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RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 1 LETTER FROM THE CO-CHAIRS 1
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR 2015-2016 REVIEW!
In the following pages, you will find a summary of the Randall’s Island Park Alliance’s most recent accomplishments, and the culmination of the work of the Alliance at the brink of our 25th anniversary – a milestone which fills us with gratitude, amazement, and pride.
If you are one of the millions of New Yorkers and others who visit the Island, year after year, you know that recent years have been transformative in terms of its fields, facilities, and scenic waterfront. In turn, we hope you may also have noted the joyful proliferation of Park programs. On most days in season, RIPA now offers something new for you to discover, from festivals at the Urban Farm to yoga along the waterfront, wetland activities at the Salt Marsh, fun runs at Icahn Stadium, garden tours, and more. Should you prefer to explore on your own, RIPA offers maps for walking and running, and field guides for touring the tidal wetlands, waterfront gardens, or Urban Farm. We continue to add visitor amenities, from Park basics like bicycle racks and picnic tables to innovations such as self-guided tours and free sunscreen dispensers. Whatever your interest, the Island welcomes you.
In the meantime, the Park’s beloved, renovated fields now require our careful attention once again: after years of enthusiastic play, they are beginning to show wear and tear. Among other efforts, in 2015-2016 we resurfaced three synthetic turf fields, including the premier Field 10, which also received upgraded team seating with covered benches. If you play on the Island, we hope you have had the chance to give these new surfaces a try. We must continue to invest in sustaining the excellent standards we have set, and herein lies our mission for the coming years. If you play, ride, walk, run, explore, or simply relax at Randall’s Island, we hope you will support us – by contributing, by volunteering, or by doing your part however you can – as we work to preserve what the Alliance has built over the past 25 years.
We thank you, our friends and supporters, for helping us to make Randall’s Island the backyard where so many New Yorkers come to play. We hope you love the Park, and treasure as do we its great beauty and huge capacity to welcome our diverse city to its shores. In the midst of three boroughs, beneath a much-traveled bridge, with views in all directions, Randall’s Island Park draws our city together and expands our horizons.
As RIPA enters its next quarter century, please join us in stewardship of Randall’s Island Park.
JERRY GOLDMAN NANCY NEFF
Letter from the Co-Chairs
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1 Letter from the Co-Chairs 3 Board of Trustees 4 Senior Staff 5 President’s Introduction 6 Improved Park Access and Visitor Amenities 8 Increased and Diversified Public Programming and Community Outreach 13 Expanded Capacity and Careful Stewardship 16 Financial Reports18 Supporters
Table of Contents
RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 33BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Karim Hutson* Jennifer James* Dean Landis Richard J. Mack Jon May* Leslie Myers Bradford R. Peck Carol Perry Bimla Picot Dana Reed Stephen Rich Patricia W. Shifke Sherri Williams
Timothy Barefield Michael Boxer Michael Chang Rodney Cohen Susan Danilow Brenda DiLuigi David Dishy Lucy Fato Ramon Gonzalez Justin H. Green Mark I. Greene Sunil Gulati Courtney C. Hall* Justin G. Hamill*
AS OF SEPTEMBER 2017
Jerome L. Goldman Co-Chairs Nancy F. Neff
Aimee Boden** President Gale Brewer** Manhattan Borough President Karen Cohen President Emerita & Founder Richard Davis Chair Emeritus Andrea K. Feirstein Treasurer Richard B. Gross Secretary Mitchell Silver** Commissioner, NYC Parks & Recreation
*Mayoral Appointee **Ex Officio
Board of Trustees
RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 44SENIOR STAFF
AS OF SEPTEMBER 2017
Aimee Boden* RIPA President & Park Administrator
Anny Amores Human Resources Manager Andrew Brogan** Park Supervisor Daeman Di Stefano Chief Financial Officer Christopher Girgenti Natural Areas Manager Peter Hunter Sports Field Director Lori Knowles** Park Supervisor Deborah Maher Vice President & General Counsel Ellen McCarthy Public Programs Manager Phyllis Odessey Director of Horticulture Eric Peterson** Deputy Park Administrator David Salerno** Concession & Event Manger EunYoung Sebazco Horticulture Manager Paula Stein Director of Development Nicholas Storrs Urban Farm Manager Gregory Tuba Icahn Stadium Manager Louis Vazquez Director of Icahn Stadium Jennifer Wainwright Communications Manager Anne Wilson Senior Director of Planning
*Joint RIPA and NYC Parks & Recreation Department Staff **NYC Parks & Recreation Staff
Senior Staff
RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 55PRESIDENT’S INTRODUCTION
This 2015-2016 Review is focused on the expansion of the activities RIPA provides at Randall’s Island Park, following a period of particularly rapid programmatic development. If you are a regular visitor, I hope you will recognize herein some of the new resources and amenities you have enjoyed over the past couple of years.
Annual offerings now range from school-based programs at the Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh and the Urban Farm to drop-in fun runs at Icahn Stadium, guided tours, free fitness programs and outdoor movie nights. Our neighbors know to expect nearly daily offerings, as well as our free weekend signature events beginning with RIPA’s spring Cherry Blossom Festival at the Urban Farm and followed by our Birding Bonanza, Great Randall’s Island Treasure Hunt, Harvest Festival, and Get Hooked! family fishing day along the Island’s southern shoreline, looking down the Manhattan waterfront. All of these make for a great Park experience.
Furthermore, it is very satisfying, as President of RIPA, to look back and note that much careful planning, and a strong collective vision, has brought us to this point. RIPA’s original Management, Restoration & Development Plan guided the successful development of the IAAF-certified Icahn Stadium, the 20-court Sportime Tennis Center; the renovated golf center; an Urban Farm; 20 acres of renovated natural areas and wetlands; nine miles of waterfront pathways; and dozens of irrigated and turf playing fields. By 2012, with these capital goals largely realized, the RIPA Board and staff undertook and adopted a 3-5 Year Strategic Plan for the renovated Park; key goals included improved access, capacity-building, and increased programming to make the most of the Island’s transformed resources.
This brings us to January of 2015, when RIPA issued our Programming Plan, geared toward ensuring that the Park’s newly-transformed resources were used well, in response to community needs and interests. The Plan called for increasingly site-specific, environmentally-responsive programs, as well as more drop-in events, especially on the weekends, to foster increased access, exercise, and healthier living for all New Yorkers, and especially for residents in adjacent neighborhoods. We also sought to identify ways the Island might welcome and encourage a range of unstructured uses, fostering visitor exploration through good wayfinding and responsive visitor amenities.
This Review, then, tells the story of RIPA’s enormous programmatic growth over the past two years. But it is also the story of more than two decades of planning and development. The more than 150 free programs offered in 2016 are both a testament to all that the Alliance has achieved together, and a celebration of the Island’s role as a unique and increasingly beloved oasis for all New Yorkers.
Please join us, and if you have a moment please don’t hesitate to tell us: what is your favorite thing to do at Randall’s Island Park, these days, and what would you like to see next?
AIMEE BODEN
President’s Introduction
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Simply getting to and around the Island, easily, safely and appealingly, is of course the first step. In 2015, after years of work together, RIPA joined NYCEDC and NYC Parks to open – and to celebrate! – the first at-grade crossing from the Bronx, the “Randall’s Island Connector.” By 2016, RIPA had constructed and opened a new middle section of the Hell Gate Pathway, under the railroad trestle arches along the Park’s central spine and freshwater wetlands. Working with the Manhattan Borough President and MTA NYC Transit, we created three new bus stops, creating much-improved access to our Urban Farm and to the Park’s southern fields.
Two years ago, as RIPA laid out goals for expanded outreach and drop-in activities, we also outlined our commitment to increase opportunities for “unstructured recreation.” Many activities fall under this umbrella – from strolling to jogging, picnicking to fishing – but the central premise is that if RIPA lays out the access, provides visitor amenities, and keeps the Island beautiful, more and more of our neighbors will discover their own ways to enjoy the Park.
RIPA also worked with City agencies, elected officials and local advocates to develop improved signage and striping guiding Park visitors through adjacent neighborhoods in East Harlem and the South Bronx. Finally, in 2015 under the leadership of a dedicated group of Board Members, RIPA completed installation of our comprehensive Park system of over 30 maps and destination signs and 60 location banners aimed at non-vehicular travelers; RIPA’s maps and signage also now welcome visitors approaching the Island from access points on all three surrounding boroughs.
Improved Park Access and Visitor Amenities
We installed over 30 maps and destination signs and
60 location banners aimed at non-vehicular
travelers
We created 3 new bus stops improving access to our Urban Farm and to the Park’s southern fields
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Once at the Park, new amenities help to welcome these visitors, who are coming in ever-increasing numbers. For those who come on foot, and to encourage parking in our large central lots, RIPA now offers shuttle service during the Park’s busiest times, running along both northern and southern loops. To encourage the rapidly-increasing number of cyclists who visit, RIPA has installed 30 bicycle racks over the past two years; counters at Park access points suggest significantly increased bicycle commuting between surrounding boroughs.
Maps and bulletin boards can be found at all comfort stations, including a new station and snack bar opened along the Bronx Shore in 2015, and 20 new picnic tables welcome visitors. To ensure safe enjoyment of the Island’s sunny fields and shoreline, we installed new security cameras and emergency call boxes, as well as 25 free sunscreen dispensers – Randall’s Island was the first park in New York City to offer this amenity. In addition to new use-specific maps now available to download from the RIPA website – running maps, waterfront guides, urban farm guides – new on-site signage educates visitors about our wetlands and wildflower meadow sites and provides a scenic self-guided tour of the waterfront garden along the Harlem River shoreline.
All of these improvements have helped increase and encourage Island visitation, especially by our closest neighbors. It is an enormous pleasure to see walkers, runners, and cyclists wind along Park pathways, and to see the Island’s green lawns and breezy shoreline welcome family picnics, fishing enthusiasts, happy canines, and dreamers with a good book. RIPA’s goal is to ensure that Randall’s Island provides a treasured backyard park for neighbors in East Harlem, the South Bronx and Astoria, Queens.
A new comfort station and snack bar opened
along the Bronx Shore, and 20 new picnic tables
welcome park visitors
The Randall’s Island Connector provided the first at-grade crossing from the Bronx, encouraging pedestrians
and cyclists to visit
New on-site signage educates visitors about our wetlands and wildflower meadow sites
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Today, RIPA’s free public programming has met or exceeded all the goals set forth only two short years ago. In 2016, the Alliance offered 195 free public events, representing 13x more events than in 2014. These included our signature events as well as new family-friendly outdoor movie nights, regularly reoccurring fitness classes featuring yoga, Zumba and running, and curated walking tours of the Island. We also reconfigured our youth programs to better serve local children.
In our last bi-annual review, we set forth our strategic plan for reconfiguration and expansion of RIPA’s free public programs. The blueprint for programmatic expansion was the product of a comprehensive process of research, evaluation and planning executed by a Planning Team – a group of dedicated Board Members, staff and stakeholders. Among other things, the roadmap called for:
1. Increased Free Public Events
Emphasize regularly-occurring, healthy drop-in activities
and fun and educational events geared towards local communities,
including signature events to showcase the Island
2. Improved
Youth Programs Reconfigure current
programs to meet the needs of the community
and maximize our impact
3. Expanded Volunteer
Opportunities Expand the number of and
roles of volunteers, to increase support to our
public programs
4. Augmented
Communication Establish regular
communications with nearby communities in order to listen to, and to understand, local needs and share our identity
and offerings
RIPA offered 195 free public
events, 13x more events than
in 2014
Increased and Diversified Public Programming and Community Outreach
INCREASED AND DIVERSIFIED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
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The Waterfront Stewardship Program and Urban Farm Program received additional resources such as staff headcount, and in-class room lessons were added to compliment on-Island field trips, both of which resulted in more children being served. RIPA’s growing “Park-as-Lab” urban ecology program provided opportunities for students, investigators, and citizens to engage in collaborative on-site research on the Island’s wildlife, vegetation, water quality, and environmental health. The Alliance partnered with the City Parks Foundation to transform the Jesse Owens Track & Field Program to better meet the needs of the community; key improvements included hiring well-trained running staff, rescheduling the program to a time and location that better served local families, and complimenting these running classes with nutritional lessons from our Urban Farmers. RIPA’s Summer Camp, which passed a milestone of 20 years of operation, continued to provide nearly 7,000 children from local Community Based Organizations with quality sports and art programming.
The Alliance transformed the Jesse Owens Track & Field Program to better meet the needs of the community
RIPA launched a new dynamic mobile-friendly website with detailed
information for visitors
All these free public programs have been supported by increased and regular communication with nearby communities and beyond. In April 2016, RIPA launched a new dynamic mobile-friendly website with detailed information for visitors on Park features and amenities, events, educational programs, directions and more. Our monthly e-newsletter recipients increased to nearly 12,000 and provided people with timely Park information. RIPA also strategically increased efforts to expand its social media platforms; in 2016, the Randall’s Island Park Facebook page reached 20,000 followers, which represented a 100% increase in one year.
INCREASED AND DIVERSIFIED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
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Beyond electronic outreach, RIPA produced a number of bilingual (English/Spanish) hard copy brochures and guides highlighting our diverse events and attractions, which were dispensed on the Island as well as within local communities. This improved outreach resulted in greater awareness about Park offerings and increased attendance at RIPA events, and provided a channel for communication that helped RIPA better understand community needs and desires.
The increase and diversification in RIPA’s free public programs and community outreach could not have been achieved without the Alliance’s dedication to systematically and intentionally fulfilling the 2014 programming strategic plan. In the past two years, RIPA’s public programs budget was increased to $760K, an almost 20% increase, which was made possible through a dedicated Board of Trustees and reallocation of resources. These significant increases in resources, as well as other internal actions to become more efficient and specialized, enabled us to make the changes needed to produce the high quality programming offered at the Park today.
As we move beyond our organization’s 25th anniversary year, RIPA’s commitment to free public programming and expanded community outreach remains strong and well defined. We look forward to serving Randall’s Island Park and those who cherish it for the next quarter century and beyond.
RIPA produced bilingual brochures
and guides highlighting our diverse events
and attractions
RIPA’s public programs budget was increased to $760K, an almost 20% increase
INCREASED AND DIVERSIFIED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
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“My son and his friends had a wonderful time learning about fishing,
they even caught one!”
11
“Not only did the kids get to learn and try healthy food, they
also got to see how the process of
growing works.”
“They enjoyed being outside and seeing the different plants and animals…
[The students] got to learn about all the wildlife right in their backyard.”
Park visitors are praising RIPA’s new programming
“You guys are amazing!
We will definitely be back!”
“This tour of the waterfront garden was so
lovely; staff were wonderful, engaging, supportive and very
informative without speaking down to us. The gardens were amazing and
compelling. Many kudos to all for preserving. It was really hard
to remember we were in the middle of a world
metropolis.”“My students walked
away with the KNOWLEDGE of plant life and they ENJOYED
trying new vegetables they may have never
tried before.”
INCREASED AND DIVERSIFIED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
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ProgrammingBudget
19% increase
12
Administrative Headcount
24% increase
Participants in Youth Programs9% increase
Free Drop-In Events1200% increase
2014 15
2016 195
2016 21
2014 17
2016 14,880
2014 13,700
2016 $760k
2014 $640k
RIPA greatly expanded public programs at
Randall’s Island Park between 2014 and 2016
INCREASED AND DIVERSIFIED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
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Covered team seating was also installed at Field 10, and both the field and Icahn Stadium received new sports lighting with LED fixtures, cutting energy use by 40% and allowing for simultaneous evening events. The Stadium scoreboard came due for replacement in 2015, and was upgraded. In terms of the Island’s infrastructure, RIPA worked with NYC DEP and NYC DOT to fund and facilitate new gas and water service as well as extensive roadway repairs.
In 2015-2016, RIPA added exciting new amenities while working to responsibly maintain the Island’s treasured resources, including the Park’s dozens of playing fields and updated facilities. The Bronx Shore Fields area, opened in 2015, comprises three irrigated soccer fields, six softball fields, and two lighted baseball fields, as well a new waterfront pathway and amenities including benches, bleachers, water fountains and a comfort station with snack bar. While this grand opening completed RIPA’s transformation of the Park’s fields, earlier projects began to require upkeep; specifically, Field 10 was resurfaced in 2015 and Fields 90-91 in 2016.
Such careful stewardship requires considerable outreach, fundraising and management. RIPA’s successes in the past two years have come in part due to a period of organizational growth and increased capacity in nearly all areas. Visibility has been expanded via exponentially increased Park programming, in-person outreach, and a robust social media presence, and our development staff and investment has grown as well.
Expanded Capacity and Careful Stewardship
Field 10 and Icahn Stadium received new sports lighting with LED fixtures, cutting energy use by 40%
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Several full-time positions were created in the past two years, especially to support new programming. RIPA staff worked to acquire valuable skills in response to growing Park needs: certification in arboriculture, in environmentally-sensitive pesticide application, and in irrigation maintenance and operation; training in climate change education and in environmental quality control and assurance; and professional development for our planning and legal staff. To augment visitor safety, ¼ of our on-site staff was trained and certified in CPR and first aid.
In the meantime, RIPA continued to expand partnerships and coordination with local advocacy groups, research institutions and program providers, bringing new support to the Park and sharing our expertise with others in the New York City community: in 2015-2016, RIPA staff provided training for local fishing programs; hosted a workshop on Board development for sister parks; assisted with wayfinding efforts in the South Bronx; and worked in support of East Harlem waterfront stewardship and programming as part of the NYC Parks Department’s Community Parks Initiative.
We hope that, as Park visitors, you agree that RIPA’s investments have paid off. Our dedicated staff works, day after day, to provide a green and inspiring backyard park for all New Yorkers. First of all, every week our crews collect and remove approximately 5 tons of garbage, left by happy Park visitors – so that the next group is welcomed by a clean and lovely spot, ready for another picnic, birthday party or ballgame. To keep the waterfront beautiful, in the past two years RIPA cleared about 5.5 tons of debris washed up along the Island’s shoreline, and cleared 12 tons of invasive species from its natural areas. Toward maintaining a healthy ecosystem and key habitat for the Park’s diverse wildlife – from killifish in the tidal salt marsh to monarch butterflies in the freshwater wetlands, and the great egrets that forage along its shores – we installed nearly 6,000 native wetland plants.
Every week our crews collected and
removed approximately 5 tons of garbage
In two years, RIPA cleared about
5.5 tons of debris washed up
along the Island’s shoreline
We cleared 12 tons
of invasive species from the Park’s natural areas
We installed nearly 6,000 native
wetland plants
EXPANDED CAPACITY AND CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP
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In our popular Urban Farm, we grew more than 230 different types of fruits and vegetables; added 12 new fruit trees, a rice education center, and a new greenhouse; and made 4200 pounds of compost. Also in 2015-2016, RIPA planted the Island’s many gardens with approximately 6,000 perennials and annuals, 53,000 spring bulbs and 17,000 herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees.
Just adjacent to the Water’s Edge Garden, along the Harlem River, we added a new “stumpery garden” and winding, shady woodland trail. These improvements and many more continue to draw the Island’s neighbors to its shores and to inspire continued stewardship of its amazing resources.
Please take a moment, as you travel through the Island, whether strolling, jogging, cycling or rushing to your soccer game, to look around you and enjoy the beautiful setting: the green fields, shady trees, winding pathways and amazing views of our city, across the water in all directions. This is your Park – your Island oasis – and it welcomes you, and all New Yorkers, to its scenic shores.
In our popular Urban Farm, we grew more than
230 different types of fruits and vegetables RIPA planted the
Island’s many gardens with approximately
6,000 perennials and annuals, 53,000 spring
bulbs and 17,000 herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees
We added 12 new fruit trees, a
rice education center, and a new greenhouse, and made
4,200 pounds of compost
This is your Park – your Island oasis – and it welcomes you, and all
New Yorkers, to its scenic shores
EXPANDED CAPACITY AND CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP
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Financial Reports
Statement of Activities for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
Revenues, investment income, and other support 2016 2015
Grants and contributions $ 2,453,521 2,358,882Fundraising events (net income) 1,456,224 1,190,286Concession and park revenue 5,675,598 5,174,846Capital projects revenue 85,520 591,642In-kind support and
investment income 150,069 133,519
Total revenues, investment income and other support $ 9,820,932 9,449,175
Expenses 2016 2015
Capital projects, maintenanceand improvement of parkland, Icahn Stadium, and other programming expenses $ 7,233,326 7,639,368
Management and general 873,985 823,641Fundraising and related expenses 840,396 682,008
Total expenses $ 8,947,707 9,145,017
Change in net assets $ 873,225 304,158
Net assets at beginning of year 6,187,880 5,883,722
Net assets at end of year $ 7,061,105 6,187,880
Total Revenues, Investment Income, and Other Support for 2016
Total Expenses for 2016
58% Concession and
park revenue
9% Fundraising and related expenses
10% Management and
general
25% Grants and
contributions
2% In-kind support and investment income
1% Capital Projects
Revenue
15% Fundraising
events
81% Capital projects, maintenance and improvement of parkland,
Icahn Stadium, and other programming expenses
16FINANCIAL REPORTS
RIPA’s staff works to secure and manage a variety of capital funds from government agencies and private sources for the restoration and development of Randall’s Island. The capital funds which are a result of this significant investment in time and resources are not reflected in this financial report. Capital improvements developed through public funding secured by the Alliance are ongoing, and include waterfront pathways, environmental restoration, seawall reconstruction, infrastructure, access improvements and sports fields development.
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Balance Sheet for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
Assets 2016 2015
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,824,572 6,122,298Contributions and park revenue receivable 257,140 389,012Prepaid expenses and other assets 163,895 159,884Prepaid expenses - City of New York/Parks and Recreation 89,211 164,770
Total Assets $ 7,334,818 6,835,964
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ $180,373 $187,000 Due to Randall’s Island Field Groups, LLC - 400,000 Deferred events revenue 93,340 61,084
Total Liabilities $ 273,713 648,084
Net Assets
Unrestricted Operating $ 5,246,576 6,122,298Board designated reserve fund 1,609,529 1,038,738
Total unrestricted 6,856,105 5,887,880 Temporarily restricted 205,000 300,000
Total net assets 7,061,105 6,187,880
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 7,334,818 6,835,964
Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities 2016 2015
Change in net assets $ 873,225 304,158
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities
(Increase) decrease in assets: Contributions and park revenue receivable $ 131,872 (119,171)Prepaid expenses and other assets (4,011) (55,510) Prepaid expenses - City of New York/Parks and Recreation 75,559 (1,779)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses (6,627) 9,145 Due to Randall’s Island Fields Group, LLC (400,000) -Deferred events revenue 32,256 (85,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities 702,274 51,843
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 702,274 51,843 Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 6,122,298 6,070,455
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year $ 6,824,572 6,122,298
17FINANCIAL REPORTS
The financial information in this report was derived from RIPA’s audited financial statements. These are available on our website, www.randallsisland.org, or upon request by writing to RIPA, Attention: Daeman Di Stefano, 24 West 61st Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10023 or by writing to the NYS Charities Bureau at 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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Champions
Avon Products, Inc.
The Bulldog Ball Club
Con Edison
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Downtown United Soccer Club
Dwight School
Mara and Dean Landis
Christine and Richard Mack
Juliana and Jonathan May
Mara and Ricky Sandler
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
West Side Soccer League
ZogSports/Zog Employee Engagement
All Stars
Michael Ashner
Katryn and Timothy Barefield
Lisa and Jeff Blau
Allison and David Blitzer
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Caryn and Rodney Cohen
Cosmopolitan Soccer League
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Lucy Fato and Matthew Detmer
Goldman Sachs
Mindy and Jon Gray
Jenny and Justin Green
Jane and Mark Greene
Marcela and Sunil Gulati
Harlem RBI/DREAM Charter School
Marjorie and Joshua Harris
SUPPORTERS
RIPA thanks and acknowledges all of our 2015 and 2016 contributors whose gifts made possible our continuing efforts in improving Randall’s Island Park and its sports, youth and education programming.* We are so glad to have you on our team!
Most Valuable Players
The Allen-Stevenson School
The Brearley School
The Browning School
The Buckley School
The Chapin School
Collegiate School
Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School
Convent of the Sacred Heart
The Dalton School
Helping Hand Foundation
The Hewitt School
Manhattan Soccer Club
Marymount School of New York
The Nightingale-Bamford School
Rose Family Foundation
Saint David’s School
The Spence School
St. Bernard’s School
The Town School
Trevor Day School
Trinity School
United Nations International School
Yorkville Youth Athletic Association
Supporters
The Ludwig Family Foundation
Manhattan Youth Baseball
Jennifer and Jay Mantz
Nancy and Daniel Neff
NY Stars Premier
Marc J. Rowan
Allison and Neil Rubler
Tom Russell
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
The Treetops Foundation
U.S. Soccer Federation/Major League Soccer
Katherine and Sam Weinhoff
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Coaches
Stacey Bash-Polley
Charles R. Borrok
Jaime and Nick Botta
Melissa and Michael Boxer
Brookfield Property Partners
Hester and Michael Chang
Clifford Chance U.S. LLP
The Cohen Family Foundation
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Elaina Watley and Victor Cruz
The Custom Family LLC
Susan and Greg Danilow
Nan and Richard Davis
Doc’s NYC Youth Lacrosse /CityLax, Inc. /LC New York
Eva and Glenn Dubin
The Durst Organization
Wendy and Douglas Eisenberg
Estreich & Company, Inc.
The Feil Family Foundation
Susan P. and Richard A. Friedman
Frieze Art Fairs
G9 Turf, Inc.
Mary and Jerome Goldman
The Governors Ball Music Festival
Susan Zises Green
Pamela and Richard Gross
Kerri and Justin Hamill
Paul Hilal
Lisa A. LaBonville
Latham & Watkins LLP
Live Nation
Marsh & McLennan Companies
McGraw Hill Financial
Amy and Jonathan Meltzer
Gillian and Sylvester Miniter
MPFP
Mutual of America Foundation
Leslie and Curt Myers
Nardello & Co.
New York Cares
SUPPORTERS
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York Road Runners
Nomura
Okapi Partners LLC
PanAfrican Investment Company
Panorama Music Festival
ParaDocs Worldwide, Inc.
Parking Services Plus
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Kate and Brad Peck
Bimla and Christian Picot
RBC Capital Markets
RCG Longview
Dana M. Reed
Jennifer and Stephen Rich
James L. Rosenbloom
The Roth-Dishy Family
Rothschild
Fiona and Eric Rudin
Sard Verbinnen & Co.
Dana and Richard Scharf
Andrea Feirstein and Frank Schiff
Shapiro-Silverberg Foundation
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Patricia and Mark Shifke
Amy and Jeffrey Silverman
Soros Fund Charitable Foundation
Peter Sotoloff
Sportime NY Randall’s Island/ The John McEnroe Tennis Academy
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Danielle and Paul Taubman
Tavros Holdings LLC
TD Charitable Foundation
Susan and Whitney Tilson
UBS Financial Services
Urban American Management
Paul Wachter
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP
Captains
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Arsenal Soccer Schools
Harris Atkins
Barclays
BellCast Partners
Pinky Keehner and Bob Blakely
Bloomberg
Capital One Bank
Cowen, Inc.
Dirty Robber
Andra and John Ehrenkranz
Scott Ferguson
Christine and Todd Fisher
Fordham Preparatory School
Geto & de Milly, Inc.
The Honorable LaShann DeArcy Hall and Courtney Hall
The Honorable Bryanne Hamill and Thomas Hamill
Carol Perry and Fred Harner
Jackie Harris
Jennifer Koen and Mark Horowitz
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Amy and John Jacobsson
Natasha Silver Bell and Robert Jaffe
The John and Patty McEnroe Foundation
Erica and Michael Karsch
KPMG LLP
Simone and David Levinson
Sondra and David S. Mack
The Honorable and Mrs. Earle Mack
Made Event
Moet Hennessy USA
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Mutual of America Life Insurance Company
Napier Park Global Capital
Roxanne and Dean Palin
Rated Sports LLC
Holly and David Sherr
Strategy&
Bonnie and Tom Strauss
The Sternlicht Family Foundation
Crystal and Vipul Tandon
Eddie and Jules Trump
Marisa Rose and Robin van Bokhorst
Xavier High School
Jill and Paul Yablon
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Pacesetters
Susan and Jay Anderson
BC Partners Foundation
Susan and Jeffrey Bernstein
Bettina Equities Management
James Blank
Leslie and Andrew Blauner
H. Christopher Boehning
Capalino + Company
Wendy and Lee Chaikin
Covington & Burling LLP
Aleksandra and Scott Cragg
Deloitte
Lorraine and Bill Egan
Rebecca and Michael Gamzon
The Genatt Family
Goldstein Lieberman & Company
Goodwin Procter LLP
Amie and John Hadden
Helen and Peter Haje
Lisa and Thomas Harnisch
Pamela and Jonathan Henes
David S. Klafter
Beth and Larry Lipman
Jennifer and Marc Lipschultz
The Lipton Family
Kelly and Stephen Mack
Phyllis and William Mack
Sherri and Brett Miller
Aileen and Alvin Murstein
NBCUniversal Media LLC
Trudy Havens and Gary Neilson
Michael Petruzzelli
Production Glue
Beth and David Rothenberg
Julie and Robert Schaffer
Susan and Adam Sokoloff
Frank Steinherr
Peggy and David Tanner
Jennie and Joshua Tinkelman
Ann and Andrew Tisch
Ricardo Zurita/RZAPS
Cheerleaders
Lynn and Seth Abraham
Alice Rosenwald Fund
American Eagle Outfitters
Anonymous
Eileen and Lowell Aptman
Areté Education, Inc.
Lorinda Ash
Terri Austin
Marian Bach
The Baseball Center NYC
Laurie Becker
Fred Beckhardt
Jonathan Berger
Sara Berman
Lisa and Mark Bezos
Robert P. Boiarsky
Louis W. Bremer
Angela B. Burgess
Adam Burinescu
Amy Butte
Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia
Cassone Leasing
Catholic High School Athletic Association
Central Turf & Irrigation Supply, Inc.
Channel Communications LLC
Leslie and Howard Chatzinoff
Gretchen and Jay Clayton
Clean Vibes LLC
Betsy and Andrew Cohen
Carlos Cordeiro
Council on the Environment, Inc.
Ellen and Daniel Crown
Ariel J. Deckelbaum
Delea Sod Farms
Jennie and Richard K. DeScherer
Donna J. Di Stefano
Sung-Hee Suh and Peter Dolotta
EisnerAmper LLP
Pamela and Alec Ellison
Jeffrey Embree
Empire GU
Eye Productions, Inc.
Christine and Jeffrey Farin
Linn and Robert Feidelson
Peter E. Fisch
Erin and Jonathan Frankel
Suzanne Peck and Brian Friedman
John Giouroukakis
Goldin Associates LLC
Michelle and Jeffrey Greenip
Lois Perelson-Gross and Stewart Gross
Vicki Gross
Valesca Guerrand-Hermes
Louise Gunderson
Marni and Bruce Gutkin
Laura and Ben Hakim
Kim and Alan Hartman
Molly Helfet
Raquel and Steve Herz
Gabrielle and Michael Hirschfeld
Jolie Schwab and David Hodes
Charlene and David Howe
Luz Elenia and Karim Hutson
Ink & Oranges, Inc.
Jefferies LLC
K2 Intelligence
Jennifer Keam
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
Cara and Jeffrey Klein
Shawn Frankel and Lance Korman
Dennis D. Lamont
The LandTek Group, Inc.
Hillary and Daniel Leibowitz
Susan B. Levine
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Cheerleaders cont.
Loyti Cheng and Raymond Lin
Tami and Fredric Mack
Rachel Moresky and Akshay Madhavan
Marks Paneth
Maud Maron
Leni and Peter May
Edwin Maynard
Carol Quinn and David Mayo
Robert Mazur
Patrick J. McHugh
MKTG, Inc.
Lori and David Moore
Devorah Nazarian and Ebrahim Moussazadeh
Sheila and Brian Murphy
Michael B. Nash
Anika Yael and Kenneth Natori
New York Athletic Club
New York Empire Baseball
New York Rugby Club
New York Water Taxi
NuVisions
Paramount Pictures
Park Pictures LLC
Enrico Pelligrini
Platinum Integrators, Inc.
Lynn and Gerry Polizzi
Laura and John Pomerantz
Pro Sprinkler Systems, Inc.
PSG Academy
Ronald S. Rolfe
Roman Asphalt Corporation
Rosen Kuslansky, CPA, P.C.
Libby and Seth Rosen
Brian Roth
The Running School, Inc.
Renee and Patrick Ryan
Catherine Grant-Schieldrop and David Schieldrop
Robert Schumer
Kimberly and James Schwab
Kim and David Seeherman
Elizabeth and David Sherman
Randi and Sam Siegal
Isabelle and John Silverman
Marcia Dunn and Jonathan Sobel
Spectrum Catering and Concessions
Paula and Robert Stein
Emily and Steven Steinman
Liz and Emanuel Stern
Kim Yellin and Marc Stern
George Strickland
Emily Glasser and William Susman
Jodi and Andrew Sussman
Leah Swarzman
Steven Swarzman
Holly Swett
Michele and Michael Teitelbaum
Clare and Jeremiah Thomas
Threadstone Advisors
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch
Michelle Toll
Michele and Giuseppe Torroni
TOURtech
Francis Tucci
Jon Venetos
Meredith and Bryan Verona
Via Collective
Vodafone
Kenneth Weiller
Seth Weinstein
Peter A. Wiener
Scott Willson
Jill and Jonathon Yormak
Rosemary and Scott Young
Amanda Zacharia
Adam Zagoria
Cyma Zarghami
Robert Zochowski
Fans
Fahim Ahmed
Anonymous
Anonymous
Nicole and Leo Arnaboldi
Atlantic Irrigation
Alison C. Baker
Debbie Bard
Anne Barrett
Dr. Andrew Bazos
Melvin Bedrick
Ellen and Barry Birnbaum
Dina and Adam Blackman
Lori Ann and Angelo Bonvino
Elizabeth Burban
Rose Caiola
Zachary Carter
Stella F. Cashman
Margot and John Cater
Yvonne Y.F. Chan
Ellen and Peter Cohen
Cynthia and Kenneth Cook
Kelley Ann Cornish
Joan Craig
Krista Crawford
Creative Solutions
Wendy and Paul Delaney
Barbara Bowe and Jamin Dershowitz
Dorothy D. DeWitt
Robin and Robert Easton
Megan and Joshua Eisenberg
Empire Consulting LLC
Fairway Golf Car
Blaine V. Fogg
Eve France
Mindy Franz
Manuel S. Frey
Elyssa and William Friedland
Stacey and Benjamin Frost
Jeffrey Gandel
Jodi Ganz
Linda and Alexander Gardner
Patricia Geoghegan
Adam Glucksman
Lawrence Goldman
Katy and Neil Goldman
Marcie Goldstein
Tania and Michael Gonnella
Monica and Ramon Gonzalez
Jody and Bill Gorin
Gotham Soccer League LLC
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Fans cont.
Sheila and George Green
Gabriella and Scott Green
Henry M. Gutterman
Geoffrey Hall
Laura and Alan Halperin
Carrie V. Hardman
Fran and Carl Harnick
Antony Hegarty
Matt Hershey
William F. Higgins
Laurie Lindenbaum and Robert Horne
Sarah and Thomas Janover
Karen Adler and Peter Kaplin
Mary Beth Hogan and John J. Kenny
Elena and Tory Kiam
Alice Kjellgren
Lawrence Kleger
Judy and Lew Kramer
Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg
Ashley and Brian Lavin
Jill and Keith Lender
Dr. Elizabeth Schnipper Maidman
The William Maidman Family
Management Artists
Deborah and Pat Manocchia
Deborah Marton
Myra and Michael McCormack
Joan and Robert McGuire
Molly McIver
Teresa Melhado
John Mitchell
Serena and John Moon
Claudia and Douglas Morse
Robert Murphy
Barbara and Andrew Murstein
National Scholastic Sports
Jillian and Larry Neubauer
North Six, Inc.
NYBD Sports - NY Bluebirds Youth Baseball
Claude Okin
Anna and Olafur Olafsson
Judy and John Oppenheimer
Pam and Vince Pagano
Kelley D. Parker
Lindsay Parks
Judith S. Peck
Eric Peterson
Plym Foundation, Inc.
Eve Yohalem and Nicholas Polsky
Lauren Primerano
Michael Quadrino
Andrew Ratner
Raymond James
Red Hook Labs
Frank Reynolds
John Reynolds
Jan Ryan
Felicia Walker and Jeffrey Saferstein
Bennett Schlansky
Peggy and Henry Schleiff
Samantha Lipton and Kevin Schwartz
Jill and Evan Seigerman
Rachel and Gary Sesser
Nancy Shevell
Mark Silber
Lisa Silverman
Carrie Smith
Ted Smith
Susan Sparks
Merrill and Randy Spector
Emily and Tony Stein
Susan and Mark Stumer
Pamela and Allen Swerdlick
Hermine L. Taramona
Jonathan Teller
Isadora Teran
Amy McIntosh and Jeffrey Toobin
Louis Vazquez
Virginia H. Verwaal
Matthew Washington
Eric Weil
Miriam Kagan and Sheldon Werdiger
Ellen Wilner
Rosa Wilson
Windstream Corporation
Barry M. Wolf
Stephanie and David Wolkoff
Jeanine and Brad Yale
Special thanks to our generous in-kind supporters
American Museum of Natural HistoryBare Snacks
Bella Barista
Bitsy’s Brainfood
Coffeed Corporation
Creative Solutions
Victor Cruz and the New York Giants
Edi & the Wolf
Cliff Floyd
Frieze Art Fairs
Marc Gersh
The Governors Ball Music Festival
Greenacre Foundation
Greenport Harbor Brewing
K2 Sports - Tubbs Snowshoes
LaGuardia Plaza Hotel
Live Nation
Moet Hennessy USA
Munk Pack
Nautica
NBC Olympics
New York City Football Club
New York Water Taxi
Jaye Nydick
Queens Library
Randall’s Island Golf Group LLC
Reboundwear
Riverkeeper
Sportsnet New York
Toby Tenenbaum
Andrew Tisch/Loews Corporation
U.S. Soccer Federation/Major League Soccer
Uptown Roasters
USA Track and Field New York
Utz Quality Foods
Via Collective
Vodafone
* Donors are recognized for their combined gift amount in 2015 and 2016.
SUPPORTERS
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Many thanks to the following for crucial support of Randall’s Island Park
New York City
Bronx Community Board 1
Department of Cultural Affairs
Department of Design and Construction
Department of Education, Public Schools Athletic League
Department of Environmental Protection
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Department of Parks and Recreation
Department of Transportation
Economic Development Corporation
Manhattan Community Board 11
Mayor’s Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management
New York City Council
Office of the Bronx Borough President
Office of the Manhattan Borough President
Office of the Mayor
Police Department, 25th Precinct
New York State
Council on the Arts
Department of Environmental Conservation
Department of State, Office of Planning & Development, NYS Coastal Management Program
Department of Transportation
MTA Bridges & Tunnels
MTA NYC Transit
Office of Mental Health
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Office of Senator Robert Rodriguez We thank our volunteers for their tireless efforts
to maintain Randall’s Island Park, and donors of every
amount who are not individually listed here
Federal
AMTRAK
Every effort has been made to accurately acknowledge our many generous supporters. For corrections, please contact our Development Office at (212) 830-7726, or by email at [email protected]. For more information, please see www.randallsisland.org.
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