2020 Beat the Streets Annual Report

2020

ANNUAL REPORT BEAT THE STREETS NYC WRESTLING

BEAT THE STREETS WRESTLING, INC. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling.

BOARD, LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND STAFF Board of Directors

Ray Barczak United Parcel Service BTS Chairman Andrew Bonita Antarctica Capital

Emilio Collins Excel Sports Management Dean Colucci Duane Morris LLP BTS Secretary

Jesse Jantzen Skylar James Capital BTS Vice Chairman Chris Lindsey Jane Street

Yoshi Nakamura NAKA Capital Partners Matt Palmer BNP Paribas

Shawn Rubin Galaxy Digital

Alberto Ebanks Ebanks Law Firm

Frank Ryan DLA Piper

Eric Goldstein Range Patagonian

Hooman Tavakolian Cyrus Capital Partners

Scott Feinstein 42West

Shawn Rubin Morgan Stanley

David Heidecorn L Catterton

Corey Wright Cahill Gordon & Reindell LLP BTS Treasurer

Chris Henrich RBC Capital Markets

Leadership Council Sue Ballard Bank of America

Ken Bigley Public Schools Athletic League Kevin Beinhacker United Parcel Service

Jayson Bowlsby Apollo Global Management LLC Kevin Collins Pacific Investment Management Company

Donald Douglas Public Schools Athletic League Rick Gilston Gilston Electric

Tyler Grimaldi Morgan Stanley

Michael Piccirillo CitiBank Anthony Rinella Morgan Stanley

David Rios Columbia University

Staff Brendan Buckley Executive Director John Rollins Senior Director of Operations & Finance Penn Gottfried Director of Youth Programming

Emma Randall Director of HS Programming & Head Girl’s Coach Steven Keith Head Boy’s Coach

Mariana Olalde Development Coordinator Ashley Wang Communications Coordinator

Barry Hart Programming Assistant

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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR We will stop at nothing as we continue to creatively impact our studentathletes and support them in achieving their goals.

It was February 2020 when I recall feeling that Beat the Streets was having one of our best years to date.

On the first day of March 2020, I recall feeling that Beat the Streets was having one of our best years to date. Our staff was energized, our new Academy program was thriving, and we just set a new record with eight student-athletes placing at the New York State Championships. 11 days later, our soaring confidence was put into question as Covid-19 arrived on our shores.

Questions about safety took center stage and our future was uncertain at best. Are we safe? Can we see our

student-athletes? How can we help them at this time? Will we be able to host our Annual Benefit? Will we have to let people go? Is Beat the Streets going to make it?

Resilience is defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties – it is toughness. If there is one thing wrestlers pride themselves on, it is exactly that. This toughness was displayed by everyone within Beat the Streets – staff, student-athletes, coaches and the Board – and it manifested itself in numerous ways in what became (and still is) an incredibly challenging environment.

Immediately after the news broke, we engaged with other BTS cities across the U.S. to begin the Million Minutes Challenge, a national campaign to achieve one million minutes of impact via online workouts and mentorship sessions with not only our own coaches, but also Olympic and World-level athletes. And while we were unable to host our usual Annual Benefit to a sold-out crowd, we still committed to hosting our 11th Annual Benefit on the Hudson River, even if we couldn’t have fans attend in-person.

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Resilience led us to remain relevant and reach outcomes that we had not achieved in the past. In this new virtual world, we are grateful that our student-athletes stuck with us. All 20 seniors in the Academy graduated on time and all 20 either enrolled in college or entered the U.S. Armed Forces. 13 of them also went on to continue their athletic careers as collegiate student-athletes. Also, as you will read in the following pages, major gains took place with respect to school attendance and socialemotional learning measures.

While we know that the road ahead remains unclear, we remain optimistic and will stop at nothing as we continue to creatively impact our student-athletes and support them in achieving their goals both on and off the mat. The multitude of pivots and strategic changes we have made during the pandemic have motivated us to double-down on what matters most – not just producing successful wrestlers, but teaching the skills that

will help them thrive in life, no matter the circumstances. Next year, we seek to grow the Academy both in depth and breadth. Increasing the number of boys and girls we impact – as well as the level of our impact – are central to our goals at BTS. Lastly, I want to express a heartfelt thank you for your continued support. It may be cliché to say, but we couldn’t do this without you. When our Annual Benefit was canceled last year our continued operations came into question, our community was there for us and made it clear that as exciting as an event like our Annual Benefit is, it is the mission to impact our studentathletes that matters the most.

With gratitude,

Brendan Buckley Executive Director

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STUDENT-ATHLETES

74%

BOROUGH 25%

Bronx

18%

Manhattan

of New York City students are considered Economically Disadvantaged by the NYC Department of Education

21% Queens 26% Brooklyn 7%

Staten Island

3% Other

GENDER

RACE/ETHNICITY 30.1% African American 77% Boys

28.9% Latinx

22.7% Girls

18.5% Caucasian

0.3% Other

11%

Asian

82%

Student-Athletes of Color

11.5% Other

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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES High School

GEORGE W. WINGATE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR | BROOKLYN

NAOMI HENRY

Beat the Streets provided me with endless support despite the circumstances we were faced with.

Coaches always made themselves available to talk and assist in any way that they could.

Middle School

M.S. 582 8TH GRADE | BROOKLYN

DWAYNE HARRIS

Beat the Streets impacted my life by teaching me life skills that have helped me become a stronger athlete—both mentally and physically. BTS has also given me opportunities to wrestle at tournaments and camps, which has helped my technique a lot .

Alumni

CORNERSTONE ACADEMY ALUMNI | STATEN ISLAND

JON ALICEA

I firmly believe writing and sharing goals within our team and within our Beat the Streets family played a huge part into the successful season we had.

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HOMETOWN HEROES RUNNER-UP

In August 2020, FloWrestling and ASICS teamed up to search nationwide for coaches who have greatly impacted their athletes and communities. Stephen Perez, Beat the Streets alumni and head coach at Grand Street Campus High School, was nominated for his work in developing a successful program with multiple city champions and state placers. He also runs a program at Grand Street where freshmen are matched with seniors to receive mentorship and academic help. Perez was voted in as a finalist and won second place in the competition. He was awarded $5,000.

STEPHEN PEREZ GRAND STREET CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL COACH | BROOKLYN

Beat the Streets provides a network for young people to build relationships and learn lifelong skills on and off the mat.

They are a part of the BTS family for life.

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THE ACADEMY

2019 was the inaugural year of the Beat the Streets Academy Program. The Academy, which aims to prepare students for success both on and off the mat, provides student-athletes with resources such as SAT prep, one-on-one tutoring, and Training Center practices, as well as community events such as forums, movie nights, and career days.

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING Beat the Streets measures the SEL growth of its student-athletes and has seen vast improvement in several core competencies.

GRADUATION

100%

+77%

Positive Identity

Total graduation rate & entrance to college/military

+73%

Self-Management

68%

+71%

Academic Self-Efficacy

+100%

Transition to collegiate athletics

Students reported increase in at least one SEL category

BY THE NUMBERS

10,000 $$$ Awarded in Scholarships

5,000 Hours of Participation

250

Hours of Volunteerism

120

Hours of SAT Prep & Tutoring

3

College Campus Visits

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THE JUNIOR LEAGUE

The Junior League is the only middle school wrestling league in New York City. In partnership with New York City’s Department of Education, Beat the Streets provides afterschool programming in the form of weekly practice and competition opportunities focused on teaching the basics of wrestling in a safe and fun environment. The League currently serves 650 youth student-athletes.

MEET SULAYMAN BAH

S

ulayman Bah, former student at the M.S. 129 middle school in the Bronx, graduated from the Junior League in fall 2019 and earned a full scholarship to The Kiski School, an elite all-boys boarding school outside Pittsburgh.

Since joining the Junior League in 2015, Bah has been dedicated in his pursuit of success. In addition to attending weekly Training Center practices, he also took advantage of one-on-one technique sessions with Beat the Streets coaches.

In the academic realm, Bah even attended extra tutoring sessions at school on Saturdays.

During his last middle school season, Bah took home first place at the New York Youth State Championship and sixth place at the prestigious NHSCA National Championship in Virginia Beach.

“Beat the Streets helped bring out the best in me,” Bah said. “With the support system they built for me, my goal is to be the best student at school and go on to an Ivy League Division I college.

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OUR RESPONSE TO COVID-19

MILLION MINUTES CHALLENGE

A nationwide challenge launched in March 2020 by all 12 Beat the Streets cities to reach 1,000,000 minutes of self-improvement.

EMMA RANDALL’S TAKE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING

270,000 MINUTES contributed by NYC participants

“The calls to the kids were the hardest — kids who had to work full-time or kids who lost family. We needed to come up with an accessible way to keep our kids engaged and ready for whenever we could come back.”

50 CHALLENGES

TOTAL CHECK-INS

including workouts, Ted Talks, & journaling

25 LIVE EVENTS

hosted on Instagram, Facebook, & Zoom

25 CLINICIANS

of Olympic, World, & NCAA pedigree

Pre-Covid

2,848

During Covid

3,1 9 8

Total

6,046

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ON-THE-MAT SUCCESS In early 2020, Beat the Streets set a new competition record with eight PSAL boys (four of them being Academy members) placing at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association state tournament. At the New York Girls Folkstyle State Invitational, the unofficial girl’s state tournament, 13 PSAL student-athletes (8 of them being Academy members) placed in the top three.

BOYS RESULTS

8 PSAL State Medalists

GIRLS RESULTS

4

Academy State Medalists

18 PSAL Top-3 Medalists

8

Academy Top-3 Medalists

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THE VIRTUAL BENEFIT After being postponed from the spring, the 2020 Beat the Streets Annual Benefit ran on September 17 as a two-part Virtual Benefit event, featuring a Telethon and live wrestling matches. With the theme of this year’s fundraiser being resilience, the Virtual Benefit was ultimately a celebration of both the history and forward progression of the organization. The Virtual Benefit raised just over $500,000.

TELETHON SPEAKERS Sally Roberts Roberts Sally J’den Cox J’den Cox Jordan Burroughs Burroughs Jordan Kevin Jackson Jackson Kevin Helen Maroulis Maroulis Helen Ben Askren Askren Ben Henry Cejudo Cejudo Henry Justin Gaethje Gaethje Justin

MATCHES V. Khinchegashvili

vs.

Y. Diakomihalis

Gable Steveson

vs.

Trent Hillger

Victoria Francis

vs.

Alexandria Glaude

Rustam Ampar

vs.

Jack Mueller

Joe Colon

vs.

Seth Gross

Emily Shilson

vs.

Charlotte Fowler

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COST OF THE ACADEMY

$114,010

$32,000

$27,000

$24,000

$10,000

$10,000

$9,000

Mentorship Days

Tutoring

Coaching Grants

Camps, Clinics, & College Visits

College Scholarships

Social Outings

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PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS

The work of Beat the Streets would not be possible without the generosity of our foundational, corporate, and individual donors who support our mission to inspire the New York City youth through wrestling.

Listed below are the names of those who gave during the fiscal year of Sep. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2020.

$50,000+

Mike and Sukey Novogratz FloSports Anonymous

$25,000 - $49,999 Richard Tavoso RBC Foundation Creative Frank And Melissa Ryan

$10,000 - $24,999

John Ripley James and Amy Bennett Daniel Hyman UPS Christopher Lindsey Gary Sagui Consuelos Family John Moon The Patrina Foundation

PARTNERS

Alex Blavatnik NetApp Fund

$5,000 - $9,999

Cliff Keen Athletic Steve Cina Shawn and Suzanne Rubin John Stephenson UPS Foundation Peter Costas RBC Capital Markets, LLC Eric Eisner

$2,000 - $4,999

Scott Smith Denis Ryan Henry E. Niles Foundation Inc. Sara Hinzman William Baldwin Alberto Ebanks

Amerigroup Beat the Streets National Cliff Keen Columbia University Duane Morris LLP Edge Wrestling FloSports Heisman Trophy Trust, NYCT Henry E. Niles Foundation Ironstate Development Madison Square Garden New York City Department of Education National Wrestling Coaches Association

$1,000-$1,999

Dave and Kyra Tirana Barry Richard Gilston Andrew Nipon Nancy Easton PIMCO Creighton Kang Andrew Dewitt David Heidecorn Mitchell Regenstreif John Collins David and Denise Chase

$500-$999

Anthony Rinella Daniel Scherer Emilio Collins Kevin Collins Hoomanities Inc. Paypal Giving Fund Kelly Jacoutot

Chris Henrich Ross Sullivan David Rios Jeff Seidler Jude Arena Brian Avello Michael Piccirillo Michael Child Tyler Mixon Gregg Gottsegen Andrew Ferrer Sam Goldfeder Emma Zingone David Blitzer Kerry Chandler Steven Rosner David J. Stern Adam Silver Luis Ruelas Todd Garris Lee DeLorenzo Seth Thomas

New York Athletic Club New York City Regional Training Center Nike Community Impact Fund Public Schools Athletic League RBC Capital Markets Resilite Royal Bank of Canada Foundation The Patrina Foundation United Parcel Service USA Wrestling Varonis Systems, Inc. Vita Sports Partners Women’s Sports Foundation Youth Inc.

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FINANCIALS 2020

2019

576,683

672,770

Donated Goods and Services

28,170

81,384

Program Service Fees

150,412

28,100

12,691

13,449

220,745

887,039

$988,701

$1,682,742

596,778

914,015

Management and General

419,922

391,452

Fundraising

207,428

217,249

Total Expenses

$1,224,128

$1,522,716

Change in Net Assets

(235,427)

160,026

Beginning Net Assets

673,264

513,238

$437,837

$673,264

Support and Revenue Contributions and Grants

Special Events (Net) Other Income Total Support and Revenue Expenses Program Services Support Services:

Ending Net Assets

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