The Gateway School Annual Report on Giving: 2021-2022

OUR TEAM

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Laurie Gruhn

Head of School

Christy M. Brockhausen, Ph.D.

Assistant Head of School & Director of Lower School

Maureen

Ryan

Chief Financial & Operating Officer

Jennifer Cherney

Chief Advancement Officer

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jodi Schwartz, Chair

Kieran Claffey, Treasurer

Benson Kutrieb, Secretary

Rabbi Alan Berkowitz

Polly Brandmeyer

Leslie de Oliveira

Matthew Donohoe

Alexander Durst

Dan Lascano

Tracey Loh

Jennifer Mitchell

Caroline Mutter

Varinder Singh, MD

Lydia H. Soifer, Ph.D.

Judine Somerville

Jim Wilson

Lisa Wolman

TRUSTEES EMERITUS TRUSTEES EX OFFICIO

Martha B. Bernard †

Warren H. Feder

Kenneth A Plevan

Malcolm S Taub, Esq

Laurie Gruhn, Head of School

Jeanne Madej, PA Co-Pres.

Jennifer Serrano, PA Co-Pres.

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

It has been an honor as well to see this community not only through myriad lenses, but through a series of phases. As a parent and trustee, I experienced life at Gateway prior to the worldwide pandemic. As a new Head, I saw this community navigate a new world with the innovation, creativity, and resourcefulness that allowed ourchildren to continue to flourish and grow, even in the most challenging of moments. And as an educator, I saw how we never missed a beat.

Our mission remains ever true: to transform the lives of bright students with language-based learning differences and attention deficits so that they become confident self-advocates, cognizant of their strengths, and well on the road to becoming independent learners.

privilege of seeing Gateway through three lenses: as an educator who has worked in this city for almost 40 years, as Head of School, and as a parent.

As I look through these lenses, I see Gateway’s full story. I see the students who have thrived as they learn what they are capable of; I see the faculty, staff, and administrators who work tirelessly day in and day out so that our children may benefit from all that Gateway gives them; and always, I see our vision and our mission at work.

We know who we are as a community and as a school, and we know what we do well. As we move forward toward our 60th anniversary, now, more than ever, we will be the gateway to a joyful, more successful future for so many students. We cannot do that without you. I wish to express my ongoing appreciation and gratitude to the entire Gateway community for your crucial support this year. Thank you for rising to this most important challenge.

Laurie Gruhn Head of School

"WE WILL BE THE GATEWAY TO A JOYFUL, MORE SUCCESSFUL FUTURE FOR SO MANY STUDENTS."

THE GATEWAY SCHOOL MISSION

We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our community, while recognizing this is an ever-evolving topic. Ultimately, we strive to build a safe, respectful, responsive culture, as well as a community that is grounded in connection and understanding, with an appreciation of and the opportunity to learn from our differences

The Gateway School is a K-8, independent day school that transforms the lives of bright students with language-based learning disabilities and attention deficits. At Gateway, our students become skilled, strategic learners and confident self-advocates. Relying on direct, multisensory instruction and guided by an integrated curriculum, expert faculty teach students the language, literacy, and critical thinking skills that are the foundations for success in mainstream educational settings and beyond. Gateway believes a close relationship between the school and parents provides essential support as students grow and seek to realize their potential. In small classes and as members of a diverse and inclusive community, Gateway students experience academic and social success, recognize their strengths, and are empowered to become independent learners

GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

AsaparentofLiam,grade6,mysonandour family have benefited greatly by the “Gateway Difference.” The program and our teachers have changed the trajectory of his life and built him up to be a happy and confidentlearner,leaderandathlete.

I have heard the same sentiment from many ofyouaswell.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, it is my pleasure to present The Gateway School’s AnnualReportofGivingfor202122.I am beyond grateful to our entirecommunityforcontributing yourtime,talentsandtreasureto ensuretheongoingsuccessofour belovedschool.

A key role of the Board of Trustees is to ensure the continuanceofGateway’smission, vision and financial oversight. With the development, delivery and publishing of the new Strategic Plan this past fall, we furthered those goals. The plan, accessible here, set out key initiatives for our school’s future that include growing our lower division, supporting and advancing the professional development for our teachers, delivering additional leadership opportunities and capstones for our students and expanding our existing space. These initiatives are a part of solidifying the “GatewayDifference.”

Your involvement within our community and generous support of fundraising efforts are key to the on-going success of our mission and furthering the “Gateway Difference.” As we end the year, the Board of Trustees has achieved100%participationinannualgiving. We too hope that you will join us and participate in giving for this school year as youhavedoneinthepast.

Ialsowishtoextendmyenormousgratitude to the Parents Association, led during our 2021-2022 school year by Jeanne Madej and Jennifer Serrano, along with our classroom representatives, who are bringing back so manyofourbelovedcommunityeventsfrom family charity runs to movie nights, ice skating, pot-luck dinners, morning coffees, thetoydriveandourbookfair.YourPAdues help fund these programs and also provide holidaygiftstoourfacultyandstaff.

Finally, I would like to acknowledge the strengthanddedicationofGateway’sfaculty, staff, and administration. Your energy, enthusiasm, innovation and creativity are paramount to the continuance and advancementoftheGatewayDifference.The support you provide to each other and to Gateway’s students and their families marks you as dedicated and compassionate professionalsandcolleagues.

I continue to be inspired, assured, and humbled by the strength and generosity of theGatewaycommunity.

ThankyouandGoLions!

JimWilson Chair,BoardofTrustees

FRIEND ($5,000 +)

Elaine and Hirschel Abelson

Ricky Aina and Jim Wilson

The Benevity Impact Fund

Susanne and Douglas Durst

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Goldman Sachs Gives

Julie Grossman

Gillian Hearst

Jewish Communal Fund

Valerie Kay and Bruce Graham Schwab Charitable Fund

SPONSOR ($2,500 +)

Lisa Barro and Yuval Segal

Eva and Alexander Durst

Chloe and Nicholas Hall

Jocelyn and Adam Jachimowski

Barbara Maher

Dara Mandle and James Panero

Amy Tsang and James Menapace

Vanguard Charitable Monika and Caesar Wyszomirski

BIG CAT'S CIRCLE ($1,000 +)

Anonymous (1)

Andrew Allen

Betsy and Philip Allen

American Endowment Foundation

Amy and James Baker

The Benevity Impact Fund

Sanford Bernstein

Katherine and James Brennan Jessica Cardillo and Adam Fisher Kieran Claffey

Clarence and Anne Dillon

Dunwalke Trust

Denise and Scott Collins

Nathalie and Marshall Cox

Nancy and Richard Davis

Mary and Charles Edwards Edward and Marjorie Goldberger Foundation

BIG CAT'S CIRCLE CONT. ($1,000 +)

Judith and Warren Feder

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Foundation for the Carolinas

Joseph Friedman

Mary Gehlhar and Mark Kiernan Gemini Trust Company Katherine and Ned Grier Katie Hart and Patrick Brennan Ann Hu and Michael Qiu J Crew

Romney and Daron Jacob Jewish Communal Fund Ann and Arnold Jurdem Susan Keith and Rohan Kalyanpur Nancy Meyer and Marc Weiss Glenna Neece and Marcus Wainwright Gina Okum and Perry Rotella April Patrick-Rabiu and Taofeek Rabiu Stephanie and Noah Perlman

Maureen Ryan

Schwab Charitable Fund TreeRing Corporation Libby Wadle Potter and David Potter YourCause

LION'S CIRCLE ($500 +)

The Benevity Impact Fund

Hope Blosser

Solin Cho and Aart Schouten

Fox Corporation

Michele Gaton

Muriel and Daniel Gonzalez

Maria and Geoffrey Goodridge

Kate Hillis and Ed Dedelioglu

Alexandra Krystal and Adam Hoffman

Lands' End School

Susan Mahoney and Gaurav Patel

Linda and Ronald Mandle

Erin McCourt Bellanco and Edwin Bellanco

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Beth Saunders and Ali Farahnakian

Dr. Davida Sherwood

Lori and Howard Sidman

Malcolm Taub, Esq.

Steven Tipton and Patrick Hinds

Jessica Wilpon Kamel and Farzam Kamel

COMMUNITY CIRCLE ($250 +)

Jason Agee and Yoav Borsuk

Jane and Geoffrey Bailey

Jennifer Cherney

Jennifer Chi and Jason Glenn

Eva Costa-Rubio and Matthew Brady

Sharon and Jason Gold

Weston Gordon '11

Jeannette Jakus and Benjamin Kornfeind

Lynn Montz and John Leubsdorf

Tracey and Walter Loh

Marina Jean and Andrew McBrien

Luisella Meloni

Jennifer Mitchell

Caroline and Paul Mutter

Teresa O and Milton Waner

Beatrice Ordonez and Adam Rusin

Valerie Rafal

Anelise Sanchez and Anthony Skoda

Elian Seidel and Pete Van Name

Ann Shipley

Regina Stewart

Caitlin Van Dusen and Scott Reents

COMMUNITY

CIRCLE CONT. ($250 +)

Kalle and David Weeks

Sarah Weeks and Edward Daniels

Michelle and Matthew Wolfson

CONTRIBUTORS

(up to $249)

Deepali Advani and Amit Javeri

AmazonSmile

Rebecca Bahr and Felix Cortes

Lauren Baker

Bank of America Matching Gift Program

John Banta

Tejas Basavaraj

Alison Bennett

Jennifer Blakeman

Amalia and Joshua Bluestone Elysa Blumenthal

Dorothy and Arthur Bobko Seema and Slava Brin Dr. Christy Brockhausen

Laura Burkhardt

Michel Carluccio

Claire Chan and Luca Hu Kim Chandra

Judy Cohen

Lisa Concepción

Jamie and Sewell Corkran

Olivia Coyle

Tammy Critch

Jamie Crumlish

Suzy Damaszek

Paige and Matthew Darrah

John Donahue and Robert Mingione

Kimberly Ehrlich

Lauren and Andrew Epstein

Courtney and Sebastian Fain

Marjorie and Michael Featherstone

Raquel and Abie Feldman

Christopher Fennell '94

Dana and Eric Finkelstein

Helene and Joel Frank Tilsim and Larry Friedman

Givinga Foundation, Inc.

Ellen Grayson

Michelle and Olaf Gurk

Dr. William Harrison

Joanna Karasoulas

Vickie Karkazis

Meghan Kelley

Daria Kim and John Verberkmoes Jayme Klein

Ashley Knauer

Daniel Kossow

Elisabeth Lackner and Bon Sy Cecily Lang and Eric Kooyman

Jennifer Langbehn

Julia Leakey

Kristen Lefferts

Sharyn Lico

Fay Lin and Llewellyn Connolly

Greta Lincoln

Peyton and Jeffrey Marcus

Jaimee Marcus-Alfieri and Robert Alfieri

Jessica Marron

Melaine and Matthew McQueen

Katharine McQuerrey and David Gray

Gayle and Andrew Meyer

Marina Mrakovcic Amy Krangle Nathan

CONTRIBUTORS CONT. (up to $249)

Julie Nguyen

Nilda and Christofer Nystrom

Kathryn Ottaviani and Jason Ortiz

Giulia and George Papailias

Jacqueline Pelzer

Gabriel Pena

Eliane Pereira-Dousie and Nigel Dousie

Joel Perez

Alicka Pistek and Robert Lawsky

Jonathan Pogoda '86

Jeanne Madej and James Pratt

Cynthia Prestigiacomo and Salvatore LoGalbo

Lawrence Putter

Dara and Joshua Rebell

Catharine Rosenbluth

Irina Ruiz

Jennifer and John Serrano

Eleni Siderias

CONTRIBUTORS CONT. (up to $249)

Gabi Silbiger

Agata Smogorzewska and Dennis Cheaney

Samantha Soled

Judine and Robert Somerville

Joseph Sonenshein

April Suratos

Lauren Swoszowski-Aldavero and Carlos Aldavero

Danielle Tandet

Alice Thomas and Jerome Choice

Wanda and Javiel Vega

Paula Wallace

Shante Williams and Deshawn Marks

Kathy Wollerman and Neil Lucente

Alex Wu

James Yoon

Eddie Zhang

PARTICIPATION BY CONSTITUENCY

TRUSTEE PARTICIPATION - 75%

Jim Wilson, Chair

Kieran Claffey, Treasurer

Benson Kutrieb, Secretary

Polly Brandmeyer

Leslie de Oliveira

Matthew Donohoe

Alexander Durst

Tracey Loh

Jennifer Mitchell

Caroline Mutter

Jodi Schwartz

Judine Somerville

Ex officio

Laurie Gruhn

Jeanne Madej Jennifer Serrano

PARENT

PARTICIPATION

Class 1 - 100%

Fay Lin and Llewellyn Connolly

Eliane Pereira-Dousie and Nigel Dousie Dara and Joshua Rebell

Class 2 - 75%

Amy Elliott and Ashley Gregory

Katherine and Ned Grier

Michelle and Olaf Gurk

Katie Hart and Patrick Brennan

Kathleen Kingsbury and Brian Hindo

Erin McCourt Bellanco and Edwin Bellanco

Anelise Sanchez and Anthony Skoda

Steven Tipton and Patrick Hinds

Shante Williams and Deshawn Marks

PARENT PARTICIPATION CONT.

Class 3 - 73%

Katherine and James Brennan Lauren and Andrew Epstein Gillian Hearst

Dara Mandle and James Panero Amy Tsang and James Menapace Gayle and Andrew Meyer

Beatrice Ordonez and Adam Rusin Judy Pak and Christian Chung

Class 4 - 57%

Eva and Alexander Durst

Susan Keith and Rohan Kalyanpur

Susan Mahoney and Gaurav Patel

Lauren Swoszowski-Aldavero and Carlos Aldavero

Class 5 - 100%

Paige and Matthew Darrah Kate Hillis and Ed Dedelioglu Gigi Howard Fay Lin and Llewellyn Connolly Nilda and Christofer Nystrom Tracy and Michael Ranson Alice Thomas and Jerome Choice Sarah Weeks and Edward Daniels

Class 6 - 71%

Marina Jean and Andrew McBrien Josephine and Eric Mogelof Wanda and Javiel Vega Jessica Wilpon Kamel and Farzam Kamel Monika and Caesar Wyszomirski

PARENT PARTICIPATION CONT.

5th GRADE - 58%

Deepali Advani and Amit Javeri

Jason Agee and Yoav Borsuk

Ricky Aina and Jim Wilson

Andrew Allen

Amalia and Joshua Bluestone

Denise and Scott Collins

Leslie and Fernando de Oliveira

Marlene and Ezra Field

Chloe and Nicholas Hall

Rob Heyvaert and Bart Heynen

Eva Hoffman and Kenneth Cornick

Romney and Daron Jacob

Elisabeth Lackner and Bon Sy

Gwen Li and David Wu

Melaine and Matthew McQueen

Alicka Pistek and Robert Lawsky

Cynthia Prestigiacomo and Salvatore LoGalbo

Jennifer and John Serrano

Agata Smogorzewska and Dennis Cheaney

6th GRADE - 88%

Jane and Geoffrey Bailey

Lisa Barro and Yuval Segal

Jennifer Blakeman

Dorothy and Arthur Bobko

Jennifer Chi and Jason Glenn

Solin Cho and Aart Schouten

Eva Costa-Rubio and Matthew Brady

John Donahue and Robert Mingione

Courtney and Sebastian Fain

Raquel and Abie Feldman

Dana and Eric Finkelstein

Maria and Geoffrey Goodridge

Bethany and Norman Hudson

Olfa and Kamel Jedidi

Daria Kim and John Verberkmoes

Jennifer Langbehn

Jaimee Marcus-Alfieri and Robert Alfieri

Peyton and Jeffrey Marcus

Caroline and Paul Mutter

Lawrence Putter

Jennifer Shap and Sebastian Shap '82

Regina Stewart

Kathy Wollerman and Neil Lucente

PARENT PARTICIPATION CONT.

7th GRADE - 75%

Rebecca Bahr and Felix Cortes

Jessica Cardillo and Adam Fisher

Vivian and John Chen

John Demsey

Tilsim and Larry Friedman Sharon and Jason Gold

Jeannette Jakus and Benjamin Kornfeind

Valerie Kay and Bruce Graham

Alexandra Krystal and Adam Hoffman

Jeanne Madej and James Pratt

Katharine McQuerrey and David Gray

Luisella Meloni

Glenna Neece and Marcus Wainwright

Gina Okum and Perry Rotella

Kathryn Ottaviani and Jason Ortiz

Giulia and George Papailias

Beth Saunders and Ali Farahnakian

Libby Wadle Potter and David Potter

8th GRADE - 64%

Polly and Michael Brandmeyer Seema and Slava Brin Suzanne and Matthew Donohoe Michele Gaton Mary Gehlhar and Mark Kiernan

Julia Grossman Erika and Benson Kutrieb Tracey and Walter Loh Teresa O and Milton Waner April Patrick-Rabiu and Taofeek Rabiu Tracy and Michael Ranson Tamsin Shaw and Paul Boghossian Yumee and Brian Tunison Michelle and Matthew Wolfson

FACULTY & STAFF PARTICIPATION

Roberto Almonte

Lauren Baker

John Banta

Hope Blosser

Elysa Blumenthal

Dr Christy Brockhausen

Landon Brynd

Laura Burkhardt

Kim Chandra

Jennifer Cherney

Judy Cohen

Lisa Concepción

Olivia Coyle

Suzy Damaszek

Ileana Driggs

Kimberly Ehrlich

Alfredo Fabian Ellen Grayson

Laurie Gruhn

Dr William Harrison

Michele Heggli

Heather Ironside

Melissa Johnson

Joanna Karasoulas

Vickie Karkazis

Meghan Kelley

Jayme Klein

Ashley Knauer

Daniel Kossow

Kristen Lefferts

Sharyn Lico

Greta Lincoln

Marina Mrakovcic

Julie Nguyen

Gabriel Pena

Amil Prez

Joel Perez

Valerie Rafal Maureen Ryan

Elian Seidel

Gabi Silbiger

Samantha Soled

Joseph Sonenshein

April Suratos

Danielle Tandet

Paula Wallace Alex Wu

James Yoon

Eddie Zhang

ALUMNI PARTICIPATION

Anonymous (1)

Christopher Fennell '94

Weston Gordon '11

Jonathan Pogoda '86 Sebastian Shap '82

GRANDPARENTS PARTICIPATION

Elaine and Hirschel Abelson in honor of Max Abelson Betsy and Philip Allen in honor of Lucien Allen Nathalie and Marshall Cox in honor of Jackson Menapace Susanne and Douglas Durst in honor of Sven Durst Mary and Charles Edwards in honor of Bea de Oliveira

Helene and Joel Frank in honor of Dylan Frank Judy and Donald Gruhn in honor of Susanna Gruhn Nancy and Tom Kingsbury in honor of Gus Hindo

GRANDPARENTS PARTICIPATION CONT.

Julia Leakey in honor of Jackson McQueen Barbara Maher

in honor of

Ben Singh and Calvin Singh Linda and Ronald Mandle in honor of Augie Panero

Ann Shipley Kalle and David Weeks in honor of David Daniels-Weeks Debbie Wilpon in honor of Henry Kamel

in honor of Augie Panero

THE GATEWAY GALA

Chair, Tracey Loh April 28, 2022 The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers

ANNUAL GALA SPONSORSHIP

The Gateway School is deeply grateful to all those who have contributed at the Sponsorship Level to the 2022 Annual Gateway Gala

$25,000

GOLD SPONSOR

Anonymous (1)

Polly and Michael Brandmeyer Suzanne and Matthew Donohoe Goldman Sachs Gives Jewish Communal Fund Kenneth Plevan Carolyn and Jeffrey Salzman Jodi Schwartz and Steven Richman Vanguard Charitable

$15,000 SILVER SPONSOR

Gillian Hearst Erika and Benson Kutrieb

$10,000 BRONZE SPONSOR

Ricky Aina and Jim Wilson Amy Elliott and Ashley Gregory

$5,000

TEACHER SPONSOR

Anonymous (1)

Vivian and John Chen John Demsey

Susanne and Douglas Durst Kathleen McCarragher and Paul Brooke Judy Pak and Christian Chung Steven Tipton and Patrick Hinds Vanguard Charitable

$2,500

TEACHER SPONSOR

Jessica Cardillo and Adam Fisher Cardillo Law Firm

Paige and Matthew Darrah Eva and Alexander Durst Gigi Howard Valerie Kay and Bruce Graham

The Law Offices of Adam Dayan, PLLC Fay Lin and Llewellyn Connolly Tracey and Walter Loh Caroline and Paul Mutter Glenna Neece and Marcus Wainwright Teresa O and Milton Waner Vanguard Charitable

GALA REVERSE AUCTION

for Scholarship and Operating Fund

Polly and Michael Brandmeyer Leslie and Fernando de Oliveira Suzanne and Matthew Donohoe Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Sharon and Jason Gold Goldman Sachs Gives Chloe and Nicholas Hall Katie Hart and Patrick Brennan Gigi Howard Jewish Communal Fund Valerie Kay and Bruce Graham Gwen Li and David Wu Erin McCourt Bellanco and Edwin Bellanco Tracy and Michael Ranson Jodi Schwartz and Steven Richman Elian Seidel and Pete Van Name Amy Tsang and James Menapace Caitlin Van Dusen and Scott Reents

Madej and Jennifer Serrano, Co-Presidents Rob Alfieri and Monika Wyszomirska, Co-Vice Presidents Katherine Grier, Treasurer