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Our Mission and Vision
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What is Self-sufficiency?
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Celebrating 80 Years
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Our Work
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How Do We Do It
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Our Impact
Stories of Success
Make Your Mark Year Round
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The Power of Women
Our Partnership with the NFL
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Character Playbook
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The Next Generation of Giving
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Cross-sector Strategies and Partnerships
Corporate Partners Inside The Community
Government
Foundations Fueling Our Impact
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Creating A Network of Non-Profit Partners
Rallying Around New Yorkers
Inside United Way of New York City
What’s Ahead
How To Get Involved
Our Dollars At Work
Thank Yous
Our Donors
A LETTER FROM LEADERSHIP Dear Friends, Wow! What an incredible and impactful year 2018 was for United Way of New York City (UWNYC) and our community! This year marks 80 years since the titans of industry founded our organization—an organization that could change what it meant to be a New Yorker. Today, UWNYC is still on that path—making New York City stronger, healthier, more financially secure, and opening opportunities for every New Yorker to have a chance to succeed. In the following pages, you will have a chance to see how your impact and involvement are bettering New York City. For your dedication, kindness, and contribution, we are forever grateful, and look forward to the impact that lies ahead with your continued partnership.
DONALD F. DONAHUE Board Co-Chair
MICHAEL J. SCHMIDTBERGER Board Co-Chair
SHEENA WRIGHT President & CEO
CELEBRATING 80 YEARS I am so glad that in your great cosmopolitan city, men and women of all races, all creeds, and all faiths have joined in a common effort for the good of all. That kind of cooperation augurs well for the future health and welfare conditions. —Franklin D. Roosevelt Herald Tribune, May 1938
Since its inception, United Way of New York City has empowered our most-vulnerable neighbors. It all began in 1938. The Great Depression was nearing the end, and a glimmer of hope
was in the air, when the titans of industry came together to create an organization that could change what it meant to be a New Yorker. They founded an organization to collect funds for local charities, coordinate relief efforts, refer people to agencies and programs who could support them, and provide emergency assistance while individuals and families worked toward stability. Eighty years later, United Way is still providing solutions for our City’s toughest problems, but in a more innovative, efficient, and effective way—not your grandfather’s United Way. Today, United Way of New York City sits at a unique intersection, bringing together corporations, government, philanthropy, and communities around a common cause, vision, and path forward. We mobilize the best ideas, relevant data, internal and external experts, and resources—from money to manpower—to create solutions that help low-income New Yorkers move farther and faster toward self-sufficiency. And over these 80 years, we’ve grown from being more than just a fundraising organization, to become a leader in collaboration, capacity building, and systems change. While funding is critical to continuing our work, we measure success not in the dollars we raise, but in the lives we impact. Thanks to decades of listening to our community, developing deep roots and trust, and shifting priorities based on the challenges our City faces, we have built a strong foundation that provides us with the resources, reputation, and relationships to help New York City thrive.
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MISSION & VISION Our mission is to mobilize our communities to break down barriers and build opportunities that improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers for the beneďŹ t of all.
United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping low-income New Yorkers make ends meet and lead self-sufficient lives. Working in the poorest communities, we ensure that individuals and families are never one paycheck away from hunger and homelessness, that children can dare to dream and build a future for themselves, and that cross-sector partners can collaborate to provide the resources and infrastructure necessary to support community needs. Why? Because we believe that when all New Yorkers have a fair chance to succeed, our City succeeds too. Our Mission: to mobilize our communities to break down barriers and build opportunities that improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers for the benefit of all. Our Vision: United Way of New York City envisions caring communities where all individuals and families have access to quality education and the opportunity to lead healthy and financially secure lives. And to accomplish that we must shift mindsets, practices, and policies in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty—and Citywide—to implement and scale what works. While it’s critical to provide our struggling neighbors with immediate resources for survival, we need to offer more to strengthen their households and put them on the path to future success and stability. It’s why United Way of New York City focuses on the building blocks for an equal opportunity life, through education, health, and financial stability. And, why we work with partners from all industries toward our long-term goal: to help New Yorkers make meaningful and measurable progress toward self-sufficiency.
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WHAT IS SELF-SUFFICIENCY? Self-sufficiency is the ability for someone to have enough income to cover their basic needs—food, rent, childcare, healthcare, and taxes— without public or private assistance.
As living expenses rise faster than wages, more and more families are struggling to cover the basics. In New York City, 2 in 5 working-age households—that’s more than 905,000—lack enough income to cover necessities: food, rent, healthcare, childcare, and taxes. This means that approximately 2.5 million men, women, and children are struggling to make ends meet in our community. Despite this alarming number of our neighbors in need, only one-third are identified as poor according to the Official Poverty Measure (OPM)—which is used by federal and state programs to determine eligibility and calculate benefits. New Yorkers struggling to make ends meet live in every neighborhood and borough, and although they make up 40% of working families in our City, are often overlooked and undercounted. It is why, United Way of New York City and our partners will continue to help our neighbors progress along the path toward self-sufficiency.
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WHY FOCUS ON SELF-SUFFICIENCY? Achieving self-sufficiency is no easy task and to break the cycle of poverty, we know that we need to help families and communities as a whole, from the child who can’t read, to the educators who are underresourced, to the parents who can’t make ends meet.
United Way of New York City’s journey to advocating for self-sufficiency began more than five years ago. 8 out of 10 low-income children in the City were not reading at grade-level, which is the biggest predictor of high school graduation, future success in college, career stability, and active citizenship. We observed that in order for children to succeed in school, they needed a stable home, along with a school and community equipped with the resources needed for them to flourish. As a result, we developed a collective impact approach that looks at families as a unit, addressing their immediate and long-term needs in the areas of education, health, and financial stability. Through our two-generation approach, we help increase literacy skills for children— building access to a quality education, while at the same time ensuring that their caregivers are skilled workers, and can provide shelter, food, and health benefits.
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Our two-generation approach supports children through healthy births, early development, meeting the critical milestone of reading on grade-level by third grade, graduating from high school, and continuing on to college and career. Simultaneously, we are working to ensure that caregivers have access to food, housing and benefits, are job ready and stable in their employment, have the resources to manage their finances, and can advance in their career to increase their household income. When families are moving together through the process, the outcome is families driving toward self-sufficiency.
OUR WORK In order to bring these cross-sector strategies (corporate, government, foundation, nonprofit, and advocacy) to life, United Way of New York City leads initiatives to help strengthen our City. When used individually these programs address families’ immediate crises, but when used in conjunction with one another, work to solve the big picture, getting low-income New Yorkers toward self-sufficiency. These initiatives along with the diversity of our organization, allow us to create a multitude of ideas that lead to some pretty amazing results.
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ReadNYC: helps improve grade-level reading by third grade for children living in some of our most-challenged communities, while at the same time empowering their parents and caregivers to build more stable homes.
EducateNYC: works in 45 elementary, middle, and high schools across the City to help youth reach the goal of on-time graduation, while preparing them for college or career.
FeedNYC: strengthens the capacity of our City-wide network of emergency food providers, (food pantries and soup kitchens), ensuring that enough healthy food is distributed where the greatest need lies.
BenefitsAccessNYC: addresses the immediate crisis so that families can work with UWNYC to create long-term solutions, by connecting families with critical assistance essential to becoming self-sufficient.
WorkNYC (in development): aspires to be an employer-driven workforce development program that will help work-insecure New Yorkers access workforce development programs to build skills specific to highgrowth industries that offer career pathways and higher income levels.
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HOW WE DO IT In order to be a voice for our mostvulnerable neighbors and help them achieve self-sufficiency, United Way of New York City has a process to bring changemakers together to create and deliver proven strategies. That process coupled with our strong reputation for serving the community and our unique position at the intersection of business, government, and nonprofit enables us to deliver significant results.
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We identify the strengths and challenges communities face, as well as community assets, and through trusted relationships with community-based organizations, government, and the corporate sector look to identify what is preventing people from becoming self-sufficient and what assets and capabilities might better deployed to help.
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After identifying the areas that are preventing success, we work with our partners in that community to develop actionable plans to address and solve the challenges the community faces.
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After a plan is developed, we activate the most critical resources—everything from money to manpower—in order to execute the plan effectively.
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Once we have identified the challenges, created the plan to overcome them, and invested the needed resources to carry out the strategy, we evaluate what is working and leverage those achievements to impact broader systems and drive policy change. We measure results, and duplicate those successes, bringing our 4 D’s approach into additional communities in need—to scale what works and make the greatest impact.
OUR IMPACT This past year, we directly impacted more than 442 students, 72 educators, principals, and teachers, 265 parents, and 7,700 households; supported an additional 20,000 students across 45 schools; and partnered with 560 nonprofits, 6 government agencies, nearly 600 corporations and businesses, 15 foundations, 500 individual supporters, and thousands of corporate employees. We executed more than 160 volunteer projects, with more than 3,500 volunteers, who contributed more than 8,525 hours of service. We graduated our first class of ReadNYC 3rd graders; helped launch the Plentiful App—a tool for clients and workers at food pantries and soup kitchens; helped reduce the number of evictions; connected thousands of families with benefits and supports; and rallied individuals, business, government, and philanthropy to advocate and help New Yorkers achieve self-sufficiency.
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STORIES OF SUCCESS “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” —An African Proverb At United Way of New York City our priority has always been to help our neighbors thrive. We often take the role as conductor, convener, team manager, network weaver—whatever you choose to call it—and we know that it is an effective difference-maker. Getting to selfsufficiency is no easy task and requires a set of aligned, mutually reinforcing set of actions from corporations, nonprofits, foundations, government agencies, employees. and individuals—United Way is the glue. In the following pages, you get a glimpse of the impact that you helped create.
FeedNYC
Innovation Through Collaboration In New York City, 1.4 million New Yorkers don’t know where their next meal will come from, and nearly 3 million New Yorkers regularly have trouble affording healthy food. In an effort to address food insecurity and close the supply gap, United Way of New York City joined the Food Assistance Collaborative, teaming up with key players to address hunger, increase food provider capacity, share information, and improve client experience. A major accomplishment of the Collaboration was the development of an innovative app, Plentiful—a free, mobile reservation tool for food pantries and clients. Plentiful is making it easy for hungry New Yorkers to locate pantries in their area using any smart phone to download the app or text, search and locate an emergency food provider, make a reservation, and easily pick up food at a scheduled time. This technology is allowing pantries to better serve their clients, eliminating pen and paper tracking, providing instant communication with clients, helping decrease wait times from hours to minutes, and offering a communication tool for those with English barriers with the tool being offered in nine different languages. Most importantly, Plentiful is helping New Yorkers access food with greater dignity. “Plentiful’s translation capability was the greatest idea they had,” said Pedro Rodriguez, Director of La Jornada in Flushing, NY. “It changed the way we communicate with our clients. What used to require hours of manual translation and outreach can now be done nearly instantaneously, and in the client’s preferred language—it’s incredible!” Understanding language preferences is a huge stride in breaking down barriers between emergency food providers and their clients, offering important cultural context. Mr. Rodriguez shared that he has more than 400 clients whose preferred language is Bengali. “I had no idea,” he said, excitedly. “This will help me make culturally-conscious choices as I order for the pantry. The more we can do to make the experience pleasant for our clients, the better.” To date, Plentiful has reached more than 130,000 households in New York City—that’s about 25% of households that use emergency food services—and continues to grow.
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Building Capacity for Community Organizations True Holy Church of God in Jesus Christ, Inc. in Brooklyn is a volunteer-led pantry that serves more than 2,000 New Yorkers per month in need of food assistance. For the past 15 years of operation, the pantry would handout pre-packed grocery bags containing three days worth of food to clients who visited the pantry. With a goal to provide goods and services to those in need, True Holy Church wanted to ensure that clients could maintain a healthy lifestyle spiritually, emotionally, and physically. But with the demand for food increasing by almost 25 percent, it was challenging for the church to meet their goals and maintain client dignity at the same time. This year, Pastor Vivian Grubb attended a United Way of New York City workshop to learn about client choice —a dignified approach to food assistance where clients can select food of their liking, over being handed a bag of groceries. Being volunteer-led, the pantry didn’t have the staffing necessary to plan the logistics of a move to client choice, and Pastor Grubb relied on the capacity building and technical support of the United Way team to achieve this needed transition. In the months to follow the workshop, United Way employees helped True Holy Church determine the right system for client choice, including layout, food storage, and flow of shopping. They provided on the ground technical assistance for making the transition, along with critical food service equipment like shelving, refrigeration, and freezers. In addition, Pastor Grubb and his volunteers were trained on food packing— understanding the right amount of food and variety to distribute per family, along with tips on how to manage inventory to ensure that all families who visited the pantry each week were able to receive food. “United Way of New York City really held our hands through the transition to client choice,” shared Pastor Grubb. “They were there to strengthen and fortify the process, and I’m not sure it would have been as smooth of a transition without them. Every client choice is not the same, and United Way was great in making the process our process. As a result, we know our clients better, and it gives us great joy to see people walk out with something they chose.”
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BoardServe Empowering Future Nonprofit Leaders Mack Graham, a relationship manager here in New York City, was studying at Fordham University for his Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership when he first learned about BoardServe. “I wanted to join a board and gain the experience to see how a nonprofit worked internally,” said Mack. “BoardServe gave me the opportunity to be hands-on.” BoardServe trains candidates who are both personally and professionally interested in joining boards—representing their company and community through their philanthropic involvement. BaordServe teaches participants about nonprofit governance, and actively prepares nonprofits to recruit, engage, and utilize new members—with United Way staff managing the database that connects nonprofits to trained board members. After completing the program, Mack was recruited to serve as the fundraising chair for the Lower East Side Family Union—a nonprofit partner of United Way of New York City—that serves Manhattan and Queens families by promoting social and emotional well-being, and equipping families to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty, multi-system involvement, and foster care. As a board member, Mack assists the organization researching grants and seeking government funding, while building relationships within the community for exposure and financial support. “Had I not gone through BoardServe, I would have never found the opportunity to join Lower East Side Family Union,” said Mack. “It would have been difficult for me to find a position that was as structured as this one.” Joining the board of directors has been a great learning opportunity for Mack, expanding from his initial BoardServe training. Here, he is able to learn from the board chair and other directors, be mentored, grow, and network. “I came onto the board to contribute to the organization,” shared Mack. “I never expected them to pour back into me.”
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Reaching Toward Self-Sufficiency One Step at a Time In 2015, you were introduced to Amy, her daughter Amaya, and Amaya’s little brother, Jonathan. Like many families in the South Bronx, they were struggling to make ends meet. Amy and her children found United Way of New York City’s ReadNYC summer literacy program—Once Upon a Summer—and never looked back. ReadNYC was the exact resource and support system they were looking for—helping increase the children’s literacy, supporting the household with basic needs, and providing Amy with the training and resources she needed to move further along the path toward self-sufficiency. Today, Amaya is in 3rd grade and passed her first citywide tests with flying colors! She is a member of the student council and continuously comes home with teacher accolades and great progress reports. Jonathan continues to make strides in both reading and math. He receives support from United Way through participation in Once Upon a Summer to keep him on track with his peers, starting each school year prepared and ready to learn despite his speech delay. Amaya is a huge supporter of his education, encouraging him to read along with the books she reads. Amy has seen tremendous growth in her family and her own life thanks to the support of ReadNYC. Today, she is studying for her Bachelor’s degree and deciding between social work and education. Learning from United Way how much a parent’s involvement in their child’s education helps them grow and succeed, Amy is thrilled that she is now employed as the Parent Coordinator for P.S. 179, encouraging other families to get involved in their child’s lessons. Additionally, over the summer she directs a teen program that guides youth in the South Bronx to find positive outlets and new experiences, and through relationships with community based organizations—many who Amy met through United Way—she is piloting a program that aims to empower young women in the South Bronx. While Amy and her family are seeing great success, they still have a way to go to achieve self-sufficiency. Amy utilizes resources that are available to her family such as the Earned Income Tax Credit—a refundable tax credit for low-to-moderate-income working individuals and families. “WIth the money I received from EITC, I am able to buy supplementary supplies for my kids, allowing us to study at home together,” shared Amy. “This past year I created a marker space to work out school problems, a vocabulary wall for literacy skills, and a space to create art. I even had the opportunity to purchase tickets to take them to a city museum.”
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Stabilizing Families Through Eviction Prevention Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is a recipient of United Way of New York City’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP)—funding that provides financial support to low-income New Yorkers on an emergency basis to prevent hunger, preserve housing, provide shelter, and support basic needs. With the funding Lenox Hill received from United Way, combined with pro-bono legal services, they were able to change the lives of 47-year old Ms. C and her two daughters. Ms. C is a single mother, who after a terrible accident, suffered severe and debilitating injuries—requiring multiple surgeries, and preventing her from working. As a result, the family began to fall behind in their rent, and were facing possible court eviction. United Way’s EFSP funding provided Ms. C with one month of rental assistance, helping stabilize the crisis, while Lenox Hill Neighborhood House provided pro-bono legal advice and other basic needs like food, medicaid, and disability benefits. The combination of the EFSP grant and the connection to necessary services, prevented a family from spiraling into crisis, and instead got them back up on their feet—ensuring financial stability, positive well-being, and most importantly the security to remain in their home. Ms. C is just one example of how eviction prevention funding can keep a family on the path of self-sufficiency, and prevent a major crisis. This year, EFSP allocated nearly $2.3 million toward eviction prevention, and served more than 2,700 households with rent and utility assistance.
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ReadNYC
Fueling Education for Students and Teachers Natashia Boston is an elementary school teacher in the South Bronx. Students at this school, like many other students from low-income neighborhoods, face challenges both in and outside the classroom that often impact their ability to succeed in their education. Parents are working multiple jobs to make ends meet, families are faced with food and rent insecurity, and resources are limited. Natashia’s classroom was no different. “Our classroom struggled with reading,” Natashia shared. “We had a limited amount of resources that allowed teachers to read books that were culturally relevant to our community, and with parents working or not understanding themselves, there was no one at home to reinforce the skills learned during the school day.” ReadNYC, led by United Way of New York City’s Community Impact team, was able to step in and alleviate some of the challenges in Natashia’s classroom, providing texts that were culturally relevant to the students, and were written in English and Spanish. This gave parents the opportunity to read with their children at home, modeling positive reading skills. “Students really enjoyed the books because they could relate to the characters and they were able to gain a different perspective on their culture in a positive way,” said Natashia. In addition to supporting the students, investments made into ReadNYC go to support teacher training so that teachers can learn best practices and develop new ways to engage with students facing so many struggles. “I currently attend monthly meetings that provide me with an opportunity to develop new ways to integrate culturally relevant books to my units for the school year,” shared Natashia. “As a result, my students are extremely engaged with the books we choose to read—keeping them excited and wanting to read more.”
MAKING YOUR MARK YEAR ROUND United Way of New York City is about so much more than an annual campaign. When people engage with us throughout the year, they bring their passion, skills, and expertise to the table, allowing us to accomplish far more together, than if we tried to do it alone. With unique perspectives, the diversity of our afďŹ nity groups and partners are creating a wealth of innovative solutions—helping fuel our impact. Surrounding yourself with like-minded peers, women, young leaders, businesses, or sportsenthusiasts you can grow professionally, increase your network, and make a positive difference in our City.
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THE POWER OF WOMEN A growing force, dedicated to creating a world of opportunity for everyone. Style, grace, impact. We call it The Power of Women. United Way of New York City’s impact committee Women United (formerly Women’s Leadership Council) is a network of community-driven women dedicated to making a difference in the lives of struggling New Yorkers.
Part of a global movement 70,000 strong, Women United spans 165 communities and six countries, where these talented women advocate, fundraise, and volunteer to solve issues facing their city’s mostpressing needs. “I had a fantastic opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. for the Global Council’s fall meeting along with staff from fellow United Ways and Women United (WU) volunteers. This conference included a trip to Capitol Hill to meet with congressional staff and to discuss the importance of United Way programs focused on education and health. On the Hill, WU leaders advocated for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), helping families keep food on the table while they work toward financial stability. By locking arms with powerful women locally, nationally, and globally, we are moving the needle on this issue.”—Meghan Droge, Director, Donor Engagement and Women’s Philanthropy
Women United members do more than just raise money, they help empower other women across NYC by giving back through volunteerism.
12th Annual Power of Women to Make a DIfference Luncheon hits record-breaking totals raising more than $1 million to support UWNYC’s education work. “When I heard mothers of ReadNYC students speak at a past luncheon, I was brought to tears and inspired to do more!” —Robyn Zivic, 12th Annual Power of Women to Make a Difference Luncheon Co-Chair “The money raised gets invested in education initiatives here in NYC. With an education, you have a superpower that you can use to change the world for the better.” —Laura Clayton, 12th Annual Power of Women to Make a Difference Luncheon Co-Chair This year’s luncheon honored Kim Davis, EVP, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs, National Hockey League; Ellen Patterson, Group Head, General Counsel, TD Bank Group; and Margaret M. Smyth, U.S. CFO, National Grid for their outstanding achievements and professional accomplishments, along with their commitment to philanthropy and giving back to our community.
Fashion and philanthropy go handin-hand as United Way of New York City partnered with powerful brands to drive female empowerment, leadership, and investments into our education initiatives. Thank you to our fashion partners! Our Women United took to the streets in the communities where United Way programs are activated. They saw firsthand the neighborhoods, students, and families they help empower through their time, talent, and investments in ReadNYC. In May, we partnered with East Side House Settlement and LIFT, two of our Mott Haven partners, who provided the community tour and panel discussion.
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OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NFL For 45 years, the NFL and United Way have been working together to tackle communities’ toughest challenges and together have forged the longest running collaboration in history between a sports league and nonproďŹ t.
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• This year marked a milestone for United Way of New York City and the NFL—celebrating the 25th Anniversary Gridiron Gala with the New York Jets and New York Giants. This event highlighted the impact of our partnership, bringing together football, philanthropy, and the business community while raising an incredible $2.5 million for United Way of New York City. • At the 2018 Gala, United Way of New York City proudly presented Kelvin Beachum, NY Jets Offensive Tackle and Damon “Snacks” Harrison, NY Giants Defensive Tackle, Robert Mullen, CEO, Structure Tone, and Jonathan Weiss, Senior EVP, Wealth & Investment Management, Wells Fargo with awards for their dedication to the community. Neil Glat, NY Jets President and John Mara, NY Giants President and CEO accepted MVP awards on behalf of their teams for their extraordinary leadership and commitment to the community. • Since its inception, the Gridiron Gala has raised $30 million in support of United Way of New York City’s initiatives supporting education, health, and financial stability for New York City’s children and their families.
To come together with the Jets, the Giants, and the community, not as competitors but as partners represents that no one team can win the game we’re fighting—to help low-income New Yorkers achieve self-sufficiency. —Sheena Wright, President and CEO, UWNYC
Each year, we are honored to take part in the Gridiron Gala. As we recognize this group of individuals, we see the many ways it is possible to impact lives and make our community better.
We have been proud partners of United Way of New York City for more than 20 years, and the Gridiron Gala has provided a platform for us to raise significant funding for the outstanding work they do in our community.
—Neil Glat, President, New York Jets
—John Mara, President and CEO, New York Giants
In October, the New York Giants invited UWNYC’s Sheena Wright to take the field to accept the Character Playbook Award—honoring our partnership as we work together to help NYC youth build positive character and healthy relationships.
• Character Playbook is an innovative digital learning experience, powered by EVERFI, that educates middle school students how to cultivate and maintain healthy relationships. Two years ago UWNYC teamed up with the New York Giants, supported by Verizon, to launch the Character Playbook program across New York City schools. Through interactive, confidence-building activities, Character Playbook teaches students safe, effective options to step up when a friend, family member, or peer needs help in resolving a conflict, communicating effectively, and reducing abuse and bullying. • Each year, Character Playbook plans to grow and expand. In the fall, Mark Herzlich, NY Giants Linebacker helped launch Character Playbook Live as part of the league-wide initiative to engage more students in the critical conversations around character and its importance. Students had the chance to engage with Herzlich through a virtual, live Q&A session and healthy relationship building activities. And, this summer NY Giants Safety Michael Thomas, joined students to celebrate the end of a successful year’s program. • During the 2017–18 school year, more than 4,000 students across 50 schools, received 6,600 hours of learning.
THE NEXT GENERATION OF GIVING The Young Leaders Council (YLC) brings the passion and philanthropic power of young professionals together to transform New York City. The YLC provides robust opportunities to connect community-driven 20-and 30-somethings who are eager to lead their peers, fundraise, and advocate on behalf of low-income New Yorkers. United Way of New York City is partnering with the next generation of giving as they lend their voices, time, and treasures to make a difference in our community.
Storybook Evening The YLC sold out it’s annual Storybook Evening Masquerade— outgrowing the generous penthouse space of James Herbert. Gathering young professionals for an unparalleled night of celebration and positive impact, this event raised support for families living in some of NYC’s most-challenged communities. Thank you James for your unbelievable generosity and support of the YLC! Summer Soiree This year, Summer Soiree added some flamingo fun to the social event of the season! Guests had the opportunity to support United Way of New York City’s Once Upon a Summer Program—helping reduce the summer slide and giving kids the foundation for a successful school year—and in return had gram worthy photos thanks to these amazing flamingo drink holders. On the Ground in our City 95 YLC volunteers, impacted our City with more than 1,700 hours across five projects: wrapping toys, stuffing backpacks, packing hygiene kits, serving meals at St. Joe’s Soup Kitchen, and preparing food at God’s Love We Deliver. This led to 50 middle school students being mentored for career goals, 120 students surprised with holiday gifts, 500 homeless and low-income New Yorkers receiving household & hygiene necessities, 1,500 hungry New Yorkers being served a warm meal, and 1,900 students receiving backpacks and school supplies. Surviving to Thriving 101: Our YLC held Surviving to Thriving 101, a night of lively conversation and hands-on impact where guests had an opportunity to ask the real questions. Experts from UWNYC’s program areas lined the room with tables and information and attendees went table to table to learn about each program area straight from the source—getting the infamous question answered, “So what does UWNYC do?” YLCers and friends left the night feeling empowered, educated, and ready to make their impact! YLCers Get Connected to Corporate Being a member of the YLC isn’t just about getting exclusive access to the City’s hottest young professionals events and volunteer activities. It’s also about growing professionally—giving members the opportunity to improve their career skills to become better community champions. One incredible YLC Corporate Partnership has been UPS—a valued UWNYC supporter for 35 years, and one of the most influential and impactful champions for the YLC. UPS has quadrupled their YLC membership numbers ensuring that company representation is on the Executive Committee and all sub-committees, has sponsored many YLC events, and has helped the YLC generate fundraising revenue 4X what UPS invested. At an Impact Series Event held by Laura Martin at Brown Brothers Harriman, UPS was honored with the YLC’s first-ever Young Leaders Champion Award. Congratulations UPS!
CROSS SECTOR STRATEGIES AND PARTNERSHIPS The more effective our collaborations, the more impactful community initiatives we can create. This drives our movement toward policy and systems change, and helps our community accomplish the ultimate goal: helping low-income New Yorkers progress toward self-sufďŹ ciency.
Corporate
Foundations
Government Non-Profit
It takes a village. And when businesses, government, foundations, and nonprofits come together we create and deliver proven strategies that move New Yorkers along the path to self-sufficiency. Our collaborations rally around
community initiatives, ensure that nonprofits are strong and adaptive, and align with partners who commit to shared goals, activities, and learnings. This builds impactful initiatives in the areas of education, health, basic needs, and financial stability. And as these initiatives see proven successes, we can lead partners to help advocate with us! There are so many moving pieces required for this multiple strategy work to achieve selfsufficiency, but with United Way connecting everyone and everything together, and stakeholders like you stepping up to get involved, we can turn a complex situation into a simple outcome.
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CORPORATE PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY United Way of New York City partners with companies large and small—working together to build, execute, and fulfill corporate social responsibility goals. At the same time, corporate financial and volunteer support helps fuel United Way’s work—making a lasting impact in our City.
CIBC employees are committed to volunteer activities throughout UWNYC highlighting both their community involvement and dedication to their employees’ professional development, with representation in our Young Leaders Council, Women United Luncheon, and Campaign & Tocqueville cabinets. This on the ground involvement led to a 33% increase in funding support for our community initiatives!
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) celebrated it’s 2nd year as a Visionary Partner ($500K +). Through their record-breaking campaign and participation in UWNYC signature events, BBH brought in the most campaign dollars to date, highlighting the firm’s commitment to our community. Through funding from BBH and other corporate partners, United Way of New York City is able to invest in initiatives that are helping children reach success in school, preparing them for future college and career, building stronger nonprofit networks, and ultimately moving New Yorkers along the path toward self-sufficiency.
In the spring, Hearst rallied more than 300 volunteers for their #HearstGivesBack campaign! These volunteers donated their time making 1,000 summer reading packs for 3rd Grade ReadNYC students in Mott Haven that included culturally-relevant books, bookmarks, school supplies, and English-Spanish dictionaries. They also beautified Mitchel Community Center in Mott Haven—an after school center for many of our ReadNYC students. As a result of their on-the-ground involvement, Hearst employees hit a recordbreaking year raising $1.7 million to support the nonprofit community—and contributed nearly $70,000 to ReadNYC! Latham and Watkins joined United Way of New York City as a bronze-level partner for our Law Firm Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative—an opportunity for law firms to involve all employees and attorneys in making difference in the communities where they live and work. Through this initiative, United Way of New York City helps the firm build a meaningful CSR program to increase the firm’s ability to attract and retain talent, enhance the firm’s brand reputation, and most importantly invest in New York City communities in need.
This year, the National Grid Foundation granted UWNYC with $50,000 to invest into the expansion of ReadNYC in Brownsville. With Brownsville right in the company’s backyard, the Foundation saw value in partnering with United Way to ensure that their neighborhood’s children receive an equal opportunity to a quality education, and in the process are investing early in their next generation of customers—preparing them for self-sufficiency. Thanks to the funding received, United Way has been training teachers in Brownsville to prepare them for the launch of ReadNYC in their schools.
Wells Fargo will go far to end food insecurity and in November partnered with United Way Worldwide, United Way of New York City, and Good Morning America to set up a Mobile Holiday Drive Food Bank in Times Square—bringing awareness and much needed donations to the City’s challenge of food insecurity. Going beyond the City limits, this initiative spanned across the country donating more than 430,000 meals!
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GOVERNMENT United Way of New York City is working to ensure that we are not just assisting people today, but helping set policies to change the way our communities operate moving forward. We do that by working collaboratively with a variety of government agencies such as the NY State Department of Health, NYC Department of Education, NYC Office of Community Schools, NY State Assembly, NY State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, and a variety of additional health and human service related agencies. One partnership in particular—with the New York City Office of Community Schools (OCS)— is improving the outcomes for students across our City who attend community schools, by improving attendance and decreasing dropouts. United Way is a member of the NYC Community Schools Advisory Board and through our EducateNYC program serves as the backbone organization supporting 45 Community Schools to transform them into neighborhood hubs where health care, food pantries, after-school programs, family engagement, and parent education classes are available directly on school campuses. As a thought partner for the Department of Education, we ensure that strategies for improving student academic performance build on the lessons learned through our best practices.
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FOUNDATIONS FUELING OUR IMPACT Foundations fund United Way of New York City’s core work and critical key programs, allowing us to continue moving New Yorkers along the path toward self-sufficiency. Our foundation partners provide investments by way of traditional funding, along with innovative ideas to accomplish our City’s successes. One of the many who fuel our work is The Helmsley Charitable Trust—an instrumental partner in our efforts to increase the effectiveness of emergency food providers. Three years ago, United Way of New York City joined forces with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Food Policy, City Harvest, New York City Human Resources Administration, and the New York State Department of Health-Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP), forming the New York City Food Assistance Collaborative (FAC)—determined to improve the emergency food system. With the funding provided by foundation partner The Helmsley Charitable Trust, the FAC has been able to develop a shared metric of success, enable data-sharing, and create and build innovative technologies. These contributions have helped us close the emergency food supply gap with an additional 15 million pounds of food. “Helmsley never funded the purchase of more food, yet 15 million pounds of additional emergency food is flowing through New York City’s food pantries and that is pretty incredible,” said Tracy Perrizo, NYC Program Officer of The Helmsley Charitable Trust. “Such a complex and far reaching social problem really required the dedication of all the players involved.”
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CREATING A NETWORK OF NONPROFIT PARTNERS The challenges that New York City faces cannot be solved by one person or program, which is why we firmly believe in building a network of community based organizations to help achieve our goals. We partner with over 550 nonprofits which allows us to develop and deploy viable, human centric, and real-time solutions that have the voice of our community. These partners help us implement solutions, course correct when necessary, and provide us key feedback to bring meaningful and long-term changes in the communities we serve—helping New Yorkers achieve self-sufficiency.
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RALLYING AROUND NEW YORKERS In order to shift policy, our community needs to rally around our New York neighbors in need. We firmly believe that educational equity is a fundamental shift that will allow children of today to become self-sufficient adults of the future. United Way of New York City is working diligently with our partners to ensure that policy and systematic changes aren’t just talked about, but enacted. We are advocating for our New Yorkers in need. One way we accomplish that is by serving as an active member of The New York Equity Coalition—a group of civil rights, education, parent, and business organizations committed to fighting for higher achievement and greater opportunities for students in New York. As a member we amplified the voices of our parents, school leaders, community-based organizations, corporate partners and the public, as well as leveraged our program expertise—to inform the development of policy briefs. We conducted original research for Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)—a critical opportunity to advance equity in New York’s education system—that ensures equal opportunities for students of color, low-income students, students with disabilities, and English Language Learners. As a result, the coalition generated roughly one third of all public comments on the draft plan and the New York State Commissioner specifically referenced some of the coalition’s priorities in her presentation of the final plan. The U.S. Department of Education approved New York’s ESSA plan in January 2018.
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Our employees share in our vision, support our campaigns, and are passionate about our mission. Getting involved in activities inside and outside the ofďŹ ce builds a better workplace and forms strong alliances among co-workers.
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WHAT’S AHEAD While we have been seeing great successes in our City, there is still much to do. At United Way of New York City we have set a renewed vision and aim to achieve the following milestones by 2025. EDUCATION: • Strengthen ReadNYC in Mott Haven, and further expand the program in the Bronx and other communities • Develop a vision for school transformation and community schools in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty HEALTH: • Close the fresh food supply gap and foster a continuum of support from food to benefits access in key areas with a focus on client dignity and empowerment FINANCIAL STABILITY: • Mobilize corporate and community partners around a shared vision, and pilot a workforce initiative
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HOW TO GET INVOLVED If you aren’t already involved, or you’re looking to engage deeper, here are 3 easy ways to get yourself, your company, nonprofit, or organization involved in this great work: Give back as a volunteer! Get a group of friends, family, or co-workers together and set-up your very own volunteer project with us. Complete your volunteer interest form at: https://action.unitedwaynyc.org/page/s/corporateinterest Invest in our work! Make your gift at www.unitedwaynyc.org/give Become a social advocate! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @unitedwaynyc and get active; like, tweet, share, and comment! Learn more about how you can get involved by visiting our website at www.unitedwaynyc.org or call us at 212-251-2500. We can’t wait to hear from you!
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OUR DOLLARS AT WORK REVENUE Grants and Contracts Special Events and Other Workplace Campaigns and Individual Giving TOTAL REVENUE Supporting Cost: Management and General: Fundraising:
$30,052,570 $4,035,683 $26,040,449 $60,128,702
(6,776,293) (5,309,906)
TOTAL AVAILABLE TO BE INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,042,503
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DOLLARS INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY ReadNYC | EducateNYC
$20,237,857
FeedNYC
$9,671,677
BeneямБtsAccessNYC
$1,169,091
BoardServeNYC, Capacity Building & Other Initiatives
$1,472,654
Gifts directed by Donors to Individual Agencies
$17,070,736
*TOTAL INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY . . . . . . . . . $49,622,015 TOTAL NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,863,676
*Amount invested includes work from multi-year commitments raised in previous years
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THANK YOUS COMMITTEES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CO-CHAIRS DONALD F. DONAHUE Miranda Partners, LLC MICHAEL J. SCHMIDTBERGER Sidley Austin LLP VICE-CHAIRS JOSEPH A. CABRERA Colliers International DENISE M. PICKETT American Express TREASURER ROBERT L. FRIEDMAN Blackstone SECRETARY Susan L. Burden ANDREW ALFANO The Learning Experience LISA CARNOY Alix Partners
EMILIO CARRILLO, MD, MPH, WEILL Cornell Medicine STEVEN CHOI, NEW YORK Immigration Coalition BERNICE A. CLARK MARIANNE D. COOPER IBM Corporation
ISIDORE MAYROCK REI, LLC
STEPHEN J. DANNHAUSER Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Retired
ANISH MELWANI LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc
BRENDAN DOUGHER PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP CHRISTINE FENSKE Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP JEAN-CLAUDE GRUFFAT Galileo Global Securities DIPTI S. GULATI Deloitte & Touche LLP THE REV. DR. EMMA JORDAN-SIMPSON Concord Baptist Church of Christ
CABINET CO-CHAIR JENNIFER WARREN
JAY EPSTEIN BMO Capital Markets
GEORGE BROOKS UPS
GREG GREENBERG American Express
JILL CARAPELLOTTI Macy’s Inc. ANTHONY CERMINARO Customers Bank
TYLER KYLE BMO Capital Markets
JIM BENA UPS DAVID ALESSIO CIBC
JEFFREY SHERMAN Echo Design Group KEVIN W. STONE Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. AMANI TOOMER ROSSIE EMMITT TURMAN III Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP KARYN L. TWARONITE Ernst & Young LLP
TED MOUDIS Ted Moudis Associates
DAVID HW TURNER KPMG LLP
ROBERT W. MULLEN Structure Tone, Inc.
CHARLES P. WANG Chinese American Cultural & Art Association
JENNIFER PIEPSZAK JP Morgan Chase BRAD A. ROTHBAUM BMO Capital Markets
TROY YOUNG Hearst Digital Media
TODD SCHWARTZ Cushman & Wakefield
GRIDIRON GALA HOST COMMITTEE HONORARY CHAIR ANTHONY CARVETTE Structure Tone
ROBERT L. FRIEDMAN The Blackstone Group JAIME FUERTES Thomson euters
BILL PFEIFFER New York University
CO-CHAIRS JOSEPH A. CABRERA Colliers International
KEITH ROONEY National Grid
JON R. CAMPBELL Wells Fargo & Co.
CRISSY HATHAWAY Ted Moudis Associates
MICHAEL P. NEARY Structure Tone
JESSE LINDER New York Jets
BRAD A. ROTHBAUM BMO Capital Markets
JOHN C. MCGINLEY JP Morgan Chase & Co.
TOCQUEVILLE CABINET CABINET CO-CHAIRS BOB KUEPPERS, Sage Partners
NEIL MASTERSON Thomson Reuters Corp. FELIX V. MATOS RODRIGUEZ, PH.D Queens College, CUNY
CAMPAIGN CABINET
MARLA BARR Brown Brothers Harriman
JOSHUA B. MASON
JOHN BOWEN Facebook CARL KIRST BMO Capital Markets ISIDORE MAYROCK REI & Co.
ROBERT J. ANCONA American Express TOBY OSOFSKY BAER American Express MADISON BROWN New York Jets JENNIFER CONLEY New York Football Giants JOHN CONNELLY Sidley Austin LLP JAY J. EPSTEIN BMO Capital Markets LOUIS J. ESPOSITO The Durst Organization
KIM HANSON BMO Capital Markets
ETHAN MEDLEY New York Football Giants TED MOUDIS, AIA Ted Moudis Associates GREGORY Q. MURPHY Skanska USA Building LOU NOWIKAS Hearst MICHAEL PLAVIN KPMG AL RONCI Willis Towers Watson DEBORAH A. SMITH Wells Fargo Foundation
GRIDIRON GALA JUNIOR HOST COMMITTEE
WOMEN UNITED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR BROOKE CABRERA
NIKKI MENDELSON Colliers International
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
DAVID ROTHMAN American Express
CO-CHAIRS JEANINE KHOURY Brown Brothers Harriman
NIKKI BANKER East Hartford Schools EVAN DOYLE MSG JAMES KEANE Nielsen SONIA LUTHER American Express SARAH MATTISON Deloitte
RACHEL ROTHMAN Hearst
DARYL SAYLOR Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP LAURA FRATTAROLI Deutsche Bank
HELEN MUCCILIO Federal Reserve Bank of New York CONNIE SCHAN American Express
RORY SHEPARD HFF
ROSEANN STICHNOTH Emeritus Co-Chair, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
KEIRSTEN SIRES Locker Room Talk
JOHANNA BELDA American Express
KAREN TILLSON Bloomingdale’s
DARREN SMITH Darren M. Smith, MD
LAURA CLAYTON-MCDONNELL Microsoft
VALERIE WHITE New York State Department of Economic Development, Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development
SUZANNE CUTLER Federal Reserve Bank of New York
YLC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS JOHN BOWEN Facebook
ELIZABETH WAHAB Cornell Capital
CORRINA DAVISON American Express
SYLVIA AUGUSTYN Boost Partners
POWER OF WOMEN LUNCHEON HOST COMMITTEE
ASHLEY AZEVEDO The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
CO-CHAIRS LAURA CLAYTON-MCDONNELL Microsoft
BROOKE CABRERA JP Morgan Chase & Co.
ROBYN ZIVIC CIBC
JAMES KEANE Nielsen
SUZANNE CUTLER
NICK FRATTAROLI Goldman Sachs
RANDALL KESSLER GSO Capital Partners
ERIC MOUCHETTE Queens District Attorney
PATRICIA LESNIANSKI Unilever
LAURA MARTIN Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
SARAH MATTISON Deloitte
JONATHAN BAER New Era Cap Co., Inc.
YANCEY REYNOSO UPS
OWEN BRADY National Grid
THAM WYNN UPS
DOROTHY SPENNER Sidley Austin LLP
LORI DAVIS-WEST Lori Davis Consulting, Inc. KRISS DEIGLMEIER* Tides RADIRIS DIAZ National Grid CAROL HASENTAB TD Bank LAURA JAMES UPS JEANINE KHOURY Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. MAUREEN LALLY Johnson Controls / Tyco Integrated Solutions & Services
HELEN MUCCIOLO Federal Reserve Bank of New York DEANNA M. MULLIGAN* Guardian Life Insurance LINDSAY POMYKAYLA PwC JEANINE RASULO CIBC DOROTHY SPENNER Sidley Austin LLP LAURIE M. TISCH* Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund ELIZABETH WAHAB Cornell Capital JENNIFER WARREN* VALERIE WHITE New York State Department of Economic Development, Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development KATHERYN S. WYLDE* Partnership for New York City
ELIZABETH LOVISA PwC *Honorary Host Committee Members
OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS $50 – 99K
$500K + BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN
HELMSLEY TRUST
AT&T CORPORATION
METLIFE
MACY’S, INC.
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NATIONAL GRID FOUNDATION
BLOOMINGDALE’S
$250 – 499K BANK OF AMERICA
L BRANDS
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
NATIONAL GRID
BNY MELLON
TD BANK
HEARST
UPS
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED EDISON
STRUCTURE TONE, INC.
ERNST & YOUNG
TARGET CORPORATION
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
US BANK
KPMG
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON
LATHAM & WATKINS
$25 – 49K
$100 – 249K
ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.
IBM
ACCENTURE LLP
OF NEW YORK
ALTMAN FOUNDATION
FEDEX CORPORATION
AMERICAN EXPRESS FOUNDATION
NBCUNIVERSAL
ASSURANT
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
MAY AND SAMUEL RUDIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
BLACKSTONE
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
BLOOMBERG LP
MICROSOFT
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP./ NEW YORK
TD SECURITIES (USA)
CBRE
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS, L.P.
NEW YORK JETS
CHUBB
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
CITIGROUP
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
DELOITTE DEUTSCHE BANK AMERICAS FOUNDATION ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE, LLP
THE SIDLEY AUSTIN FOUNDATION THE WALTER SAUNDERS ESTATE WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION
COMMONWEALTH PARTNERS COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
PFIZER PIMCO SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACTIVE
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
DRISCOLL FOODS ELI LILLY AND COMPANY EXPRESS GLOBAL ATLANTIC FINANCIAL GROUP GOODWIN PROCTER LLP HARLAND CLARKE CORPORATE
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–$24K ELAINE P. WYNN AND FAMILY FOUNDATION
21ST CENTURY FOX
BLOCK INSTITUTE
CLOVERLAND LANDSCAPE CO., INC.
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
BLUE RIDGE CHARITABLE TRUST
CLUNE CONSTRUCTION
ABBVIE INC.
BNP PARIBAS INVESTMENT PARTNERS
CMC/NYC GIVES - EARTH SHARE CAMPAIGN
BOSTON PROPERTIES
CNA
ELLIG GROUP
BOTSFORD ASSOCIATES LLC
COACH
ADCO ELECTRIC CORPORATION
BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
COACH FOUNDATION
EMPIRE ARCHITECTURAL METAL CORP.
ADP
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB/MADISON SQUARE
COHNREZNICK LLP
ABCO PEERLESS SPRINKLER CORP. ACTION CARTING ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC.
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. ADVANCED WORKPLACE ASSOCIATES
BOYS CLUB OF NEW YORK, INC. BRIDGE FUND OF NEW YORK CITY
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION COMCAST CORPORATION
AFD CONTACT FURNITURE INC.
BROADRIDGE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LTD.
AHRC NEW YORK CITY FOUNDATION, INC
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NETWORK, INC.
ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS
BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED
COMMUNITY MEDIATION SERVICES, INC.
ALLIED UNIVERSAL
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER
ALLSTATE
CONNECTICUT NATUAL GAS (CNG)
ALSTON & BIRD LLP
BUILDING CONTRACTOR’S ASSOCIATION
CONSTRUCTION RISK PARTNERS
ALTRUM
BURNS & MCDONNELL
AMAZON STUDIOS
CALLISON, LLC.
AMAZONSMILE
CALVARY HOSPITAL
AMERICAN AIRLINES
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
AMERICAN GIRL BRANDS, LLC
CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY
AMSTERDAM NURSING HOME CORPORATION
CARDS FOR CAUSES
AMUNDI PIONEER ASSET MANAGEMENT
CATERPILLAR DIGITAL & ANALYTICS HUB
ANGEL COMPUTER NETWORK SERVICES INC.
CATHOLIC GUARDIAN SOCIETY & HOME BUREAU
ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN
CARVER BANCORP, INC.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH
CB&I
ANTHEM, INC.
CBS
AON RISK SOLUTION
CCMP CAPITAL ADVISORS, LP
ARCHIGRAFIKA
CELTIC BUILDING SUPPLIES
ARCHITECTURAL FLOORING RESOURCE
CENTER FOR FAMILY SUPPORT
COMERICA BANK
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
CORGAN ASSOCIATES CROSS NY CUNY - UWNYC CUSTOMERS BANK DAILY NEWS-NY DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.,
ELCO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ELITE LIMOUSINE PLUS
EMPIRE OFFICE ENTERPRISE FOUNDATION EPSILON IN C/O ALLIANCE DATA EQUIFAX SERVICES ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES, INC. ETSY, INC. EUROTECH CONSTRUCTION EVENSONBEST LLC EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION EXELON EXPERIAN EXPRESS SCRIPTS EXXON/MOBIL FABIANI COHEN & HALLS, LLP FACEBOOK FAITHFUL AND GOULD FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.
DAY CARE COUNCIL OF NEW YORK, INC.
FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
DAY PITNEY LLP
FIFTH THIRD BANK
DBS BANK DECHERT LLP
FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY
DELL, INC
FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
DELTA AIR LINES
FIRST TRUST
DELUXE CORPORATION FOUNDATION
FIRSTENERGY CORP
DEUTSCHE BANK
FIS
DIGITAS
FLUSHING HOSPITAL
DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLP
FOJP SERVICE CORPORATION
FIDESSA CORPORATION
ARENSON OFFICE FURNISHINGS
CENTER FOR HEARING AND COMMUNICATION
ASTOR SERVICES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
CERTIFIED MOVING & STORAGE CO., LLC
DOMINICAN SISTERS FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
ATHENE USA
CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
CFC
DONNELLY MECHANICAL CORPORATION
AVAYA
CFS ENGINEERING PC
AVISON YOUNG-PROJECT MANAGEMENT USA, LLC BAIN & COMPANY BALLARD SPAHR LLP BANK OF HOPE BARRIER FREE LIVING, INC.
CHAMPION ENERGY SERVICES CHELSEA LIGHTING CHRYSLER CORPORATION CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
DPR CONSTRUCTION DUANE MORRIS LLP DUKE REALTY CORP E.J. PRESCOTT EAST WEST BANK EATON EBSCO
BEN J. NATHANSON FUND
CIGNA/CONNECTICUT GENERAL INSURANCE CORP
BERGER-GROSS CHARITY FUND
CITADEL
BEST BUY COMPANY, INC.
CITIZEN’S BANK
EDEN II SCHOOL FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN INC
BETH ISRAEL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
CITY NATIONAL BANK
BLACK & VEATCH
CLEARBRIDGE INVESTMENTS
BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP
CLIFFORD DIAS, PE, PC
BLANK ROME LLP
CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN LLP
ECLERX
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EDWIN GOULD SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
GEICO
EGG ELECTRIC, INC.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
EII ELECTRIC INC.
GENERAL MOTORS
GENERAL ATLANTIC
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GENSLER
INFOSYS LIMITED
LIBERTY MUTUAL
GENWORTH FINANCIAL
INSIGHT
LIFE’S WORC
GILBANE, INC
INSTINET
LIFESPIRE, INC.
GIS
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, INC.
LILKER ASSOCIATES
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE GROUP
LINESIGHT
MJR FOUNDATION LLC
INTEGER GROUP - DALLAS
LINCOLN NATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.
MJS PACKAGING
INTERFACE, INC.
LIONSGATE
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
LOCKHEED MARTIN GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
GOLDMAN SACHS GOOGLE INC GR CONSULTING GRAMERCY GROUP GRAND HYATT NEW YORK
INSURANCE SERVICES
GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT
INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE GROUP, INC.
GRANT THORNTON LLP
IPC
GRAPHIC PACKAGING
ISIDORE STERN FOUNDATION
GRASSI & CO. CPA’S
J.C. PENNEY COMPANY
GREATER HARLEM NURSING HOME & REHAB. CTR H&R BLOCK HALLMARK CORPORATE FOUNDATION HAMMILL, O’BRIEN, CROUTIER, DEMPSEY,
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY (BROOKYLN CAMPUS)
MOUNT LORETTO FRIENDSHIP CLUB
LORD, ABBETT & CO., LLC
NATIONAL RETAIL SYSTEMS INC.
LUTHERAN HEALTH CARE
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE
LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP
JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON INC.
JENNER & BLOCK
MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER
NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
MANPOWER GROUP
HDR ENGINEERING, INC.
JOHN & CHARLENE ROBERTS FAMILY
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES
HENEGAN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
JOHN GALLIN & SONS, INC.
HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT
KATZ, SAPPER, & MILLER
HERRICK FEINSTEIN LLP HERSHA HOSPITALITY
KELLOGG’S CORP. CITIZENSHIP FUND
HIBU
KEY BANK
HILTON
KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER
HOME CARE SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT
NEW YORK GIANTS NEW YORK HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
MASS ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION/ KIEWIT
THE NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
MAYER BROWN
NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT LLP
NEWMARK GRUBB KNIGHT FRANK GCS
KOMAR
MCGLADREY LLP
NEXTERA ENERGY
KORN / FERRY
MCGUIRE WOODS BATTLE & BOOTHE LLP
NFL FOUNDATION
L’OREAL USA, INC.
HUDSON VALLEY ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC
LABCORP
HUGH O’KANE ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
LAURIE M. TISCH ILLUMINATION FUND
IBM RETIREE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN
LEGAL & GENERAL AMERICA
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MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER, COLEMAN & MARUBENI AMERICA CORPORATION
NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL
MCGARRYBOWEN
L&K PARTNERS, INC.
IDEXX REFERENCE LAB
MARSH USA
NEW YORK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
KNOLL
HOWARD HUGHES
ICON INTERIORS, INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN NEW YORK CITY PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION
MANCINI DUFFY
JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF GREATER
NATIONAL FUTURES ASSOCIATION
M2 MEDICAL COMMUNITY PRACTICE PC
MARKS PANETH LLP
HOBART CORPORATION
MUFG AMERICAS
LOWES COMPANIES, INC.
JOAN BOYCE LTD
HMS HOST CORPORATION
MTA BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
JACQUES DE KADT RESIDUARY TRUST
JDP MECHANICAL, INC.
HLW INTERNATIONAL LLP
MORGAN STANLEY
LOEB & LOEB LLP
JACOBSON & COMPANY, INC.
HARRISON ELECTRO MECHANICAL CORP.
HCA
MOHAMED ABBASSI ESTATE
JACOBS ENGINEERING
JAMES & HELEN CABRERA MEMORIAL
HARVARD MAINTENANCE
MOEN USA
LOWER EASTSIDE SERVICE CENTER, INC.
HANOVER INSURANCE
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
MIRANDA PARTNERS LLC
MCKINSEY & COMPANY MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS MEEHAN CONSULTING GROUP
LAFAYETTE 148, INC.
MELWANI FAMILY FUND MENORAH HOME AND HOSPITAL FOR THE AGED
LENOX HILL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
METROPOLITAN JEWISH GERIATRIC FOUNDATION
LESLEY G. SILVESTER FAMILY FOUNDATION
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY
NORDSTROM RACK NORTH HIGHLAND NORTHERN TRUST INTERNATIONAL NORTHSIDE CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT NORTHWELL HEALTH NORTHWESTERN UNIVERISTY NOUVEAU ELEVATOR NOVARTIS NOVEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
2018 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
NUVEEN NY-PRESBYTERIAN/LOWER MANHATTAN HOSPITAL NYS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES OPPENHEIMER FUNDS OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP OWL ROCK CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC P.E. STONE, INC. PACERS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT PACIFIC WESTERN BANK PADILLA CRT PALLADIA, INC. PAR PLUMBING CO., INC. PAVARINI NORTH EAST CONSTRUCTION
RICHMOND UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
STOP & SHOP (EDWARDS SUPER MARKET)
U.S. STEEL & CARNEGIE PENSION FUND
RICOH USA
STOP & STOR FOUNDATION
UA3 INC.
RIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP
UBS SECURITIES
RIVCO CONSTRUCTION, LLC
STRAUSMAN FAMILY FUND, INC.
RLI INSURANCE CO
STRYKER CORPORATION
UNITED AIRLINES UNITED HEALTH GROUP INC.
SWISS POST SOLUTIONS
UNITED WAY OF ROCKLAND COUNTY
ROBERT DERECTOR ASSOCIATES
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE
ROBINSON & COLE LLP
SYSKA HENNESSY
UNITY ELECTRIC CO., INC.
ROCKEFELLER & CO.
TARRANT LIGHTING
UNUM
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
TCW GROUP
ROPES & GRAY LLP
TEC SYSTEMS
UPRIGHT INSTALLATION SERVICES CORP.
S.S. STEINER, INC.
TED MOUDIS & ASSOCIATES
SAGE HOSPITALITY RESIDENCE INN
TELAMON CORPORATION
SAMMONS FINANCIAL GROUP
THE ANN AND WESTON HICKS CHARITABLE FUND
ROBERT B. CATELL CHARITABLE FUND
SANTANDER BANK
USAA REAL ESTATE COMPANY VENABLE LLP VERIZON CORPORATION VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS
THE BLACKSTONE FOUNDATION
VHA, INC.
THE BONADIO GROUP
VIDEO CORPORATION OF AMERICA
THE BRIDGE
VINEYARD VINES
THE BRUNETTI FOUNDATION
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
THE DIPLOMAT BEACH RESORT
VISTRA ENERGY
THE DONAHUE / ANDERER FAMILY FUND
VOCON ARCHITECTURAL PARTNERS OF NEW YORK
THE DONALDSON ORGANIZATION
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
THE DURST ORGANIZATION
WALGREENS CO.
THE FULCRUM GROUP
WALMART FOUNDATION
SJP
THE KLINSKY FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND
WARTBURG HOME
PNC BANK
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
POLYONE
SMK EVENTS SOLUTIONS LLC
POMEROY
SOUND REFRIGERATION & A/C, INC.
THE STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY
PRAXAIR, CT
SPACEWORKS ARCHITECTURAL INTERIORS
THE TORO COMPANY
PAYCHEX, INC.
SCANGA WOODWORKING
PENGUIN AIR CONDITIONING CORP.
SCO FAMILY OF SERVICES
PEOPLES UNITED BANK
SCOTIABANK
PEPSICO
SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
PERKINS & WILL ARCHITECT
SEFA UWNYC
PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL
SHERATON NEW YORK & MANHATTAN HOTELS
PETRO PIERRE HOTEL PIPER JAFFRAY PLAZA CONSTRUCTION LLC PLUS ONE
PROCTER & GAMBLE PRESTIGE PROFILE FLOORING CONTRACTORS, INC.
SHOPRUNNER SIGNATURE BANK SIONIC ADVISORS
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
SRS ENTERPRISE, INC.
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS / CENTURYLINK
ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL
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THOMSON REUTERS
SPECIAL NEEDS NETWORK, INC. SPRINT
R-PAC INTERNATIONAL CORP.
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
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PROMESA
THE SCHLEGEL FAMILY FUND
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S, INC. ST. LUKE’S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP WILMERHALE
WOMEN’S PRISON ASSOCIATION
TIME INC.
WORKIVA
TIME WARNER
WSP FOUNDATION, INC.
TISHMAN SPEYER PROPERTIES
WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER
TRAVELERS TRINITY HEALTH
STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS
TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO.
STEELCASE, INC.
TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP
UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY
WEWORK
TIAA
TOYOTA TSUSHO AMERICA, INC.
STATE EMPLOYEES’ COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN
WESTON UNITED COMMUNITY RENEWAL, INC.
WINDELS MARX LANE & MITTENDORF
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STANDARD TEXTILE COMPANY
WEBSTER BANK
TI SOLUTIONS
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WB WOOD
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XEROX CORPORATION XL CATLIN INSURANCE COMPANY YAI/ YOUNG ADULT INSTITUTE INC. YMCA/CHICAGO ZOGSPORTS ZURICH NORTH AMERICA
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