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JOU RNAL Winter 2017
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Middle School Puts a Twist on Othello
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Head of School Vinny Dotoli and trustees with the Class of 2016 at their graduation in June 2
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From the Head of School Fourteen years ago, a group gathered to try a crazy idea. We were from different walks of life – educators, business people, philanthropists, parents, and community leaders. But we all understood the same problem, and we all imagined we just might be able to solve it. Bright students from low-income communities were slipping through the cracks of an education system focused on the extreme ends of the achievement spectrum. In New York City we have programs for students already testing in the 99th percentile, or students who are failing. So what happens to promising low-income kids without the resources to reach their potential? By the time college rolls around, only 14% of the students at the top 160 colleges come from the bottom half of the income distribution. This is where Harlem Academy has stepped in. We are raising the ceiling for promising, low-income children. We give them the preparation they need to compete at the best schools in the nation. Now they are conquering college, too. In this issue, I am proud to share an interview with one of our first alumni, who just started her freshman year at the University of Rochester. Our entire first graduating class finished high school in four years, and 92% are already enrolled in fouryear colleges. They, and all of the alumni coming up behind them are the proof – the dream wasn’t so crazy. As always, I welcome your questions and comments. Please feel free to email me at vdotoli@harlemacademy.org.
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Yarelis, Taneyah, and Alvin at Exeter last summer. 27 Harlem Academy students were awarded academic or character-based scholarships to attend summer programs. Some focused on academics at elite schools including Exeter, Vassar, and Yale, while others attended traditional New England summer camps. 4
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Inside Harlem Academy
2015 -16 annual report
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18 Who We Serve 19 Realizing Potential 20 Where Are Alumni Now?
Out of the Textbook, into a Splint Sharing Model Programs College Bound: Catching up with Tara Eagan ‘12
11 So What Is a LASA? 12 Middle School Puts a Twist on Othello 14 In Conversation: LaShonda Davis, Lower School Director
16 New Teachers and Staff 17 Board Transitions
(5 year results)
22 Partnering With Families 24 2015-16 Financial Performance 26 Capital Campaign Donors 26 2015-16 Annual Fund Donors
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Out of the Textbook, into a Splint Should you find yourself stranded on a desert island choking on a coconut, or lost deep in the woods with a gash in your leg, you’d better hope that you’re with Harlem Academy students. “Our human biology curriculum pushes them far beyond a typical middle school course with engagement around anatomy and physiology,” says science teacher Meredith Philbin. “Most students don’t see this until high school or college.”
A semester-long emergency medicine unit brings the terminology to life and provides a real-world application. Middle school students study protocols for city and wilderness environments and practice executing them in weekly rescue scenarios. “Last week, we learned how to treat a bloody wound,” says Caden, an eighth grader. “Clean it and apply direct pressure first. Elevate the wound and keep the pressure as you apply a bandage. Then, only if it really keeps
“You never know when a lesson might spark a career.” — Allison Duarte, Founding Middle School Science Teacher
bleeding, apply a tourniquet as a last resort.” Caden can also tell you when and how to use CPR, what to do if someone is in shock, and how to splint a fracture. “The unit engages each student differently, drawing out their strengths and interests,” says Ms. Philbin. “The kids who are into acting love playing the patient. The leaders like to take charge. We also have a lot of students attending wilderness camps in the summer, so they become more confident about navigating that world.” This program was first developed by middle school science teacher Allison Duarte in 2012. “A key goal has been to bring doctors and scientists into our classroom to show students potential role models,” says Ms. Duarte. “You never know when a lesson might spark a career.” “This is what happens when you make room for innovation,” says Head of School Vinny Dotoli. “If a teacher is excited to try something not already in the curriculum, we always take a look. We’re very intentional, asking ourselves how it will move the mission forward and connect to our educational philosophy, particularly related to skill development. If the answers are there, we run a pilot, track performance, and build on what we learn. It’s a big part of what makes Harlem Academy such an exciting place to teach and learn.”
Eighth Graders Kyle and Misa practice emergency medicine skills.
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Special thanks to the Harry Winston Hope Foundation, lead sponsor of Harlem Academy’s middle school science program. Thank you also to Con Edison for their ongoing support of our students’ science and technology education.
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Sharing Model Programs Two magazines recently accepted articles for publication that demonstrate Harlem Academy’s emergence as a model program within the education community. • The AMLE Magazine for the Association for Middle Level Educators is publishing an article by history teacher Sean Robertson that highlights Harlem Academy’s use of primary documents as a best practice for exploring U.S. history. • Principal Leadership, a magazine for school leaders, is publishing an article by head of school Vinny Dotoli focused on our morning coffee program as a powerful lever for meaningful collaboration with families.
As an independent school, Harlem Academy is positioned to develop and test innovative programming. It’s a role we embrace. We are constantly working to develop the best programming to support our students. Ideas to strengthen the curriculum go through rigorous testing and must demonstrate that they strengthen student skills and performance. When we prove they’re successful, we are intentional about sharing what we’ve learned with the broader education community. These articles will reach a combined circulation of more than 50,000 educators, underscoring the growing impact we are having on schools and children across the country.
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College Bound: Catching up with Tara Eagan ‘12 On getting out of her comfort zone and finding her stride.
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Harlem Academy’s first graduating class started college this year. Eager to see how our pioneering alumni were doing, we caught up with Tara Eagan at the University of Rochester. Tara Eagan grew up in the South Bronx, and through fifth grade, attended a local charter school where she was at the top of her class. One day, the principal called Tara’s mom in to talk about finding an accelerated program that could better challenge her. That’s when they learned about Harlem Academy. Tara joined the class of 2012 – Harlem Academy’s first cohort of graduates. Like most Harlem Academy students, Tara showed impressive academic growth, gaining 15 percentile points on standardized tests over three years. By the time she graduated, she was at the 92nd percentile nationwide, respected by her teachers and peers for her focus and hard work. No one was surprised when she earned a scholarship to Grace Church School in eighth grade. Four years later, as she packed her bags for the University of Rochester, we asked her to tell us about her journey. The conversation centered on building confidence through accepting help and being open to new experiences.
“Jumping from Harlem Academy to Grace, it was different,” said Tara. “Harlem Academy was very socioeconomically diverse, racially diverse, religiously diverse, culturally diverse. When I came [to Grace], I wondered if I deserved to be there because I was just so different. I thought because I didn’t have as much money as everybody else, maybe I shouldn’t be there.” That self-doubt held Tara back at first. But Tara’s advisor at Grace Church School worked closely with Tara’s family and Harlem Academy to help her work through her fears. Soon, she picked up her grades and forged meaningful friendships. Ultimately, she came through stronger and more confident than before, and was grateful that she was able work through that experience in a safe, nurturing environment like Grace Church School. “I promised that I would never do that to myself again,” she said. “I’m glad I came [to Grace], because now that I’m going to college – yes, it’s on a bigger scale, but I can go in with the attitude that I deserve to be there.” Tara hopes that other students coming up behind her understand how valuable the lines of the Harlem Academy creed really are. “A lot of the students at HA are like me – they’re the first people to go to college in their families. This is when you really, really have to ask for help.” “I don’t want any students to feel like they don’t belong at university – like they didn’t work hard to get there. I learned this at Grace: wealth does not equal worth. You deserve to be here just as much as the person who’s paying full tuition.”
I seek help when I need it.
This line from the Harlem Academy creed was one of the core things Tara talks about internalizing as she moved on to high school. Grace Church School was a great place for her, but she faced her share of challenges, too. It quickly became clear that she would need to embrace her support networks if she was going to make the best of the opportunities ahead.
“Between Harlem Academy and Grace Church, she has so many people watching out for her. She needs to be so grateful for all these amazing people who really care about her and helped her to get where she is.” — Tasha, mom of Tara Eagan
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Taking Initiative and Trying New Things
In addition to seeking out support, Tara talked a lot about the importance of taking initiative and getting outside of her comfort zone. “You just have to try things, because it may work, it may not. Your experience may not be mine. But most of the time it can, and you can meet amazing people through that.” “Coming to Grace, I wasn’t sure I was the writer type, but creative writing turned out to be one of my favorite classes here. And it’s something you bond over with other people. Look at each other’s writing, edit it, and be like, ‘I just love your writing – you express so much here’. Something like that can create the tightest bond between you and another person.” She tried modern dance at Grace, too, and despite being one of the only students who had never had dance lessons, ended up loving it.
“I didn’t know how to point my toes; I didn’t know what a plié was until I got there. But it didn’t matter if I was the best at it; it just really helped me let everything go when I was in the dance studio.” So What’s Next?
Armed with practiced resilience and a positive approach to new experiences, Tara is ready to take on college. She is planning to major in political science. “Ever since middle school, I’ve loved talking about politics. The political parties – where they stem from, and comparative politics with different cultures and countries… All of those things really interest me.” “I’m thinking about minoring in African-American Studies, too, based off my Harlem Academy history class with Mr. Roberston,” said Tara. “It was my first class about civil rights, and it made me happy to be learning about myself – about my history and why I’m here. It pushed me to want to do more in college.” And in her free time, Tara is motivated to get involved with campus initiatives, like the Student Organization for Caribbean Awareness, as well as continuing to pursue dance and creative writing. We asked her if she would come back to this year’s annual Harlem Academy Alumni Holiday Party to share everything that she’s learned, she smiled widely. “Oh definitely! I loved doing that last year. I was happy that I was able to tell them a lot about my experience, because a lot of them are going to go through similar things. I’ll definitely come back.”
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of Harlem Academy’s first graduating class finished high school on time, and 92% are already enrolled in four year colleges Tara with her mother at her Grace Church School graduation in 2016.
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So What Is a LASA? Harlem Academy students know how to make an argument. Starting in sixth grade, they learn to identify the point they want to make and to articulate it clearly.
The result is that Harlem Academy graduates leave with a critical tool that helps them succeed in secondary school, not just in English, but other subjects, as well.
“Ms. Wood's LASA structure helped me write great argumentative essays and get high grades in my written homework. Even in history, I was ahead of my class.”
The foundation for this is a technique taught in our middle school English program called “Literary Analysis Short Answer” (LASA).
“The sky’s the limit,” says Ms. Wood. “Graduates come back to me all the time saying, ‘I use it in Religion, I use it in History, I use it in Latin.’ Whatever they are writing – if they are making an argument, this structure and discipline works.”
When our graduates tell us something is working for them, we listen. Not only are we reinforcing this technique across our own curriculum, but Ms. Wood is turning her personal approach into a sharable resource that other educators can bring into their classrooms. Watch for that in the “For Educators” section of our website (and check out other resources that are already available).
“This is an incredibly useful skill,” says English teacher Whitney Wood. “It’s a concrete method that kids can use to make a focused and arguable point around a piece of text. We start in sixth grade with simple, short-form arguments. We keep building on this with more complicated and longerform work, all the way through eighth grade.”
Each June, we survey our alumni, and ask them about how they are doing in high school, their preparation, and their challenges. And each June, comments about LASA show up again and again, like this one from Jose Mencia ’13:
7th Graders Yealie and Malik write LASAs using the Nikki Grimes novel Bronx Masquerade.
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Middle School Puts a Twist on Othello The students in Harlem Academy’s Shakespeare elective had a big act to follow when they set out to perform Othello last spring – their own. They had already claimed the top two places at the citywide ShakeSmack competition earlier in the year. How could they make their own mark with the performance? Their work together grew into a contemporary update on the classic play. Through music, dance, and costume, they set out to make Othello relevant for young people in Harlem today. “We learned that there’s always some place in a Shakespeare play where the Elizabethan actors did a dance,” said eighth grader Ariana. “When we saw the Classic Stage Company production, they did the party scene to Beyoncé music.” They asked for permission to choreograph a hip-hop dance for their production. The answer from director Whitney Wood was, “Learn your lines first, then go for it.” Eighth grader Misa choreographed three different dances that incorporated all of the students. “Most of the moves were inspired by different hip hop songs and videos I’ve seen,” Misa said.
Ariana took on costumes. “I’ve been interested in designing for years, and Shakespeare kind of became my gateway into it. We reviewed each character’s personality throughout the script, and tried to have that come through in the costumes. We did a lot of trendy military looks.” Seventh grader Yealie and others took on the music, smoothing out scene transitions with pop and hip hop songs. “We thought, Okay, what is the mood in this scene? and about what songs would show that.” They ended up using Taylor Swift, Drake, and Lorde. “We all added our own spice to it and made it fun,” said Ariana. “At the end, we felt like it really represented us – our time and place.”
Malik and Miles as Iago and Roderigo (above); Taneyah and Ariana as Desdemona and the Clown (below). The cast internalized hundreds of lines of Elizabethan English preparing for the 90-minute performance. 12
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The cast met outside of class to create dance scenes, just like the Elizabethans but adding their own spice. WINTER 2017
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In Conversation
LaShonda Davis, Lower School Director
What inspired you to pursue a career in education?
I actually started out as a biology major in college, but then I volunteered at an alternative middle school in Philadelphia. It was amazing to see a school full of children who were illiterate. You’re talking about 18-year-olds in the fifth and sixth grade, and the school was really just a holding cell until they aged out. Who even knew something like that existed? As a volunteer reading teacher, I had to start with practicing kindergarten and pre-k words – the, and, she, it. And that was the moment. It was a really sad experience, and I had to do something. I said, “I’m changing my major.” What is your favorite thing to teach?
Oh, it has to be reading. When I was a child, reading is how I would explore everything. One of my favorite books is one the fourth grade is reading right now – The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes. This was the first book I read where I said, “Whoa! This reading thing is deep! This is a big deal!” From then on I had this excitement about where you could go and the people you could meet and the things you could learn. So reading with kids now I can really connect with them on that level, and say “I know! My brain’s going everywhere too, I get it!” What makes The Hundred Dresses a good read for fourth grade?
It deals with bullying from the perspective of the bystander. There’s a girl who’s watching someone else get bullied, and she never stands up for her. She likes the other girl, but she doesn’t have the courage to say, “Hey, that’s not right” to the bullies. Especially as our kids are getting older, it’s a situation that they find themselves in. So it’s pretty cool to have it there and have them grapple with it. 14
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Are there particular lines from the school creed that resonate with you?
“I choose to do what is right, even when it’s hard and no one is watching.” When we were writing that, I had a couple of kids in mind who were in secondary school, struggling with hard choices, especially at that weird, bumpy teenage age. Even in lower school, I’m already thinking what would I want them to keep in their brains as they’re walking through the halls of their dormitory? What do you want them to be saying to themselves? That’s the line that gives me goosebumps, because it’s all about you: something you totally keep for yourself – that no one else even knows is happening. Why do you feel like Harlem Academy is a place where you want to be, and a place that you’ve chosen for so many years as your professional home?
This is what I tell teachers when I’m hiring: come here if you’ve ever wanted to just teach. You can provide students with top-notch, rigorous education, without the rigidity of other school environments. We sit down in all different types of circles and give each other feedback. Your opinion is valued, whether you’ve been here for 2 months or 10 years. I don’t think that’s happening at other places.
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New Teachers and Staff Malynda Colvert M.A.T. Relay Graduate School of Education B.A. Barnard College Malynda teaches fifth grade math, history, and English at Harlem Academy. She received her B.A. in political science from Barnard College, Columbia University, and her M.A.T. from Relay Graduate School of Education. In her free time, she enjoys binge reading science fiction and fantasy novels as well as doing anything related to the arts (singing, making pottery, etc). Her favorite book to read as a middle school student was Jane Eyre.
Eunice Lee M.Ed. University of North Texas B.S. University of Texas Eunice is the fourth grade lead teacher at Harlem Academy. She holds a B.S. in elementary education from the University of Texas and an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from the University of North Texas. In her free time, she enjoys running, hiking, volunteering, and eating chocolate. Her favorite books are Holes by Louis Sachar and Old Yeller by Fred Gipson.
Tia Clemons B.A. Penn State University Tia is the fourth grade associate teacher at Harlem Academy, responsible for leading science and physical education. She earned a B.A. from Penn State University - Harrisburg and has plans to return for an M.A. in special education. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, studying astrology, watching crime investigation programs, spending time with her niece and nephew, and trying new restaurants. Tia’s favorite childhood read is Happy Birthday, Moon by Frank Asch.
John Branch, Development Fellow B.A. Bowdoin College John is the development fellow at Harlem Academy, where he helps the school meet its annual fundraising goals and manages the mentoring program. He also helps with the school’s communications. Outside of work, he enjoys writing, reading, studying urban policy, and watching baseball. John holds a B.A. in history from Bowdoin College. Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon has been an important book for him since day one.
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Board Transitions This fall, we welcomed David Salomon to our board of trustees. A managing member of East End Advisors, he brings a wealth of experience in organizational growth and change, nonprofit leadership, and financial management, along with a deep commitment to Harlem Academy’s mission. A resident of Greenwich, Connecticut, he serves on numerous nonprofit boards and investment committees, including the Brunswick School, Pomfret School, King School, and the Watson Institute for International Affairs at Brown University. From 2009 to 2015 he served as a trustee and chairman of the board at Year Up New York. We also thank two trustees for a combined two decades of service as they step away.
Tim Speiss, a partner at EisnerAmper, joined the board in 2005 while the school was still in its infancy. For 11 years he brought an important professionalism to the school’s finance and business practices, positioning the school not just for who we were then, but with a vision of what we could become. Pam Clarke, head of school at Doane Stuart, joined the board in 2007. For 9 years she brought wisdom and experience to the development of the educational program and the challenges of running a school. She helped to shape a culture that put the mission at the forefront of decisions, while maintaining empathy and respect for all involved. Both will continue to be involved as supporters and advisors.
Finally we acknowledge the loss of trustee Eugene Giscombe, an esteemed business and community leader, who passed away last summer. Gene was a longtime partner and adviser for the school. He was deeply committed to helping us build a permanent campus, sharing the school’s mission with friends and colleagues and engaging their help to move the school forward. He will be missed.
New trustee David Salomon
Junior Board Ramps up Harlem Academy’s junior board is starting their second year of work to support the school. Already, the group has initiated a Career Day for students, advised on the school’s new website design, and conducted practice interviews for eighth graders starting the application process for secondary school. They have also led three successful fundraising events to support scholarships, including a sunset sailing cruise (pictured at right) that included a beer tasting with Garrett Oliver, brew master for the Brooklyn Brewery.
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Who We Serve Harlem Academy drives opportunity for promising low-income children who might otherwise be left behind. NYC Gifted and Talented Access
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Manhattan
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Bronx
In 90% of the districts Harlem Academy serves, no kindergarten students scored high enough to access the competitive citywide G&T programs (NYC DOE, 2016).
Source: NYC Dept of Education (2016)
No qualified applicants are turned away.
The median h o u seh o ld inco me fo r inco min g H arlem Academy families was
$29,899
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o f s t u den t s need financial aid fo r m o s t o f t heir t u i t i o n .
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Realizing Potential We started the school year with 50% of students scoring in the top two deciles and ended with 72% of students in the top two deciles.
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+4
Gain by incoming students on standardized tests in their first year
Additional gain for returning students in the same year
Percentile Points
Overall growth for the graduating class during their full tenure at Harlem Academy was 24 percentile points. Class of 2016 Standardized Test Growth
+24 points
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Where Are Alumni Now? (5 year results) Secondary School Placements Include: Independent Day
Independent Boarding
Brooklyn Friends
Bard
Chapin
Church Farm (2)
Friends Seminary
Hotchkiss
Grace Church (2)
Kiski
Marymount
Lawrenceville
Professional Children’s
Northfield Mt. Hermon
Riverdale Country (4)
Peddie (5)
Spence
Purnell
Trevor Day
Putney
United Nations Int’l (2)
Rabun Gap
York Preparatory
Stony Brook (3)
Catholic
Public
All Hallows (2)
Software Engineering
Aquinas
American Studies at Lehman
Bishop Loughlin Cardinal Hayes (2) Cristo Rey
Arts & Craftsmanship Central Islip Humanities Prep
Dominican
Lower Manhattan Arts (2)
Iona Prep St. Jean Baptiste (4) St. Vincent
Manhattan Ctr. for Sci. & Math (2) Manhattan Village Special Music School
Westover
( ) Indicates total students enrolled if more than one.
SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT (5-YEAR)
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$42,713 Av erag e ann ual sch o larshi p earned by H arlem Academy g rad uat es at inde p enden t sch o o ls
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Other
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Selective Catholic & Public
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Independent Day & Boarding
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100% of students in our first graduating class (2012) achieved on-time graduation from high school this year vs. 56% of their peers in Harlem, the Bronx, and Washington Heights.
92% of students in this first graduating class are already enrolled in fouryear colleges, including Baruch College, Lehigh University, and University of Rochester.
Eighth grader Malik Figaro ’16 was recognized with honorable mention in the DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition for his research paper on GMOs, placing him in the top 1% of the pool of 9,000 competitors. WINTER 2017
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Partnering With Families
E very family
contributes something to attend. Tuition is set on a sliding scale so no qualified child is turned away.
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Making the choice for my daughter to attend HA has been the most rewarding change in our life. We will forever be grateful for the wonderful experiences that she would have never experienced in public school. Thank you, thank you, thank you!� Eighth-Grade Parent
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100%
Attendance Rate which is 60% fewer absences than in local schools.
of families attend parent/teacher conferences twice a year.
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Parents organize, cook, and serve a Thanksgiving feast every year for the entire school community. Parent volunteers managed 5 major school events, participated in admissions sessions for new families, and contributed in numerous ways to the life of the school. WINTER 2017
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2015-16 Financial Performance Board Chair Introduction I am very pleased with Harlem Academy's financial results and stewardship of donor’s gifts. Once again we exceeded our projections and also raised over $1 million in net proceeds from our Spring Benefit. In addition, we received the highest possible ranking as a “Platinum Charity” from Guidestar. Thank you for your support and confidence in what we do.
David B. Peterson Chairman, Board of Trustees
ASSETS ASSETS
2015-16 TOTAL
2014-15 TOTAL
$1,270,789
$933,033
8,564,122
10,359,947
286,584
222,254
10,926,456
10,275,065
$21,047,951
$21,790,299
2015-16 TOTAL
2014-15 TOTAL
$178,385
$145,322
54,690
47,567
3,108,848
4,463,848
Unrestricted
9,282,469
6,985,954
Temporarily Restricted
8,283,969
10,058,518
139,590
89,090
$21,047,951
$21,790,299
Cash and Cash Equivalents Receivables and Long-Term Pledges Other Assets Property and Equipment TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Deferred Tuition Loan Payable NET ASSETS
Permanently Restricted TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
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Statement of Activities $447,159
E XP E N S E S $298,926
Program Services
Management
$3,404,351
Fundraising
$2,658,566
$388,542
$85,700
A N N UA L OP E R ATI O N S I N CO M E
$3,629,866
Annual Fund Support*
Program Revenue
Public Funding *Includes unrestricted new gifts and this year's portion of previously committed multi-year gifts. $3,155,624
$85,700 $389,088
TOTA L N E W I N CO M E $858,697 $2,292,557 $3,976,817
Annual Fund Support
Commitments Toward Permanent Campus
Program Revenue
Public Funding
$2,643,332
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Thank You C a p i tal C am pai g n
A nn ual F u nd Gif t s
Harlem Academy extends tremendous gratitude toward the donors listed here for making possible the first steps toward a permanent home and the establishment of an endowment. The commitment and leadership they have shown help ensure the future of Harlem Academy and strengthen our ability to make a difference in the lives of our students and community.
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The Allen Family Foundation Anonymous (2) Tony and Regan Asnes Ms. Pam Clarke
Anonymous Credit Suisse Americas Foundation Dale and Elizabeth Hemmerdinger Mr. David B. Peterson The New York Community Trust-The Joan Ganz Cooney and Holly Peterson Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schaps Robert and Laura Sillerman $50,000 -$99,000 Altman Foundation Arcadia Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Giscombe
Mr. and Mrs. Will Cook
Cat MacRae Fund
Mr. Robert Deutsch
Ann and Cameron MacRae
Friends of Bray Family Academy Mary Ganzenmuller and the AK Starr Charitable Trust Ms. Valarie Hing and Mr. Ari Raisa Mr. Perry Jacobson Mark and Sarah Johnston Mr. Jeffrey Kilimnick
Fairfield County's Community Foundation–Donor Advised Fund Tsunami Foundation–Anson and Debra Beard, Jr. and Family
Mr. Jeremy Raccio and Ms. Sadia Halim Tom and Sera Reycraft Richard Salomon Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Schaps Zach and Lori Schreiber Eric and Erica Schwartz Serenbetz Family Foundation Inc. Edith Glick Shoolman Children's Foundation Hillary and Brett Thomas $10,000 -$19,999 Mr. Jay D. Bargmann and Ms. Cindy Potash BDO USA, LLP Mr. Jesse Itzler and Ms. Sara Blakely Mrs. Marie Bosarge Con Edison Deutsche Bank Trust Company NY Falconhead Foundation J. Christopher Flowers Hyde and Watson Foundation
$20,000 -$49,999
Jockey Hollow Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Abelson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Marrus
Achelis and Bodman Foundations
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Anonymous
Mr. Matthew Lipman and Ms. Adriana Brunetto-Lipman
The Catherine and Joseph Aresty Foundation
The Cat MacRae Fund
Mutual of America
Tony and Regan Asnes
The Garrett And Mary Moran Family Foundation Ms. Lucia N. Musso Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nadosy Catherine and John Nathan Mr. Rohan Oza
Ms. Durga Mallampalli
Mr. Matthew A. Baxter
Mr. Bardia Mesbah
Mr. and Mrs. Will Cook
Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidlin
John P. and Constance A. Curran Charitable Foundation
Mr. Ryan Seacrest Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Selman
Dana Foundation
Paul Simon
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Smith
The Andrew K. Dwyer Foundation
Turner Construction Company
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Moran Catherine and John Nathan Mr. David B. Peterson Rafael Viñoly Architects PC Tom and Sera Reycraft The Reeves Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schaps Richard Salomon Family Foundation Robert and Laura Sillerman Mr. Timothy Speiss Hillary and Brett Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Toporek Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wolfe
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Evans Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Greenberg Traurig
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Andree Wildenstein & Roger Dormeuil Foundation Mr. David Windreich and Ms. Christine Hikawa
Harry Winston Hope Foundation Dr. Shirley A. Jackson and Dr. Morris Washington Mark and Sarah Johnston Legere Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Lasry Mike and Aly Levine Lincoln Fund
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$5,000 -$9,999 The Actuarial Foundation Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Aresty BJ's Charitable Gift Fund The Brick Presbyterian Church
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Mr. David Klafter and Ms. Nancy Kestenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eberhart
Pam and Jim Nadler Ms. Susana Namnum
Columbia University Community Service
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Larson
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Edwards EisnerAmper
Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson
Cushman and Wakefield
Mr. Peter Martin
Mrs. John W. Espy
Mr. and Mrs. William Norberg
Ms. Robin Donath and Mr. Patrick McNeive
Lizzie McCowen
Mr. Peter Fallon
Anne and Jacques Nordeman
Mr. Chip Farrar
Stanton Orser and Therese Joseph
Vinny and Traci Dotoli
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Newberg
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ferrer
Mr. Brian Owen
Ms. Mikelle Fisher
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Palmer
Michael and Elena Patterson
Ms. Wendy Flanagan and Mr. Christopher O'Malley
Mr. Scott Payseur
Mr. and Mrs. William Plotch
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Fox
Mr. Rodney Pope and Mrs. Robin D. Stone
Mr. Thomas Fusco
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Asad Rahman
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Geist
Mr. Elliott Rebhun
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gemus
Mr. Steven S. Pretsfelder and Mrs. Barbara Gochberg
Ms. Ruth Rhei-Rencricca
Pippa and Robert Gerard
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Renfrew
Mr. Larry Ritzhaupt and Ms. Leigh Bonney
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gillespie
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rooney
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rosenbaum
Mr. Michael Glennon & Ms. Lucy Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rothfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Scanfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Golden
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Russo
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Schipani
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Goodkin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ryan
Select Equity Group Foundation
Alyssa and Cliff Greenberg
Ms. Karen Snow
Ms. Clare B. Hawthorne
Theodore D. Sands & Caroline C. Herrick
Ms. Terri Sohrab and Mr. Fariborz Damanpour
Mr. and Mrs. John Hays
Mark Tashjian and Erin Kaufman
Mr. Hermann Hesse
Mr. John Brus The Carmel Hill Fund
Vincent J. and Louisa S. Dotoli Ms. Brenda Earl Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ganzenmuller Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Haim Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison Mr. Chris Hart-Zafra Ms. Jill Hemphill Ms. Marlene Hess and Mr. Jim Zirin Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hyman Mr. Reaz Islam Mr. Daniel Kabat and Ms. Catherine O'Dwyer Klein Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. Peter Klosowicz Mr. John Massoni III Brian and Monica McGrath Mebane Charitable Foundation, Inc. Momtazee Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Newman H. Stanton Orser and Janet Frankel Orser Mr. and Mrs. James Peterson Linda and Michael Purvis Mr. and Mrs. John Pyne Mr. and Mrs. James Ross Janice and Chris Williams $2,500 -$4,999 Anonymous Mrs. Norma K. Asnes Mr. and Mrs. David Bell Mrs. Jane Bierwirth Mr. and Mrs. Leo P. Blackford Ms. Deborah Brennan John R. and Dorothy D. Caples Fund Mr. Christopher R. Clarke and Ms. Gabrielle Pretto Peter M. Collery and Alison Adams Mr. and Mrs. Ron Delsener DPC Data Inc. Mr. Dean W. Ervin Mr. and Mrs. Shelly Finkel Mr. Stephen Gray Lucia and David Greenhouse Ms. Valarie A. Hing and Mr. Ari Raisa John Jendras and Judith Paice Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Jones Ms. Bucky Keady
Dr. Joyce H. Lowinson
Mr. Frank McGee Mr. and Mrs. David Offensend
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tytel $1,000 - $2 ,499
Mr. Eric Heller The Rev. C. Hugh Hildesley Mr. and Mrs. Franklin W. Hobbs Natasha and Ori Hofmekler
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Peek Ms. Margot Pitts
Mr. and Mrs. David Schwartz Ms. Lesley Sigall Mr. Michael T. Sillerman Mr. Max Sortino and Mrs. Essie Weingarten Spark Investment Management LLC The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
Anonymous (4)
Alexandra and Philip Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Alexander, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jennison
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Allen
Mr. Steve Johnson
Mr. Nihat Altintas
Mr. Wylie Johnston
Mr. John S. Squires and Mrs. Katharine S. Squires
Mr. Ernest Au
Mr. and Mrs. David Juracich
Mr. William Strack
Mr. Yogesh Bahl
Mr. Adam Keil
Mrs. Jerome Tarnoff
Ms. Melissa Bank and Mr. Todd Dimston
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kirsten
Amy K. Taylor & Nelson Rockefeller, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Barefield
Mr. Thomas E. Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barry
Charles and Jane Klein
Mr. Conrado Tenaglia and Ms. Juana I. Libedinsky
Mr. John Belizaire and Ms. Nilda Taveras
Mr. Michael Kooper
Mr. Wayne Benjamin
Sally and Wynn Kramarsky
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bicks
The Kurr Foundation
Ms. Sofia Blanchard
Dr. William Lee and Dr. Hwa-in Lee
Mr. and Mrs. George Bunn
Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeFrak
Mr. Christopher Burton
Ken and Lois Lippmann
Mr. Chris Bush
Mr. Kenneth Lohsen
Faith Childs and Harris Schrank
Mr. and Mrs. Dan London
Ms. Pam Clarke
Ms. Maureen Longeway
Mrs. Dupre C. Cochran
Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Magyar
Ms. Patricia Cook
Ms. Kari McCabe & Mr. Nate McBride
Michael Maybaum, Executive Vice President, Cosentini Associates
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. McCooey Jr.
Mr. Kwaw De Graft Johnson Barry and Barbara Dean Mr. Chris DeAngelis Ms. Susan DeVore Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dichter Mr. Jonathan Sobel & Mrs. Marcia Dunn
Metzger-Price Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Marc Miller Mr. Craig Mineard Hector H. Mislavsky & Judy Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Morrow A.J. and Roswitha Mueller
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Spreitzer
Mr. Christopher Todd Mr. and Mrs. John Usdan Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Warner Jr. Mr. Alan Washington Mr. and Mrs. Ryan H. Whelpley Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wildenstein Mr. Steven Winnert Ms. Catherine Woodard Mr. and Mrs. Ward Woods Wren Foundation, Inc. Dr. Patricia Yarberry-Allen Mr. Frank Zitz Mr. Jeffrey Zudeck & Mrs. Chari Tager $500 -$999 Anonymous (3) Mr. Brian Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Barkhorn
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Ms. Sarah Bond
Mrs. Tami Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Huban
Mr. Brian Avery
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bryan
Mary E. Schwinn
Ms. Karen Huebner
Ms. Katherine Aviles
Mr. Dale Burch
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Segal
Mr. Ben Ijalana
Ms. Irine Avlakhashvili
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Carroll
Mr. Hunter Serenbetz
Mr. Matt Jackson
Mr. Faisal Awwal
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Cook
Stefanie and David Shaw
Mr. J. Edward Jaeckle III
Mr. Alvin Azurin
Mr. John Corrigan
Mr. Daryl Shore
Tara and Christian Johnson
Ms. Elizabeth Bachman
Ms. Anne d'Avenas & Mr. Jerry Brody
Mr. Ralph Sinsheimer & Ms. Amy Peck
Mr. M. Haynes Johnston
Mr. Jake Baer
Dr. and Mrs. Jay Damask
Mr. Max Sinsheimer
Ms. Susan Johnston
Ms. Upasna Bahl
Ms. Kristen Fisher
Mr. Andrew Slater
Mrs. John R. Johnston
Mr. Santhosh Bandreddi
Mr. Michael Friedson
Ms. Sherri Stephenson
Mr. Samuel J. Kass
Mr. Brian Banschick
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Thornton
Ms. Beatrice Kernan
Mr. Robert Barysh
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Gillin
Ms. Edith Van Slyck and Mr. James Hammond
Mr. and Mrs. David Kleinhandler
Ms. Donna F. Bazley
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Waterman
Mr. David Kravitz
Ms. Aida Beauchamp
Ms. Sarah Labowsky
Ms. Mildred Bee
Mr. Jeremy Levine
Mr. Carmelo Bellia
Liz Neumark
Mr. Juan Belliard
Ms. Betsy Olsen
Ms. Lindsay Bellicchi
The Peddie School
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Benedict
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Pennoyer
Mr. Maurice Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Golann Mr. and Mrs. James Grant Dr. Alan R. Gwertzman and Ms. Valerie J. Artzt
Mr. Carlos Whitaker
Hampton Foundation
Ms. Lisa Woodward
Ms. Linden Wise
Mr. David Hermer Ms. Namphuong Hoang
$250 -$499
Mr. Timothy Horan
Mr. Lakshya Aeri
Mr. Robert Howard & Mrs. Robyn Stern
Ms. Karen Regan
Ms. Christina Bennison
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Joy Hurd
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Rosen
Mr. Blake Berman
Mr. Alexandre Barcinski
Mr. Nathaniel C. Hutner
Ms. Holly Sawyer
Mr. Marc Bernstein
Ms. Margaret Bearn
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Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Scarola
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Henry and Margy Blackford
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Ms. Kate Schmidlin
Mr. Nicholas Bird
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Mr. Kofi Boakye
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Katzenstein
Mrs. Kevin Shanley
Will Bladt and Kate Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brenizer
Melissa and Andrew Komaroff
Shapiro Pertnoy Companies
Ms. Eloide Blanc
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Broadwater
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Madden & Warwick
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Sinsheimer
Mr. Oscar Bleetstein
Mr. Harold I. Bryant
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Mr. Mat Schneider & Ms. Karen Skolnik
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Boahene
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burrows
Mrs. Kathy Mayer
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Mr. Justin Bojarski
Ms. Daphne Car
Nora and Marc Mazur
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Mr. Darley Charles
Mr. Andrew Merinoff
Ms. Jaime Sneider
Ms. Holly Bounds
Mr. Livy Coe
Mr. Peter de F. Millard
Mr. Genen Soo-Hoo
Mr. Charles Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. W. Graham Cole
Mr. John Miller
Mr. Craig Stine
Ms. Kelly Breen
Mr. Darien Davis
Joan Millspaugh
Teachers College, Columbia University
Mr. Dean Brier
Mr. and Mrs. David Diefenbach
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Murstein
Mr. Gordon Toggweiler
Dr. Octavia Brown
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Drake
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nasser
Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Victor
Mr. Robert Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Eil
Ms. Eliza Nordeman
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen K. West
Polly Bruckmann
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flint
Ms. Anne B. O'Malley
Ms. Kate R. Whitney
Ms. Mary Katherine Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Flynn
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Pasqual
Ms. Nancy Folger & Mr. Sidney Werkman
Ms. Mary Perry
Up to $250
Ms. Lakisha Burke
Ms. Ingrid Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Petito
Mr. Jose Caiado
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Goldberger
Ms. Liza Abrams
Mr. Matthew Pearson & Ms. Molly Poag
Mr. Chris Calhoun
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Grafstein
Mr. Erman Agirnasli
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reid
Ms. Sandra Campbell
Ms. Jillian Griffiths
Mr. Mark Altherr
Ms. Meta Reycraft
Mr. Andrew Canovali
Mr. Dan Hanegby
Mr. Nitesh Ambastha
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Roberts
Mr. Bennett Capers & Mr. Seth Forman
Mr. Mark Hannon
Mr. Greogry Ammermann
Mr. Kristofer A. Rodgers
Ms. Maria Carrera
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison
Anne and Stephen Andrade
Ms. Linda Rothschild
Mr. Bruce W. Carroll & Ms. Merri L. Shaw
Ms. Grace Harvey
Ms. Jennifer Andrews
Rubin-Henry Family Foundation
Ms. Chelsie Caruso
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Hauser
Anonymous (15)
Ms. Bonnie Sacerdote
Mr. Chris Cataldo
Mr. Kurt Hines
Mr. Matthew Ansel
Mr. Andrew Salzberg
Mr. Joseph Cattano
Ms. Stephanie Hoogenbergen
Mr. Artis Arnold III Ms. Blythe Austin
Ms. Carolina Centeno
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Ms. Kellye Chambers
Mr. Etim Edim
Mr. Benjamin Greer
Ms. Jessica Juliano
Mr. Charles Chantepie
Kathleen and James Egan
Mr. Matt Gregory
Mr. Mohamed Kaba
Mr. Sid Chary
Ms. Lynne Eisenberg
Mr. and Mrs. George Hackl
Mr. David Kagno
Mr. Robert Chen
Mr. Gary Eng
Mr. Thomas Haley
Mr. Guy Kamguia
Mr. Alan Chen
Mr. and Mrs. Ben English
Hand Family
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Kane
Mr. Anthony Chin
Larry and Laurie Enos
Mr. Sajidie Hannah
Adi Kaner
Ms. May Chin
Mr. Jack Ervasti
Ms. Carolyn Harbaugh
Mr. Shyam Kapadia
Ms. Christine Chung
Gary and Mercedes Eustache
Mr. and Mrs. Luc Hardy
Mr. and Mrs. Dean M. Karrel
Ms. Dana Cistelecan
Ilya Fayer
Ms. Deirdre Harrington
Ms. Meg Kehan
Ms. Amanda Citron
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fazio
Mr. Jay Harris and Ms. Marcia Cohen
Mr. Ross Kelley
Ms. Virginia A. Cizek
Ms. Nicole Federico
Ms. Carrie Hart
Ms. Catherine Kells
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Clark
Mr. Anthony Feenick
Ms. Judith Harvin
Mr. Adrian Kemp
Mr. Dan Clay
Mr. Chris Fera
Michael and Barabara Hauser
Mr. John Kennedy
Mr. Chip Clingham
Mr. Richard Fernandez
Ms. Marie Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. William Kerr
Mr. Jonathan Cohn
The Rev. John Finley & Mr. Stan McGee
Mr. Robert Healey
Kerrest Family
Ms. Aurélie Cole
Graham and Kay Finney
Mr. Sean Healy
Mr. Sumit Khatod
James Cole
Ms. Sharon Finston
Mrs. Marcia Hedborn
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Ms. Claire Collery
Mr. Jonathan Fischer
Mr. Brian Hegarty
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Mr. Garry Collins
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Ms. Alexandra Henderson
Mr. Arch W. Horst & Ms. Kate P. Kirby
Ms. Sienna Combs
Ms. Mary Beth Fiske
Mr. Harold Henderson
Ms. Nicole Kirby
Mr. Aaron Cook
Ms. Amy Flyntz
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Mr. Thomas Klaber
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Mr. Howard Hertz
Ms. Dana Klein
Ms. Jennifer Cordero
Ms. Claire Forte
Mr. Charles and Dr. Elizabeth Hibbett
Mr. Kevin Koenig
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Mr. Tyrone Fowler
Mr. Matthew Higbee
Mr. Thomas J. Koffer
Mr. Peter Costantino, M.D.
Ms. Asia Fraser
Ms. Kimberly P. Hill
Mr. John Kolz
Mr. Justin Costello
Mr. Briggs Fraser
Mr. Haresh Hingorani
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Mr. Ernest R. Cotter
Mr. Timothy Frazier
Ms. Christin Hinkle
Mr. Oleg Koriachkin
Mr. Michael Criscito
Mr. Jon Freda
Ms. Nkenge Ho-Shing
Mr. Peter Korzun
Ms. Laura Cruz
Ms. Camille Frederic
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman
Ms. Rebecca Kotkin
Ms. Natasha Dadlani
Ms. Amy Friedman
Ms. Molly Hogan
Alan and Marilyn Kravitz
Polly and Robert Daly
Ms. Lauren Gallagher
Ms. Lisa Holmes
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Mr. Aunrie Dash
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Hoopes Jr.
Ms. Maryanne Krizek
Mr. and Mrs. William Daughtrey
Mr. Andrew Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Howard
Mr. Marcelo Krizman
Mr. Zachary Davis
Ms. Melissa Garcia
Mr. William Hughes
Mr. Nicholas D. La Rocca
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Mr. Carlos Garza
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hunt
Mr. Mark J. Lalloo & Mrs. Mary Lalloo
Mr. Gilbert De David
Mr. Mark Gaston
Ms. Liz Huttner
Mr. Eric Lane
Mr. Ronald De Gier
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Mr. John Geddes
Ms. Christina Idol
Albert and Margaret Lardizabal
Mr. Kenneth Deasy
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Ms. Alexandra Idol
Mr. Jonathan Lash
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Mr. Yevgeniy Iofin
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Ms. Katharine Lavino
Ms. Sonia Devarie
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Ms. Meha Jain
Ms. Gracie Lawson-Borders
Mr. Sheel Dhande
Mrs. Bruce Gimbel
Mr. Ashok Jayappa
Mr. Jeffrey Lebovitz
Mr. David DiNanno
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Mr. Karan Jhaveri
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Ms. Andrea Jimenez
Ms. Michelle H. Lee
Mr. Matthias Doyle
Mr. and Ms. Dominic Goh
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Ms. Jennifer Lehrer
Mr. Terry Dugan
Ms. Lesette Gonzalez
Mr. William Johnson
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Ms. Jocelyn Dujua
Emily and Jeff Goodwin
Mr. Philippe Joly
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Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gordon
Mr. Chris Joneleit
Herbert Levy
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Mr. Joshua Goren
Hettie Jones
Min Li
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Mr. Akhilesh Goswami
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Mr. Barton Green
Mr. Wesner Joseph
Mr. Sergio Liberman
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Mr. Jason Lindgren
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Murray
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Ms. Cheryl Smith
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Mr. Jason Nelson
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Ms. Shifee Losacco
Dinny and Ned Nemacheck
Mr. Charles Reilly
Ms. Michèle Solá
Ms. Lauren MacIntosh
Mr. David Neugebauer
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reiser
Mr. Paul Somma
Deborah and Patrick Madden
Ms. Mimi H. Ng
Mr. Brandon Resnick
Ms. Serena Sondhi
Mr. Jason Mahabirsingh
Yufanny Ngui
Mr. Will Reycraft
Tanzie Spann and Dajona Bratton
Ms. Jessica Mandel
Carlas Nicholas
Mr. Thaddeus G. Reycraft
Mr. Justin Sperling
Ms. Susan Maples
Ms. Linda Noel
Mr. William Reynal
Mr. Paul Spina
Mr. Todd Marciani
Mr. Alan Norman
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Mr. Michael Marino
Mr. Neil Novello
Mr. Ben Riedel
Mr. Mark Squicciarino
Mr. Stephen Marks
Ms. Hilary Novik
Mr. Chris Rochester
Ms. Janice Stanton
Nancy and Les Marshak
Ms. Kristin O'Brien
Mr. Timothy Roepke
Mr. Joseph Stehr
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Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Ross
Mr. William Marshall
Ms. Christy O'Conner
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rothstein
Mr. Arthur J. Stock and Mrs. Barbara F. Stock
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Marston
Mr. Timothy O'Hara
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rovegno
Mr. Juan Zamora & Ms. Yocasta Martinez
Mr. John O'Kane
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Mr. Andrew Rubel
Claire and Cornelius Marx
Mr. Reginald Occident
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Mr. Matthew Masso
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John and Patricia Olive
Miyo Saiki
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Mr. Jonathan Ong
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Mr. John M. Mbiti
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Leland Orser and Jeanne Tripplehorn
Mrs. Harriet H. Savage
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Mr. Daniel McCoy
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Sudhakar Paramanandhem
Mr. Eric Schimmel
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Parshu Shah
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Mr. Gokul Poduval
Mr. Matthew Shakespeare
Mr. Timothy Michel
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Mr. Mark Sharland
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Mr. Gaurav Sharma
Mr. Fabien Modoux
Mr. Clayton Pope
Mr. Seth Shenkman
Ms. Jessica Porter
Mr. Arbin Sherchan
Ms. Jill Povol
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Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Powell
Ms. Ann Silva
Mr. Vladimir Poznyakov
Ms. Marsha E. Simms
Ms. Nicolette Puckett
Ms. Alice Simonds
Mr. Brendan Quinn
Ms. Molly Sinsheimer
Mr. David Rabuano
Mr. Rodney Sipes
Mr. Hari Raghavan
Mr. Dwight Skerritt
Mr. Evan Raine
Mr. Michael R. Slater
Mr. Adam Raleigh
Mr. Baldwin Smith
Faith and Dick Morningstar Mr. David Morris Ms. Linda Morris Ms. Elvira Morton Ms. Judith L. Moxley Ms. Mandy Moxley Mr. Thomas Mullooly Ms. Barbara Mulvee Mr. Mehmet H. Munzur
Manoj Sudhakaran Ms. Nora Suemeghy Dave and Linda Suitor Ms. Meryl Sullivan Mr. Sean Sullivan Ms. Diana Svoboda John Glick and Susie Symons Ms. Shimbi Takemori Mr. Samuel C. Tattersall Ms. Carolyn Taylor Ms. Cali Tendle Ms. Shirley Thomas Mr. Ander Thompson Mr. Mark Thompson Mr. Kenneth Thompson Mr. Herbert Thornhill Jr. Eren Tiryakioglu Mr. George Tisdale Tom and Deanne Urmy Serif Ustun Alan Van Order Bill and Lill Van Order Ms. Laura Vargas Ms. Stefania Verona Mr. and Mrs. Dan Viele Viet62 Mr. Krishna Viswanatha Mr. Stefan Voigt Ms. Claire Voisin Mr. Odis Von-Blasingame Ms. Alexandra Voskoboynikov Mr. Terrence Walcott Lana and Justin Walder Ms. Mary Kit Wallace Mr. Agu Walls Mr. Justin Waluch Mr. Clemens Wan Ms. Lily Warnke
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Mr. Demetrise Washington
In memory of Frances Todd
Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeFrak
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Washkowitz
Mr. and Mrs. George Hackl
Ms. Eliza Nordeman
Sagence Consulting
Anne and Jacques Nordeman
Sotheby’s N. & S. America
Ms. S.I. Weathers Ms. Emily Weber Mr. Matthew Weinman Ms. Leah Weintraub Mr. Kirk Welcome Mr. Peter Were Mr. and Mrs. Todd K. West Ms. Megan Whitehill Mrs. John Whitman Mr. Craig Wiele Mr. T.J. Wilkinson Mr. Ralph E. Williams Ms. Danielle Williams Ms. Patricia Willis Ms. Sara E. Wilson Mr. Phillip Winslow Mr. Christopher Wood Ms. Sandra Woodard Mr. Mandy Xu Ms. Alethia Young Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Zadek Mr. Ross Zeifman Ms. Olivia Q. Zhong Ms. Luz Zorrilla
I n M em o ry In memory of John Hedborn
In honor and memory of Eugene Giscombe Mr. Robert Howard & Mrs. Robyn Stern
In honor of Alexander Munk
Mr. Marvin R. Shulsky
Spark Investment Management LLC
Zlokower Company Mr. and Mrs. Steele F. Stewart Jr.
In honor
In honor of Paul Sobel Mr. and Mrs. Morton Dunn Mr. Jonathan Sobel & Mrs. Marcia Dunn
Deutsche Bank U.S. Matching Gifts Program
Ms. Sandra Campbell
GE Foundation
Mr. John Geddes
Goldman, Sachs and Company
Ms. Gracie Lawson-Borders
Google Matching Gifts Program
Mr. William Saunders
Mutual of America
Ms. S.I. Weathers
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group
In honor of Regan and Tony Asnes Mr. David Klafter and Ms. Nancy Kestenbaum In honor of Jay D. Bargmann & Cindy Potash J. Christopher Flowers In honor of Nancy Blackford Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brenizer Mrs. Dupre C. Cochran
In honor of Linda and Richard Schaps Shapiro Pertnoy Companies In honor of Laura and Bob Sillerman Mr. Robert Chen
In honor of Vincent A. Dotoli
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dichter
Will Bladt and Kate Collins
Mark and Bernice Fischman
Ms. Lynne Eisenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Imhoff
Ms. Michèle Solá
Mr. Adam Keil
In honor of Sydney Farrar Wren Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Oat Ms. Mary Perry Mr. and Mrs. Jon Roberts
In memory of Daniel and Dorothy Karrel
In honor of Benjamin Jendras Ms. Virginia A. Cizek Ms. Judith Harvin
Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidlin
In honor of Helen Johnston
In memory of Cat MacRae
Ms. Clare M. Peters
Ms. Namphuong Hoang Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Washkowitz
Ms. Elizabeth Bachman Mr. Arthur J. Stock & Mrs. Barbara F. Stock In honor of Mark Johnston
In memory of Donna Schecter
Ms. Susan Johnston
Mr. Gary Schechter
Mr. Steven S. Pretsfelder and Mrs. Barbara Gochberg
In memory of Mackinley Sillerman Ms. Irine Avlakhashvili Ms. Melissa Bank & Mr. Todd Dimston Mark and Bernice Fischman Ms. Karen Huebner Mr. and Mrs. Scott Imhoff Momtazee Family Fund
In honor of Evelyn and David Lasry Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jennison
Ms. Linda Rothschild The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. John Usdan Ms. Patricia Willis Dr. Patricia Yarberry-Allen In honor of Max Sinsheimer Mr. Ralph Sinsheimer & Ms. Amy Peck In honor of Alice Quinn Mr. Nathaniel C. Hutner
Gif t s in k ind Benchmark Education Columbia University Community Service Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Ms. Maureen Longeway
Ms. Juliana Gatt-Eichwald
Ms. Sara E. Wilson
HBO
In honor of Ann MacRae
Mr. Evan Raine
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brenizer
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Roberts
Charles and Jane Klein
H A R L E M AC A D E M Y
Mr. and Mrs. James Ross
In honor of the Longeway Family
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Petito
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Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
Mr. Carmelo Bellia
Dinny and Ned Nemacheck
Ms. Christina Bennison
Con Edison
Mr. John Corrigan
Mr. Elliott Rebhun
In memory of Warren Kimber
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
In honor of Robin Stone and Rodney Pope
Melissa and Andrew Komaroff
Mr. Douglas Karrel
M at chin g Gif t s
In honor of Clifford Alexander
In honor of Valarie Hing
Mrs. Marcia Hedborn
Turner Construction Company
The Rev. C. Hugh Hildesley Mr. Thomas Piscina Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C.
Pfizer Foundation The Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation UBS Matching Gift Program Walt Disney Company
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