ROBERT STERLING CLARK FOUNDATION 135 East 64th Street New York NY 10065T 212.288.8900 F 212.288.1033 rsclark.org ANNUAL REPORT 2012

ANNUAL REPORT 2012

ANNUAL REPORT 2012

Board of Directors

James Allen Smith, Chairman

Margaret C. Ayers, President

Clara Miller, Treasurer

Joanna D. Underwood, Secretary

Paul R. Dolan

Julie Muraco

John Hoyt Stookey

Winthrop R. Munyan, Director Emeritus

Staff

Margaret C. Ayers, President and Chief Executive Officer

Roslyn Black, Program Officer

Laura Wolff, Senior Program Officer

Alicia Sylvia, Office Manager

Report Covers the Year Ended October 31, 2012

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Report of the PresidentAnd Description of the Foundation’s Fields of Interest

In 2012, the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation appropriated $4,787,000 in support of 53 grantees conductingwork in our three program areas:

• Promoting International Arts Engagement 18 grants totaling $2,252,000• Protecting Reproductive Rights 13 grants totaling $1,180,000• Improving the Performance of Public Institutions in New York 22 grants totaling $1,355,000

In addition, $26,625 was made available to six organizations that provide a variety of services to thephilanthropic community. Finally, $62,860 was appropriated for other purposes.

In the sections below, I have described our fields of interest within the context of today’s politicalenvironment, the goals we hope to promote, and the strategies we have developed to achieve these goals.

Promoting International Arts Engagement

In 2005, the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation began to conduct research on U.S. cultural diplomacy. Likemany other organizations, we were concerned about the precipitous decline in global attitudes toward theUnited States following the U.S. attack on Iraq in 2003. Our research, which covered the period from the early1980’s through 2008, revealed that the public diplomacy functions of the U.S. government were largelyeliminated with the demise of the U.S. Information Agency in 1999. The remaining functions were dispersedamong multiple agencies, none of which had the authority and/or the funds to conduct public diplomacyactivities with the same efficiency as that exhibited by USIA following the end of World War II. Whileconducting this work, we also commissioned research on foundation support for cultural exchange from2003 through 2008. Our data revealed that many large foundations, including those with historicalcommitments to international cultural exchange had turned their attention elsewhere. Moreover, there wereno foundations that had picked up the slack. Our research, Promoting Public and Private Reinvestment inCultural Exchange-Based Diplomacy, can be accessed on the Clark Foundation website at www.rsclark.org.

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Based on our findings, the Foundation initiated a new grants program in 2008 aimed at stimulating interestin and providing support for international cultural exchange. The work we support is reflective of trends andpractices that are emerging globally that have begun to alter the way we think about cultural diplomacy andengagement. Until recently, public diplomacy fell largely within the purview of nation states. However,technological advances and other social and economic trends in the mid- to late 20th century, have resultedin accelerated globalization in the 21st century. We now have population migration driven by economicopportunity or the lack thereof, international commerce, a global system of banking and finance, dispersionof an educated workforce, widespread use of social media, and a digitally interconnected world. Collectively,these transformative trends have served to expand horizontal participation in public diplomacy to includeinteractions among individuals, nonprofit organizations, corporations and many other entities that areincreasingly populating the public diplomacy space.

To shed light on the impact of globalization, the Clark Foundation approached the Salzburg Global Seminarin 2010 with an idea for developing a seminar on global cultural engagement. The joint convening thatemerged from these early discussions brought 54 participants from 28 countries to Salzburg, Austria in thespring of 2012. Participants were invited to reflect on four themes that included:

• Re-imagining public and private roles in international cultural engagement;• Exploring new parameters of engagement that can accommodate global shifts in economic power;

• Identifying societal characteristics that underpin the ability to accommodate cultural differences; and

• Making use of global communications and the rise of social media to promote cultural engagement.

We hope that Seminar participants have returned home enriched with new colleagues and a deeperunderstanding of how we might collectively advance the field. Proceedings are available on the websites ofboth RSCF and SGS under the title “Public and Private Cultural Exchange-Based Diplomacy: New Modelsfor the 21st Century.”

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The objective of our grants program is to help promote global understanding through the arts. TheFoundation provides support for international engagement between U.S. visual and performing artsorganizations and their counterparts in Africa, Latin America and parts of the Middle East. While we support

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some projects that bring international artists to the United States, we give preference to projects that sendU.S. artists abroad. Our strategy to promote international arts engagement includes providing support for:

• Public–private partnerships involving agencies such as the State Department working with U.S. arts organizations to develop engagement projects here and abroad;

• Partnerships with foreign entities to host U.S. artists who are developing interactive engagement projects;

• U.S. performing arts organizations that build bilateral relationships with international partners; • U.S. visual arts organizations that develop international collaborations in contemporary art;• Partnerships with U.S. foundations and local arts organizations to develop new sources of support; and

• Communications technology that advances global arts engagement.

Protecting Reproductive Rights

As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, anti-choice forcescontinue to challenge reproductive freedom and privacy on the federal level and in the states. This year, the112th Congress took 12 votes on choice—the highest number since the turn of the century—attackingwomen’s reproductive rights and limiting women’s access to affordable, comprehensive reproductive healthcare. In particular, anti-choice policymakers continued their efforts to undermine effective implementationof the Affordable Care Act and to reduce or eliminate funding for programs that provide essential familyplanning services for low-income women. The “War on Women” was even more evident on the state levelin 2012, with 44 anti-choice measures enacted in 27 states—the third highest number since tracking of theselaws began in 1995. Among such measures were bans on abortion care after 20 weeks, laws prohibitingabortion coverage in state health-insurance exchanges, and measures to defund Planned Parenthood andother family planning centers. In addition, new laws that impose onerous and medically-unnecessaryregulations threaten access to abortion care because they reduce further the already declining number ofproviders. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 87 percent of U.S. counties have no abortion provider.Opponents of choice also attack women’s reproductive health under the guise of defending religious freedom.For example, religious conservatives are demanding further exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’spreventive health care provision covering contraception without co-pays.

We believe that the ability to control one’s fertility and prevent unintended pregnancy is fundamental to theadvancement of women’s life opportunities. Therefore, as anti-choice attacks escalate around the country,

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we continue our commitment to organizations in the pro-choice movement as they articulate the case througha core reproductive rights agenda that protects all women. The reproductive rights organizations describedin this annual report conduct policy analysis, advocacy, and litigation challenging the increasingly aggressiveefforts to undermine women’s access to reproductive services. We support the following strategies to protectreproductive health and rights:

• Promoting the implementation of laws, policies and practices that enhance women’s access to reproductive health information and services, including emergency contraception and abortion;

• Challenging laws and legal decisions that undermine reproductive rights;• Developing legal theories in support of these rights;• Encouraging swift judicial nominations that will produce non-ideological courts; • Supporting comprehensive, science-based sexuality education; • Undertaking opposition research to inform the public, the media, and policymakers; and • Strengthening programs to prevent clinic harassment and violence.

The Foundation makes support available to organizations working on these issues at the national level as wellas in New York State.

Improving the Performance of Public Institutions in New York

The underlying premise of the Foundation’s interest in government performance is that government agencieswill deliver better services to the public in a more cost-effective manner if their activities are examined,evaluated, and held up to public view. While there are public sector entities that monitor governmentspending and performance, we believe that outside organizations play a critical role in examining policiesand promoting reforms that are responsive to changing societal needs. At times, press investigations haveserved this function, but for ongoing attention to complex social problems and the responses of publicbureaucracies, we have come to rely on non-profit organizations that employ the following strategies toadvance the public good:

• Research and analysis on the efficacy of government programs and the needs of those served by them;

• Informing policymakers, the media, and the general public about the results of these studies;• Helping government officials develop and implement sound policies and programs;

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• Organizing citizens to bring collective pressure on public agencies to be responsive; and• Litigating when other actions fail to improve government performance.

In supporting advocacy organizations, the first of our objectives is to safeguard the wellbeing of those whoare most dependent on government programs. Especially in this era of widening disparities between the“haves” and “have nots” in our state, many of our grants are focused on the improvement of policies andprograms that affect low-income and other vulnerable New Yorkers. We are particularly interested inpromoting programs and policies that will ensure that all children in the state receive high quality care andeducation from birth onward, and enable young people and adults to receive the training and other supportsnecessary to become productive workers and community members. Thus, our grantees advocate for effectiveimplementation of research-based school reform, juvenile justice, youth development, job training andplacement strategies. They also advocate and litigate to safeguard the rights of needy New Yorkers to receivethe income support, child care, and health care benefits to which they are legally entitled. In addition, werecognize that government affects the wellbeing of the entire public by shaping the physical andenvironmental characteristics of the communities in which we live. Thus, our grants also support efforts toimprove city and state policies and agency operations in areas such as solid waste management, land useplanning, and environmental protection.

In the sections that follow, grants appropriated during 2012 are described by program category. It is ourexpectation that the collective efforts of our grantees will bring us closer to achieving the goals set forthabove.

May 1, 2013 Margaret C. Ayers, President

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Descriptionof GrantsAppropriatedby Field

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Promoting International Arts Engagement

Art21 $100,000New York, NY; www.art21.orgSusan Sollins, Executive Director

For over a decade, Art21 has provided vital educational resources on contemporary art and artists throughits Peabody Award-winning primetime PBS television series Art in the Twenty-First Century, and throughthe production of books, DVDs, curricular resources, and web-based programs. Art in the Twenty-FirstCentury is comprised of 24 one-hour episodes of mostly American artists, describing in their own words howartistic ideas are developed, articulated, and realized. With the release of Season Six of Art in the Twenty-First Century in 2012, Art21 has showcased over 100 rare and intimate portraits of contemporary artists. Theseries is seen by millions of international viewers through PBS broadcasts and PBS Video online instantstreaming, as well as through international broadcasts in conjunction with 26 distributors across fivecontinents. The recent redesign of Art21’s own website has made its programs available to worldwideaudiences in 214 countries. In fact, nearly 40% of Art21’s webpage views and blogs are from internationalvisitors. Our grant is in support of the expansion of Art21’s engagement with international audiences bycoordinating programs with its International Council, broadcasting and distributing Art in the Twenty-FirstCentury internationally, and providing educational resources worldwide.

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Bang on a Can $200,000Brooklyn, NY; www.bangonacan.org Over 2 yearsElena Moon Park, Project Director

Formed in 1987, Bang on a Can (BOAC) is dedicated to commissioning, performing, creating, presenting,and recording contemporary music. With an ear for the unconventional, BOAC strives to expose innovativemusic as broadly and accessibly as possible to new audiences worldwide. Projects include the annual BOACMarathon; the Summer Music Institute; the BOAC All-Stars, who tour to major festivals and concert venuesaround the world; and Found Sound Nation, BOAC’s innovative social engagement wing, serving under-represented communities and youth groups. One Beat is a project of Found Sound Nation that grew out ofBOAC’s Summer Music Institute, and for ten years has served contemporary musicians around the world.Supported by the State Department, One Beat is a music exchange program providing opportunities forartistic collaboration among international and American fellows working with American master artists andfacilitators. The program includes a four-week residency in Central Florida and a tour to four U.S. locationswhere participants will work with local musicians, conduct workshops, and organize performances. Ourgrant supports the One Beat initiative.

Brooklyn Academy of Music-DanceMotion USA III $200,000Brooklyn, NY; www.bam.org Over 2 yearsKaren Brooks Hopkins, President

Founded over 150 years ago, the Brooklyn Academy of Music is America’s oldest performing arts institutionand is today among the leading arts presenting organizations in the country. Following two successfulseasons of DanceMotion USA, BAM was selected once again by the State Department to produce the thirdseason of DanceMotion USA in 2013. Four American dance companies will tour to four regions—HubbardStreet Dance Chicago (Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia); Spectrum Dance Theater from Seattle, WA(Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka); Doug Varone and Dancers from New York City (Argentina, Paraguay,and Peru); and ILLSTYLE & Peace Productions from Philadelphia, PA (Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia).DanceMotion USA III also includes the first U.S.-based dance residency by the Korea NationalContemporary Dance Company, coordinated through BAM and the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. BAM estimatesthat the first three seasons of DanceMotion USA will have reached audiences of up to 60,000 across 33countries, speaking a total of 18 languages. Our grant supports DanceMotion USA III, including translationsof program materials into six languages, distribution of a library of American dance, an archival DVD, adistance learning initiative, the selected U.S. dance residency, and curatorial travel.

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Cambodian Living Arts/Season of Cambodia $150,000New York, NY; www.seasonofcambodia.org Over 2 yearsPhloeun Prim, Executive Director, Cambodian Living Arts

Cambodian Living Arts (CLA) was founded in 1998 to create a cultural renaissance with a new generationof artists to help transform Cambodia following the genocidal reign of the Khmer Rouge from 1974-79.CLA’s programs include community arts outreach, performances and tours, advocacy, and the first Seasonof Cambodia Festival. The Festival will take place in spring 2013 and will bring together creative artists ofinternational influence, give voice to emerging artists, and investigate ways in which arts and culture can playa significant role in the social, economic, and psychological rebuilding of war-torn countries. The Festivalwill present more than 125 Cambodian performing and visual artists throughout New York City’s culturalvenues, academic institutions, and public spaces, together with complementary humanities programs andleadership development initiatives. Season of Cambodia is being organized by Phloeun Prim, a leadingCambodian entrepreneur who is Executive Director of Cambodian Living Arts. Our grant is in support ofthe planning and presentation of Season of Cambodia, the first major multi-disciplinary Cambodian arts andculture festival in New York.

CEC ArtsLink $130,000New York, NY; www.cecartslink.org Over 2 yearsFritzie Brown, Executive Director

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, CEC (Citizens Exchange Council) ArtsLink was founded to enable citizensof the U.S. and the Soviet Union to share ideas and build mutual trust. Today CEC ArtsLink supports andencourages the exchange of visual and performing artists and cultural managers between the U.S. and 32foreign countries through artist residencies, arts management training, conferences, festivals, and publicexhibitions. Currently entering its 19th annual cycle of exchanges, the ArtsLink Awards program hasdistributed more than $4.5 million in support of U.S. artists working abroad and international artists workingat leading U.S. arts institutions. CEC recently extended its reach into Turkey and Afghanistan, and hasimplemented marketing, database, and website projects that reflect the organization’s broader mandate andfootprint. Our grant is in support of CEC’s further expansion into Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Israel, andthe Palestinian Territories, making ArtsLink projects and residencies available in the Middle East region.

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Cultures in Harmony $30,000New York, NY; www.culturesinharmony.orgWilliam Harvey, President and Executive Director

Cultures in Harmony (CiH) was founded in 2005 by William Harvey, a Juilliard-trained musician who iscurrently on the faculty of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul. The organization’s missionis to foster relationships across cultural and national barriers through the collaborative process of creatingand performing music. Under Harvey’s leadership, CiH has organized 17 projects in 11 countries includingZimbabwe, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Egypt, Nigeria, and Turkey. CiH works with indigenousgroups to develop compositions celebrating their heritage, often inspired by social issues such as theenvironment, HIV/AIDS, cultural preservation, and poverty. CiH master classes for young classicalmusicians have benefited thousands of students who learn and perform various musical genres, including hip-hop, jazz, rock, pop, Western classical, and world music. Our grant supports the launch of ConnectingCultures through Counterpoint, a series of workshops for young people that promote leadership, dialogue,and civility through the making of music. The workshops are organized by American musicians, and takeplace in Tunisia, Egypt, and Pakistan.

Independent Curators International $60,000New York, NY; www.curatorsintl.orgKate Fowle, Executive Director

Since 1975, Independent Curators International (ICI) has produced traveling exhibitions, events, publications,and training opportunities connecting emerging and established curators, artists, institutions, and audiencesaround the world. ICI acts as a hub that provides access to the people and practices that are key to currentdevelopments in contemporary art, focusing on public programs that facilitate the exchange of ideas, ratherthan the circulation of objects. ICI’s Curatorial Intensive is a low-cost professional training program foremerging curators to work with today’s leading curators who help them develop viable exhibition proposals.The Curator’s Perspective is a lecture series that provides a platform for international curators to discusstheir research and exchange exhibition ideas. The Curator’s Network is a virtual community of over 210members from 25 countries, with ICI’s website as the hub, connecting curators through a directory, interactiveforums, and the quarterly journal DISPATCH. ICI is also creating a new small-scale traveling exhibition andpublishing a new series, Perspectives on Curating, which makes available research on important social,political, and cultural issues affecting international contemporary art practices. Our grant supports all of theseinitiatives.

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International Foundation for Art Research $75,000New York, NY; www.ifar.orgSharon Flescher, Executive Director

Founded in 1969, the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) is known worldwide for its expertisein ethics and legal issues in the art world, including attribution, authenticity, and stolen and looted art. Theorganization has an active agenda of programs and services, including its signature award-winningpublication, the IFAR Journal; IFAR Evenings, a series of panel discussions with art experts; an artauthentication research service; and web-based resources. Due to a recent increase in authenticity lawsuits,ownership claims for Holocaust-era looted art, and the export of art and antiquities, governments aroundthe world have enacted or strengthened their cultural heritage laws to protect their countries’ cultural property.In response to these developments, IFAR created the Art Law/Cultural Property Website Initiative (ALWI),a comprehensive, user-friendly centralized resource of cultural property legislation from the U.S. andcountries around the world governing the acquisition, exchange, ownership, and authenticity of culturalproperty. Our grant was in support of the expansion and update of the ALWI database, and the explorationof sustainability strategies to convert the site to a revenue-generating model.

The Joyce Theater $215,000New York, NY; www.joyce.org Over 2 yearsLinda Shelton, Executive Director

The Joyce is considered one of the nation’s premiere performance venues for dance, attracting an annualaudience of more than 140,000. Since its inception thirty years ago, the Joyce has provided optimalperformance opportunities in its 472-seat theater in Chelsea for more than 270 small to mid-sized dancecompanies, including more than 95 companies from 28 countries. The Joyce has a significant history ofinvolvement with Cuba in particular, sponsoring six humanitarian and research trips to Cuba since 2001. TheJoyce presented a nearly sold out two-week run of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, accompanied bycommunity engagement activities, as part of the Sí Cuba Festival in 2011. The Joyce is working with theBrooklyn Academy of Music, Ronald K. Brown, and the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba to build on its historyof involvement with Cuba by collaborating on a special initiative to advance cultural engagement betweenCuba and the U.S. This partnership effort encompasses arts administration training and internships forCuban arts management professionals, a commission and production of a new dance work by Ronald K.Brown, public performances at the Joyce, and audience engagement programs. Our grant supports thiseffort.

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LARK Play Development Center $60,000New York, NY; www.larktheatre.orgMichael Robertson, Managing Director

The Lark was established in 1994 to discover and develop new voices for the American theater. As alaboratory for new play development, the Lark provides playwrights with the necessary resources to helpfurther their creative process in a supportive yet rigorous artistic environment. Through its InternationalExchange Program, Lark is committed to bringing together leading theater artists from around the world toexchange ideas and practices, experience each other’s work, and create stage-ready productions that arerelevant and culturally inclusive. The Lark has been working with Mexican artists and institutions for 11years, and through these relationships created the Word Exchange initiative six years ago. Word Exchangeis a reciprocal program between Mexico and the U.S. designed to sustain artistic collaborations and alliances,translate new dramatic works, and engage communities in both countries in the development of an evolvingtheatrical repertoire. Our grant was in support of two Word Exchange residencies, one in Mexico City andone in New York City, as well as two workshop residencies that will enable creative teams from Mexico towork with producing theaters and universities in the U.S.

Latino International Theatre Festival $150,000 New York, NY; www.teatrostagefest.orgSusana Tubert, Executive Director

The Latino International Theater Festival of New York (LITF/NY) was founded in 2005 to present and supporta community of New York Latino theater artists through multicultural year-round performances and educationalprograms. The primary activity of LITF/NY has been producing the annual two-week TeatroStageFest, acelebration of local and international Latino artists held in venues throughout New York City. TeatroStageFesthas provided exposure for more than 500 local and 150 international artists, who have since toured to otherfestivals around the world. In 2011, LITF/NY collaborated with the Social Service of Commerce (SESC) ofSão Paulo, Brazil on its first International Cultural Engagement Partnership (ICEP), bringing three New York-based Latino performing arts companies to Brazil. Our grant supports the second iteration of the ICEP program,touring Mexico’s Teatro Linea de Sombra’s production of Amarillo to Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, and NewYork. Teatro Linea de Sombra is a leading Mexican touring ensemble that has received international acclaimfor its contemporary theatrical productions. Amarillo examines the complexities of illegal immigration throughthe portrayal of a man’s grueling journey crossing the U.S.-Mexican border bound for Amarillo, Texas. Theproject includes engagement activities in all tour cities and a conference in New York with guest speakersrepresenting the participating countries. Our grant is in support of this project.

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MAPP International $200,000New York, NY; www.mappinternational.org Over 2 yearsAnn Rosenthal, Executive Director and Producer

MAPP is a service organization for the performing arts that connects multidisciplinary artists with presentersand communities to advance dialogue and inspire public engagement with contemporary culture. With broadmanagement expertise and a global network of presenting and media contacts, MAPP nurtures artists andmoves their work across borders and cultures. Since 1994, MAPP has produced 30 projects involving over300 artists from the U.S. and around the world, organized more than 60 tours, introduced artists from 23countries to the U.S, and managed five programs that promote international exchange. One of its programsserving international artists is The Africa Contemporary Arts Consortium (TACAC), comprised of nine U.S.organizations that share information and initiate exchanges among artists, cultural organizations, andcommunities throughout the U.S. and Africa. The Consortium is dedicated to working with African artistsengaged in traditional, popular, and contemporary art forms. With MAPP serving as General Manager,TACAC administers curatorial research, artists’ residencies, and tours accompanied by communityengagement activities. Our grant is in support of TACAC’s programs, including artists’ and members’ travel,contextualization materials, a website upgrade, and expansion of the Consortium’s network.

National Performance Network $200,000New Orleans, LA; www.npnweb.org Over 2 yearsMK Wegmann, President and CEO

Founded 25 years ago, NPN is a community of 69 U.S. presenters representing every region of the UnitedStates that supports the touring of contemporary performing and visual artists with an emphasis oncommunity engagement. Eight years ago, NPN expanded its scope of activity to the international arena,assuming responsibility for the Performing Americas Program in partnership with La RED, based in Braziland comprised of 33 members from Latin America and the Caribbean. Together these organizations createsustainable arts engagement projects linking artists and host organizations located in the U.S. with artists andarts organizations south of the border. To date, PAP has supported 34 tours of performing arts companies,26 artist exchanges, and 29 curator trips between Latin America and the U.S. Our grant supports thePerforming Americas Program for reciprocal touring residencies of U.S. and Latin American companies,creative exchanges for both U.S. and Latin American artists, and travel costs for Latin American curators tosee work by American artists.

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National Public Radio $100,000 Washington D.C.; www.npr.orgAnya Grundmann, Director and Executive Producer of NPR Music

Now in its 40th anniversary year, National Public Radio (NPR) produces, acquires, and distributes award-winning news, talk, information, and non-commercial music programming to a network of 959 publicbroadcasting stations, reaching 35 million listeners every week (about 13% of the U.S. population). In 2007,NPR Music was launched on the NPR website as a free online music destination devoted to music genresneglected by commercial media. Enriched by content from member station partners, NPR Music featureslive and studio performances, interviews, on-location reporting at major festivals and events, reviews, andblogs connecting artists and musical traditions from around the world. In response to the continuing growthof the U.S. Latino population, NPR Music launched Alt.Latino two years ago to introduce listeners to thenew Latino musical soundscape. Alt.Latino features a weekly podcast, a bilingual webpage, a 24/7 on-linemusic stream, and a series of music features related to the Latino culture. Our grant supports the expansionof Alt.Latino’s content and reach, raising the profile of Latino culture across NPR’s programming outlets.The program reflects the technological innovations that are changing the ways we experience culture.

New York Live Arts $130,000New York, NY; www.newyorklivearts.orgCarla Peterson, Artistic Director

New York Live Arts (NYLA) was formed in 2011 through a merger of Dance Theater Workshop and the BillT. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, reimagining the legacies of these two renowned organizations. NYLAserves as an artistic home to more than 300 emerging and mid-career artists, providing residencies,workshops, commissions, showcases, free rehearsal space, and tour management. In 1985, Dance TheaterWorkshop established The Suitcase Fund: A Project of Ideas and Means in Cross-Cultural Artist Relationsto create international avenues of collaboration among independent artists, progressive producers, andcommunity organizers. The Suitcase Fund is now NYLA’s signature international program, promoting thecross-cultural exchange of American artists with artists around the world. Our grant supports the expansionof The Suitcase Fund to Africa and the Middle East, including eight performance and teaching residenciesin six countries in these regions, and staff travel to gain insight into the complexities and challenges facingAfrican and Middle Eastern artists and their work. Through this program, NYLA’s goal is to bring the bestcontemporary dance artists from Africa and the Middle East to American audiences, as well as bringingwestern artists to both regions.

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Old Town School of Folk Music $112,000Chicago, Illinois; www.oldtownschool.org Over 2 yearsBau Graves, Executive Director

Founded in 1957, The Old Town School of Folk Music is the largest nonprofit community arts school in thecountry, and one of the most important public venues for the presentation of ethnic culture in Chicago. TheSchool offers more than 800 accredited classes and workshops in music, dance, theater, and visual arts,serving 17,300 students of all ages each year. The School is dedicated to teaching traditional and popularart forms of the American vernacular (blues, jazz, country, bluegrass, gospel, rock, hip-hop, etc.) and fromaround the world. Old Town School also presents more than 300 concerts and events per year that showcasediverse local and touring artists, serving audiences of over 100,000. While the School has been a presenterand educator of international arts for many years, it has recently been expanding its partnerships with similarinstitutions abroad to develop ongoing collaborations. In the last four years, 52 performing artists were sentto eight countries, while Old Town has hosted 18 artists from six countries for residencies in Chicago. Ourgrant supports Old Town’s Traditional Arts Exchange Program, extending reciprocal residencies for artists,teachers, and advanced students from Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and the Old Town School, while initiatingnew partnerships and exchanges with institutions in Argentina.

St. Ann's Warehouse $40,000Brooklyn NY; www.stannswarehouse.orgSusan Feldman, Artistic Director

Founded 32 years ago, St. Ann’s Warehouse is an award-winning presenting and producing organizationthat fills a vital niche in New York City’s cultural landscape as an artistic home for international theatercompanies of distinction, the American avant-garde, and talented emerging artists ready to work on a largerscale. Through its collaborations with contemporary multi-disciplinary artists, St. Ann’s is committed to thecommissioning and development of progressive new work derived from both American and world cultures.Our grant supports St. Ann’s production of Roadkill, an immersive, visceral theatrical work that sheds lighton the plight of thousands of African women and girls who each year are the victims of global sex trafficking.St. Ann’s plans to bring this production to New York for a one-month residency of 36 performances in June2013. Roadkill will also tour to the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and Washington D.C.’s ShakespeareTheater Company. To contextualize the production, the British Council, in collaboration with the three U.S.presenters of Roadkill, will create The Roadkill Forum, a wrap-around series of public events the exploresthe issue of sex trafficking.

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Thalia Spanish Theatre $50,000Sunnyside, NY; www.thaliatheatre.orgAngel Gil Orrios, Executive/Artistic Director

For 35 years, Thalia Spanish Theatre has been the only bilingual Hispanic theatre in Queens serving one ofthe most diverse communities in the U.S. Thalia’s mission is to celebrate Spanish and Latin Americanculture and heritage through productions of theatre, music, and dance, including more than 170 world andAmerican premieres. An important innovation at Thalia has been presenting productions with bilingualcasts, alternating performances in English and Spanish. In 2011, Thalia produced the bilingual worldpremiere of No Problemo Amigo, a comedy about emigration-immigration, featuring 20 artists and fourtechnicians from Colombia and New York. Our grant supports the tour of No Problemo Amigo to three citiesin Colombia—Bogotá, Medellin, and Manizales—in partnership with the Centro Colombo Americano andin association with the EAFIT University and the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá. The production is enhanced byeducational and cultural activities, including open rehearsals, workshops, master classes, artists’ talks,roundtables, study guides, a DVD, an archival videotape, and a bilingual publication of the play.

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Ensuring Access to Family Planning Services

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation $100,000Reproductive Freedom ProjectNew York, N.Y.; www.aclu.orgJennifer Dalven, Director

The Reproductive Freedom Project was created in 1974 by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation.The Project provides legal advice, technical assistance, and public education materials to support affiliatesworking to protect access to reproductive health care in their states. Project attorneys also conduct litigationon reproductive rights issues in federal and state courts. At present, the reproductive health care communityis besieged by challenges to its funding and operations in states across the country as well as at the federallevel. With our support, the Project is conducting litigation, policy analysis, and advocacy focused onderailing abortion bans and other restrictions, ensuring access to insurance that covers birth control andabortion, and countering religiously based refusals to provide reproductive health services. In addition toresponding to these threats, the Project is helping to develop proactive legal, advocacy, and public educationstrategies to overturn existing restrictions on government funding for abortion care.

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Center for Reproductive Rights $140,000New York, NY; www.reproductiverights.orgNancy Northup, President

Established in 1992, the Center for Reproductive Rights uses litigation, public policy analysis, and a multi-faceted communication program to advance women’s access to comprehensive reproductive health care atthe federal and state levels. In addition to its continuing litigation docket, this year the Center has filed caseschallenging new state restrictions, including medically unjustified limitations on physicians’ practice and banson post-20-week and medication abortions. Project attorneys are researching federal and state constitutionalprovisions and prior court rulings and conferring with legal scholars in order to develop new legal argumentsto counter abortion restrictions and safeguard reproductive rights and access to health care. To buttress bothcourtroom legal claims and policy advocacy for stronger reproductive rights protections, the Center iscompiling evidence regarding the impacts of abortion restrictions on providers and patients, and the hostileintentions underlying the enactment of some anti-choice restrictions. The Center will draw on this researchin its media and advocacy campaigns responding to anti-choice initiatives and making the case for access toreproductive health care as a fundamental human right. Our grant supports this work.

Feminist Majority Foundation $90,000Arlington, VA; www.feminist.orgEleanor Smeal, President

Founded in 1987, Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) is dedicated to woman’s equality, reproductivehealth, and nonviolence, utilizing research and action to empower women economically, socially, andpolitically. Since its inception, FMF has been at the forefront of the battle to preserve and extend women’srights through public policy development, public education programs, grassroots organizing, leadershiptraining programs, and forums on women’s empowerment. Through its National Clinic Access Project(NCAP), FMF has led nationwide efforts to keep women’s health clinics open in the face of violence andintimidation, and to bring anti-abortion terrorists to justice. Each week the Project monitors over 60 anti-choice extremist websites and reviews an average of 200 listserv emails, warning clinics and law enforcementagencies about potential harassment and violence. The Project’s work includes emergency legal, security,and media assistance to besieged clinics across the country. Also, NCAP sends trained teams of communityorganizers to targeted cities to mobilize volunteers to keep clinics open. Our grant supports the NCAP’sClinic Violence Watch for data-gathering on criminal anti-choice activities for use by law enforcementofficials and in civil litigation.

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MergerWatch $70,000New York, NY; www.mergerwatch.orgLois Uttley, Director

The MergerWatch Project was established in 1996 after a merger with a religious hospital forced anonsectarian clinic in New York to eliminate its contraceptive services. Since then, the Project — nowaffiliated with Community Catalyst, a national health advocacy organization — has assisted dozens ofcommunities confronting similar mergers and closings of nonsectarian hospitals in communities where theprimary remaining provider is a religiously restricted institution. During the grant period, MergerWatch isworking directly with local activists in several communities, helping them analyze proposed hospitalrestructurings, organize coalitions, and identify possible accommodations and intervention strategies tosafeguard access to family planning and reproductive health care. They are assisting additional communitiesby providing information, resource materials, and referrals to other advocates who have confronted similarmerger threats. Through the production of a documentary film, policy briefs, and press materials,MergerWatch is publicizing the consequences of religious restrictions and religious-secular hospitalaffiliations for medical practitioners and patients. In these materials and their ongoing advocacy, Project staffare highlighting administrative and policy strategies to protect reproductive health services when secularhealth care facilities affiliate with religious institutions.

NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation $80,000Washington, D.C.; www.naral.orgNancy Keenan, President

The NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation was created in 1977 to advocate for the repeal of lawscriminalizing abortion. In recent years, NARAL has supported a wide range of pro-choice policies that helpprotect every woman’s right to make reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy andchoosing safe, legal abortion. NARAL’s 20 state affiliates offer a range of services that include conductingpolicy briefings, advocating for reproductive rights, and educating the public on choice-related issues. Thenational office administers an annual print and online publication entitled Who Decides? The Status ofWomen’s Reproductive Rights in the United States, a comprehensive database designed to track abortionand other reproductive rights-related legislation and court decisions nationwide. For over two decades, WhoDecides? has served a wide range of key constituencies by providing information about how to promote andadvance pro-choice policies and fight anti-choice attacks. Our grant supports the publication and distributionof the 22nd edition of this state-by-state report, which is one of the most widely used sources of informationon the status of choice.

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National Abortion Federation $60,000Washington, D.C.; www.prochoice.orgVicki A. Saporta, President and CEO

The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is a professional membership association of abortion serviceproviders in North America, serving thousands of physicians, nurses, counselors, clinicians, and other healthcare professionals at over 400 facilities. Founded over 35 years ago, NAF addresses the growing needs ofits members by providing resources for pregnant women, initiating educational programs for health careprofessionals, protecting against anti-abortion violence and harassment, and playing a vital pro-choiceadvocacy role. Given today’s political climate, there has been a flood of anti-choice legislation in Congressand state legislatures. NAF advocates for abortion rights and access in public policy debates on the nationaland state levels and in the media. It also provides elected officials, the public, and the media with factualinformation about abortion, standards of care, and perspectives from medical professionals. Fundamentalto NAF’s work is its ability to bring forward the voices and stories of abortion providers and patients todemonstrate the real-life impact of policies affecting abortion access. Our grant supports NAF’s PublicPolicy Program in advocating for safe, legal, and accessible abortions and for reproductive health and rightsacross the country.

National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association $100,000Washington, D.C.; www.nfprha.orgClare Coleman, President and CEO

NFPRHA is a membership organization established 40 years ago to assure access to comprehensive familyplanning and reproductive health care services for the nation’s low-income and uninsured and to promotereproductive freedom for all. NFPRHA represents a broad spectrum of more than 400 publicly-fundedfamily planning service providers operating in 3,700 clinics in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Fundedby the federal government under Title X, these clinics are the primary source of reproductive health care formillions of people, providing contraception, breast and cervical cancer screenings, treatment for sexuallytransmitted diseases, and AIDS testing and counseling. NFPRHA also advocates for low-cost access tofamily planning and educates policymakers and the public about reproductive health issues. This yearNFPRHA has made the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the centerpiece of its work,preparing family planning providers to adopt new business models that are aligned with health care servicedelivery changes. NFPRHA also focused on advocating for states to expand their Medicaid programs, whichare now optional, and to improve and preserve Title X. Our grant supports this work.

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National Institute for Reproductive Health $80,000New York, NY; www.nirhealth.orgAndrea Miller, President

The National Institute for Reproductive Health, the research and education arm of New York State NARAL,is dedicated to identifying and promoting effective strategies to expand access to reproductive health careand improve sexuality education. The 2010 federal Affordable Care Act allows states to provide familyplanning and abortion coverage through the new insurance exchanges, but requires a cumbersome segregationof premiums for abortion care. Institute staff are advising public officials on how to protect access toreproductive health care in the design of New York’s health insurance exchange and Medicaid reforms, andminimize the difficulties of providing and utilizing private insurance for abortion care. New York Cityrecently instituted a requirement that all City middle and high schools offer one semester of sex educationto all students. The Institute is working with other advocates and the Department of Education to monitorthe implementation of this policy, educate parents and educators about it, and provide the guidance schoolsneed to implement effective sex education programs. They are also advising New York State officials aboutpolicy options to enhance the availability and quality of sex education in school districts across the state. Ourgrant supports these activities.

National Partnership for Women & Families $90,000Washington, D.C.; www.nationalpartnership.orgDebra Ness, President

For 40 years, the National Partnership for Women and Families has advocated for equal opportunity andcivil rights in the areas of fairness in the workplace, affordable health care, and access to reproductive healthservices. The National Partnership’s Reproductive Health and Rights Program focuses on education andadvocacy for programs and policies that improve access to reproductive health care, including abortionservices, contraception, and comprehensive sex education. The program’s goal is to reclaim the abortiondebate and vigorously fight against the egregious attacks on policies and programs that threaten women’slegal and constitutional rights and access to basic health care. Their efforts include developing anddisseminating issue briefs, letters, and email updates to inform the media and the public; participating as akey voice in pro-choice coalition meetings and speaking engagements; and providing research, analysis,and technical assistance to policymakers and advocates. The National Partnership also actively pursuesefforts to ensure a federal judiciary protective of women’s reproductive rights. Our grant supports this work.

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National Women's Law Center $100,000Washington, D.C.; www.nwlc.org Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President

For 40 years, The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) has been a valued source of legal expertise inmany policy areas of central concern to women, including economic security and employment, child care,education, and health and reproductive rights. The NWLC’s Reproductive Rights and Health Program aimsto ensure that federal and state policies address the health care needs of all women. A priority of the Programhas been to make certain that the implementation of the Affordable Care Act maximizes the availability ofreproductive health care. Because of its wide-ranging legal and policy expertise, the Center has the distinctiveability to use mutually reinforcing strategies to frame reproductive rights issues in a broader women’s rights,health, and civil rights context. Center attorneys analyze proposed legislation, brief legislators on legalaspects of reproductive health and rights issues, and provide legal assistance to other pro-choice groups andthe press. Our grant supports NWLC’s Reproductive Rights and Health Program in providing policy researchand analysis, public education, technical assistance, and advocacy to secure reproductive health and rightson both the federal and state levels, and to address the impact of both legal challenges and judicialnominations.

New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation $70,000Reproductive Rights ProjectNew York, NY; www.nyclu.orgDonna Lieberman, Executive Director

New York State has long been a leader among states in ensuring its residents access to reproductive healthcare. However, New Yorkers are still affected by federal policies and Supreme Court decisions that threatenreproductive freedom, particularly for teenagers and poor women. To address these challenges, the New YorkCivil Liberties Union established a Reproductive Rights Project. The Project conducts litigation, publiceducation, and legal analyses of New York court decisions, administrative policies, and legislative proposals.With our support, Project attorneys are continuing their efforts to expand access to abortion, contraception,and comprehensive sexuality education; protect minors’ rights to confidential care; and strengthen abortionrights in New York to withstand new threats at the federal level. In particular, they are informing deliberationsregarding the state’s implementation of health care reforms that affect access to abortion and family planningservices, and defending the City’s recently enacted law requiring Crisis Pregnancy Centers to disclose whatmedical services they offer.

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Planned Parenthood Federation of America $150,000New York, NY; www.ppfa.org Cecile Richards, President

Founded 95 years ago, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the country’s leading sexualand reproductive health care provider and advocate. Its 800 health centers are operated by 79 locallygoverned affiliates nationwide providing cancer, HIV, and STD screenings and treatment; birth control andabortion; and sexuality education for millions of people each year. Planned Parenthood advocates for policiesthat enable all Americans to obtain comprehensive reproductive and sexual health care through its extensivenetwork of over four million activists. PPFA’s Public Policy Litigation and Law (PPL&L) department iscomprised of attorneys who litigate on behalf of, and provide legal advice to, Planned Parenthood affiliates,as well as the larger field of reproductive rights. PPL&L provides strategic legal advice on legislation inCongress and the states, regulatory issues at all levels of government, and judicial nominations. PPL&L staffmembers conduct or assist with litigation in state and federal courts across the country, and they have servedas lead or co-counsel in most of the major reproductive rights cases over the past 15 years. In this extremelychallenging period for pro-choice, our grant supports PPL&L’s legal analysis and litigation against defundinglaws and other measures that restrict access to abortion services.

Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S. $50,000New York, NY; www.siecus.orgMonica Rodriguez, President and CEO

For 48 years, the Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) has been one of the primarysexuality education information resources in the country, advocating for evidenced-based, comprehensivesexuality education. SIECUS takes the position that abstinence should be taught, but that it must be part ofa medically accurate program that includes information about contraception, AIDS, and other sexuallytransmitted diseases. Over the past 25 years, Congress has spent over $1.5 billion on abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, yet no study or scientific evidence has found these programs to be broadly effective. In2010, Congress reinstated Title V funding for abstinence-only programs into the health care reform legislationat $50 million per year for five years. However, after years of strong advocacy, education, and mobilizationefforts by SIECUS and its colleagues, federal funding streams have recently shifted toward evidence-basedsexuality education programs. Our grant supports the public policy work of SIECUS to promote science-based comprehensive sex education and to defeat the abstinence-only agenda.

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Advocates for Children of New York $55,000New York, NY; www.advocatesforchildren.orgKim Sweet, Executive Director

Advocates for Children (AFC) was founded in 1970 to advocate on behalf of disadvantaged children andthose with special needs in the New York City public school system. In recent years, graduation rates in NewYork State and City have increased somewhat—to 73% and 61%, respectively, for students who entered 9thgrade in 2006. Yet more than 40,000 of those ninth graders dropped out or received the local diploma, whichthe State is now phasing out because low test scores have required many of its recipients to enroll in remedialcourses at CUNY. Educators and advocates agree on the need to raise standards and improve teaching andstudent support so that all graduates are prepared for higher education and productive work. However, manyare concerned that defining “college and career ready” only in terms of test scores, and further narrowingthe diploma options, will result in both increased dropout rates and the loss of meaningful higher educationand career opportunities now successfully pursued by thousands of local diploma graduates. In 2007,Advocates for Children convened a Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma to advise the StateEducation Department (SED) and Board of Regents about an alternative to the Individual Education Program(IEP) “diploma” for special education students. In response to SED’s recently announced plans to revise alldiploma options and graduation requirements, AFC and the Coalition are expanding their research andadvocacy efforts. Project staff are examining SED’s plans and the diploma requirements, alternatives, anddrop-out prevention strategies adopted in other states. AFC will then publish and disseminate a policy briefand public education materials on its findings, the need for multiple pathways to graduation, and possiblereplacements for the local diploma.

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Alliance for Quality Education $60,000Albany, NY; www.aqeny.orgWilliam Easton, Executive Director

The Alliance for Quality Education is a coalition of 200 organizations founded in 2000 to mobilize publicsupport for a statewide solution to the inadequate state funding of public schools highlighted in the Campaignfor Fiscal Equity lawsuit. Despite the CFE court victory and the state’s 2007 legislative commitment toincrease annual aid to local school districts by $7 billion within four years, the fiscal crisis has resulted innearly $3 billion in cuts to state aid, on top of a multi-year postponement of the promised CFE increases.While this year’s budget restores a portion of the cuts, new caps on increases in state aid and local propertytaxes will prevent most schools from restoring lost programs and positions. At the same time, the StateEducation Department and local districts will be implementing several reform initiatives, including newcurriculum standards and assessment programs. Through its reports, public education, organizing, andadvocacy, AQE is promoting policy and practice reforms to ensure that all available public funds are spentwisely, with priority given to the neediest students and to strategies that research has shown are most likelyto improve teaching and learning. Our grant supports this work.

Catskill Mountainkeeper $45,000Youngsville, NY; www.catskillmountainkeeper.orgRamsay Adams, Executive Director

Amid persistent concerns about global warming and American dependence on foreign oil, natural gas hasbeen touted as the domestic jobs-producing, “clean energy” savior. Drilling companies are using a techniqueknown as horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, to extract gas from underground shale in severalregions of the country and are now eager to expand into New York State. However research and experiencefrom the states where hydrofracking has occurred point to tremendous environmental risks from the largequantities of toxic waste water that remain in the ground, leak into adjacent waterways, or are inadequatelytreated and released into rivers that supply drinking water. To counter these threats, Catskill Mountainkeeper(CMK), a regional environmental advocacy organization, is co-leading a statewide campaign againsthydraulic fracturing. With our support, CMK is educating policymakers, the press, and the public about therisks of hydrofracking, and the need for a comprehensive Health Impact Assessment before any drilling isallowed to proceed. Project staff are also advising local activists and town officials about “home rule” actionsthey can take to prohibit fracking and the transport of fracking waste within their jurisdictions.

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Citizens Union Foundation $60,000New York, NY; www.citizensunion.orgDick Dadey, Executive Director

In 1990, Citizens Union Foundation (CUF), a non-partisan research and education organization, began aCity Council monitoring project to foster public understanding of Council deliberations and members'performance. In 1999, CUF created the Gotham Gazette website, featuring original articles on urban policyissues, a database of Council member voting records and information on each Council district; and a dailydigest of news stories about City government. Recognizing the central role of state government in decidingmany issues of direct concern to City residents, in 2008 Gotham Gazette launched an “Eye on Albany” e-newsletter and website section covering State policy issues and government actions. During the grant period,Gazette staff are reporting on the activities of the City and State Legislatures and Executive branch agencies,political campaigns, and major policy debates, with particular emphasis on the interactions between cityand state governments and the impacts of state policies on City residents. Through expanded outreachactivities, CUF expects to significantly increase the number of Gotham Gazette newsletter subscribers andwebsite visitors.

City University of New York Center for Urban Research $25,000New York, NY; www.urbanresearch.orgJohn Mollenkopf, Center Director

With no incumbent candidate for Mayor and at least 20 of the 52 Council seats open due to term limits, the2013 New York City campaign season is expected to feature many contested races between strong candidatesoffering new visions of City government and a variety of approaches to its most pressing challenges. Inorder to inform public discussion and shape the agendas of the City’s next leaders at this critical moment,the Center for Urban Research at the City University of New York Graduate Center has commissioned paperson a dozen pressing urban policy challenges. The papers will propose pragmatic approaches to improvegovernment operations, expand civic engagement, promote economic growth, maintain public safety andensure quality education, adequate housing, and employment opportunities for all residents, despitediminished government resources. Through distribution of the papers, a series of public forums before andafter publication, and individual meetings, the Center will bring the project’s analyses and recommendationsto the attention of a broad array of candidates, their advisors and potential appointees, activists, and media.Our grant supports this work.

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Community Service Society $50,000New York, NY; www.cssny.orgDavid Jones, President

Established in 1939, today the Community Service Society (CSS) serves thousands of needy New Yorkersand provides support and training to dozens of community groups and agencies. In addition, CSS conductspolicy research and advocacy to promote systemic changes aimed at strengthening the economic security oflow-income New Yorkers. Its research has revealed that some 200,000 young people − 16% of the City’s16-24 year olds − are neither attending school nor working. Workforce and youth development experts viewcareer and technical education (CTE) programs as a promising pathway toward both increased educationalattainment and productive careers for young people at highest risk of unemployment and prolonged poverty.With our support, CSS is conducting additional research and advocacy to ensure that the currentAdministration’s commitment to expand CTE is successfully implemented and institutionalized. To addressthe concern that CTE tracks students into second-rate jobs and away from higher education, CSS iscomparing the college careers of CTE vs. regular high school graduates. In their research report, meetingswith government officials, and public presentations, CSS staff will highlight the implications of their findingsfor education and workforce development policies.

Community Voices Heard $50,000New York, NY; www.cvhaction.orgSondra Youdelman, Executive Director

Community Voices Heard is a 16-year old organization of low-income New Yorkers dedicated to engagingits members in the policymaking process. Guided by their experiences, CVH conducts research, advocacy,and public education aimed at improving New York’s welfare, workforce, and community developmentprograms. Recognizing the centrality of the budget process to nearly all of its concerns, last year CVHjoined with four City Council members to launch a participatory budgeting (PB) initiative that engagednearly 8000 community residents in deciding how to spend $5.6 million in City funds in their communities.This year, CVH is assisting four additional Council districts and the original four in allocating $10 millionof their Council Members’ discretionary capital funds. With our support, CVH is advocating for theexpansion and institutionalization of the PB approach within the City Council and selected governmentagencies. Project staff are investigating similar initiatives in other cities, and funding streams that lendthemselves to this approach. Based on this research, they will produce policy briefs about ways to incorporatePB principles and procedures in various spheres of government planning and budgetary decision-making.

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Donors Education Collaborative $120,000New York, NY; www.nycommunitytrust.org Over 2 yearsSusan Cahn, Administrative Consultant

In 1994, several local and national foundations formed the Donors’ Education Collaborative to supportsustained advocacy, organizing, policy analysis, and public education aimed at effecting systemic change inNew York City’s public schools. Since then, DEC has allocated some $14 million in grants to more than 20project teams. Its grantees have been very effective in mobilizing support for equitable and adequate schoolfunding, with particular emphasis on improving services to the neediest students, and stronger oversight ofschool district actions. Two years ago, DEC decided to focus its grantmaking on promoting program andpolicy reforms that are most likely to improve teaching in City schools and prepare students to succeed incollege and careers. With our participation, DEC has awarded grants to seven organizations andcollaboratives conducting policy research, advocacy, and constituency building activities focused on thesegoals. In addition, DEC is supporting a large coalition effort spearheaded by long-time DEC grantees aimedat informing public discussion of education reforms to be pursued by the next City Administration.

Empire Justice Center $65,000Albany, NY; www.empirejustice.orgAnne Erickson, President

As the recession takes its toll on state and county budgets, and rising numbers of the unemployed seek publicassistance, many eligible applicants are not receiving critical help in a timely fashion. The Empire JusticeCenter was created in 2005 through the merger of the Greater Upstate Law Project, a 30-year old supportcenter for legal services programs across New York State, and the Public Interest Law Office of Rochester.With our support, Empire Justice Center attorneys are conducting litigation and monitoring theimplementation of negotiated settlements, with the aim of protecting and enhancing access to publicassistance, child care, and other benefits for low-income New Yorkers. They are advising state and localofficials and advocates about laws governing the provision of benefits, the rights of applicants and recipients,and the fair hearing appeal process. EJC is also investigating county procedures for placing liens on thehomes of assistance recipients, the impacts of this practice on low-income New Yorkers struggling for self-sufficiency, and opportunities for reform. Through their leadership of the State Office of Temporary andDisability Assistance (OTDA) Legal Services Advisory Council, staff are working with agency attorneys tominimize the need for new lawsuits by resolving recurring problems through administrative reforms.

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Environmental Advocates $60,000Albany, NY; www.eany.orgRobert Moore, Executive Director

Environmental Advocates is a statewide coalition established in 1981 to conduct research, public education,and state-level advocacy on key environmental issues. Over the past year, the Department of EnvironmentalConservation (DEC) has proposed a number of reforms that would weaken environmental regulation andenforcement of state laws and federal mandates like the Clean Air and Water Acts. To inform publicdiscussion of these and similar proposals, EA is undertaking a detailed analysis of trends in environmentalcompliance and state oversight over the past five years. Project staff are examining DEC inspection andenforcement operations, including budget allocations, staffing, and quantitative data and case files regardingviolations and compliance actions taken. Staff will publish a report on their findings and recommendations,and draw on this research in calling for adequate resources and administrative reforms at DEC to ensurethat laws designed to safeguard public health and the environment are implemented as intended. Our grantsupports this work.

John Jay College $65,000New York, NY; www.jjay.cuny.eduJeffrey Butts, Director

The Research and Evaluation Center was established by John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1975 to enablecriminal justice scholars to conduct research relevant to the needs of practitioners and policymakers. New YorkState’s juvenile justice residential facilities have long been criticized as economically wasteful at $250,000/yearper resident, harmful to their young clients, and ineffective in preventing future crime--approximately 80% ofboys released by these facilities are arrested on felony charges by age 28. To reduce the number of City youthhoused in upstate facilities, state policymakers recently enacted a “Close to Home” Initiative giving the Citycustody of its residents under age 16 who under the present system would be placed in non- and limited-securestate facilities. There is ample research documenting the improved outcomes and cost savings associated withcertain community-based alternatives to placement for delinquent teens. Nevertheless, city officials and serviceproviders will be grappling with important questions regarding assessment and placement to ensure that theseoutcomes are achieved. To inform these deliberations and public understanding of the initiative, the Center willexamine the City’s implementation of the initiative and its initial impacts on juvenile placements and arrests.Center researchers will publish policy briefs and a research report on their findings and recommendations forthe next Administration. Our grant supports this work.

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Make the Road New York $65,000Brooklyn, NY; www.maketheroad.org Javier Valdes, Co-Director

Make the Road New York is a membership organization of low-income and immigrant New Yorkersdedicated to enforcing their legal rights, promoting economic opportunity, and organizing for policy change.They and other advocates have made the case that in a state with more than 2.5 million residents who speakEnglish poorly or not at all, government must communicate in many languages in order to adequately serveall its constituents. In response, New York City and State enacted several laws and regulations strengtheninglanguage assistance requirements, capped by a 2011 Executive Order requiring all state agencies that directlyserve the public to translate essential public documents and provide interpretation services in the sixlanguages most commonly spoken by limited English proficient New Yorkers. To determine how wellagencies are complying and what improvements and enforcement actions are still needed, MRNY iscoordinating a survey of 1500 limited English speakers who have sought services from state agency offices.MRNY will publish a report on the findings and work with State officials to address the problems identified.Our grant supports this work.

Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance $150,000New York, NY; www.waterfrontalliance.org Over 2 yearsRoland Lewis, President and CEO

The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance (MWA), a coalition of over 620 organizations, was founded in 2000as a project of the Municipal Arts Society, and became an independent organization in 2007. In recent years,New Yorkers have become increasingly aware of the value of the City’s waterfront and waterways. In additionto their recreational and commercial uses, the region’s rivers and bays provide important opportunities to meetour growing needs for sustainable transportation. The Staten Island Ferry and five private services now servesome 30 million people a year—more than any other system in the country. Yet ferry passengers constituteonly one percent of the region’s total transit ridership. The NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC)and MWA have been exploring the possibilities for increasing ferry ridership, and last year EDC helpedlaunch a publicly subsidized East River pilot ferry service. With our support, MWA is conducting additionalresearch regarding the costs and logistics of enhancing ferry service and creating an adequate supportinfrastructure. Staff are preparing reports on their analyses, advising public officials, and helping to developpublic information resources and community advisory committees.

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National Center for Law and Economic Justice $80,000New York, NY; www.nclej.orgHenry Freedman, Executive Director

The National Center for Law and Economic Justice was established in 1965 as a legal services support centerto ensure that needy Americans receive adequate public assistance benefits. After the 1996 abolition of theAid to Families with Dependent Children entitlement and transfer of most responsibility for welfare programsto the states, the Center embarked upon Project Fair Play New York to safeguard the rights of poor NewYorkers facing benefit cuts, inappropriate work placements, and abusive administrative procedures. Buildingupon several successful New York City cases, the Center has responded to requests to take on similarlitigation in counties around the state. In addition to litigating ongoing cases in the City and other counties,Project attorneys are monitoring the implementation of court orders and settlement agreements from theirconcluded cases, and informing State, City, and county officials about how to comply with these agreementsand other applicable laws. They are also exploring systemic reform strategies to reverse the recent dramaticincrease in fair hearing appeals. Our grant supports this work.

Natural Resources Defense Council $50,000New York NY; www.nrdc.org Frances Beinecke, President

Since 1981, the Urban Program of the Natural Resources Defense Council has been a leading voice in thedevelopment of sustainable solid waste management policies for New York City, including the establishmentof a citywide recycling program in 1989. In the program’s first decade of operation, the portion of residentialwaste that was recycled grew from one to 22 percent, before dipping to its current level of 15%. In 2010,City policymakers enacted 11 new recycling laws which have the potential to significantly expand theprogram. In addition, State lawmakers passed legislation prohibiting the disposal of electronic products inlandfills and requiring manufacturers who sell these products in New York to establish an e-waste collectionand recycling system. With our support, NRDC is examining and advising City and State policymakersregarding the implementation of these policies. Staff are advocating for additional reforms that would makethe City’s waste management operations more cost-effective and reduce the amount of garbage that ends upin landfills. They are also examining the waste management practices of the City’s commercial sector—which generates approximately three times the amount of garbage collected from residences and nonprofitinstitutions. They will publish a report on the state of recycling in this sector and ways to improve it.

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New York Public Interest Research Group Fund $55,000New York, NY; www.nypirg.orgRebecca Weber, Executive Director

The City Administration is currently considering proposals to pilot new “waste to energy” (WTE)technologies that use heat to convert solid waste into gas which is then burned to generate electricity. Whileofficials seek only environmentally benign technologies, nearly all of those being discussed poseenvironmental and public health risks, because they release toxic pollutants into the air and generate toxicash, slag, and wastewater residue. Advocates are also concerned that by committing the City to deliver aspecified tonnage of waste for many years, a WTE contract will deter the expansion of waste reduction andrecycling, which currently handle some 15% of New York City’s garbage – less than one third the recyclingrate in several major American cities. With our support, the New York Public Interest Research Group Fund(NYPIRG), the education arm of New York’s largest statewide citizen advocacy organization, is spearheadinga campaign to dissuade the City from pursuing unproven incineration options. NYPIRG and its partners aredisseminating educational materials, organizing public forums, and informing city officials and candidatesabout WTE technologies and environmentally sound alternatives. They are also advising state policymakersabout the application of state and federal regulations to facilities using these technologies.

Product Stewardship Institute $30,000Boston, MA; www.productstewardship.usScott Cassel, Chief Executive Officer

Founded in 2000, the Product Stewardship Institute is a national membership organization that engages stateand local governments, companies, and environmental advocates in efforts to reduce the negativeenvironmental impacts of consumer products through the implementation of Extended ProducerResponsibility. EPR policies require manufacturers and retailers to manage the collection and/or disposal oftheir used products and packaging. PSI has been working with the New York Product Stewardship Council,an association of municipal and state solid waste officials, companies, and environmental advocates, toenhance and mobilize support for state EPR policies. During the grant period, PSI and NYPSC are focusingtheir advocacy and education efforts in New York on four products whose disposal is challenging, costly,and/or potentially damaging to public health. They are informing policymakers, industry representatives,and consumer and environmental groups about viable EPR policy and program options to collectpharmaceuticals, carpets, mercury thermostats, and mattresses. In addition, PSI and NYPSC are monitoringthe implementation of New York’s recently enacted battery and electronics recycling laws and advocatingfor needed improvements.

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Public Policy and Education Fund of New York $50,000Albany, NY; www.ppefny.orgKaren Scharf, Executive Director

The Public Policy and Education Fund (PPEF) was established in 1986 as the educational affiliate of CitizenAction of New York, a grassroots organization with 20,000 members statewide. PPEF helped organizeHealth Care for All New York (HCFANY), a statewide coalition that advocates for reforms at the federal andstate levels. Since the passage of the federal Affordable Care Act, PPEF and HCFANY have focused on itsimplementation in New York. A central component of ACA implementation is the creation of a healthinsurance exchange through which many of the state’s 2.8 million uninsured individuals and businesses willbe able to purchase coverage. In addition, thousands of low-income New Yorkers are expected to use theexchange to enroll in public plans. With our support, PPEF is conducting policy analysis and publiceducation activities to inform the design of the exchange and other health systems reform. As part of thiseffort, PPEF and HCFANY are organizing a statewide Listening Tour to ensure that the state officials andregional advisory committees responsible for designing the exchange understand, and are guided by,consumer concerns.

Regional Plan Association $50,000New York, NY; www.rpa.orgRobert D. Yaro, President

More than 1.3 million New York City residents travel within or between Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, andStaten Island to get to work each day. In addition, New Yorkers take millions of trips within or betweenthese boroughs to shop, recreate, and visit friends, healthcare providers, government offices, and otherdestinations. Over half of these trips are made by car, because many routes are poorly or not at all served byCity buses and subways. Over the past 90 years, the Regional Plan Association (RPA) has helped shape thedevelopment of the metropolitan region through the recommendations of its three regional plans. As the Cityapproaches its first Mayoral transition in 12 years and state policymakers begin formulating the next MTAcapital plan, RPA is embarking on its Fourth Regional Plan, in which transportation will again figureprominently. With our support, RPA researchers are developing a mass transit improvement agenda to betterserve the 6.5 million New Yorkers who live outside of Manhattan. Based on analyses of current travelpatterns, economic development trends, and transit options, they are preparing a mobility action plan foreach borough. They will publish a report and inform policymakers, candidates, business leaders, and thepublic about bus, subway, and rail enhancements that would facilitate access to jobs, strengthen the region’seconomy, and reduce traffic congestion and pollution.

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Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy $60,000Albany, NY; www.scaany.orgKate Breslin, President and CEO

Founded in 1872 as the State Communities Aid Association, the Schuyler Center has long been at theforefront of advocacy efforts to shape state policies that improve the lives of the poor and support the healthydevelopment of New York’s children and families. New York State is currently undertaking a number ofinitiatives intended to enhance access to health care, improve quality, and reduce costs, including the creationof a Health Insurance Exchange, revision of the state’s Medicaid benefits package, and updating of itsPrevention Agenda and Oral Health Plan. During the grant period, SCAA has been examining andrecommending policy options to best address the physical and mental health care needs of children andyouth. Through their participation on several state advisory groups, and work with other advocates andpublic officials, project staff are promoting these recommendations to inform the design and implementationof the Exchange and related health policy decisions.

Supportive Housing Network of New York $50,000New York, NY; www.shnny.orgTed Houghton, Executive Director

New York currently spends more than $50 billion on its Medicaid Program – nearly one third of all statespending. Many of the highest Medicaid users are homeless or unstably housed individuals suffering fromsubstance abuse, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic health conditions. Research has shown thatsupportive housing (subsidized permanent housing with social services on site) is one of the most effectivestrategies for improving outcomes for this population and reducing healthcare costs. Therefore, the CuomoAdministration’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) turned to the Supportive Housing Network of New York,a coalition of nonprofit housing developers and service providers, for assistance in formulating policy reformsthat will expand access to supportive housing for high-cost Medicaid clients. With our support, the Networkis now conducting additional research and helping to develop financing, placement, and service deliveryprocedures to implement those reforms. In addition, staff are monitoring New York’s implementation of thefederally subsidized “Health Homes” initiative to develop coordinated care models for high-cost Medicaidclients. They will recommend improvements in the initiative’s supportive housing components, and informState officials about other ways to use Medicaid funds to finance supportive housing development andservices.

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Teachers College, Columbia University $60,000New York, NY; www.tc.columbia.eduSusan Fuhrman, President

The Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College is dedicated to promoting state policy reformsnecessary to achieve excellence in education for all students. In its 2006 Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE)decision, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that New York’s constitution requires the state to ensure thatall schools have the resources necessary to provide a “sound basic education.” The following year, statepolicymakers authorized approximately $5.4 billion in increased aid for New York City schools and anadditional $4 billion to other districts, to be phased in over four years. The promised increases were deliveredin FY 2008 and 2009, but were frozen and then eliminated in the years since. In order to inform educationpolicy and budget decision making in this era of fiscal scarcity, the Campaign for Educational Equity hasundertaken to delineate what a sound basic education entails and the cost of providing it. During the grantperiod, Campaign staff have examined court rulings and state policies, and convened educators, advocates,and parents to identify the essential elements of a sound basic education. They also conducted detailedsurveys in City and upstate schools serving needy students to determine the extent to which these elementsare being provided. The Campaign is now circulating its definition of a sound basic education (SBE), alongwith a report on the extent to which New York schools are fulfilling those requirements. Drawing on thiswork, Campaign staff are advising policymakers on how to make spending decisions that do not infringe onchildren’s constitutional rights.

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Grants and Membership Dues for Services to the Philanthropic Field

Foundation Center $ 8,000

Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights 2,875

Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families 1,000

Grantmakers in the Arts 6,000

Nonprofit Coordinating Committee 1,500

Philanthropy New York 7,250

Discretionary Grants

Dancing Classroom $ 5,000

The Joyce Theater Foundation 1,000

League of Women Voters of New York State 18,860

Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance 5,000

New York Foundation for the Arts 5,000

Population Institute 2,000

Queens Botanical Garden 25,000

Queens Theater in the Park 1,000

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Foundation-Supported Publications – 2012

The following publications released over the past year were supported in whole or in part by grants from theFoundation. Please contact the sponsoring organization about the availability of specific publications.

Alliance for Quality EducationBack to Inequality: How Students in Poor Districts are Paying the Price for the State Budget, 2011.

New York State Competitive Grants: Creating a System of Winners and Losers, 2012.

No One Wins When Our Children Lose: Key Challenges to the 2012 New York State Budget, 2012.

Annenberg Institute for School ReformA+ NYC Policy Hub, 2012.

Center for Reproductive RightsRights at Risk: The Truth About Prenatal Personhood, 2012.

Citizens Union FoundationEye on Albany, Gotham Gazette, http://www.gothamgazette.com/albany/, weekly, 2012.

Common Cause/NYAn Approach to Performance Reporting on New York State Services to the Neediest Citizen: A White Paper, 2012.

Federation of Protestant Welfare AgenciesGuilty Until Proven Innocent: Sanctions, Agency Error, and Financial Punishment within New York State’s Welfare System, by Liz Accles, Claire Crowley, and Jessica Song, 2012.

Fight Crime Invest in KidsKeeping the Momentum Going: New York Counties are Shifting Kids out of High Cost Facilities into What WorksBetter to Cut Crime, 2012.

Breaking the Cycle: How Home Visiting can Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect and Prevent Crime in New York State, 2012.

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Foundation-Supported Publications—2012 (Continued)

Henry L. Stimson CenterThe Pentagon as Pitchman: Perception and Reality of Public Diplomacy, by Russell Rumbaugh and Matthew Leatherman, 2012.

League of Women Voters of New York StatePreserving Our Democracy: The Case for Campaign Finance Reform for New York State, 2012.

Metropolitan Waterfront AllianceRetooling Waterfront Governance in the NY-NJ Harbor, 2012.

NARAL Pro-Choice America FoundationWho Decides? The Status of Women’s Reproductive Rights in the United States, 22nd edition, 2012.

National Family Planning and Reproductive Health AssociationFamily Planning Matters, quarterly, 2012.

Long Term Care Community CoalitionTransition to Mandatory Managed Long Term Care: The Need for Increased State Oversight, 2012.

The Affordable Care Act: Federal Incentives Encouraging Home and Community Based Care, 2012.

New York City Early Childhood Professional Development InstituteCore Body of Knowledge: New York State’s Core Competencies for Early Childhood Educators, 3rd edition 2012.

New York Civil Liberties UnionBirds, Bees and Bias: How Absent Sex Ed Standards Fail New York’s Students, 2012.

Protecting Patient Privacy: Strategies for Regulating Electronic Health Records Exchange, 2012.

Public Policy and Education FundThe Affordable Care Act and New Yorkers: The Gift that Keeps on Giving, 2012.

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Foundation-Supported Publications—2012 (Continued)

Salzburg Global SeminarPublic and Private Cultural Exchange-Based Diplomacy: New Models for the 21st Century, 2012.

Schuyler Center for Analysis and AdvocacyThe Importance of Fatherhood in Home Visiting, 2012.

Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting in New York: Funding Options and Opportunities, 2012.

Quality: What It Is and Why it Matters in Early Childhood Education, 2012.

Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S.The SIECUS State Profiles, 2011.

Teachers College, Columbia University, The Campaign for Educational EquityEssential Resources: The Constitutional Requirements for Providing All Students in New York State the Opportunityfor a Sound Basic Education, 2012.

Deficient Resources: An Analysis of the Availability of Basic Educational Resources in High Needs Schools in EightNew York State School Districts, 2012.

The After-School CorporationA Fiscal Map for Expanded Learning Time, 2011.

Learn Anytime, Anywhere: Rethinking How Students Earn Credit Beyond School Hours, 2012.

Urban Homesteading Assistance BoardBreaking the Banks: Turning Crisis into Opportunity, 2012.

Winning Beginning NY, Alliance for Quality Education, and Citizen Action of New York Early Childhood Education: Frozen Funding Leads to Cracks in the Foundation, 2012.

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Financial Information

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To the Board of Directors ofRobert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.

We have audited the statement of financial position of Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”) asof October 31, 2012, and the related statements of activities, and cash flows for the year then ended. These financialstatements are the responsibility of the Foundation’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on thesefinancial statements based on our audit. The prior year summarized comparative information has been derived fromthe Foundation's October 31, 2011 financial statements and, in our report dated May 30, 2012, we expressed anunqualified opinion on those financial statements.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America.Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financialstatements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting theamounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles usedand significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Webelieve that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positionof Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc. as of October 31, 2012, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flowsfor the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

BUCHBINDER TUNICK & COMPANY LLPApril 25, 2013

Independent Auditor’s Report

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October 31, 2012 and 201120120000 2011 00

ASSETSAssets:

Cash and cash equivalents $ 000000016,662 $ 000012,021,780 Investments 91,101,098 77,634,596 Accrued dividends and interest receivable 4,700 8,400 Prepaid expenses and other assets 98,712 92,987

91,221,172 89,757,763

Property and equipment:Co-operative (office space) 1,007,766 1,007,766 Furniture, fixtures and equipment 146,660 146,660 Less: accumulated depreciation (565,080) (525,988)

Net property and equipment 589,346 628,438

Total assets $ 000091,810,518 $ 000090,386,201

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Liabilities:Accrued expenses and other liabilities $0000000 79,600 $0000000119,300 Postretirement benefits obligation 1,433,000 1,315,000Grants payable 1,395,000 790,000 Federal excise taxes payable 32,850 50,000

Total liabilities 2,940,450 2,274,300

Unrestricted net assets:Income 298,481 824,827 Principal 88,571,587 87,287,074

Total net assets 88,870,068 88,111,901

Total liabilities and net assets $ 000091,810,518 $ 000090,386,201

See notes to financial statements.

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Statements of Financial Position

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For the years ended October 31, 2012 and 20110000

20120000 2011 00

Income000(Loss)000 Principal 00 Total000 Total000

Revenue:Net realized and unrealized gains

on investments $00000000000- $ 003,385,086 $ 00 3,385,086 $ 0004,886,921Interest and dividends 2,285,338 - 2,285,338 1,522,307 Rental income 46,200 - 46,200 45,600 Net partnership income 1,455,672 - 1,455,672 129,142 Other income 2,244 - 2,244 2,862

Total revenue 3,789,454 3,385,086 7,174,540 6,586,832

Expenses:Program services 5,517,060 - 5,517,060 5,517,805 Administrative and general 679,721 - 679,721 814,057 Federal excise tax 62,500 - 62,500 303,791 Depreciation expense - 39,092 39,092 42,531

Total expenses 6,259,281 39,092 6,298,373 6,678,184

Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses (2,469,827) 3,345,994 876,167 (91,352)

Other changes in net assets:Benefit change other than net periodic benefit cost (118,000) - (118,000) 29,000Transfers to (from) income 2,061,481 (2,061,481) - -

Change in net assets (526,346) 1,284,513 758,167 (62,352)

Unrestricted net assets:Beginning of year 824,827 87,287,074 88,111,901 88,174,253

End of Year $00 00 298,481 $ 0088,571,587 $ 0088,870,068 $ 0088,111,901

See notes to financial statements.

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Statements of Activities

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For the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2011

2012000000 2011000000Cash flows from operating activities:

Change in net assets $00 0000 758,167 $ 00000 000(62,352)Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets

to net cash (used in) operating activities:Depreciation 39,092 42,531 Net unrealized (gains) losses on investments (3,908,353) 30,524,091 Net realized losses (gains) on investments 523,267 (35,411,012)

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:Decreased in accrued dividends and interest receivable 3,700 15,600 (Increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets (5,725) (4,626)

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:(Decreased) in accrued expenses and other liabilities (39,700) (188,900) Increase (decrease) in postretirement benefits obligation 118,000 (29,000) Increase (decrease) in grants payable 605,000 365,000(Decrease) increase in federal excise tax payable (17,150) 50,000

Net cash (used in) operating activities (1,923,702) (5,428,668)

Cash flows from investing activities:Purchase of investments (20,346,239) (88,446,764)Proceeds from sale of investments 10,264,823 102,731,193

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (10,081,416) 14,284,429

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (12,005,118) 8,855,761

Cash and cash equivalents:Beginning of year 12,021,780 3,166,019

End of Year 16,662 12,021,780

Supplementary cash flow information:Cash payments for:

Federal excise taxes $010000000 0 79,650 $0000 00000253,791

See notes to financial statements.

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Statements of Cash Flows

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Note 1 - Nature of Organization

The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York as a privatefoundation. The Foundation was organized to provide grants to charitable organizations.

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of AccountingThe Foundation maintains its records on the accrual basis under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica. As of October 31, 2012 and 2011, the Foundation did not have any temporarily or permanently restricted net assets. OnSeptember 17, 2010, the State of New York adopted the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (“NYPMIFA”).The adoption of the act should not have a significant effect on the Foundation’s operations.

Use of EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of Americarequires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures ofcontingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during thereporting period. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Prior Year Summarized Financial InformationThe financial statements include certain prior year summarized comparative information in total but not by net asset class. Suchinformation does not include sufficient detail to constitute a presentation in conformity with accounting principles generally acceptedin the United States of America. Accordingly, such information should be read in conjunction with the Foundation’s financialstatements for the year ended October 31, 2011, from which the summarized information was derived.

Cash and Cash EquivalentsFor purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Foundation considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an originalmaturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Investment Valuation and Income RecognitionInvestments in equity securities are reported at fair value based upon quoted market prices. Mutual funds and investment funds,which include equity funds, fixed income funds, hedge funds and real assets, are valued at the net asset value of the shares held bythe Foundation at year end. Investments in limited partnerships are reported at estimated fair value as reported by the general partneror the custodian.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends arerecorded on the ex-dividend date.

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Notes to Financial Statements

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Notes to Financial Statements

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Property and EquipmentProperty and equipment are recorded at cost.

The Foundation depreciates the cooperative, furniture, fixtures and equipment using the straight-line method. The general range ofestimated useful lives used in depreciating is as follows:

Cooperative 39 yearsFurniture, fixtures and equipment 5 years

Grants PayableGrants payable represents all unconditional grants that have been authorized prior to the year end, but remain unpaid as of thestatements of financial position date. Conditional grants are expensed and considered payable in the period the conditions aresubstantially satisfied.

Income TaxesThe Foundation is a charitable organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”). TheFoundation is exempt from Federal income tax under the IRC as a private foundation, but is subject to Federal excise tax on its netinvestment income.

The Foundation is no longer subject to Federal income tax examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2009.

Subsequent EventsThe Foundation has evaluated subsequent events and transactions through April 25, 2013, the date that the financial statementswere available to be issued.

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Note 3 - Investments

The Foundation states its securities at fair value instead of historical cost, presenting the net unrealized gains (losses) on securities as revenue in the current period. Total net unrealized gains (losses) recorded are as follows:

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Notes to Financial Statements

Alliance00 Deutsche00 Beck, Mack0 Prime 000 TotalCapital 00 Bank0000 & Oliver0 0 Buchholz00 CIPEF V, L.P. October 31,

201200 0 201100 0Net unrealized

gains (losses) $ 000000000- $0000000000- $ 0000256,680 $ 004,405,730 $000(754,057) $ 003,908,353 $(30,524,091)Net realized (losses) gains - - (197,652) (325,615) - (523,267) 35,411,012Net realized and unreal-

ized gains (losses) - - 59,028 4,080,115 (754,057) 3,385,086 4,886,921

Interest income - 2,169 - 362 - 2,531 13,082Dividends income - - 6,628 2,276,179 - 2,282,807 1,509,225

Total interest and dividend income - 2,169 6,628 2,276,541 - 2,285,338 1,522,307

Net investment income $0000000000- $0000002,169 $0000065,656 $00 6,356,656 $000(754,057) $ 005,670,424 $0006,409,228

Unrealized Gains (Losses)

Alliance00 Deutsche00 Beck, Mack0 Prime 000Capital00 Bank00 0 & Oliver 00 Buchholz00 CIPEF V, L.P. Total0000

Net unrealized gains (loss-es) at October 31, 2010 $002,886,204 $0000000000- $0023,763,625 $0000000000- $00000(1,511) $0026,648,318

Net (decrease) increase in unrealized gains (losses) (2,886,204) - (24,020,305) (4,041,833) 424,251 (30,524,091)

Net unrealized (losses) gains at October 31, 2011 - - (256,680) (4,041,833) 422,740 (3,875,773)

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized gains (losses) - - 256,680 4,405,730 (754,057) 3,908,353

Net unrealized gains (losses) at October 31, 2012 $000000000 - $0000000000- $000000000 - $0 0 0 363,897 $000(331,317) $00000032,580

The following schedule summarizes the investment returns and their classifications in the statements of activitiesfor the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2011:

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The Foundation has a capital commitment agreement with a private equity fund as a limited partner. The original commitmentsigned on July 24, 2007 is for $5,000,000. As of October 31, 2012, approximately $4,800,000 has been contributed.

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements andDisclosures, provides the framework for measuring fair value. It defines fair value as an exit price, which is the price that wouldbe received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the Foundation’s principal or most advantageous market for the asset orliability, in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

The fair value hierarchy generally requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservableinputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset orliability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputsreflect the entity’s own assumptions based on market data and the entity’s judgments about the assumptions that market participantswould use in pricing the asset or liability, and are to be developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The Foundation determines the fair value of its investments based on the established fair value definition and hierarchy levels. Thethree levels within the hierarchy that may be used to measure fair value are:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable inputs, including Level 1 prices that have been adjusted; quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quotedprices in markets that are less active than traded exchanges; and other inputs that are observable or can be substantially corroboratedby observable market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are a significant component of the fair valueof the assets or liabilities.

The lowest level of input that is a significant component of the fair value measurements determines the placement of the entire fairvalue measurement in the hierarchy. The Foundation’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair valuemeasurement requires judgment, and may affect the classification of fair value assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchylevels.

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Notes to Financial Statements

Note 3 - Investments (Continued)

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Significant Other0 Significant Other0Total00000 Quoted Prices0 0 Observable Inputs0 Unobservable Inputs

Fair Value000 (Level 1)0000 (Level 2)0000 (Level 3)0000Assets carried at fair value:

Investments funds:Equity $00000041,467,890 $00000041,467,890 $00000000000000- $ 0000000000000-Fixed income 13,445,321 8,818,531 4,626,790 -Commodities 4,066,834 4,066,834 - -Hedge funds 20,351,229 - 13,678,888 6,672,341Real assets 8,350,492 - 8,350,492 -

Private equity funds:(CIPEF V, L.P.) 3,419,332 - - 3,419,332

Total assets carried at fair value $00000091,101,098 $ 00000054,353,255 $ 00000026,656,170 $00000010,091,673

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Notes to Financial Statements

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

The valuation methods described in Note 2 may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable valueor reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Foundation believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistentwith other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financialinstruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The Foundation considers several factors in appropriately classifying the investment funds in the fair value hierarchy. An investmentis generally classified as Level 2 if the Foundation has the ability to withdraw its investment with the investment fund at Net AssetValue (“NAV”) at the measurement date. If the Foundation cannot withdraw its investment with the investment funds at NAV aswhen such investment is subject to “lock-up” or gate, or its withdrawal period does not coincide with the Foundation’s measurementdate, the Foundation considers the length of time until the investment will become redeemable in determining whether the fair valuemeasurement of the investment should be classified as a Level 2 or Level 3 fair value measurement. In general, if the Foundationhas the ability to redeem its investment with the investment fund at or within three months of the measurement date, the investmentfund interest is classified as Level 2. Otherwise, the investment fund interest has been classified as Level 3.

The following table sets forth, by level, the Foundation’s assets that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as ofOctober 31, 2012 and 2011:

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Fair Value0 Capital000 Other000 Unrealizedr0 Fair Valueoo00 November 1, Contributions Income000 Gains 000 October 31,00 2010ooo (Distributions) (Expenses)0 (Losses)0 0 20110000

Investment funds:Hedge funds $0000000000- $0 0 6,500,000 $0000000000- $000(289,982) $0 0 6,210,018Private equity fund 00 0003,313,215 000(760,346) 0000129,142 0000424,251 0003,106,262

$0003,313,215 $0 0 5,739,654 $0000129,142 $0000134,269 $0 0 9,316,280

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Significant Other0 Significant Other0Total00000 Quoted Prices0 0 Observable Inputs0 Unobservable Inputs

Fair Value000 (Level 1)0000 (Level 2)0000 (Level 3)0000Assets carried at fair value:

Equity securities:Financials $00000001,738,607 $ 00000001,738,607 $ 00000000000000- $ 00000000000000-

Investment funds:Equity 30,514,242 30,514,242 - -Fixed income 13,901,008 9,078,073 4,822,935 -Commodities 3,505,148 3,505,148 - -Hedge funds 19,162,572 - 12,952,554 6,210,018Real assets 5,706,757 - 5,706,757 -

Private equity funds: (CIPEF V, L.P.) 3,106,262 - - 3,106,262

Total assets carried at fair value $00000077,634,596 $ 00000044,836,070 $ 00000023,482,246 $00000009,316,280

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2011

Fair Value0 Capital000 Other000 Unrealizedr0 Fair Valueoo00 November 1, Contributions Income000 Gains 000 October 31,00 2011ooo (Distributions) (Expenses)0 (Losses)0 0 20120000

Investment funds:Hedge funds 00 $0006,210,018 $0000000000- $0000000000- $0000462,323 $0006,672,341Private equity fund 3,106,262 (388,545) 1,455,672 (754,057) 3,419,332

$0009,316,280 $000(388,545) $0001,455,672 $000(291,734) $0010,091,673

The following table is a roll forward of the statements of financial position amounts for financial instruments classifiedby the Foundation within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy defined above as of October 31, 2012 and 2011:

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Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

Hedge Fund Forester Diversified, Ltd. The investment objective of the The assets of the fund are invested in a fund is to provide investors with diversified group of long/short equity andmaximum appreciation of capital absolute return investment funds. while incurring reasonable risk.

Hedge Fund The Weatherlow Offshore The fund seeks to achieve its The assets of the Master Fund are invested inFund I Ltd. objective by investing all or predominantly limited partnerships and

substantially all of its assets in similar pooled investment vehicles referred tothe Weatherlow Fund I L.P. (the as “Portfolio Funds”.“Master Fund”).

Hedge Fund Archipelago Holdings Ltd. The primary investment objective The assets of the company are invested in of the fund is to seek capital funds sponsored by, or may in the future be appreciation through investing in sponsored by Wellington Global Holding, Ltd.certain private investment funds.

Fixed Income Colchester Global Bond The investment objective of the The fund invests in a globally diversifiedInvestment Fund fund is to achieve favorable portfolio of primarily debt-like securities.Fund income-oriented returns.

As of October 31, 2012, the Foundation invested in hedge funds and a private equity fund which were categorized as Level 3 investments.

Although the Foundation believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of differentmethodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurementat the reporting date.

The following table sets forth the investment objective and principal investment strategy of the Foundation’s investments in hedge fundsand private equity investments:

InvestmentCategory Investment Investment Objective Principal Investment Strategy

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Notes to Financial Statements

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

Private Equity CIPEF V, L.P. The investment objective of the Potential portfolio companies are analyzedFund private equity fund CIPEF V, L.P. by broad criteria, including the following:

is to generate superior long-term Strong local management with a provencapital appreciation primarily through track record, or in some cases, a strategicprivately negotiated equity and partner who adds value through equity-related investments in technological, managerial or marketing/emerging markets companies. financial expertise; “like-minded” key

shareholders; a demonstrated ability or potential for profitability and relatively stableand predictable cash flows; strong prospects to sustain or achieve a leading local market position and/or sustainable competitive export advantage; superior growth potential; attractive valuation; and a clear and identifiable range of exit possibilities at the time of investment, primarily relying on either a trade sale to a potential list of multinational, regional or local strategic buyers expected to seek to consolidate market position, and/or a local or global “money center” IPO.

Common Trust Wellington Trust Company, The fund's investment objective The fund may invest in other WellingtonFunds NA CTF Strategic Real is long-term total return in excess Trust Common Trust Fund funds if consistent

Asset Portfolio of a customized blended benchmark with the fund's investment objective andover a full business cycle. policies.

InvestmentCategory Investment Investment Objective Principal Investment Strategy

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Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

The following table sets forth the terms of redemption, if the terms are other than on demand:

Forester Diversified, Ltd. Annually with 90 days notice (1 year lockup period).

The Weatherlow Offshore Fund I Ltd. Quarterly with 65 days notice.

Archipelago Holdings Ltd. Quarterly with 45 days notice.

Wellington Trust Company, NACTF Strategic Real Asset Portfolio Monthly.

The Colchester Global Bond Fund Monthly on first business day of the month with written notification due 10 business days before month end.

CIPEF V, L.P. Redemptions are made solely at thediscretion of the general partner.

Investment Terms of Redemption

Note 5 - Risks and Uncertainties

The Foundation invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate,market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that

Changes in Fair Value Levels

The availability of observable market data is monitored to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within thefair value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financialinstruments from one fair value level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the reporting period.

We evaluated the significance of transfers between levels based upon the nature of the financial instrument and size of the transferrelative to total net assets available for benefits. For the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, there were no significant transfersin or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3.

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Note 5 - Risks and Uncertainties (Continued)

Note 7 - Postretirement Health Benefits Plan

The Foundation maintains a postretirement health benefits plan (the “Postretirement Plan”) for qualified retirees. A qualified retireeis defined as an employee who has attained age 55 as an active employee of the Foundation with a minimum of 15 years full-timeemployment, and whose years of full-time employment with the Foundation plus attained age at retirement total 75 years or more.

For the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, the amount of the Postretirement Plan expense recognized in the accompanyingstatements of activities amounted to $25,373 and $24,964, respectively. In addition, other changes in unrestricted net assets includea decrease in the amount of $118,000 and an increase in the amount of $29,000 for the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2011,respectively, to reflect the change in postretirement health benefits plan obligation not charged to current year’s expense.

The funded status of the Postretirement Plan as of October 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

2012 000009 201100 000

Fair value of qualified plan assests $000000000 00000- $00000000000000-Less: projected benefit obligation 1,433,000 1,315,000

Funded status $000000(1,433,000) $000000(1,315,000)

changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term, and that such changes could materially affect the valuereported in the statements of financial position.

Note 6 - Pension Plan

The Foundation sponsors a defined contribution plan. Any employee, excluding students and those who work less than 20 hoursper week are eligible for employer contributions after completing 1 year of service and attainment of age 21. Voluntary contributionscan be made at any time. Contributions to the plan must be made on a non-discriminatory basis. The Foundation contributes 15%of eligible compensation as determined by Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") regulations to the plan on behalf of the employees.Employee voluntary contributions can also be made up to the allowable maximum contribution as determined by IRS regulations.

Pension expenses for the Foundation for the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2011 were $84,463 and $84,634, respectively.

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Years EndingOctober 31, Amount 00

2013 $ 0000046,2002014 19,250

Total $ 0000065,450

Note 9 - Rental Income

The Foundation leases out a portion of its office space under a lease that expires March 31, 2014. Rental income totaled $46,200and $45,600 for the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Future rental income under the lease is as follows:

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Note 8 - Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Foundation to concentrations of credit risk, consist of money market accountsand investment securities and funds. The Foundation places its cash and temporary cash investments with financial institutions. Attimes, such balances may be in excess of the FDIC and SIPC insurance limits.

The Postretirement Plan expense computation assumes a future medical cost inflation of 10% and discount rate of 5% as of October31, 2012 and 2011.

The following schedule of benefit payments, which reflects expected future services, as appropriate, are expected to be paid in eachof the next five years and in the aggregate for the five years thereafter:

Years EndingOctober 31, Amount 00

2013 $ 0000028,7642014 30,2032015 31,7132016 38,4682017 45,819Five years thereafter 236,863

Total $ 0000411,830

Note 7 - Postretirement Health Benefits Plan (Continued)

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Schedule of Grants Paid

For the Year Ended October 31, 2012

Names in parentheses indicate payee where two organizations are listed.

Advocates for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $00055,000

Alliance for Quality Education (Public Policy & Education Fund) . . . . . 30,000

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000

American Dance Abroad (Dance Works, Inc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,000

Art21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000

Bang on a Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000

Battery Dance Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,000

Brooklyn Academy of Music-Dance Motion III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000

Campaign for Fiscal Equity (Education Law Center) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000

Catskill Mountainkeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

CEC ArtsLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,000

Center for Reproductive Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,000

Citizens Union Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,000

Community Service Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Community Voices Heard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000

Creative Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,000

Cultures in Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000

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Names in parentheses indicate payee where two organizations are listed.

CUNY Center for Urban Research (Research Foundation of

the City University of New York) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Dancing Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000

Donors Education Collaborative (Community Funds, Inc.) . . . . . . . . . . . 60,000

Empire Justice Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,000

Environmental Advocates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000

Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000

Feminist Majority Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,000

Foundation Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000

Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health & Rights . . . . . . . 2,875

Glimmerglass Festival (Glimmerglass Opera, Inc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000

Grantmakers in Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000

Henry L. Stimson Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000

Independent Curators International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,000

International Foundation for Art Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,000

John Jay College (Research Foundation of the

City University of New York) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000

LARK Play Development Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,000

Latino International Theater Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000

League of Women Voters of New York State Education Fund . . . . . . . . . 18,860

Make the Road New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,000

MAPP International Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000

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Names in parentheses indicate payee where two organizations are listed.

MergerWatch (Community Catalyst) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,000

Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,000

Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000

Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000

NARAL Pro-Choice America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,000

National Abortion Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,000

National Center for Law and Economic Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,000

National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association . . . . . . . 50,000

National Institute for Reproductive Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,000

National Partnership for Women and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000

National Performance Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000

National Public Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000

National Women's Law Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000

Natural Resources Defense Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000

New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,000

New York Foundation for the Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000

New York Live Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,000

New York Public Interest Research Group Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Nonprofit Coordinating Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500

Old Town School of Folk Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,000

Philanthropy New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,250

Planned Parenthood Federation of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000

Population Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000

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Names in parentheses indicate payee where two organizations are listed.

Product Stewardship Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000

Public Policy & Education Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Queens Botanical Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Queens Theater in the Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000

Regional Plan Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Salzburg Global Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,000

Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000

Season of Cambodia (New York Foundation for the Arts) . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,000

Sex Information and Education Council of the United States . . . . . . . . . . 50,000

St. Ann's Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000

Supportive Housing Network of New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000

Teachers College, Columbia University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000

Thalia Spanish Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000

The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,000

The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000

Vermont Studio Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000

Matching Gifts Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,086

Total Grants Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $04,149,571

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Proposal Guidelines

We are interested in learning as much as possible about the applicant. This includes budgets (past, current, projected), audited financial statements, an IRS letter explaining tax status, names and occupations of trustees, and examples of past accomplishments. The individual project proposal should include, in addition to a description of the planned work, a budget, precise expectations, plans for evaluation, background of those involved and a statement of plans for future support. Also, a one page summary is required.

The Board of Directors meets four times per year: January, April, July, and October. The Foundation receives and reviews proposals year-round.

The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation welcomes proposals within the areas of its present concentration. Proposals should be addressed to:

Margaret C. Ayers, President Robert Sterling Clark Foundation 135 East 64th Street New York, New York 10065-7045

We look forward to hearing from you and hope we can be of assistance.

ROBERT STERLING CLARK FOUNDATION 135 East 64th Street New York NY 10065T 212.288.8900 F 212.288.1033 rsclark.org ANNUAL REPORT 2012