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2017 - 2018ANNUAL REPORT
4GBS HiStory6Board of directorS / Staff8financial Summary10HiGHliGHtS14GBS Benefit & donorS17donorS - annual fund21donorS - total GivinG25donorS - Special fundS26GBS community28WayS to make a GiftWe are defined by a commitment to our students,and inspired by their determination.Each of them is remarkable.Learning and growing in a secure and nurturing environment,they develop the skills necessary to overcome challenges.They learn from us, but we also learn from them.Listening and observing, encouraging and teaching,we work closely with their families to instill self-confidenceand build a strong foundation for lifelong independence.We view their future with unwavering optimism.WE ARE THE GILLEN BREWER SCHOOL.UNCOVERING THE SPECIALNESS IN EVERY CHILD www.gillenbrewer.com2017-2018 annual report1
Dear Gillen Brewer Community,We are pleased to share with you our 2017-2018Annual Report of donors. In the 2017-2018 year,we raised 2.06M to support our school. We aredependent on the generous gifts of the GillenBrewer community in order to operate our program,and are fortunate to receive support from currentparents and caregivers, staff, alumni parents, grandparents, trustees, friends,and organizations. Thank you to everyone who supported us last year. Thesuccess of Gillen Brewer is due to strong leadership by the Board of Trustees,Head of School, staff, and the partnerships we have with our families.We are excited to share an update about the ongoing strategic planning workin which we have been engaged. This work has taken into consideration thebest way to continue carrying out our mission: to educate and support ourstudents to become confident, independent, and engaged learners. We dothis while working to ensure a solid and sustainable future for Gillen Brewer.We have officially launched our search to find a new home for Gillen Brewer!To aid us in the search, we have hired Savills Studley, a commercial real estateservices firm. Senior Managing Director David Carlos will lead the charge.He came highly recommended due to his work in the nonprofit sector, and welook forward to his leadership in helping to locate a new home for the school.We have assembled a Task Force to assist the school in this importantprocess, and look forward to sharing updates with you as the building searchprogresses. Fundraising will be an important part of this initiative as itmoves forward, and we look forward to engaging each member of ourcommunity. We thank you for being our partners and supporting usgenerously as we continue uncovering the specialness in every child.From our earliest imaginings of who we would be,“we were determined to be a school not just for children,but for their families. Gillen Brewer is a place whereparents tell their stories and know they are understood.Our community is a testament to the power of family,and there is both comfort and strength in knowingyou are not alone.”laura Bilicicco-founder, the Gillen Brewer SchoolSincerely,donna kennedyHead of School2kathryn tyreeBoard ChairAlumni ParenttHe Gillen BreWer ScHool2017-2018 annual report3
OUR HISTORYWe know how much planning, hard work, patience,“and creativity go into making it a success on a daily basis.While our child’s growth and desire to learn are obviouslyparamount, it is important that we also acknowledge thequality and warmth of your communication with us as parents.”CURRENT FAMILYthe Gillen Brewer School was founded in 1992 bylaura Bilicic and laurie dubos as a school for childrenwith significant learning challenges.As special education teachers, they saw the overwhelming need for a schoolin New York City where families with children who have significant specialneeds would be welcomed, educated, and supported. The founders believedthat a knowledgeable and informed family was invaluable to each child’soverall education. To underscore the importance of family, the school wasnamed after the founders’ grandmothers, Mattie Gillen and Virginia Brewer.The school opened in 1992 with one student and added classes until itreached 48 students from Pre-K through second grade. Forty-eight studentswere housed in what had once been the servants’ quarters of a stately mansionon Park Avenue. In August 2005, the school moved to its current location at410 East 92nd Street. The school currently has 88 students and 62 staff.4tHe Gillen BreWer ScHool2017-2018 annualannual reportreport2017-201854
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BOARD OF ADVISORS,ADMINISTRATIONIt meanseverything to bea part of theGillen Brewer family.The experience islife changing.”“”parent6STAFF*Board of TrusTeesHead TeacHersarT and musickathryn tyree, ChairHenry B. Schacht, Chairman Emerituslawrence W. leighton, Treasurerlaura Bilicic, Secretaryneal meltzerBeth SaundersJames Shippangela Howard Stoneashley dallasJeanne de Jesuslinda delaneyalex felicecarly furinomarissa Goldsteinmichelle konigsbergemmy mlawerSabrina Samaroorebecca SkolnickHannah Sorgiashley cavadasrobert kennedyBoard of advisorsfrank d’ameliomark Hicksonpatricia russorichard Segalpaul tagliabueJohn l. vogelsteinadminisTraTiondonna Kennedy, Head of Schoolpeyton arnold, School Nursepaul dentrone, Director of Technology andFacility Managementmonica fishman, Program DirectorBraque Hershberger, Assistant Head of Schooldr. cathy kaufman iger, Director of Family Programs /Admissions Officerkrista Jacobsen, Development Associatecherise Jones, Accounting Managerkara marks, Program DirectorStacey marye, Supervising School NurseJoline robles, Administrative Assistant – Head of Schoolida Sacconi, Receptionist and Administrative AssistantJulian parham Santana, Director of Marketing andOutreach/Admissions OfficerSharon Slate, Controller/CFOJoe Surak, Director of Admissionscaitlin terry, Director of Development and AdvancementtHe Gillen BreWer ScHoolassociaTe TeacHersHande akbasBecca BlauBryan Boveapril cachoalicia clarkHilary colonalexandra falzettimary fliegerHanna friedmanJennifer leenaziya khanleslie katzlaura kochZana milovanovicnisha missirnicole overtoncourtney puseyaafia Syedcarly tobinspeecH and LanguagepaTHoLogy deparTmenTHolly thomas, Head of DepartmentJane enright, PathologistJennifer Hogan, Pathologistelizabeth lee, Pathologistdaria morganstern, PathologistoccupaTionaL THerapydeparTmenTShannie easterby, Head of DepartmentBrittany Blacker, Therapistkatie Hanauer, TherapistSarah leventhal, Therapisteileen rabe, TherapistpsycHoLogy deparTmenTdr. audrey Halpern, Head of Departmentdr. carli koch, Psychologistmissy napoli, Psychologistcommitment to a common“goalAnisunbreakablewhat this family of Gillen Brewer has.And that commonality is what makes ita family that lives on forever.””ALUMNI FAMILY*As of 8/1/20182017-2018 annual report7
FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2017 - 2018Thanks to the partnership with our generous donors, the Gillen BrewerSchool is a leader in special education, providing students withlearning experiences that transform each and every one of their lives.Total 1,539,650.00 447,475.00 78,775.00We depend on charitable contributions to fund the essential and exceptionalprograms that make Gillen Brewer such a unique place for children with specialneeds and their families. Our enhanced, comprehensive program is so essentialfor our students and distinguishes Gillen Brewer from other schools. Your gift toGillen Brewer allows us to continue to provide initiatives, including: fundraiSinG revenueannual Benefitannual fundSpecial funds & GrantsSUPPORTING GILLEN BREWER:A CRITICAL NEEDOur Family ProgramOur Unique Integrated Therapeutic and Academic ProgramCounselingSocial GroupsArt, Science, and Music ClassesSports and Fitness Programs at Asphalt GreenState-of-the-Art Facilities and TechnologyPet Partnerships and Art FarmCompetitive Salaries for Our Talented StaffRockin’ Readers ProgramExposure to the Wonderful Resources New York CityHas to Offer75%21%4% 2,065,900.00Visit www.gillenbrewer.com for more information on our program. 2.06m raiSed8tHe Gillen BreWer ScHool2017-2018 annual report9
2017-2018 HIGHLIGHTS2017-2018 HIGHLIGHTSdr. audrey HalpernAs Dr. Audrey Halpern enters her 14th year workingas a psychologist at Gillen Brewer, she could not bemore thrilled to take on her new position as theHead of the Psychology Department. Audrey ispassionate about the mission of the department:promoting the social and emotional health andwell-being of the Gillen Brewer community, whichencompasses the students, families and staff.The Psychology Department does this by providingstudents with individual and group therapy, bothin and out of the classroom; offering consultation,training and support to staff; and partnering with parents and caregivers.One of Audrey’s favorite things about working at Gillen Brewer is the opportunity to be a part of a community of learners; a place where all are curious, dedicated,and passionate about the work they do and the students and families they serve, andeveryone has the chance to learn from one another. She relishes the knowledge shehas gained over the years, as she has learned from the incredible students, familiesand staff with whom she has worked, and is always looking forward to learning more.This year, Audrey is especially excited about furthering the ongoing initiative tointegrate social-emotional learning into the fabric of the classrooms on a schoolwide level. She has observed the significant impact of learning and practicing theseconcepts together as a class and looks forward to continuing to develop and implement social-emotional lessons in collaboration with the other therapy departments.Audrey holds a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Rutgers University, an M.A. inApplied Child Development from Tufts University, and a B.A. in Psychology fromEmory University.great faith in my daughter, and because of Gillen Brewer,“I haveI moveforward with assuredness and confidence.”ALUMNI FAMILY10tHe Gillen BreWer ScHool2017-2018 annual report11
2017-2018 HIGHLIGHTS2017-2018 HIGHLIGHTSaSpHalt GreenSports and fitness are an important part of our program.This year at Asphalt Green, Gillen Brewer studentsparticipated in martial arts, soccer, baseball, tennis,swimming, and movement class, which includesobstacle courses, stretches, and group games. Studentslearn about the importance of physical activity andpractice teamwork!SoulcycleIn January, Gillen Brewer held our first-ever SoulCycleCharity Ride! Led by a dedicated team of volunteers,58 bikers showed up to SoulCycle on a Sundayafternoon to pedal away in support of Gillen Brewer.The event raised over 6,000 for the school and it waswonderful to see alumni families, staff, and currentfamilies participate.12tHe Gillen BreWer ScHool2016-2017 annual report2017-201813
THE 2018 GILLEN BREWER ANNUAL BENEFIT:“WE ARE FAMILY”The 2018 Gillen Brewer School Benefit, We Are Family,honored Chairman Emeritus Henry Schacht, father ofour founder Laura Bilicic and son of our namesake,Virginia Brewer. We Are Family gave us the opportunityto celebrate an exemplary leader who embodies thespirit of our community. In addition to being a dedicatedtrustee since GBS was founded in 1992, Henry has been kathryn tyree, Henry Schacht andthe driving force behind our fundraising efforts. He was laura Bilicicresponsible for our partnership with Autism Speaks as well as our first capital campaignwhich funded the acquisition of 410 East 92nd Street. Everyone at Gillen Brewercontinues to benefit from his outstanding leadership and wise counsel, and it was anhonor to celebrate his deep and enduring contributions to the school. As trustee andalumni parent Neal Meltzer said in the Benefit video, “this whole school is a testamentto what family can do.”The GBS Benefit is our largest fundraising event of the year, and a wonderful celebration of our school. It providesan opportunity for staff, parents, trustees, and friends to gather, socialize, and support Gillen Brewer. The Benefit isessential to our ability to carry out our mission, and raises critically-needed funds for our program. Ticket purchasesand gifts to the Benefit do not count as participation in the Annual Fund, as these two endeavors are entirely separate.anonymouslane addonizioalan and katherine Stroock fundvivette anconayuliana and angel angelovanne ford foundationdannah and Shar asrejadidaustin & co.autism Speaks, incGregory BaecherStephanie mortimore and charlie Baileyanya Barakelizabeth esterling-Barbier and alfredo BarbierBarclays educational Gift matching programraneet and Joseph Barrdiana and richard Beattiecem Behmoaramcandace BeineckeHaydee and alain Beldanicole and roy Ben-dorBenevity causesShoshana dachs Bergmankathleen and Hans Bernierlaura and George BilicicBond, Schoeneck & king, pllcBotwinick-Wolfensohn foundation, inc.14Gordon Hoppe and michael BreaultJanet Brown and michael Brewerestrellita and daniel Brodskycolene and Harold Brownabigail BurchHelena and Henry Burnettkim and kurt ButenhoffSally and Sam Butlert.J. carellarussell carsonSerena and Steve castellanomiozoty and Sandy castillothe cedars foundation, inc.century 21 real estate, llcJennifer and anish chakravortychapple macaulay foundationSherry and ruoxi chenrichard l. chilton, Jr.chilton foundationHisu chang and peter chiuOVER 1,500,000RAISEDto strengthenour programHenry with his family and friendscarol lee and Steven choimark colodnykeily concepcionlinda Walder and dan cottoSusan and david coultercravath, Swaine & moore llpW. Bowman cutterashley dallasryan daltonnorah and John dalyfrank d’ameliothe daniel & estrellita Brodskyfamily foundationthe daniel Jordan fiddle foundationamy de felicealison de noiarobert e. denhammelody and Samuel di piazzaidania varillas and Hristian diamandievtara and Jesse diamondHarriet and alan dreshernicole and andrew dresherShannie easterbythe edward John & patricia rosenwaldfoundationcheryl and Blair effronlatasha ellisGwenn kalow and andrew fallisBeth Saunders and ali farahnakianandrea feirsteinStacey and andrew fellermichelle lim and carlos fernandezannette rodriguez-ferrer and isidro ferrernancy Bolmeier fisher and ian fishermary and Scott fliegeranne fordmaxine formanBob forresteramy francefresh directmarilu Johnson and luis friascarly furinoSteven GlennJane GodfreyShari and Josh GoldbergJeffrey Goldfadenlisa and evan GoldfineGoldman, Sachs & co. matching Gift programGoldman Sachs GivesJudy Goldsteintamara rosenthal and randal Goldsteinmichael GraffBianca and Shane Grantlinda and alfred GreismanJanet GrilloJudith and Henri Gueronmeghan and Julian Gutierrezpatrick HackettHappy Baby foundationContinued on page 16tHe Gillen BreWer ScHool2017-2018 annual report15
gBs donor LisT continued from page 15the Harold and colene Brown family foundationallison trevino-Hartman and travis Hartmannoreen and fred Hassandebbie and craig Hassenbeinphyllis HeilbornJessica and rick Heldmary and Jim HendersonBraque HershbergerBrigid and andrew HutchinsonJane and in Seon Hwangmonica fishman and david iankelevichcathy kaufman iger and mark igerlori and Gregg irelandmegan irwinkrista Jacobsencarol and mark JaffeSpela Sterle and Jordan Janleslie and Jim Johnsonann and vernon Jordanconnie and Gene kahnanna mcmichael-kane and michael kanekira manusis and alexander kaplinkapnag Heating and plumbing corp.marina and Stephen kaufmanSheryl and chip kayethe kaye family foundationellen and richard kelsondonna and robert kennedySydney and robert kindlerBenjamin kleinmarilyn and peter kleinrobert knausskate Gugliotta and Branden kochpatricia reinfeld kolodny andfranklin kolodnySilvia ostrower and Gabriel korinmaneleonore and nigol koulajianadam krainsonHenry kresselamr kronfolSheila labrecquelambert family foundationJoseph landylandy family foundationmaria and michael lanzaronedeirdre and rich latourlaw offices of neal Howard rosenbergthe law offices of regina Skyer and associatesShelly and George lazarusfrancine and Bill leemeredith and david leelawrence W. leightonlen camber charitable trustmartin liptonSuzanne metzger and david ludwigthe luke and meadow foundationvishal mahadeviavicky and Gotham makkerthe marc S. Zeplin foundation16marina p and Stephen e kaufman foundationlisa and mark markowskiellen marramHilde and Stephen mcconvillecarmen Bryant and kevin mcdonaldlexi mckeonGraciela and neal meltzerannie and michael miletolynne maguire and Will millerStacey and richard milmanmilman labuda law Group pllcJacqueline and noah mittmandaria morgansternlinda and michael morristeresa and patrick murphynational Basketball associationthomas nefflisa manetta-negrette and Giovanni negrettelisa lieberman and Bill nelsonnewman's own foundationnfl foundationkate and tim o’neillerin o'rourkeJeanne marie o'rourkeclaudine and robert o'rourkeyoshiko padennicole and rich parknancy and allen parkerBettina pattersonliz and Jeffrey peekpeek family foundation incpenguin random House llcleigh and charles pennerpfizer inc.pit east incSharon and Jay podolskyJane and Greg porterlinda and Barry priceGlenn prokopikBridget and doyle QueallyStephanie Heilborn and martin Quirnodara and miles ramboyongandrea and andrew raphaelWendy katz-rapp and James rappZoya raynescarrie paden rengifo and antonio rengifoJulie and matthew richardsonkimba Wood richardson and frank e. richardsonthe richardson foundationellen and Jim rileyriley family foundationrobert and Sydney kindler foundationusha robillardpaul rogerstheresa and david rogersromenesa foundationpatricia and John rosenwaldJohn rowanpatricia and frank russotHe Gillen BreWer ScHooldavid SalsbergSabrina Samaroomigdalia and paul Sanabriapatricia and paul Saundersnancy and Henry SchachtSally and Jim Schachtmary Schachtmame and victor SchragerJoseph Schullmarguerite and eriberto ScocimaraScully peretsman foundationrobert W. Scullymonica and rick SegalHeena agrawala and mukesh ShahSandra daley-Sharif and ali Sharifirina and leon Shaulovdavida Sherwoodveronica and Jim ShippJill and francis ShovlinJodi Goldman and richard SiegmeisterJennifer and ricky SitomerSharon SlateJoel Herman and milt SleeterHannah SorgiJerry Speyerthe Speyer family foundation, inc.amelia Gewirtz and Harold Stephanangela Howard Stone and matthew Stonetara and chris StutzmanGabrielle and arthur Sulzbergeralexis and drew Sussbergchandler and paul tagliabuethe tang fundoscar l. tangBarron tennycatherine and richard thabitkate Whitney and frank thomasrobert thwaitsmaria Sheinin and alexander tsudikmantracy and christopher turnerJennifer and floyd turnerkathryn and Bill tyreeSabrina and omar vaishnavipranav vermaHelen and frank vescusothe villani Group llcBarbara and John vogelsteinWachtell, lipton, rosen & katzJanet and William Walkerthe Warburg pincus foundationWarburg pincus llcrosanne and charles Watsonmiddy Whelleylinder WilliamsJames Wilsonelaine and James WolfensohnJihun and Bo yicynthia and Jeffrey yinglingtiffany and Jeron Zerillokatharine and martin ZigaGENEROUS DONATIONSTO THE GILLEN BREWER SCHOOL 2017-2018The Annual Fund runs from July 1- June 30 of every year. The Annual Fund is the onlyunrestricted fund providing critical support for the daily operations of our program.Our goal is 100% participation among current families. Participation is critical as manyexternal funding sources such as foundations look at the level of family participationin determining the school’s eligibility for grants.tHank you TO OUR GENEROUS DONORSthe annual fund supports our operating budget and every aspect of our year-round academic andtherapeutic program. thank you so much to the following list of donors for giving to the 2017-2018annual fund.annuaL fund donorsanonymouscheryl and Jeff abegglencarmine abruzzolane addonizioamazonSmile foundationvivette anconanancy angardyuliana and angel angelovSarah rosati and patrick BabisStephanie mortimore andcharlie Baileydina Baldereselizabeth esterling-Barbier andalfredo BarbierBarclays educationalGift matching programlauren BaumBenevity causesSteven Berkowitzkathleen and Hans Bernierlaura and George BilicicSally and tim Burchrosemarie BurkhardtSally and Sam Butlerrobyne and
8 tHe Gillen BreWer ScHool Thanks to the partnership with our generous donors, the Gillen Brewer School is a leader in special education, providing students with learning experiences that transform each and every one of their lives. annual Benefit 1,539,650.00 75% annual fund
