Annual Report - Randall`s Island Park Alliance

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Randall’s Island Sports Foundation Review
Go Outside And Play!
Randall’s Island Park: the great outdoors… where NY goes to play
Fall 2010
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Sportime Tennis Center
Fall 2010
World-Class Track & Field Center
Golf Center
Randall’s Island Sports Foundation Review
2 Icahn Stadium world records
9 Acres of wetlands
20
Tennis courts
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Go Outside And Play!
Randall’s Island Park: the great outdoors… where NY goes to play
Soccer fields
Randall’s Island Park
By the Numbers
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Baseball, Softball
& Little League fields
188 Shrubs planted
80 Golf driving range stations
203 Light poles installed
5,145 Trees 1,500 Vegetable plants in new gardens
15,000 Herbaceous plants added
Welcome to the Great Outdoors
2
Outdoor Sports & Programs
6
Outdoor Experiences
10
Outdoor Events
12
Getting to the Great Outdoors
14
Caring for the Great Outdoors
16
Friends of the Great Outdoors
23
Providing the Green for the Great Outdoors
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Letter from the Mayor & Commissioner
September 2009
Dear Friends of Randall’s Island Park:
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working together. Thank you for your support of Randall’s Island.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor
City of New York
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Adrian Benepe
Commissioner
Department of Parks and
& Recreation
Recreation
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Letter from Chair Richard J. Davis
and President Karen Cohen
The Randall’s Island Sports Foundation (RISF) works to preserve and realize the Island’s vast potential, and to bring New Yorkers to the Park to play. After two decades of our stewardship, the Island
now offers state-of-the-art sports fields and recreational facilities with expansive shoreline views –
the “great outdoors,” right in the middle of New York City.
Our May 2010 opening of 60 state-of-the-art playing fields marked an especially significant
moment, and completion of nearly every capital goal outlined in the original 1999 Management,
Restoration and Development Plan for the Park. The fields round out a comprehensive sports and
recreational complex that includes the new 20-court Tennis Center; Icahn Stadium, an IAAFaccredited track & field facility; acres of renovated wetlands; and miles of waterfront pathways.
The photos in this Review best tell the story, as the Island beckons New Yorkers of all ages and
abilities to come and play. The fields opening celebration brought new fans to the Park – a truly
extraordinary roster of world class athletes, exemplifying RISF’s mission and embodying our hopes
for this great resource. From the world of tennis, we were honored by Hall of Famer John
McEnroe; baseball gave us New York Yankee Mariano Rivera; and soccer offered NY Red Bulls
Kevin Goldthwaite, Carlos Mendes and John Wolyniec. They were joined at the podium by Courtney Hall, RISF Trustee and Master of Ceremonies and himself a former San Diego Charger and
Super Bowl veteran. Such star power echoes recent accomplishments at Icahn Stadium, where
athletes like Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay and Allison Campbell-Brown have brought fans to their feet at
the same track where thousands of New York City students regularly compete.
The grass has been laid, the courts are open, and the wind is at our backs. As Rivera said of the
new complex, “we need these fields for kids. They can now come and play, while staying away
from the streets.” He sparked the dreams of all attending: “Maybe this’ll be where a future Met or
Yankee comes from one day.” Similarly, McEnroe hopes to provide at Randall’s Island “a balance
of world-class tennis and fitness training, along with a New York experience, so maybe our kids
will be a little more creative, a little more intense, and will be able to think on their feet a little
better, like any New Yorker.”
“We’ve come a long way.”
RISF’s Board of Trustees is fortunate to work with a wide range of Park friends and fans to ensure
that our children, and our children’s children, can go outside and play. With this Review, we seek to
mark a transitional moment in our history, share recent efforts and accomplishments, and express
our deep gratitude to all who have supported us along the way.
Richard J. Davis
Chair
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Karen Cohen
President & Founder
Board of Trustees
Richard J. Davis
Chair
Karen D. Cohen
President & Founder
Richard B. Gross
Secretary & Treasurer
Robert P. Balachandran*
Executive Managing Director
Cushman & Wakefield
Adrian Benepe**
Commissioner
NYC Parks & Recreation
Aimee Boden**
Executive Director
Randall’s Island Sports Foundation
Michael Boxer
Partner & Managing Director
Ramius LLC
Karen D. Cohen**
Rodney Cohen
Partner
Pegasus Capital Advisors
Nancy F. Neff
Vice Chair
Jerome L. Goldman
Deputy Global Vice Chair
Global Executive Board Accounts
Ernst & Young
Richard J. Mack
CEO
North America AREA Property
Partners
Justin H. Green
Founder & CEO
Hays Ventures LLC
Peter J. Madonia
Chief Operating Officer
The Rockefeller Foundation
Richard B. Gross
Co-President & Chief Legal Officer
Golden Rich Films, LLC
Nancy F. Neff
Sunil Gulati
President
US Soccer Federation
Courtney C. Hall*
Managing Director
Hillcrest Venture Partners
Bradford R. Peck
Managing Principal
Taurus Asset Management
Andrew J. Perel
Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Bimla Picot
Elizabeth Sawyer Press
Tori Dauphinot
Carl C. Icahn
Chairman
Icahn Associates
Richard J. Davis
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Gail Icahn
Vice President
Icahn Associates
Andrea Feirstein
Managing Director
AKF Consulting Group
Roy A. Judelson
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Archaio LLC
Hector Gesualdo
Executive Director
ASPIRA of New York, Inc.
Dean Landis
President
Entrepreneur Growth Capitol
Susan Danilow
Jerome L. Goldman
Vice Chair
Patricia W. Shifke
Nanette Smith*
Chief of Staff
First Deputy Mayor
Scott Stringer**
Manhattan Borough President
Waide Warner
Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
*Mayoral Appointee
**ex officio
Advisory Board
Honorary Trustees
Dorothy Haimé • Margaret Yates Thorne
Michael R. Bloomberg • David Howe
Betsy Barlow Rogers • Thomas W. Strauss
Andrew H. Tisch
As of August 2010
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Track & Field
New York City’s showcase for outdoor track & field stands just as
proudly now as it did on opening
day in 2005. Icahn Stadium offers
remarkable facilities for a wide range
of meets, from local events such as
the Youth Jamboree to high school
competitions like the New York Relays – as well as international events
with Olympic stars, like Diamond
League’s adidas Grand Prix. The Jesse
Owens Track & Field program, which
provides free track & field instruction
to local children, ensures that New
York City will continue to foster the
champions of the future.
Outdoor Sports & Programs
Outdoor Sports & Programs
Where NY Goes To Play
Tennis
The Sportime at Randall’s Island tennis center offers
20 indoor/outdoor courts, with a choice of Har-Tru
clay or Deco-Turf hard court surfaces, and includes
a stadium court with seating for 2000 as well as
food and beverage service, pro shops, and exercise
and locker rooms. Sportime’s World TeamTennis
Pro League team, the NY Sportimes, is housed at
Randall’s Island, bringing marquee players and
legends to the park during the summer months.
The John McEnroe Tennis Academy offers worldclass training to young athletes.
T
he great outdoors is an athlete’s friend – open air is a receptacle for unlimited
energy, and in the exchange the athlete is recharged for another play, another day.
At Randall’s Island, athletes of all ages benefit from this relationship with the natural
world in which we live – running along the Park’s waterfront pathways, stealing second
base on one of its many green fields, sprinting on the Icahn Stadium track or racing to net
at the Sportime tennis center. RISF has long realized that our primary responsibility is to
make the most of this treasured resource.
Golf
A refurbished Randall’s
Island Golf Center offers
an indoor/outdoor twotier driving range with
80 stalls, a 36-hole mini
golf course, a short
game area with sand
bunker and grass tees,
laser measured targets,
and a upgraded café
with free wi-fi.
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Jesse Owens
Track & Field
RISF
’s free youth
programming
brings children to the Park
from CB11 Harlem and CB1
the South Bronx, the Island’s
closest neighboring communities, in partnership
with the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) and
neighborhood communitybased organizations.
The Jesse Owens Track & Field program,
in partnership with the New York
Road Runners Foundation, is run after
school during the fall and spring seasons.
Participants from neighboring CBOs are
taught skills in high jump, long jump,
hurdles, sprinting, long distance running
and turbo javelin throwing.
Tennis
& Golf
Youth Programs
Summer
Camp
Free Tennis and Golf programs
are run in partnership with the
Sportime Tennis Center and the
Randall’s Island Golf Center and
instruction is provided free of
charge by their professional staff.
The RISF Summer Camp features instruction in softball, soccer, track & field, golf, tennis, horseback
riding, volleyball, basketball and dance fitness, as well as courses in conga drums and nature
explorations.The camp, which is provided free of charge by RISF to children from local communitybased organizations, is organized on a modular basis, which allows groups to attend as best suits
their overall schedule.
Nature Programs
Environmental exploration at Randall’s
Island takes place especially at 9 acres of
restored tidal salt marsh and freshwater
wetlands sites. Through the Wetland Stewardship program, local, regional, national
and even international visitors – children
and adults – are met by RISF staff members
and provided with information on the
functioning of the wetlands.
Dance
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Dance programs are run in
Icahn Stadium’s fitness studio,
which offers mirrored walls,
ballet bars and a resilient floor,
and instruction is provided free
of charge.
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Pathways
Gardens
Bicycle and pedestrian pathways
have been designed to run along
the Island’s entire waterfront,
providing dedicated non-vehicular access throughout the Park.
Many routes have already been
constructed, and the remaining
pathways are in process and shall
soon be complete. These meandering routes – free from cars,
trucks and buses – will radically
enhance the Island’s experience
for strollers, runners, cyclists and
anyone traveling to and from the
Park’s new fields and facilities.
The Park offers a variety of planted and themed
gardens and landscaped areas, all created using
native species and sustainable practices. These
gardens offer ongoing opportunities for volunteers – corporate and school groups, children
and families – to participate in Island stewardship. RISF’s Urban Farm offers guided visits for
school groups in partnership with GrowNYC.
Outdoor Experiences
Wildlife
The Park hosts a greater variety of wildlife than might be expected in the middle of one of the world’s most
populous cities, and with restoration of its natural areas we expect to become home to many more species.
The restored salt marsh is attracting migratory and resident wading birds, shorebirds, and waterfowl, in
particular providing foraging grounds for the great and snowy egrets and black-crowned and yellowcrowned night herons that nest on South Brother Island, nearby. It also provides habitat for blue crabs,
fiddler crabs and ribbed mussels as well as nursery grounds and feeding habitat for finfish and shellfish.
The restored freshwater wetlands are providing critical habitat for butterflies and several species of
dragonflies and damselflies that require slow-moving water, and habitat for birds such as red-winged blackbirds, marsh wrens, common yellow throats, swamp sparrows and green herons. Reported sightings
throughout the Park include pheasants, wild geese, raccoons, red-tailed hawks and rabbits.
Wetlands
RISF has restored 9 acres of salt marsh and
freshwater wetlands at the Little Hell Gate
Inlet and the Bronx Kill. These sites are
now filtering nonpoint source pollution
and serving as habitat for fish, birds and
other wildlife. Through the Wetlands Stewardship program, RISF provides on-site
school activities and seeks connections to
volunteers who might contribute some
time each season to maintaining and
preserving these remarkable resources.
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Environmental Explorations
RISF has worked in the past decade to bring thousands of children
to the Island for environmental studies. In 2010, following restoration of 9 acres of salt marsh and freshwater wetlands, the Foundation
implemented the new Randall’s Island Wetlands Stewardship
program, to provide on-site maintenance, foster volunteer efforts,
and increase outreach to and programs for local public school
groups. RISF is developing partnerships with local, regional and
national environmental advocacy groups to continue to improve the
Park’s natural areas and increase local stewardship.
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Icahn Stadium
Icahn Stadium overlooks the
Harlem River Event Site, and
shares its remarkable views of the
Manhattan shoreline. Opened in
2005 and built to conform to
IAAF category 3 certification,
Icahn Stadium has brought international outdoor track & field
back to New York City. The Stadium offers panoramic spectator
viewing as well as indoor facilities
including offices, locker rooms,
conference rooms, a fitness room
and a dance studio. These Stadium amenities also support use
of the adjacent artificial turf soccer field, a premier facility with
fencing and lighting.
Outdoor Events
Under the Big Sky
Harlem River
Event Site
The Harlem River Event Site comprises 28 acres, including a 24-acre
irrigated event lawn and a 4-acre
production site, with access via the
waterfront pathway and ferry dock,
and great views of the Manhattan
skyline along the East and Harlem
Rivers. The site is currently programmed for a range of outdoor
sports and entertainment; past
events have included Electric Zoo
concert (see photo right), Cirque du
Soleil touring shows (see photo
above left), a Major League Baseball
All-Star pre-game celebration , and
the Wellness Village for Avon’s annual Walk for a Cure (see photo
above right). It also serves as a support site for major track & field
meets at Icahn Stadium, such as the
adidas Grand Prix and the Nike
Human Race.
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Sportime at Randall’s
Island Tennis Center
World TeamTennis is now played under wide open
skies at the new Sportime at Randall’s Island tennis
center. In July 2009, the NY Sportimes team began
competing in the center’s 2000-seat stadium,
bringing tennis legends, current stars and fans to
the Park. World TeamTennis is an exciting addition
to the summer calendar for fans of all ages, and the
excellent new facility will especially support youth
programs – while bringing international tennis
back to New York City, to join the resurgence of
track & field as part of a comprehensive sports and
recreation complex at Randall’s Island Park.
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V
isitors can access Randall’s Island Park in a
number of ways, and a key mission of RISF has
been to increase the variety and quality of opportunities. We work especially to plan carefully for
improved non-vehicular access to the Park, and to increase public transportation routes and modes. Parking areas have been relocated in favor of greening
efforts, condensed, and mostly limited to areas not favorable to natural growth (e.g. under the RFK Bridge
spans). By reducing vehicular emissions and nonpoint
source pollution, we aim to preserve the remarkable
natural resources on the Island as well as protect the
health of the surrounding waterways. We are building
miles of waterfront bicycle and pedestrian pathways,
advocating for increased public transportation, fostering ferry service and other water-based access, and
working to improve existing routes to and around the
Park. (See Randall’s Island Park Access Guide.)
Getting to the Great Outdoors
Getting to Randall’s Island Park
Subway/Bus
Ferry Service
The M35 bus runs to the Park from the NW
corner of 125th Street & Lexington Avenue.
Transfer is available from the Lexington Avenue
4, 5 or 6 trains at 125th Street.
Ferry service is available for many major events to
our dock on the Harlem River from East 35th
Street, East 90th Street, Long Island City and
other locations.
www.mta.info
www.randallsisland.org
Automobile
Parking
All automobile access is via the RFK Bridge, accessible from Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx.
Designated parking spaces are provided at Icahn
Stadium, the Sportime Randall’s Island Tennis
Center, the Randall’s Island Golf Center, in the
parking lots under the RFK Bridge, at fields #70
and #71, and in pocket parking areas along park
pathways in the field complexes.
www.mta.info/bandt/html/rfk.html
www.randallsisland.org
Pedestrian/Bicycle
The 103rd Street Pedestrian Footbridge connects the southern end of Randall’s Island to Manhattan, linking
to the East River esplanade and across the FDR to 103rd Street in East Harlem. The Footbridge is now open
24 hours, 7 days a week. All three RFK Bridge spans also include pedestrian access ramps.
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The Million
Trees of
PlaNYC
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
has set the goal of planting
1,000,000 trees through
PLaNYC – and as part of
this effort RISF is bringing
4,000 new trees to Randall’s Island Park. We are
working with corporate
and
other
volunteer
groups to plant the trees,
in close collaboration with
the Parks Department.
Waterfront Restoration
The Island’s nearly 5 miles of shoreline is being redesigned, and in 2009 RISF began work on rebuilding and
restoring seawall and rip-rap along its entire perimeter. We aim to protect the Park from erosion and solidify
its edge to support the new fields and especially the current and upcoming waterfront bicycle and pedestrian
routes. Shoring up the water’s edge protects the integrity of the Island and allows for increased and improved
access to this unique waterfront.
Caring for the Great Outdoors
Preservation
Wetlands
The Randall’s Island Wetlands
Stewardship program enables
RISF to care for more than 9
acres of restored salt marsh and
freshwater wetlands which reduce water pollution and serve
as habitat for a range of wildlife
species. The Parks Department’s
Natural Resources Group works
closely with RISF to preserve and
maintain these resources, and to
bring increased volunteer stewardship to the sites. We are especially interested in increasing
the number of “wetlands stewards” among local children –
building an awareness of their
connection to the natural world,
in New York City and beyond.
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Volunteer
Projects
RISF seeks to foster volunteer
projects and increase local
stewardship. We are working to
build a coalition of local community-based organizations,
schools, advocacy groups and
relevant government agencies,
in order to responsibly care for
and preserve Randall’s Island
Park. By increasing our on-site
capacity and expertise, and by
strengthening alliances, we
hope to welcome an increasing
number of interested and dedicated friends and fans to the Island to clear, plant, weed and
nurture this natural oasis in the
middle of New York City.
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O
n May 19, 2010, RISF
held a Ribbon Cutting
to celebrate completion
of a 3-year, $130 million project
to build more than 60 state-ofthe-art athletic fields at Randall’s Island Park. Participating
on Field #27 were Tennis Hall of
Famer John McEnroe, NY Yankee Mariano Rivera and NY Red
Bulls Kevin Goldthwaite, Carlos
Mendes and John Wolyniec.
They were joined at the podium
by Courtney Hall, RISF Trustee
and MC; Richard Davis, RISF
Chair; Dennis M. Walcott, NYC
Deputy Mayor; Adrian Benepe,
NYC Parks Commissioner;
Karen Cohen, RISF President
and Founder; and Ninoshka
Rodriquez, 5th grade student at
PS 182 in East Harlem. After a
chorus of “Take Me Out to the
Ball Game” led by the 5th
graders, the ribbon was cut, the
first pitch was thrown, and the
kids took the fields.
Caring for the Great Outdoors
Field Construction
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D
ozens of acres of
parkland have been
reclaimed for public
use since RISF’s inception in
1992. Overgrown areas
have been cleared and rendered accessible, and waterfront acreage has been
reclaimed from institutional
use to allow for public
pathways. Wetlands have
been cleared of construction debris and garbage
and restored as natural pollution filtration and wildlife
habitat. Dilapidated buildings have been removed to
make way for new playing
fields, and spans of asphalt
have been replaced by
waves of green.
Reclamation
C
areful planning
has guided reconfiguration and reopened
underutilized
corners of the Park. Historically, the Island has
played host to a range of
institutions necessary to
the responsible functioning of a major metropolitan area. By working
closely with our neighbors, however, RISF has
been able to better manage this overlap of uses,
and to maximize the
parkland available for
public recreation and enjoyment. Together, we
can realize the enormous
potential of this 480-acre
island in the middle of
New York City.
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Caring for the Great Outdoors
Administration & Island Crews
The administrative staff of the Park is located in Arsenal West, within the Manhattan Borough offices
of the Department of Parks & Recreation, and on Randall’s Island. RISF staff oversees Park planning,
administration and finances, acting in partnership with Parks and the City, in communication with
the local community, and with the guidance of the RISF Board of Directors.
Arsenal West Staff
Aimee Boden, Executive Director & Park Administrator
Pinky Keehner, Associate Director
Deborah Maher, General Counsel
Anne Wilson, Director of Planning & Public Funding
Daeman Di Stefano, Director of Finance & Human Resources
David Salerno, Manager Concessions & Events
Mark Sawh, Finance Associate
Randall’s Island Staff
Eric Peterson, Deputy Park Administrator
Scott McAuliffe, Principal Park Supervisor
Tom Paliswiat, Park Supervisor
John Giorgianni, Park Supervisor
Louis Vazquez, Sports Director
Louis Schlanger, Camp Director
Deb Unger, Turf Crew Manager
Matthew Mullany, Turf Specialist
William Knight, Assistant Turf Crew Manager
Phyllis Odessey, Horticulture Crew Manager
EunYoung Sebazco, Assistant Horticulture Manager
Laurence Vargas, Community Outreach Coordinator
Victoria Ruzicka, Natural Areas Manager
Christopher Rodriguez, Icahn Stadium Crew Chief
The Icahn Stadium Crew supports all track meets and maintains the stadium and track, and is
also responsible for Island-wide maintenance. The Ballfield Crew maintains the infields and clay
areas and lines and cleans the sports fields. The Turf Crew maintains the surfaces of the athletic
playing fields, both natural sod and artificial turf, and oversees field rotation and red flagging.
The Horticulture Crew restores and beautifies the pathways and creates and maintains special
gardens, as well as oversees the care of the Park’s salt marsh and freshwater wetlands. The Horticulture Crew also organizes and coordinates volunteer projects which bring hundreds of students,
neighbors and corporate employees to the Park.
These crews work throughout the year to protect and enhance our Park. As our active outdoor
sports and recreation space increases, the need to do more – often with less – is enormous. Our
staff has risen to this challenge while maintaining a spirit of cooperation and enthusiasm, which
makes working with this team a pleasure.
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After
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Randall’s Island Park
Come Outside and Play:
Building NY's Recreational Outdoors
Letter From The Executive Director
A
fter years of planning and development, Randall’s Island now extends to all New Yorkers
an unprecedented invitation to come and play outdoors – through exploration of the Park’s
restored natural areas, entertainment at waterfront venues of all kinds, and sports in worldclass facilities and on dozens of new green fields. RISF has fostered these amazing improvements
through the support of a wide range of committed donors, including those on the following pages,
to whom we wish to give our sincere thanks.
Together, we have built a unique New York City resource, and RISF now seeks to develop
responsible and creative stewardship toward the Island’s long-term wellbeing. As we frame out
our goals for the coming years, our guiding mission is to better connect and unite the Park’s friends
and supporters. We are seeking to diversify the ways in which RISF reaches out, as well as to
improve our ability to build on the generosity of those who donate time, funding or other support.
We are exploring increased communications and opportunities for volunteerism and service, and
we seek to reward such involvement with responsive membership programs, building community
and a local sense of ownership.
A small but key indicator of this current mission is evident in our 2010 Review: throughout, you
will see links provided to the new (and still improving) RISF website as well as to websites of RISF’s
partners in stewardship of the Island. The interactive, informative network we hope to create in
this document is a step toward a shared and increasingly expansive future.
Many thanks, and please stay in touch; this is the fun part.
Aimee Boden
Executive Director
Randall’s Island Sports Foundation
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Contributions • Individual Donors
As of June 30, 2010
$10,000+
Karen Cohen
Tori Dauphinot
Richard J. Davis
Jonathan Gray
Justin Green
Nancy F. Neff
$5,000 – $9,999
Rodney Cohen
Jerome L. Goldman
Richard B. Gross
Roy Judelson
Dean Landis
Aila Main
Bimla Picot
Patricia W. Shifke
$2,500 – $4,999
Susan Danilow
Peter Madonia
Susan Mark
$1,000 – $2,499
Nicole Arnaboldi
Carin T. Boris
Lynda Braun
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William Campbell
Geoffrey Clark
Marian Davis
Scott Diehl
Deborah A. Farrington
Andrea Feirstein
John Golden
Kiendl D. Gordon
Shaul Greenwald
Sunil Gulati
Michael Hefter
Eric Johnson
Michael A. Karsch
Ken Kleiner
John Klopp
Victor Park
Brook S. Payner
Bradford Peck
Andrew J. Perel
Brad Reiss
Constance Robinson
Jeffery Robinson
Wendy G. Rockefeller
Charles Rosenthal
Jane D. Sadaka
Ben Schlansky
Evan Seigerman
Robert Steinman
Wolfgang Traber
E. Waide Warner
Frank Wohl
$500 – $999
Andy D'Amico
Elaine Fuld
Eric Gribetz
Mary Helfet
Steven Helfman
Carole Hochman
Robin Ingraw
Judy & Lewis Kramer
Becca Davies & Jeremy Kramer
Elayne Landis
M & L Lawrence Family Trust
Susan Leader
Ann Tenenbaum & Thomas Lee
Gregory Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Leff
David S. Lefkowitz
Nadine & Peter Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Lieber
Holly & Jonathan Lipton
Ed Lloyd
Andrea & Matthew Lustig
David S. Mack
Aaron R. Marcu
Robert Mazur
Courtney W. & Michael Monahan
Claudia & Douglas Morse
Susan Patricof
Liz & Jeffrey Peek
Michael Petruzzelli
Stacy & Massimo Pinelli
Homer Robinson
Noel Haber & Joel Rudin
Anne Hoyt & Arthur Scavone
Steven Schott
Heather & John Shemilt
Meredith Elson & Matthew Sirovich
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Smith
Emanuel Stern
Aron Suna
Ellen & Stephen J. Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. William Ughetta
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Van Brugge
Mr. & Mrs. Gianluigi Vittadini
Eliza Weber
Deborah & Marc Weitzen
Andrew West
Wayne Winnick
Katti Yamashita
Mr. & Mrs. Rafael Zaklad
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Contributions • Individual Donors
$250 – $499
Robert Balachandran
Clive Chajet
Geoffrey J. Colvin
Rich Feldman
Michael Gamzon
Hector Gesualdo
Philip Griffin
Michael Hard
Greg Heyman
Neil Hirsch
Robert Horne
Alfred Hurley
Melissa Karetsky
Susan Kingsolver
Joyce S. Lee
Jayne Lein
Lorraine S. Lettieri
Daniel Malman
Bruce Mosler
Jeff Stevenson
Hermine Taramona
Richard Weinberg
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Contributions • Institutional Donors
$100 – $249
$100,000+
Nathan Adler
Stephen Berliner
Bart Brenin
Stephen Chasanoff
David Cunningham
Richard A. Eisner
Alicia Fabe
Alexander Farman-Farmaian
Marc Freedman
Jane Genth
James L. Gray
Mitchell Helfman
Richard Helfman
Nevitt N. Jenkins
Betty Kang
Lloyd KhanerDaniel Lavoie
Paul Limmer
Ann-Louise Marquez
Mark Patricof
Stacy Pinelli
Jane R. Pope
Judy Poss
Charles Sawyers
Cynthia Scheuer
Michael Schumacher
Theodore Shen
Gerald Smallberg
Andrew Solomon
Larry Sosnow
Noah Stiles
Fabio Trabocchi
Steven Wacaster
Bloomberg LP
Rose Family Foundation
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
Zog Sports
MEMORIAL GIFTS
Randall's Island Park holds a special place
in the hearts of many athletes as well as in
the hearts of those who simply treasure the
great outdoors.
Honorary and memorial gifts are received
with gratitude and we appreciate the
opportunity to work with the donor to
identify a meaningful tribute, one which
will ensure the wellbeing of the Park for
future generations.
$50,000 - $9,999
Helping Hand Foundation
Pershing Square Capital
$25,000 - $49,999
Avon Products Foundation Inc.
Con Edison Company
Icahn Charitable Trust
Manhattan Soccer Club
Willow Advisors
$10,000 - $24,999
Goldman Sachs
Metropolitan New York Rugby Union
New York Road Runners Club
NIKE
The Bay and Paul Foundations
Weil, Gotshal and Manges
West Side Soccer League
Yorkville Youth Athletic Association
$5,000 -$9,999
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP
Bachmann Strauss Family Fund
BNP Paribas
HDR Daniel Frankfurt
The Daniel & Estrellita Family Foundation
United Way of NYC
$2,500 - $4,999
NY Rugby Club
Soros Fund Charitable Foundation
$1,000 - $2,499
Major League Soccer
Marriott International, Inc
Rockefeller Foundation
Roy J. Zuckerberg Family Foundation
Simply Sports Inc.
Soccer for Peace
Village Lions Rugby
$500 - $999
Horace Mann School
LGA Hotel LLC
The Joan B. and Richard L. Barovick
Family Foundation
$250 - $499
Fordham Prep Spiked Shoe Club
Jeff Nerenberg Tennis Academy
Marc & Janet Pfeffer Foundation
Rasta Returns
$100 - $249
Coogans
National Scholastic Sports
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Financial Report
Statement of Activities
Revenues, investment income,
and other support
Year ended
12/31/09
Year ended
12/31/08
Total Revenues, Investment Income, and other
Support for 2009
Support for sports fields
development and Icahn Stadium
Concession and park revenue 49%
$
Grants and contributions
1,036,785
$
2,577,903
1,046,659
1,225,249
Fundraising events
463,760
852,811
In-kind support
113,115
98,115
2,627,680
1,466,050
22,929
75,014
Concession and park revenue
Investment income
Grants and
contributions 20%
In-kind support and
investment income 2%
Total revenues, investment
income and other support
Sports fields
development and
Icahn Stadium 20%
$ 5,310,928
Fundraising events 9%
$ 6,295,142
Expenses
Total Expenses for 2009
Maintenance and improvement of parkland,
youth and education programs, sports fields
development and Icahn Stadium 79%
Maintenance and improvement
of parkland, youth and education
programs, and sports fields
d l
development
and
d IIcahn
h stadium
di
$
3 943 280
3,943,280
$
55,117,239
117 239
Management and general
406,580
404,735
Fundraising and related expenses
631,404
462,768
Total expenses
$ 4,981,264
$ 5,984,742
Change in Net Assets
$
$
Net Assets at Beginning of Year
$ 3,970,571
$ 3,660,171
Net Assets at End of Year
$ 4,300,235
$ 3,970,571
329,664
310,400
Special thanks to our
Randall’s Island Park
photographers:
Fundraising and
related expenses 13%
Management
and general 8%
NOTES
The financial information in this report was derived from the Foundation's audited financial statements. These are available upon request by writing to the Foundation at:
24 West 61st Street, 4th Floor, Attention: Daeman Di Stefano, New York, NY 10023 or the NYS Charities Bureau at 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
The Foundation’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
Randall’s
developed through public funding secured by the Foundation are ongoing, and include waterfront pathways, environmental restoration, seawall reconstruction, infrastructure
and access improvements, and sports fields development.
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Fernand Brunschwig
Tom Paliswiat
Lauren Primerano
Victoria Ruzicka
Laurence Vargas
“Randall’s Island Park…
where NY goes to play”
www.randallsisland.org
Randall's Island Sports Foundation
24 West 61st Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10023