annual report 2014
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Letter from the Board Chair Message from the President Exceptional Cultural Experiences Nurturing Artists and Media Makers Artistic Intersections Amplifying and Enabling Brooklyn Voices Empowering Youth through Education Deeply Engaged, Wholly Invested 2013/2014 Financials
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A LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR Dear Friends, On behalf of the Board of Directors and the staff of BRIC, I am delighted to share this annual report highlighting the high quality accessible arts and media programming made possible by your continued and generous support, as well as the responsible fiscal stewardship that helps ensure that your gifts are put to good use. BRIC has always sought to reflect the diversity of Brooklyn, and this past fiscal year—with the much-anticipated opening of the award-winning BRIC House—BRIC’s capacity to advance its mission has advanced to a new level. BRIC House has quickly become a vibrant public gathering space and a center for creativity and expression. I thank my colleagues on the Board of Directors, who support and sustain BRIC through wise counsel, tireless encouragement, and fierce commitment. I would also like to extend my appreciation to the staff at BRIC—especially their visionary leader, Leslie Schultz—whose dedication and passion make BRIC the robust cultural destination it has so quickly become.
Hilary Ackermann Chair
BRIC Board of Directors Hilary Ackermann, Chair Cyrus Beagley, Vice Chair Lynn Nottage, Vice Chair Gaston Silva, Vice Chair Stephen Plumlee, Treasurer Peter Aschkenasy, Secretary Leslie Alexander Margaret Anadu Denise Arbesu Mark S. Cheffo Leslie Cohen Lenore Cooney Katherine Fichthorn Lizanne Fontaine Louis V. Greco, Jr. Julia Kahr Michael K. Liburd David Lindsay-Abaire Joseph Nacmias Christina Norman Karla Olivier Douglas C. Steiner Kerry Le Blanc Strong Antonia Yuille Williams Jen Wong Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Ex Officio 3
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF BRIC PHOTO: ALEASE ANNAN
What an incredible year we are featuring in this Annual Report. BRIC Arts | Media House is no longer merely a vision to embody our mission to nurture artists and makers and welcome audiences from around the borough; it is a dynamic, catalytic reality. BRIC House, which opened in late 2013, is a vital cultural home for Brooklyn. We feel embraced by our neighbors in the Brooklyn Cultural District and, in our first year alone, we welcomed more than 106,000 visitors from Brooklyn and beyond. BRIC’s programming has been inspired and transformed by our new home. We have presented 348 performing artists and 93 visual artists and connected 3,800 makers to new media and technology—all within the first eight months of opening. This unrivaled range of arts and media programming is remarkable. The journey to opening BRIC House is one of BRIC’s proudest achievements in our institutional history. The road to BRIC House, in many ways, has been paved with the gemstones of our Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival, which dazzled 200,000 music lovers last summer. Our work would not be possible without the commitment of our dedicated Board of Directors, talented staff, passionate volunteers, and the vision of the artists and media makers. Above all else, your support makes our continued success possible, and we are truly grateful.
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BRIC MISSION STATEMENT BRIC presents contemporary art, performing arts, and community media programs that reflect Brooklyn’s creativity and diversity. BRIC also provides resources to launch, nurture, and showcase artists and media makers. We advance access to and understanding of arts and media by presenting free and low-cost programming and by offering education and other public programs to people of all ages.
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“Janelle Monáe’s retro-futurist funk revue couldn’t have found a better home than the Prospect Park Bandshell on an evening in early summer. The reception, like the singing and dancing, was irrepressible.” — New York Times
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EXCEPTIONAL CULTURAL EXPERIENCES
One Hot Summer!
What a vibrant and joyous summer season at Celebrate Brooklyn!—complete with dozens of free performances and a handful of benefit concerts. This may go down as the summer that rocked Brooklyn. Here are some of our favorites. 7
Balkan Beat Box Amos Lee / Lake Street Robert Glasper Experim Featuring Talib Kweli Bebel Gilberto/ Viniciu Cantuaria/ Netsayi 8
A royal tribute to a major innovator of the free jazz movement— composer, saxophonist, violinist and trumpeter — Ornette Coleman (1930–2015).
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“It was with tremendous admiration, respect, and love that we paid tribute to this music Titan, who liberated Jazz and influenced generations. He will be missed.” Jack Walsh Executive Producer, Celebrate Brooklyn!
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EXCEPTIONAL CULTURAL EXPERIENCES
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Our New Home The opening of BRIC House began with a joyous block party and unforgettable performances. Two-time Grammy Award winner and Reggae legend, Burning Spear graced the main stage at BRIC House with a free program during opening weekend and riveted the audience. The inaugural concert set the tone for artistic excellence and inspiration at BRIC House. It brought the essence of our Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival indoors.
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DREW HAMILTON, STREET-CORNER PROJECT, 2013 | PHOTO: JASON WYCHE
EXCEPTIONAL CULTURAL EXPERIENCES
Housewarming: Notions of Home from the Center of the Universe Twelve Brooklyn-based artists, who work in various artistic media, explored the idea of “home” as a concept from the literal to the emotional interpretation. 12
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Transcommunality: Laura Anderson Barbata, Collaboration Beyond Borders An exhibition that was a decade in the making. The artist captured the vitality of the stilt walking traditions of communities in Trinidad, Mexico, and Brooklyn via sculptural objects, photographs, videos, and projections. 13
EXCEPTIONAL CULTURAL EXPERIENCES
Ronald K. Brown/ Evidence, A Dance Company
The essence of Ron Brown’s work is a celebration of the spectrum of people that make up our community. His residency at BRIC House embodies BRIC’s ethos of artistic excellence and community engagement. His performance showed us how art can be a collective experience. “In On Earth Together, Brown showcases 30 community members between the ages of 8 to 77 performing alongside the company.” — Time Out New York, Nov 14, 2013
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NURTURING AND MEDIA
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WOW (Work-in-Progress) We fostered artistic experimentation, which allowed the artists to move their project forward and challenged the staff to work across disciplines. Audiences grew each night and exceeded expectations. The performance activated all of our performance spaces. This could only have taken place at BRIC House. 18
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CASSANDRA (Work-in-Progress) Helga Davis gave a jaw-dropping performance/installation with her residency team in re-imaging the story of a mythological character, Cassandra, who possessed an ability to perceive things that were just about to happen— like the end of her own life. 19
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Art Into Music Exhibition The exhibition featured sculptures, paintings, video, and other mediums by more than a dozen influential artists, whose works took inspiration from a wide range of music. In many ways, it illuminated BRIC’s cross-disciplinary mission, creating a highly accessible show enjoyed by over 6,000 Brooklynites. 20
ARTISTIC INTERSECTIONS
To witness BRIC’s mission of enabling artistic collisions across disciplines is to experience art at a whole new level.
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It’s fantastic to do something on your home turf…there’s so much going on in Brooklyn, it’s like the center of the world.” –Artist Julian Crouch, Crain’s New York Business, Sep 23, 2013
Armchair Parade Jarring, strange, imaginative, musical…one of the most talked about exhibitions of our opening season.
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AMPLIFYING AND ENABLING BROOKLYN VOICES BRIC Media Education BRIC helps keep community connected to the advances in technology through its media education program. These high quality low-cost classes span subjects like TV production, video editing, graphic design and much more.
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BK Live Brooklyn Independent Media launched its flagship daily show, BK Live, to spotlight local tastemakers, politicians, business leaders, artists, athletes and more.
BRIC’s Media Share BRIC’s media partnership program for Brooklyn nonprofits provides in-kind grants to organizations so they can make media to promote their missions.
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EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATION
Through rich youth education programs, BRIC engages young people to experience the creative process firsthand and explore their artistic spirit. LIST OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2013-2014 ACADEMIC YEAR Bronx Bronx Envision Academy Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn Community School of Arts and Media Downtown Brooklyn Brooklyn International School Bushwick Brooklyn Law and Tech Williamsburg Campos Williamsburg El Puente Academy Sunset Park I.S. 136 East Flatbush ITAVA Park Slope John Jay Williamsburg Juan Morel Campos Bensonhurst Life Academy HS for Film and Media Sunset Park M.S. 136 Midwood P.S. 119
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STUDENT ART EXHIBITION P.S. 111Q P.S. 143 P.S. 171 P.S. 198 P.S. 310 P.S. 371 Lilian L. Rashkis P.S. 48 P.S. 503 P.S. 8 PAVE Secondary School for Journalism Spring Creek Community School Urban Assembly of Music and Art
Long Island City Corona Long Island City East Flatbush Fort Hamilton Sunset Park Borough Park Sunset Park Brooklyn Heights Red Hook Park Slope East New York Downtown Brooklyn
The 26th annual Student Art and Media Education Exhibition took on new meaning at BRIC House. While BRIC has always sent practicing artists into public school classrooms to help students better understand art concepts and techniques, this show added a complementing media arts focus captured in their work. #InstaSelfieParadise embraces the idea of using smartphones and hashtags to make meaningful and affirmative global messages.
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DEEPLY ENGAGED, WHOLLY INVESTED
Your generosity enables BRIC to present a rich variety of artistic offerings and continue the expansion of community engagement through robust, free and low-cost programming spanning the arts, education, and media. BRIC Board of Directors Hilary Ackermann, Chair Cyrus Beagley, Vice Chair Lynn Nottage, Vice Chair Gaston Silva, Vice Chair Stephen Plumlee, Treasurer Peter Aschkenasy, Secretary Leslie Alexander Margaret Anadu Denise Arbesu Mark S. Cheffo Leslie Cohen Lenore Cooney Katherine Fichthorn Lizanne Fontaine Louis V. Greco, Jr. Julia Kahr Michael K. Liburd David Lindsay-Abaire Joseph Nacmias Christina Norman Karla Olivier Douglas C. Steiner Kerry Le Blanc Strong Antonia Yuille Williams Jen Wong Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Ex Officio
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BRIC Leadership Leslie G. Schultz, President Betsy Smulyan, Executive Vice President Elizabeth Ferrer, Vice President, Contemporary Art Jack Walsh, Vice President, Performing Arts Jilian Gersten, Vice President, Development Jackie Chang, Director of Education Anthony Riddle, Director of Community Media Rachel Chanoff, Senior Artistic Advisor Lexi Robertson, Director of Finance Binta Vann-Joseph, Director of Marketing and Communications The Fund for BRIC, Inc. Board of Directors Hilary Ackermann, Chair Daniel Wiener, Secretary/Treasurer Mark Cheffo Lizanne Fontaine EB Kelly Leslie Schultz, President
The Fund for BRIC Community Media, Inc. Board of Directors Hilary Ackermann, Chair Peter Darrow, Secretary/Treasurer Zachary Block Mark Cheffo Lizanne Fontaine Leslie G. Schultz, President Chair’s Council Karen Auster Jennie Blair Marco Caffuzzi Samara Daly Nick Fribourg Stephanie Ingrassia Alexandra MacCallum Ross Martin Marty Rubin Dick Yancey Susanna Zwerling Artists Advisory Council Jackie Battenfield Deborah Brown Ronald K. Brown Yvonne Estrada Julian Jackson Eve Andree Laramee Jordana Martin Wendy Richmond DJ Spinna
Celebrate Brooklyn! Friends Council Nell Muldoon (Chair) Nathaniel Allman James Bernard Susan Fox Allan F. Kramer II Bob & Patty Lenartz Raymond H. Levin Virginia McEnerney Sarah Fatima Parsons Tim Sanford Katie Schwab Daniel Schwartz Tara Silberberg Hope Tannenbaum Contemporary Art Advisory Council Lorrie Bonaventura Adam Boxer Margaret Boyer Sally Brody Priscilla Caldwell Katelijne De Backer Marie DeRosa Gail Erickson Laura Karetzky Leslie Kerby Tod Lippy Leslie Marshall Wendy Olsoff Susan Restler Leslie Tonkonow
Emerging Leaders Council Brad Bateman Alexandra Bocon Lindsay Bowen Kate Chapman Daniel Cho Diana Elkind Alina Enggist Vik Manchanda Rebecca Silber Performing Arts Advisory Council Bill Bragin Mike Donovan Jeff Pachman Brice Rosenbloom Tim Sanford Lucy Sexton
DONORS
BRIC acknowledges the following generous individuals, public funders, institutions, and businesses:
The Campaign for BRIC House Hilary Ackermann Leslie Alexander and Norris Manser Margaret Anadu Cyrus Beagley and Tai-Yu Lin Booth Ferris Foundation Pamela Brier and Peter Aschkenasy Peggy Byrd Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust Mark and Beverly Cheffo Leslie and Clifford Cohen Lenore and John Cooney Peter and Katharine Darrow Katherine and Luke Fichthorn Lizanne Fontaine and Bob Buckholz Ford Foundation Ellie Freudenheim and Daniel P. Wiener Goldman Sachs Linda and Louis V. Greco, Jr. The Hearst Foundations Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia Julia Kahr and Brian Colton Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin The Laurence W. Levine Foundation David and Chris Lindsay-Abaire Joseph and Lynn Nacmias National Grid Cinderella Project The New York Community Trust Christina Norman and Charles Hunt Lynn Nottage and Tony Gerber Janet and David Offensend Karla Olivier and D. Reeves Carter Stephen Plumlee and Holley Atkinson The Rockefeller Foundation NYC Cultural Innovation Fund Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Andy and Leslie Schultz Douglas Steiner Kerry Le Blanc Strong and Jeff Strong
The New York Community Trust/ Wallace Special Projects Fund Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts Jennifer Wong and Eleonora Sharef Mary Anne† and Richard Yancey † In Memoriam For funding received July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014: Public Funders National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts New York State Department of Education New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Brooklyn Delegation of the New York State Senate Senator Eric Adams Senator Martin J. Golden Senator John Sampson Senator Daniel Squadron Brooklyn Delegation of the New York State Assembly Assemblymember Inez Barron Assemblymember Jim Brennan Assemblymember Karim Camara Assemblymember Joan Millman Assemblymember Felix Ortiz Assemblymember Annette Robinson
Brooklyn Delegation of the New York City Council Councilmember Mathieu Eugene Councilmember Lewis Fidler Councilmember Vincent J. Gentile Councilmember Letitia James Councilmember Brad Lander Councilmember Stephen Levin Councilmember Darlene Mealy Councilmember Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. Councilmember Jumaane Williams Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer Councilmember Al Vann $50,000 + The Hearst Foundations Lambent Foundation Squarespace TD Bank Anheuser-Busch/ Union Beer Distributors $25,000 – 49,999 Hilary Ackermann Con Edison Katherine and Luke Fichthorn Lizanne Fontaine and Bob Buckholz IKEA Brooklyn KIND Healthy Snacks Runa $10,000 – 24,999 Leslie Alexander and Norris Manser Barclays/Nets Community Alliance Howard Brickner and Tracy Makow Pamela Brier and Peter Aschkenasy Mark and Beverly Cheffo Leslie and Clifford Cohen Lenore and John Cooney Educational Foundation of America
Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Ellie Freudenheim and Daniel P. Wiener Goldman Sachs Linda and Louis V. Greco, Jr. Julia Kahr and Brian Colton Ezra Jack Keats Foundation The Laurence W. Levine Foundation Michael and Jeanine Liburd Maimonides Medical Center Oppenheim Family Fund The Shubert Organization Kerry Le Blanc Strong and Jeff Strong Two Trees Management Co. Viacom Vornado Realty Trust Whole Foods Market Pia and Jimmy Zankel $5,000 – 9,999 Kenneth and Diana Adams Norman E. Alexander Family Foundation Art + Commerce Astoria Bank The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation The Bay and Paul Foundations BBDO Cyrus Beagley and Tai-Yu Lin Betancourt & Associates / Dwell Residential Jennie and Jake Blair Bloomingdale’s Peggy Byrd Lorraine and Gordon DiPaolo Diversified Systems Forest City Ratner Companies Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
GNYHA Great Island Foundation Dominick and Lenae Guarna Halstead Property Development Marketing Michael Cembalest and Rachel Hines iStar Financial Inc. Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin David and Chris Lindsay-Abaire Leslie Marshall and Mauro Premutico Joseph and Lynn Nacmias Christina Norman and Charles Hunt Lynn Nottage and Tony Gerber NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Karla Olivier and D. Reeves Carter Stephen Plumlee and Holley Atkinson Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Douglas Steiner Tiger Baron Foundation TV One/ One Solution Verizon Foundation Derek Wolman and Karen Ritter Jennifer Wong and Eleonora Sharef Richard Yancey $2,500 – 4,999 Margaret Anadu Peter and Kristin Becker William Bragin and Lisa Philp Brooklyn Bowl The Clay Pot Ben Crane Marie DeRosa Lisa Detwiler and Jim Cramer The Dram Shop Bar Gail Erickson and Christa Rice Paul Goldberg The Green-Wood Cemetery Harkness Foundation for Dance
Macon and Michael Jessop Juice Box Wine & Spirits KBK Wealth Management James M. Kerby and Leslie Kerby Kristen and Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte Lauren McCombs Andy and Leslie Schultz Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Slope Cellars TB Ackerson Wine Merchants The Tiki Brothers Tishman Speyer Bradley Turk Turner Construction Company Anna Weaver $1,000 – 2,499 Anonymous AC Daughtry Security Lucy Adams Alexandra Alger Judith Alpert and Jeff Seibel Denise Arbesu and Peter Meyer ASCAP The Atlantic Philanthropies Director/Employee Designated Gift Fund Audible Difference, Inc B.L. Howard Productions Vivek Bantwal Lisa Barlow and Alan Towbin Melissa Roper Barnett BASIS Independent Brooklyn Alice Beal and Bill Kunz Big Nose Full Body Karen Binder and Victor Ney Earl and Paula Black Zachary Block and Rachel Loeb Brian W. Bolster Lorrie Bonaventura Patrick I. Borgen, M.D. 29
Gary Boston and Charles Lee Margaret and Matthew Boyer Sally Brazil and Donald Bendernagel Sally Brody Brooklyn Creative League Brouwerij Lane Nadia Burgard and Cliff Fonstein Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation Lea Cara Robert Catell Sing Chan and Greg Williams Chipshop Constance and Henry Christensen Bevin and Bill Cline Brendan Coburn and Bertina Cecciarelli Maura Kehoe Collins and David C. Collins The Corcoran Group Jill and Jim Cornell Robert Mihran Cox, Esq Peter and Katharine Darrow The Double Windsor Jean Doumanian DUB Pies Sean Duggan The Alison F. Engel and Peter E. Engel Charitable Fund Chris and Michelle Ewan Eye Shoppe on 7th Fairway Market Fedcap Ann ffolliott Blake and Andrew Foote Scott Forschein Susan Fox/Park Slope Parents Franny’s Paul Gangsei and Susan Herman The Gate Nicolas Grabar and Jennifer Sage Greenwood Park Rob and Alice Griffiths Lara and Robert Gruber Alice Handy hatchmap, LLC Alexes Hazen and David Boyum Hootenanny Arts The Hudson Companies Incorporated Hungry Ghost Johnny Mack’s Bar & Grill Jugglebox JZ Real Estate Consulting Inc. Krupa Grocery KT Liquidations Clifford and Dorothy Lanier Chris and Shelly Lanning 30
Becky and Stephen Lewis Lion in the Sun Tod Lippy and David Hariton Maria Mackin and Declan Walsh Catie Marshall Diane and Adam Max Pamela and Joseph McCarthy W. Patrick McMullan and Rachel McPherson McMullan Jasmine and Roger Melzer Rich Micewicz Eva Mihovich The Movable Feast Nell and Chris Muldoon Music Together of Park Slope National Grid Cinderella Project The New School New York Methodist Hospital Janet and David Offensend Reggie and Simone Ollen Wendy Olsoff Lisa and Justin Pollock Powerhouse on 8th Steven Puleio Susan and Peter Restler Susan and William Rifkin Karen Rockey and Sam Collins Lawrence N. Rothbart, Attorney at Law Tim Sanford Santa Fe Grill Lisa Schultz Katherine Schwab Daniel Schwartz and Sophia Romero Gregory and Susan Shanklin Shire Village Camp Michael Siem and Audrey Walen Gaston Silva and Karen Dauler Slant/Fin Corp Small Planet Digital Jane M. Smith Alan and Melanie Stein Joseph and Diane Steinberg Sugarcane Talde Catherine Teegarden and Rick Supple Union Hall Varana Capital, LLC The Village Voice The V-Spot Restaurant Stephen A. Warnke and Susan Sommer John Weber and Anne Jennings White Bird Productions Andrew Wilson Windsor Wine Merchants Jason Yovanoff
$500 – 999 Jono Abrams and Elizabeth Linn Kerry Aguilar Wendy Aibel-Weiss and Larry Weiss Elizabeth Alsop and Tim Ronda Michael Amoroso Audrey and Joseph Anastasi Jai Imbrey Apfel Tyndall Arrasmith and Zachary Jasie Auster Agency John Avelli Helene Banks and Michael Cioffi Joel Barkow Marty and Mickey Baumrind Melissa Beck Alan and Leslie Beller Elizabeth Beller Vern Bergelin and Mary Ellen Ross Matthew Bialer and Lenora Lapidus Mark and Vanessa Bibby Russel James Blair and Lee Ambler Cantey Larry Blumenstyk and Holly Ledis Blumenstyk Alexandra Bocon and Patrick Morin Nancy and Anthony Bowe Adam Boxer Miko Branch Steven Brill Brooklyn Community Foundation Deborah Brown Iris A. Brown Deborah Buell and Charles Henry Michael J. Burke Deborah Buyer C & G Partners LLC Gregory and Cathy Campbell Klara Carames Timothy and Whitney Carr Katherine Chapman Daniel Cho Raymond Codrington and Allegra Kapovich Sage and Coombe Architects Lauren Cooperman Hesu Coue-Wilson Curtis Cravens and Martha Berry Heather and Jeffrey Damon Joseph DePrisco Maria Deutscher and Joel Siegel William and Susan Dowling Thomas Duffy and Moira Bailey James Dwoskin Sarah Edwards-Schmidt
John Ellis Hilary Evans Ralph Favilla Martin Feinman and Amy Cooney Jill Fiengo and Lael Schultz Alan H. and Judith R. Fishman Kathleen Fitzpatrick Aimee Fox Julie Freeman Alex Friedman and Erica Tennenbaum Thomas Gaito, Cheri Anderson, and Hank Gaito Kenneth and Mimi Garay Garment District Alliance Albert H. Garner and Annie Paulsen Benjamin and Rachel Geballe Marilyn Gelber and Robert Jacobson Ginny Gliedman Randi Gordon and Joseph Rosenberg Jason Greenberg and Delene Bromirski Robin Greenwald and Peter Ginsberg Henry and Karoly Gutman Keith Helmetag and Lauren Alexander David Herbstam and Karen Strassler Gloria Howard Amy Hughes Industry City Brenda and Jonathan Insull Ross Intelisano and Stacey Reiss J. Daniel Janzen Roxanne John George Johnson Laura Karetzky John Katinos Steven and Laura Katz EB Kelly and Josh Olken Coco Kim David Kim Randall and Janette Klein Benjamin Kliot Jenny Lamb Lisa and Harvey Lambert John Lavelle Eunju Lee Michael and Linda Leit Joel and Susan Leitner Patty and Bob Lenartz Raymond Levin and Eileen Shapiro Carol and Joel Levy Amy Lipton
Lawrence Littlefield and Jeanmarie Davis Mary Lowe Anne Marie Lubrano Alexandra MacCallum and Nick Fribourg Susan Macgregor-Scott Thomas and Carolina MacWright Jeffrey Madalena Andrew and Carrington Madden Jeffrey Marshall and Melisa Goldie G. B. & M. May Foundation Thomas and Jerri Mayer Virginia McEnerney James McGovern and Susan Shamoto Michael McMahon and Marie Weinmann Michael Miranda Paul and Dana Murphy Scott Sager and Sharon Nelles William Nonneman Jason Novatt Jeff Pachman ParenteBeard LLC Park Slope Civic Council Peter Parrella Sarah F. Parsons Alexandra and Felix Partow Gitte Peng L.E. Phillips Family Foundation Matthew Pilkington and Miranda Magnanini Peter Pillsbury Dan Porter Michael and Jamie Principe Proskauer Rose LLP Mark Prutsalis and Maria D’Albert Simon Raykher Carroll and Ted Reid Wendy Richmond Brenda Ritson Randi Roberts and Iven Walters Alexandra N. Robertson Lumi Rolley and Eric McClure Mary Sabbatino and David Wells David and Cynthia Sachs Connie and John Sargent Joshua Schipper Joseph Scott Howard and Shayna Sebold Sam and Karen Seymour Steven Shiffman and Hiromi Hirayama Scott Short and Lauren Borducci Carol Shuchman and Kendall Christiansen Tara Silberberg John and Helen Simonson
Basant and Pushplata Siroya Gunnar Sjursen and Kathryn Kercher Michael Skurnick Kale Smimmo Kate Smith Catrin Solis Kim Soule Rebecca Sroge Tom and Wendy Stephenson Mark Street Keith Stubblefield Walter Swett and Rebecca Hall Paul and Troi Swithers Richard Taber TC Human Capital Solutions, LLC TerraCRG Narcissa H. Titman Elizabeth Tompkins Richard Truta Amy Vennema and Brett Wettick Duncan Webb William Weber Jonathan and Jane Weld Melanie Wells Amelia and James Wilson Melissa Wohlgemuth Andrea Wolfe and Kirk Lipsey Mandy Wynn Barbara and Michael Zimmerman Jeffrey Zoldan and Jennifer Brilliant
This list includes gifts made between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. We are grateful to all of BRIC’s supporters. This list recognizes contributions of $500 or more. Every effort was made to ensure its accuracy; if you should find an error or omission, please contact Jilian Gersten, Vice President, Development, at 718.683.5630.
2013 / 2014 FINANCIALS UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED
ASSETS TOTAL
INCOME Contributions Government and Other Grants Program Service Revenues Interest and Dividends
$2,514,935 $764,968 $1,608,237 $187,598
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES & SUPPORT
$5,075,738
$7,471,755 $7,471,755
$2,514,935 $764,968 $9,079,992 $187,598 $12,547,493
Cash & Cash Equivalents
$3,987,713
Investments
$6,398,191
Government an Other Receivables
$2,332,034
Contributions Receivable
$63,712
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
$898,000
Net Fixed Assets
$15,749,110
TOTAL ASSETS
EXPENSES Program Expenses Media Contemporary Arts Performing Arts Interdisciplinary & Opening Week
$4,419,396 $634,792 $3,017,556 $385,307
Support Services Management and General Fund Raising TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Non-operating Revenue (Expense) Other Grants Unrealized Gain on Investments Depreciation Expense Miscellaneous Net Assets Released from Restrictions CHANGE IN NET ASSETS NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR
$4,419,396 $634,792 $3,017,556 $385,307
$1,701,125 $313,402
$1,701,125 $313,402
$10,471,578
$10,471,578
($5,395,840)
$7,471,755
$2,075,915
$29,428,760
LIABILITIES Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Deferred Revenue Accrued Vacation
$205,311
Total Liabilities
$2,204,817
NET ASSETS Unrestricted: Operating
$11,278,433
Board Designated Fund
$1,685,190
Total Unrestricted $2,879,831 $755,835 ($932,518) ($76,789) $5,895,975
$500,000
($5,895,975)
$3,379,831 $755,835 ($932,518) ($76,789) $0
$3,126,494
$2,075,780
$5,202,274
$9,837,129
$12,184,540
$22,021,669
$12,963,623
$14,260,320
$27,223,943
$401,639 $1,597,867
$12,963,623
Temporarily Restricted
$14,260,320
Total Net Assets
$27,223,943
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
$29,428,760
OPERATING INCOME $12,547,493
OPERATING EXPENSES $11,404,096
• 72% PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE • 20% INDIVIDUAL/BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS • 6% GOVERNMENT & FOUNDATION GRANTS • 1% INTEREST & DIVIDENDS
• 79% PROGRAM EXPENSES • 15% MANAGEMENT & GENERAL EXPENSES • 3% FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
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BACK COVER PHOTO: JACKIE CHANG | FRONT COVER PHOTO: DAVID ANDRAKO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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