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ARTISTSSTRIVING TOEND POVERTY
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Dear Supporters:
2020 was a monumental year for ASTEP! We took time to reexamine our purpose
and move forward with clear intention. We faced several new challenges, but thanks
to the success of the Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration event, we were able to
quickly adjust and serve our communities in new ways.
Working to support our community partners, we responded to unique and changing
needs in real time. By transforming our programming to Zoom classes and hand-
delivered Creative Activity Kits, ASTEP brought the arts to 1,413 students. Working
alongside our community partners, we secured food deliveries that fed over 2,500
families in the South Bronx. Our weekly Wellness Wednesdays series hosted on
Facebook brought together professionals of the healing arts and creative arts to
foster wellness in the community. We renewed our commitment to the Black
community through our Changemakers Scholarship, which provided financial support
for two young Black visionaries pursuing higher education.
Though the year was challenging, as a community of artists we knew how to pivot
and adapt. We have been overwhelmed by the compassion and resilience
demonstrated by the ASTEP community this year, and we look ahead proud of what
we were able to accomplish together. Thank you for being an important part of what
we do - we truly would not be here without you.
A LETTER FROMOUR FOUNDER
M A R Y - M I T C H E L L C A M P B E L L
Founder + Executive Director
LOOKING BACK ON 2020
Food Relief
600 boxes of fresh produce300 cases of yogurt25 boxes of poultry
ASTEP provided meals to over 2,500 people in the South Bronx
Bridging the Digital Divide
417 "Bridging the Digital Divide" educational packets 61 Creative Activity Kits
With limited in-person programming, we launched newinitiatives to engage young people without screens
Changemakers Scholarship
Two $1,000 scholarships awarded
In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, ASTEP createda scholarship for Black students pursuing higher education
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Concert
2.4 million views$550K raised
The funds raised through the Sondheim concert allowed us toprovide arts programming to 1,413 students in 2020
Program Services40.8%
Fundraising33.4%
Management and General25.7%
FINANCES
WHO TO THANK?
Board of DirectorsCHAIR: Thomas FitzGerald | Director Of Business Development, DrivetrainVICE CHAIR: Jaimie Mayer | Producer, Don’t Eat The Pictures Productions / Managing Director, Magic TheatreSECRETARY: Sheryl Calabro | Associate, Weil, Gotshal & MangesTREASURER: Sheri Sarkisian | Vice President, Compliance, Goldman SachsLaura Bray | Managing Director, Promontory Group, an IBM CompanyMark Canavera | Associate Director, Child Protection in Crisis Learning Network, Mailman School of Public Health; Columbia UniversityLaura Chittick | Executive Director, Corporate Client Banking, J.P. MorganTrupti Doshi | Foundation Grants Management and Nonprofit Development Professional Steven Farkas | Director, BlackRockSameer Garg | Director, Aerospace, Defense & Government Services, RBC Capital MarketsJacob Hadad | Partner/Director, WesfairJeffrey Korn | Partner, Willkie Farr & GallagherHenry Sham | Managing Director, Head of US FIG, CIBCGabrielle Speaks | Director of Board Relations, Community Service Society
Program Facilitators
Volunteer Teaching Artists
Marcus Crawford Guy | Tiffany Ramos | Karina Sindicich | Mo Letamendi | Lizzy Santiago | Will Thomason
Kaityln Anderson Ari AfsarYazmany ArboledaIain ArmitageJacqueline A B. ArnoldMatt AronoffTed ArthurAnnaleigh AshfordKate Baldwin Christine BaranskiGina BarbaRebecca BaumwollKeith BellLaura Benanti Jill BlakewaySierra BoggessSummer BoggessAusten BohmerJoan BorysenkoBenedict Braxton-SmithZahra BudwhaniCaleb BurhansKerry ButlerDavid BuxtonGrace CanahuatiStephen CarlileRyan CaseyJuanita Castro-OchoaMiguel Cervantes
Michael CerverisBieje ChapmanKatherine CherbasJim CocoliatoNicholas ConnorsAlexa CoppolaMichael CroiterAshley CroweBill Curran Derrick DavisMonica DavisAmalia De La IglesiaJames De La GarzaWilliam DehorneyZara DevlinElizabeth DoranElsa Dupuy d’AngeacClaybourne ElderAbby EpsteinMelissa ErricoRaul EsparzaKim ExumAnna FalveyYvonne FarrellBeanie FeldsteinKate FergusonTedd FirthSutton FosterMaria Friedman
Mariana FresnoMichael GacettaTalley GaleKathryn Gallagher Jr.Jenn GambateseGabriela GarciaTwiggy Pucci GarconAlexander GemignaniAsmeret GhebremichaelCarina GoebelbeckerMandy GonzalezLino GomezCelia Rose GoodingBecca GottliebAlexander GoycoRaymundo GutierrezLeena S. GupthaMason GrangerJosh GrobanTodd GrovesChris GurrJake GyllenhaalAnn HaradaJames HarknessNeil Patrick HarrisRoe HartrampfSatoko HayamiRichard HeckmanKarla Helbert
WHO TO THANK?
Volunteer Teaching ArtistsErika HenningsenSarah HewittAdrianna HicksGreg HildrethKimberly HillAna HolschuhAnna HulseRobyn HurderTony KadleckMike KarnsJudy KayeSteve KenyonCaitlin KinnunenAdda KridlerSean Allan KrillAustin KuMark KudischJudy KuhnMcKenzie KurtzAlex LacamoireRicki LakeJosh LamonRandy LandauLinda LavinJudy LeeDani LencioniKatrina LenkDawnn Lewis
Catherine LinderKelvin Moon LohDan LiptonEmily LudlowPatti LuPoneBrittney MackCzarina MadaSamantha PistoresiManfrediNate MarylandGinna Claire MasonX Mayo Julie McBrideIsabell McCallaRob McClureAudra McDonaldEvangel McVickerJuliana MesaAinsley MelhamJohn RiddleLindsay RobertsMatt RodriguezSebastiani RomagnoloGiancarlo RomeroMichael McCorry RoseTanehsa RossAaron RossiniJulia Rutkovsky
Nikhil SabooNisha SabooLea SalongaCaesar SamayoaMidori SamsonDayana SanchezBrian SantiagoLizzy SantiagoJared SchonigStephen SchwartzMichael James ScottMargo SeibertSara SeiverKyle SeligG SerranoThom SesmaNick ShakraPhillip SheegogAndre De ShieldsJennifer SimardRyan SimmonsMeg SmithMatt SmallcombJames SnyderMaya SokolowRoschelle SpearsKimber Elayne SprawlSusanna Stahlmann
Elizabeth StanleyBobby SteggertMark StephensCody Jamison StrandMeryl StreepBilly StritchL. Steven TaylorMark ThrasherThembile TshumaBrigid TransonAaron TveitBrandon UranowitzJulie VantreaseAntonietta VivasJessica VoskJeanna de WaalBarbara WalshAdrienne WarrenAndrew WatkinsMicki WeinerWill WellsNaTasha Yvette WilliamsAmra-Faye WrightPaul WontorekTony YazbeckLarry YurmanMeg ZervoulisChip Zien
Supporters$5,000+AnonymousLindsay ChambersLaura Chittick and GrahamGoodkinRaymond EspositoJeffrey + Gheña KornAlex LacamoireAdam LevinTheresa MartinacElizabeth + MatthewSalemHenry ShamPedro Torres-Mackie
$1,000+Lou AdlerScott Brown and AlexFitzpatrickDarren Bagert
Gregory Diskant andSandra BaronKevin BianchiWade Blumstein andMayne, Blumstein &Fingold CPAs LLPDianne BrandiJack CallahanMike CappsTrupti DoshiAugust EriksmoenTim FederleCalvin Filippone IIKatherine Fox-GlassmanMark GordonFrances HanckelNancy HarringtonCraig HarwoodMatthew HoidalKendall Hull
Daniel IvascynGarrett JonesRichard KayneAlice KocisCarol LeifElizabeth LenkeDeborah Lesser NagarMerceditas Z. de Paduaand Elizabeth A. LotterhosJennifer ManocherianGerald MarthKen McGeeEllen McManusMark MitchellMr. NewmanCatarina NilssonBrian O'NeilRick PappasDavid PierceDean Pitchford
James R ChambersSeth RadwellThomas RainerTug RiceMs. Gina RobertsonHolly RomDavid RosenNikhil + Nisha SabooElizabeth SalemSheri SarkisianGail SchorrThomas SchumacherMark SendroffMarc ShaimanBill Shea + Frank SelvaggiRichard SheltonTed & Mary Jo ShenMr. James L. SimonJodi StephensJessica Stokes
WHO TO THANK?Brian SullivanEmily Grishman and SusanSamplinerBernard and Phyllis NSussmanMichael VermutKrista VernoffTom ViolaZachary WalkineBenjamin WhiteleyBarbara WhitmanBeth + Allan Williams
$400+AnonymousAudrey AbornMr. Andrew AloeSusan AnastasioEric AndersenJames AnsinChris AveryMr. and Mrs. BaccellieriOliver BaconStephen BardinElizabeth BerensAlexander BernsteinJamie BernsteinPaul BianchiThe Bisesto FamilyValerie BlecharDavid BowieBarry BraksickKenneth BrickmanThomas BrownTodd BrownBen ButlerJess CagleRon Chernow
Russ CoxSteve CoxScott CramtonKenneth CribbsIris DartMark DavisG Brent DawsonDebra DemartiniMark DichterJennifer DineenMary Anne DoranCasey DuffyHillary DuttonRachel EhrentreuSam EllisLeonie ElphinstoneDorothy EvansDebbie FierroThomas FitzGerald +Sheryl CalabroClint FleenerDavid GalloreeseMichael GaretMichael GianniniJulie GoldbergDavor GolubRobyn GoodmanJane GordonJoseph GratzKimala GraySarah Green VaswaniMarah GubarMichelle GuttTed & Kathleen HalloranPaul HannemanJanet HardinTimothy HayAllan Heinberg
Cristy HillWilliam HillLarry HirschhornLawrence HirschhornJennifer HowlettPamela Hurst-DellapietraJennifer HyrkinJim Jones + JosephLangworthGregory JuedesMary JuedesBob and Wendy KenneyLillian E KraemerJudith KruppCarol LaffertyMel MarvinRichard McElvainJamie McGonnigalEd MiconeRichard MishaanNik ModiMr. Scott Neil NewmanTony OriglioWilliam PaulSarah PaulsonLynn PedersenCarol PortMichael PriceEarl RetifCharles RheePaul RobinsonJudith RodesLizanne RosensteinJanice RuffBruce + Karen SabathNancy SarkisianDick ScanlanLuciano Scatozza
Sandefur SchmidtEric SchwartzCynthia SearsPaul SeaveySteve SedberrySunny SessaSusan SilcoxSteven SilvaNita SilvermanMichele SilveyBrenda SmithSusan SmithClare SmoutRandy + Dianne SoraGabrielle SpeaksMichael SpitzerBrian Stansifer YorkMarina SteinbergScott SternGeorgia Stitt + JasonRobert BrownJudy SundHolland TaylorBrian TerrCynthia UnderwoodLana UrsprungMelody ValdezKeith VoosKatie WardCarol WarshawskyLaura WassermanScott WassermanDr. Rachael and Mr.Richard WellsPricilla WennemanLucille WerlinichChristine Yurgaites
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