14-15 Annual Report

2 014 -2 01 5 A n n ua l r e p o r t

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Philanthropic donations cover 85% of Harlem Academy’s operating costs.

Message from Board Chairman & Head of School

Our goal is to be the most transformational school in New York City.

Children from low-income households enter first grade with only half the vocabulary of their middleclass peers. We designed our curriculum to reduce the gap, and the results have been transformational.

Last year, the median vocabulary score for our eighth grade students was in the 99th percentile. Our students are graduating with the strongest vocabularies in the nation.

Our graduates are thriving at some of the finest secondary schools in the nation, including Spence, Chapin, Riverdale, and Hotchkiss.

None of this would happen without the generous support of our donors. Tuition currently covers approximately 15% of the cost per student. We are very grateful for our donors who supply the additional 85% annually. On behalf of the students, families, teachers, and staff, we thank you.

The impact of your gifts and the school’s growth this past year will continue in the pages of the 2014– 2015 Annual Report.

Sincerely,

David B. Peterson Chairman, Board of Trustees

Vincent A. Dotoli Head of School 3

Harlem Academy serves 120 students in grades one through eight.

who we serve

who we serve

Harlem Academy focuses on bright, motivated children

from low-income families.

We move students from above average to excelling

91

%

and prepare them for success

of our students come from

at top secondary schools.

Washington Heights.

81

97%

of our students need significant scholarships to attend.

Harlem, South Bronx, and

$24,083

$2.8M

of incoming

THE AVERAGE

LAST YEAR, HARLEM

students qualify for

SCHOLARSHIP WAS $24,083

ACADEMY PROVIDED $2.8 Million

public housing.

OF THE $27,097 TUITION.

in scholarships.

%

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Jada Cooper at the 2014 Harlem Academy graduation ceremony.

w h o wp e rsoefriv le

Jada Cooper ‘14

Confident Graduates Tackling New Challenges Jada Cooper points out that horses were not part

Jada chose boarding school because she loved

of her life growing up in Harlem. But now she

the summer program she attended at Exeter

regularly finds herself in the stables at the Putney

while a Harlem Academy student. She enjoyed the

School, feeding horses and mucking out stalls.

independence she found there, the responsibility

She hadn’t expected this when she started at the

to try new things in a different setting.

for managing her own time, and the opportunity Vermont boarding school last fall, but riding is popular there, and she got interested right away.

When asked about what it is like to have Jada

“Everyone talks about horses,” she said, “and

away at boarding school, her mother Andolynn

most students have their own.” She started going

Lewis said, “I’m comfortable with it because she is

to the barn in her free time and helping out. “You

comfortable with it. Everybody has to pitch in at

have to be completely responsible for the horses

the school, and Jada really embraces that.”

– you groom them, feed them every day, and keep the stalls clean,” she said. The program leaders

After just one year at Putney, Jada is thriving,

noticed her commitment and invited her to give

both in and out of the classroom.

riding a try.

things Harlem Academy does to prepare

By the spring semester, Jada had learned to ride, even jump, and her scholarship was expanded to include a horse-share. “In the beginning it was

“All the little

you for high school are helpful,” Jada said.

“You don’t realize until you’re there, and

”

you already know what you’re doing.

scary,” she said. “I had the biggest horse at the school. But soon I was riding the trails everyday, and I’m really looking forward to doing it again this year.”

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93% of parents gave Harlem Academy a strong rating for the teaching of reading, writing, math, and scientific reasoning.

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Academic Excellence

Year-to-Year Change 40%

% of students

30%

20%

10%

2014 2015

0% 0-9

10-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80-89

90-99

Nati o n a l p erc en ti l e r a n k (ER B C TP4)

97% of Harlem Academy

T h e m e d i a n vo cab u l a ry

11

percentile points

s c o r e f o r th e C l a s s o f 2 0 1 5 wa s th e

99

th

percentile.

On average, students gain

students scored above the

11 percentile points in their

national median.

first year at Harlem Academy.

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Kyle ’12 and Nathaniel ’15 arriving at Stony Brook for the start of the 2015-16 school year.

w h o wper o se fr i lvee

Kyle ‘12 & Nathaniel Broomes ‘15

Navigating Secondary School Admissions Kyle Broomes ’12 is a thriving senior at the Stony Brook School. This year, his brother Nathaniel ’15 is joining him as a freshman. But back when Kyle started his secondary school search, the Broomes family was in uncharted territory.

For most Harlem Academy families, this is their first experience with the highly competitive secondary school admissions process. We start families in sixth grade with a series of meetings to understand the options, outlining the differences between boarding, day, parochial, and public schools and the requirements for admission. Then, working with each family, we help them develop a list of potential schools.

Over the next two years, families explore local schools, and teachers take them to visit boarding schools. Volunteers work with students on interview practice and test preparation. Staff members work with admissions officers to clarify interest and access to scholarships. And then we coach families through the complex application and financial aid forms, helping them to do everything they

“The process was strenuous,” said Mrs. Broomes.

“But Mr. Dotoli was very hands-on in guiding us.

Having a head of school that connected, showing that much care — it’s rare to see.”

For three years, Kyle has succeeded at Stony Brook.

“He still sees material from Harlem Academy in classes,” said Mrs. Broomes. He is a strong student, participates in the life of the school, and has built a good group of friends.

Now Nathaniel ’15 has joined him. In just his first week, Nathaniel wrote to thank his former math teacher for how much he recognized and for how well the “tricks” she’d taught him still worked.

“He seems to have transitioned well,” said his mother.

“Kyle’s friends want to help him and make sure he’s alright. Kyle does pick on him sometimes,” she laughed, “but the boys are mostly supportive of each other.

There is good camaraderie at the school.”

can to maximize their chances.

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Only 12% of our incoming students are eligible for selective admissions opportunities. By the time they graduate this grows to 60%.

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Secondary School Placement

Harlem Academy offers its students more than “opportunities for admission to some of the finest

G r a d uat e P l ac e m e n t 2 01 2 -2 01 5

secondary schools in the nation—it instills in them the confidence that they belong there. It does take confidence to insist that one is capable of achieving remarkable things, irrespective of one’s starting point.

Selective Public and Other 18%

”

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, President Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Boarding 32%

Catholic 24% T H E AVER AGE S C H OL A RS H I P AWA RD FOR S T UDEN T S AT INDE P ENDEN T S C H OOLS IS

Independent Day 26%

$42,000 per year.

Schools Harlem Academy Graduates Attend I n d e p e n d e n t Day S c h o o l s

B oa r d i n g S c h o o l s

C at h o l i c S c h o o l s

Selective Public Schools

Brooklyn Friends

Burr and Burton Academy (VT)

All Hallows High School

High School of American Studies

Chapin School

The School at Church Farm (PA)

Grace Church School

Holderness School (NH)

Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

Humanities Preparatory Academy

Marymount School

The Hotchkiss School (CT)

Cardinal Hayes High School

Manhattan Center for Science and Math

Professional Children’s School

The Kiski School (PA)

Cristo Rey High School

Riverdale Country School

Manhattan Village Academy

Peddie School (NJ)

Spence School

Purnell School (NJ)

Dominican Academy

Trevor Day School

The Putney School (VT)

York Prep School

The Stony Brook School (NY)

St. Jean Baptiste High School

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Mencia-De Leon family at Harlem Academy, Mr. Mencia, Manny ‘18, Mrs. De Leon, and José ‘14.

profile

The Mencia–De Leon Family

Partnering with Families Liana De Leon remembers the day she found Harlem

Nine years later, Manny continues in sixth grade,

Academy. She was unhappy with the school that her

following a summer in the gifted program at Vassar

then seven-year-old son, José Mencia, was attending.

College. José has graduated from Harlem Academy

She came to an information session in Harlem

and is on track for college.

Academy’s library, and as soon as it was finished she school I want for my sons.”

“I think the reason that José has been able to adapt and succeed in his new school is because of the foundation,” said Mrs. De Leon.

That fall, José joined Harlem Academy’s second grade,

Like many Harlem Academy alumni, he stays connected

and his younger brother Manny followed soon after.

to his former mentors, and reaches back when he

said, “I don’t know what it will take, but that’s the

needs help. “When he knows something is going on, he “From the beginning,” said Mrs. De Leon, “all of the

says, ‘What time are you guys picking Manny up?’ And

parents talked about how we are supported by the

he will come along so he can talk with his old teachers.”

staff and the teachers. Even when there are challenges, the teachers, the advisors, Mr. Dotoli — everyone is

“José still calls himself a Harlem Academy scholar, even

paying attention, everyone listens. They even respond

above his high school,” said Mr. Mencia.

over vacations. They are always there.”

“This is what I’ve been telling other parents,” said Mrs. Mrs. De Leon and Mr. Mencia embraced the partnership,

De Leon. “I’ve seen it. I know how well José is doing, and

worked with the school, and the boys thrived.

it’s because of the structure, the values, the creed — he still follows the Harlem Academy creed all the time.”

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Our team is driven by a dedication to continuous improvement; each year we seek feedback from parents, graduates, and teachers.

f e e d b ac k

Alumni

totally prepared for science because of all the chances “forI was us to create our own experiments and complete lab reports. ”

Alexandria Brown, Class of 2014

92

%

of alumni returned to Harlem Academy to attend an event last year.

When surveyed about their preparation in core academic areas and organization, graduates felt “prepared” or “extremely prepared,” with an average rating of 4.1 on a scale of 5.

The fact that Harlem Academy had challenging homework “assignments thoroughly prepared me for my experience. … I find myself being ahead of my honors class pace. ” Dylan Brown, Class of 2013

Families

The staff at Harlem Academy are very energetic and “knowledgeable, and we, as parents, feel that our students will be able to compete and excel in their academic endeavors. ” Seventh Grade Parent

100%

of families attended both fall and spring

conferences last year.

Families gave Harlem Academy an average score of 4.3 on scale of 1 to 5 when surveyed about how well the school is meeting its mission.

My child truly enjoys his days at school. When asked, “‘How was your day?’ be prepared for a detailed story from start to finish. ” Third Grade Parent

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financials

Harlem Academy has received Charity Navigator’s highest rating for 4 consecutive years.

A SSE T S ASSETS

2014-15 TOTAL

2013-14 TOTAL

Cash and Cash Equivalents

$1,022,181

$1,200,544

Receivables and Long-Term Pledges

10,359,947

11,185,110

133,106

95,579

10,275,065

10,070,667

$21,790,299

$22,551,900

2014-15 TOTAL

2013-14 TOTAL

$145,322

$124,279

47,567

34,350

4,463,848

7,600,000

Unrestricted

6,985,954

3,593,171

Temporarily Restricted

10,058,518

11,111,010

Permanently Restricted

89,090

89,090

$21,790,299

$22,551,900

Other Assets Property and Equipment TOTAL ASSETS

LI A B ILI T IES A ND NE T A SSE T S LIABILITIES Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Deferred Tuition Loan Payable NET ASSETS

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

financials

2014-2015 Statement of Activities $257,727

$471,484

E X PENSES Program Services

$3,198,759

Management $2,469,548

Fundraising

$72,191 $367,597

A NNUA L OPER ATIONS INCOME Annual Fund Support* Program Revenue

$3, 255,390

Public Funding

$2,815,602

$72,191

$367,597

*Includes unrestricted new gifts and this year's portion of previously committed multi-year gifts.

TOTA L NE W INCOME Annual Fund Support Commitments Toward Permanent Campus

$5,539,050

Program Revenue $2, 292,557

Public Funding

$2,806,705

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Donors

Permanent Campus

In February 2014, we purchased a 20,000-square-foot lot at 655 St. Nicholas

The Allen Family Foundation

Avenue that will eventually house Harlem Academy’s permanent home. This

Anonymous

move will allow Harlem Academy to better meet its mission by serving more

Tony and Regan Asnes

students in expanded facilities.

Pam Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Will Cook

Located in Central Harlem, the new site is proximal to Harlem, the Bronx,

Friends of Bray Family Academy

and Washington Heights, the neighborhoods where most of our families

Mary Ganzenmuller and the A.K. Starr Charitable Trust

reside. It has excellent access to public transit, including A, B, C, and D

Valerie Hing and Ari Raisa

trains and numerous bus lines.

Mark and Sarah Johnston Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Harlem Academy extends tremendous gratitude toward the donors listed here. Their gifts made 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.

The Cat MacRae Fund Durga Mallampalli Catherine and John Nathan Mr. David B. Peterson Rafael Viñoly Architects Tom and Sera Reycraft Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schaps Robert and Laura Sillerman Timothy Speiss Hillary and Brett Thomas

donor listings

The school provides parents the “ opportunity to partner with teachers and staff to help students grow and benefit from

”

the strong academic program.

Fifth Grade Parent

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Donors

Annual Fund Donors

$100,000+

The Andrew K. Dwyer Foundation

Mr. Matthew A. Baxter

Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Aresty

Anonymous (3)

Mr. Robert R. Dyson

BJ's Charitable Gift Fund

The Brick Presbyterian Church

Mr. David B. Peterson

The Carmel Hill Fund

Mr. Benjamin J. Bray

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schaps

Edith Glick Shoolman Children's Foundation

Deutsche Bank Trust Company NY

Mr. John Brus

Robert and Laura Sillerman

The Heisman Trust

Falconhead Foundation

Mr. Christopher R. Clarke

Mr. Chris Hart-Zafra

Columbia University Community Service

Hyde and Watson Foundation

Con Edison

Ms. Kerri S. Scharlin and Mr. Peter Klosowicz

Vincent J. and Louisa S. Dotoli

Dale and Elizabeth Hemmerdinger $50,000 -$99,000 Altman Foundation Arcadia Charitable Trust BIC Corporation Credit Suisse Americas Foundation Harry Winston Hope Foundation Ann and Cameron MacRae Cat MacRae Fund Tom and Sera Reycraft Hillary and Brett Thomas Tsunami Foundation - Anson and Debra Beard, Jr. and Family $20,000 -$49,000 Anonymous (2) The Catherine and Joseph Aresty Foundation Tony and Regan Asnes Mr. and Mrs. Will Cook John P. and Constance A. Curran Charitable Foundation Dana Foundation

Dr. Shirley A. Jackson and Dr. Morris Washington Mark and Sarah Johnston Mr. and Mrs. William Koenigsberg Mr. and Mrs. David Lasry Mike & Aly Levine Lincoln Fund The Garrett and Mary Moran Family Foundation Catherine and John Nathan Ms. Joan Ganz Cooney and Mr. Peter G. Peterson

Mr. George S. Loening Dr. Joyce H. Lowinson Ms. Lucia N. Musso

Evercore Partners Services East LLC Lucia and David Greenhouse Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison

I am bold and creative.

I take opportunities to lead.

I seek help when I need it.

Mr. Jeremy Raccio and Ms. Sadia Halim Serenbetz Family Foundation Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nadosy

Mrs. Jane Iwanowski

Turner Construction Company

Mr. and Mrs. John Pyne

The John Buck Company

Van Wagner Communications, LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Schaps

Mr. Daniel Kabat and Ms. Catherine O'Dwyer

Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidlin $10,000 -$19,999

Zach and Lori Schreiber

Mr. Peter Arnold and Mrs. Colleen Arnold

Mr. David Klafter and Ms. Nancy Kestenbaum

Paul Simon

Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Magyar

Mr. Jay D. Bargmann and Ms. Cindy Potash

$5,000 -$9,999

Mr. John Massoni III

The Actuarial Foundation

Mr. John McEnroe and Ms. Patty Smyth

donors

Mebane Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Valarie A. Hing and Mr. Ari Raisa

$1,000 -$2 ,499

Mr. Charles P. Durkin, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Newman

Alexandra and Philip Howard

Anonymous (2)

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eberhart

Henson and Susan Orser

John Jendras and Judith Paice

Mr. Henry C. Barkhorn

Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Fisher

Michael and Elena Patterson

John R. and Dorothy D. Caples Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Beck

J. Christopher Flowers

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Piscina

Ms. Bucky Keady

Mr. and Mrs. Rodman W. Benedict

Mr. Adam Fritz

Linda and Michael Purvis

The Walter C. Klein Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bicks

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary

Mr. Elliott Rebhun

Ms. Kari McCabe and Mr. Nate McBride

Mrs. Jane Bierwirth

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Geist

Mr. and Mrs. Leo P. Blackford

Pippa and Robert Gerard

Elizabeth Bradham

Mrs. Sarah Gillespie

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Broadwater

Mrs. Bruce Gimbel

Mr. and Mrs. George Bunn

Mr. Michael Glennon and Ms. Lucy Reed

Mr. and Mrs. Vance Schipani Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Selman Mr. Edward Simon Mr. Timothy Speiss Mr. Simon Wedgebury

Lizzie McCowen Joan Millspaugh Amy and Patrick Mooney Ms. Lolly Mozersky A.J. and Roswitha Mueller

$2,500 -$4,999

Vincent Mulford Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Abelson

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Newberg

Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Arledge Ms. Judy Carmel Ms. Pam Clarke Ms. Anne d'Avenas and Mr. Jerry Brody Ms. Robin Donath and Mr. Patrick McNeive Vinny and Traci Dotoli Ms. Brenda Earl Mr. Chip Farrar Mr. and Mrs. George Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ganzenmuller Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gemus Ms. Jill Hemphill

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burrows Ms. Cathy Buxton

Mr. Richard Waldhorn and Ms. Jamie S. Gorelick

Dr. Margarita Calderon

Mr. and Mrs. James Grant

I am honest and reflective.

I choose to do what is right Even when it is hard or no one is watching.

Anne and Jacques Nordeman

Mrs. Dupre C. Cochran

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gray Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Perez

Mr. Andrew Codispoti

Mr. Ken Grossman

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rabinowitz

Ms. Phillippa Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gwozdz

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rascoff

Anne Cook Conze

Mr. and Mrs. John Hays

The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

Ms. Patricia Cook

Mr. Hermann Hesse

Mark Tashjian and Erin Kaufman

Mr. Paul Danforth

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hilal

Mr. Christopher Todd

Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson

Natasha and Ori Hofmekler

Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Warner Jr.

Ms. Susan DeVore

Mrs. and Mr. Donna L. Holden

Mr. John T. Dolman

Ms. Caroline Holl

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Donors

Mr. Reaz Islam

Ms. Betsy S. Michel

Ms. Mary V. Eastman Scott

Ms. Ana Djordjevic

Mr. Perry Jacobson

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Miller

Shapiro Pertnoy Companies

EisnerAmper

Mr. and Mrs. David Juracich

Hector H. Mislavsky and Judy Martinez

Ms. Karen Snow

Gary and Mercedes Eustache

Ms. Allison Karn

Morgan Stanley Foundation

Ms. Kristen Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Dean M. Karrel

Ms. Susana Namnum

Mr. John S. Squires and Mrs. Katharine S. Squires

Mr. Douglas Karrel

Mr. and Mrs. Scott I. Oakford

Mr. Jack Kaufmann and Dr. Elizabeth Phillips

Mr. and Mrs. David Offensend

Mr. and Mrs. William Kerr

Mr. and Mrs. David Oliver

Mr. and Mrs. John Kiernan

H. Stanton Orser and Janet Frankel Orser

Charles and Jane Klein

Stanton Orser and Therese Joseph

Mr. Thomas E. Klein

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Palmer

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Klores

Mr. Scott Payseur

Mr. Michael Kooper

Ms. Margot Pitts

Mr. John Kranik

Mr. and Mrs. William Plotch

The Kurr Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Craig Larson

Mr. Matthew Pearson and Ms. Molly Poag

Mr. Robert Levitan

Mr. Rodney Pope

Mr. Matthew Lipman and Ms. Adriana Brunetto-Lipman

Mr. Steven S. Pretsfelder and Mrs. Barbara Gochberg

Ken and Lois Lippmann

Ms. Ruth Rhei-Rencricca

Mr. Kenneth Lohsen

Mr. Douglass Rice

Mr. Michel J. Longchampt and Ms. Odile D. Schietere-Longchampt

Mr. Larry Ritzhaupt and Ms. Leigh Bonney

Madden & Warwick

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Tarnoff Mr. Conrado Tenaglia and Ms. Juana I. Libedinsky Mr. and Mrs. John Usdan Ms. Silda Wall Ms. Katharine O'Callaghan and Mr. Bruno Walmsley Mr. Ryan H. Whelpley Ms. Isabel S. Wilcox Mr. and Mrs. Ward Woods

Ms. Wendy Flanagan and Mr. Christopher O'Malley Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Fox Mr. Frank Furlan Mr. and Mrs. Brad Gillin Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Golann Elisabeth and Arthur Golden Mr. and Mrs. William Graves The H.L. Brown, Jr. Family Foundation Ms. Janice Harris Ms. Grace Harvey

$500 -$999

Ms. Namphuong Hoang

Alan and Arlene Alda

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Howard

Ms. Elizabeth Alexander

Mr. Nathaniel Hunter

Anonymous (2)

Mr. and Mrs. Joy Hurd

Mr. Yogesh Bahl

Mr. Michael Hyland

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Benedict

Mr. Benjamin Jendras

Ms. Sarah Bond

Fr. Alexander Karloutsos

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bott

Mr. Kevin Kavanagh

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rosenbaum

Mr. Michael A. Boyd

Ms. Alexis Knopp

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Marrus

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rothfeld

Ms. Susan S. Braddock

Ms. Sarah-Ann Kramarsky

Nora and Marc Mazur

Shawn and Suzanne Rubin

Mr. Dale Burch

Mr. Ben Lavely

Mr. and Mrs. Brian McCarthy

Mr. Lewis Runnion and Ms. Alyson Levine

Mr. Andrew Colosimo

Mr. and Mrs. Dan London

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Cook

Mr. Win J. Ruml and Ms. Annie C. MacRae

Ms. Kazie Metzger and Mr. John C. Harvey Metzger-Price Fund, Inc.

Liz and Ed Schlotzhauer Mr. and Mrs. David Schwartz

Barry and Barbara Dean Mr. and Mrs. Breck Denny

Ms. Beth Maher

donors

Harlem Academy’s extended day program is 36% longer than average public or charter schools.

I am so happy that I don’t have to worry about “things like before and aftercare. This has truly taken one burden from my shoulders. ” Third Grade Parent

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donors

Ms. Janice D. Malone

Mr. Sean Stiefel

Dr. and Mrs. Jay Damask

Faith and Dick Morningstar

Dr. and Mrs. John Marshall

Ms. Michi I. Tashjian

Mr. and Mrs. John Dullaghan

Liz Neumark

Michael Maybaum, Executive Vice President, Cosentini Associates

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Thornton

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flint

Mrs. Kathy Mayer

Ms. Edith Van Slyck and Mr. James Hammond

Ms. Nancy Folger and Mr. Sidney Werkman

Ms. Lona Williams and Mr. David O'Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. McCooey Jr.

Mr. Alan Washington

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Goldberger

Deborah Ross

Ms. Elizabeth Wood

Ms. Jennean Graham

Mr. Robert Samuels

Ms. Catherine Woodard

Mr. Adlai Hardin

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Scarola

Ms. Andrea Woodner

Stan Harrison & Margot Steinberg

Stefanie and David Shaw

Ms. Clare B. Hawthorne

Mr. John Glick and Ms. Susie Symons

John and Petal Hwang

Ms. Leith Talamo

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Imhoff

Teachers College

Ms. Barbara McKinnon Ms. Charlotte Howard and Mr. Daniel Osnoss Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Pearlman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Peek

I listen carefully.

I speak kindly.

I care for my community.

Mr. J. Edward Jaeckle III Mr. Jeet Jaikissoon Tara and Christian Johnson Mr. M. Haynes Johnston

Gayle F. Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen K. West Mr. and Mrs. Robie White Ms. Kate R. Whitney Ms. Danielle Williams Ms. Vicky Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Pennoyer

$250 -$499

Mrs. John R. Johnston

Ms. Mary Perry

Anonymous (3)

Ms. Susan Johnston

Mr. Jeffrey Preston

Mr. William J. Barbera

Kent School

Mr. John Puchalla

Ms. Margaret Bearn

Kerrest Family

U p to $250

Mr. Frederick Putnam

Mr. Henry Blackford

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Agbor

Ms. Alice Quinn

Ms. Kim Blanchard

Mr. Arch W. Horst and Ms. Kate P. Kirby

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reid

Mr. Charles Boyd

Mr. David Kravitz

Ms. Susan M. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Roberts

Mr. Harold I. Bryant

Herbert and Barbara Levy

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Andrade

Rubin-Henry Family Foundation

Ms. Lilly Bunn

Pat and Deborah Manocchia

Anonymous (11)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ryan

Faith Childs and Harris Schrank

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Matthews

Ms. Irine Avlakhashvili

Ms. Bonnie Sacerdote

Mr. Livy Coe

Ms. Bardia Mesbah

Ms. Donna J. Barone

Mary E. Schwinn

Mr. Laurence Cranch

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Miness

Mr. Adam Sherazi

Ms. Barbara W. Crockett

Morning Hill, LLC

Ms. Kirsten O. Lundberg and Mr. Alex Beam

Mr. Paul Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Larry Young

Ms. Karmon Amsler

donors

Mr. William Beattie and Mrs. Evonette Aponte-Beattie Mr. David Beck Mr. Warren Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Boahene Mr. and Mrs. William P. Boepple Mr. Mark Boidman Dr. Octavia Brown Mr. Chris Calhoun Mr. and Mrs. Steve Carlson Mr. Bruce W. Carroll and Ms. Merri L. Shaw Mr. Chris Cataldo Mr. Martin A. Cervone The Chapin School Mr. Jeffery Chazen Mr. Ellis Cohen Mr. James Cole Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Conrad Mr. Aaron Cook Polly and Robert Daly Mr. and Mrs. William Daughtrey Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Davidson Wall Street Journal Market News Team Ms. Sharon E. Dunn Mr. Oakley Duryea Mr. and Mrs. James Egan Ms. Lynne Eisenberg Larry and Laurie Enos Dr. Mina Farhad

Dr. Judith Favell Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ferrer Mr. Karl Fillip Graham and Kay Finney Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Finney Mark and Bernice Fischman Mr. Gregory Fowlkes Ms. Jean H. Gardner Mr. Carlos Garza Mr. Mark Gaston Ms. Desiree N. Gayle Emily and Jeff Goodwin Ms. Libby Groettum Ms. Helene D. Grossman Mr. and Mrs. George Hackl The Hand Family Mark and Amanda Harmeling Ms. Marybarbara Hauser Mrs. Marcia Hedborn Ms. Anita Henry Mr. Charles and Dr. Elizabeth Hibbett Mr. Edward Hirshfield Mr. Daniel Hochman Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Hofstatter Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Huban Ms. Karen Huebner Andrew and Eileen Johnson Ms. Hettie Jones Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Kagan

Mr. Edward Karanja and Ms. Hazel Onguko

Mr. Cory Kushion and Mrs. Julie Mikla Kushion

Mr. Daniel Karst

Ms. Elvira Morton

Mr. Mark Klingensmith

Ms. Judith L. Moxley

Melissa and Andrew Komaroff

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mueller

Alan and Marilyn Kravitz

Murray Family

Ms. A. Gale Kroeger

Dinny and Ned Nemacheck

Lands' End School

Mr. Jordan Newman

Albert and Margaret Lardizabal

Mr. Alan Norman

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lauria

Mr. Carlos L. Nunez

Ms. Jaclyn Leccese

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Oat

I make the most of each day.

I learn from my mistakes.

I don’t give up.

Ms. Amy Lee

Ms. Geraldine Ohara

Ms. Melanie Levy

John and Patricia Olive

Mr. Jay Nicholas Leyden

Leland Orser and Jeanne Tripplehorn

John and Kathy Longeway

Mr. David Paro

Ms. Loretta A. Lynn

Ms. Jerrilyn Petito

Deborah and Patrick Madden

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Mr. David Marshall

Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Rosamilia

Mr. and Mrs. Felix Martinez

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Ross

Claire and Cornelius Marx

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Rothbart

Ms. Aleka Mazarakis

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rovegno

Mr. and Mrs. William L. McDonald

Mr. Daniel Sacks

Mr. Calvin Mew

Ms. Jeannette Sanger

Mr. David Michelman

Harriet H. Savage

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Harlem Academy students have a 97% attendance rate, or 66% fewer absences than the average Manhattan public school.

donors

Donna and Gary Schechter

Mr. and Mrs. John Whitman

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Roberts

Mr. and Mrs. Reeve Schley

Cliff and Louise Wilson

Natasha and Ori Hofmekler

Mr. and Mrs. Massimo Scoditti

Mr. Josef Wittenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Seadale Jr.

Ms. Amy Wolpert

Mr. Hunter Serenbetz

Ms. Catherine Wood

Mr. Robert Serenbetz

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Zadek

Mrs. Kevin Shanley Ms. Marsha E. Simms Ms. Gabriela Singh Mr. Nick Sizer Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith Mr. David L. Sokolsky Mr. Christian R. Sonne

Dr. Octavia Brown Ms. Betsy S. Michel

Melissa and Andrew Komaroff

I n m e m o ry o f John Hedborn

In honor of N oa h Aga r wa l

In honor of Ma r k J o h n s t o n

Mrs. Marcia Hedborn

A.J. and Roswitha Mueller

Anonymous (2)

Dinny and Ned Nemacheck I n m e m o ry o f D o r o t h y Ka r r e l The Hand Family

Mr. Samuel C. Tattersall

Mrs. and Mr. Donna L. Holden

Ms. Lauren Tomlinson Yocum Mrs. Michelle B. Tortusa and Mr. Tyrone Tortusa

Mr. Mark Boidman

Mr. Ellis Cohen

I n m e m o ry o f Cat Mac Ra e

A.J. and Roswitha Mueller

Alan Van Order

I n m e m o ry o f Mac k i n l e y S i l l e r m a n

Bill and Lill Van Order

Ms. Irine Avlakhashvili

Mr. and Mrs. Todd K. West

Elizabeth Bradham

Mr. David Klafter and Ms. Nancy Kestenbaum

Ms. Namphuong Hoang

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Waterman

Mr. Matthew A. Baxter

Mr. Douglas Karrel

Mr. and Mrs. Dean M. Karrel

Ms. Jeanne B. Turner

Ms. Trenise Washington and Ms. Tawanda Patterson

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Rothbart

Mr. William J. Barbera

Dan Bursky

Ms. Barbara W. Crockett

Lana and Justin Walder

In honor of Norma Asnes

In honor of the A s n e s Fa m i ly

David and Nora Tulchin

Tom and Deanne Urmy

Ms. A. Gale Kroeger In honor of Va l a r i e H i n g

Dave and Linda Suitor

Mrs. Shanise Thomas and Mr. Santigie Ulaba-Samura

I n m e m o ry o f Fr ances Todd

In honor of Ma l o Ha r r i s o n

Mark and Bernice Fischman Lucia and David Greenhouse Mr. and Mrs. John Hays

In honor of Jay Ba r g m a n n J. Christopher Flowers

Ms. Pam Clarke

Mr. Andrew Colosimo Mr. Aaron Cook Mr. Laurence Cranch Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Davidson Evercore Partners Services East LLC Mr. Gregory Fowlkes

In honor of Vinny Dotoli Ms. Lynne Eisenberg Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Marx

Ms. Karen Huebner

In honor of Mary Todd Ganzenmuller

Ms. Jerrilyn Petito

Mr. and Mrs. George Hackl

Fried Frank Mr. Adlai Hardin Mr. Daniel Hochman Ms. Susan Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Kagan Mr. Jonathan Lash Mr. and Mrs. Gary Matthews

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Donors

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Miller Mr. David Paro Michael and Elena Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Pearlman Mr. John Puchalla Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rascoff Mr. Daniel Sacks Stefanie and David Shaw Mr. Nick Sizer Mr. Simon Wedgebury In honor of Annie and Ca m e r o n Mac Ra e Anne and Jacques Nordeman Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Tarnoff I n h o n o r o f To m Ma n d e l Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Zadek

In honor of Lau r a S i l l e r m a n

Best Made Company

French Consulate Auction

Brooklyn Nets

Anonymous

Mr. Richard Waldhorn and Ms. Jamie S. Gorelick

Curtis Brown Group Ltd.

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Arledge

Andrew and Eileen Johnson

Mr. Jacques Alexandre Azoulay

Mr. Tobias Everke

Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Fisher

G2G Collection

Mr. Louis Kressman

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ganzenmuller

Mr. Bertrand Lortholary

The Giants Foundation

Henson and Susan Orser

Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison

Mr. and Mrs. Romain Pianet

Mr. David Jeffer

Mr. Timothy Speiss

Lucia and David Greenhouse Mr. and Mrs. Scott Imhoff Mr. and Mrs. Dan Klores Mr. and Mrs. Brian McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Oat Ms. Mary Perry Mr. Elliott Rebhun Mr. and Mrs. Jon Roberts Mr. and Mrs. John Usdan In honor of L i l a h S c h wa r t z Mr. and Mrs. David Schwartz In honor of I s a b e l Wo l p e r t

In honor of Dav i d P e t e r s o n

Ms. Amy Wolpert

Fr. Alexander Karloutsos

In honor of W h i t n e y Wo o d

In honor of Richard a n d L i n da S c h a p s Shapiro Pertnoy Companies In honor of J o h n W. S c h m i d l i n Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Selman

Ms. Catherine Wood 2015 Spring B e n e f i t Au c t i o n Anonymous Tony and Regan Asnes Lucinda and Robert Ballard Mr. Jay D. Bargmann and Ms. Cindy Potash

Kendra Scott Jewelry Ann and Cameron MacRae Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Newman New York Rangers Hockey Club The New York Yankees

In-Kind Gifts Benchmark Education Columbia University Community Service

Mr. David B. Peterson

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Mr. and Mrs. William Plotch

The Rev. C. Hugh Hildesley

Mr. Jeremy Raccio and Ms. Sadia Halim

Amy and Patrick Mooney

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reycraft

Mr. Jeremy Raccio and Ms. Sadia Halim

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schaps

Rafael Vinoly Architects PC

Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidlin

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Robert and Laura Sillerman

Robert and Laura Sillerman

Skylight

Sotheby's N. & S. America

Stuart Thompson Productions Hillary and Brett Thomas United States Tennis Association

Our goal is to transform lives by preparing students for success at top secondary schools and lifelong learning. Your support makes that possible — thank you.

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B oa r d o f T r u s t e e s

David B. Peterson, Chairman Tony Asnes Jay D. Bargmann Bruno Bich Pam Clarke Will Cook Vinny Dotoli, Ex-Officio Mary Ganzenmuller H. Dale Hemmerdinger Valarie A. Hing Mark H. Johnston Ann MacRae Tom Reycraft Laura B. Sillerman Timothy Speiss Hillary Thomas Michael Toporek Alan Washington

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