South Bronx United 2023 Annual Report

Building Leaders and Scholars through Soccer

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

“Uniting our community” has been core to our mission since I co-founded South Bronx United 15 years ago. We know that a strong community can make all the difference for youth and families in the face of challenges. This is why we opened the SBU Clubhouse in 2022 to provide a home for the organization, a safe space during out-of-school time for South Bronx teens, and a hub for both academic and soccer programs. This was also a driver behind the construction of our Clubhouse Café. It opened on January 8th giving us the unique ability to reach our community—the broader South Bronx, our immediate Concourse and Mott Haven neighborhood, and families already connected to SBU programs—in a new way.

The café also strengthens our community by serving as the foundation for our new workforce development program. Since launching in July with a small cohort of 16- to 24-year-olds, the program has given us a new way to support young adults in the South Bronx keeping young men and women in school or employed while giving them the skills needed to succeed in a career of their choosing. Along with our existing college and career success supports for SBU Academy alumni, these programs stand in contrast to the Bronx as a whole, where the youth unemployment stands at 24%, representing an epidemic of young adults, and especially Black and Latinx young men, who are out-of-school and out-of-work. South Bronx United programs have sought to ensure that our graduates avoid this predicament and become positive contributors to their families, their community, and the world.

Of course, the important work with the next generation starts well before they turn 16 years old. In 2023, our programs reached more than 1,600 children and youth. South Bronx United instilled health, fitness, teamwork, and joy by delivering soccer programming at eight locations: the SBU Clubhouse, plus parks and schools throughout Mott Haven, Morrisania, and the Concourse. Our youngest participants build athletic and social skills through indoor soccer classes at two years old. At age four, children can start in our Recreational Soccer Program, and by elementary school children can also participate in our Community School sites or in the SBU Pre-Academy. In middle school, our heaviest programmatic focus is on social-emotional learning, academic growth, and college prep. This past year, we strengthened our high school preparation for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in the SBU Academy. We expanded weekly boys’ and girls’ discussion groups to help them build crucial social-emotional skills. Our academic curriculum for high school students continued to evolve to put them in the best position for college and careers. Graduates of the most recent SBU Academy and College Access Program class are now attending Syracuse University, New York University, Fordham University, Smith College, Hobart & William Smith College, Baruch College, among many others.

Supports must be comprehensive, so we also continued to provide social work services and legal assistance to address needs that extend well beyond the field and the classroom. SBU managed more than 60 immigration cases this year, as demand for assistance increased, helping recently arrived youth and families navigate immigration challenges and assisting youth towards legal permanent residency and naturalization.

All these efforts, every program and every success story, build a better future for our youth and for our community. As you read through the following pages, please consider how you can support. South Bronx United only succeeds through the strength of our volunteers, donors, advocates, and champions! Join the South Bronx United community!

Sincerely,

Andrew So

Executive Director & Co-Founder South Bronx United

South Bronx United opened the Clubhouse Café on January 8th, 2024. A social enterprise coffee shop, the Clubhouse Café is located at 812 River Avenue, just one block from Yankee Stadium, and is one of the only coffee shops in the Bronx’s Concourse neighborhood. It is an important part of SBU’s new Workforce Development Program, which helps participants build job skills, cultivate a potential career, and secure long-term employment through weekly workshops and on-the-job training.

In order to expand our community impact through employment, job training, and an excellent cafe experience, we partnered with New York City Colombian coffee roaster Devoción. The roaster has elevated the third wave coffee movement at its five locations throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn by selling the “freshest coffee” available in the U.S. going from farm-to-cup in as little as 10 days. As a certified B-Corp, Devoción’s dedication to supporting the local communities in which they operate aligns perfectly with South Bronx United’s goals for the Clubhouse Café. As part of Devocion’s partnership with South Bronx United, the brand provides substantial support including infrastructure, product, and training for staff and youth fellows.

Another key partner in the project is Harney & Sons, a family-led fine tea brand with an international reputation and a flagship shop in SoHo. Sweets and pastries are sourced from South Bronx bakeries Mottley Kitchen and Sully & Vanilla.

Our first employment cohort launched in July 2023 with 12 young women and men, including seven who participated in the Café Fellowship. They completed barista training at Devoción’s state-of-the-art education lab in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Drop in to the Clubhouse Café to meet the Fellows behind the counter and continue their training!

WHERE WE CALL HOME

Since the fall of 2022, the SBU Clubhouse has provided a safe space for youth participants during out-of-school time. A 3,000 square foot space that features a mini soccer pitch and a classroom, the SBU Clubhouse offers youth a place for pick-up soccer, homework help, and socializing with friends and teammates on a daily basis. Other activities include indoor soccer classes, tutoring, birthday parities, community events, and more.

MISSION AND VISION

South Bronx United’s mission is to use soccer as a tool for social change. We aim to help youth build character, teamwork, and leadership so that they can succeed in high school, college, careers, the greater community, and beyond. We strive to promote educational achievement, health and wellness, and character development through activities on and off the soccer field and to unite a diverse group of individuals and an incredibly diverse community toward common positive goals.

SBU envisions a South Bronx community where:

… all youth have the support network they need to succeed in school, college, careers, and their community.

… all youth have access to educational, athletic, and college and career readiness resources.

… all immigrant families receive dignity, support, and opportunity.

SBU’s vision is to become:

… an international leader in a place-based approach to using sports for youth development.

… a citywide leader in expanding academic, college, and career opportunities for immigrant youth and their families.

… a community leader in youth development programs and services for at-risk and immigrant youth.

SBU ACADEMY

The SBU Academy provides a pathway from middle school to high school to college to careers for primarily first-generation and immigrant youth. The program keeps youth on track academically and supports their mental and physical wellbeing by combining competitive soccer with academic enrichment, college prep, mentoring, leadership development, and youth and family support services. All student-athletes train and compete with one of ten travel soccer teams while attending at least two afternoons or evenings of classroom-based programming each week. This includes after-school tutoring, boys and girls discussion groups, high school preparation, math and English groups, SAT preparation, and college prep mentoring for high school seniors. Throughout the year, youth participate in college trips, service projects, leadership activities, and team-building events often. During the summer, most participants attend the five-week, full-day Summer Soccer Scholars program.

205 Youth Served, Ages 11-19

THE SBU ACADEMY

The Student-Athlete Pathway

The Student-Athlete Pathway guides the SBU Academy program in the classroom and on the field. Programming is designed to support the development of specific, gradelevel academic, social-emotional, and athletic skills, as well as college and career preparation. For example, 9th graders work on developing advanced expository writing skills, a knowledge of high school requirements and the college process, self-identity and communication skills, and—on the field—agility, quickness, and communication with and without the ball and principles of attack and defense.

Social-Emotional Learning

Based on survey data from Hello Insight

95%

of youth demonstrated gains in at least one of the core Social-Emotional Learning Capacities would recommend the program to someone else

92%

71%

of youth demonstrated gains in goal orientation and selfconfidence (envisioning a positive future and setting a path forward to achieve their dreams)

The SBU Academy at a Glance

FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE, SINCE 2018

FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE FOR THE CLASS OF 2023 COLLEGE MATRICULATION RATE FOR THE CLASS OF 2023

Only 64% of students in South Bronx schools graduate high school in four years.

GRADUATES

Only 59% of Bronx graduates enroll in college within six months.

Up to 40% of children in the South Bronx are chronically absent from school.

Comparison sources: New York State Department of Education, Citizens Committee for Children, South Bronx Rising Together

Play Proud

In 2023, SBU Academy student-athletes went on a special journey with our partners NJ/NY Gotham FC and its official supporters’ group Cloud 9. As part of Play Proud—Common Goal’s LGBTQ+ and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion educational program—SBU received training, resources, and support to develop inclusive policies and practices. Staff development weeks were held in Seattle and New Mexico alongside Gotham FC and Cloud 9 representatives. SBU staff returned to lead youth through important discussions, banner and tifo-making with Cloud 9, and on-the-field activities at Red Bull Arena before Gotham FC’s Pride Match. We continue to work together to understand and break down barriers within our game and our community to make the game more inclusive of LGBTQ+ youth.

Summer Soccer Scholars

82 SBU Academy student-athletes attended the Summer Soccer Scholars program last July and August. The full day program for rising 6th through 11th graders features five weeks of academics, soccer, team-building, exploration, and trips. Participants arrive daily at 9 am for morning meetings, competitions, and activities. They then take two required courses (Humanities, Math, or Health) and select an “SBUniversity Major”. Last year’s majors included Robotics, Sport Psychology, Digital Media, and Business. After lunch, students train on the soccer field or compete in a summerlong World Cup. The day ends at 3:30pm. On Fridays, participants head out on field trips to fun destinations including Governor’s Island, Rockland State Park, a Central Park scavenger hunt, the American Museum of Natural History, and Dorney Park. Interns from various colleges and summer fellowships complement staff to serve as assistant teachers, coaches, and mentors.

TEAM PROFILES

SBU Pre-Academy Teams

Boys U10

Coach: Reindorf Kyei*

Assistant: Dayron Mejia

Girls U11

Coach: Lia Zelada

Assistant Coach: Jenni Guilleaume

Boys U11

Coach: Tim Foster

SBU Academy Teams

Boys U12

Coach-Mentor: Giovanni Vincenti

Boys U14

Coach-Mentor: Jeff Baum

Assistant Coach: Carmel Addae

Boys U16

Coach-Mentor: Reindorf Kyei*

Assistant Coaches: Kalifa Konneh

Boys U13

Coach-Mentor: Jeff Baum

Assistant Coach: Noah Means Simonsen

Boys U15

Coach-Mentor: Cristophe Nabhan

Assistant Coach: Angel Amaro

Boys U17

Coach-Mentor: Andy Jenkins

Assistant Coach: Tanner McNeill

Girls U14

Coach-Mentor: Stephanie Tenempaguay

Girls U16

Coach-Mentor: Enrique Castillo

Girls U19

Coach-Mentor: Tyler Strauss

Assistant Coach: Analynn Salvato

Boys U19

Co Coach-Mentor: George Nantwi

Co Coach-Mentor: Carmel Addae

SBU Academy Alumni Teams

SBU Women

Girls Under-20 and Alumni

Coach: Andy Jenkins

SBU Men

Boys Under-20 and Alumni

Coaches: George Nantwi

SBU Academy & College Access Class of 2023

Bobby Aris

Iona University

Jeferson Blanco

St. John’s University

Erika Delgado

Manhattan College

Mohamed Doukoure

Lehman College

Diana Escudero

Smith College

Gisele Fernandez

John Jay College

Kaylee Flores

John Jay College

Emily Gutierrez

New York University

Genesis Hernandez

College of Mount Saint Vincent

Jeffrey Herrera

College of Mount Saint Vincent

Adham Kone

Brooklyn College

Fatima Leal

Pace University

Kiara Lobato

City University of New York

Javier Lopez

Syracuse University

Jeimy Martinez

John Jay College

Jair Mendoza

Hunter College

Arleth Merino

Hobart and William Smith College

Fausto Rodriguez

City College

Araceli Rodriguez

Binghamton University

Olliver Roman

Manhattan College

Elias Santa Cruz

Baruch College

Ramses Sayas

Binghamton University

Alayna Urgiles

Pace University

Jesus Vazquez

John Jay College

Alice Velazquez

College of Mount Saint Vincent

College Success Program

“I will be graduating as a social work major. The inspiration for picking my major actually came from SBU. Both Bridget and Jessica showed me the impact social work can bring to someone’s life and I wanted to do the same impactful work they do. At the moment, I am a Social Work intern at SBU. I’ve been learning more and more as time goes by thanks to Danielle and Miriam who’ve been trusting my abilities and expanding my perspectives. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the student athletes in the classrooms and seeing them out on the field too. It feels like a memory lane everytime I go to tutoring with them, and it pushes me to be someone they can feel supported by.”

Lesley Miron

SBU Academy Class of 2021 2023 Alumni Honoree New York University Class of 2025

300 88 97% 90% 53% 41

SBU Academy Alumni Bachelor’s Degrees Earned Attended at least some college

MENTORING IS

College persistence rate in the last six years Six-year college completion rate

Only 14% of South Bronx residents have college degrees.

KEY TO THE SBU ACADEMY PATHWAY OF SCHOOL TO COLLEGE TO CAREERS

Alumni matched 1:1 with a college or career mentor

COACH-MENTORS

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH-SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

COLLEGE PREP MENTORS

COLLEGE SUCCESS MENTORS

COLLEGE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES

CAREER MENTORS

COLLEGE UPPERCLASSMEN AND RECENT GRADUATES

COMMUNITY

PROGRAMS

RECREATIONAL SOCCER

GLOBAL YOUTH LEAGUE & COLLEGE ACCESS

SBU COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SUMMER SOCCER CAMP

CLUBHOUSE CLASSES & LEAGUES

SBU PRE-ACADEMY

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

RECREATIONAL SOCCER

SBU’s largest program by enrollment, the Recreational Soccer Program provides opportunities for children to learn and play soccer in a fun, developmental environment over 33 weeks of the year. The Saturday program is held at three sites in the South Bronx: Macombs Dam Park, Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park, and Patterson Park. Open after-school sessions give children additional chances to play and train.

916 Youth Served, Ages 4-16

GLOBAL YOUTH LEAGUE AND COLLEGE ACCESS

The Global Youth League (GYL) offers high school girls and boys the opportunity to compete in a Saturday soccer league, along with access to immigration screenings and social work services. The GYL is open to all teens from the Bronx and northern Manhattan with a particular focus on supporting immigrant youth.

170 Youth Served, Ages 14-19

For the 2022-2023 school year, GYL 11th and 12th graders were eligible to participate in weekly college prep workshops through the College Access Program. The Liverpool Community Foundation led the fall workshops through its Global Work Program curriculum. Students in the 10th grade were invited to attend monthly workshops. At the end of the school year, 11th graders were invited to complete the program in the 2023-2024 school year.

29 Youth Served, Ages 14-19

May 13, 2023 - SBU Literacy Day

Sep 10, 2023 - SBU Health and Wellness Day

SBU COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

At several South Bronx schools, SBU offers up to two days per week afterschool or school day soccer programming to supplement physical education classes. Every school site is staffed by at least one head coach and a young leader from the Workforce Development Program Coaching Corps.

2022-2023 School Year

Boys Prep Elementary School

Girls Prep Elementary School

Girls Prep Bronx Middle School

PS 218 WHEDco Afterschool Program

2023-2024 School Year

Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Girls Prep Bronx Middle School

SUMMER SOCCER CAMP

SBU’s six-week, half-day summer soccer camp runs through July and August. The camp gives elementary-aged children the opportunity to learn soccer and play in a fun, developmental environment for one week at a time. The camp is open to young players of all levels.

152 Youth Served, Ages 5-12

CLUBHOUSE CLASSES AND LEAGUES

Children of varied experience levels join for indoor soccer classes and 3v3 leagues at the SBU Clubhouse. Younger children learn the game, build hand-eye-foot coordination, and develop listening skills while older youth develop soccer skills in tight spaces. Most coaches are alumni of the SBU Academy or the Workforce Development Program.

302 Youth Served, Ages 2-15

SBU PRE-ACADEMY

Through the SBU Pre-Academy, boys and girls in 3rd through 5th grade compete on one of three travel soccer teams, training twice each week on the soccer field while developing as athletes and individuals. Teams compete within the greater New York City metropolitan area. The program offers preparation for youth prior to joining the SBU Academy, which starts in 6th grade. Staff also hold middle school preparation workshops and offer other family services.

38 Youth Served, Ages 8-11

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Recognizing that college is not the pathway for every young adult, SBU launched the new Workforce Development Program in July 2023. The program also serves SBU program participants and alumni who are pursuing a higher education degree and either need to work in order to support their studies and their family, are at risk of withdrawing from school, or hope to gain job skills that will set them up for success after their formal education ends.

A six-month fellowship, the Workforce Development Program offers young adults aged 16-24 a pathway to careers through job skills workshops, on-the-job training, and paid employment. Each cohort serves 10-20 fellows. The program will reach 20-40 young people annually.

Fellows meet weekly for classroom-based workshops on communication skills, resume writing, interviewing, the job search, and more, while pursuing one of two tracks: the Coaching Corps or the Café Fellows. After completing four weeks of pre-employment skills training and two weeks of hands-on training, SBU hires fellows as employees in its soccer programs or in the Clubhouse Café for the remainder of the fellowship.

Upon completion, every graduate is placed into a job, internship, or other career training program or continues full-time school enrollment. The program helps participants maintain or improve upon their long-term employment prospects.

Coaching Corps

• Train as soccer coaches and mentors.

• Gain a US Soccer Federation coaching license.

• Hired as coaches in SBU’s Community Schools sites, Recreational Soccer Programs, Clubhouse classes, and SBU Pre-Academy.

Café Fellows

• Train as baristas with Devoción Coffee and to work in the food, hospitality, and business sector.

• Gain a New York State Food Handler’s Certificate.

• Hired as employees in the Clubhouse Café.

IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES

South Bronx United is recognized by the Office of Legal Access Programs (OLAP) at the United States Department of Justice. This allows designated staff to practice immigration law and represent youth, families, and the community in proceedings before Immigration Court and the United States Citizenship and Immgration Services (USCIS). SBU’s Immigration Services Program Manager, a DOJ accredited representative, assesses the needs and eligibility of youth and their family members, manages immigration relief cases, provides legal services and referrals, and offers information to community members on relevant immigration issues. These steps are crucial to improving the lives of many youth and families and to helping youth on the path towards college and careers.

South Bronx United has supported youth and families in gaining work authorization, legal permanent residency, asylum, and citizenship, with a particular focus on cases for undocumented youth who are eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Staff also organizes Know Your Rights sessions and immigration clinics for youth and parents. SBU is a member of the Bronx Immigration Partnership and the New York Immigration Coalition.

“I joined the SBU Academy about a year after moving to the United States in 2014. I am extremely thankful to SBU for providing me with the chance to join this wonderful family, for helping me grow both academically and athletically, for helping me learn the language, and helping me a lot with finding the right college for me to attend. When I reached out to SBU regarding becoming a citizen of the United States, they immediately offered help there too. After a long process, I became a citizen in September [2023]! SBU had an important impact on both my personal development and my big accomplishment of becoming a US citizen.”

Dayron Mejia SBU Academy Class of 2019

In 2023, SBU supported the applications of 3 new US Citizens and 4 new Legal Permanent Residents...

130

immigration relief screenings cases managed

Legal Permanent Residency (Non-SIJS) DACA Naturalization

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Since 2014:

64 34

individual who have gained Legal Permanent Residency

276

cases managed to date

Pre-K -

5

Academic Advising and School Admissions

Afterschool Tutoring

College Prep and SAT Prep

College Scholarship Fund

Literacy Fairs

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Activities

Job Training and Opportunities

Professional Networking and Workshops

Paid Employment

Health and Wellness Fairs

Health and Nutrition Curriculum or Classes

Healthy Lifestyles and Physical Activity

Immigration Service Screenings - All Participants

Access to Immigration Legal Services

Access to Know Your Rights Workshops

SBU Academy

Recreational Soccer Program College Success Program

Global Youth League+College Access Immigration Legal Services

SBU Pre-Academy

SBU Community Schools

SBU Clubhouse Programs

Summer Camps and Clinics Community and Other Activities Fundraising Administration

90% of South Bronx United’s budget is made up through fundraising.

FY 2023 EXPENSES

82 cents of every dollar spent goes directly to program expenses.

Other

Government Grants Program Service

Corporate Support

Fundraising Events

Individual Support

Foundation Support

REVENUE EXPENSES ASSETS

FY 2019

Total Revenue: $1,462,451

Total Expenses: $1,123,187

Total Assets: $1,094,371

Total Liabilities: $66,554

Net Assets: $1,027,827

FY 2020

Total Revenue: $1,496,209

Total Expenses: $1,403,489

Total Assets: $1,280,710

Total Liabilities: $160,673

Net Assets: $1,120,037

FY 2021

Total Revenue: $1,639,958

Total Expenses: $1,491,136

Total Assets: $1,483,106

Total Liabilities: $216,382

Net Assets: $1,266,724

FY 2022

Total Revenue: $1,901,908

Total Expenses: $1,779,640

Total Assets: $1,448,506

Total Liabilities: $60,947

Net Assets: $1,387,559

FY 2023

Total Revenue: $1,897,368

Total Expenses: $2,114,023

Total Assets: $2,678,391

Total Liabilities: $1,448,608

Net Assets: $1,168,818

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

South Bronx United is very grateful to all of our donors and supporters for their investment in the South Bronx community and our youth! The following individuals, corporations, foundations, and institutions made South Bronx United’s programs possible through their contributions between July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023.

$50,000-$99,999

Anonymous Family Foundation

Bronx Immigration Partnership / Office of Congressman Ritchie

Torres

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Heckscher Foundation for Children

Heisman Trophy Youth Development Fund

New York Life Foundation

Pinkerton Foundation

Theodore Luce Charitable Trust

$25,000 to $49,999

Assured Guaranty Ltd

Beyond Sport Foundation

Essner Family Foundation

Kevin and Susan Faxon

Keith Haring Foundation

Lincoln Fund

Maverick Capital Foundation

Ponce De Leon Foundation

PwC Charitable Foundation

Sirovich Family Foundation

Elizabeth Shah-Hosseini and Sina Toussi

Two Seas Capital LP

Yours In Soccer Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999

ADK Capital

Bank of India

BlackRock

Drew Campbell Foundation

Davidson Kempner Capital Management

Al & Florence Cheung

Sam and Karen Choi

Dwight Davis

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Laurel Durst & Edward Strong

Colleen and Robert D. Haas

Jim and Nicole Hertzberg

Hollstein Ross Family Foundation

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA

Etienne Lussiez

New York Yankees

New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund

New York City Department of Youth and Community Development

New York City Regional Center

New York State Department of Health

Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation

PepsiCo

Patrick Reid

Rite Aid Foundation

Matt Ross

James Rubin

Sommer Brothers Charitable Fund

The Patrina Foundation

TJX Foundation

Two West Foundation

Tylis Family Foundation

Kerry Van Voris and Frank Brenninkmeyer

Ned and Noreen Zimmerman

$5,000 to $9,999

AC&E Foundation

American Chai Trust

Barclays

Borealis Strategic Capital Partners, LP

Amanda and Mark Donohue

Quincy and Nina Evans

Ernst & Young LLP

Future Leaders in Action

Goldman Sachs

Duncan Graham

Dave and Elizabeth Hahn

Insperity

Sonny and Michelle Kalsi

Matt Laird

LeagueApps

Courtney and Paul Levinsohn

Amit Malhotra

Mayer Brown LLP

Mia Hamm Foundation

M&T Charitable Foundation

Neevon Spring

Nikko Asset Management

MaryAnn Rich

Richemont

Rubin/Weitzman Family

Stephanie & Michael Plaut

Swati Sawjiany and Stefan Kloss

Susan and Yuen Tat So

Josef Sorett and Ayanna Sorett

Jeff and Jamie Sterrett

Pamela and Charles Swearingen

Two Sigma Investments

Adam and Abigail Winkel

$2,500 to $4,999

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

LLP

American Automobile Association (AAA)

John Assadi

Matt Barr

John Bucci

Marc Canton

Citadel Enterprise LLC

Milton Cooper

Todd and Vicki Cooper

Herman Cruz and Olga LankiosCruz

Laura de Crescenzo

Randy DeSmyter and Jenny Kim

Michaelene and Jonathan Durst Household

Jackie Einstein Astrof and Joshua Astrof

Richmond Eshaghoff

Nicole Faurot

FC Give

Google

Conor Gray

Peggy and Richard Greenawalt

Susan Gurney

Healthfirst

Interfysio LLC

Derrick Johnson

Sonia and Gaurav Kapadia

Douglas Ketterer

Daniel and Shorena Kraut

Nikhil Kumar

Jon and Ester Lee

David Linn and Kathy Carter

Major League Soccer

Anthony Marotta

Terrence and Julia McCartney

Metropolitan Recycling

Sushaan Modi

Mount Sinai Health System

New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation

NJ/NY Gotham FC

PIMCO

A.J. and Cara Reisman

Aubrie Therrien and Zachary Rubin

Matthew Sachs

Patricia and Douglas Sacks

Pranav and Sheemul Sawjiany

J E Hoke Slaughter

Sarah and Ryan Smith

Spring Bank

Sunrise Chevrolet

The Third Rail

TIAA Bank

Derian Trahan

Vantage Medical Group

Mila Yankova and Eric Saraniecki

Anthony Yoseloff

$1,000 to $2,499

AbbVie

Judith Adamson and Frederick Jackes

Funmilola Adewale

AEA Investors

Latif Alashe

Anonymous

Ayan Banerjee

Henry Belton

Gregory Bianco

Ethan Bing

BIschof & Bischof LLP

Zach Boisi

Brigade Capital Management

Bronx Community Foundation

Jordan Brooks

Kathy Burdon

Libby Cantrill and Chris Chan

Riccardo Carloni

Siobhan Carty

Charles River Associates

Chase Bank

Angela and Edward Cheung

Paul Chung and Reena Kim

Clara and Kurt Hellmuth Foundation

Adrienne Collatos and Andre Akpan

Joseph Costanzo

Kevin Danckwerth

Van De Carvalho

Joseph De Simone

Paul DelRossi

Gary Donoghue

Donald Dowd

Luke Elliot-Negri

EP Construction LLC

David Fanning

First Internet Bank

Patrick Fleming

Teresa and Christopher Fletcher

Silvia Oteri e Giulio Formenti

Peter Fox

Franquinha

Anthony Gallardo

Lindsey Gauzza

Alice Goh

GoHealth Urgent Care

Brian Gottlieb

Patricia and Remo Grassi

Timothy Graulich

Richard Greendyk

GSM Charity Auctions, Inc.

Joshua Guerra

James Hamilton

John Hewertson

Jeremy Hill

HUB International

Jeff and Stephanie Hurwitz

Chris Iocca

Josh Jagota

JP Morgan Chase

JW Data, LLC

Mary Kennedy

Julian Kershaw-Weih

KeyBank Foundation

King & Spalding LLP

Benjamin and Meg Kinney

Darren Klein

Susan Wagner and Alan Klinger

Zachary Klinger

Bryan Knapp

Olivia Korhonen

Alisha Lussiez and Vidya

Krishnamachar

Larry Kurtz

Hormoz and Joan Lashkari

Yonit Lax

Eric Lee

Ellyn and Seth Lehr

Rueben Levine

GIlbert Liu

Altaf Mackeen

Erwan Maliverney

Bill Martin

Paul Mavima

Derek and Sara Lesko McKechnie

David Miller

Greg and Laura Milmoe

Richard Modica

Charles Mooney

Rob Moore

Morgan Stanley

Hyung Myung Peak

Avinash Nagaraja

Abe Naparstek

Kathleen Negri

Neuberger Berman

NYC Footy

Steve O’Hara

Chris O’Malley

John Onelli

Benjamin Palancia

Joseph Palancia

PAR Plumbing

Ponnie Peiroo

Mike Pena

Patricia Perez

Kelly Pollard

Kenna Pollard

Charles Powers

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Clive Priddle

Quickbooks

Scott Radell

Lisa Arnold and Max Rappaport

Keith Riccio

AJ Rocchio

Alex Rovira

Natasha Rowley

Philip and Lauren Rubin

Deirdre Ryan

Salesforce

Sonia Sande

Carlos Schmidt

Shai Schmidt

Jonathon & Donna Sedgwick

Jeremy Seidner

Sentar Realty Corp

Maulin Shah and Silpa Sheth

Margaret Brown Shiverick

Efrem and Frederica Sigel

Sarah and Quinn Simpson

Peter Siris

Smashburger

Taylor Smith and Ana Aguilar

Andrew and Steph So

Stacy Sonnenberg

Pat Sparelli

Steve and Betty Sterrett

Yuchen Su

Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Foundation

Sam Szemerenyi

Target Corporation

TeamInn

Hanan Thabet and Sherif Soliman

Andrew Thau

Sima Toussi and Arash Bahri

Ori and Kate Uziel

Chris Vazquez

George Vermenton

Robert Weinstein

Peter Wilson

Linda Wisnewski

Paul and Wenzhe Zhao

Jessica Zoob

$500 to $999

Sam Acri

Jeff Agoos

AirProducts

Nicholas Alers

American Express

Ronak Amin

Anheuser-Busch InBev

Peter Aronson

Keisha Audain-Pressley

Danny Baker

Barings

Keith Bauer

Andrea Belton

Mary Belton

Danny Bernstein

Matt Blofsky

Deb Blumenfield

Alex Brashear

Janet Brashear

William Bressman

Chris Burnett

Wilson Calle

CaptainU

Edric Chan

David Chasen

Michael and Ashley Ching

Brendan Chu

Keoni Chun

Links Equity Corp

DG Marketing, LLC

Nicholas and Elena Diamond

Eric Douet

Elevate Catering

Kaleena Figaro

Michael Galardi

Buddy Gates

Gabriel Gavilanes and Laura Ryan

Jeff Geller

Amin Ghossin

Trey Gill

Grace Gould

William Greenberg

Laura Grusczynski

Michelle Grzan

Sam Harris

Trevor Harris

Cory Hechler

Rachel, Marsha and Jordan Heller

Amanda Hernandez

Emigdio Hernandez

Stuart and Sue Hertzberg

Eric van den Heuvel

Russell Hewertson

Michael Hirschberg

Damien Howard

Megan, Beck and Dylan Howard

Cameron Hunter

Jonathan Hyre

Sheraz Iftikhar

New York City FC

Jen and Al Johansmeyer

Sahil Jolly

Michael Kaminsky

Ken and Barbara F Kaufman

Phil Kim

Shane Kimmel

Carol King

Esko Korhonen

Jane Korhonen

Vlad Kotlyarsky

Matthew Lalonde

Women in Soccer

LAV Contracting

Jill and Richard Lesko

Ken Leung and Denise Wong

Mike Levine

Henry Levinson

Sam Lin

Brian Litvack

Trish Maheras

Yvonne and Ravi Mallela

Betsy Malpica

Aaron Markowitz

Jennifer Grett Marrinucci

Robert McCollister

Gerard Meehan

Midland Steel Whse. Corp.

Carson Miller

Aria Momeni

Grace Moore

Conor Moran

Lauren Nanna

Aengus Nelson

Ninad Nirgudkar

Felicia Norwood and Garry Karch

Paul Nussbaum

Midge Nutman

Evelyn Ochoa and Gregorio

Ballesteros

Amanda Offit

Andrew Okrongly

Sarah & San Orr

Bob Ossofsky

Michael K Owens

Christopher Page

Gustavo Palazzi

Grishma Parekh

PJT Partners

Jeff Pratuch

Constance Jenkins Pritchard

Jason Pyke

Adi Rabinowitz

Adam Rilander

Aimee Rinehart and Lev Vitrak

Marc Roberts

Elizabeth Roper

Mandeep S Saini

Lauren and Debs Salem

Jack Schrader

Don Scott

Matthew Shainberg

Paul Shainberg

Declan Shea

Carrie Short

Mitchell Simon

Xiangyang Wu

Jeff and Janet Smith

Timothy Snyder

Genevieve Sonsino

State Street Global Advisors

Jimmy Steinmetz

Jay Stewart

Mark Storms

David Strider

Susquehanna International Group, LLP

Michael Taliercio

Hongfeng Tao

James TenBroek

Andrew Thau

Joshua and Elizabeth Timian

Andrew Tucker

John Ulciny

Mark Vara

Thayer & Emily Wade

Warner Media

Joseph Wheeler

Jay White

Amy and Manfred Wiegandt

Xiangyang Wu

Alexander Wynn

Jacob Yahiayan

Peter and Lily Yam

Hubert Yang

Corinne Yeh

Yield Giving

Michael Young

William Zagger

Ivan Zahemski

David Zhang

Nathaniel Zilkha

In-Kind Contributors (over $500)

Adidas

BodyArmor

Bombas

Bronx Brewery

Brooklyn Brewery

CancunCards

Crossbar

Deloitte

Devoción

Hard Rock Cafe

Heineken

Kick Axe Throwing

Aaron Lazansky

LMNT M.M.LaFleur

Montefiore Hospital Sports Medicine

NBCUniversal Foundation

New York Cares

New York Yankees

New York City FC

NJ/NY Gotham FC

NYC Footy

Relish Caterers

Dr. Kimberly Sackheim

Shake Shack

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Soccer Post

Sports Interactive

Stephen Taylor Portraits

Upper 90 Soccer

World Vision

Networks & Affiliations

161st Street Business Improvement District

Bronx Immigration Partnership

Common Goal

Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League

Cosmopolitan Soccer League

Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association

LeagueApps FundPlay Foundation

National Youth Sports Strategy Champions

New York Immigration Coalition

US Youth Soccer

Westchester Youth Soccer League

Women in Soccer

Youth Inc.

Partners

Ariva

Boys Prep Charter School

Bronx Colts Youth Foundation

Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls

Bronx Legacy High School

Bronx Recovery Corps

Center for Urban Community Services

City in the Community

Corporation for National and Community Service

FC Give

Future Leaders in Action

Girls Prep Bronx Elementary School

Girls Prep Bronx Middle School

The Honors Program at Fordham College at Rose Hill

Liverpool FC Foundation

Montefiore Hospital Sports Medicine

Mott Haven Educational Campus

National Youth Sports Strategy (NYSS) Champions

New York Cares

New York Common Pantry

New York Yankees

NJ/NY Gotham FC

NYC Footy

NYC Parks and Recreation Department

NYC Service

NYS Child and Adult Food Care Program

NYS Office of School Food One Two SC

The Partnership for After School Education (PASE)

Photo Start

Project Basta

Randall’s Island Park Alliance

Public Prep Network, Inc.

Raising the Bar

The Third Rail

Up2Us

WeThrive

VOLUNTEERS

South Bronx United programming would not be possible without all the incredible volunteers dedicating their time to serving South Bronx youth. Thank you! The following individuals were our top volunteers between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. In total, individuals volunteered more than 7,500 hours last year.

Legends (100 Hours or More)

Dwight Davis

Katie Foug

Noel Gonzalez

Stefan Inderbitzin

Brian Kim

Henry Levinson

MG Levis

Farhan Mostafa

Karla Ruiz

Analynn Salvato

Jason Salvato

Minna Santiago

Quinn Simpson

Garrett Strauss

Miguel Tejeda

Ravi Travers

Manu Urquhart

Camryn Winograd

MVPs (50-99 Hours)

Pedro Acosta

Isabelle Barber

Grace Burns

Nyla Forbes

Lena Haber

Bailey Holloway

Jai Khandpur

Noah Means-Simonsen

Adam Mendez

Adedayo Sodimu

All-Stars (25-49 Hours)

Saad Ali

Javier Arellano

Michael Campbell

Aine Chalmers

Brendan Chu

Leo Deener

Giselle Flores

Raymond Gochuico

Jordan Goldberg

Rachel Heller

Stephen Henriquez

John Hewertson

Calvin Hou

Jane Huber

Josh Jagota

Bryan Knapp

Lawrence Krieger

Julian McWilliams

Diana Montero

Anika Nawar

Serenidy Nieves-Rios

Ninad Nirgudkar

Benjamin Peim

Andrew Perry

Olivia Place

Chantal Polinsky

Kenna Pollard

Rohith Ravi

Theo Rosenberg

Lauren Shelton

Alexis Stickney

Bailey Street

Robert Thompson

Derian Trahan

Francis Vargas Pena

Antoine Wang

Dalton Youngblood

TEAM SBU

Administration

Andrew So Executive Director

Jerreh Badjie Operations & Payroll Manager

Jessica Melo Volunteer Programs Manager

Joshua Guerra Communcations and Outreach Manager

Programs

Bridget Hillin Deputy Director

Andy Jenkins Director of Soccer Programs

Jessica Marroquin Director of Academic & Post-Secondary Programs

Yaliz Campos Community Soccer Programs Manager

Taye Daniel-Ayibiowu College Access Manager

Kayla Kindred

High School Program Manager

The Clubhouse Café

Diamonique Edwards

Lead Barista

Karla Ruiz Barista

Kaylee Flores* Barista

Katelan Newman

Development Coordinator

Sam Lynch

Grants Coordinator

Ray Moya

Volunteer & Community Outreach Assoc.

Josefina Flores Office Associate

Dayron Mejia Operations Associate

Karla Ruiz Office Associate

Miriam Pedraza Immigration Services Program Manager

Danielle King Social Work Program Manager

Antolina Garcia

SBU Academy Program Coordinator

Katie Giovale College Success Coordinator

Reindorf Kyei Soccer Operations Program Coordinator

Stephanie Tenempaguay

AmeriCorps Up2Us Coach-Mentor

Heidy Trujillo* Barista

Brisa Amastal*

Barista

Lequisha George*

Barista

Angel Amaro Americorps Up2Us Coach-Mentor

Kayla Santiago

Senior Program Associate

Genesis Cabrera Program Associate

Minna Santiago Program Associate

Kiara Perez Lobato* Barista

*Cafe Fellow Graduate

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sam Choi Independent

Amanda Donohue Ernst & Young LLP

Quincy Evans Davidson Kempner Capital Management

Nicole Faurot, Secretary Cathay Capital

Derrick Johnson BlackRock

Zachary Klinger, SCB Liaison Cooley LLP

Daniel Kraut PricewaterhouseCoopers

Jon Lee, Chair Sotheby’s

A.J. Reisman Arbor Platform

Matt Ross MAR Partners, Patoma Partners

Zachary Rubin Upper 90

Pranav Sawjiany

Davidson Kempner Capital Management

Sarah Smith Advent International

Andrew So, Executive Director South Bronx United

SBU SUPPORTERS CLUB BOARD

Alex Brashear, Vice Chair Robinhood

Brendan Chu AB InBev

Laura de Crescenzo Goldman Sachs

Binnur Dogan**

JP Morgan Chase

Peter Fox Blackstone

Trey Gill Wasson Enterprise

Conor Gray* MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School

Channon Greenfield NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene

John Hewertson PJT Partners

Josh Jagota* Dwelling

Julian Kershaw-Weih Verance Capital

Zachary Klinger Cooley LLP

Olivia Korhonen Ten Thousand

Trish Maheras** Citi

Peter Martin** New York Yankees

Carson Miller IBM

ADVISORY COUNCIL

John Assadi Elenoff, Grossman & Schole, LLP

Stephen J. Burnstin AliAbi Enterprises, LLC

Dave Hahn TGS Management Group

Paul Levinsohn New York City Regional Center

Stephanie So Shake Shack

Jeff Sterrett, Treasurer Insight Equity

Hanan Thabet, Vice Chair International Education Consultant

Kerry Van Voris Checkout.com

Mila Yankova Capital Group

Aengus Nelson Major League Soccer

Ninad Nirgudkar Boston Consulting Group

Mike Peña Goldman Sachs

Kenna Pollard** NYU Langone Health

Jason Pyke* Blackstone

Tyler Strauss* Deloitte

Leda Strong* Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

George Vermenton* Vermenton Pediatrics

*Term ended in 2023 **Term began in 2024

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