KIPS BAY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB 2012 ANNUAL REPORT “Keep on keepin’ on.” The words are from Bob Dylan’s evocative song “Tangled Up In Blue.” The lyrics begin: “The only thing I knew how to do was keep on keepin’ on …” I came to Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in 1996. Recently, writing to our long-time property manager to thank him for a gift, I reflected on the projects we have worked on together over 17 years: renovation of the Palmaro Clubhouse, building the ice rink, the air-supported dome, the Frederic R. & Margaret Coudert Clubhouse, and projects still in the works. This work does not get old; and the reason it doesn’t is the contribution that we make every day, throughout the year, to thousands of youngsters. Portrayed throughout this report are youngsters who attend Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club today. They are the reason that our staff, voluntary leadership, as well as all of you in the Kips Bay family, “keep on keepin’ on.” THANK YOU SO MUCH. Daniel Quintero Lucile Palmaro Clubhouse May 2013
For 25 years we have happily hosted youngsters, including these girls from nearby St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf who are greeted in sign language by other club members whom have learned, on their own, to sign words of welcome.
SERVING IN HOMELESS SHELTERS
In 1998 Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club led the National Movement into year-round programming at homeless shelters. We are still in the two original shelters, fulfilling our mission to “enhance the quality of life for all young people, ages 6 to 18, with special emphasis on those who need us most.�
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.
Our organization has received the highest rating as a 4-star organization by Charity Navigator. We are proud of this accomplishment and will continue to provide the best quality services to our community.
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President's Message
Redecorating the Landscape of our Youth Dear Friends, Patrons and Participants: I am honored and delighted to greet you, for the second 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 the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. Thank you so much,
James P. Druckman President P.S.
Can you help Kips Bay in a more direct way? Call me at 212-679-9500 ext.15
A WORTHY PASSION
Several years ago an article by Elizabeth Armstrong in the Christian Science Monitor caught our attention. She cited research that looked for constants in the lives of teenagers who avoided drug use and were achievers. A critical common element was that these youngsters had a “worthy passion.� Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club is a place for any child to find a worthy passion.
WE SERVE IN SCHOOLS CS 67, PS 140 & 304, & MS 101
Since the early 1990’s we have taken our mission into public schools, including some of the lowest performing schools in the Bronx. Our Outcome Measurement Report for 2012 revealed that, without exception, youngsters in our school-based programs outperformed their grade-level peers in the school as a whole. Above you see a typical homework help class at CS 67, and a scene from that school’s 2012 culmination activity for summer day camp.
SUMMER DAY CAMP A WORKING SINGLE PARENT’S BEST FRIEND
With more than 50% of our children coming from single-parent households, summer day camp is an absolute necessity!
FROM SELF-CONSCIOUS FIRST STEPS TO POISED PERFORMING AMBASSADORS
Pictures do tell the story. For 30 years Kips Bay has maintained a unique-in-the-Bronx performing arts program. Top photo is from our annual dance recital and revue that we call “Broadway Babies.” Lower photo shows the K-Company performing for the New Jersey Nets.
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 Estate of Alice F. MacRae Estate of Frederic R. Coudert, III Extell Development
Frederic R. Coudert Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Mott NYC Department for the Aging NYC Department of Design and Construction NYS Department of Health The Pinkerton Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Manuel A.Villafaña
GOLD CIRCLE - $50,000 - $99,999 Benjamin Moore & Co. The Clark Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James P. Druckman
French-American Aid for Children Montaque H. Hackett, Jr. HELP USA
House Beautiful - Kate Kelly Smith New York Design Center New York Yankee Foundation
SILVER CIRCLE - $25,000-$49,999 Architectural Digest - Margaret Russell Crain & Ventolo Associates DavosPharma - Barry Robins Marjorie S. Fisher
Frette LAN Doctors Lowe’s Companies, Inc. New York City Housing Authority
Mrs. Caroline Cummings Rafferty Richard J. Fasenmyer Foundation Richard Mishaan Design Washington Square Fund
BENEFACTORS - $10,000 - $24,999 1stdibs.com American Express Publishing Ed Kelly Ms. Sarah L. Boles Bunny Williams Incorporated Century Case Goods Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Charles Pavarini III Design Consolidated Edison - Eric Soto Disney Channel Drake Design Associates, Inc.
Annie Rowland Jones Trust Kohler Interiors Kravet Inc. Aerin Lauder Lexington Home Brands The New York Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Funds, Inc. NYC Human Resources Administration Orinoco Foundation PNC Bank Prudential Douglas Elliman Ralph Lauren Home
Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust Staples Sferra Bros. Ltd St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf Xiao Mei Shao Robert K. Smits Traditional Home Turkey Hill Dairy Victoria Hagan Interiors
PATRONS - $3,000 - $9,999 Michael Aglialoro AP Interiors Anonymous Barbara Ostrom Associates Bay Ridge Ford Lawrence B. Benenson Mr. & Mrs. Mario P. Borini
Canard Inc. Clarkstown International Charlotte Moss Interior Design, LLC Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Joseph Crowley
Crown Janitorial Products Mr. & Mrs. Pete D. Cummings David Scott Interiors, Ltd Mr. & Mrs. Thompson Dean Mr. & Mrs. Armand J. Del Medico Doyle New York Mr. & Mrs. Roger Einiger
Thank You So Very Much PATRONS - $3,000 - $9,999 (Continued) Fairmount Insurance Ferguson & Shamamian Architects, LLP Mr. & Mrs. Brian E. Flaherty Mr. & Mrs. Henry Fownes Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Goldstein GOYA Foods, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Scott A. Gress GTL Construction, LLC The Henry Laird Smith Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Dennis S. Hersch Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Hersch K.E.B. Pest Control, LLC - Edwin Beltran Arthur L. Loeb
The Lovelight Foundation Lynne Scalo Design Mr. & Mrs. Francois J. Maisonrouge McMillen, Inc. - Elizabeth Pyne Mr. & Mrs. Curtis O. Minnis, Sr. Morgik Metal Design Inc. Ms. Debralee Nelson & Mr. Christopher Grimm New York Road Runners Club New York State Bottlers Association, Inc. Nintendo Profiles Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Quintero
RBC Wealth Management Regina Caterers Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Rogers, Jr. Paul H. Ross Scalamandre - Louis Renzo Cynthia V.A. Schaffner Mr. Michael L. Siden Sims Metal Management Inc. Daniel W. Dienst Mr. & Mrs. Jay Snyder John Stewart Susan Zises Green Inc. TD Bank
FRIENDS - $1,000 - $2,999 Alexander Gorlin Architects Mrs. Peter Allport Amy Lau Design, Inc. Angela Brown, Ltd Anthony Lawrence - Belfair The Allison Maher Stern Foundation Associated Artists, LLC Blair Design Associates, Inc. The Brass Center Brett Design, Inc. Brian del Toro Inc. Brian J. McCarthy, Inc. Yvonne K. Brown Calder Interiors Inc. Calderin Sports Joseph Carini / Carini Lang Linda K. Carlson Christopher Spitzmiller, Inc. Citadel Security Agency Coca-Cola Company Nathaniel B. Tollison Coca-Cola Enterprises - Jim Stone Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Cochran Daniel M. Niedich & Brooke Garber Foundation Susan DeAngelis Doonan, Graves & Longoria, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Duval E. Braun & Company Eve Robinson Associates, Inc. F. Schumacher & Co. F.S.I. of New York, Ltd Fanuka Inc. Ferguson Cohen LLP Clifton Fink Maureen Wilson Footer ASID Fraser Associates The Giants Foundation, Inc. Wendy Goodman Antonia M. Grumbach
Hamilton Design Associates Holly Hunt Collection The H.O.P.E. for Youth Foundation, Inc. Horizon Media Hyde Park Antiques Ltd The Jeffrey Design Group Inc. Jennifer Flanders Inc. John L. McHugh Foundation John Rosselli Antiques, Ltd Adam Karp Mr. & Mrs. George S. Kaufman Kim Eng Securities Koonyeung Young Mr. & Mrs. Steven B. Kosann Lamb Financial Group Lorinda J. Laub Dr. & Mrs. Michael Lavyne Wayne F. Lee Legg Mason Investment Counsel Victoria C. Lindgren Loeb & Troper LOM Property Consulting Lone Pine Foundation, Inc. Nicolas Luchsinger LUXE Interiors & Design Susan E. Lynch Madison Commercial Real Estate Service Ms. Gigi Mahon Steven Mann Mr. & Mrs. Dan Manz Mark Hampton, Inc. Martha Angus Inc. Martin Printing Oba McMillan Gregory D. Miller Monica Rich Kosann Moore & Giles Mr. & Mrs. Gary Moyer Nancy Boszhardt, Inc.
Arnold Neis New York’s Little Elves, Inc. Nicholas Martini Foundation NYSE Euronext Foudation Odegard Inc. Peter Marino Architect Pfizer Inc. Virginia Ridder RM General Contractor Corp. Robert Couturier Inc. Robert Stilin, LLC Rona Landman Interior Design Joseph Z. Rosenthal Laura P. Rosenwald Tomasita Santiago Mark Santo Domingo Barbara A. Schwartz Mrs. Charlotte Schwartz Scott Sanders LLC Audrey Sevin Shelly Tile, Inc. Sherrill Canet Interiors, Ltd SilverLining Interiors, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Smithers Patricia M. Sovern Stark Carpet Corporation Sandy Stein Stephen Stempler Designs The Stuart Foundation S.W. Witter-Daire Targoff Family Foundation Timothy & Associates Interior Design Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch UBS Financial Services Verizon Foundation W.B. Mason White Webb, LLC Peter Wilson William T. Georgis Architect Maryann Cosentino Zacharia
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EDUCATION LEADS
We strive to make Kips Bay an education haven where any youngster can read a book, learn technology, research a paper on the internet, make a virtual college visit, receive tutoring, etc., etc., etc.
EMILY
Meet Emily Castro, age 10, who is the first Kips Bay swimmer to make the United States Junior Olympic squad for the NY Metro area, doing so in the 50 yard backstroke. Her goal is the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. “How do you get to Rio?” Emily was asked. Her response was, “Practice!”, which Emily does for 2 hours every day at her Club.
Trustees James P. Druckman, President Mrs. W. Ward Carey, Vice President Cynthia Coudert, Vice President Daniel W. Dienst, Vice President Gary P. Crain Armand J. Del Medico Brian E. Flaherty Gregory A. Hersch Edward F. Kelly Ketty Pucci-Sisti Maisonrouge
Scott A. Gress, Vice President Curtis O. Minnis, Sr., Vice President/Secretary Debralee Nelson, Vice President/Treasurer Richard Mishaan Mrs. Charles H. Mott Elizabeth Pyne Caroline Cummings Rafferty H. Barry Robins Margaret Russell
Cynthia V. A. Schaffner Michael L. Siden Robert K. Smits Patricia M. Sovern Lockhart Steele Nathaniel Brent Tollison
Honorary Trustees Mrs. E. Albert Berol Mario P. Borini Mrs. Henry Fownes Montague H. Hackett, Jr. Harry Hinson
Arthur M. Rogers, Jr. Paul H. Ross Dennis Smith Hon. Leslie Crocker Snyder John R. Suydam, Jr.
Manuel A. Villafana Mrs. Manuel A. Villafana Mrs. John G. Winslow
Women’s Committee Ms. Patricia Grever-Quackenbush, Co-Chairman Ms. Megan Smythe, Co-Chairman Ms. Sonia Christian Bendt Mrs. Seymour W. Bernstein Mrs. Philip J. Bowers Mrs. John W. Chappell Mrs. Jon J. Fields Mrs. Nancy Lesher-Whaley Mrs. Frederick W. Martens Ms. Mia Mayer
Mrs. Deborah Spaeder McWilliams Mrs. Charles H. Mott Ms. Nicola Walter Ms. Paulette Pascarella Ms. Nancy A. Stratford Mrs. Marilyn White Ms. Jan Alane Wysocki
Honorary Members Mrs. W. Ward Carey Mrs. Henry Fownes Mrs. Neil McConnell
Senior Staff Daniel Quintero, Executive Director Yvonne K. Brown, Operations Director Yolonda Brisbane, Unit Director – Lucile Palmaro Clubhouse Jose Rodriguez, 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 Erin Sullivan, Director of Development Yvette St. Just, Director of Administrative Affairs Jody Saltzman, Legal Counsel
Summary of Income and Expenses For year ended September 30, 2012
Revenue:
Income Sources
Special Events: Government Grants: Foundations: Individuals: Camp fees and other support: Corporations: Total:
$1,516,835 2,858,818 1,186,839 329,139 576,315 138,936 6,606,882
9% Camp Fees & Other
2% Corporations
5% Individuals
23% Special Events
18% Foundations
43% Government Grants
Expenses:
Program Service Expenses
Education: Career and Character Development: Sports, Fitness & Health: Social Recreation & The Arts: Camp: Senior Center: Total:
3,627,227 1,083,457 548,755 554,169 261,399 336,510 6,411,517
4% Camp
5% Senior Center
9% Social Recreation & the Arts
9% Sports, Fitness & Health 56% Education
17% Career & Character Development
Supporting Services:
Expense Distribution
Administration: Fundraising and public relations: Total Supporting Services:
1,115,590 944,577 2,060,167
Total Expenses:
$8,471,684
Ending Net Asset Balance:
11% Fundraising & Public Relations
13% Administration
$30,006,200 76% Program Services
The accounts of Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Inc. for fiscal year 2012 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
IN MEMORIAM
RICHIE RAMIREZ
He was Tony in our production of West Side Story in 1988, and our drama instructor for 25 years. He faced down life-threatening illness for years, and made us and audiences across the country laugh about it in his comedy act. He taught, mentored and inspired hundreds of Kips Bay youngsters over the years. Godspeed Richie.
Executive Director’s Message
outcomes propel the mission Greetings and welcome to the 17th edition of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Annual Report. Over the years, we have expanded to an amazing 10 locations and 12,000 children served. Throughout this expansion, the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club has remained faithful to a mission created 98 years ago in the Kips Bay section of Manhattan. Increasing demands resulting from some of the societal issues our youngsters experience have significantly influenced our strategic expansion and subsequent accomplishments. Recently 200 young people 5 to 25 years old were surveyed to determine their opinions on what societal issues need to be addressed now. The top concerns were college affordability, gun control, hunger and education. Another study, centered on what our youth face today, revealed that 1 out of 5 children go hungry every day, 25% live in poverty and 2 out of 3 elementary and middle school students cannot read nor do math on grade level. I could go on and on about the dangers our children face daily, especially with respect to gun violence in our streets and drug activity in our community, but I think we all get it. These are the reasons we need to invest in the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. Kips Bay empowers, educates, feeds, provides a safe haven, builds self-esteem and prepares our children for a better tomorrow. Recently, Kips Bay conducted its own study of almost 300 youngsters that attended our club at least 3 times a week. Our data showed that youngsters attending the club on a regular basis out-performed youngsters in their respective schools and district-wide on 4th grade reading and math scores. We also sampled 50 high school seniors who were registered and attending the club for at least 3 years or more. We found that our seniors graduated high school at a far higher rate than their peers. Further, 60% went on to college, 20% entered employment training programs, and 16% are working or looking for work. These are the types of accomplishments Kips Bay is proud of and strives for continuously with our club members. We couldn’t do it without the help of our donors, supporters, volunteers and tremendous Board leadership. As a young man, I was fortunate enough to take advantage of the services and mentoring that Kips Bay offers. Now, as the Chief Professional Officer, my goal is to have as many children experience what I experienced as a child. As always, Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club remains committed to the future of our children and the communities we serve. Thank you so much for helping us achieve our mission.
Daniel Quintero Executive Director
A young Daniel Quintero playing baseball at Kips Bay.
OUR COMMUNITY RESPONDS
Every year in September we celebrate National Kids Day by hosting a street festival in front of our flagship Lucile Palmaro Clubhouse to launch fall enrollment and programming. Speakers and performers address the multitude from a moveable stage provided by the Parks Department. This photo is taken from that stage.
We came to the Bronx in 1969, leaving Manhattan’s East Side, in order to serve a population that had greater needs. We stayed and grew – expanding the Palmaro Clubhouse twice, adding services in the public schools, becoming the first Boys & Girls Club to operate in homeless shelters, building a sports complex, establishing Housing Authority sites, and securing a long-term lease to Camp Sebago in Harriman State Park, in addition to building the Frederic R. & Margaret Coudert Clubhouse in the West Bronx Heights. Most importantly, we connected with the people in each community that we came to. And the community responded – sending their children, and those children grew up and sent their children. Now we are getting the grandchildren of those first children who came to a nascent Palmaro Clubhouse, built on a White Plains Road that was not yet paved beyond our corner.
Join our community of patrons DANIEL QUINTERO, 718-893-8600x240, daniel.quintero@kipsbay.org JAMES P. DRUCKMAN, 212-679-9500x15, jdruckman@nydc.com
1930 Randall Avenue • Bronx, NY 10473 • 718-893-8600x245 • www.kipsbay.org