Our Leadership
A LETTER FROM BKCM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAD COOPER
2025 was a momentous year in my tenure at BKCM – and in this organization’s 129-year history. For years, we have been exploring ways to address our ever-growing space needs. And now, for the first time in 82 years, BKCM is about to have much more room.
This fall, as you may know, we will open BKCM Prospect Park West: a new 12,000-square-foot facility on Grand Army Plaza, just four blocks from our home at 58 Seventh Ave. As you’ll see in this report, construction is already underway. I’m so excited for the possibilities that 13 new studios, a second performance hall, and a dedicated community space will create for students, music therapy clients and families – and for the launch of our new Music Therapy Institute, seeded by a landmark gift from Alexis and Billy Joel’s The Joel Foundation.
Growth is thrilling, but it comes with questions and challenges. The things that make BKCM feel like BKCM — the warmth, accessibility and sense that this place belongs to all of us — are no accident. They are the product of years of intentional work by people who understand that a Community Music School is only as good as its relationship with its community. As we grow, we are determined to do so with intention and purpose so we can bring what’s already special about BKCM to thousands more New Yorkers.
What gives me confidence is what I see every day: students, clients and families who make BKCM their second home, music therapists and teaching artists who bring music into more than 90 schools and organizations citywide, and thousands of musicians who count on us for affordable rehearsal space. That is what we are growing — not just the square footage, but the warmth and sense of belonging that is at the heart of what we do.
I hope the stories and statistics in our 2025 Annual Report will provide a snapshot of the work this organization is doing across the five boroughs today – the ways we plan to grow that work to ensure the long-term success and culture of this amazing organization.
With gratitude,
Chad Cooper
Executive Director
A LETTER FROM BKCM BOARD CHAIR FREDERICK TANG
I first came to BKCM seven years ago in the way many Brooklynites do: as a neighborhood institution where I attended events. My relationship to it became more personal as a parent when my young kids began taking music lessons there, and more engaged still when I joined the Board.
Over the past five years on the Board, I’ve come to see the Conservatory as something more expansive than a local music school: a citywide ecosystem that connects more than 7,000 New Yorkers with music education and music therapy, and an institution that provides meaningful pathways to sustaining a professional life in music. I’ve also come to understand the scale of BKCM’s ambitions to reach and serve even more students and working artists.
Much of the Board’s work in recent years has been focused on how to support that growth in a way that’s thoughtful and sustaining. In 2025, those efforts began to take physical form with the announcement and ground-breaking of our campus expansion project at BKCM Prospect Park West, which is slated to open this Fall. As you’ll see in this report, what started as an abstract idea years ago has now become something very real and tangible.
As a former Suzuki piano and violin student (and an adult BKCM piano student) myself, I fell in love with BKCM for the way it encourages joy in music and genuine community. As we look toward this organization’s long-term future, I know BKCM will hold fast to the community values that make this organization what it is.
The pages that follow offer a snapshot of the things we’ve accomplished over the last year – the inspirational work our teaching artists, music therapists, staff and students do across all of our locations across the city every day. It is a picture of an organization in motion, on the brink of transformative growth.
Frederick Tang
Board Chair, BKCM
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Frederick Tang CHAIR
Mari Matoba VICE CHAIR
Erica Oquendo SECRETARY
Alex Lines TREASURER
Dawn Bradford-Watt, Lauren Bresler, Philippe Derimay, Recy Benjamin Dunn, Diler Erdengiz, Eric Friedman, Neil Gupta, Elizabeth Howell, Mae Hsieh, Rachel Hughes, Jill Jefferson, Dede Lee-Moore, Margaret Meyers, Jonas Nie, Preetha Nooyi, Naomi Nwosu-Stewart, Konrad Payne, Brian Polen, William Rinner, Gabe Rodriguez, Sailaja Sastry, James Weiss
BKCM ADVISORY COUNCIL
Robyn Brown, Henry Choi, Lystine Cush, Dan DiPietro, Robin Dull, Kaitlin Farrell, Lynn Gaffney, Elise Gaugert, Tatyana Gershkovich, Alysha Glenn, Ben Herzog, Roy Holder, Roland Huang, Florence Hutner, John Johnston, Chiwoniso Kaitano, John Kelly, Andrea Knutson, Pamela Koo, Bernadette Levandowski, Vivek Menezes, Bryce Miller, John Mosler, Mong-Tuyet Nguyen, SaSaDi Amaya Odunsi, Silvia Orna, Keith Byron Otuomagie, Sonya Pillay, Greta Rosenblum, Anna-Lise Santella, Louis Segalini, Russ Soper, David Sweeny, Valerie Thiers-Thiam, Vanessa Walters, Rob Wetstone, Tom Xu
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Chad Cooper, Executive Director
Michaela Mechlovitz, Director of Administration
Rose Crichton-White, Director of Marketing and Development
Shameeza Chandarpal, Director of Finance
Uton Onyejekwe, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Adam Johnston, Director of Special Projects
Nora Friedman, Director, Suzuki Program
Brian Drye, Director, Community Music School
Dorothy Savitch, Director, Music Partners
Toby Williams, Director, Music Therapy
A Landmark Announcement
In 2025, BKCM announced the expansion of our Park Slope Campus to a new 12,000-square-foot location on Grand Army Plaza. BKCM Prospect Park West will be home to a national Music Therapy Institute, 13 music studios, a new performance hall and a spacious community room. We are planning to open our doors in Fall 2026 – and the work is already underway!
13 NEW STUDIOS
MORE SPACE TO LEARN & CREATE
The photos in this section offer a look at how each part of the space looked before construction began, how it looks today, and a rendering that represents how the final space will look after construction is done. In the first section, you’ll see the progress so far on one of the space’s 13 new acoustically treated, ADA-accessible studios for music therapy sessions, classes, lessons and rehearsals.
PERFORMANCE HALL
MORE SPACE TO PERFORM
The heart of the new BKCM Prospect Park West space will be a 1,450-square-foot Performance Hall. This space will provide a beautiful setting for student recitals and our ever-growing calendar of concerts and cultural events, serve as a flexible rehearsal space for large group classes and ensembles and greatly reduce our reliance on external rentals.
As of early April 2026, the acoustically treated subfloor in the Performance Hall has been installed, and we can start to see the shape of a space that will hold many wonderful nights of music in the years to come.
COMMUNITY SPACE
MORE SPACE TO CONNECT
For the first time, BKCM will have dedicated community space where students, music therapy clients and families can relax in between lessons or sessions and enjoy each other’s company.
Construction for the community space is underway on the north side of BKCM Prospect Park West, which faces Grand Army Plaza and will also house much-needed additional office space for BKCM staff.
“The energy that makes BKCM what it is – it’s not in any one building. It’s in the people who are here co-creating this space.
Growing is good, especially with thoughtful people who are focused on retaining what’s special about this place.”
-Fatima Jihada, BKCM Head Registrar and 25-year employee
A New Institute for Music Therapy
BKCM is already NYC’s largest provider of music therapy, reaching 3,500 people of all ages and abilities. In 2026, with generous support from Alexis and Billy Joel’s The Joel Foundation, we are launching a new Music Therapy Institute, guided by the mission to shape the field on a national level through clinical practice, workforce training, research and advocacy.
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Today, BKCM’s credentialed music therapists and licensed creative arts therapists partner with 54 sites across New York City, working with children and adults of all ages and abilities. Our Community Music Therapy program is rooted in culturally responsive, neurodiversity-affirming, client-centered music therapy practice. The Music Therapy Institute’s universal design includes sensory-friendly studios and community spaces accessible for all, regardless of physical, cognitive, or sensory abilities.
WORKFORCE TRAINING
BKCM partners with AMTA-approved music therapy bachelor’s and master’s degree programs across the country to provide clinical internship and fieldwork/practicum opportunities. The Music Therapy Institute will enable us to grow our capacity to become a core training facility in this fast-growing field, and expand our Continuing Education and workshop offerings for practicing music therapists and other licensed creative arts therapists.
RESEARCH
With music therapists at 54 different sites across New York City – and clients who are diverse in age, ability and socioeconomic background – BKCM’s music therapy program is uniquely well-positioned to conduct fieldwork-based research on the practice, clinical outcomes, and systemic impact of creative arts therapies. The Institute will conduct research, publish in the field, and convene events for music therapists across the U.S.
ADVOCACY
At this exciting moment for music therapy, BKCM plans to continue its work as an advocate for recognition and support in New York State and beyond. Recently, Music Therapy Program Director Toby Williams traveled to Albany to speak on an Arts Day 2026 panel and co-authored an op-ed with Alexis Joel advocating for the governor to pass a bill that would bring Licensed Creative Arts Therapists into the same insurance framework as other forms of psychotherapy.
“The new Music Therapy Institute will be a national model for how the arts can support human development, connection and mental health.”
-Billy & Alexis Joel, Co-Founders, The Joel Foundation
BKCM’s Programs in 2025
In FY25, BKCM’s music education and music therapy programs reached more than 7,000 students and clients across all five boroughs of New York City. Our skilled teaching artists and licensed music therapists served New Yorkers at 90 partner sites, including public schools, youth and senior centers, community-based organizations, shelters, and social service agencies.
OUR PROGRAMS
Music Therapy in 2025
47 OUTREACH SITES
BKCM provided music therapy at preschools, day schools and community centers across NYC in FY25, and has expanded to 54 sites in the months since.
2,454 CLIENTS IN FY25
We reached 287 clients in Park Slope at weekly music therapy and day habilitation sessions, and 2,167 more offsite at schools, shelters, memory care centers, and community-based organizations citywide.
26 MUSIC THERAPISTS
7 new Licensed Creative Arts Therapists joined our team as we expand and prepare for the launch the Music Therapy Institute in the fall.
A $2 MILLION GIFT
Through the Joel Foundation, music legend Billy Joel and his wife Alexis Joel made a transformative gift that will support the establishment of the BKCM Music Therapy Institute.
DOZENS OF STAR MOMENTS
The amazing members of our Music Therapy community performed at recitals, our annual Music Therapy performer showcase, and BKCM’s Open Stages Festival.
ONE RECORDING SESSION
Neurodiverse rock band DaFunkies, launched by BKCM Music Therapy and Extreme Kids & Crew, recorded an original song at Sony Music Studios in Manhattan!
“My five-year-old daughter who has cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus looks forward to her music therapy class weekly.
It’s an amazing space where she can just be herself. We are grateful to have a very special place like BKCM.”
-Music Therapy Parent
OUR PROGRAMS
The Community Music School in 2025
1,188 STUDENTS
From six months old to 95, more than a thousand New Yorkers came to Park Slope for weekly private lessons, group classes, summer camps and ensembles in 2025.
36 COMMUNITY ENSEMBLES
From jazz combos and chamber groups to youth orchestras, the BCCO and the Chorale, Community Music School ensembles thrived and grew in 2025.
4 NEW CLASSES
In the last year, we’ve introduced classes in bluegrass, jazz vocals, and songwriting – and launched a popular Bluegrass Jam series!
85 ZIP CODES
Students traveled from far and wide to come to BKCM for the quality of music education, the diversity of our offerings, and the warmth of this community.
7 SUMMER CAMPS
From jazz to chamber music, from little ones to adults, our summer camps kept BKCM buzzing with activity and music all summer.
50+ HATS LEFT BEHIND
In 2025, our lost and found remained overflowing thanks to contributions by BKCM staff, faculty and families. In 2026, we’ll try to find their owners!
There’s no money in the world that can pay for the experience of seeing a kid develop their ear, understand music, craft different sounds and have fun at the same time, and see how their brain can develop even further. That’s just priceless.”
-Evelyn M., Parent of CMS Students and Principal of a Music Partners School
OUR PROGRAMS
The Suzuki Program in 2025
232 SUZUKI STUDENTS
Our yearlong, immersive Suzuki Instrumental Program for ages 3-18 had a robust cohort of students and families ever in 2024-25.
93 EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS
Inspired by Dr. Suzuki’s method, our Suzuki Early Childhood Education and Suzuki Bridges classes helped nearly 100 little ones begin their musical journeys.
44,045 MINUTES
Suzuki students went all out during this past January’s Practice-a-Thon, cumulatively logging more than 30 days of practice time before the month was over!
100% OF SUZUKI STUDENTS
All students in our Suzuki Instrumental Program took the stage – and a well-deserved bow – during recital seasons. Brava!
32 PRIZES & AWARDS
Suzuki students were recognized in national and international music competitions, earning the opportunity to perform in hallowed spaces like Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall and Victor Borge Hall.
1,000+ GLOW STICKS
This is a rough count of the number of glow sticks Suzuki students activated during our annual Suzuki Celebration at Congregation Beth Elohim!
“Perhaps it is music that will save the world.”
-Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, Founder of the Suzuki Method
OUR PROGRAMS
Music Partners in 2025
4,240 STUDENTS
Across the five boroughs, thousands of students received weekly, continuous music education through BKCM’s Music Partners program in 2025.
36 PARTNER SITES
Music Partners works with a wide range of public and private schools, afterschool programs and youth and senior centers, tailoring each program to our partner organization’s needs and goals.
138 CMC STUDENTS
At BKCM’s Community Music Center at Chestnut Commons, in Cypress Hills-East New York, students from age 1-17 participated in music classes, private lessons, and ensembles this year.
64% OF MUSIC PARTNERS SITES
More than half of our partner schools and organizations would not otherwise have a full-time music teacher, and rely on Music Partners teaching artists to provide weekly music education to students.
200+ STUDENT PERFORMERS
Music students from schools across the city came to BKCM during our Open Stages Festival in May to perform for families, community members and festival-goers.
300+ UKULELES
Sources say that hundreds of ukuleles were used by Music Partners students and teaching artists in 2025 – not to mention hundreds of other instruments, from guitars and djembes to woodwinds and brass.
“Having these resources in a low-income community, where you can walk to access them – there’s not a price you can put on that. It brings a sense of real community. You can say, we belong to something.”
-Anclin S., Parent of Two Students at the BKCM Community Music Center in Cypress Hills-East New York and a Music Partners school
OUR PROGRAMS
The BKCM Studio Collective in 2025
3,150 MUSICIANS & ARTISTS
Formally established just four years ago, BKCM’s affordable rehearsal space program, the Studio Collective, surged past 3,000 members in FY25. Now, it has more than 4,000 members.
1,196 NEW MEMBERS
In FY25, more than a thousand people joined the Studio Collective and booked rehearsal time in BKCM’s 17 Steinway-equipped studios for the first time.
$10-15 PER HOUR
In a city where affordable, suitable rehearsal space is rare, BKCM offers deeply discounted rental rates to keep our studios accessible to working artists.
8,482 REHEARSAL HOURS
Musicians rehearsed in BKCM’s studios for a record number of hours in 2025. 3,735 of those hours were booked for free during New York Music Month or by BKCM staff and faculty.
35% REVENUE INCREASE
In FY25, the Studio Collective also continued to be a key, fast-growing source of revenue for BKCM, allowing us to make use of our spaces when they are not being used for classes and lessons.
477 ZIP CODES
Studio Collective members – including touring musicians and other visiting performers – represent a geographic spread even larger than New York City.
“It’s hard to be a performer, because it comes with a lot of costs and not always a lot of income in return. Having BKCM is very helpful, especially in New York. Coming here and knowing that I can do my thing and not be judged or bother anybody is a great feeling. With the price, it’s fantastic.”
-Haleyann H., Studio Collective Member
More Than Music
Music is BKCM’s heart. But through that music and our mission, this organization touches so many other aspects of New Yorkers’ lives. In 2025, BKCM was…
A Nexus of Opportunity for Creative Professionals
In a city where creatives consistently rank cost of living as their greatest challenge, BKCM is a source of reliable employment, affordable rehearsal space, and gig opportunities. In FY25, more than 200 New York musicians and creatives relied on BKCM for full or part-time employment, and nearly 2,000 more rehearsed in our studios for as little as $10 an hour.
A Hub for Community and Cultural Events
From Lunar New Year to Holi, from free outdoor festivals to sold-out Chorale concerts, BKCM’s specialty is bringing people together around music. In FY25, we launched several new events, including a Studio Collective Song Share series where musicians can perform and connect and a popular Bluegrass Jam series. We also welcomed record numbers to our summer jazz series, Midsummer Nights, when hundreds of people flocked to BKCM’s stoop each week.
A Place Where Everyone Feels Welcome
In 2025, BKCM doubled down our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion across all our programs and events. During New York Music Month in June, we made our studios free to all musicians and convened artists, culture writers, music educators, and industry executives of color for a panel on Resonance and Resilience: The Power of Music in Uncertain Times. As we look toward our expansion next year, our focus is on making our programs accessible to more New Yorkers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.
Financial Aid & Resources
$715,000
DIRECT AND INDIRECT FINANCIAL AID DISTRIBUTED IN FY25
173%
INCREASE IN FINANCIAL AID DISBURSED TO SUMMER CAMP STUDENTS
387
ONSITE AND COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL SUPPORT
6,000+
MUSIC PARTNERS AND MUSIC THERAPY STDENTS ACCESS BKCM’S PROGRAMS FOR FREE
BKCM distributed a record $715,000 in direct and indirect financial assistance in FY25, creating the opportunity for students and clients to enroll in private lessons, group classes, ensembles, music therapy and summer camps. A record 387 students and music therapy clients received financial support to participate in our programs in Park Slope and our Community Music Center in Cypress Hills/East New York, and some 6,000 more New Yorkers accessed music education or music therapy at no cost through our Music Partners and Music Therapy outreach programs at sites across the five boroughs.
Events at BKCM
In 2025, BKCM hosted 352 free or low-cost events — entertaining, inspiring and connecting nearly 15,000 participants across the city. Our events reflect the rich and diverse tapestry of Brooklyn’s community, contributing to our city’s flourishing cultural scene.
300+
EVENTS IN FY25
$112,900
PAID OUT TO PERFORMERS
531
PAID PERFORMERS
115
STUDENT RECITALS
FY25 Financials
The financials for FY25 represent July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025. Financials are substantially audited, subject to final approval.*
* Substantially Audited – Subject to Final Approval. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted in the United States and have been reviewed by BKCM’s independent auditors, Lutz and Carr. The audit fieldwork is substantially complete; however, a draft is not, thus these statements remain subject to the Auditor’s draft and final board approval.
Crescendo Members
Crescendo is BKCM’s giving community, honoring and celebrating donors who power our work through unrestricted gifts of $1,000 or more. Launched in 2025 with 80 founding members, it grew to 100 members in its first year. Members enjoy unique experiences that bring them closer to the music and the mission.
Alex Lines and Karin McNair
Alice Henkin and John Nicolich
Andrea Knutson
Anonymous
Barbara and Joseph Ellis
Barbara Dzubak
Bernadette Levandowski and Andrew Chipok
Bill and Ellyn Lindsay
Bill Rinner and Noelle Thorn Rinner
Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Dan and Alexis DiPietro
Dawn Bradford-Watt and Robert Watt
Dede Lee-Moore and Sal Moore
Eric Friedman and Emily Rubenstein; The Alan and Sheila Friedman Philanthropic Fund
Fanny van Kwawegen-Suquet and Jeroen van Kwawegen
Fred Tang and Ziki Dekel
Henry Choi and Sandy Lin
Isabel Hill, Thigpen Hill Family Fund
Jamie and Daniel Ordower, Ruthmary S. Westfall Foundation
Jerri and Tom Mayer
Laura Michener and David Heales
Lauren and Daniel Bresler
Liz Wain, Wain’s World
Mamie Kanfer Stewart and Justin Stewart
Mari Matoba and Mike Walters
Mark and Nancy Taylor
Natasha Chefer and Joel Tompkins
Pierre Vilain
Preetha Nooyi and Rem Myers
Russ Soper and Selina Strong
Vivek Menezes and Maitri Morarji
Alex Rappaport and Lisbeth Kaiser
Allen Murabayashi
Amy Lu and Charles Greer
Anna Zhang and Joseph Yau
Anne Py and Tim Cotton
Anonymous
Brian Mooney, Ridgewood Savings Bank
Brian Polen and Erin Valentine
Brit Geiger and Mary Sue Lindley
Chad Cooper and Claire Ellis
Chiwoniso Kaitano and Andy Sabl
Connie and Thomas Heffner
Craig Colfelt and Michael Andrews
David Nuzum and Olivia Herman
Diane Lifton, Jerome and Dolores Gewirtz Charitable Trust
Emily Wheeler and Aaron Henshaw
Erica Oquendo
Fernande Raine
Funda and David Rozan
Gabe and Raysa Rodriguez
Greta and Ben Rosenblum
Henry and Katie Corwin
Jack and Melissa Qian
James Weiss and Ashley Cotton
Jeanhee Chung and David Berkowicz
Jill Jefferson Household
Joan Sturgis and David Mann
Julie Kay and Thomas Fergus
Katherine Slingluff and Andy Stuckey
Kelly Koscuiszka
Kent Williams
Kevin Neubauer
Kirk Dayle
Konrad Payne
Liz and Eugene Avila
Liz and Tim Howell
Lori and David Damrosch
Lynn Gaffney and Bill Backus
Lynn Schneider, Milton and Beatrice Wind Foundation
Margaret and Matt Meyers
Mark and Allison Dunn
Mary Ann and Len Policastro
Matt and Heather Borstein
Melanie Smith and Stephen Schulz
Melissa and Zul Jamal
Michael and Patty Intrator
Michael and Sabrina Rudin
Michele Yamamoto and Erik Peterson
Michelle and Scott Danahy
Nancy and Vivek Nayar
Neil Gupta and Seema Dhar Household
Nicholas and Linda Tatlow
Nick Doering-Dorival
Nick Sedlet and Eleanor Burgess
Pam Koo
Rachel Doft and John Wareck
Raquel Jaramillo and Russell Gordon
Rich and Gina Kelley
Richard Ross
Robin Dull and Laurie Kardos
Sailaja Sastry and Jason Gottlieb
Samantha Rudin Earls
SaSaDi and Ade Odunsi
Seth Radwell
Stacey and Brian Burt
Steve Rubenstein and Bess Wohl
Susan and Marshall Sharer, Gertrude B. & Mortimer May Foundation
These lists recognize individual and family foundation donors who gave more than $1,000 in unrestricted or capital support and/or more than $2,500 in event support between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. If we’ve accidentally missed or misrepresented your name, please contact Rose Crichton-White, Director of Marketing & Development.
Thank You to Our Donors
BKCM’s work is made possible by the support and partnership of our Federal, New York City and State elected officials and government agencies.
- National Endowment for the Arts
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development
- US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer
- New York State Council on the Arts
- NY State Assemblymembers Robert Carroll and Jo Anne Simon
- NY State Senators Andrew Gounardes and Zellnor Myrie
- Office of the Mayor, City of New York, Mayor Eric Adams
- Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso
- New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Commissioner Laurie Cumbo
- New York City Council
- New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adam
- New York City Councilmembers Alexa Avilés, Shahana Hanif, Crystal Hudson, Rita Joseph, Mercedes Narcisse, Sandy Nurse, Chi Ossé, Vickie Paladino, Lincoln Restler, Pierina Sanchez, Sandra Ung and Susan Zhuang
Thank you to our individual, corporate, and institutional supporters for their sustaining support of BKCM’s programs in FY25.
- Alice Henkin and John Nicolich
- Henry Choi and Sandy Lin
- Jerri and Tom Mayer
- Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund
- Anonymous
- Tiger Baron Foundation
- Barbara Dzubak
- Bill and Ellyn Lindsay
- Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
- Citadel
- Dan and Alexis DiPietro
- The Hyde and Watson Foundation
- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
- Jamie and Daniel Ordower, Ruthmary S. Westfall Foundation
- Laura Michener and David Heales
- Mamie Kanfer Stewart and Justin Stewart
- Perkins Coie LLP
- Robert Watt and Dawn Bradford
- Russ Soper and Selina Strong
- Alex Lines and Karin McNair
- Andrea Knutson
- Anonymous
- Barbara Agosin
- Barbara and Joseph Ellis
- Bernadette Levandowski and Andrew Chipok
- Deutsche Bank
- Eric Friedman and Emily Rubenstein, The Alan and Sheila Friedman Philanthropic Fund
- Fanny van Kwawegen-Suquet and Jeroen van Kwawegen
- Fred Tang and Ziki Dekel
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- Lauren and Daniel Bresler
- Liz Wain, Wain’s World
- Marcello and Graziano Roviaro Foundation
- Margaret and Matt Meyers
- Mari Matoba and Mike Walters
- Mark and Nancy Taylor
- Natasha Chefer and Joel Tompkins
- Preetha Nooyi and Rem Myers
- Seward & Kissel LLP
- Spotify
- The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation
- Thigpen Hill Family Fund
- Tiger Global Management
- Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- Vivek Menezes and Maitri Morarji
- Anonymous
- Apollo
- Bill Rinner and Noelle Thorn Rinner
- Brian Polen and Erin Valentine
- Chad Cooper and Claire Ellis
- Chiwoniso Kaitano and Andy Sabl
- CITI
- David Nuzum and Olivia Herman
- Dede Lee-Moore and Sal Moore
- Dime Bank
- Elliston Pediatrics/Concierge Medicine
- James Weiss and Ashley Cotton
- Jill Jefferson
- Julie Kay and Thomas Fergus
- Konrad Payne
- Lynn Schneider, Milton and Beatrice Wind Foundation
- Melanie Smith and Stephen Schulz
- Melissa and Zul Jamal
- Michele Yamamoto and Erik Peterson
- Nancy and Vivek Nayar
- Neil Gupta and Seema Dhar
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- Nick Doering-Dorival
- Pam Koo
- Pierre Vilain
- Raymond E. & Ellen F. Crane Foundation
- Sailaja Sastry and Jason Gottlieb
- Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
- The Rudin Family
- Anne Py and Tim Cotton
- Bank of America
- Bloomberg LP
- Brit Geiger and Mary Sue Lindley
- Diane Lifton
- Emily Wheeler and Aaron Henshaw
- Fernande Raine
- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP
- Greta and Ben Rosenblum
- Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP
- Jack and Melissa Qian
- John R. and Dorothy D. Caples Fund
- Kent Williams
- Kirk Dayle
- Liz and Eugene Avila
- Liz and Tim Howell
- Matt and Heather Borstein
- Nicholas and Linda Tatlow
- Park Slope Copy
- PBDW Architects
- Raquel Jaramillo and Russell Gordon
- Robin Dull and Laurie Kardos
- Seth Radwell
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Alex Rappaport and Lisbeth Kaiser
- Alexis Seeley and Anne Keenan
- Allen Murabayashi
- Amy Lu and Charles Greer
- Anna Zhang and Joseph Yau
- Anonymous
- Ben and Emily Herzog
- Brooklyn Cyclones
- Connie and Thomas Heffner
- Craig Colfelt and Michael Andrews
- Daniel and Elizabeth Squadron
- David and Brooke Katz
- David Cone-Gorham and Beth Ricciardone
- David Sweeny and Claire Tondreau
- Duncan and Kate Shaw
- Elana Sigall
- Elizabeth Grellier
- Erica Oquendo
- Freddie Mac
- Funda and David Rozan
- Gabe and Raysa Rodriguez
- Gertrude B. & Mortimer May Foundation
- Heidi Gilchrist and Dwayne Shivnarain
- Henry and Katie Corwin
- Ilana and Michael Sackler-Berner
- Jason and Kay Davis
- Jeanhee Chung and David Berkowicz
- Joan Sturgis and David Mann
- John Chun and Simona Kwon
- John Mosler and Jean Won
- Joshua Adler
- Justin Orr
- Kaitlin Farrell and Noam Greenspan
- Kathleen Misjan
- Kevin Neubauer
- Lexi Kasper and Lucien Keong
- Lisa and Herve Pauze
- Liz and John Libre
- Lori and David Damrosch
- Lynn Gaffney and Bill Backus
- Mark and Allison Dunn
- Mark and Dana Lustbader
- Mary Ann and Len Policastro
- Mayerson, Muré & Hobbs
- Michael and Patty Intrator
- Michelle and Scott Danahy
- Mong-Tuyet Nguyen and Ian Kapron-King
- Nick Sedlet and Eleanor Burgess
- Nilam and David Perpich
- Rachel Doft and John Wareck
- Rich and Gina Kelley
- Richard Ross
- Rick Kiley and Meital Waibsnaider
- Ridgewood Savings Bank
- Rushmi and Vikram Bhaskaran
- Sam Wasserman
- SaSaDi and Ade Odunsi
- Shani Ankori and David Fenkel
- Stacey and Brian Burt
- Stacey Mire
- Stan and Lara Lai
- Stella Cernak and Hannah Peters
- Steve Rubenstein and Bess Wohl
- Susan and Marshall Sharer
- Taylor Owings and Daniel Francis
- Tricia Tunstall and Eric Miller
- Yardstick Management
- Aaron Lisman
- Aaron Tarnow
- Adam Johnston and Molly Fowler
- Adam Weinstein
- Adrian Benepe
- Alexandra Penny and Mark Paski
- Alexis Hawkins and Jennifer Shoukimas
- Alice Cheng
- Allison Doerr and Iannis Tourlakis
- Andrew Cahill
- Andrew Haase and Patty Hirsch
- Andrew Holland
- Anju Mahajan
- Anli Liu and Kenneth Robinson
- Ann Lee-Karlon
- Anonymous
- Birbal Kaikini and Roopal Luhana
- Bryce and Anne Miller
- Buzz Gitelson
- Cezmi Yarimkaya
- Charlie Stack and Christie Bonilla
- Chris Eagan
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