Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club 2011 Annual Report

KIPS BAY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB 2011 ANNUAL REPORT

WHY BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS? Here are some results from the Louis Harris National Alumni Survey: 28% would have dropped out of high school if not for their club.

92% completed high school while the Bronx 5-year graduation rate is 46%.

91% are satisfied with their adult life. 57% said their club saved their life.

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GREAT FUTURES START HERE

“STREET HOCKEY” COMES TO KIPS BAY

Thank you NEW YORK RANGERS for your generous donation of hockey equipment to establish a “street hockey” program at Kips Bay. We hosted a very popular tournament featuring the Palmaro Clubhouse Unstoppables, the Castle Hill Monarchs and the Throggs Neck Thunder.

Fifty (50) youngsters participated in the co-ed activity for 10- to 12-years-olds. The program appeals to girls and boys who aren’t devoted to basketball or baseball, but enjoy vigorous exercise and just plain fun. As we went to press, our all-star team was moving on to a city-wide tournament on the deck of the Intrepid Museum.

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club is to improve and enhance the quality of life for all young people, ages 6 to 18, with special emphasis on those who need us most. Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club exists to assist as many young people as possible to realize and achieve their potential for growth and development, and to attain the skills necessary to live and succeed in a complex world.

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President's Message

DESIGNING A MASTERPIECE, ONE CHILD AT A TIME FOR 40 YEARs Dear Friends, Patrons and Participants: I am honored and delighted to greet you, for the first time, as President of the Board of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.

I initially became acquainted with Kips Bay through our signature special event, the Decorator Show House, and then later on with the work, the day-to-day activities and the mission of the Boys & Girls Club.

As my knowledge and appreciation of the organization grew, I was happy to accept an invitation to join the Board of Trustees in 2001. Today, I am happier still, and certainly much more aware of the magnitude of what we do for more than 12,000 children and young people each year. Through your support of the President’s Dinner, the Show House, golf outings, theater parties and general contributions, you too, support everything that we do for the youth of the Bronx.

We provide year-round services to children in two homeless shelters – the first organization in the Boys & Girls Movement to do so. We opened the Frederic R. & Margaret Coudert Clubhouse in 2010 in the West Bronx Heights – the first Boys & Girls Club ever in this large, needy and geographically distinct urban strip.

Among the many other programs, we offer education assistance, civic and leadership activities, sports and performing arts, work experience, and healthy living instruction. This list is merely a portion of what we plan and accomplish each year It is with all of that in mind that I present the enclosed financial statement of Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.

Thank you so much,

James P. Druckman President

kips bay boys & girls club be great - At the club Dear Friends of Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club: This year marks the 40th Anniversary of our Decorator Show House! The Show House in a remarkable annual event that has been our largest source of private support for almost forty years. The hundreds of volunteers, designers and members of the high-end home products industry recognize the value of Kips Bays’ mission, and we welcome them as partners.

Their recognition of the importance of our work is shared by many of the prominent leaders of New York City. As you see below we had a recent visit by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Acknowledgement of Kips Bay, which I often receive, is humbling – because I know that the true accolades should go to the superb professionals who mentor and guide our youngsters.

For this reason I want you to meet, on the following pages, just a few of the team for whom Boys & Girls Club work – the opportunity to mold young lives every day – is truly a calling.

Daniel Quintero Lucile Palmaro Clubhouse April 2012

WE WELCOME SPEAKER CHRISTINE QUINN

(l. to r.) Justin Jerez age 10, Daniel Quintero, Danbaki Abbass 7, Christine Quinn, Champagne Silva 13, Councilwoman Annabel Palma, James Druckman.

MARIA RIVERA COUDERT CLUBHOUSE ADMINISTRATOR

(back row) Kay-ana West age 11, Maria Rivera. (front row l. to r.) Omarion Morales 6, Precious Maldonado 7, Naquille Harris 9.

“Every day is a different challenge and a different way to impact a child’s life” says Coudert Clubhouse Administrator, Maria Rivera, who came to Kips Bay because she wanted to work with children. Born in El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) Maria came to the Bronx 18 years ago and lives just two blocks from the Coudert Clubhouse.

Once, while walking to work, she noticed a little girl named Janavia who would stand silently with an older sister in front of the homeless shelter where they lived. Maria asked the sister to bring the mother and invited her to bring Janavia to Kips Bay. Painfully shy and socially uncomfortable at first, Janavia soon came to love coming to her Club. She told Maria that she wanted to learn how to read. Quickly Maria enrolled Janavia in Book Club and arranged for tutoring in reading – to remarkable effect. Janavia also took ballet and art classes. Now living in a shelter in Staten Island, Janavia makes the long journey to Kips Bay with her mother every Friday, when her charter school is closed.

The future: “Running my own Kips Bay Clubhouse”, Maria says. “I never want to change careers. I want to do this for life!”

DWAYNE LINDO PALMARO CLUBHOUSE AQUATICS DIRECTOR

(back row l. to r.) Dustin Arias age 11, Dwayne Lindo, Nasir Chasse 11. (front row) Aislynn Pineda 7, Aaliyah Casiano 9, Lauren Murillo 7.

When aquatics Director Dwayne Lindo joined Kips Bay five years ago, he found our traveling swim team, the Kips Bay Mako Sharks, had been defunct for three years. That changed in a hurry. In year one 13 youngsters participated. This year we have 61 enthusiastic Mako members, who have competed in Puerto Rico, North Carolina and Washington D. C. Our pool is busy. In addition to the Makos, 375 youngsters take swimming instruction in an average year. More than 800 come for recreational swimming, including club members from our homeless shelter, Housing Authority and school sites, and summer day campers.

Mr. Lindo has also led our efforts in obesity prevention, developing a popular swimming based program of vigorous exercise, nutrition education and healthy living habits that he named “Get Fit, Get Light.”

A life guard at 16 and soon after a Red Cross certified instructor, Dwayne encourages youngsters to become life-long swimmers. Competitive swimming, he says, teaches discipline, self-confidence and the work ethic – all of which extend into other life arenas.

DERRICK HOLLOWAY COUDERT CLUBHOUSE EDUCATION DIRECTOR

(l. to r.) Emily Valdez age 8, Jordy Reyes 8, Kory Clapp 9, Derrick Holloway, Ifeanyi Okwu-uwa 8, Maria Quintana 9.

They’re called NOOKS and they are the electronic books sold by Barnes and Noble. We use them at the Coudert Clubhouse for Book Club, which you see above meeting in the comfortable education floor lobby that is designed to be an activity area. Book Club, led by Education Director Derrick Holloway, currently enrolls 33 youngsters, each of whom will read and discuss three books this year.

“I like that every day is a different day.” says Holloway, a licensed high school teacher. "I‘m always happy when a parent asks me what they can do to help their child in school. If they buy a NOOK for their youngster, I get them started by downloading 15 books for free.”

A success story for Derrick is Juan, age 17, a shy special education student who asked for help in reading. Derrick worked intensively with the young man, reading through the book “Precious” (which the movie was based on). Remarkably, Juan’s reading grade shot up from 60% to 86%.

Holloway enjoys the opportunity to infuse learning in club operation. For example, in summer day camp, while making morning announcements, Derrick would give the vocabulary “word of the day” which youngsters would look up in their groups and try to use sometime that day in conversation.

Thank You So Very Much SUPER CHAMPION - Over $1,000,000 New York City Department of Youth & Community Development

PLATINUM - $100,000 - $999,999 The After School Corporation Boys & Girls Clubs of America Charles Hayden Foundation Ms. Cynthia Coudert & Mr. Brian Morris Mrs. Frederic R. Coudert City of New York Department for the Aging New York City Council New York State Department of Health The Paul Singer Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Manuel A.Villafaña

GOLD CIRCLE - $50,000 - $99,999 Benjamin Moore & Company Bloomberg L.P. The Clark Foundation

Electrolux Major Appliances French - American Aid for Children Gilt Groupe

HELP USA Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Mott New York Yankee Foundation

SILVER CIRCLE - $25,000-$49,999 The Coca-Cola Company Steven L. Boyd Crain & Ventolo Associates DavosPharma - Barry Robins

LAN Doctors Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. New York City Department of Education New York Design CenterJames P. Druckman

Richard J. Fasenmyer Foundation Paul H. Ross Washington Square Fund

BENEFACTORS - $10,000 - $24,999 1stdibs.com ABC Carpet & Home Mr. & Mrs. Michael Aglialoro American Express Publishing Ed Kelly AP Interiors Architecural Digest Ms. Sarah L. Boles Cablevision Charles Pavarini, III Design Drake Design Associates, Inc.

Edelman USA Elle Décor First Republic Bank Marjorie S. Fisher Gopal Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Hersch House Beautiful - Kate Kelly Smith Kohler Interiors Liz O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. Francois J. Maisonrouge Matthew Patrick Smyth, Inc.

New York City Housing Authority New York Road Runners Mrs. Caroline Cummings Rafferty Ronald McDonald House Charities Robert K. Smits Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust Scalamandre - Louis Renzo Sims Metal Management, Inc. Daniel W. Dienst TD Bank

Thank You So Very Much PATRONS - $3,000 - $9,999 Mrs. Catherine Adler Advanced Equipment USA Corp.

Anonymous Barbara Ostrom Associates Lawrence B. Benenson Mr. & Mrs. Mario P. Borini Yvonne K. Brown Mr. & Mrs. W. Ward Carey Celebrity Moving Charlotte Moss Interior Design, LLC Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation Corbel Communications Industries, LLC Credit.com Crown Janitorial Products Mr. & Mrs. Marvin H. Davidson Fairmount Insurance

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Henry Fownes Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Goldstein GOYA Foods, Inc. GTL Construction, LLC Hayes Storage The Henry Laird Smith Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Dennis S. Hersch John F. Saladino, Inc. K.E.B. Pest Control, LLC- Edwin Beltran Arthur L. Loeb The Lovelight Foundation Malmaison Now McMillen, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Curtis O. Minnis, Sr.

The New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund One Kings Lane Paulson & Co., Inc. Pilgrim Furniture Co., Inc. PNC Bank Profiles Richard Mishaan Design Robert Stilin, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Rogers, Jr. Mr. Michael L. Siden Time Warner The TJX Foundation, Inc. Traditonal Home UBS Securities LLC Veranda Magazine

FRIENDS - $1,000 - $2,999 Aman & Carson Inc. Amanda Nisbet Design Ectra Nippert Ames Mr. & Mrs. Carl Apfel Andrew W. Raquet Interior Design, Inc. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Artistic Tile, Inc. Barclays Capital, Inc. Baron Upholsterers, Inc. Bograd Kids Inc. Brad Ford ID, Inc. Bradley Thiergartner Interiors, Inc Brett Design, Inc. Bruno Triplet Inc. Brian Buchichio Calderin Sports Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation The Children’s Aid Society Janice Z. Clark Clayman Family Foundation Clos-ette Coca Cola Bottling Company Coffinier Ku Design Credit Suisse Darren Henault Interiors Mr. & Mrs. Armand J. Del Medico Doonan, Graves & Longoria, Inc. Duce Construction Eastern Alloys, Inc. Empire Office Furniture Eve Robinson Associates, Inc. Ferguson Cohen LLP Mr. & Mrs. Brian E. Flaherty Florian Papp Inc. F.S.I. of New York, Ltd

Maureen Wilson Footer ASID Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. & Mrs. F. Cecil Grace Antonia M. Grumbach Hank Aaron Chasing The Dream Foundation Holly Hunt Collection The H.O.P.E. for Youth Foundation, Inc. Joan Sherman Arts The Jeffrey Design Group Inc. John L. McHugh Foundation Mr. & Mrs. George S. Kaufman Jennifer Keegan Kemble Interiors, Inc. Kilher Dilcot & Company Kohler Distributing Company Koonyeung Young Kraft Hardware Inc. Reed Krakoff Anthony Lawrence-Belfair Lichten Craig Architect Loeb & Troper LOM Property Consulting Lone Pine Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Lopopolo Susan Lyne Ms. Gigi Mahon Martin Printing Oba McMillan Monica Rich Kosann Photography Montague H. Hackett, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gary Moyer Nancy Boszhardt, Inc. Ms. Debra Lee Nelson & Mr. Christopher Grimm

Odegard Inc. Petrocelli Financial Servcies, LLC Phillip Jeffries Ltd. Pricewaterhouse Cooper LLP Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Quintero RBC Wealth Management Virginia Ridder RM General Contractor Corp.

Joseph Z. Rosenthal Laura P. Rosenwald Mr. & Mrs. John Rosselli Mr. & Mrs. Charles Royce Mr. & Mrs. William C. Rudin Margaret Russell Sacco Carpet Corporation Samarian Production, LLC Tomasita Santiago Mr. Mark Santo Domingo Mrs. Charlotte Schwartz Shelly Tile, Inc. Sims Metal Management Michael Henderson James Alan Smith St. Charles of New York Stark Carpet Corporation The Stuart Foundation S.W. Witter-Daire United Way of New York Vicente Wolf Associates, Inc. Wayne Nathan Studios W.B. Mason William T. Georgis, Inc. Windfohr Design

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KENNETH "PEANUT" ROBINSON CASTLE HILL HOUSES PROGRAM COORDINATOR

(l. to r.) Markus Allen age 10, Kenneth Robinson, Natrell Greene 11, Christopher Bowman 13.

He was born measuring six inches in length and labeled “Peanut” by his Uncle James, and that is about the last time that anyone ever underestimated Kenneth Robinson, who in March 2012 was awarded the prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service in ceremonies at New York’s Pierre Hotel.

Peanut enrolled in Boys & Girls Club at the age of six and really never left, returning summers while in college and off season when he played pro basketball overseas to work on staff. In all his involvement in the Boys & Girls Club Movement goes back 41 years.

In February of this year 10-year-old Kaelynn Satterfield won first place nationally in the NBA/ WNBA “Dribble, Dish & Swish” competition at the NBA All-Star game in Orlando, Florida, making coach Kenneth Robinson and all of us very proud.

What moves Peanut the most is the number of Kips Bay alumni – at least two dozen – who have come back to thank him for his mentoring at Kips Bay, which, they say, literally saved their lives or kept them out of jail.

VALERIE REYES PALMARO CLUBHOUSE CADET COORDINATOR

(l. to r.) Caitlin Gonzales age 9, Benny Ramos 7, Valerie Reyes, Gabriela Reyes 7, Justin Padillo 10, Emmanuel Ajiboye 9.

Valerie Reyes’ route to becoming a staff member began with bringing her own three children here in the early 90’s. Then, like many parents, she began to volunteer in the activities that they were enjoying so much: basketball, swimming and the dance program. When our homeless shelter sites opened in 1998 Valerie jumped at the invitation to join the staff.

Valerie remembers one fall day taking young children from the shelter across the street to Crotona Park. Leaves covered the ground and were falling in the wind. Playfully she threw some leaves in the air. One little boy lay down in the leaves and the other children covered him in leaves. When the boy jumped up, the children just rolled on the ground in laughter.

It was a moment of pure carefree childhood of which her young charges had too few.

After a year at the shelters Valerie moved to the flagship Palmaro Clubhouse, coordinating programming for 6- to 9-year-old club members. Among the activities she loves are the talent shows – helping youngsters get over stage fright, come out of their shells, and shine.

“I like everything about working here” Valerie says. “You make a difference every day, giving your all. You have to be passionate about what you do and I am passionate.”

Trustees James P. Druckman, President Mrs. W. Ward Carey, Vice President Cynthia Coudert, Vice President Scott A. Gress, Vice President Steven L. Boyd Gary P. Crain Armand J. Del Medico Daniel W. Dienst Brian E. Flaherty Gregory A. Hersch

Curtis O. Minnis, Sr., Vice President/Secretary Debralee Nelson, Vice President/Treasurer

Edward F. Kelly Ketty Pucci-Sisti Maisonrouge Mrs. Charles H. Mott Elizabeth Pyne Caroline Cummings Rafferty H. Barry Robins

Margaret Russell Cynthia V. A. Schaffner Michael L. Siden Hon. Leslie Crocker Snyder Dr. Patricia M. Sovern Sandi J. Stein

Honorary Trustees Mrs. E. Albert Berol Mario P. Borini Mrs. Thomas M. Evans Mrs. Henry Fownes

Montague H. Hackett, Jr. Harry Hinson Arthur M. Rogers, Jr. Dennis Smith

John R. Suydam, Jr. Manuel A. Villafana Mrs. Manuel A. Villafana Mrs. John G. Winslow

Women’s Committee Miss Lorinda J. Laub, Co-Chairman Mrs. Victoria Lindgren, Co-Chairman Ms. Valerie Bannon Mrs. Douglas L. Bendt Mrs. Seymour W. Bernstein Mrs. Philip J. Bowers Mrs. William J. Brennan, Jr. Mrs. W. Ward Carey Mrs. J. Robert Collins, Jr. Mrs. David Condo Ms. Jacqueline Didier Mrs. Patrick Duval Mrs. Jon J. Fields Mrs. Brian E. Flaherty Mrs. Philip C. Gorrivan Ms. Susan Zises Green

Ms. Patricia GreeverQuackenbush Mrs. Lillian Kreitsek Mrs. Robert LaBadie Mrs. Nancy Lesher-Whaley Mrs. J. Michael Loening Ms. Stephanie Loomis Mrs. Frederick W. Martens, Jr. Ms. Mia Mayer Mrs. John L. McWilliams, IV Mrs. Charles H. Mott Mrs. John S.B. Oler Mrs. Ingrid Henrichsen O’Neill Ms. Maria Parasugo

Ms. Gay Schaye Mrs. Andrew Solomon Ms. Katherine Stephens Mrs. Timothy J. Stone Mrs. Nancy Stratford Mrs. Leith Rutherfurd Talamo Miss Stacy E. Waggoner Ms. Matsi Walsh Ms. Nicola Walter Mrs. Jeannette Warner-Goldstein Mrs. Marilyn White Ms. Jan Alane Wysocki

Board of Managers Edwin Beltran, President Nick Albano, Vice-President Ron Lawson, Treasurer

Eileen Cruz-Minnis, Secretary Scott Fowler Curtis O. Minnis, Sr.

Jim Stone Jonathan Williams

Senior Staff Daniel Quintero, Executive Director Yvonne K. Brown, Operations Director Yolonda Brisbane, Unit Director – Lucile Palmaro Clubhouse Jose Rodriquez, Director of Community Based Sites Harold Maldonado, Unit Director – Frederic R. & Margaret Coudert Clubhouse

Tony Santiago, Director of Foundation and Government Giving Nazira Handal-Poffel, Director of Special Events Yvette St. Just, Director of Administrative Affairs Robert K. Smits, Legal Counsel

Summary of Income and Expenses For year ended September 30, 2011

Revenue:

Income Sources

Special Events: Government Grants: Foundations: Individuals: Camp fees and other support: Corporations: Total:

$2,254,483 2,659,553 858,000 333,299 581,956 119,392 6,806,683

9% Camp Fees & Other

2% Corporations

5% Individuals

33% Special Events

12% Foundations

39% Government Grants

Expenses:

Program Service Expenses

Education: Career and Character Development: Sports, Fitness & Health: Social Recreation & The Arts: Camp: Senior Center: Total:

3,532,678 1,055,215 519,261 616,447 317,816 336,763 6,378,180

5% Camp

5% Senior Center

10% Social Recreation & the Arts

8% Sports, Fitness & Health 55% Education

17% Career & Character Development

Supporting Services:

Expense Distribution

Administration: Fundraising and public relations: Total Supporting Services:

1,136,515 1,119,146 2,255,661

Total Expenses:

$8,663,841

Ending Net Asset Balance:

13% Fundraising & Public Relations

13% Administration

$30,620,912 74% Program Services

The accounts of Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Inc. for fiscal year 2011 have been examined by Loeb & Troper, L.L.P., Certified Public Accountants. Detailed figures are available upon request including figures on Investments and Capital Improvements. Annual operating deficits, if any, are addressed with transfers from endowment resources.

Debralee Nelson, Treasurer

will you name the coudert clubhouse Performance space ?

Visiting students from Soka University in California learn Salsa dance during “Alternative Spring Break.”

It is a special space in a special building. It is the teen floor performance and movement hall in the Frederic R. & Margaret Coudert Clubhouse. Above you see you this unique venue in use during a March 2012 “Alternative Spring Break” visit by 18 college students from Soka University in California. Soka has an international student body with many Japanese, Japanese-American, Iranian and Indian students.

The “ambassadors” came to learn about our youngsters and to share their culture and heritage. We had a buddy system for the visit – pairing each college student with two club members. After just a few days there was an emotional farewell and not a few tears.

The Coudert Clubhouse performance hall is just one of many named-gift opportunities that are available to honor donors and loved ones they designate. Your gift inspires other donors. And it teaches club members that others care about their lives, and that they too can give back to others.

TO DISCUSS OR ARRANGE A VISIT CALL us DANIEL QUINTERO - 718-893-8600x240

James druckman - 212-679-9500x15

Executive Director’s Message

from show house to clubhouse 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of our Decorator Show House.

The Show House, our signature event, has been an integral part of our funding structure since its inception. Early on the Show House provided at times more than 60% of our operating budget. Today that figure is about 15%, even as our mission has grown to include 10 service locations, inclusive of our new Coudert Clubhouse in the West Bronx.

Childhood is more threatened today than it was even ten years ago. With a globalized America and rapid cultural and technological change, it’s important to move forward in a way consistent with the time-honored values that have worked for Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club for four generations, all the while striving toward a contemporary vision.

Presently the Board is revising its most recent 5-year plan which took stock in our organization and concluded that--although we serve 12,000 children at 10 locations and have tripled in size over the past 10 years--much still needs to be accomplished.

Over the last 10 years we’ve been able to accomplish most of what we planned. We have been fortunate in that, with all the needs the various communities we are located in require of us, we’ve been able to step up and meet those needs. Highlights over the past 5 years have included: securing 2 new locations in public housing and a rustic summer camp in Harriman State Park; increasing our registered annual membership to over 12,000 children; tripling enrollment in our scholarship program to prestigious private high schools and colleges; developing innovative educational programming; and increasing participation in the rite-of-passage Summer Youth Employment program to a remarkable 1,000 teenagers each summer.

These achievements, along with many others, have established Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club as one of the leading youth development organizations in the City, and indeed in the national Boys & Girls Club Movement.

But our work is far from over. As we look to the future we will focus on strategic growth, strengthening our Board and private resource development, building our program capacity, and developing our new Clubhouse in the West Bronx.

As always, Kips Bay remains committed to the future of our children and the communities we serve.

Ultimately, we seek to change lives and save lives. To that end we invite all who embrace our mission to join our efforts.

Daniel Quintero Executive Director A young Daniel Quintero playing baseball at Kips Bay.

KIPS BAY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB HELP THEM BE GREAT INVEST WITH US

Please Contact Us DANIEL QUINTERO, 718-893-8600 x240, daniel.quintero@kipsbay.org JAMES P. DRUCKMAN, 212-679-9500 x15, jdruckman@nydc.com TONY SANTIAGO, 718-893-8600 x242, tony.santiago@kipsbay.org

1930 Randall Avenue • Bronx, NY 10473 • 718-893-8600x245 • www.kipsbay.org