Annual Report Fiscal Year 2019 July 2018–June 2019

SUMMARY

GREETINGS 5 President’s Letter 6 Mission Statement 7 Bienvenue!

FRENCH CLASSES 8 French Classes - Adults 10 French Classes - Kids 12 Library

CULTURAL PROGRAMS 14 Crossing the Line 15 Animation First 18 TILT Kids Festival 19 Gallery 20 CinéSalon 21 FIAF:Cinema 22 Performing Arts 23 The French Art de Vivre

OUTREACH PROGRAM 24 Young Audience Program

THE FIAF FAMILLE 26 Trophée des Arts Gala 27 Art de Vivre Award 28 A Celebration of France on Bastille Day 29 FIAF Individual Members 30 FIAF Corporate Members 31 Program Supporters and Sponsors

THE FIAF CAMPUS 32 Le Skyroom 33 Florence Gould Hall 33 Tinker Auditorium

WHO WE ARE 34 FIAF Donors 36 FIAF Financials 38 FIAF Staff 39 FIAF Board SUMMARY

President’s Letter

To our dear FIAF Famille: For over a century, the French Institute Alliance Française has been building bridges between France and the United States with one guiding principle: bringing the best of French and Francophone cultures to New Yorkers. Over time, we have led the way as a symbol and beacon of international understanding and amitié. We believe that today, more than ever, it is essential for FIAF to continue promoting Franco-American understanding and to uphold the values of an open, vibrant, and creative society.

To preserve these values, our ambitions throughout the past year were twofold: engage with new and young audiences through our outreach program and develop exciting new cinema programs.

Striving to be more inclusive, FIAF has actively worked to include New York City students in our programming, focusing on underserved students and public schools who may not otherwise have access to the arts. FIAF’s successful Young Audience Program (YAP) offers students opportunities to engage with French and Francophone cultures through performances, films, and fine art. The launch of a specific fundraising campaign for our Young Audience Program in 2019 has allowed us to develop even more projects and reach a wider audience. We were able to double the number of participating students in the program this past year.

As we continue our robust cinema line-up with CinéSalon, FIAF aims to expand our programs and become New York’s destination for French Cinema on weekends with the new FIAF:Cinema program. For the first time, FIAF opened on select weekends to present US premieres of new French movies to New Yorkers. This first season of FIAF:Cinema was the perfect opportunity to allow New Yorkers to discover the newest trends of French Cinema with Bruno Dumont as well as to see favorite actors such as Louis Garrel.

In addition to these new and exciting programs, FIAF continued to cultivate excellence through teaching French at our Language Center, inviting internationally acclaimed artists to New York through imaginative festivals, and exhibiting young French artists in our Gallery.

We are deeply grateful to our colleagues, artists, friends, partners, and donors for sharing another exciting year with us. It is thanks to your support that we are able to continue bringing the richness and diversity of French cultures to our ever-expanding FIAF Famille!

Marie-Monique Steckel

5 FIAF’s mission is to create and offer New Yorkers innovative and unique programs in education and the arts that explore the evolving diversity and richness of French cultures. We seek to generate new ideas and promote cross-cultural dialogue through partnerships and new platforms of expression. Bienvenue © Brittany Buongiorno Brittany © Bienvenue

The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) was founded in 1898 as a center for French language and culture in New York.

FIAF is a private, American 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of New York and is not an agency of the French government. Bienvenue! As the leading French language and cultural center in the United States, FIAF is dedicated to innovative and unique programming in education and the arts. These programs explore the evolving diversity and richness of French cultures.

FIAF offers unique access to French language and culture at our beautiful Beaux Arts building in Manhattan as well as at our satellite in Montclair, New Jersey.

7 Adults Chloe Mossessian © Classes French FIAF’s Language Center benefits from its strong experience to offer a first-class French education to New-Yorkers.

French for New York Classes for All Learn as you wish

In a city that prides itself on its diverse and FIAF’s 80 native-French speaking teachers lead Outside of the classroom, students have multilingual population, FIAF’s home on East classes of every level and size. Students can select the possibility to learn French in an informal, 60th Street and satellite location in Montclair, classes based on their level and interest: planning for conversational environment with classes at New Jersey have become the top destinations a future vacation in France, reading French literature, Le Pain Quotidien Café, or to explore New York to learn French in the tri-state area. progressing in a professional French-speaking City through a French lens with our French environment, and much more. and the City class. 6,000 French learners choose our high quality immersive classes each year. FIAF welcomes With a maximum of 12 students per class and an beginners, French connoisseurs, and experienced average class size of 6-7 students, FIAF ensures speakers alike. individualized attention at any level.

FIAF also offers online learning options Speedlingua™ and Frantastique, as well as certification exams and test prep classes.

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Student Perks Manhattan Language Center Registrations

FIAF students receive a free one-year membership, entitling them to borrowing NEW YORK FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 privileges at FIAF’s Library, access to the Total Registrations* 8,183 8,668 9,173 8,875 8,842 7,857 Culturethèque digital library, free tickets to Adults 5,085 4,712 5,001 5,610 5,775 5,664 CinéSalon movie screenings and receptions Kids & Teens 1,447 1,511 1,328 1,375 1,202 1,079 every Tuesday, and discounted tickets to FIAF special events. Toddlers 1,651 2,445 2,844 1,890 1,865 1,134 Revenues** $4,223,327 $4,122,650 $4,120,688 $4,109,754 $4,054,131 $3,892,032 Students are also invited to both mid-session Preschool Revenues $705,289 $717,060 $656,984 $470,352 $489,802 $407,325 and end of session parties organized by the Language Center to socialize in French outside *Many students enroll in multiple classes, resulting in registration numbers that are higher than of the classroom. the number of students. **Total tuition revenues, excluding preschool. Includes Brooklyn

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Fun in French for all ages

French Classes for Children At FIAF, families choose French Immersion Preschool

Learning French starts early at FIAF! between: FIAF’s French Immersion Preschool is celebrating Programs customized for every age and ability its seventh year in French language instruction. • à petits pas make it easy for families to find the best way Students from age two-and-a-half to four can Children aged 1-4 discover French language to immerse their children. choose from our half-day or full-day program. and culture through hands-on activities. Beginners and native speakers from age 1 The Preschool is led entirely in French and • Classes and Workshops to 17 are all welcome in FIAF’s fully immersive focuses on fostering interest in French language Children aged 5 and up can sign up for after French classes. With a range of choices including and culture in young New Yorkers. school or Saturday lessons. workshops, private lessons, group classes, and summer camps, every child leaves FIAF with the FIAF Preschool graduates are accepted to many • Holiday Camps skills and confidence to go beyond bonjour! of the most competitive international and Children of all ages can register for FIAF’s summer American schools in New York City. camps as well as the winter and spring camps The French as a foreign language classes follow offered during school holidays. the Common European Framework and the native speaker classes are designed by the Youth Programs Coordinator to meet the standards of the French Ministry of Education.

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“Adventurous programming that makes you think as much about your place in the world as about art itself” – The New York Times

About the Festival

FIAF’s annual interdisciplinary arts festival Crossing “Crossing the Line festival expands its mission of the Line (CTL) celebrated its 12th edition between challenging artistic and geographical divisions September 18 – October 13, 2018. by highlighting work that also troubles the boundaries between fact and fiction, self and Crossing Since its inception in 2007, Crossing the Line has other, past and present.” – The New York Times become a renowned and celebrated platform for the Line French and international artists across language and discipline.

The twelfth edition of Crossing the Line was the last one curated by its visionary founders: Lili Chopra, Simon Dove, and Gideon Lester. The directorship of the festival has been passed on to FIAF’s new Artistic Director, Courtney Geraghty.

In this twelfth Crossing the Line, artists engaged with pertinent questions facing our society and allowed us to build a deeper understanding across perceived boundaries. By bringing some of the most compelling international artists to New York, CTL strived to foster a vibrant and open community.

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Crossing the Line 2018 CTL Works CTL in Numbers

Launched in 2016 by FIAF and The Edmond • Trajal Harrell Caen Amour 12 premieres de Rothschild Foundations, BRIDGING: • Claudia Huidobro Faite Main 9 countries An International Dialogue on Diversity and • Mohamed El Khatib A Beautiful Ending 7 venues Inclusion in the Arts, explores issues of equity • David Geselson Unwritten Letters across cultures. This year’s program offered a • Will Rawls & Claudia Rankine What Remains deeper look into the artistic, social, and educational • Leila Bordreuil Episodes et Mutations Co-presented with work of artists Syhem Belkhodja (Tunisia) and • Boris Charmatz 10000 gestures Danspace Project Nacera Belaza (Algeria). • An evening with Syhem Belkhodja Gibney • Mette Ingvartsen 21 pornographies ISSUE Project Room • Nacera Belaza Sur le Fil, La Nuit and La Traversée In partnership with the Hermès Foundation, CTL The Kitchen featured New Settings, a program supporting new • tg STAN and Dood Paard Art, text by Yasmina Reza NYU Skirball performing arts productions that shift borders • nora chipaumire #PUNK 100% POP *N!GGA between disciplines to create innovative art forms. • Jeanne Balibar Les Historiennes (The Historians) CTL 2018 featured works by Boris Charmatz and nora chipaumire within the framework of the New Settings Program.

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Animation First 2019

Building on its wildly successful launch in 2018, Co-directors Zabou Breitman and A major highlight of this year’s festival the second edition of Animation First included Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec presented an exclusive introduced New Yorkers to the pinscreen US and New York premieres, provoking feature look at then work-in-progress The Swallows instrument, a historic tool responsible for a small length films, exciting shorts, immersive exhibits, of Kabul, based on Yasmina Khadra’s novel yet influential body of work since the early 1900s. video game demonstrations, and panels about life under Taliban rule, discussed their The Pinscreen Magic program included a with filmmakers. This year’s festival included collaboration, and detailed the process behind screening of short films, from 1933’s Une Nuit a special spotlight on the City of Bordeaux’s their animated feature. sur le mont chauve to 2018’s Etreintes, animation industry. demonstrating the striking effects produced Animation First also screened a selection with this labor intensive method. Legendary director Michel Ocelot was this of notable and award-winning shorts from the year’s guest of honor, and the festival opened Annecy Festival, as well as a program featuring with the 20th anniversary celebration of his all of the animated shorts nominated for the 2019 Animation First in Numbers groundbreaking feature, Kirikou and the Sorceress. César Award. Noteworthy shorts in documentary and humor genres were also featured, as well 8 US premieres Denis Do’s Funan, which won the Cristal Award as more provocative works in programs of 9 New York premieres for best feature at the 2018 Annecy International Erotic Shorts and Late Night Chills, looking at 16 female filmmakers featured Animation Film Festival, the most prestigious science-fiction and suspense. animation film festival in the world, was also highlighted in this year’s selection.

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Young Audience Program An Ambitious Goal

FIAF’s Young Audience Program (YAP) offers This program, created to compensate for students in the tri-state area the unique diminishing state and federal budgets for opportunity to experience art by French and arts education, is free for public schools and Francophone artists. A rich program of award- affordable for private schools. winning performances, films, workshops and exhibitions, selected for their artistic excellence In Fiscal Year 2019, FIAF doubled its efforts for and specially designed for kids, provides an YAP programs, both in terms of programming and exciting introduction to the arts and fundraising, which resulted in a growth of 81% in French culture. participation compared to Fiscal Year 2018.

Committed to creating impactful experiences, By stimulating creativity, imagination and FIAF provides educators with a free study guide curiosity for all things French, FIAF is engaging including detailed content about the show as well with students without access to the arts. as recommended related activities. All events are We are thrilled to have expanded our reach followed by an interactive Q&A session with the and welcomed more students than ever before. 44 participating schools in FY2019 artists. 32 public schools 12 private schools

YAP attendance by year FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2012 FY 2011 FY 2010 Number of performances 24 8 19 4 5 6 5 6 5 7 Number of attendees 2,303 1,273 891 803 933 942 866 1,499 1,196 1,502 Increase (%) 81% 43% 11% -14% -1% 9% -42% 25% -20% n/a

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Events at FIAF In-School Outreach

• Screening of the documentary Speak Up • Concert Ajoyo, conceived by French-Tunisian For the first time, FIAF provided schools with by Stephane de Freitas, followed by a Q & A multi-reed player Yacine Boularès and featuring the fantastic opportunity to host a professional moderated by Hélène Godec and Andrew Clark jazz vocalist Sarah E. Charles. theatrical performance in their classrooms. FIAF from Fordham University and a mini public • Workshops with French visual artist Elodie organized a tour of Johanny Bert’s She No Princess, speaking workshop. Blanchard in conjunction with the artist’s He No Hero, which was specifically designed • Screening of the animated movie Azur and exhibition in FIAF’s Gallery, Fabrications. for non-theatrical venues. The piece, which Asmar introduced by director Michel Ocelot and • Screening of the documentary School of Babel challenges clichés about gender and identity, followed by a Q & A. by Julie Bertuccelli, followed by a Q & A with a was presented 10 times in 8 different schools • Performance She No Princess, He No Hero specialist on the representation of education, in Brooklyn, Harlem, and the Bronx. The cast by French director Johanny Bert school and youth in contemporary films. engaged in interactive Q&A sessions after • Mask-making workshop conducted by artist each performance. Julie Stephen Chheng. Two additional events were organized (Olivier • Performances of Adaku’s Revolt by MacArthur Py’s The Young Girl, the Devil and the Mill and Thanks to this additional inclusive program, FIAF Award recipient Okwui Okpokwasili, in a partnership with French baroque orchestra was able to reach new students and offer an even partnership with Abrons Arts Center. Les Arts Florissants for their concert at Lincoln more impactful experience. • Performance of The Nature of Forgetting, by Center) but had to be canceled because of snow French director Guillaume Pigé, in partnership days requiring public schools to close. with The New Victory Theater.

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27 Bastille Day © Katrina Sorrentino

Celebrate with the French and like the French for this national holiday

Bastille Day on 60th street

FIAF’s annual street fair is New York’s largest the day. With more than 80 participating booths, Bastille Day celebration. For its 22nd edition, an exclusive French Garden showcasing luxury held on Sunday, July 14, 2019, FIAF welcomed French brands, and a special screening of the Bastille Day more than 40,000 visitors from the New York delightful comedy from Eric Toledano and Olivier metro area for a day of festivities, thanks to Nakache C’est la vie !, Bastille Day on 60th street is the generosity of presenting sponsor a true fête populaire. Côte d’Azur France. Bastille Day media highlights include mentions in Guests were able to leisurely walk on 60th street Time Out New York, New York Post, CBS New York, to discover the best of French food, culture, and The New Yorker. and shopping. They were also invited to attend cheese, wine or champagne tastings or discover French artists during the many performances of

28 Young Patrons event, Lower East Side Gallery © Bethany Tour Jones Membership

A membership is the best way to be part of the FIAF famille and experience New York à la française.

FIAF Members

New York area Francophones and Francophiles Members’ Holiday Party: One of FIAF’s most about French culture and the arts. In addition alike are at the heart of FIAF’s dedicated and popular members events, this joyous event at the to the benefits of an individual membership, vibrant community. This base of nearly 10,000 French Consulate gathers 250 FIAF members and FIAF Young Patrons are invited to cocktail members provides crucial support of FIAF’s friends for a festive evening of music, champagne, receptions, gallery visits, and special events cultural and educational programs. Members prizes, and bûches de noël. throughout the year offering a behind-the-scenes benefit from insider access to all things French, Galette des Rois: A New Year’s fête centered look at the best of France in New York. from free weekly films year round to world-class around the delicious “king’s cake” is the perfect In September 2018, FIAF hosted the first ever performances, access to the largest French library opportunity for FIAF members to partake in this Young Patrons Fall Fête. in the US, and monthly get-togethers for wine quintessentially French tradition. Cercle d’Amies: This intimate circle of friends and conversation. enjoys individual membership benefits + luncheons with best-selling authors, talks by FIAF organizes more than 30 member events per renowned journalists and luminaries from the year for varying membership levels. These include, Membership Levels worlds of French literature, arts, and politics, among others: as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes tours Individual: Free entrance to CinéSalon of galleries, museums, and boutiques. every Tuesday, unlimited Haskell Library and Rendez-vous: On the first Tuesday of the month, FIAF Language Center Students: Each of FIAF’s Culturethèque privileges, discounted tickets to FIAF invites all members to the Skyroom for a 6,000 students receive a complimentary one year FIAF events, members-only invitations, and special festive evening of wine and conversation, individual-level membership. offers from FIAF’s partners. en français. Preschool Families: FIAF Preschool families Family: Individual benefits for up to 2 adults Open House: With its annual Open House, receive a one year complimentary Supporting and 4 children. FIAF kicks off a new season with over 600 guests. Premier membership. Premier: Family benefits + exclusive invitations New members get a taste of their membership to VIP receptions and premiere screenings. with a special film screening and wine and Young Patrons: The Young Patrons are a group of cheese tasting. dynamic young professionals who are passionate

29 Member’s event Hudson © Sasha Yards Arutyunova

Thanks to the FIAF Corporate Membership Program, companies provide vital support to FIAF programs while enjoying valuable benefits.

Through FIAF’s Corporate Membership Program, Gold Members Bleu Members organizations can align their brand and meet their Air France & Delta Air Barclais USA philanthropic priorities with tailored partnerships. Lines Novotel Times Square Corporate members provide vital support to Altour Hotel New York’s foremost French cultural center, BNP Paribas Rémy Cointreau Corporate while also enjoying dedicated year-round benefits. Support Rouge Members Corporate Members enjoy: Canal+ DirecTV • Year-round brand visibility Jacadi • Discounts on FIAF venue rentals Nespresso • Exclusive opportunities to promote their brand Perrier among New York’s French-American business Renault Nissan community Sofitel • Complimentary memberships for all their staff, TV5 Monde who enjoy discounts on classes at FIAF’s Language Center, discounts to all cultural events, reserved Blanc Members tickets for special events, and more. AXA Foundation Crédit Agricole Corporate FIAF was delighted to welcome over 300 new and Investment Bank individual corporate members in FY 2019 who Grand Marnier wished to take advantage of a FIAF membership. Ipsos L’Oréal USA Members enrolled as of June 30, 2019: 2,647 Natixis *Compared to 2,344 in FY2018. LVMH Pernod Ricard Président

30 Program

Member’s Even © Brittany Buongiorno Supporters & Sponsors FIAF could not pursue its mission without the growing support of its community.

As an American not-for-profit organization, Key FIAF program FIAF relies on the loyal support of individuals, members, volunteers, government agencies, supporters* corporations, and foundations to achieve its ambitious and innovative cultural programs and Atari to share the richness and diversity of French and Bank of the West francophone cultures in New York and beyond. Centre National du cinéma de l’image animée City of Bordeaux FIAF is deeply grateful to the following generous The Edmond de Rothschild Foundations institutional supporters of the 2018-2019 Engie Foundation season. For the full fiscal year donor list, please Enoch Foundation refer to pages 34 and 35. Cultural Services of the French Embassy and FACE (French American Cultural Exchange) The Florence Gould Foundation Howard Gilman Foundation JCDecaux The Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater National Endowments for the Arts New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Council on the Arts Office de Tourisme de Boulogne-Billancourt Pommery

*$10,000 and above in FY19

31 Le Skyroom

Home to three of the city’s most attractive and versatile event spaces, FIAF can accommodate a wide variety of special events.

Le Skyroom

Located on the top floor of FIAF’s Beaux-Arts The Skyroom is a spectacular location for Building, Le Skyroom features floor-to-ceiling corporate or social events such as intimate Rental windows and can accommodate 200 guests for lecture-seminar presentations, elegant receptions, Venues cocktail receptions, 110 guests for conferences galas, team-building seminars, and private events. and 100 guests for seated dinners.

The venue offers a modern, high tech environment and has full media capabilities, including a built-in screen, a high definition projector, and a complete sound system with microphones. It also features a modern, fully equipped kitchen.

Rentals Net Profit Margin Comparison FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2012 FY 2011 FY 2010 Revenue ($) 843,032 888,322 1,063,788 1,139,907 1,405,869 1,390,394 1,104,330 1,228,239 1,016,545 888,753 Expenses ($) 681,915 656,617 815,269 951,250 851,866 970,322 820,080 883,931 735,072 658,875 Profit Margin ($) 161,117 231,705 248,519 188,657 554,003 420,072 284,250 344,308 281,473 229,878 Ratio (%) 19% 26% 23% 17% 39% 30% 26% 28% 28% 26%

32 Florence Gould Hall Gould Florence

Florence Gould Hall Tinker Auditorium

FIAF’s premier venue is a 361-seat theater with Tinker Auditorium is an intimate, easily its own private entrance at 55 East 59th Street. customizable venue situated on the mezzanine Florence Gould Hall also has its own on-site level of Florence Gould Hall. Box Office. This venue is ideal for receptions of as many It features a proscenium stage and is equipped with as 300 guests. With riser style seating, it can state-of-the-art sound and projection equipment. accommodate up to 110 guests for lectures With excellent acoustics and superb sight lines, and film screenings. the hall is perfect for corporate town meetings, conferences, film screenings, concerts, theater, Tinker is a flexible and modular facility. TinkerAuditorium and dance performances. Its proximity to Florence Gould Hall makes it the perfect venue for registration, photo calls, Distinguished by its intimate atmosphere and sponsor-table setups, and also pre and post-event classic jewel-box theater décor, over the years receptions, product launches, seminars, FGH has hosted acclaimed events by leading film screenings, or film-shoot holding. international companies, media and studio corporations, and arts organizations. FIAF Gallery

33 FIAF Donors 2018-2019

As a not-for-profit organization, FIAF depends upon charitable donations from the French and American communities. FIAF is deeply grateful to the following generous supporters of its 2018–2019 season. Reflects donations made from July 2018–June 2019.

Les Bienfaiteurs New York State Council on the Arts Qing Qiu Greenburger ($50,000+) Marie-Noëlle & John Pierce Rémy Cointreau USA Virginia Barbato Marc-André Poirier Nicole & Allen Salmasi Baron François Accor Hotels Renault Nissan Peter Sherwin Carter Bays Air France & Delta Air Lines Jeffrey Rosen Michael Siegal Sébastien Bazin Altour International Olga Rusakova & Frédéric Rozé Ram Sundaram Laurel Beebe Barrack BNP Paribas SBE Entertainment Vranken Pommery America Joshua Berman Denise & Frank Brosens Amelia & Mortimer Singer Franklin Zhao Marie-Eve Berty Samantha & Nabil Chartouni Sofitel Véronique Bich Alexandre H. Chemla Tetyana Pilyukova Tisch & David Tisch Les Donateurs Aurélie Bidermann Clo & Charles S. Cohen TV5MONDE USA, Inc. ($5,000–$9,999) Katharine Branning Cécile & Charles de Lardemelle Van Cleef & Arpels, Inc. Diane Britz Lotti The Edmond de Rothschild Thomas Ajamie Sophy Burnham Foundations Les Mécènes Assouline Publishing James L. Buttenwieser Elizabeth & Jean-Marie Eveillard ($10,000–$24,999) Nefissa & Christophe Attard Maud Cabot The Florence Gould Foundation AXA Equitable Rebecca Carter Gide Loyrette Nouel Bank of the West Hélène Comfort Guillaume Cerruti Fondation d’entreprise Hermès Barclais CPA Comité Régional Du Tourisme Lisa Chanel JCDecaux North America Bastide Côte D’Azur Kathleen Chopin Justine & Jeff Koons Patrick Baugier de Chevestre Cultural Services Emy Cohenca The Laura Pels International Beekman Reim of the French Embassy Dennis Connors Foundation for Theater BGC Partners Jill Davis Marine de Boucaud Sam Nazarian Centre National Du Cinéma Robert de Rothschild Beatrice Del Favero Proskauer Rose LLP Chargeurs Group Anja & Kevin Dreyer Anne de Louvigny Stone Pierre Veyres Colgate Palmolive Company Embassy of The Netherlands Isabelle Demenge Tal Clémence & William von Mueffling Phyllis Collins Abe Feldman Brian Donaghy Elisabeth Wilmers Mac Cummings Jeffrey Horwitz Donsuemor, Inc. Deloitte & Touche John Khoury Eric Draghi Christina & Emmanuel Di Donna M&T Bank Leslie Duffy Les Leaders ENGIE Foundation Andrew Massood Lisa Ehrenkranz ($25,000–$49,999) The Enoch Foundation Marie Nugent-Head Marlas Lise & Michael Evans Eurazeo & James Marlas Frédéric Fekkai James G. Brooks Jr. France 24 New England Foundation for the Arts Elisabeth & José Joaquín Figueroa Anne Busquet French-American Cultural Exchange Pôle Image Magelis Timothy Fodera Canal+ & DirecTV (FACE) The Raymond Debbane Jonathan Foster Frédéric Chesnais Mary-Ann Fribourg Family Foundation John F. Freeman Crédit Agricole Corporate & Victor Gallo Joumana Rizk Veronique Gabai-Pinsky Investment Bank General Electric Company Gabino Roche Gabriella Wines City of Bordeaux Pamela & Duncan Goldie-Morrison Philippe Roux Xueqing Gao D’Artagnan Grand Marnier Schlosstein-Hartley Family Foundation Michèle Gerber Klein Joan Frost Francine Haskell Jonathan Scibilia Mariannick Gobé Elizabeth & Patrick Gerschel Ipsos North America David Stirling Henry Godfrey Howard Gilman Foundation Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Inc. Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas Michèle Gozlan Muriel Leclercq Paul J. Kleinschmidt Vintners Alliance Linda Hohenfeld The Leviant Family Lactalis USA, Inc. Lisa & David Wolf Suzanne C. Hoyt L’Oréal USA Patricia & Harry Macklowe Interaudi Bank LVMH Moët Hennessy Karen McManus Deborah Kahn Louis Vuitton, Inc The Melinda & William J. Vanden Les Amis Michael C. Kempner Elizabeth & Jacques Manardo Heuvel ($750–$4,999) Younghee Kim-Wait Richard Mines Eric Mourlot Katherine King Natixis North America National Endowment for the Arts Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation Erika Klauer Nespresso USA Office de Tourisme Annette & Joseph Allen Andrew Kleimein Nestlé Water North America de Boulogne- Billancourt Elisabeth & Pascal Araujo Corinne & Ariel Lahmi New York City Department Pernod Ricard Stephanie & Daniel Arsham Anne-Charlotte Le Bourhis of Cultural Affairs Leah Pisar-Haas Isabelle Autones & Francis J. Les Trois Petits Cochons

34 Marc Levy Sofia Vandaele Susan & Martin Lipton Anne-Elizabeth Vaturi Arthur L. Loeb Dini von Mueffling Sally Maier Svetlana Wachtell Maison Kayser The Watt Family Foundation Jack A. Meyer Stanley Weisman Cyrille Miguel Bill Welsh Colette & Achim Moeller Andrew Wigler Irene R. Miller Zaoui Co. Ltd. Susan Motamedy Frank Murphy The Netherland-America Foundation Nathalie Obadia Christian L. Oberbeck Charles John O’Byrne Karen Olah Pascale & Olivier Padiou Allan L. Pashcow Rachel Peters George Phillips Sophia Pierre Judith Pisar Jerôme Ponrouch Kathryn Raphael Matthew Reagan Russell Riccardi Geneviève & Jean G. Rosanvallon Christina Rose The Samuel & Ethel LeFrak Charitable Trust Arundeep Sanghera Eric Schaefer Robert J. Schweich Jaime Seagraves Eleanor Sebastian & Charles R. Frank Wei Shen Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques David Sorkin Tamiko & George Soros St Killian Importing Co. Marie-Monique Steckel Jeff Tauber Nader Tavakoli Tamara Telesko David M. Thoms Barbara & Donald Tober Jan Trevalyan Chiu Tsong-Ping Ronald Ulrich Unifrance Marisa & Robin van Bokhorst

*All gifts received between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019

35 2019 Audited Financial Information

FIAF Statements Year Ended Year Ended June 30, June 30, of Financial Position 2019 2018

Assets Cash and cash equivalents $2,118,829 $2,023,736 Pledges receivable, net 1,580,928 2,332,000 Accounts receivable, net 586,276 520,153 Investments 3,710,686 2,591,729 Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,215,229 1,108,842 Inventory 75,494 110,760 Property and equipment, net 14,749,214 15,538,664 Lease costs, net 244,299 273,615

$24,280,955 $24,499,499

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $859,828 $789,726 Deferred revenue 1,818,525 1,433,715 Loan payable, net 15,573,569 15,478,807 Line-of-credit obligation 500,000 Capital lease obligation 42,851 63,217

Total Liabilities 18,294,773 18,265,465

Net Assets Without donor restrictions 1,100,750 1,281,650 With donor restrictions: Purpose restrictions 1,338,629 1,620,864 Time-restricted for future periods 2,433,300 2,218,017 Perpetual in nature 1,113,503 1,113,503 Total net assets with donor restrictions 4,885,432 4,952,384

5,986,182 6,234,034

Total Net Assets $24,280,955 $24,499,499

36 FIAF Statement of Activities Year Ended Year Ended June 30, June 30, 2019 2018 Without With Donor Donor Restrictions Restrictions Total Total Operating Activities: Support and Revenue Tuition $5,483,797 $5,483,797 $5,310,858 Contributions 1,538,322 433,300 1,971,622 3,091,291 Event rental 843,032 843,032 888,322 Rental income 1,187,142 1,187,142 1,184,116 Membership dues 443,514 443,514 413,930 Special events (net of direct benefit to donors of $134,224 and $142,803 in 2019 and 2018, respectively) 1,933,124 1,933,124 1,842,142 Book sales (net of cost of books of $122,332 in 2019 and $121,115 in 2018) 47,231 47,231 34,163 Ticket sales 240,496 240,496 264,860 Other revenue 137,817 137,817 194,525

Support and revenue before net assets released from restrictions 11,854,475 433,300 12,287,775 13,224,207 Net assets released from restrictions 502,888 (502,888) 0 0

Total support and revenue 12,357,363 (69,588) 12,287,775 13,224,207

Expenses Operating expenses 10,382,020 10,382,020 9,801,007

Change in net assets from operating activities 1,975,343 (69,588) 1,905,755 3,423,200

Non-Operating Activities Net investment income 41,321 2,636 43,957 13,980 Depreciation and amortization (1,338,070) (1,338,070) (1,241,666) Interest expense (834,667) (834,667) (834,459) Bad debt expense (24,827) (24,827) (45,578)

Change in Net Assets (180,900) (66,952) (247,852) 1,315,477 Net Assets, beginning of year 1,281,650 4,952,384 6,234,034 4,918,557

Net Assets, end of year $1,100,750 4,885,432 5,986,182 $6,234,034

37 FIAF Staff

EXECUTIVE OFFICE MARKETING Marie-Monique Steckel, President Eva Chien, VP of Marketing and Communications Mathilde Augé, Cultural Affairs Associate Amanda Angel, Communications Director Marguerite Nougué-Sans, Legal Counsel Kate Noonan, Director of Digital Advertising Kourtney Rutherford, Executive Assistant Anne Saboye, Graphic Designer

PROGRAMMING INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY Courtney Geraghty, Artistic Director Aditi Jhaveri, Training and Development Specialist Clémentine Guinchat, Programming Coordinator Marc Versailles, Manager of Information Systems Delphine Selles-Alvarez, Film Curator Elisabeth Skjaervold, Producer FINANCE & ADMINISTATION Julie Steckel, CFO and VP of Finance LANGUAGE CENTER MANHATTAN and Administration Edith Boncompain, VP of Education Theresa Cheng, Senior Accountant Hampton Adams, Language Center Operations Assistant Steve Li, Accountant Tanya Akl, Private and Corporate Instruction Coordinator Sarah Zafrani Sidi, Director of Human Resources Ellen Casey, Administrative Director Marya Draw, Language Center Operations Assistant EVENTS MANAGEMENT Guillaume Lefevre, Adult Programs Coordinator Ben Blanc, Sales and Events Manager Sandrine Nguyen-Ba, Preschool Director Medge Farreaux, Events Manager Tsiky Rabetokotany, Preschool Assistant Teacher Soledad Rodas, Preschool Teacher FLORENCE GOULD HALL & FACILITIES Vohangy Siraisi, Exam Coordinator Justin Jones, Production Manager Elisabeth Spettel, Youth Programs Coordinator Lucian Frazier, Associate Production Manager Mimi Waku, Preschool Teacher Rose Waxman, Preschool Assistant Teacher RECEPTION & MAINTENANCE Thyrza Meulens, Receptionist LANGUAGE CENTER MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY Malika Moulla, Evening Receptionist Marie-Catherine Glaser, Director of FIAF Language Rolando Penalver, Building Superintendent Center Montclair Charline Bernard, Language Coordinator LIBRARY Guitty Roustai, Teacher Katharine Branning, VP of Library Yann Carmona, Literary Programs Coordinator DEVELOPMENT Frédérique Drouin, Library Youth Coordinator Catherine Baumann, Senior Director of Development Ronda Murdock, Library Services Manager and Strategy Alexandre Autrand, Special Events Coordinator BOX OFFICE Carine Malaussena, Director of Special Events Jennifer Malbuisson, Box Office Manager Sadie Moran, Membership Coordinator Taurice Artis, Box Office Staff Lena Opper, Membership Manager Simona Bean, Box Office Staff Maia Plantevin, Development Coordinator

French Institute Alliance Design Française (FIAF) Philippe Apeloig 22 East 60th Street [email protected] Mélissa Merbouche

New York, NY 10022 fiaf.org Copy Writing T. 212 355 6100 @fiafny Tanya Akl F. 212 935 4119 facebook.com/fiafny Mathilde Augé as of December 3, 2019

FIAF Board

Chairmen Emeriti Honorary Trustees Robert G. Goelet † Robert S. Appel John H.F. Haskell, Jr. Jacques Bouhet Lorenzo D. Weisman † René Cérisoles † Robert G. Wilmers † Paul Dalle-Molle Jean-Claude Gruffat Chairman Jane D. Hartley Charles S. Cohen Jacques Leviant † Alain Louvel President Glenn D. Lowry Marie-Monique Steckel Donna Redel Craig R. Stapleton Trustees Ezra K. Zilkha † Patrick A. Baugier de Chevestre James G. Brooks Jr. Denise Brosens Anne Busquet J. Speed Carroll Nabil Chartouni Alexandre H. Chemla Cécile David-Weill Charles de Lardemelle Emmanuel Di Donna Jean-Marie Eveillard Joan Frost Michèle Gerber Klein Patrick A. Gerschel Paul J. Kleinschmidt Jeff Koons Muriel Leclercq Alexandre J. Leviant Patricia Macklowe Jacques Manardo Richard Mines Eric Mourlot Marie-Noëlle Pierce Leah Pisar-Haas Marc-André Poirier Kathryn Raphael Jeffrey Rosen Frédéric Rozé Michael Siegal Mortimer Singer Pierre Veyres Clémence von Mueffling Elisabeth Wilmers

as of December 3, 2019 as of September 18, 2019