MMS 2019 Annual Report

Annual Report 2018-2019

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Metropolitan Montessori School

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MMS Annual Report 2018-2019 2

Con tents Letter from the Head of School & Board of Trustees Chair.........................................................4 MMS Leadership......................................................................9 Total Giving............................................................................10 Revenue and Expenses.........................................................11 Giving Eager Minds Room to Grow: The Campaign for MMS....................................................12 MMS Buildings: A History....................................................15 What is the MMS Annual Fund?..........................................17 The MMS Annual Fund at a Glance....................................17 The 1964 Society.................................................................18 2018-2019 Giving..................................................................21 Grandparent Giving.............................................................28 Alumni and Former Family Giving....................................29 Spring Benefit .......................................................................30 Raise Your Paddle................................................................32 Gifts In-Kind..........................................................................34 Ongoing Schools for Our Graduates................................36 Ways to Give and Our Funding Sources........................38

Letter from the Head of School & the Board of Trustees Chair

All gifts to the fund suppor t: Dear Members of the MMS Community,

The Annual Report salutes our donors from the 2018-2019 school year and tells the story of how that philanthropy is impacting Metropolitan Montessori School today.

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, these donations have helped our students immensely. Gifts to last year’s Annual Fund paid for new educational software, online materials, and technology to help our students transition to online learning. They also covered the purchase of thousands of dollars in cleaning products to help protect our students while they were still in school.

In this publication, philanthropy may look like a series of names and numbers, but behind it all is a group of volunteers, taking time out of their busy lives, to call or meet with potential donors, explain why giving matters, and talk about MMS. We want to acknowledge some of those people here: During the 2018-2019 academic year, the MMS Annual Fund Committee,

led by Claudia Hamilton and Pim Kraaijeveld, raised $287,981. Our $4 million capital campaign — which supported our school expansion — concluded in January 2019. I am extremely grateful to Monique Neal, Frank Kotsen, former Head of School Brenda Mizel, and my wife, Joyce Maffezzoli, for joining me in leading this effort. Thank you also to Devina Bhandari, Ralitza Horler, and Anna Sarly for organizing the Annual Spring Benefit event, which brought in $201,180.

In addition to financial donations, many members of our community gave their time in important and meaningful ways. Thank you to Bree Vandenberg, who led the Parents Association with the assistance of Sara Lind last year and with Juliane Trautmann this year. And thank you to the many other MMS parents who devoted time serving as Room Parents, helping out at admissions events, coordinating community service efforts, and organizing the MMS Book Fair and the International Potluck Picnic.

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tuition covers the lion’s share of our operational costs, we rely on additional giving to supplement them. Over this summer, we will be making costly investments in building modifications and new staff positions to foster a healthy environment. With the expectation that school will involve online and in-school learning next year, we will also be arranging for important faculty professional development. We are invigorated by the hard work and ingenuity of our teachers and those members of our community that have lent their time and talents to supporting MMS. We understand that many families are grappling with the financial upheaval of this crisis. If your family has the capacity to give, we ask that you donate to the MMS Stronger Together Emergency Fund, which flows toward temporary tuition-related assistance to current MMS families in unexpected financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 crisis. Your donation provides continuity in a child’s education and supports the overall health of the school, which relies on tuition dollars.

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have said. The opportunity to try something new. The opportunity to come together for the greater good. The opportunity to show our children how to confront a problem and persevere toward a solution. The coming year will have many of these opportunities to seize. In collaboration, we ask that you join us, with a spirit of generosity and service, in seizing those opportunities.

Warm regards, Racheal Adriko Head of School Jim Maffezzoli Chair, Board of Trustees

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2019-2020 BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR Jim Maffezzoli CO-VICE CHAIR Claudia Hamilton CO-VICE CHAIR Zoe Vlachos TREASURER Philip LaMariana SECRETARY Ivy Lapides

Alison Horton Pim Kraaijeveld Monique Neal Gerardo Rodriguez Sharon Schuur Thomas Vitiello Fred Wang Jen Wekelo

BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS AUDIT Fred Wang DEVELOPMENT Claudia Hamilton FINANCE

HEAD OF SCHOOL

Philip LaMariana

Racheal Adriko Dana Alpert

HEAD SUPPORT & EVALUATION

Alvin Crawford

Monique Neal

Sarah Farivar-Hayes

INVESTMENT Zoe Vlachos

Robert Horler

TRUSTEES Alison Horton IDENTITY & BELONGING Alvin Crawford STRATEGIC PLANNING Ivy Lapides, Co-Chair

Lei Chen Debbie & Jakob de Vries Sharon Finkel James Franklin Claudia Hamilton Alexis Mcllwham Natalie & Andrew Merelis Pilar Loren Nadres & Cezar Lopez

Zoe Vlachos, Co-Chair

Christine Ji

ALUMNI RELATIONS TASK FORCE Claudia Hamilton Anne Hayes Sharon Schuur Zoe Vlachos

Fred Wang

Kelly Wang

Joyce & Jim Maffezzoli, Co-Chairs

THE MMS ANNUAL FUND COMMITTEE

Olivier Jonglez

GIVING EAGER MINDS ROOM TO GROW: THE CAMPAIGN FOR MMS

Monique Neal & Frank Kotsen, Co-Chairs Brettne & Lawton Bloom Libbie Rice & Tom Botts

Rebecca Tilghman, Co-Chair Christopher Hancock, Co-Chair Anne Hayes, Alumni Chair

Anne & Nikko Hayes

Brettne Bloom

Brenda Mizel

Alison & Edward Horton Dana Bledsoe & Nicolas McKee

MMS Leadership 2018-2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2018-2019 CHAIR Jim Maffezzoli VICE CHAIR Gerardo Rodriguez TREASURER Nicolas McKee SECRETARY Alison Horton HEAD OF SCHOOL Brenda Mizel Dana Alpert Brettne Bloom Alvin Crawford Sarah Farivar-Hayes Claudia Hamilton Carla Hargrove Anne Hayes Pim Kraaijeveld

Philip LaMariana Ivy Lapides Monique Neal Libbie Rice Sharon Schuur Mark Sladkus Thomas Vitiello Zoe Vlachos Fred Wang Jen Wekelo

MARKETING

Anne Hayes

Jen Wekelo

Christine Ji Nicole LaMariana

TRUSTEES Libbie Rice DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Alvin Crawford

Donald Moulds Monique Neal Emma Rhodes Peter Schuur Rebecca Tilghman Thomas Vitiello

HEAD OF

Zoe Vlachos

BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS

SCHOOL SEARCH

AUDIT

SCHOOL CULTURE

GIVING EAGER MINDS ROOM TO GROW: THE CAMPAIGN FOR MMS

ADVISORY

Joyce & Jim Maffezzoli, Co-Chairs

Carla Hargrove

Monique Neal & Frank Kotsen, Co-Chairs

THE MMS ANNUAL

Brettne & Lawton Bloom

FUND COMMITTEE

Libbie Rice & Tom Botts

Fred Wang DEVELOPMENT Anne Hayes FINANCE Nicolas McKee HEAD SUPPORT & EVALUATION

Jim Maffezzoli

Claudia Hamilton, Co-Chair Pim Kraaijeveld, Co-Chair

Brettne Bloom

Tom Botts Kaori Curran

INVESTMENT

Sharon Finkel

Mark Sladkus

Christopher Hancock

Anne & Nikko Hayes Alison & Edward Horton Dana Bledsoe & Nicolas McKee Brenda Mizel

Total Giving 2018-2019

* LIFE TO DATE AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

THE MMS ANNUAL FUND

** FORTHCOMING IN 2019-2020 AND FUTURE YEARS

$287,981

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GIFTS RECEIVED* SPRING BENEFIT

$448,372

$201,180

FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $82,713

GROSS FUNDRAISING SUPPORT $985,905

NET FUNDRAISING SUPPORT $903,192

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGES** $48,372

3%

2%

5%

2018-19 TABLE OF OPERATING CONTENTS REVENUE Tuition

90%

Contributions Special Events Interest & Dividends

2018-2019 Operating Revenue & Expenses 4% 1%

7%

2% 3%

2018-19 OPERATING EXPENSES Salaries & Benefits

3%

Debt Service & Interest Academics & Program Materials Fundraising

14%

Facilities Administrative

66%

Technology Cash Reserve Replenishment

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Giving Eager Minds Room to Grow: The Campaign for MMS

THE CAMPAIGN FOR

In January 2019, Giving Eager Minds Room to Grow: The Campaign for MMS concluded, with gifts from current parents, alumni families and MMS friends, totaling $4 million. On October 23, 2016, with the support of dedicated Campaign Committee members and donor families, former Head of School Brenda Mizel, Board Chair James Maffezzoli, along with his committee Co-Chairs Joyce Maffezzoli, Monique Neal and Frank Kotsen, MMS officially opened our expanded space with a ribbon-cutting and an opportunity for current families, alumni, and our broader community to tour our new building. We are extremely grateful for everyone’s generous support.

MMS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING DONORS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED GENEROUSLY IN RAISING $4 MILLION AS OF JUNE 30, 2019:

$50,000+

Jeanette Mall & Stuart Fischer

Nicole & Philip LaMariana

Karina & Dennis Sagiev

Dana Alpert & Adam Guren

Jessica Rothstein & Kurt Lageschulte

Nicole Dreyfuss &

Anne Williams-Isom & Phillip Isom

Chitra Bopardikar & Joshua Marwell

David Seaman

Montserrat Prado & Gerardo Rodriguez

Anna Simonsen-Meehan &

Abby & Marc Spetalnik

Gloria Stowers

Joseph Meehan

Jennifer & Matt Tobin

Sandra Stowers

Laurie Morison & Ajit Nimalasuriya

Janice Chyou & Mathew Tomey

Sharon Finkel & Saul Zion

Emma & David Rhodes

Rebecca Tilghman &

Jonathan Sheffer

Jeffrey Tracy

$5,000 TO $9,999

Joanne & Alistair Southern

Juliane & Thomas Trautmann

Yixin Dai & Lei Chen

Brelyn & Gregory Vandenberg

Rosa Rodriguez &

Beatriz Ontanon & Carlos Varela

Carlos Urgiles

Kaori & John Curran Claire Timoney & Joseph Kelly

Cynthia Vandenberg UP TO $499

Marialuisa & Thomas Vitiello

Anonymous (5)

Nadia Titarchuk Le & Quan Le

Libbie Rice & Tom Botts*

Brenda & Louis Mizel*

Teresa Scala & Michael Arena

Jessica Wasilewski &

Alsún Keogh & Ahmass Fakahany

Kate Folmar & Donald Moulds

Elina & Adam Cohen

David Wright

Stephanie Johnson & Kaushik Ghosh

Pilar Ensnaola & David Sekiguchi

Laura & John Coles

Caitlyn Slovacek Yaeger &

Sarah Farivar-Hayes & Adam Hayes

Nina Dastur & Dietrich Snell

Karina & Lawrence Cruz

Steven Yaeger

Alison & Edward Horton*

Dhivya & Raj Suryadevara

Barbara & Kavsky Dastur

Lauren Lee & Deane Yang

Jaharis Family Foundation

Vivian Lubrano & Kevin Tapalaga

Kimberly Dykes

Zoe Vlachos & Ho Yang

Monique Neal & Frank Kotsen*

Shirley Tilghman

Shawna & Paul Fagone

Monica Zweig &

Dana Bledsoe & Nicolas McKee*

Norah O’Donnell & Geoff Tracy

Marguerite Fren

Todd Flomberg

Elizabeth & Jesse Gordon

Sharon & Peter Schuur Joshua Lehrer & Jeffrey Seller

$2,000 TO $4,999

Tatyana Trakht & David Greenwald

Fumi & Yasumasa Takeda

Sherry Glied & Richard Briffault

Lenka Janecka & Michael Gregoris

$25,000 TO $49,999

Ralitza & Robert Horler Levien & Company, Inc.

Alicia Abel & Terry Griffin Peter Guren Carla Hargrove

Anonymous

Christine Wen-Ji & Jingle Liu

Shikha & Girish Bhakoo

Suzanne Valetutti & Eric Weinberg

Daria Pizzetta & Charles Brown

Courtney Hagen & Michael Wilson

Crystal & Patrick Isom

Claudia Hamilton & Jon Hlafter

$500 TO $1,999

Lori Joachim

Claire & Anthony Ianno

Anonymous

Lisa & Mark Sladkus

Janis & Stephen Block

The Hershey Foundation

Rita & Hershel Bloom

Martina & Joerg Diedrich

$15,000 TO $24,999

Kimberlee & John Bollbach Georgia Stitt & Jason Brown

Alhia Chacoff-Berger & Harlan Berger

Charlotte & Alvin Crawford

Anne & Nikko Hayes*

Angella Goddard & Cemal Dosembet

Rachel & Doug Jarrett

Christina & Erik Elwell

Joyce & James Maffezzoli*

Sandra & Michael Frenz

The Vlachos Family Fund

IBS Direct

Nicole Joffe & Mark Walton

Shirley & Stav Gaon

Kelly & Fred Wang

Suzanne & Mark Grether

Jen & Chad Wekelo

Sheila & Nicholas Hayes Aileen Denne-Bolton &

$10,000 TO $14,999

Anthony Hume

Anonymous

Magdalena Cerdá &

Brettne & Lawton Bloom*

Johnathan Jenkins

Barrie Gillies & William Drummy

Karine Rouge & Oliver Jonglez

Willa & David Fawer

Beth & Patrick Kennedy Ivy Lapides & Adam Kolber

April Henry Emiko & Christopher Iwai Lisa Henricksson & Jim Kelly Aliza & Naveed Khalidi Marianna Guliyeva & Boris Kogan Sara Lind & David Leavitt Natalie & Andrew Merelis Kirtley Mitchell Heidi & Michael Morrison Claudia Neumann Danurys Sanchez & David Noboa Celenia Nivar Flavie & Arturo Ospina Patricia Pacelli Sondra & Ronald Papanek Kushagra Saxena & Smiti Paul Jillian & Neel Parekh Kate & Ben Peacock Andrew Preston Wendy & Bob Reveri Danika & Travis Robertson

Total commitments are represented. Gifts and pledges to The Campaign for MMS are made over and above annual giving amounts reported later in this report.

All gifts made from April 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 were generously matched by a challenge grant funded by an anonymous donor. * CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

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MMS’s Buildings: A History 1964 MMS FOUNDED IN ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH PARISH HOUSE AT 99TH STREET AND AMSTERDAM AVENUE 1996 MOVED FROM ST. MICHAEL’S TO 325 WEST 85TH STREET 2011-2012 BOARD PURCHASED 325 BUILDING AND THE ADJACENT TOWNHOUSE

2014-2016 MASTER PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITY SEPTEMBER 2016 RENOVATED BUILDING OPENED ON TIME FOR THE START OF THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR 15

People Teaching Learning Place Mission Education For Life 16

The MMS Annual Fund

The MMS Annual Fund provides essential funding that can be used immediately. By giving to the MMS Annual Fund, we ensure educational excellence and continuity for our school and families. We also model responsible community engagement for our children. This year, our faculty and staff, trustees, and MMS Annual Fund parent voluteers demonstrated a remarkable commitment to the school by reaching 100 percent participation before the end of October.

All gifts to The Fund suppor t: PEOPLE

SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT, MONTESSORI CERTIFICATION, THE HIRING/RETENTION OF TEACHERS AND STAFF, PLUS PARENT EDUCATION EVENTS.

TEACHING AND LEARNING

SUPPORTING

HIGH-IMPACT CURRICULUM, FIELD TRIPS, OUR BLACK ROCK FOREST PARTNERSHIP, AND MUCH MORE.

PLACE

SUPPORTING OUR HOME, AN INNOVATIVE,

GREEN TEACHING SPACE WHERE CURIOSITY FLOURISHES.

MISSION

TUITION ASSISTANCE, AFFINITY GROUPS,

CULTURAL CALENDAR PROGRAMMING.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS THE FOLLOWING LIST INCLUDES LEADERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MMS ANNUAL FUND, INSPIRING OTHERS TO GIVE GENEROUSLY. MATCHING GIFTS PLEDGED BEFORE JUNE 30, 2019, ARE REFLECTED IN GIVING LEVELS. GIFTS IN-KIND TO THE SPRING BENEFIT, GIFTS IN-KIND TO THE SCHOOL , AND TOTAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGES AND

The 1964 Society

DONATIONS ARE LISTED SEPARATELY IN THE REPORT:

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MARIA MONTESSORI COUNCIL $25,000+ Anonymous (2) Kathryn M. Jaharis FOUNDER $15,000 TO $24,999 Monique Neal & Frank Kotsen Norah O’Donnell & Geoff Tracy PATRON $10,000 TO $14,999

Sharon & Peter Schuur Jen & Chad Wekelo PACESE TTER $2,000 TO $4,999 Kerry & Nnamdi Asomugha Alhia Chacoff-Berger & Harlan Berger Barbara Corti & Jean-Noel Jetzer Corti Kaori & John Curran Catherine Pan-Giordano & Joshua Giordano Dana Alpert & Adam Guren Claudia Hamilton & Jon Hlafter

Anonymous Sarah Farivar-Hayes & Adam Hayes Fumi & Yasumasa Takeda Shirley Tilghman

Ralitza & Robert Horler

SOCIE T Y BENEFACTOR

Brenda & Louis Mizel

$5,000 TO $9,999 Anonymous Yixin Dai & Lei Chen Anne & Nikko Hayes Alison & Edward Horton Melissa Sefl & Ritu Ketkar

Claire & Anthony Ianno Rachel & Douglas Jarrett Dana Bledsoe & Nicolas McKee Matthew Nye & Jann Wenner Lisa & Mark Sladkus Nina Dastur & Dietrich Snell Rebecca Tilghman & Jeffrey Tracy Kelly & Fred Wang Courtney Hagen & Michael Wilson

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2018-2019 Giving

Robert & Ralitza Horler ❖ Claire & Anthony Ianno ✪✦

THE FOLLOWING LIST INCLUDES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MMS

IDB Bank

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Rachel & Douglas Jarrett ❖

ANNUAL FUND, AS WELL AS PURCHASES AT THE

Carolyn & John Jessup

SPRING BENEFIT LIVE AND SILENT AUCTIONS, RAISE YOUR

Karine Rouge & Olivier Jonglez

PADDLE, AND PARTY CATALOGUE EVENTS. CORPORATE

Kelmar Designs, Inc. Aimée Steele & Pieter Kraaijeveld ❖

MATCHING GIFTS PLEDGED BEFORE JUNE 30, 2019, ARE

Sara Lind & David Leavitt ❖

REFLECTED IN GIVING LEVELS. GIFTS IN-KIND TO THE SPRING

Brenda & Louis Mizel ♣❖ Lisa & Mark Sladkus ✦

BENEFIT, GIFTS IN-KIND TO THE SCHOOL , AND TOTAL CAPITAL

Nina Dastur & Dietrich Snell ✦

CAMPAIGN PLEDGES AND DONATIONS ARE LISTED SEPARATELY

Sigrid Snell GP

IN THE REPORT.

Rebecca Tilghman & Jeffrey Tracy Juliane & Thomas Trautmann Brelyn & Gregory Vandenberg ❖ Marialuisa & Thomas Vitiello ❖ Courtney Hagen & Michael Wilson ❖

$25,000+

$2000-$4,999

Anonymous (2)

Kerry & Nnamdi Asomugha

Kathryn M. Jaharis ✪✦

Alhia Chacoff-Berger & Harlan Berger ❖

Monique Neal & Frank Kotsen ❖

Devina & Anmol Bhandari

Anonymous (2) Norah O’Donnell & Geoff Tracy ❖

$10,000 TO $14,999 Anonymous Yixin Dai & Lei Chen Anne & Nikko Hayes ✦ Sarah Farivar-Hayes & Adam Hayes ❖ Melissa Sefl & Ritu Ketkar Jenny & Roy Niederhoffer Fumi & Yasumasa Takeda ❖ Shirley Tilghman

$5,000-$9,999 Libbie Rice & Tom Botts ✦ Dana Alpert & Adam Guren Natalia & Christopher Hancock Claudia Hamilton & Jon Hlafter ♣❖ Alison & Edward Horton ❖ Rui Deng & Xiaonan Hou Magdalena Cerdá & Johnathan Jenkins Joyce & James Maffezzoli ✪✦ Dana Bledsoe & Nicolas McKee ✦ Pilar Nava-Parada ❖ Mathew Nye & Jann Wenner Anna & Benjamin Sarly Sharon & Peter Schuur ✪✦ Kelly & Fred Wang ✦ Jen & Chad Wekelo ❖

Sharon Finkel & Saul Zion

$500-$1,999

“ Brettne & Lawton Bloom ❖

Jennifer Carpenter & Timothy Avett

Georgia Stitt & Jason Brown ❖

Keila Vall & Octavio Boccalandro ❖

Marta & William Colgan

Hélène Brenkman

Barbara Corti & Jean-Noel Jetzer Corti

Pamela Paredero & Carlos Concha

Kaori & John Curran ❖

Virginie & James Franklin

Catherine Pan-Giordano & Joshua Giordano Lenka Janecka & Michael Gregoris

Celeste Koeleveld & Paul Haskel ✪✦

Place

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$15,000 TO $24,999

Zoe Vlachos & Ho Yang ✪❖

Charlotte & Alvin Crawford ❖ Jean & Alvin Crawford GP

Natallia & Farhad Dehesh Debbie & Jakob de Vries

Angella Goddard & Cemal Dosembet

I’ VE BEEN AT MMS FOR SIX YEARS. I HOPE TO RETIRE

HERE. THIS BUILDING IS MY BABY. I FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PLACE. IT’S MY JOB, BUT IT’S MORE THAN

THAT. I FEEL SUPPORTED. SINCE STARTING HERE, I’ VE

GOTTEN SIX CERTIFICATES IN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT. I EVEN TOOK A PLUMBING COURSE. THE KIDS CALL

ME SUPER GEORGE. THEY KNOW THAT, IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO GET DONE, I’M HERE TO DO IT, BUT I DON’T

THINK OF IT LIKE I’M HERE. I THINK AND I ALWAYS SAY, ‘DON’T WORRY, WE’RE HERE.

George Kretzu

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Teaching & Learning

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WE KNOW THAT MONTESSORI GIVES STUDENTS A LOT OF FREEDOM TO DEVELOP THEIR INTERESTS. IT’S THE SAME

WITH TEACHERS. I’ VE STAYED FOR 20 YEARS BECAUSE IT’S NEVER TEACHING THE SAME THING YEAR AFTER YEAR.

FOR INSTANCE, WITH MY SIXTH GRADERS, I WANTED TO

GIVE THEM SOMETHING FUN AND INTERESTING TO FINISH THE YEAR. I DECIDED TO TRY TEACHING LATIN, BECAUSE TRANSLATING LATIN TO ENGLISH IS LIKE A PUZZLE. THE

KIDS LOVED IT, AND NOW IT’S A REGULAR PART OF THE

CURRICULUM. THEIR LATIN INSPIRED THE ART TEACHER TO DO A PROJECT AROUND ROMAN TILES. BECAUSE OF

OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS, MMS IS AN AMAZING PLACE TO

WORK. THE KIDS INSPIRE US, AND WE INSPIRE EACH OTHER.

Nancy Burton, Co-Director of Elementary Division

$500-$1,999 (CONT’D) Shawna & Paul Fagone ❖ Shirley & Stav Gaon ❖ Melissa Naple & Douglas Geogerian Tatyana Trakht & David Greenwald ✦ Mark & Susanne Grether ❖ Aferdita Hakaj ♣ Sheila Donovan & Nicholas Hayes GP❖ Marianna Guliyeva & Boris Kogan ✦ Ingrid Koh ♣ Marie Fabricante & Elad Kohen Ivy Lapides & Adam Kolber ❖ Nicole & Philip LaMariana ✦ Kristin Brunner & Laurent Le Guernec Wen Ji & Jingle Liu Marielle Lopez & Steven Oliveri ♣❖ Anna Simonsen & Joseph Meehan Natalie & Andrew Merelis Maria & David Molton Kristen Folmar & Donald Moulds ❖ Van & Vinh-Duc Nguyen Gabriela Ursea & Seth Padowitz Chloe Baszanger Marnay & Regis Paquette

Maiko & Andrew Powell

Alexis Mcllwham & Jason Priest Edith & Lev Ratinov

Montserrat Prado & Gerardo Rodriguez ❖

Karen Shaer & Benjamin Rosenberg ✪❖ Amy & Lauren Schwartzreich Martin Shnay

Abby & Marc Spetalnik ✪✦

Racheal Adriko & Richard Spillberg ♣ Melissa & Tim Stewart ♣ Kali & Paul Theofanous

Sophie Georgiou & Steven Tishman ✪❖ Beatriz Ontanon & Carlos Varela Caitlyn Slovacek & Steven Yaeger

UP TO $499 Charles Akrong ❖ Gabriel Aldort Anonymous (2) Sylvie and Volker Berl Hanne Melfald & Paul Bjørdal Susan Carman Julie & Chadwick Castle Elina & Adam Cohen Karina & Lawrence Cruz ♣

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People

Nicole Dreyfuss & David Seaman ❖ Noela Evans & John Seiter GP Ragnhild Simenstad &

THE ADMINISTRATION HERE IS BEYOND SUPPORTIVE. EACH

Svenn Richard Andersen

YEAR WE SET A PERSONAL GOAL WITH OUR SUPERVISOR.

Amy Klein & Eyal Solomon

THIS YEAR MINE REVOLVES AROUND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND EFFORTS TO HELP CHILDREN REDUCE THEIR OWN ANXIET Y, THINK BEFORE ACTING, AND RESOLVE

CONFLICTS. I BELIEVE THESE SKILLS WILL HELP THEM BE MORE OBSERVANT AND EMPATHETIC PEOPLE, BETTER AT CARING

FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, AS THEY GROW OLDER AND

FACE THE STRESS OF THE PRE-COLLEGE YEARS (AND BEYOND).

WE USE A PEACE CURRICULUM. I WANT TO INCORPORATE IT

Joanne & Alistair Southern Jane Ginsburg & George Spera ✪✦ Valeria Puca & Fabio Stefanini ♣ Daniel Syndacker GP❖ Natasha Talebian ♣ Francesca Gianoli & Mihai Teognoste Jean & John Terepka ✪ Jennifer & Matt Tobin ♣ Janice Chyou & Matthew Tomey Maureen Aryee & Sam Twumasi ♣

IN ALL THAT WE DO IN THE CLASSROOM. RACHEAL WILL SAY:

Rosa Rodriguez & Carlos Urgiles

‘SHOW ME WHERE WE ARE ALREADY DOING THIS. CAN WE DO

Marjolijn Swart & Aldrik Vervat

IT BETTER? HOW CAN WE MOVE FORWARD?’

Jessica Bradfield, Lower Elementary Teacher

UP TO $499 (CONTINUED) Laetitia & Stéphane Ducroux ♣❖ Kimberly Dykes ♣✦ Coretta Essilfie ❖ Pamela Farrar GP ❖ Marianne Garnier ♣

Stephanie Johnson & Kaushik Ghosh ✪✦ Tommica Ellis & Oscar Green Alicia Abel & Terence Griffin ♣✦ Friederike Fleschenberg & Florian Groene Carla Hargrove ❖ Naaz Kazi & Mauricio Henao Juliette & Frank Hentic Gwen Beetle & Mathew Hudson Sviatlana Fadzeeva & James Hunt ❖ Elva Infante & Roberto Bueno Anne Williams-Isom & Philip Isom ✪ Emiko Iwai & Christopher Louie ✦ Merle & Vincent Jackson ♣ Jordan & Dean Jayson

Anna Marie Kotsen GP

Nanette & Glenn Lapides GP

Jill Leithauser & Brian Davis ♣

Sabena Sadasivan & Erik Litver

Georgia Kaspiri & Panayiotis Vitakis-Pantelos Janeen Washington ♣ Suzanne Valetutti & Eric Weinberg ✦ Elena & Nicholas Wilski Caitlyn Slovacek Yaeger & Steven Yaeger Lauren Lee & Deane Yang ✪ Ivana Drazic & Denis Zgrabljic Monica Zweig & Todd Flomberg ♣

MATCHING GIF TS

Zehra Dincer & Mathew Mazur

TEN EMPLOYERS CONTRIBUTED $32,882 TO MMS THROUGH MATCHING GIFT PROGRAMS. THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING:

Ayana & Vincent Mbaye ♣

AmazonSmile Foundation

Jennyffer Locarno

Pilar Loren Nadres & Cezar Lopez

Kirtley Mitchell GP ❖

Bank of America Charitable

Ruthanne Mirchin

Foundation, Inc.

Chelsie Nectow ♣

BlackRock Matching Gift Program

Kerry McDermott & Paul Neubauer ✪✦

The Commonwealth Fund

Laurie Morison & Ajit Nimalasuriya ✪❖

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Kerrie & Stephen O’Gallagher ✪

Dorsey & Whitney Foundation

Kate & Ben Peacock ♣

Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program

Katharine & Tim Petrycki ♣

Google, Inc.

Annette Perez

Morgan Stanley

Myo & Patrick Quinn

LinkedIn Corporation

Emma & David Rhodes ❖ Danika & Travis Robertson Laura Valpey & Bones Rodriguez

GP = GRANDPARENTS

Jataon Whitley & Yoram Rodriguez ❖

✪ = ALUMNI & FORMER FAMILIES

Christina Ruiz ✪

♣ = CURRENT & FORMER FACULTY/STAFF

Deborah Pessin-John & Richard John ✪❖

Jennifer Ryan

❖ = 5-9 YEARS CONSECUTIVE GIVING

Cricket & Alan Keener ✪✦✦

Karina & Dennis Sagiev ❖

✦ = 10+ YEARS CONSECUTIVE GIVING

Lisa Henricksson & James Kelly ✪

Ruth Samuelson ♣

Peyton Jefferson & Nigel Freeman ♣ Lori Joachim ♣❖

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“ mission

I TRY TO GREET PEOPLE LIKE THEY MATTER,

LIKE THESE ARE ALL MY

KIDS, ALL 187 OF THEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF

INTERNATIONAL FAMILIES

HERE , AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ’RE GOING

THROUGH. I WAS BORN

IN HOLLAND. MY MOTHER IS FROM GHANA AND MY

FATHER FROM SURINAME .

I KNOW WHAT IT IS TO COME TO A NEW COUNTRY, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO FEEL WELCOMED, SO I LIKE TO MAKE THIS A

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WELCOMING PLACE . THE

MORNING GREETING IS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE

DAY. WHEN YOU SEE THOSE CUTE FACES COMING IN,

YOU FIND A WAY TO HELP THEM GO UP THE STAIRS

HAPPY, EVEN IF THEY DON’T COME IN THAT WAY. YOU FEEL THERE IS A REAL

PURPOSE TO YOUR JOB.

Alicia Abel

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TABLE OF CONTENTS WE EXTEND A HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING GRANDPARENTS WHO MADE GIFTS TOTALING $14,067 TO THE MMS ANNUAL FUND IN HONOR OF THEIR GRANDCHILDREN’S FUTURE:

Jean & Alvin Crawford in honor of Mia, Elle, & Uma Crawford

Grandparent Giving

Pamela Farrar in honor of Alexandra ’17 & Annabelle Hayes ’19

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Sheila Donovan & Nicholas Hayes in honor of Alexandra ’17 & Annabelle Hayes ’19 Anna Marie Kotsen in honor of Max ’19 & Maddie Kotsen Nanette & Glenn Lapides in honor of Audrey & Ezra Kolber Kirtley Mitchell in honor of Lucien & William Horton Noela Evans & John Seiter in honor of Leon Aldort-Ryan Sigrid Snell in honor of Jack ’19 & Alixandra Snell Daniel Snydacker in honor of Lucien & William Horton Shirley Tilghman in honor of Nora & Henry Tracy

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TABLE OF CONTENTS WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR DONATIONS FROM OUR ALUMNI AND FORMER FAMILIES. WE’RE HEARTENED BY THEIR LASTING SUPPORT AND THEIR DESIRE TO ENSURE THAT OTHERS MAY BENEFIT FROM AN MMS EDUCATION THE WAY THEY OR THEIR CHILDREN DID. THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING ALUMNI AND FORMER FAMILIES WHO MADE GIFTS TOTALING $64,350 TO THE ANNUAL MMS FUND:

Anonymous Karina & Lawrence Cruz Celeste Koeleveld & Paul Haskel in honor of Aaron ’09, Melina ’14, & Justin ’15 Claire & Antony Ianno in honor of Eleanor ’16 Anne Williams-Isom & Phillip Isom in honor of Aiyanna ’04, Phillip ’08, & Ande ’14

Laurie Morison & Ajit Nimalasuriya in honor of Stephen ‘06 Kerrie & Stephen O’Gallagher in honor of Brin & Taylor Karen Shaer & Benjamin Rosenberg in honor of Jessica ‘05 Sharon & Peter Schuur in honor of Samuel ’15 & Grace ‘17

Deborah Pessin-John & Richard John in honor of Denton ‘01

Lisa & Mark Sladkus in honor of Naomi ’15, Jonah ’17, & Tessa

Catherine & Alan Keener in honor of Christina ’97 & John ’02

Jane Ginsburg & George Spera in honor of Clara & Paul ‘98

Lisa Henricksson & James Kelly in honor of Luke ’11 Zehra Dincer & Matthew Mazur in honor of Ayla & Joshua Kerry McDermott & Paul Neubauer in honor of Clara & Oliver ’11

Jean & John Terepka in honor of Henry ’96 Sophie Georgiou & Steven Tishman in honor of Etienne & Tyler Lauren Lee & Deane Yang in honor of Stephan ’97 & Nicholas Lee ’10 29

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ON APRIL 26, 2019, over 200 current and alumni families, faculty, and friends attended the MMS Annual Spring Benefit at the New York Athletic Club.

The energy in the room was palpable and filled with inspiration, camaraderie, and talent. Together we celebrated our community, celebrated our fundraising effor ts throughout the year, and saluted our outgoing Head of School, Brenda Mizel. The evening grossed over $200,000 in suppor t of many aspects of school life. A wholehear ted thank-you goes out to Co-Chairs Devina Bhandari, Ralitza Horler, and Anna Sarly, the Spring Benefit Committee and all the volunteers who made the event so memorable!

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Raise Your Paddle Most families recognize the MMS lunch program is not the norm. Chefs Lisa and Rich do an extraordinary job catering to our students and faculty. Their food is fresh, healthy, and when possible sourced locally - often from our very own student planted rooftop garden.

They have implemented campus-wide sustainability practices and developed nutrition in classroom curricula.

The 2019 ‘Raise Your Paddle’ initiative helped raise the necessary funds to provide our chefs with a state-of-theart commercial kitchen, enhancing the efficiency and ventilation of the space while improving the breadth of food choices for our community.

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Kitchen Renovation THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES AND DONORS WHO RAISED $60,905 IN 2019 AT THE SPRING BENEFIT FOR OUR KITCHEN RENOVATION PROJECT:

Brettne & Lawton Bloom

Monique Neal & Frank Kotsen

Libbie Rice & Tom Botts

Nicole & Philip LaMariana

Hélène Brenkman

Sara Lind & David Leavitt

Georgia Stitt & Jason Brown

Kristin Brunner & Laurent Le Guernec

Susan Carman

Joyce & Jim Maffezzoli

Marta & William Colgan

Dana Bledsoe & Nicolas Mckee

Barbara & Jean-Noel Jetzer Corti

Natalie & Andrew Merelis

Debbie & Jakob de Vries

Brenda & Louis Mizel

Angella Goddard & Cemal Dosembet

Pilar Nava-Parada

Virginie & James Franklin

Kate & Ben Peacock

Melissa Naple & Doug Geogerian

Anna & Benjamin Sarly

Lenka Janecka & Michael Gregoris

Sharon & Peter Schuur

Friederike Fleschenberg &

Martin Shnay

Florian Groene

Lisa & Mark Sladkus

Dana Alpert & Adam Guren

Fumi & Yasumasa Takeda

Natalia & Christopher Hancock

Rebecca Tilghman & Jeffrey Tracy

Anne & Nikko Hayes

Juliane & Thomas Trautmann

Claudia Hamilton & Jon Hlafter

Brelyn & Gregory Vandenberg

Ralitza & Robert Horler

Kelly & Fred Wang

Rui Deng & Xiaonan Hou

Jen & Chad Wekelo

Magdalena Cerdá & Johnathan Jenkins Mathew Nye & Jann Wenner Kelmar Designs, Inc.

Tricia Pacelli & Eric Wepsic

Melissa Sefl & Ritu Ketkar

Courtney Hagen & Michael Wilson

Marianna Guliyeva & Boris Kogan

Zoe Vlachos & Ho Yang

Ivy Lapides & Adam Kolber

Sharon Finkel & Saul Zion

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Gifts In-Kind Gifts In-Kind

TABLE THE OF CAPITAL CONTENTS CAMPAIGN THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

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MMS IS GRATEFUL TO THE MMS IS GRATEFUL TOAND THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOLLOWING AND BUSINESSES PEOPLE FOR DONATING BUSINESSES FOR DONATING GIF TS IN-KIND THIS YEAR. THESE GIF TS HELPED IN-KINDENHANCE THIS YEAR. THESE GIFTS OUR GIFTS HELP ENHANCE OUR SCHOOL FACILITIES, SUPPLEMENT SCHOOL FACILITIES, SUPPLEMENT EVENTS, AND PROVIDED EVENTS, ANDFOR PROVIDE RESOURCES THE SPRING RESOURCES THECATALOGUE: SPRING BENEFIT ANDFOR PARTY BENEFIT AND PARTY CATALOGUE:

ABC News

Shawna and Paul Fagone

Adam W. Cohen Visuals ABC News Affordable Chic Visuals Adam W. Cohen

Virginie and James Franklin Laetitia & Stéphane Ducroux Georgica&Advertising Shawna Paul Fagone

Gabriel Aldort Affordable Chic All Skill Minority Manpower Inc Gabriel Aldort and Terence Griffin All Skill Minority Manpower Inc & Ragnhild Simenstad and Svenn Terence Griffin Richard Andersen Ragnhild Simenstad & Svenn Batsheva Hay Studio Richard Andersen The Baseball Center NYC Batsheva Hay Studio Devina and Anmol Bhandari

Greene Naftali Gallery Virginie & James Franklin Tommica Ellis and Oscar Green Georgica Advertising Tatyana Trakht and Greene Naftali Gallery David Greenwald Tommica Ellis & Oscar Green Lenka Janecka and Tatyana Trakht & David Greenwald Michael Gregoris Lenka Janecka & Michael Gregoris Susanne and Mark Grether Susanne & Mark Dana Alpert and Grether Adam Guren

The BookBaseball Culture Center NYC

Dana Alpert & Adam Guren Natalia and Christopher Hancock

Devina & Anmol Bhandari Hélène Brenkman

Natalia & Christopher Hancock Carla Hargrove

Book Culture Brooklyn Forest School

Carla Hargrove Anne and Nikko Hayes

GeorgiaBrenkman Stitt and Jason Brown Hélène

Sarah&Farivar-Hayes Anne Nikko Hayes and

CBS News Brooklyn Forest School

Adam Farivar-Hayes Hayes Sarah &

Ray Carman Georgia Stitt & Jason Brown Susan Carman CBS News

ClaudiaHayes Hamilton and Jon Hlafter Adam Mariko and Philip Hordle Claudia Hamilton & Jon Hlafter

Children’s Museum of Manhattan Ray Carman Cipriani NYC Susan Carman Classic Kids Children’s Museum of Manhattan Elina and Adam Cohen Cipriani NYC Barbara and Classic Kids Jean-Noel Jetzer Corti Elina & Adam Cohen CPS Events at the Plaza Barbara Jean-Noel Jetzer Corti Charlotte&and Alvin Crawford

Ralitza and Robert Horler Mariko & Philip Hordle Lisa Locke and Jason Huang Ralitza & Robert Horler Emiko Iwai and Chris Louie Lisa Locke & Jason Huang Rachel and Douglas Jarrett Emiko Iwai & Chris Louie Jami Beere Photography Rachel & Douglas Jarrett Jamie Kamlet and Jami Beere Photography Black Rock Forest Jamie KamletCerdá & Black Magdalena andRock Forest

Laurent Le Le Guernec Guernec Laurent Dana Bledsoe Nicolas McKee Dana Bledsoe and & Nicolas McKee Natalie and Andrew Merelis Natalie & Andrew Merelis MMS Faculty and Staff MMS Faculty & Staff The Moth The Moth National Museum of Math National Museum of Math National Jazz Museum in Harlem National in Harlem Jenny andJazz RoyMuseum Niederhoffer Jenny & Roy NY Kids ClubNiederhoffer NY Kids Club Perricone MD PerUs Wine Perricone MD Pixies It! PerUs Did Wine Maiko andIt! Andrew Powell Pixies Did

Polarn O. Pyret Maiko & Andrew Powell Emma and David Rhodes Polarn O. Pyret Danika and Travis Robertson Emma & David Rhodes Montserrat Prado and Danika & Travis Robertson Gerardo Rodriguez Montserrat Prado & Gerardo Rodriguez Jataon Whitley and Jataon Whitley & Yoram Rodriguez Yoram Rodriguez Rolling Stone Savage Dueling Pianos and Lauren Schwartzreich Amy & Lauren Schwartzreich Joshua Jeffrey Seller Joshua Lehrer Lehrer and & Jeffrey Seller Jonathan Jonathan Sheffer Sheffer

Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Flom LLP Skylark Negril Beach Resort Skylark Negril Beach Resort Amy Klein and Eyal Solomon Amy Klein & Eyal Solomon Melissa and Tim Stewart Melissa & Tim Stewart Supreme Martial Arts Supreme ArtsTakeda Fumi and Martial Yasumasa Fumi & Yasumasa Takeda Stephen Taylor Portrait Artist Stephen Taylor Portrait Francesca Gianoli and Artist Mihai Teognoste Francesca Gianoli & Mihai Teognoste Kali & and Paul Theofanous Kali Paul Theofanous Jennifer Matt Tobin Jennifer and & Matt Tobin Norah Geoff Tracy Norah O’Donnell O’Donnell and & Geoff Tracy

CPS Events at the Plaza Curated Care

Magdalena Cerdá & Johnathan Jenkins

Charlotte Alvin Crawford Kaori and & John Curran

Johnathan Jenkins Kidville Upper West Side

Curated CareFarhad Dehesh Natallia and

Kidville Upperand West Side Aimée Steele

Juliane and Thomas Trautmann Juliane & Thomas Trautmann Brelyn and Gregory Vandenberg Brelyn & Gregory Vandenberg Beatriz Ontañon and Carlos Varela Beatriz Ontañon & Carlos Varela Marialuisa Garito-Vitiello and Marialuisa Garito-Vitiello & Thomas Vitiello Thomas Vitiello Kelly and Fred Wang Kelly & Fred Mathew NyeWang and Jann Wenner

Drawing Room Entertainment Kaori & John Curran

Pieter Kraaijeveld Aimée Steele & Pieter Kraaijeveld

Mathew Nye & Jann Wenner West Side Kids

Laetitia and Stéphane Ducroux Natallia & Farhad Dehesh

Launch Math + Science Centers

West SideHagen Kids and Michael Wilson Courtney

Drawing Room Entertainment

Kristin Brunner &

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EACH YEAR, PARENTS AND SUPPORTERS HELP TO UNDERWRITE DIRECT COSTS RELATED TO THE SPRING BENEFIT AS WELL AS TEACHER TICKETS. IN 2019, UNDERWRITING TOTALED $10,450. THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING:

Austin & Co., Inc. Sylvie & Volker Berl Libbie Rice & Tom Botts Dai Yixin & Lei Chen Mar ta & William Colgan Debbie & Jakob de Vries Angella Goddard & Cemal Dosembet Anne & Nikko Hayes Claudia Hamilton & Jon Hlafter Alison & Edward Hor ton Rui Deng & Xiaonan Hou IDB Bank Kelmar Designs, Inc. Melissa Sefl & Ritu Ketkar Kristin Brunner & Laurent Le Guernec Merelis Production Ruthanne Mirchin Maria & David Molton Jenny & Roy Niederhoffer Kelly & Fred Wang Jen & Chad Wekelo Cour tney Hagen & Michael Wilson 35 35

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THE UPPER ELEMENTARY PROGRAM PROVIDES A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION FOR THE ONGOING SCHOOLS THAT OUR GRADUATES ATTEND, THE MOST POPULAR OF WHICH INCLUDE:*

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RIVERDALE

NIGHTINGALE

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COLLEGIATE

12 HUNTER

11 FIELDSTON

*These numbers include MMS graduates between 2000 & 2019.

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Here are some ways to suppor t our school: MMS, like any other independent school, relies on philanthropic revenue in addition to tuition to provide an exceptional education to our students.

Your contribution signals a faith in Metropolitan Montessori School, its mission, and the faculty and programs that make it so special. MMS is grateful for your support, which strengthens our community and ensures its future.

Metropolitan Montessori School is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. All gifts of cash or stock to The MMS Fund are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

For more information about making a donation to these initiatives, contact Aferdita Hakaj, Director of Development, at ahakaj@mmsny.org or visit our website at www.mmsny.org/support.

THE MMS ANNUAL FUND WHEN: Annual fundraising effort that closes on June 30 every year WHY: Provides essential support that can be used immediately.

ALL GIFTS TO THE FUND SUPPORT: People, Teaching and

Learning, Place, and Mission

THE MMS STRONGER TOGE THER EMERGENCY FUND WHEN: This restricted fund was established in April 2020 in

response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

WHY: Provides temporary tuition assistance to current and incoming

families adversely financially affected by COVID-19.

HOW TO MAKE A DONATION CREDIT CARD OR ECHECK THROUGH OUR WEBSITE:

www.mmsny.org/support CHECK: Please make checks payable to Metropolitan Montessori

School and send to the attention of the Development Office: Metropolitan Montessori School, 325 West 85th Street, New York, NY 10024 CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS: Many employers offer matching

gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees. If eligible, your gift to MMS could be doubled or even tripled!

APPRECIATED SECURITIES: Gifts of appreciated securities are

easy to arrange and can offer significant tax advantages to donors.

SPRING BENEFIT WHEN: Annual event – this year’s event was held virtually on April 24,

2020, and was attended by over 200 current families, faculty, and staff.

WHY: This wonderful community-building event raises funds that

supplement the Annual Fund each year, typically through silent and live auctions and “Raise Your Paddle.”

WAYS TO GIVE: Auctions, Party Catalogue events, ticket and raffle

purchases, monetary gifts, and gifts in-kind.

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