LETTERS/NUMBERS
Friends —Those of you who have been members of the Browning community for as long as my family has know it was a long time coming and a few false starts before we triumphed over tough New York City odds to find a building and location large enough and in close enough proximity to our existing schoolhouse to create a suitable Upper School for our boys.
Well, we have finally secured a wonderful facility at 337 East 64th Street which gives us the “room to grow”—the theme of this Annual Report of Giving—to secure our mission of educating men of honesty, dignity, curiosity, and purpose in our ever more complicated world. (As the song goes, “if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.”)
I would be remiss in not giving a shout out to three members of the Board of Trustees without whose extraordinary dedication and skills we would not have been able to secure our new home: Thank you, Phil Hofmann P’20, ’24, Jerry Pi ’95, P’32, and Andrew Vogel P’28.
Head of School John Botti’s letter that follows outlines much of what an expanded Upper School will do to enhance the academic and co-curricular experience for our boys in all three divisions, including the Lower and Middle Schools.
Moving the oldest boys to a new facility will not only give them “room of their own,” but also free up space on East 62nd Street for the younger boys, who will, in addition, benefit from a myriad of new multi-purpose spaces only a five to ten minute walk away (depending on how long your legs are).
And now I must thank all of you for your generosity. Without it we could not be able to offer our students and faculty the resources and tools needed to inspire intellectual and personal growth.
As we move this autumn into the public phases of Building Our Future: A Comprehensive Campaign to Advance Browning’s Mission we will be calling on everyone for support: for new and renovated facilities, expanded approaches to pedagogy and wellness, financial aid to increase access to a Browning education for the most deserving students, as well as continued unrestricted support through the Annual Fund. Please be as generous as you can. Our future depends on it.
Members of the Browning Community —After being constricted in so many ways over the last two and a half pandemic-ridden years, I am beyond thrilled to enhance the delivery of our mission by reimagining the historic building at 337 East 64th Street as Browning’s state-of-the art Upper School.
The new classrooms will contain the most innovative technology; the new STEAM labs, the most novel equipment. Expanded community spaces will allow, for the first time, assemblies of the entire student body and faculty on our own campus, more professional dramatic presentations, as well as a plethora of comfortable and informal gathering spots, including some that are outdoors. A regulation-sized gymnasium with ample spectator seating will put Browning on equal footing with our peer schools. All of this means expanded course offerings, interpersonal connections, and opportunities to explore—i.e., “room to grow.”
Browning is committed to remaining a warm and friendly place where each and every student is known and loved as an individual. At the same time, the new building will give us the opportunity to increase enrollment from 400 to 500 students
(still an intimate size for a K–12 school). The expansion will start in the middle grades, where enrollment demand has long been robust, and then move into the upper grades. This will allow us to boost the number of electives and co-curricular opportunities we can offer, as well as amplify possibilities for new and more diverse friendships as our class size increases from 30–45 boys in grades six through 12.
Now that demolition is underway on East 64th Street, I am eager to start rebuilding and augmenting offerings for our students. I am also excited that it will allow us to send more Browning boys out into the world as courageous and compassionate examples of “Today’s Boys, Tomorrow’s Men.”
Your support is a vote of confidence as Browning enters our 135th year of providing boys with a meaningful education suited to their great expectations and unlimited aspirations.
Thank you.
Minds to Expand →
Our proposed expansion at East 64th Street will give Browning the space to increase enrollment by 20%, while augmenting programming in all three divisions.
The transformative expansion of the School’s physical campus and programming is critical to attracting a broader applicant pool. This campaign enables us to offer more boys the experience and benefit of a Browning education, one based on honesty, curiosity, dignity and purpose.
DONORS
Donors by Giving Category
Henry Luce III ’42 Fellow ($50,000 and above)
Anonymous (6)
Erica Berthou and Nazmi Oztanir
Stephanie and Stephen Hessler
Terri and John Liftin
Elizabeth and Richard Miller
Steven Richman and Jodi J. Schwartz
Rachel and Martin Small
Matthew Solum and Sara B. Zablotney
Valda M. Witt
Charles W. Cook ’38 Circle ($25,000 to $49,999)
Eliza and John Botti
The Edward E. Ford Foundation
Elizabeth and David Granville-Smith
Jerry C. Pi ’95 and Grace Wu
Dorothy and Robert Scarborough, III
Vèronique and Andrew Vogel
1888 Society ($15,000 to $24,999)
Talal Alsaud and Aseil Alshehail
Jason Bazar and Dee Ann Dorsey
Maegan and Owen Boger
Sonja and David Castle
Lisa and Jeffrey Clyde
Matthew M. Greitzer and Kimberly A. Driessen
Merve and Kagan Gursel
Sam Lehr and Lisa C. Fishman
Maria and Peter Norley
Maria and David Rappa
Margie and Gregory Tan
Dan C. Turrentine and Celeste Mellet
Kenneth Wallach and Carrie Guillory
Mimi and Robert Basso
Steven L. Rachmuth ’10
Second Century League
($5,000 to $9,999)
Amy and James Baker
Nisha and Nishant Berlia
Christian Berthelsen and Mary Beth Maloney
Jordana and Justin Blitz ’96
George E. Brown ’66
Seth M. Campbell ’02
Sally and Stephen M. Clement, III
Kirsten and Mark Cunha
The Dyson Foundation
Joyce and John FitzSimons
Melanie and Jordan Fowler
Nadia and John Gagnier
Andrew L. Gelb ’88
George W. and Lolita D. Kern
Educational Assistance Fund
Joyce and Robert Giuffra, Jr.
Nandita and John Glazer
Celeste A. Guth and Karl Westman
Jennifer and John Hale
Clare and Blake Hallinan
Barbara and Peter Hearst
Alexander Hecker and Katja Barberi
Lauren and Scott Henkin
Eva R. Hoard
Erica and Jack Howard-Potter
Soledad and Federico Infantino
Atoosa and Martin Kremenstein
Carolyn and Matt Lamphier
Andrea and Jeffrey Landes ’83
Brian Rance and Melinda Harris
Sandra and Carl Salas
Mary and Gil Santamarina
Sebnem and Adil Sener
Laura and Andrew Slabin
Aimee B. Smith
Vinder S. Sokhi and Rita V. Hoard
Richard J. Sullivan and Noelle Savarese
Jane and Scott Sussman
Fabiana and Marcelo Takieddine
Ashley and Alexander von Perfall
Christina and Lawrence Wee
Melanie and Andrew Wright
Grytte Guild ($2,500 to $4,999)
Anonymous (3)
Patricia and Vinicius Artacho
Andrew R. Berg and Margherita Musollino
Ana Gabriela and Frederick Betz
Tamarah and Yuri Brodsky
The Capital Group Companies
Charitable Foundation
John A. Ciolek and Lisa A. Mandl
Chris Coffey ’98
Richard T. Colasuonno and Ludmila Skulkina
Nathalie and Andrew Dean
Antonio L. Del Valle and Susan Y. Lin
Pooja and Baskar Iyer
Agnes and Brian Kelly
Jennifer Kent
Patrick H. Kumm and Sumi W. Kang
Elizabeth and Andrew Littlejohn
Chuang Liu and Wenge Fan
Marjan and Kunal Malhotra
Evan S. Malik
David J. McCormack and Kate Durling
Siddharth Mehra and Sharmila Tandon
Robert Model ’62
Moody’s Foundation
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Stuart A. Orenstein ’00
Guilherme Paiva and Andrea Teixeira
Vladimir Parizhsky and Anna Kremer
Raul Pineda and Mayalen Uribe
Amelia and Harry Raftopoulos
Perry Rotella and Gina Okum
Emilie and Paul Salama-Caro
Eve and Jonathan Schenk
Stephen Sigworth
Alka and Ajay Singh
Ilysa and David Steinberg
Michele and Eric Streck
Matthew S. Symon and Maya Grant
Zibby and W. James Tozer
Marco Bianchi and Margherita Bilenchi
Evan M. Blumenthal ’13
BNY Mellon Corporation’s Community Partnership
John T. Bodie ’74
Bryan P. Boisi ’00
Carmen and Jerome Brown
George Cabrera, III ’98 and Tatiana Cordoba
Mabel and Newton Campbell
Veronica and John Campbell
Alejandro S. Carrillo and Wenmei Yu
Steven W. Chao and Cheryl A. Goss
Diane M. Coffey
Kerrie and Christopher Cohen
Dennis M. Coleman ’72
Sandy and Pierre Debbas
Priti and Vikram Dewan
Deepali and Ravi Dhingra
Alexander A. Drummond and Helene Potier
Nirva and David Ekizian
Lisa and Harry Elson
Mara and Brian Feil
H. Harrison Fields ’11
Blair M. Flicker
Sarah and Eric Frayer ’97
Hull P. Fulweiler ’72
Veronika and Michael Gabriel
Ruth Garcia
Robert B. Gimbel ’57
Goldman Sachs & Company
Allan L. Gropper and Carolyn Warner
Feng Guo and Kate Sun
William H. Gussman, Jr. and Ogniana H. Todorova-Gussman
Susan and Peter Harkins
Edward A. Hartzog and Nalika Nanayakkara
Timothy Haskin and Atoussa Hamzavi Haskin
Marilyn and R. Thomas Herman ’64
Jordan Hoffner ’87
Benjamin R. Howe
Intercontinental Exchange
Dan Ionescu and Caroline von Reitzenstein
Christopher R. Jennings ’99
Jamie and Christopher Joseph
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Jennifer and Richard Kang
Parisa and Barbaros Karaahmet
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Matching Contributions Program
Libby Knerr
Arpanraj Kothari and Adriana Orozco
Ruth and Robert Lefkowitz
John A. Browning Benefactor
($10,000 to $14,999)
Anonymous (1)
Sherif T. Assef and Rema Serafi
Catherine and S. Ward Atterbury
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Cheyne and Michael Beys ’89
BlackRock Matching Gifts Program
Hayley Broadbent
Mitchell Bunnell and Alicia Nevarez-Bunnell
Shirley and Neil Choi
Lance Chudnow
Joy and Dhairyasheel Deshmukh
Jennifer and Stephen Dunn
Susan and Stuart Ellman
Joseph A. Fabrizi
Myra and Art Ferreri
Corrine and Robert Glass
Hadley and Christopher Hartmann
Joy and Eric Matejevich
Fergus J. McCormick and Lauren C. Pearle
Sarah and Douglas McGee
David R. Messinger and Connie L. Jordan
Joe G. Metzger ’02
Steven B. Michaelson and Judy A. Capano-Michaelson
Gary Millin and Lainie Hurst
Anastasia T. Milonas
Rebecca Mai and David Mitnick
Michael Mittelmann ’49
Wendy and J Mocco
Junghwan Moon and Sunmi Lee
Michelle Y. Moosally
New York Life Foundation
Adele and Sanford Pelz ’71
The PIMCO Foundation
Sanjay Puri and Jennifer Radin
Ian M. Rankowitz ’11
Andrew Regier
Meaghan and Juan Reyes, III ’86
Scott Richman ’00
Gabi and Bret Richter
Richard S. Rudick ’57
Teresa and Ned Russell
Shanda and Aaron Sato
Steven G. Schott ’72
Glenn K. Shapiro and Nicolette C. Wan
Alexa and Eric Shea
Vivien and Kevin Song
Mark D. Spitzer
Philip E. Stieg
Swiss Re Group
UBS Matching Gift Program
UnitedHealth Group
The Walt Disney Company
Bo Wang and Bianca Chen
Kelly and Andrew West ’92
Vance Wilson
Myles F. Wolfe, III and Nandini J. D’Souza Wolfe
Paul Yee and Manuela Hapin
Nicholas S. Zoullas ’55 † and Susan H. Bates
Elizabeth and Michael Zuppone
Sponsor Alliance ($500 to $999)
Anonymous (6)
Scott S. Balber
Lee and Paul Belsky
Scott Bennett ’87
Rosalie and Ben Berman ’93
BNP Paribas
Ankur Bohra and Shruti Dubey
George H. Boothby ’70
David Bradley ’65
D. Winchester Brown, III ’98
John P. Callaway ’84
Anthony B. Caputo and Mia Dell’Osso-Caputo
Philip A. Hofmann
Yuki and Tomoyuki Izumi
Laurence F. Klurfeld and Joele Frank
Jennifer and Jay Kurani
Viktor Okasmaa and Sandrine A. Cousquer-Okasmaa
Phyllis Rachmuth
Samieh and Carolina Rizk
Scott R. Ross and Lana Lewin-Ross
Miguel I. Sagarna and Stephanie A. Vallillo
Mackenzie and Ian Sandler
Daniel Sigg and Ellen Stafford-Sigg
Tatiana and Vladimir Vasilyev
Gary C. Wendt
Liv and Richard DeRose
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Amy and Adam Downey
Jack R. Dunleavy and Kathleen H.J. Leibfried
John V. Fischetti and Deborah Deaver
Rashid Garbadawala
Sandra and Herbert Greenwald
Cassandra and John Hutzler ’86
Hermani and Rahul Jadhav
Aristodimos Kavour and Giovanna Dukcevich
Yingxin and Ryan Levine
Nina and Neil Lieberman
George W. Liebmann ’57
Bobbi Mark
Marie and William Matz
Molly A. McEneny
McKinsey & Company Matching
Gift Program
Jason R. Miller ’92
Nader Mobargha ’91
Neuberger Berman LLC
Kinjal and Gerald Nicholls
Samer Nsouli
Jessica Oliver and Winston C. Tom
Kathleen and Jason Oliver
Grant W. ’97 and Katherine Palmer
Manish S. Parikh and Nicole M. Hindman
Carol and Nick Paumgarten
Keisha and Jimmy Peters
Charles J. Plohn, Jr. ’62
Julia and Marc Prisco
Othon A. Prounis ’79
Matthew M. Riccardi and Alexia Breuvart-Riccardi
Michael Rona and Caroline Abramo
Katherine and Dustin Rubenstein
Ranju and Hareram Sadhwani
Andrew B. Sandberg ’01
Graig J. Springer ’98
Brita and Phillip Stimpson
Monica and Jeffrey Storch
John H. Straus ’64
Monica and Sean Sullivan
Soo Mi Thompson and Andrew M. Fichte
Alexander H. Tisch ’96
Scott J. Uffner ’04
Caroline and Auke van Scheltinga
Philip N.A. van Scheltinga ’14
Melinda and Andrew Wimpfheimer ’75
Linden and Scott Wise
Albert Wu
Arthur Yee and Flavia Golden
Alan O. Yorke and Megan B. Ryan
H. Kenneth Metz and
A. Forrest King
Sofia Milonas
Aashish Mohan and Ravina Advani
Izabela and Jaroslaw Morawiec
Harout I. Nalbandian and
Erin K. Hagopian-Nalbandian
Lauren and Stephen Palmese
Eugene M. Prentice, IV ’03
Jill and Baz Preston
Arnab Dey and Piu Banerjee
Yvonne and Patrick Doherty
Peri and Brant Duber
Jamie and Eric Foran
Adaline H. Frelinghuysen
Lea and Brian Hellmann
Jani A. Holmborg and Heidy Rodriguez-Holmborg
Michael J. Hutzler ’83
Angelique and David Trapani
Kim and Craig Weiner
Ryan Whalen and Gillian Tullman
Third Century Association
($1,000 to $2,499)
Anonymous (6)
John B. Adams
American International Group, Inc.
Susan and Thomas Barr
Martin H. Levenglick and Elaine F. Stein
Noelle and Jason Lilien
Liam Lis ’20
Stephanie and James Loeffler
Thomas E. Lovejoy ’59 †
Shahram Majidi and Negin Shafizadeh
Melanie Marino
Jose L. Martinez
Norman B. Champ, III and Sally A. Shreeves
CME Group
Kay and Gary Cohen
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Dominick A. Conde and Theresa M. Ward
Stephen Corrick and Gabrielle Ducsay
Direxa D. Dearie
Red Door Supporter (Up to $500)
Anonymous (27)
Hass Abdul-Karim
Julia Abdurahman
Jan Abernathy
Matthew P. Fuller and Marina Ahn-Fuller
Anik A. Akhund ’10
MD Aktaruzzaman and Shahana Y. Dipa
Many members of the Browning School community support the Annual Fund at the Benefactor donor levels. We are grateful to them for their exceptional generosity.Music class in the current “Cook Room”, circa 1930s
Potential to Discover
A top-to-bottom renovation of a building at 337 East 64th Street will add approximately 48,000 square feet to Browning’s facilities, affording faculty and students in both schoolhouses more opportunities for collaboration and inspiration.
We are able to advance Browning’s long legacy of academic excellence by offering our teachers and boys the necessary resources, tools, and space to pursue innovative discovery, individually and with faculty and classmates.
Space toThrive
The 64th Street building will add 18 Upper School classrooms and labs, a regulationsized gymnasium, and other creative spaces to accommodate a myriad of artistic events and community gatherings. It will also allow Browning to increase enrollment to 45 students in Grades 6 through 12 and reimagine spaces at 62nd Street for our younger students.
Talent to Cultivate
An expanded home incorporating outdoor space as well as cutting-edge technology will provide significant opportunities to enhance the curriculum, stimulating the intellectual aspirations of our boys and the pedagogical skills of our faculty.
Enabling Browning boys to fully-realize their academic and extra-curricular potential, while embracing a healthy, empathic definition of masculinity, is key to our mission.
Sportsmanship to Foster →
The addition of a regulation-sized gymnasium recognizes the value and importance of movement, competition, and teamwork.
Physical activity is intertwined with intellectual and emotional growth. Increasing Browning’s athletic spaces gives our boys opportunities to strengthen their bodies, while fostering the benefits of sportsmanship and integrity.
DONORS
Volunteers
ANNUAL FUND PARENT COMMITTEE
Trustee Chair Elizabeth G. Miller P ’22
Committee
Sherif Assef P ’23, ’29
Frederick Betz P ’31, ’33
Jordana Blitz P ’30
Hayley Broadbent P ’29
Jeffrey A. Clyde P ’22
Chris Cohen P ’27
Kerrie Cohen P ’27
Antonio del Rosario P ’27
Clare Hallinan P ’31
Erica B. Howard-Potter P ’32
Jamie Joseph P ’34
Hari Krishnaswami P ’27
Carolyn Lamphier P ’24, ’27
Kathleen Leibfried P ’33
Nina Lieberman P ’28
Elizabeth Littlejohn P ’28
Steve Long P ’23
Aashish Mohan P ’29
Jill Preston P ’28
Sandra Salas P ’23
Jodi J. Schwartz P ’22
Sebnem Sener P ’30, ’33
Sarah Wendt P ’26
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP
Stuart A. Orenstein ’00
President
Nicholas S. Versandi ’01
Vice President
Edward D. Kent ’02
Secretary
Steven L. Rachmuth ’10
Treasurer
Alumni Council
Justin M. Blitz ’96
Christopher G. Brandt ’09
V. Marc Cali, III ’89
John C. Dearie ’99
John W. Hadden, II ’87
John E. Hutzler ’86
Christopher R. Jennings ’99
Edward D. Kent ’02
Harrison U. Messer ’12
Joe G. Metzger ’02
Nader Mobargha ’91
John Moran ’97
Stuart A. Orenstein ’00
Steven L. Rachmuth ’10
Juan D. Reyes, III ’86
Andrew B. Sandberg ’01
Steven G. Schott ’72
Graig J. Springer ’98
Nicholas S. Versandi ’01
Andrew West ’92
PARENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS
Leadership
Maria Rappa
President
Kinjal Nicholls
First Vice President
Clare Hallinan
Second Vice President
Raquel Wexler
Parent Equity Council
Class Representatives
Kindergarten
Aseil Alshehail
Nathalie Dean
Mara Feil
1st Grade
Ana Gabriela Betz
Maeva Colman
2nd Grade
Min Bryant
Grace Wu
3rd Grade
Atoosa Kremenstein
Sarah H. McGee
4th Grade
Ruth Garcia
Kayla M. Lindquist
5th Grade
Nadia Gagnier
Deice Merino
6th Grade
Candy Briell
Lanie Hurst
7th Grade
Amy Daley
Nazmi Oztanir
8th Grade
Amie B. Hadden
Helene Potier
John A. Browning Society
9th Grade
Rosalie Berman
Leigh S. Goldman
Feng Guo
10th Grade
Alice E. Keimweiss
Dara Theodore
11th Grade
Jennifer K. Hale
Keisha Peters
12th Grade
Deborah Deaver
Noelle Savarese
Aimee B. Smith
Committee Chairs
Book Fair
Mary Beth Maloney
Monica Storch
Browningdales
Kinjal Nicholls
MSK Toy Drive
Margie Tan
ADMISSION VOLUNTEERS
Sonja Castle
Yvonne Doherty
Kayla M. Lindquist
Sarah H. McGee
Monica Storch
Monica Sullivan
Oluwatomi Talabi
Nandini J. D’Souza Wolfe
We recognize and honor these donors who have included Browning in their estate planning through bequests or other deferred gifts.
William S. Barnes ’36 †
Godfrey C. Bloch ’63
Gillette M. Brown †
Anna E. Crouse †
R. Neville Davis, Jr. ’50 †
Thomas C. Dillenberg ’55
John Elliott, Jr. ’38 †
Natalie J. Gardner †
Brett Gladstone ’75
Christopher S. Gray ’68 †
Allan L. Gropper and Carolyn Warner
R. Thomas Herman ’64
Cassandra and John Hutzler ’86
Lois † and Joel Hutzler, Jr.
Lesline and Robert Johnson
Melvina Johnson
Richard W. Jones ’57 †
Barbara and Louis Katsos
Nancy † and Peter † Kurzman ’49
Peter P. Luce ’47
Vera Majerski
Benjamin S. Melting ’00
R. Alan Melting and Elizabeth G. Miller
Kenton Morris ’65 †
John F. Place ’39 †
Pamela and K. Deane Reade, Jr.
Stephen A. Ruddy, III ’45
John G. Russell ’46 †
Steven I. Saslow and Althea L. Duersten-Saslow
Roger M.L. Schmitt ’70
Gracie and William Steinberg
Rosalie Van Cleef
William H. Wainwright ’41 †
Katherine and Sam Weinhoff
All gifts received after June 30, 2022, will be reported in the 2022–2023 Report of Giving. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. If you find an error or omission, please accept our apologies and inform the Office of Institutional Advancement at 646 844 2608 or kmoreno-cruz@browning.edu.
2022–2023 Board of Trustees
Valda M. Witt, President
Alka K. Singh, Vice President
Andrew E. Vogel, Vice President
Jeffrey M. Landes ’83, Secretary
Raul Pineda, Treasurer
John Botti, Head of School
Kinjal Nicholls, President, Parents Association
Clare Hallinan, Vice President, Parents Association
Stuart A. Orenstein ’00, President, Alumni Association
Mimi Basso
Hayley Broadbent
Sandra Buergi
George Cabrera, III ’98
Sandrine A. Cousquer-Okasmaa
Nathaniel X. Garcia ’06
Stephanie H. Hessler
Federico Infantino
John M. Liftin
Elizabeth G. Miller
James S. Chanos, Honorary Trustee
Stuart J. Ellman, Honorary Trustee
Allan L. Gropper, Honorary Trustee
J Mocco Nazmi Oztanir
Jerry C. Pi ’95
Ian J. Sandler
Jodi J. Schwartz
Martin Small
Graig J. Springer ’98
Vance Wilson
Sara B. Zablotney
Office of Institutional Advancement
Bobbi Mark Chief Advancement Officer
Julie DeSarbo Director of Alumni Affairs and Special Events
Krizia Moreno-Cruz
Manager of Advancement Services
Francesca Ryan Director of Major Gifts
Soo Mi Thompson
Senior Director of Annual Giving
Time to Engage
Compelling architecture increases engagement and creativity and stimulates excitement and conversation.
A new home for our community will generate a greater sense of belonging and increase the time we spend enjoying and exploring one another’s company, complexity, and ability to expand our humanity.
Room
Thanks to the enthusiastic commitment of Browning donors, we raised $1,957,606 for the 2021–2022 Annual Fund and, as of June 30, 2022, over $18,000,000 in gifts and pledges toward the School’s Building Our Future Comprehensive Campaign. With the support of the entire Browning community, our goal is to conclude the Campaign on June 30, 2027 having collected over $50,000,000, including eight years of giving to the Annual Fund. Thank you in advance for helping us fulfill our mission and sustain the financial strength of the School.
to grow, spaces to thrive, minds to expand, talents to cultivate, and time to engage–none of these would be possible without your generosity.