BRIC Annual Report FY2017

annual report 2017

PHOTO: ELLIOT GUILBE JUAN SÁNCHEZ ¿WHAT’S THE MEANING OF THIS? EXHIBITION, PHOTO: JASON WYCHE

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Letter from the Board Chair Message from the President Measuring Impact Celebrating Diverse Cultures Nurturing Artists and Media Makers Connecting to Community Engaging Timely Conversations Igniting Imagination Enriching Partnerships Deeply Engaged, Wholly Invested Donors Financials

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Arts For All!

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A LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR Dear Friends, It is a pleasure to share this Annual Report, celebrating the full scope of BRIC programming in fiscal year 2017.

From BRIC’s arts and media education programs, to our welcoming summer performing arts festival and family programs, to our renowned contemporary art exhibitions and groundbreaking media content, BRIC remains steadfast in our commitment to Arts for All. I hope you will feel as inspired as I do as you page through this report and learn more about the impact of BRIC’s high-quality and accessible cultural programming on artists, students, media makers, and community residents across Brooklyn. These programs enriched the lives of hundreds of thousands of live event participants and engaged more than two million media viewers over the course of the year.

As you will see in the enclosed financials, BRIC also continued is commitment to fiscal discipline and financial stability, with steady growth in net assets and operating revenue.

We also continued to grow our Board-designated investment funds.

This extraordinary programmatic breadth and strong financial health is a testament to the leadership and vision of BRIC’s President, Leslie G. Schultz. BRIC would not be where it is today, were it not for Leslie’s stewardship.

As we’ve shared with many of you, Leslie will be stepping down in June 2018, just as BRIC begins a year-long celebration of our 40th anniversary. My dedicated Board colleagues and I look forward to a smooth transition and the next chapter of BRIC’s remarkable story.

On behalf of BRIC’s Board of Directors, thank you for all that you do to support BRIC’s core value of Arts for All—today and for the next 40 years.

BRIC Board of Directors as of July 1, 2017 Hilary Ackermann (Chair) Cyrus Beagley (Vice Chair) Mark S. Cheffo (Vice Chair) Lynn Nottage (Vice Chair) Michael K. Liburd (Treasurer) Peter Aschkenasy (Secretary) Virginia Davis Blair Lenore Cooney Leslie Cohen Ashley C. Cotton Josh Epstein Katherine Fichthorn Lizanne Fontaine Louis V. Greco, Jr. Julia Kahr Jessie McClintock Kelly Catie Marshall Joseph Nacmias Christina Norman Stephen Plumlee Gaston Silva Winston Song Douglas C. Steiner Kerry Le Blanc Strong Antonia Yuille Williams Jennifer L. Wong Eric Adams, (ex officio), Brooklyn Borough President

With warm wishes,

Hilary Ackermann Chair

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT PHOTO: JULIENNE SCHAER

BRIC’s 2017 Annual Report celebrates another great year at BRIC: a year of extraordinary cultural experiences, including the brand-new BRIC OPEN Festival, new initiatives in our decades-long work to support diverse Brooklyn artists and media makers, and of course, projects that reflect and advance our ongoing commitment to the principle of Arts for All. The programming highlighted here, made available without charge or at very low cost to our audiences, was the result of true collaboration among our Board, our staff, and of course — our generous supporters.

BRIC’s effort to tell compelling Brooklyn stories through BRIC TV, and celebrate creative expression by people who too often go unheard through Brooklyn Free Speech TV, attracted a digital audience of more than two million people and critical acclaim, including 19 New York Emmy nominations. BRIC House welcomed 100,000 attendees for cultural programming, family events, community discussions, and more, while close to 200,000 people attended our world-class BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.

Local emerging talent shared the stage with artistic legends, while exhibitions, commissions, and an expanded residency program advanced the work and careers of Brooklyn artists. We launched Brooklyn’s newest podcasting network, BRIC Radio, as well as an HD channel dedicated exclusively to community voices. And across the borough, a record number of young people and adults discovered their own creative voices as they connected with BRIC teaching artists and media makers at public schools and libraries.

The opportunity to reflect on BRIC’s reach and accomplishments is all the more meaningful as I prepare to step down as President of BRIC in June 2018, after thirteen years at BRIC. The remarkable growth of BRIC since 2005 would not have been possible without the commitment and leadership of our Board of Directors, the dedication and talent of our staff, the generosity of our members and donors, and the creativity of the artists and media makers we serve.

Together, we have created a cultural institution that reflects and amplifies the rich vibrancy of Brooklyn.

Thank you.

Leslie G. Schultz President 4

BRIC MISSION STATEMENT BRIC presents programs in contemporary art, performing arts, and video that reflect the creativity and diversity of Brooklyn.

BRIC also advances and nurtures emerging voices and worksin-progress by local artists and media makers. BRIC supports open access to arts and media by making programs available without charge or at very low cost, through education and public programs, and by enabling and amplifying individual and community voices.

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BRIC is the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn and one of the largest in New York City.

MEASURING IMPACT 300,000 people engaged through programming at BRIC House and around the borough 2.2M people reached through community TV and digital programs 2,400 artists and media makers supported through BRIC’s incubator programs 10,000 students and families reached through BRIC’s youth education and family programming 160,000 digital fans and followers engaged on BRIC social media 2,300 community producers supported to create shows on public access TV

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“[BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!] … is a major force in its own right. Catching one of these gigs is guaranteed to be a highlight of your summer show going season.”

The Best Live Music Venues in NYC, March 2017 Pictured: Angélique Kidjo

CELEBRATING DIVERSE CULTURES PHOTOS: DAVID ANDRAKO

Showcasing outstanding artists from our borough and around the world.

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“Hamed Sinno, [lead singer and lyricist of Mashrou’ Leila, the biggest alt-rock band in the Middle East], may be the most prominent gay musician in the Arab world, and much of his songwriting takes aim at homophobia and misogyny.”

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, July 2017

SHARON JONES, PHOTO: AL PEREIRA

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CELEBRATING DIVERSE CULTURES

Ride or Die: An Exhibition of Newly Commissioned Work

by Miguel Luciano

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“The way Puerto Rican culture survives, and the way that it’s celebrated in this bike club tradition — it’s classic vintage that gets reinvented and inscribed in Puerto Rican symbolism. It becomes an emblem of Puerto Rican pride. It’s something classically “American” transformed into something distinctively Puerto Rican.”

– Miguel Luciano,

, March 2017

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CELEBRATING DIVERSE CULTURES

BRIC Jazzfest 2016 The second edition of BRIC JazzFest included more than 149 artists — from global legends such as Eddie Palmieri, a force of Latin jazz, to groundbreaking emerging artists such as saxophonist Lekecia Benjamin (pictured at right).

PHOTOS: DAVID ANDRAKO

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NURTURING ARTISTS AND MEDIA MAKERS

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Artist Residencies “The BRICworkspace artist residency allowed me the time and space necessary to complete new work, explore new directions, and make new, lasting connections. It’s one of the best residencies I have done!”

– Esperanza Cortés, BRICworkspace Artist-in-Residence

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NURTURING ARTISTS AND MEDIA MAKERS

Media Education BRIC’s Media Education program offers a variety of free and low-cost, highquality film, TV, and podcasting courses.

In fiscal year 2017, over 11,000 individuals took classes at BRIC House or one of our satellite locations, which include multiple branches of the Brooklyn Public Library.

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NURTURING ARTISTS AND MEDIA MAKERS

The Commons Choir Collective of 30 Performers

Over past few the years, The Commons Choir has engaged with the community through workshops, programs, and performances at BRIC House that explore language as sound, embodiment and utmost expression. The Commons Choir has participated in BRIC’s Stoop Series programming, completed a BRIClab residency, and been an artist-in-residence at BRIC House with a series of public performances.

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NURTURING ARTISTS AND MEDIA MAKERS

The Knights

UNITING OUR COMMUNITY

“[The Knights are] one of Brooklyn’s sterling cultural products … known far beyond the borough for their relaxed virtuosity and expansive repertory.”

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During their third year in residence at BRIC, The Knights reached new audiences with a variety of evening and daytime family performances, and had the space to create and explore new directions, even recording an album with Yo-Yo Ma , Azul, at BRIC House in early 2017.

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CONNECTING TO COMMUNITY

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BRIC Biennial: Volume II, Bed-Stuy/Crown Heights Edition The largest and most ambitious exhibition organized by BRIC to date, the BRIC Biennial: Volume II featured 40+ artists, spread out over four venues: BRIC House, Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library, FiveMyles, and Weeksville Heritage Center.

“Started in 2014, the BRIC Biennial has quickly found its niche in the city’s art scene: a high-quality showcase of Brooklyn artists that’s actually held in the borough, closer than Manhattan galleries and fairs and more focused than the chaos of open studios.”

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CONNECTING TO COMMUNITY

BRIC Media Share This in-kind grant program teaches Brooklyn nonprofits how to create and use media via free classes and training, in order to bring their mission and stories to life. During 2016-17, there were 21 organizations awarded Media Share grants.

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CONNECTING TO COMMUNITY

Brooklyn Poetry Slams Hosted by poet, activist, and educator Mahogany L. Browne with music by DJ Jive Poetic, this series presents a showcase of Brooklyn’s best slam poets, sharing powerful words and inspiring wisdom. A community favorite, over 1,500 individuals attend BRIC’s Poetry Slam events annually.

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ENGAGING TIMELY CONVERSATIONS

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#BHeard Town Hall Cops and Community: Innovations Around Policing “Most of the harm that’s caused by violent policing has less to do with numbers of people killed, but rather the daily mundane harassment that young people of color face in their communities on a daily basis. Thousands and thousands of them aren’t getting killed, but are suffering from the violence of policing.”

– Panelist Mariame Kaba, Open Society Foundation

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ENGAGING TIMELY CONVERSATIONS

BRIC TV | Brooklynification “Brooklyn has spawned a lot of web series — maybe too many — but a new one that turned up roughly a week ago, Brooklynification, is sharper than some of the others. It’s an understated satire on gentrification, in which multiracial affluence doesn’t provide immunity from the ancient clashes of urban life.”

COURTESY OF BRIC TV

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ENGAGING TIMELY CONVERSATIONS

BRIC OPEN Festival The inaugural BRIC OPEN Festival highlighted the power of inclusive, participatory programming with four days of events and activities that aimed to shake up ideas about how we make and consume culture, whose voices and stories sit at the center of artistic creation, and what we imagine the future of our communities to be.

The BRIC OPEN kicked off with a talk by musical genius David Byrne (of the band Talking Heads) on reasons to be cheerful, despite troubling times.

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Brooklyn Youth Media Festival Concrete Stories, BRIC’s Youth Media Festival, showcases media produced by Brooklyn-affiliated youth under the age of 21, celebrating talented young media makers who are telling their stories through short films and animations. The festival is produced and curated by a group of media-savvy local high school students as part of the BRIC Youth Media Education Internship Program.

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IGNITING IMAGINATION

IGNITING IMAGINATION

BRIC’s In-School Youth Education Program

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BRIC’s staff and teaching artists worked with over 30 schools and 4,500 students in fiscal year 2017, engaging closely with school administration and classroom teachers to effectively integrate art and media into the core curriculum. Each program is uniquely designed to meet student needs and learning objectives, culminating in an exhibition at BRIC House, showcasing the work of Brooklyn’s best young artists.

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SOCIALLY-ENGAGED CONVERSATIONS

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ENRICHING PARTNERSHIPS

WE GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS Youth Education Partner Schools and Organizations Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration Bay Ridge Prep Boys and Girls High School Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School Brownsville Academy High School CAMBA Cypress Hills Community Center Digital Arts and Cinema Technology High School East Flatbush Community Research School Fort Greene Preparatory Academy Grand Street Settlement Good Shepherd Services Juan Morel Campos Secondary School M.S. 240 Andries Hudde School M.S. 246 Walt Whitman M.S. 340 North Star Academy Millennium Brooklyn High School NIA P.S. 15 Patrick F. Daly P.S. 23 Carter G. Woodson Elementary School P.S. 34 Oliver H. Perry School P.S. 38 The Pacific School P.S. 59 William Floyd P.S. 84 Jose De Diego School P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia School P.S. 188 Michael E. Berdy P.S. 243 The Weeksville School P.S. 284 Lew Wallace 38

P.S. 297 Abraham Stockton P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell P.S. 310 The School For Future Leaders P.S. 503 The School of Discovery P.S. 676 Red Hook Neighborhood School P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton School P.S./I.S. 121 Nelson A Rockefeller P.S/M.S. 306 Ethan Allen P.S./M.S. 492 Academy of Arts & Letters Park Slope Collegiate Pink House Community Center Plato Learning Inc Secondary School of Journalism Spring Creek Community School Summit Academy Charter School University Setttlement Van Siclen Middle School Media Share Grantees Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation BEAT Global Brooklyn Arts Council Brooklyn Music School Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy Brooklyn Youth Music Project Center for Community Alternatives Domestic Workers United The Financial Clinic Gay Men of African Descent Good Shepherd Services Green City Force

Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy Irondale Ensemble Project NPower North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence Urban Bush Women Sanctuary for Families That Suits You Turning Point Brooklyn Young Movement Program Partnerships Akashic Books The Bishop Gallery Brooklyn College Radio Brooklyn Public Library Caribbean Cultural Theater Carnegie Hall Center for Communication Columbia Journalism Review Dance Films Association Coakley Entertainment Decarcerated Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI) Film Fatales NYC Filmwax Radio FiveMyles Griot Circle Greenlight Bookstore Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy IFP (Independent Film Projects) The Knights Latin Alternative Music Conference Look + Listen Festival Mahogany L. Browne

Margaret Mead Film Festival Mono No Aware New Voices in Black Cinema NYU’s Culture & Media Program Open Society Foundations Prospect Park Alliance Prototype Festival PS 122 Reel Abilities: NY Disability Film Festival Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company Sadie Nash Leadership Project The Commons Choir University Settlement’s Ingersoll Cornerstone Community Center University Settlement’s Performance Project Urbanworld Film Festival Textile Arts Center Third Wave Fund Vertigo Theater Visual AIDS Weeksville Heritage Center WNYC

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 Mark S. Cheffo, Vice Chair Lynn Nottage, Vice Chair Michael Liburd, Treasurer Peter Aschkenasy, Secretary Virginia Davis Blair Leslie Cohen Lenore Cooney Ashley C. Cotton Josh Epstein Katherine Fichthorn Lizanne Fontaine Louis V. Greco, Jr. Julia Kahr Jessie McClintock Kelly Catie Marshall Joseph Nacmias Christina Norman Stephen Plumlee Gaston Silva Winston Song Douglas C. Steiner Kerry Le Blanc Strong Antonia Yuille Williams Jen Wong Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Ex Officio

Executive Leadership Leslie G. Schultz, President Betsy Smulyan, Executive Vice President Emily Harney, Deputy Director, Programming Initiatives Sharon Polli, Vice President, Advancement Elaine Bowen, Director of Development Jackeline Montalvo, Director of Marketing & Communications Lexi Robertson, Chief Financial Officer (Programs) Elizabeth Ferrer, Vice President, Contemporary Art Aziz Isham, Executive Producer, BRIC TV Anthony Riddle, Vice President, Community Media Jack Walsh, Vice President, Performing Arts Rachel Chanoff, Senior Artistic Advisor

The Fund for BRIC, Inc. Board of Directors Hilary Ackermann, Chair Daniel Wiener, Secretary/Treasurer Avinash Kaza EB Kelly Leslie G. Schultz, President The Fund for BRIC Community Media, Inc. Board of Directors Hilary Ackermann, Chair Peter Darrow, Secretary/Treasurer Zachary Block Avinash Kaza Leslie G. Schultz, President

Artists Advisory Council Laura Anderson Barbata Jackie Battenfield Deborah Brown Ronald K. Brown Mario Correa Yvonne Estrada Elana Herzog Julian Jackson Eve Andree Laramee Miguel Luciano Jordana Martin Wendy Richmond Mary Schwab DJ Spinna Yara Travieso

Chair’s Council Leslie Alexander Karen Auster Marco Caffuzzi Ligia Cravo Samara Daly Nick Fribourg Stephanie Ingrassia David Lindsay-Abaire Alexandra MacCallum Ross Martin Beth Miller Marty Rubin, In memoriam Peter Shapiro Rebecca Shapiro Valerie D. White Dick Yancey

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

Friends Council Nell Muldoon, Chair Nathaniel Allman James Bernard Maura Conley Susan Fox Bob & Patty Lenartz Marc Littlejohn Virginia McEnerney Tim Sanford Katie Schwab Daniel Schwartz Irene Sherman Tara Silberberg Hope Tannenbaum Sam Verrill

Contemporary Art Advisory Council Lorrie Bonaventura Margaret Boyer Sally Brody Priscilla Caldwell 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 Julie Freeman Vik Manchanda Rebecca Silber Catrin Solis Performing Arts Advisory Council Bill Bragin Mike Donovan Jeff Pachman Brice Rosenbloom Tim Sanford Lucy Sexton

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DONORS

BRIC acknowledges the following individuals, public funders, institutions, and businesses for their generous support of our work:

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 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 40

† In Memoriam

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 Arts for All Champions Circle Members of BRIC’s Arts for All Champions Circle provide significant support to BRIC with year-round benefits and impact.

Anonymous Edwin Barbey Charitable Trust / Peter and Pamela Barbey Zachary Block and Rachel Loeb Howard Brickner and Tracy Makow Lisa Cadette Cramer and Jim Cramer Lea Cara Bevin and Bill Cline John Colton

Desiree and Cory Davis Ethan and Alexis Devine Michelle and Chris Ewan Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin Jessie McClintock Kelly Carrie and Michael Lamb Grace Lyu Volckhausen Steven Klein Leslie Marshall and Mauro Premutico W. Patrick McMullan and Rachel McPherson McMullan Susan and Peter Restler Wendy Richmond Susan and William Rifkin Erminia Rivera Martha A. Rubin (In memoriam) and Robert S. Rubin Jennifer Sage and Nicolas Grabar Kim and Dick Soule Karen and Colby Synesael Anne Jennings and John Weber Valerie D. White Ellie and Dan Richard Yancey Pia and Jimmy Zankel

For funding received July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017: Public Funders Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams The Honorable Inez Barron The Honorable Robert Cornegy, Jr. The Honorable Laurie Cumbo The Honorable Mathieu Eugene The Honorable Vincent J. Gentile The Honorable Brad Lander The Honorable Stephen Levin The Honorable Darlene Mealy The Honorable Mark Treyger The Honorable Jumaane D. Williams Institute of Museum and Library Services Mayor’s Office for Media and Entertainment Mexican Cultural Institute New York National Endowment for the Arts New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Council on the Arts Theater Subdistrict Council, LDC Foundations and Corporations 66 Rockwell The Alison F. Engel and Peter E. Engel Charitable Fund Alloy Development American Express The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Anheuser-Busch

Art + Commerce The Bay and Paul Foundations The Benevity Community Impacts Fund Bloomingdale’s The Bowery Presents Brooklyn Bowl car2go City Point Con Edison Delta Airlines Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation The Educational Foundation of America Ethiopian Airlines Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Ford Foundation Forest City Ratner Companies Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Goldman Sachs Google Matching Gifts Program Gotham Halstead Property Development Marketing Howard Gilman Foundation The Hudson Companies Incorporated IKEA Brooklyn JP Morgan Chase & Co. Kalahari Resorts Lambent Foundation Lyft M&T Charitable Foundation Maimonides Medical Center The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation National Grid New York Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital NYU Tandon School of Engineering Oppenheim Family Fund Oris Swiss Watches Pacific Cycle Robert Lehman Foundation Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Sentinel Builders, LLC The Shubert Organization Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Sorbabes Gourmet Sorbet

Sterling National Bank TD Bank Tiger Baron Foundation Two Trees Management Co. Union Beer Distributors Viacom Vornado Realty Trust Washington Square Partners Individuals and Local Businesses $20,000+ Hilary Ackermann and Paul Goldberg Mark and Beverly Cheffo Leslie and Clifford Cohen Lenore and John Cooney Ashley C. Cotton Katherine and Luke Fichthorn Lizanne Fontaine and Bob Buckholz Leslie and Andy Schultz Kerry Le Blanc Strong and Jeff Strong Ellie and Dan Toni Yuille Williams $10,000-19,999 Edwin Barbey Charitable Trust / Peter and Pamela Barbey Howard Brickner and Tracy Makow Linda and Louis V. Greco, Jr. Julia Kahr and Brian Colton Jessie McClintock Kelly Laurence W. Levine Foundation, Inc. Catie Marshall Christina Norman and Charles Hunt Oppenheim Family Fund Stephen Plumlee and Holley Atkinson Martha A. Rubin (In memoriam) and Robert S. Rubin Gaston Silva and Karen Dauler Winston Song and Amy Hsieh Kim and Dick Soule Jennifer Wong and Eleonora Sharef Pia and Jimmy Zankel $5,000 – 9,999 Anonymous (1) Leslie Alexander and Norris Manser Pamela Brier and Peter Aschkenasy

Cyrus Beagley and Tai-Yu Lin Jennie and Jake Blair Zachary Block and Rachel Loeb Bevin and Bill Cline Josh and Molly Epstein Michelle and Chris Ewan Alice Handy The Rita and Alex Hillman Family Foundation Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia Ryan and Kendra Jennings L. Knife & Son, Inc Carrie and Michael Lamb Michael and Jeanine Liburd Joseph and Lynn Nacmias Lynn Nottage and Tony Gerber Susan and Peter Restler Timothy Sheehan Joseph and Diane Steinberg Douglas Steiner The Tiki Brothers Valerie D. White $2,500 – 4,999 Anonymous (1) Alltech Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. Lisa Cadette Cramer and Jim Cramer Ben Crane Desiree and Cory Davis Ethan and Alexis Devine The Dram Shop Bar Gail Erickson and Christa Rice EWG Glass Recovery and Recycle Corp.

Martin Feinman and Amy Cooney Erin Finn-Welch Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin Leslie C. Kerby and James M. Kerby William Lienhard and Launa Schweizer Leslie Marshall and Mauro Premutico W. Patrick McMullan and Rachel McPherson McMullan Sid Ray and Philip Kearns Wendy Richmond Susan and William Rifkin Erminia Rivera Jonathan Rosen Jennifer Sage and Nicolas Grabar Sophia Romero and Daniel Schwartz

Peter and Rebecca Shapiro Carla Shen and Christopher Schott Slope Cellars Seaboard Products Co St. Killian Importing Karen and Colby Synesael Anne Jennings and John Weber Richard Yancey $1,000 – 2,499 3 Guys From Brooklyn Jono Abrams and Elizabeth Linn Allagash Brewing Co Audrey and Joseph Anastasi John Arpino Tyndall Arrasmith and Zachary Jasie Atlantic Social B.L. Howard Productions Elizabeth Bailey and Paul Kennedy Bar Chord Alice Beal and Bill Kunz Peter and Kristin Becker Elizabeth Beller David Berliner and Betsy Jacobs Mark and Vanessa Bibby Bklyn Larder Elaine Bowen William Bragin and Lisa Philp Eric Sloan and Dominique Bravo Sally Brazil and Donald Bendernagel Brooklyn Creative League Brookvin Ashley and Rory Brown Lea Cara Timothy and Whitney Carr Century Protective Services City Farm Corp The Clay Pot Joel and Terry Cohen Colacino Tax Partners Collingwood Inc David Collins Confidant LLC Lauren Cooperman Creative Business Inc Kelly Currie Samara Daly 41

Pete D’Angelo Peter and Katharine Darrow Marie DeRosa Cathy and HL DeVore Laura and Paul Dillon Lorraine and Gordon DiPaolo Daniel and Alexis DiPietro The Double Windsor Michael Drinkard and Jill Eisenstadt DUB Pies Thomas Duffy and Moira Bailey Deborah Eisenberg and Ronald Eisenberg Janan Eways Ralph Favilla Jill Fiengo and Lael Schultz Lisa Finstrom Kathleen Fitzpatrick Dashiell Flynn and Reena Mehta Elizabeth Fontaine The Law Office of Scott Lee Forschein Julie Freeman Annie Galovich and Andrea Swistak Allison Gans and Erin Wolfe Sandra and Mike Geroux Peter Ginsberg Lauren Glant and Michael Gillespie Randi Gordon and Joseph Rosenberg Adam Greene Lara and Robert Gruber Victoria Hattam and Thomas Graham Laura Hess David Hicks Terron Hill Hootenanny Arts Neil and Nancy Humphreys Michael Hurwitz and Sue Fishkin Sandrea Jarrett Macon and Michael Jessop James Johnson Steven and Laura Katz Jessica Katz and Moshe McKie-Krisberg Patricia Kavanagh and James Grant Avinash Kaza KBK Wealth Management Brittany and Peter Kelly Kettle & Thread 42

Stacey King Krupa Grocery John Lavelle Legends Limited Michael and Linda Leit Joel and Susan Leitner Patty and Bob Lenartz Raymond Levin and Eileen Shapiro Tanya Levy Odom LU©AS&Co. Alexandra MacCallum and Nicholas Fribourg Jane Marshall Maxim Design Build, LLC James McGovern and Susan Shamoto Kevin McNally and Hiromi Ige Jasmine and Roger Melzer Richard Micewicz, EA Eva Mihovich Robert Mihran Cox, Esq Beth Miller and Kuza Woodard Daniel Mintz and Julia Kelly Nell and Chris Muldoon Narragansett Brewing Company Neuhaus Design Architecture, P.C. Lizbeth Neumark Nitehawk Cinema William Nonneman Jason Novatt Ericka Novotny Reggie and Simone Ollen Jeff Pachman Lisa Paige Marc Palmer and Beverly Leffers Patagonia Swim Jessica and Robbie Patrick Penda Aiken, Inc. Gitte Peng and John Ma M.E. Peters and Daniel Dagen Powerhouse Books Michael and Jamie Principe PROFOOT Steven Puleio Q Drinks Dinah Rodriguez Karine Rosenberg Jim and Eliza Rossman

Lawrence N. Rothbart, Attorney at Law James and Elizabeth Ryan David and Cynthia Sachs Tim Sanford Robert Schachter and Wendi Lazar Joshua Schipper Lisa Schultz Katherine Schwab Beesham Seecharan Susan Sharer Steven Shiffman and Hiromi Hirayama Shire Village Camp Scott Short and Lauren Borducci Michael Siem and Audrey Walen Katerina and Jonathan Silverblatt John and Helen Simonson Isabel Sloane and Drew Robbins Small Giant Small Planet Digital Dora Somosi and Marc Weinhouse Rebecca Sroge Sarah Stasny Nicholas Stern Stribling & Associates, LTD Catherine Teegarden and Rick Supple TLM Associates, LLC Colleen and Graves Tompkins Anna and Justin Toumey Michael Vaughn and Erin Becker Amy Vennema and Brett Wettick Nancy and William Vinicombe The V-Spot Restaurant Jay Walder and Sue Cummings-Walder Seth Washinsky James Weiss White Bird Productions Windsor Place Antiques Windsor Wine Merchants Josh and Jennifer Witz Wohlgemuth Foundation Anna Wolf Noa Yachot Andrew and Lisa Zeneski

$500 – 999 Lisa Ackerman Julie Acuff Affinity Beverages Briana Aguilar-Austin and Jonathan Mcmanus Wendy Aibel-Weiss and Larry Weiss Alexandra Alger Joey and Jasmine Allen Vince Allen Elizabeth Alsop and Tim Ronda Jill and Paul Aschkenasy Michael Astor John Avelli Bonnie Bader Allyson Bakaitis Morgan Bakerman Joel Barkow Lisa Barlow and Alan Towbin Jackie Battenfield and David Headley Marty and Mickey Baumrind Nick and Robyn Bellamy Sally Brazil and Donald Bendernagel Sarah Benesch Deborah Bennett Josh and Pam Berick Karen Berley Michael Bernfeld Mitchell and Margarete Bernstein Nancy and Berson Aaron Bisman Julia Block Sheila Bock Fernando Bohorquez Renee Boicourt Nancy and Pat Boland Lorrie Bonaventura Thierry and Marisa Bonnet Alexandra Bowie Margaret and Matthew Boyer Keith Bray and Ona Winet Janice Brennan Matthew Brian Silas Brickner Steven and Melissa Brill Richard Brittson Sally Brody

The Brooklyn Hospital Center Deborah Brown Richard Bruce and Leslie Aiello Joe Burkett Donald Burns Julio Castaing Irene Chae Anne Clark Jeanine Clifford Anthony Clune Raymond Codrington and Allegra Kapovich Jason Cohen and Linda Aponte Marj and Bill Coleman Maura Kehoe Collins and David C. Collins John Colton Maura Conley and Peter Heilman Josh Cook Jill and Jim Cornell Eric and Jodie Corngold Judi Corvinelli Dan Costello Elyse Cowgill Craft Beer Guild Allison Cromwell Tim Cross Doug Cubberley Elizabeth Culp Heather and Jeffrey Damon Cory Dann Jane Dasher Michele Davenport, Mosaic Coaching Solutions Michael Davis and Dana Gallo Margaret Dellafera Catherine Dempsey Jay and Lisa Dinowitz Peter Dooher William and Susan Dowling Duvel USA Marcia Ely and Andy McKey Timothy Emerson and Margaret Emerson Howard Epstein Antoine Farris Ellen Fenton Jeff Fleishhacker Flying Dog Brewery

Aimee Fox Veronica Frajzyngier and Robert Gwizdala Zebulon Fuller Benjamin Funk Matthew Galek Mary Gambino-Scally Jean Gazis Benjamin and Rachel Geballe Peter and Ann Geismar Jilian Gersten and Brian Shuman Marc Gertler and Marci Rosa Paul and Jill Gill Alicia Glen Jillian Goger Tiffany Gold Jay Goldberg Aviva Goldstein and Richard Miller Philip Goldstein Martin Gorfinkel Michael Greenberg and Anne Young Nathan Greene and Patricia Berretty Richard and Diane Greene Diane Greenfeld and Ted Cohen Callum Grieve Rob and Alice Griffiths Gerard Grillo Julienne Guerrero Robert Guest and Gloria Caprio Lisa Hamilton Amanda Harris Layne Harris Laura Harsch Glen Hass and Karen Jacobson Virginia Hass Cari Hauck Marjorie Henning and Andy Rosenblum Michelle Henry C.C. Hirsch and Vanessa Pappas Stephen Hirschhorn Thehbia Hiwot Gail Hochman Deborah and Roger Hodge House Beer Adam Hughes Elizabeth Humes Kristy Hurt

Lauren Ingrassia Ross Intelisano and Stacey Reiss Simon and Liza Isaacs Terry Jackson and Chantal Deeble Robert Jacobs J. Daniel Janzen Sarah and Coley Jellinghaus George Johnson Rodney Johnson Isaac Josephson Scott Kane Jin Kang Joshua Kaplan John Katinos Jamie Kay and Scott Gutterman Kevin Kearney Susan Kellman Jeff Kelson and Marcela Ghiara Susannah and Gene Kennedy Jeremy Kirkland Randall and Janette Klein Hilary Klein and Michael St. Hippolyte Emily and Alex Knowlton Amy Fontaine and Mete Kok Ezriel Kornell Jacqueline Kosloski Benjamin Kulo and Erin Blank Julie Kupfer Emily Kurtz Rell and Jennifer Lafargue Lisa Landau The Langworthy Foundation Maura Larkin and David Christenberry Brett Levitzke Karen Liaw Judith and Jonathan Lief Mr. William Long Brendan Lorbach Marianna Lowenfeld Hayden Lynch Thomas and Carolina MacWright Nicolas Mahedy Pamela Mann Peter Manzi Chris and Claire Marx Kimberly Maxwell

Charlita Mays Margaret L. McClure Virginia McEnerney Joseph and Cheryl McFeely Laura McKenna Michael McTwigan Robert and Sharon Meetsma Messineo Art Projects Joe and Alice Montano Nicholas Morrison Margaret Morton Dana Muldrow Diane Muldrow Rajika Nakkawita Lisa Napolitano Sam Nedermayer Dani Newman Northeast Great Dane Nancy and David Novack Andrea Nye Nick Nyhan and Megan Jones Nyhan John O’Connell and Marcella Eckels Robert O’Donnell The Office Performing Arts + Film Lance Ogiste Ole Imports Pierre and Kate Olivier Melinda Olsen Andrea Ongaro Oskar Blues Brewery Jovito Pagkalinawan Neela Pania and David Cann Barbara Pantuso and David Noles Jeff Paoletti Mark Paperno Aparna Pappu Christina Park and Jim Seery Peter Parrella Sarah F. Parsons Russell Pearce Chris Petescia and Beth Petescia Charles Plummer Mark Prutsalis and Maria D’Albert Adam Quinn Tracy Rahn and Paul Kennedy Hillary Raskin 43

Alexander Rau Simon Raykher Robert Revesz Jeff and Ashley Rigby Randi Roberts and Iven Walters Peter Rockland Jeff Rodus Mark Rosenthal Dorothy Ryan S & A Electrical Contracting Corp Mary Sabbatino and David Wells Sarah Sampsel Jeanne Sanon Joe Sarkis Elan Schultz and Anna Delgado Howard and Shayna Sebold Josh Segal Christopher Sell Monica Selter and Dan Klaidman Sam and Karen Seymour Gary Shaffer and Carol Adams Ronald and Yvette Shiffman Leonard Shiller and Elyse Taylor Shiller Carol Shuchman and Kendall Christiansen Dominick Siano General Contracting Joel Siegel and Maria Deutscher Tara Silberberg and Adam Brightman Singha Beer, N.A. Hildy Simmons and David Sprafkin Gunnar Sjursen and Kathryn Kercher Eric Slovin and Amy Ryan Robert Sluymer Shelton Smith Aggie Smith Debra Smith Jane M. Smith Kimberly Smith Julian and Emilia Soler Michele Somerville and Max Robins Gireesh Sonnad Aaron Sosnick Jim Sparnon Alan and Melanie Stein Leah Steiner William Stephen and Dona Smith Tom and Wendy Stephenson David Stoelting 44

Paula Stoff Stone Brewing Gina Stormont R. Jason Straight Mark Street Keith Stubblefield Paul and Troi Swithers Richard Taber Julie Tarney Khadhyja Taylor Renee Taylor Richard Ting Mai Lara Tisdale Claude Trahan Tri-Valley Beverage Troegs Independent Brewing Ellie and David Tweedy Eileen Tynion Diana Vail and Jack Rainey Emily Valente James Van Putten Marcia Van Wagner Frank Ventura Sam Verrill and Jess Harris Patricia Voight and Rachel Wolff Matthew Ward Ellen Weber Howard Weinberg Josh Weisberg Melanie Wells Debra Wells and David Bricker Sean Welsh Tyler Whitmer Merele Williams-Adkins Michael Wilson Diego and Cynthia Winegardner Devera Witkin Robin and Tim Wynter-Stoner Carol Yorke and Gerard Conn Beth Rudin DeWoody and Firooz Zahedi Arthur Zeckendorf Mike Zilm Barbara and Michael Zimmerman Carol Zimmerman and David Abramson Zachary Zimmerman Jeffrey Zoldan and Jennifer Brilliant

This list includes gifts made between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, as well as other current giving. 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 Marion Carr, Development Manager, Individual Giving, at 718.683.5637.

2016 / 2017 FINANCIALS UNRESTRICTED

TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED

ASSETS TOTAL

Cash & Cash Equivalents Investments

INCOME Contributions Government Grants Program Service Revenue Interest and Dividends Net Assets Released from Restrictions TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES & SUPPORT

$2,924,265 $1,049,739 $1,910,821 $532,488 $10,748,019

$363,003 $283,000 $9,781,858 ($10,748,019)

$3,287,268 $1,332,739 $11,692,679 $532,488 $0

$17,165,332

($320,158)

$16,845,174

EXPENSES

Government and Other Receivables Contributions Receivable Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets Net Fixed Assets TOTAL ASSETS

$3,658,517 $15,701,881 $3,192,851 $319,175 $1,091,866 $13,929,455 $37,893,745

LIABILITIES

Program Expenses Community Media Contemporary Arts Performing Arts Interdisciplinary Art Education

$6,947,542 $582,640 $3,354,764 $158,343 $747,642

$6,947,542 $582,640 $3,354,764 $158,343 $747,642

Support Services Management and General Fundraising

$2,467,850 $488,388

$2,467,850 $488,388

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

$14,747,169

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Non-operating Revenue (Expense) Other Income Net Gain on Investments

$2,418,163

$14,747,169 ($320,158)

$50,947 $1,016,173

$2,098,005 $50,947 $1,016,173

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

$3,485,283

($320,158)

$3,165,125

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

$19,466,768

$12,883,241

$32,350,009

$22,952,051

$12,563,083

$35,515,134

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

$612,138

Deferred Revenue

$1,476,874

Accrued Vacation

$289,599

Total Liabilities

$2,378,611

NET ASSETS Unrestricted Operating Board Designated Fund

$21,043,125 $1,908,926

Total Unrestricted

$22,952,051

Temporarily Restricted

$12,563,083

Total Net Assets

$35,515,134

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

$37,893,745

OPERATING INCOME $16,845,174

OPERATING EXPENSES² $14,747,169

• 69% PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE • 20% PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS (INDIVIDUAL /

• 80% PROGRAM EXPENSES • 17% MANAGEMENT & GENERAL EXPENSES • 3% FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

1

BUSINESS / FOUNDATION)

• 8% GOVERNMENT GRANTS • 3% INTEREST & DIVIDENDS 1

Includes cable service revenue and earned revenue

2

Includes depreciation expense

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