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