.
Management Team
Ania Baumritter, LCSW, Director, The Michael Palm Center
for AIDS Care and Support (through February 2012)
Bill Bracker, Psy.D., Director, The Michael Palm Center
for AIDS Care and Support (starting June 2012)
Lynnette Ford, Director, The David Geffen Center for
HIV Prevention and Health Education
David Garza, Director, Institutional Giving (through May 2012)
John Guidry, Director, Community Health and Research
David Hind, Director, Volunteer, Work and Wellness Center
Lindsay Hoffman, Director Institutional Development
Robert Krzywicki, Controller
Felix Lopez, Director, Legal Services
Dirk McCall, Director, Communications and Marketing
Joe Megie, Director of Finance for Budget and
Management (starting January 2013)
Moira Mendoza, Director, Health Informatics
Tonya Miller, Director, Special Events (through June 2012)
Silvia Morales, Director, Management & Budget
(through June 2012)
Robyn Overman, Director, Human Resources
Nathan Schaefer, Director, Public Policy
(through October 2012)
Richard Teller, Director, Major Gifts (through June 2012)
Jennay Thompson, Director, Coordinated Care
Photography: Donna Aceto,
Christopher Barbosa, Paul Colliton,
Joe Flacco, Adam Fredericks,
Kate Milford, Krishna Stone
Additional Printed Materials: Gay Men’s Health Crisis
records. Manuscripts and Archives Division. The New York
Public Library. Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.
Independent Auditors:
Grant Thornton LLP
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