Annual Report 2010

Brooklyn Kindergarten Society

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Dear Friends of Brooklyn Kindergarten Society,
Despite the struggling economy and shrinking government funding, BKS fnished the year with a proud record of
achievement and success. Thanks to hundreds of volunteers, a passionate and dedicated staf, and many generous
donors, we have been able to move the organization forward in the face of every challenge.
We understand the critical importance of reaching children in the earliest stages of their development so we can help
them enter kindergarten prepared to succeed socially, emotionally and intellectually. So it is with considerable pride
that we can point to the most recent graduating class of 105 children. When they arrived at BKS two-thirds of them were
functioning below, often well below, age group norms; when they moved on last June, 91% of them were either at or
above the norm. This only happens when the vision is clear and the staf are well-trained and motivated.
We also received national recognition from Root Cause. Their Social Impact Research division looked in depth at 1,700
school readiness organizations in Greater New York City and identifed the seven they concluded did the best job in
preparing children for kindergarten and beyond. BKS was in this elite group.
Our Sumner Childrens Center joined our Tompkins Childrens Center in receiving full accreditation from the National
Association for the Education of Young Children the gold standard for quality nationwide, and only achieved by 2% of
elite preschools. Our goal for our other remaining centers is to achieve NAEYC accreditation by 2012.
But we are far from sitting back and basking in the glow of success. During the past year we have added new
enrichment programs including art, musical theater, outdoor gardening at every center, and music rooms flled with real
instruments. We increased professional development eforts at all levels, resulting in more talented and credentialed
teachers, guaranteeing strong and motivated teams of professionals at every center.
Finally, we continue to be strong advocates for the expansion and availability of early childhood education programs
throughout New York City and beyond. All children should have high-quality preschools available to them.
We would like to thank our dedicated board, our extraordinary team of professional staf, and all those who have made
contributions, fnancial or otherwise, to our success. With your continued support, we will do even better as we move
forward in 2011.
Sincerely,
Tania Kleckner James Matison
Board President Executive Director
There is no more efective way to break the
cycle of poverty than by providing high-quality
early childhood education. We are proud of
the successes BKS has achieved in raising the
performance levels of our children and working
with their families.

Tania Kleckner, Board President
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Mission
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society provides high-quality early childhood education and family
support services for children from low-income communities, ensuring that children develop
the social, emotional, physical and cognitive skills they need to succeed.
History
Since its founding in 1891, Brooklyn Kindergarten Society has maintained a consistent focus on
high-quality early childhood education. The lives of tens of thousands of children in neighborhoods
throughout Brooklyn have been changed for the better because of the vision of the initial founders
and the tireless support and dedication of countless volunteers and staf.
Spearheaded by the Brooklyn Womans Club and using funds provided by Charles Pratt,
petroleum industry pioneer and founder of Pratt Institute, a group of forward-looking individuals
seized upon the then-revolutionary concept of kindergarten. They recognized that many children
from struggling immigrant families were being deprived of the opportunity to succeed because
they lacked an education. They also understood that the underlying causes of poverty and crime
could be countered through efective education.
What emerged was the Brooklyn Free Kindergarten Society, later renamed Brooklyn
Kindergarten Society. Over the next 119 years, through major wars, multiple recessions and
depressions, a tripling of the boroughs population, and changing perceptions of the need for
early childhood education, BKS has remained steadfast in its mission. While the neighborhoods
and families that BKS serves have shifted with the evolution of Brooklyn itself, the goal of providing
children from low-income families with the crucial support essential for a successful start in school
and life has remained unchanged.
Today BKS is thriving with fve top-quality preschools serving the Brooklyn communities of Bedford-
Stuyvesant, Crown Heights and Brownsville. As BKS looks forward to its 120th anniversary year, it
can look back proudly on more than a century of improving the lives of children and their families.
By age 3, a low-income child had typically heard 30 million
fewer words than his or her higher-income peers.
Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley, The Early Catastrophe: The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3
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urrently serving more than 300 children,
ages 2-5, the fve BKS preschools are located in
New York City Housing Projects. The families and
children served are low-income minorities who
face severe risk for low academic performance.
BKS strives to stop the cycle of poverty where
it does the most damagein early childhood.
The earliest years of life are the most critical in
determining a childs future. A growing body
of research shows that childhood poverty can
cause lasting changes in the brain unless quality
intervention eforts begin early.
The BKS program has a profound and tangible
efect on the at-risk children it serves. While two-
thirds of children entering BKS centers exhibit
signs of developmental and language delays,
91% complete the BKS program on par with
their peers from families with higher incomes.
The BKS program is strategically designed to
provide academic and social enrichment that is
rooted in best practices and are the hallmarks of
high-quality preschools nationally. Professional teachers, developmentally appropriate curricula,
strong parental involvement, and links to the public schools the children will later attend, are
essential to making a true diference. In fact, longitudinal studies show that early childhood
programs that combine high-quality childcare with a strong family support component continue
to make a diference in the lives of participants 20 and 30 years later.
In 2009, Sumner Center
joined the Tompkins Center
as one of the top 2% of
preschools in Brooklyn.
Both schools have achieved
the recognized gold
standard for excellence in
early childhood education
through accreditation by the
National Association for the
Education of Young Children
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The BKS program is driven by four key principles:
Children are exposed to intellectually stimulating environments so they learn
the skills they need to succeed. BKS teachers understand how young children learn
and develop. They see their role as facilitating the growth of each child in math, literacy, science
and social and emotional development. BKS utilizes a research-based curriculum (the Creative
Curriculum) with emphasis on language and literacy, using a multidisciplinary and individualized
approach. Classrooms are well equipped
with appropriate materials and supplies,
making them inviting places for children
to engage in active learning.
Evidence of Success.BKS classrooms
are outstanding, as evidenced by the
Early Childhood Environmental Rating
System (ECERS-r), an internationally
validated rating system, looking at a wide
variety of quality-related processes.BKS
classrooms received one of the highest
ratings for preschools in the country.

Special emphasis is placed on accelerating childrens language, literacy and
cognitive skills to allow BKS children to be on equal footing with peers with more
advantages. One of the greatest tools we can give students for success, both in school and in
life, is a large rich vocabulary. In fact, vocabulary size correlates positively with greater reading
comprehension and general academic success.
Evidence of Success.When children graduate from BKS, 91% have caught up and are on par,
or better than their peers. Without BKS, two-thirds would enter kindergarten with vocabularies
signifcantly behind that of children from more afuent homes.

When low-income parents have been
involved in their childrens preschool
program, students at age 19 are:
40% MORE likely to graduate from
high school
35% MORE likely to be employed
55% LESS likely to be on welfare
40% LESS likely to have been arrested
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Family stability is supported. By itself, early education is not enough. To succeed
children need the support of economically secure and physically and mentally healthy
parents, which is why BKS has a family service team to provide support systems and make
referrals to community resources. BKS Family Service Team supports parents by developing trust
and rapport with families and building and sustaining relationships with community resources to
provide referrals based on the specifc needs of the families in each center.
Evidence of Success. This year, BKS helped more than 300 parents looking for educational
opportunities, 285 parents on issues involving employment, 105 families with transitioning to
elementary school, 83 parents with health concerns, 55 families with legal challenges, and 31
families with housing challenges. More than 40 workshops were provided for parents with a wide
range of issues, including positive discipline, stress management, dispelling the myths around
special education, nutrition, health issues, as well as how to support literacy at home.
Families are proactive and engaged.Family members are critical partners and
fully involved in all aspects of the BKS program, including parent meetings, classroom
participation, training sessions, parent-teacher conferences, weekly communication with other
families, and informal gatherings. Special emphasis is placed on literacy to encourage families
to read together. BKS parents obviously want their children to succeed. Therefore, BKS ensures
that parents can take advantage of services and programs by providing information about
opportunities and choices that are available for their children.
Evidence of Success.As part of the transition to kindergarten, BKS ensures that children have
up-to-date knowledge of the opportunities for BKS graduates. Family service staf meets one-on-
one with parents to ensure the children take advantage of the full range of educational options.
This year BKS graduates are attending nine diferent charter schools and more than 20 diferent
public schools, rather than simply attending their fve or six local elementary schools.
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yield benefts in academic achievement, behavior, educational
progression and attainment, delinquency and crime, and labor
market success, among other domains.
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ugenia was a frightened three-year old when she frst entered one of our childrens centers in
Bedford-Stuyvesant. A priority referral from the Administration for Childrens Services, she clung to her
teenage mother and was reluctant to enter her class. We soon learned that her experience at another
childrens center had not gone well and that Eugenia had felt unhappy and isolated.
The BKS staf has years of experience in dealing with such challenges and was able to coax Eugenia into
her classroom. Tears began to fow as soon as she realized that her mother had left her, but the assistant
teacher was able to calm her and get her involved in an art activity.
During Eugenias early days at the center she rarely spoke,
and then it was only in single-word responsesgrunting
and pointing were her primary forms of communication.
Following a brief team meeting involving the group teacher,
the social worker and the center director, a comprehensive
plan was put into efect to set Eugenia on a positive path.
Within days of arriving, Eugenia began to relax and open up.
Her use of language improved quickly and she found two
other girls who became her best buddies. Upon arriving
at the center in the mornings, she willingly (even eagerly) left her mother and began playing with her
friends. At the end of three months, Eugenia had been transformed into a happy and curious child, with
a growing vocabulary and an excitement about being part of a busy and active group of children.
Simultaneously, our social worker learned of the many difcult issues that Eugenias mother was
contending with on a day-to-day basis. Having no high school diploma and no other person to share
the challenges of raising her child, she was frightened, exhausted, and had no plan or method of how
she would improve her life and Eugenias. Over the coming weeks, we enrolled the mother in a GED
program, helped her put together a resume, provided guidance on how best to present herself in a
job interview, and counseled her on child-rearing approaches, including positive discipline and quiet
reading time together every night with Eugenia. She began to have hope.
Root Cause - Strategic
Impact Research declared
BKS as one of top seven
school readiness programs
in New York City, after
examining more than
1,700 programs in the city.
ince 1920, the Yuletide Ball has reigned as the glittering jewel of the Brooklyn social season
and the preeminent fundraising event for the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society. The Yuletide Ball
has truly spanned the history of New York City (interrupted only once during the depths of World
War II, in 1943). The Ball has witnessed fapper extravaganzas, the Depression, wartime privation
and postwar prosperity. From the mid-1940s to late 1960s, it was Brooklyns major debutante ball,
during which young ladies from throughout Brooklyn would be presented to Society. In a nod to
changing times, the debutante presentations were discontinued in 1968, a decision that rated a
cheer in the Cheers and Jeers column of McCalls Magazine.
Today, the Yuletide Ball continues to be the highlight of the
holiday season and a signifcant source of donations for Brooklyn
Kindergarten Society. Guests attend pre-ball dinner parties hosted
in Brooklyn and Manhattan brownstones, lofts, apartments, and
restaurants before heading to the Heights Casino for dessert and
dancing. Although the format of the dinners varies greatlyfrom
more bohemian pot-luck, to traditional black-tie catered afairs, they
have one thing in commonby hosting the dinner, the supporters
help to signifcantly defray the costs of the Ball, allowing for almost
all of the proceeds of each ticket to be passed on directly to beneft
the BKS programs. BKS deeply appreciates the Friends of Yuletide
who host pre-ball dinners before Yuletide, and the numerous
individuals who support this annual event.
Six hundred guests attended the 89th Yuletide Ball on December 12, 2009. The Heights Casino
was transformed into a winter wonderland with garlands full of amaryllis fowers, golden leaves,
and white berries. The tent was beautifully lit with a forest of trees and hurricane lamps and guests
danced the night away to Perry Rossi Orchestra. The Ball received underwriting sponsorship from
TD Bank, fowers at cost from Dig, champagne and port at cost from Heights Casino. Many thanks
to co-chairs Jenny Hourihan Bailin and Marissa Alperin, Junior Committee chair Alison Albeck
Lindland, and the entire Yuletide Committee for all their work.
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ach year individuals and community partners contribute to BKS through in-kind goods and discounted
services and by supporting our programs and special events as well as volunteering their time and talents.
Without their generous support, BKS would have to spend its limited operating funds to cover many of
these expenses. BKS is proud to recognize these generous donors and volunteers who have contributed
time, materials, and services to help ofset costs associated with running the Yuletide Ball and providing
critical supports to our families. BKS wouldnt be here without their support!
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2009 Yuletide Friends
Hosted dinners before Yuletide
Linda & Robert Alperin
Kristin & Peter Becker
Lisa & Jim Bedell
Landis & Jim Best
Suzanne & Rick Betts,Jr.
Maureen Hogan
& Jefrey F. Block
Cara & Bryan Bowers
Heather Hodson
& Peter Campbell
Susannah Drake Culhane
& Stephen Culhane
Cory & Desiree Davis
Mary Crowley & John DeNatale
Kathy & Henry Elsesser
Michelle & Christopher Ewan
Amy Joyce Talcott
& Ahsan Zaki Farooqi
Carol Enseki & William Fulbrecht
Carol Mann & Howard Helene
Judy Keefer
Caroline & James Koster
Tracy Brown & Joseph Kusnick
Janet & David Ofensend
Maud Andrew
& Manuel H. Quintana
Elizabeth Roesch & Alex Rainsby
Jill & Todd Rose
Vicky & Jay Schippers
Mary Haskins & Harry Shulman
Kerry & Jef Strong
Tuesday Tennis Group
Susan Whiting & Bruce VanDusen
Neil & Susan Whoriskey
Anne & Ted Wolf III
2009 Yuletide Committee
Co-Chairs: Jenny Hourihan Bailin
& Marissa Alperin
Junior Committee Chair:
Alison Albeck Lindland
Nicole Anderson*
Mary Ann Baumrind
Catherine Barratt*
Christine Benson
Clare Bradshaw
Penelope Christophorou
Liz Cooke
Lisa Detwiler
Kim Klenk Howells
Marilla Hiltz*
Melinda Mechur Karp*
Tania Kleckner
Gloria Lanza-Bajo
Margaret Monsor Leung
Mary Metz
Judy Scofeld Miller
Michele Mirman
Rebecca Anderson Morrison*
Michele Newman
Carolyn Paszke
Carissa Peluso*
Dyanne M. Rosado*
Liz Goldhirsch Ruggie*
Lexi Russello
Lauren Sapega*
Carla Shen*
Jeanne Silkworth
Lauren Smith*
Roberta S. Smith
Kim Soule
Chrissy Springer
Amy Strauss*
Ryan Tolkin*
Laura Trachtman*
Rebecca Yaggy
Amerika Williamson
*Junior Committee
Community Partners
Community partners that helped
BKS children and families:
Bank Street College of Education
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp.
Brownsville Heritage House
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Early Childhood Directors Association
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Adult Learning Center
Brooklyn Bureau of Community Services
Baby Buggy
CAMBA Legal Services
Caribbean Womens Health
Center for Hearing and Communication
Child Care, Inc.
Cooke Center for Early Learning & Development
Cool Culture
Connect
Cornell Cooperative
Day Care Council of New York, Inc.
Early Stages
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA)
Helen Keller Services for the Blind
Heights and Hills Community Council
Human Services Council
Interfaith Medical Center
Pediatric Dentistry
Long Island College Hospital
Asthma Center
Sesame Workshop
SCO Family of Services
Theracare, Inc.
Urban Strategies, Inc.
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$200,000 or more
The Robin Hood Foundation
$100,000 or more
Altman Foundation
$20,000 or more
Ofensend Family Foundation
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
Brooklyn Community Foundation
Ronald McDonald House Charities

$10,000 $19,999
Allen Foundation
The Breukelein Institute
Maurice Amado Foundation
$1,000 - $9,999
Lynne Ann Greenberg & Eric Avram
Beth Bacon & Steve Blaber
Jenny Hourihan Bailin & John Bailin
Gloria & Ted Bajo
Mickey & Marty Baumrind
Liz Anne Fontaine & Bob Buckholz
Ed & Kathy Cerullo
Mary Crowley & John DeNatale
Disney VoluntEars Community Fund
Hatsy & Alan Dresher
Kathy & Henry Elsesser
Sarah & Michael Gerstenzang
Florence Davis & Tony Gooch
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Haddad
Nancy Havens-Hasty & Dozier Hasty
Judy & Will Hiltz
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Jane & Robert Katz
Judy Keefer
Kettering Family Foundation
Judy & Will Hiltz
Jane & Robert Katz
Helena Lee & Richard Klapper
Tania & Tony Kleckner
Tracy Brown & Joseph Kusnick
Alison & Joshua Lindland
Mary & Simon Metz
Stacy Blain & Jason Mraz
Michele & Ken Newman
Janet & David Ofensend
Carolina Petronovic
Maud Andrew & Manuel Quintana
Karen & Tom Robards
Mary Haskins & Harry Shulman
Chrissy & Andy Springer
Mary Stanton
Starr Foundation Matching Gift
Amy & Marc Strauss
Kerry & Jefrey Strong
TD Bank
Carolyn Ellis & Lake Wise
$500 - $999
Jennifer & David Aldrich
American Express Matching Funds
Nicole Anderson
Caroline & Rick Anderson
Louise Goodsill & Martin Auerbach
Kathy & Gary Bartholomaus
Marcia & Michael Beck
Kristin & Peter Becker
Wendy Reitmeier & Tom Bettridge
Jane Garnett & David Booth
Nancy & Tony Bowe
Paula Goldsmith & Jonathan Brecht
Dottie & Peter Brooke
Kevin & Jenny Carberry
Janet Carr
Rachel Hines & Michael Cembalest
Genevieve Christy
Chubb Matching Gift
Coach Matching Gift
Karen & Sam Collins
Kay & Rohit Desai
Martha & Stephen Dietz
Lizann & Buzz Doherty, Jr.
Beth & Nestor Dominguez
Ginny & Malcolm Dorris
Marty & Steve Ellman
Donna Papparella & Joe Finnerty
Susan & Scott Foushee
Peter Galassi
Goldman Sachs Matching Gift
Karoly & Hank Gutman
Deborah Buell & Charles Henry
Brenda & Jonathan Insull
Jessie Kelly
Martina & Eric Kenworthy
Alice Beal & William Kuntz II
Maureen Zakiski & Marc Ladanyi
Peggy Einhorn & Michael Lasky
Carol & Jack Levin
Victoria Westhead & John Levy
Anita & Stanley Liebowitz
Adrienne & Eugene Lindemann
Ann & Mitch Lowenthal
Elizabeth & Mathew Luckett
Claire & Michael Marek
Andrea Bozzo & John Martinez
Marion & James Matison
Leslie Henshaw & Rene Mendez
Judy Scofeld-Miller & David Miller
Michelle & Paul Mirman
Priscilla & Bill Newbury
Anne Klaeysen & Glenn Newman
Lisa & Richard Paige
Nancy & Otis Pearsall
Christina Vecchione & Mark Petrinovic
Anita Polner
Penelope Christophorou & Greg Pitaro
Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts
Leslie & David Puth
Nora Jordan & Allen Reiser
Susan & Peter Restler
Susan & Bill Rifkin
Kate & Tony Rock
Eliza & James Rossman
Lori & Jef Shapiro
Jeanne Silkworth & Anthony Smith
Roberta and Steve Smith
Anne & Joseph Taranto
Karen & David Tayeh
Dino Veronese
Kathy & Bill Weigel
Lydia Callahan & Adam Weiss
Donna & Bob Whiteford
Amerika and Bradd Williamson
Cathy & Peter Woll
Susan & Neil Whoriskey
Barbara & Michael Zimmerman
Up to $500
Diana & Kenneth Adams
Francesca Connolly & Marc Agger
Laura & Andy Albeck
Leslie Alexander
Linda & Robert Alperin
June & Mark Alpert
Carol & Thomas Amon
Rosemary Ellis & Jim Anderson
Marcia L. Smith & Ken Andrichik
Maria & Mike Avram
Diane & Mark Baker
Joan Azrack & William Ballaine
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Naomi Ballon
Catherine & Troy Barratt
Alexandra Baumrind
Beth & Eric Baylin
Lisa & Jim Bedell
Cynthia Leive & Howard Bernstein
Fran & Alan Bernstein
Landis & James Best
Emily & George Billington
Kimberley & Willliam Birmingham
Melissa Glass & David Black
Sally & Robert Blackman
Maureen Hogan & Jef Block
Ann Aurigemma & Charles Blood, Jr.
Barbara & Jim Bode
Nick Boulukos
Cara & Bryan Bowers
Clare & Jim Bradshaw
Susie & Kevin Brandmeyer
Mrs. Brockway
Charles & Jen Buice
Lynn & Al Bunis, Jr.
Jane S. Racoosin & Brian Burns
Halley & Peter Bysshe
Marcia & Noel Caban
Tracey & Stephen Callahan
Heather Hodson & Peter Campbell
Louanna Carlin
Angela M. Carnevale & Anna Carnevale
Whitney & Timothy Carr
Neely & Todd Cather
Yolanda Cerda
Chubb & Son
Thomas Churchill
Claudia Cilker
Bertina Ceccarelli & Brendan Coburn
Kathleen & James Cofey
Carey Macaleer & Joshua Coleman
Denise Fraser-Crisona & Richard Crisona
Denise Bricker & Kenneth Crowley
Rodney Crumrin
Susannah Drake & Stephen Culhane
Cynthia & Richard Cummings
Jane Danziger
Judith Miles & William David
Bobbi & Dick Davis
Desiree & Cory Davis
Ingrid Wong & William DeLaCour
Barbara & Bruce Dennis
Jane DiGiacomo
Paula & William DiSciullo
Susan & Geof Doban
Deirdre & Vito Donno
Meredith Hamilton & Miles Draycott
Rosanne Pugliese & William Dudine lll
Maryanne & Thomas Early
Susan & Rob Egan
Patricia & Richard Eggleston
Leigh & Lawrence Eichorn
Joany & Alex Ellsworth
Elizabeth Scheines & Ron Elton
Rhonda Epstein
Cesar & Sandra Estrada
Kim Larsen & Jim Etkins
Victoria Meakin & David Feldham
Katherine & Luke Fichthorn
Selma Fink
Angel & John Fischer
Kirsten & Ken Fisher
James Ford-Hutchinson
Fiona & Hugh Forward
Powell Fraser
Ellen Drexler & Steven Freimark
Judith & Paul Fried
Friends of Steve Cohn
Carol Enseki & William Fulbrecht
James Garrison
Suzanne Zumpano & Michael Gericke
Brook Gesser
Betsy & Larry Gile
Mrs. David Gillespie
Cynthia L. Anderson & Mel Ginsburg
Liz Goldhirsch Ruggie & Peter Ruggie
Lorna & David Goodrich
Mimosa & Jonathan Gordon
Elizabeth Gough
Carly Grabowski
John Gray
Hilary Rose Evans & Salvatore Graziano
Leslyn Green Rigoni
Siobban Foley & Chad Greiner
Michele & Matthew Grifn
David Grifn
Donna & Irwin Grosman
Deborah & Anthony Guarna
Grace & William Gutman
Terri Seligman & George Hagen
David Hall
Kerry Herman & Ned Hallick
Jane Hamburger
Gay Danna & Bruce Hampson
Katie Harkelroad
Christine & Keith Harrigan
Juliet Seligson Braver & Ira Haskell
Carol Mann & Howard Helene
Lauren D. Alexander & Roger Helmetag
Elaine Buckberg & Timothy Helwick
Katie Friedman & John Hickey
Pamela Hutto & Ken Hochman
Kathryn & Sewall Hodges
Meredith A Townsend & Charlie Homet
Kim & Greg Howells
Mike Syre & Michael Hudak
Edmund Immergut
Cynthia Greenberg & Timothy Irons
Julianne & Robert Jackson
Iris & Peter Jakab
Valerie Karasz & Peter Jamors
Jane Platt & Radley Johnson
Jacque & Norm Jones
Carissa Peluso & James Jordan
Junior League of Brooklyn Inc.
Joanne & Robert Kalb
Abby Hamlin & Bob Kandel
Julie & Andy Karasz
Melinda & Matthew Karp
Barbara T. Kass & Chris Kaufman
Joanna Knobler & Ira Kawaller
Katriona & Matthew Kearney
Grace E. Ray & Philip Kearns
Margaret Kent
Pam Kiernan
Georgia & Robert Kingsley
Jennifer Breznay & Dan Klein
Susan Karwoska & Benjamin Kligler
Marion & Fred Kneip
Jennifer & Eric Komitee
Nancy Cohen & Jonathan Kopp
Caroline & James Koster
Susan & Ken Kramer
Jacqueline Lai
Clover Lalehzar
Sheridan Reilly & Lauren Lambert
Dona & Jim Laughlin
Stacey & Paul Leibowitz
Olida LeTourneau
Rebecca & Stephen Lewis
Alison Albeck Lindland & Joshua Lindland
Susan & Richard Lobel
Jane & Tony Lopez
Valerie & Joseph Louzonis
Marissa Alperin & John Lowe
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Barbara Lowe
Maureen Shannon & Richard Loyd
Susan Moore & William Ludolph
Anna M. Verdi & John Macintosh
Nancy & Eric Malm
Gwen & Tod Mann, Jr.
Marty & Jamie Markowitz
Deborah & Herb Marks
Darya Kovalchuk & Kristerfor Mastronardi
Karen Pandiani & Dino Mastropietro
Nancy Matles
Mrs. Dean Mawdsley
Megan & Keith McAlister
Colin McCabe
Pam & Joe McCarthy
Jennifer McConaghy
Starr & John McFerrin-Clancy
Marcia McHam
Samuel & Melanie McKnight
Brian Johnson & Scot Medbury
Blair Meisels
Claire & Saverio Mirarchi
Lucy Rumack & Rodney Morrison
Rebecca Morrison
Marissa Marinelli & Brad Mulder
Bruce Murray
Nicole Feliciano & David Nadel
Anne Heller & Thomas Nagorski
Adele Bernhard & Peter Neufeld
Stephanie Neville
Sarah Gamble & Chris Neville
Ellen & Ted Newman
Trudy Whitman & Alan Nisselson
Ethelda V. Weeks & Guy Noe
Anina Nolan
Kathleen Regan & Michael Northrop
JoAnn & Brian Obergfell
Jun Ogawa
Vanessa Palazio
Francesca Palazio
Marion Ringel & Josh Panas
Sandra J. Galvis & David Park
Alix & Felix Partow
Nicole D. Patterson & John Patterson
Karen & David Peetz
Alison Hill & Alexandra Perlmutter
Caroline & Richard Petersen
Laurie & John Phelan
Laura Thompson & Thad Pitney
Zarhara Sofanou & Thomas Plant
Natalie Pregibon
Leslie Marshall & Mauro Premutico
Reneida Reyes & Stephen Quarcoo
Charles Rayner
Kevin Reardon
Joanna & Mark Reis
Jef Reiser
Peggy & Daniel Ricciardi
Olivette Robinson
Kate & Tony Rock
Kevin & Julie Roddy
Betsy & Bo Rodgers
Katherine Ferguson & Jay Rogers
Eliza Alsop & Timothy Ronda
Dyanne Rosado
Gail & Larry Rose
Jill & Todd Rose
Lisa & Hal Rose
Merrily Rees & Andrew Ross
Julie & David Ross
Chris & Ken Rush
Alix Colow & George Russell
Lexi & Gerald Russello
Ellen Salpeter
Susan Sapega
Maureen & Stephen Sapega
Lauren Sapega
Suky Kwak & Richard Schager, Jr.
Susan M. Kath & Steve Schindler
Vicky & Jay Schippers
Adam Schneider
Casey Schnurr
Leslie & Andy Schultz
Ted & Mary Jo Shen
Evelien Moss & Michael Sherman
Roz & Art Siegel
Annie Greenberger & Phil Silverman
Jo Anne Simon
Aet & Eric Singer
Jamison Singer & Eric Singer
Sarah Tobin & Paul Skinner
Frances Varron & Edward Slatwinski
Katherine Rodgers Smith & Max Smith
Colleen Tierney & William Solmo
Kimberly Beede Soule & Richard Soule, Jr.
Mary Stanton
Julia Stanton
Henry Stanton
Brooke Steichen
Ari Steinfeld
Randall Stempler
Deborah & Jamie Stewart, Jr.
Michelle & Jef Tammes
Barbara & Rob Tanner
Nadia Tarazi
Patsy Taylor
Alex & Denny Taylor
Ryan Tolkin
Aynsley Toole
Anne & Mark Townsend
Laura Trachtman
Deborah Schwartz & David Tykulsker
Margaret M. Levine & Bruce Upbin
Katherine Vail-Wolf
Harjot Sandhu & Sanjay Valvani
Caroline & Michael Van Valkenburgh
Susan Whiting & Bruce VanDusen
Kurt Vile
Paul & Grace Vincent
Lindsey Vreeland
Llene & Ed Vroom
Edward Mathney & HaeNa Waechter
Jemma & Jim Walden
Susan Sommer & Stephen Warnke
Sue & Bob Wasko
Dr. & Mrs. Wasserman Wasserman
Dora Somosi & Marc Weinhouse
Eileen & David Weinstock
Brenda Marsh & Jonathan Weiss
Dale J. Fournier & Michael Wellington
Mary Lou & John Wells
Terri Matthews & Michael Whang
Elizabeth and Ted Wheeler
Carolyn & Michael White
Barbara Wing
Lois & Mark Wingerson
Kristen & Dirk Wittenborn
Vicki & Andy Wittenstein
Anne & Ted Wolf III
Cathy & Peter Woll
Erika & Alexi Worth
Rebecca & Alex Yaggy
Mary Anne & Dick Yancey
Inger Staggs & Richard Yancey, Jr.
Samantha Fingleton & Ruth Ziegler
Beth & Scott Zucker
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REVENUES AND SUPPORT 2010 2009
Government Grants
NYC/ACS Child Care $2,392,436 $2,358,312
NYC/ACS In-Kind Contributions 495,132 532,644
NYC/ACS Prekindergarten 374,305 726,451
USDA/CACFP 219,373 238,873
NYC/ACS HeadStart 127,886 107,842
ARRA Stimulus Classroom* 115,770 -
NYC/ACS Disability Deductions 3,084 3,101
Total Government Grants $3,727,986 $3,967,223
Foundations & Individuals 582,441 792,573
Parent Fees and Tuition 252,798 209,874
Investment Activity** 120,243 (36,767)
In-Kind Contributions 43,463 99,069
Total Revenues & Support $4,726,931 $5,031,972
EXPENSES
Program Expenses
Personnel Costs $3,602,727 $3,766,284
Classroom Items 230,498 331,000
Food & Kitchen Supplies 170,250 178,429
Rent & Insurance 113,161 130,509
IT, Ofce & Telephone 50,079 79,237
Professional Fees 43,352 45,478
In-Kind Volunteer Services 43,463 38,155
Child & Parent Activities 37,003 43,758
Repairs & Maintenance 27,344 17,693
Training & Development 16,017 17,332
Miscellaneous Expenses 8,656 4,701
Total Program Expenses $4,342,550 $4,652,576
Management & General 234,467 408,862
Fundraising 160,236 134,194
Total Expenses $4,737,253 $5,195,632
Net Assests 2010 2009
Unrestricted*** $1,712,981 $1,650,479
Temporarily Restricted 290,447 380,935
Total Net Assets $2,003,428 $2,031,414
Total Liabilities 158,281 165,343
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $2,161,709 $2,196,757
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
79% Total Government Grants
12% Foundations & Individuals
5% Parent Fees and Tuition
3% Investment Activity
1% In-Kind Contributions
92% Program Expenses
5% Management & General
3% Fundraising
Financial Report
Years Ended June 30
2010
2010 Revenues
and Support
2010 Expenses
* Funding for one former
Kindergarten classroom
** Includes unrealized gains & losses
*** Restated for prior period adjustment
This annual report was made with the support of the Taproot Foundation.
In economic terms, high-quality
preschool has returned to the
individual and the public up to
$17 on every $1 invested.
National Institute for Early Education Research
BKS Center Locations
Nat Azarow Childrens Center Brownsville
Brevoort Childrens Center Bedford-Stuyvesant
Edwards L. Cleaveland Childrens Center - Crown Heights
Sumner Childrens Center - Bedford-Stuyvesant
Tompkins Childrens Center - Bedford-Stuyvesant
Administrative Ofce
57 Willoughby Street, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.623.9803
www.bksny.org
Board of Directors
Tania Kleckner, President
Genevieve Christy, Treasurer
Mary Crowley, Secretary
James Matison, Executive Director
Executive Staf
James Matison, Executive Director
Michele Newman, Director of Development
Takiema Bunche-Smith, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Marcia Forbes, Director of Family Services
Mark Eden, Controller
Edna Green, Fiscal Manager
Yolanda Camacho, Senior Bookkeeper
Jeanette Croskey, Nat Azarow Director
Iris Irizarry, Edwards L. Cleaveland Director
Elena Jafe, Sumner Director
Pamela Lindo-Butts, Brevoort Director
Marcia Thompson, Tompkins Director
Maud Andrew
Beth Bacon
Vincent Baker
Fran Bernstein
Cynthia Cummings
William Fulbrecht
Judy Keefer
Sheila Kennedy
Gloria Lanza-Bajo
Alison Lindland
Melinda Mechur Karp
Janet Ofensend
Harry Shulman
Mary Stanton
Marc Strauss
Bill Yates