Queens Council on the Arts’ mission is to foster and develop the arts in Queens QUEENS COUNCIL County and to support individual artists and arts organizations in presenting their ON THE ARTS cultural diversity for the benefit of the community.

751Artists 80.. + QCA served artists & counting since 2009 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT career resource tools and skill building for artists ARTIST PEER CIRCLES “QCA's seminars have given our small, creative support & mentoring groups organization an excellent grounding 2016 in all aspects of the fundraising “Before, I would never have process.” called myself a writer. My success ANNUAL ~ Mark Buccheri, Associate Director, would not have been achieved Performing Arts Conservatory of New York without the support of QCA.” REPORT ~ Vaughn M. Watson, Author

99 Queens communities receiving resources artists sharing 32 for creative professionals LAB their work in monthly events where artists share emerging works ”The June lab was like 25 a 'salon' I read about grants to individual artists QUEENS ARTS FUND in history classes. I left enriched with funding for Queens artists & arts organizations inspiration.” ~Daniel Khan, Filmmaker “Thanks to QCA, I am able to create, and present new projects exploring new ideas that transcends 56 cultural boundaries and reaching out to [a] new, grants to arts multi-ethnic audience.” organizations ~ Nivedita ShivRav, Musician Seniors served 225 SU-CASA HIGH SCHOOL TO ART SCHOOL arts programs for seniors a portfolio development program for high school students 44 seeking acceptance to college “I thought I [would] teach CAD and Virtual Students Reality but I [actually “HS2AS helped me expand my own work served 14 learned] from some and help instruct others on the same path.” Artists-in- pretty incredible ~ Ema Furusho, 2015-16 New York residence at seniors.” Community Trust Van Lier Fellow & senior centers ~ Yvonne Shortt, Founder/ fine arts major at Carnegie Mellon in Queens Executive Director, RPGA Studio 1

DONORS IN KIND

• Elmwood Charity Fund • Afrikan Poetry Theatre • Noguchi Museum $100,000 & Above • Argentina Flores • Atlantic Beach Surf Shop • NY Hall of Science • Marsha Heydt • Braata Productions • Paper Factory Hotel • New York City Department of • Cathy Hung • Bunch of Balloons • Pink Canary Desserts Cultural Affairs • Remy Krakauer • Chocolate Factory Theater • QNS Collective • New York State Council on the • Susan Lacerte • COFFEED • Queens Botanical Garden Arts • Catherine Lee • Crescent Gril • Queens Library $50,000 - $100,000 • Lynn Lobell • Cyclo Restaurant • Queens Museum • Edward Martin • Empire Merchants • Queens Theatre • Altman Foundation • Stephen Martin • Flushing Town Hall • Rockaway Beach Surf Shop • Tyler Myers • Foodcellar • Rockaway Brewing Co. Up to $50,000 • Stefanie Nelson • Google • Rockaway Artists Alliance • Maria Odysseos • Jamaica Center for Arts and • Rockaway Waterfront • Pinkerton Foundation • Kristina Pecorelli Learning Alliance • Surdna Foundation • Juvenal Reis • Kaufman Astoria Studios • Skudin Surf Up to $20,000 • Melissa Sandor • Knockdown Center • Socrates Sculpture Park • Moitri Savard • Lagunitas Beer • Taylor Creative • Rose Associates • Victoria Schneps-Yunis • LIC Community Boathouse • Tom4Taxi • Judith Sloan • Lockwood • Tuk Tuk Restaurant Up to $10,000 • Omar Solis • Manducatis Rustica • Uke Hut • Nora Vizzini Restaurant • Uma’s Restaurant • Con Edison • Elise Wagner • Materials for the Arts • United States Tennis • Two West Foundation • Stephen Williams • Moda Grill Association • Murasaki Restaurant • Z NYC Hotel Up to $5,000 Up to $100 • Museum of the Moving Image • Aviation Development Council • Thalia K. Batan • Investors Bank Corp. • Jessica Bathurst • Juvenal Reis Studios • Brunswick Group • Kaufman Astoria Studios • Katha Cato • Mathis-Pfohl Foundation • Lilian Chen • Milton and Sally Avery Arts • Dance Into Light, Inc. Foundation • Melisa Diaz MEMBERS • New York Community Bank • Antonia Dunbar Foundation • Ebsco Industries, Inc. • Beverley Barr • Daniel Lu • Resorts World Casino New York • Tim Fredrick • Malcolm Chan • Michael Pepe • TD Charitable Foundation • Morgan Jones • Ann Cofta • Christine Perrelli • TF Cornerstone • Risa Kantor • Mandy Estinville • Jennifer Reed • WeWork • Gail Koelln • Catherine Fletcher • Linda Rufo • Seth Krakauer • Tim Fredrick • Claudia K. Sargent Up to $1,000 • Tsidii L. Lupino • Anthony M. Grimaldi • Malini N. Shah • Murasaki Restaurant • Jean Hauptman • Kamila Smith • Gianna Cerbone-Teoli • Priscilla P. Stadler • Margret Hjaltested • Anna E. Tsuri • Uma’s Restaurant Up to $500 • Valerie G. Keane • Adolfo S. Vazquez • Susan Varo • Linda Kleinbub • Ian Wen • Aryana A. Anderson • Buz Vault • Carol Lacks • Joan Willette • Mallie Boman • Mary Lannon • Chin C. Yang • Mònica Sarmiento Castillo • Okomfo A. Dinizulu

2 The Queens Council on the Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1966. Programming provided by QCA is made possible in part by public funds from The National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, State Assembly Member Aravella Simotas, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, The Office of the Honorable Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, City Council Member Karen Koslowitz and the Queens Delegation to the New York City Council, additional private support and from individuals like you.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2016 QCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES HONORARY CHAIRPERSON PUBLIC SUPPORT & REVENUES 2016 2015 Hon. Melinda Katz, Queens Borough President PUBLIC SUPPORT QCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES Grants 707,489 551,850 Gianna Cerbone-Teoli, President Contributors 183,500 181,862 Owner, Manducatis Restaurant 890,989 773,712 Juvenal Reis, Secretary REVENUES President, Reis Studios

Membership Dues 2,480 4,235 Maria Odysseos, Treasurer Contracted Services & Workshops 4,820 3,250 Vice President & Branch Manager, Investors Bank

Interest 195 276 Catherine Lee, Senior Director, F&T Group

Fundraising/Special Events 43,955 28,790 Frank “Turtle” Raffaele, Founder & CEO, COFFEED Miscellaneous 0 3,067 Juan “Rick” Rosa, Executive Vice President and 51,450 39,618 Managing Director, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Total Support & Revenues 942,439 773,330 Hal Rosenbluth, President, Kaufman Astoria Studios EXPENSES Victoria Schneps-Yunis, CEO, Schneps Arts Services 197,781 197,804 Communications

Education 208,896 202,729 Armando Soto, Senior Development Associate, Yenni Capital, Inc. Grants Programs 413,971 305,910

Fundraising/Special Events 61,459 55,935

Administrative 123,229 82,492 QCA STAFF

Total Expenses 1,005,336 844,870 Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer, Executive Director Change in Net Asset 62,897 71,540 Lynn Lobell, Grants and Resource Director Transfer of Restricted Funds for Unrestricted Purposes 0 0 Masud Grant, Development Coordinator Net Assets - Beginning 522,146 593,686

Net Assets - End 459,249 522,146 Daliana Rosa, Online Coordinator

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