27th Annual Spring Benefit - What A Night!

The 27th Annual Spring Benefit was a fantastic evening, celebrating the growth of our scholars and programs, and looking towards the day where we will serve even more students in East Harlem. Thank you to all who made the evening a success, including scholars, volunteers, donors, boards, and staff! The night may have ended, but you can still show your support – Click Here to Make a Donation!

Watch clips from the evening below!                          

We are so grateful to the many individuals, corporations, and foundations who contributed to the evening, by helping us raise $1.3 million.

 
 

Benefit Co-Chairs

Mark CasellaPartner, PwC

Jamie Kiggen
President, The Riverside Company

 

Benefit Committee


Vice Chairs

Cindy & Brian Gavin PwC

Lili Lynton & Michael Ryan

Marilyn & James Simons

Joan & Gavin Solotar

Leaders

Suzie & Stephen Rabinowitz

Cassie & Billy Rahm

David L. & Lori Roth Schnadig

Judith & Andrew Tucker

Miki Kagan & Sheldon Werdiger

Members

K. Don Cornwell

Laurie J. Giddins

Bruna Papandrea & Steve Hutensky

Mary D. Lindsay


Benefit Donors


105th Street Society ($105,000)

Phillips Charitable Organization

Marilyn & James Simons

Second Avenue
Society ($50,000)

Blackstone Charitable Foundation

PwC

Lili Lynton
& Michael Ryan

Helen’s Club($25,000)

Anonymous from Queens

Ann & Mark Casella

Cerberus Capital Management, LP

Cindy & Brian Gavin

Jamie Kiggen
& Ani Shaker

The Riverside Company

David L. & Lori Roth Schnadig

Joan & Gavin Solotar

Judith & Andrew Tucker

Investors ($15,000)

Convergence, LLC

Deloitte

K. Don Cornwell

Linda & Fritz Hobbs

Mary Weidlein Mackintosh

Cassie & Billy Rahm

RBC Alternative Assets Group

Leaders ($5,000)

Angelo, Gordon
& Co., LP

The Arthur Loeb Foundation

Eileen & Lowell Aptman

Laurel & Cliff Asness

Anna & Dean Backer

Barclays

Beach Point Capital Management, LP

George & Carrie Bell

Natalie & John Blaney

Frank Cohen

Jackie & John Dionne

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group

Drew & Rogers

Carolina Esquenazi-Shaio

Evian

Lynn & Joel Frank

Grosvenor Capital Management, LP

HealthCor Management, LP

Elizabeth & Robert McGraw

John C. & Katherine M. Morris

JSB Partners

KLS Diversified Asset Management, LP

Mary D. Lindsay

The Margaret & Daniel Loeb – Third Point Foundation

Pepsi-Cola New York

Pershing Square Capital Management, LP

Philip Mactaggart & Amy Broch

Rachel McPherson & Pat McMullan

John C. and Kathering M. Morris

The Morrison & Foerster Foundation

Marguerite Munger

Larry Penn & Jill Oberlander / Penn Oberlander Family Foundation

Pershing Square Capital Management, LP

Suzie & Stephen Rabinowitz

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

John & Susan Simon

Starbucks

Teamsters Local Union No. 812

James & Merryl Tisch

Tudor Investment Corporation

Betsy & David Van Pelt

Wendy vanden Heuvel

Wendy Belzberg & Strauss Zelnick

Patrons($2,500)

Irene & Jack Banning

Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC

Dana & Michael Cohen

David J. Duncan

Laurie J. Giddins

Andrea H. Fahnestock
& George A. Hambrecht

Laura & Jonathan Heller

Hertz Lichtenstein
& Young, LLP

Katheryn C. Patterson
& Thomas L. Kempner

Levart Family Fund

Perkins Eastman

Gayle F. Robinson

David Steinmetz

Brenda & Alexander Tanger

Wellfleet Foundation

Miki Kagan
& Sheldon Werdiger

Friends ($1,000)

Argosy Book Store

David Blitzer

Brendan D. Boyle

Gretchen & Steve Burke

Brigette & Evan Carzis

Michael Casey

CMIT Solutions

Commercial Coverage
& Personal Coverage

Kelly Goode

Kristine Graham

Cheryl & Mike Greenstein

Gregory Culloo

Mark A. Devey & Brenda Lynch,
Indian Mountain School

Eric Diamond

Sandi & Andrew Farkas

Patricia & Thomas Garbutt

James & Ellen Glynn

Highbridge Capital
Management, LLC

Bruna Papandrea & Steve Hutensky

Susan & Michael Katzke

Robert & Florence
Kaufman Foundation Inc.

David Kirchheimer

Martin Kravet, President of Royal Abstract

Gerard S. LaRocca

Patty Lynett

Carlos M. Morales

John C. & Katherine M. Morris

Tara Murphy

Michael & Michelle Najjar

Darcy & Andrew Nussbaum

Maria Horn & Tom Quinn

RFR Holding LLC

William Roe

Sam Rosenblatt /
Olmstead Properties Inc.

Eric Ruttenberg

Allyson & Trip Samson

Pam & Richard Schafler

Dominique Schulte

Lori Beth Horowitz & David H. Schwartz

Karen & Spencer Smul

Lisa & William Spiegel

Mr. & Mrs. William Taggart, Jr.

Patricia Cliff
& Karl von Frieling

David F. A. Walker

Helen B. Webber

Drs. Andrea
& Tom Webber

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Wekselblatt

Maria & David Wildermuth

Anne & Ted Wolff