LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONER MISSION

Dear Friends, MFTA It is with great pleasure that I introduce Friends of Materials for the This type of action could not have been taken without the leadership Arts’ 2019 Annual Report. of Executive Director Harriet Taub and the dedicated and MFTA is a one of a kind program that is recognized the world over hardworking staff at MFTA. Over more than 20 years Harriet has Materials for the Arts as a pioneer in creative reuse. Every year, thousands of cultural built on the foundation of her predecessors to make MFTA into organizations, artists, educators, and other cultural workers come treasured resource and leader in creative reuse and sustainability (MFTA) provides New York for free materials and leave with creative energy for their next that is it is today. She leaves an extraordinary team and organization City arts nonprofits, public Friends of the Materials for the project. This is what gives MFTA such a unique place in the hearts that is poised to continue fueling the creative life of New York and schools and city agencies and minds of New York's creative community. It is a place where serving critical needs of residents across the city. We are inspired by Arts impossible becomes possible, where discovery flourishes, and where her commitment, skill, and dedication to the mission of MFTA, and with access to free items destined for the landfill find new life. wish her well as she moves on to the next chapter. materials. In 2019, MFTA collected 1,400,000 pounds of donations valued at Friends of Materials for the Arts is $7,900,000 dollars. MFTA’s work can be felt in our city’s classroom, MFTA’s mission will grow increasingly important as we tackle the We keep valuable materials MFTA’s non-profit partner, supporting theaters, museums, and other places across NYC. Non-profit problems presented by climate change and work to ensure that our from entering the landfill and guiding the organization’s major partner Friends of Materials for the Arts makes MFTA an even students have access to quality arts education. I want to thank the and enable under-resourced greater resource to our city. The Education Center reached over staff at MFTA, Friends of Materials for the Arts, board members, initiatives and goals. 12,000 students through in-school residencies at 12 schools in 2018. donors, and member groups for their important work and support of organizations to use these Additionally, 6,000 students participated in 200-plus field trips that this wonderful organization. materials to grow and featured art-making and sustainability programming. Friends of The strength of this partnership is Materials for the Arts continues to help ensure broad access to Sincerely, prosper. We also give seeing how shared resources enhance MFTA’s extraordinary services. unwanted items the MFTA’s ability to expand the While this report looks at the previous year, in recent months MFTA Gonzalo Casals opportunity to become has found new ways to serve the NYC community. While closed for Kathleen Hughes organization’s capacity, strengthen the regular shopping days during the COVID-19 pandemic, MFTA something new through mission, and extend the vision. continued to engage with the City agencies that were on the creative reuse. It’s better frontlines of mitigating the crisis. Kings County Hospital set up a space for health care workers to relax between shifts with supplies than new; it’s renewed. coordinated by MFTA. MFTA staff also worked through the crisis to distribute fabric, elastic, and other supplies to City agencies and non- profits. Gonzalo Casals KathleenKathleen Hughes CommissionerGonzalo Casals ActingActing Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner 1/1/201/1/20 - –4/20/204/20/20 LETTER FROM HARRIET TAUB AND ANDREW SEIKEN 2019 Annual Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Dear Friends, 01 TABLE WEOF ARECONTENTS MFTA If you are reading this, then you are either a supporter, As a newly minted Chair of the Board of Friends of 02 MFTA RECIPIENTS donor, member, or this was given to you by one of the Materials for the Arts, I am happy to work alongside our above. In any event, we are thrilled to share our work with seasoned Executive Director Harriet Taub for the benefit of 08 MFTA DONORS you and hope that, after reading this, you come away with a this dynamic public/private partnership.Thank you for all LEARN better understanding of our impact on the ecosystem we that you have done, are doing or will do to support our 12 inhabit. efforts. 16 GALLERY The dictionary definition describes an ecosystem as a Regards, 20 PROGRAMS complex network or interconnected system. At Materials for the Arts, we often describe our work as being at the Andrew and 22 VOLUNTEER center of a large web. We rely upon donors of materials to Harriet Pic of Andrew & SUPPORT fill our warehouse and our large pool of recipient members HT and HT 26 to take those items for their productions, programs or classes. 28 MASKED MARVELOUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Friends of Materials for the Arts provides the funding and 32 human resources that helps make all of this run FINANCIAL STATEMENTS smoothly. Together with the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs, 33 we can provide more, as partners, than either of us could do individually. Harriet Taub Andrew Seiken Executive Director Board Chair Materials for the Arts Friends of Materials for the Arts WE ARE MFTA

Each circle throughout E ARE MFTA this report serves as a guide and indicator of At Materials for the Arts, we each overlapping and pride ourselves on the collaborative facet of the MFTA ecosystem and relationships and community. opportunities created for our members through our program.

Over the years, our recipients became donors and our donors became volunteers, truly emphasizing and showcasing that, regardless of the role we play in the arts community, we are all truly one community.

Through creative reuse, we work towards supporting more sustainable and equitable practices in all the communities we serve. We are MFTA. 1 MFTA Recipients

2019 MFTA TRANSACTIONS Our recipients come from all over New 2019 Recipient Transactions York City. It is thanks to our groups and

their innovative members that we see less 18% waste in New York City landfills, and less GHG emissions each year. 18% 41% This year, 3,842 member groups 41% visited our warehouse or used our Direct Donations service 5,150 times to 32%32% receive free materials to reuse and repurpose in theater and dance 9% productions, art galleries, classrooms and after school programs. ARTS GROUPS 9% CITY AGENCY ARTSNYC GROUPS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NON-ARTS CITY AGENCY NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NON-ARTS

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We are New Yorker helping New Yorkers, and we are MFTA. We recognize how the arts can bring together a community in more ways than one.

JoAnna Mendl Shaw: Lucius Bryant: Saint Margaret’s has been an MFTA member for 15 years Artistic Director, The Equus Projects Assistant Director of After School and Lucius has been a shopper for the last nine. He MFTA Recipient, Donor, Volunteer In 2018, JoAnna received hundreds of yards of ribbon from Programs, Saint Margaret’s, Bronx, NY primarily shops for students ranging from pre-k to grade 5. MFTA and in the spirit of creative reuse, she chose to use them in a hanging studio piece, pictured on the left. MFTA Recipient and Volunteer “It’s a great value, for the young ones. After they do homework, we usually work on arts projects. MFTA “I would never have thought of hanging this stools provides us with all kinds of materials including the were it not for this beautiful ribbon.” basics, markers, paint, and different types of paper.”

In addition to receiving from MFTA, Joanna chooses to Lucius has been a regular volunteer with MFTA for 4 years, volunteer as often as she can and has been doing so for commuting an hour and a half two times a week. Lucius many years. helps by sorting materials, organizing the paper section and tackling whatever is needed. He even brings in treats to “I love volunteering at MFTA and try and do so share with MFTA staff and other volunteers. when my touring schedule allows. (3-4 weeks a “I love going there. It’s so much fun. year)” It’s nice to be at MFTA, because the folks that work there are great. Great group of people. Great JoAnna (Left) with hanging stools and Lucius (right) with friends at MFTA’s conversation.” ribbon from MFTA Masked Marvelous event.

5 4 O U R Wave Hill RECIPIENTS

ARTS & CULTURAL NON- ARTS Wave Hill is a New York City non- profit that ORGANIZATIONS offers arts programming with an emphasis on ORGANIZATIONS using materials to create pieces inspired by Flux Factory Parsons-The New School for Design nature. They have been shopping with MFTA for Participant New York University-Tisch School over 20 years and Curatorial Assistant, Jesse The PublicTheatre LaGuardia Community College- CUNY Firestone had the following to say about what Center for Alternative Sentencing Queens Museum of Art MFTA and creative reuse mean to their Slavic Arts Ensemble and Employment Services (CASES) ArtCrawl Harlem Pratt Institute organization. Franklin Furnace Archive Pace University Art Department BrooklynArts Council Brooklyn Public Library Costume Cultural Society New York Public Library Sculptors Guild Inc. Queensborough Public Library Babycastles Heartshare Human Services of New York Weeksville Heritage Center CITY AGENCIES West Indian American Day Carnival Association Inc NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Juan Pablo Duarte Foundation NYC Department of Sanitation NYC Department of Health & Hospitals Jesse (left) and the Wave Hill team on a shopping day at Harlem School of the Arts MFTA. Corp. NYC Office of Management & Budget NYC Fire Department NYC Administration for Children’s Services NYC Department of Education

7 6 This list includes only a portion of MFTA’s 4,000+ member organizations. MFTA Donors

Materials for the Arts accepts a wide range of 2019 DONATION TRANSACTIONS donations from the public. We weigh, sort and stock these items on our warehouse shelves and provide them to our members for free 2% 14% We also have an online service, Direct Donations, that puts our donors in direct contact with our recipients. 48% Through direct donations and warehouse drop-offs, 2,475 donations were collected. These donations weighed in at 1.4 million 36% pounds. This is the equivalent to 2,048.02 metric tons of CO2E and annual greenhouse gas emissions from 5 million miles driven by the average passenger vehicle per year.

Business Individual Non-Profit Government Agency DONATE

Data prepared by donateNYC and fully funded by NYC Department of Sanitation 9 8 O U R 2 0 1 9 DONORS Donor

C O R P O R A T E CREATIVE Highlight &FINANCE Anthony Nappi Robert A.M. Stern Architects “Since February 2018, the Javits Center has Amazon Bark Frameworks Rose Brand been facilitating donations to MFTA as part of Bonpoint Samuel & Sons Bloomberg LP its JavitsCares program. Jack Loconsolo & Co Burberry Ltd. Sequential Brands Group JetBlue Centric Brands Sequins LLC Jo-Vin Chilewich, Inc Theory Sustainability has become one of our Major League Baseball Cowtan & Tout VP+C Partners organization’s core values, and we strive to McKinsey & Company David Monn LLC. Wacoal America, Inc incorporate this concept into all parts of our Designtex Westpoint Home Ready Set Inc. Droga 5 operations. Our staff recognized the possibility Viacom Duggal Visual Solutions of repurposing furniture and other items from Flavor Paper our show floor and initiated discussions with NON - PROFIT Gap Inc. E V E N T S & our customers about donating the materials. Hermes de Paris Inc. PRODUCTIONS The rest is history. Delivering Good Karla Otto Limited Brands Hearts to Toes LuminoCity US Operations at the Javits Center are designed to Jazz at Lincoln Center 360 Design Events, Ltd. Michael Rosenfeld Gallery support the local economy and community, and Manhattan Theatre Club David Stark Milk Studios Disney Theatrical by ensuring that these salvaged items are MoCADA Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation Martin Jobes Design MoMA finding a second home with groups in need, we Poppin Inc. Production Glue New York Public Radio Rag & Bone have instilled an enormous sense of pride Raiola, Inc. among our staff, customers and stakeholders.” Employee volunteers from The Javits Center helping out in the MFTA warehouse Whitney Museum of Art Rent the Runway The Javits Center

The Javits Center Senior Vice President, Tony Scalfani 11 10This list includes only a portion of MFTA’s 2019 Donors. MFTA Education Center Center FIELD TRIPS TheThousands MFTA Educationof students Centerand offerstheir a varietyteachers of visited programsMaterials annually.for the In 2019,Arts for MFTAtours offeredof our theart gallery,Thousands of students and their teachers following:conversations with our artist in residence, and art visited the Materials for the Arts warehouse workshops in our classroom with reusable for tours of our art gallery, conversations with our Artist-in-Residence, and art workshops in materialsFIELD TRIPS. 245 our classroom with reusable materials. 120 FREE FIELD TRIPS 28 IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES MFTA facilitated 245 field trips in 2019. We 8 P-CREDIT COURSES (256 participants) were delighted to meet our annual goal of providing 120 free field trips to Title 1 14 COMMUNITY EVENTS (1,993 participants) schools, schools at or below the poverty level. 6,197 students were given an art making experience using a wide variety of reusable Generous SupportersEducator from materials. These hands-on activities integrate of MFTA EducationPS Programs 176, classroom curriculum and encourage Creative American Eagle Outfitters Foundation REuse in schools all over NYC. Estee Lauder CompaniesQueens Castle Foundation FIELD TRIPS “Through hands-on learning I realized that Adobe Foundation Con Edison - Power of Giving students can visually create their abstract Target thoughts.” EILEEN FISHER – Educator from PS 176, Queens

13 12 In-School Residencies Professional Materials for the Arts’ teaching artists work in schools across New York City, helping students and teachers reuse materials to make their art, science, social studies, and ELA projects a reality. Last year, we engaged Development 12,471 students from schools across NYC.

P 141 is a District 75 school serving youth with Hundreds of teachers participate in Materials developmental and physical disabilities. Their for the Arts’ professional development workshops, offered through schools, libraries, partnership with MFTA spans over 14 years, and universities, and the New York City DOE they participate annually in our residency program. Office of Teacher Effectiveness. “Every year, our school has been able to participate in MFTA’s year long residency. We participate in HIGHLIGHT about 60 sessions. This includes family and student engagement with 3 parent workshops with a main focus on our garden., which is really the nucleus of our school.

This past year, our students held a fundraiser where they sold herbs and other produce from the garden. Our students have been able to develop hard and A participant from the Materials for the Arts’ Chancellor’s Day Master Teaching Artist, Joy Suarez (Left) and a students from Creative Reuse Workshop P141 working on the school’s garden project soft social skills while maintaining our green space.” Master Teaching Artist Joy Suarez (Left) and a student from P141 working on the school’s garden project. Natalie Meek SUPPORTERS OF MFTA Assistant Principal SUPPORTERS OF MFTA P 141, Brooklyn IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES P-CREDIT COURSES P 141 New York State Council on the Arts Hyde & Watson Foundation JetBlue Foundation

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Contemporary Reuse 2019 GALLERY Contemporary Reuse 2019

The MFTA Gallery showcases the EachIn yearJuly, MFTAthe MFTA holds aGallery group showheld featuringan exhibition the worksfeaturing of the wide range of artwork that can be currentcreations artists ofwhoMFTA make creativestaff and reuseteaching a centralartists part of. Curatedtheir by created through reuse. practice.Omar ThisOlivera year’s show,MFTA featuredEducation sculpturesAssociate, made from the works hundredswere ofMFTA’s coloredway drinkingof strawsshowing by Annieour Varnotcommunity; large-scalethat we The gallery holds a central location prints of mold-damaged slides from CERN labs in Geneva by in our facility, and it is a source of VolMeurpractice; reclaimedwhat woodwe installationspreach. A bytotal Yasminof Gur;thirteen shrine-likeartists, inspiration for the artists, teachers, sculpturesparticipated made fromand milkthe cratesshow byincluded Sol’Sax; andpaintings, whimsicalsculptures, orbs designers, social service and of collages,found objectsand by Ianlarge Trask.-scale installations all made from afterschool providers, and reusable materials hobbyists who come through our doors. EachTheyear ArtistsMFTA holdsof Materialsa group show for thefeaturing Arts the works of current artists who make creative reuse a central part In 2019, the MFTA Gallery had five In July,of theirthe MFTApractice Gallery. Thisheld anyear’s exhibitionshow featuringfeatured the sculptures exhibitions, viewed and enjoyed by made from hundreds of colored drinking straws by Annie thousands of students, teachers, creations of MFTA staff and teaching artists. Curated by Omar volunteers, warehouse shoppers, OliveraVarnot ,MFTA; large Education-scale Associate,prints of themold works-damaged were MFTA’sslides way from and visitors. of CERNshowing ourlabs communityin Geneva that weby practiceVolMeur what; wereclaimed preach. A wood totalinstallations of thirteen artists,by Yasmin participatedGur ;andshrine the show-like includedsculptures made paintings,from milksculptures,crates collages,by Sol’Sax and large; and-scalewhimsical installationsorbs all of found made from reusable materials. objects by Ian Trask. GALLERY 17 16 A r t i s t - in- R e s i d e n c e P r o g r a m Roberto Visani Whitney Oldenburg Roberto Visani is a multi-media artist who lives in Brooklyn, and is a Whitney Oldenburg is an artist from Jacksonville Florida whose solo exhibition, Loose MFTA’s Artist-in-Residence program member of the faculty at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Inspired by Ends, explored control and the desire to keep things bound, when they so easily can traditional African figurative sculpture and his time in Ghana, Visani used provides artists with onsite studio space become unraveled. Her show incorporated a variety of materials including rock, clay, laser-cutting machinery and 3D modeling software to create figures from and unlimited access to our warehouse string, tubing, and household goods including ice trays. Oldenburg utilizes these unique cardboard and Plexiglas found in our warehouse. of materials. At the end of their residency, materials and their properties—whether firm, spongy, smooth, rigid, flexible or Visani’s exhibition, Unknown Numbers, re-oriented ideas of primitivism the artists display their work in a solo coarse—allowing them to shape her work exhibition in the MFTA gallery. through the lens of technology. The works referred not only to the materials from which they were made, but also to the dehumanizing of Our gallery and Artist-in-Residence Oldenburg made complex configurations of knotted ropes and string, which ranged in black people. Visani’s work raises important philosophical and historical program is made possible through the size from 13 inches to 31 feet. Her sculpture “Shoe Lace,” which ran the length of one questions about our relationship to materials, their connotations, and support of The Shelley and Donald Rubin gallery wing, was the largest work to be installed in the MFTA gallery to date. sources. Foundation. Our artists for 2019 were Roberto Visani and Whitney Oldenburg. Unknown Numbers Loose Ends Photo Photo

19 18 MFTA Third Thursdays 2019 Third Thursdays January Mixed Media Performance Workshop with Ambika Raina July and Katrina Reid curated by The Artist of Materials for the Arts January 17- Mixed Media PerformanceBenedict Nguyen,Workshop ISSUE Projectwith GroupBenedict show gallery opening Nguyen – Issue Project Room ArtistRoom Artist August February 21- Harlem NeedleArtsFebruary- Quilt MakingWorkshopArtist Conversation with Roberto March 21- Aquaponic Sculptures withBlack DavidFuture(s)Marini Month Visani and Michael Kelly Williams Every third Thursday of the month, we host intimate Artmaking, Gender, Race, Culture, workshops with artistsApril who 18work- Group with reuseShow - ContemporaryIdentity withReuse AIR Dionis2019Ortiz- openingSeptemberevent materials. Attendanceat rangesMFTA fromGallery betweenwith 30 toworkshop 70 byandAnnalisa Kleaver CruzIadicicco Unknown gallery opening for participants, allowingMayeveryone16- Yasminto have a Gurhands–-onwooden sculptures Spring Artist-in-Residence experience, focusing on creative reuse. Quilt Making Workshop with Roberto Visani with musical June 20 – Make Percussion InstrumentHarlem withNeedleLouie Arts Mirandaperformance Each workshop showcasedJuly 18 the- techniquesGroup show of opening event at MFTA Gallery – Artists of their presenting artist,MFTA emphasizing materials from our March October warehouse. Aquaponic Sculptures with David A Masked Marvelous Third August 15- Artist ConversationMariniwith Roberto Visani andThursday!Michael with Shelton Lindsay This year’s workshopsKelly includedWilliams quilting with Harlem April November Needle Arts, contemporarySeptember dance with19 Dance– Art opening for SpringContemporaryArtist Reusein 2019Residence- DanceRoberto performance and workshop Entropy, lamp-makingVisani with Annalisawith musical Iadiciccoperformance, and Gallery Opening with workshop with Dance Entropy artist conversationsOctober with Roberto 17Visani- Shelton. Lindsay- byArt Annalisaprojects Iadiciccoare decorations for December Masked Marvelous May Loose Ends gallery opening for November 21- Dance Entropy- DanceWooden performanceSculptures with and workshopFall Artist-In- December 19- Opening for YasminFall ArtistGur In ResidenceResidence- withWhitney Oldenberg with workshop/performance workshop/performance June Make Percussion Instruments with Louie Miranda 21 20 Volunteering at MFTA

At Materials for the Arts we are very grateful to our dedicated individual volunteers and volunteer groups who help keep our materials organized in the warehouse. Volunteers also help in our classrooms and at our public events.

We welcome students and seniors, corporations and clubs when they want to give back to their community.

2019 Volunteer Statistics

90 volunteers per week GENEROUS SUPPORTERS OF MFTA VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 12,775 hours Bloomberg LP 2,599 volunteers

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CORPORATE NON-PROFIT INDIVIDUAL AHRC Spotlight: “We’ve been sending 8-10 volunteers twice AHRC of NYC is a family- Adobe AHRC-Weinberg Adult Day Amanda Hopper a week for the past 14 years. We sort and governedAHRC of organizationNYC is committeda family- Aesop Center Ana Boavida organize materials, create art projects and togoverned finding waysorganization for peoplecommitted with Allison + Partners Ascend Public Charter School Arlene Fama help with events like Masked Marvelous. intellectualto finding waysdisabilitiesfor people to buildwith full American Eagle Outfitters Berkeley College Carolee Fucigna Last year, we sold items created by our lives.intellectual MFTA isdisabilities proud ofto thisbuild full Bloomberg LP Goodwill Industries Ceila Hartman participants in an auction during Masked decadelives. MFTA-long partnership.is proud of this Burberry Jacob A. Riss Neighborhood Chavonne Rodriguez Marvelous. This has been such a great Chanel Settlement Eric Rice decades old partnership with AHRC. opportunity for us. We really love getting to Droga 5 Job Path Hannah Li come to MFTA each week.” Estee Lauder New York Cares Jacob Waltuck Lydia Mayen, AHRC Lydia Mahen Firmench NYC DOE Q291- Hunter’s John Hodgson AHRC Jetblue Point Community Middle Julia Clauss Baccalaureate Spotlight: MBH Arch School Karolyn Hatton Moody’s Point Park University Katia Beegan The Baccalaureate High School for Pfizer Queensborough Community Nolita Lorquet “As an intern at MFTA, I was always regaled Global Education is located in Long Target College Rita Donohue by the MFTA family on the days I came. Island City and places an emphasis The Domain Companies The Urban Assembly School Ryan Ng Overall, I believe that MFTA has guided me on each individual’s role in creating The Marketing Arm for Law and Justice Sandy Pliego in learning more about entrepreneurship, societal sustainability. Over the Thought Matter YAI Shakira Warner and I am grateful for being able to seize this years, MFTA has partnered with Wavestone Sharon Rogers unique opportunity through the internship.” the school and their many student Vita Beylina volunteers and interns who share a Henry Trinh, Student Intern from strong commitment to community BSGE. 2019 service. MFTA Interns, Henry Trinh and Ryma Chowdhury 25 24 SUPPORTHIGHLIGHT HIGHLIGHT

Burberry & The RealReal After years of donating valuable materials including mannequins, pallets of fabric, visual display props, flat-screen TVs, and plinths, we were honored to deepen our relationship with the global luxury brand Burberry. In October, on National Consignment Day, Burberry and their partner, luxury consignment marketplace, The RealReal, announced their shared mission to “support and promote the benefits of a circular economy for fashion by encouraging customers to extend the life of their products through resale”. Both companies made a generous donation of $25,000 each to Friends of Materials for the Arts. In December, we were thrilled to host 11 Burberry volunteers in the warehouse. This small but mighty team helped us sort paper, beads, wood, Plexiglas, office supplies, Burberry volunteers after a day of organizing and carpet samples in preparation for our the MFTA warehouse member shopping days. This partnership has enriched our efforts to encourage people to rethink the afterlife of materials all around them.

27 26 27 MASKED MARVELOUS

Since 2001, our annual fundraiser, Masked Marvelous, has been a one-of-a-kind gathering hosted by the Board of Directors of Friends of Materials for the Arts. Each year, donated materials are used to transform the warehouse into a fun, festive, and quirky destination.

This year’s theme, Grit & Glamour, was a spectacular celebration of how we can turn the mundane into the meaningful and finally, into the magical. On Thursday, October 24, 2019, Masked Marvelous captured the true spirit of Creative Reuse in an enduring tribute to New York City.

Attendees journeyed through the five boroughs while enjoying delicious local food, signature cocktails, and roving entertainment. The event raised over $90,000 for educational initiatives and community outreach.

29 28 A Special Thanks to Our 2019 A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR Masked Marvelous Sponsors and In - Kind Donors 2019MASKED SUPPORTERS MARVELOUS SUPPORTERS

Director's Circle - $20,000+ Benefactor - $10,000 - 19,999 Patron - $5,000- 9,999 P R O G REVENT A M IN- K I N D Adobe Foundation Agnes Gund Bonnie & Doug Weill SPONSORS DONORS Bloomberg L. P. American Eagle Outfitters Foundation CHANEL Burberry The Durst Organization Claire Davis New York State Council of the Arts Estee Lauder, Inc. Garment District Alliance (NYSCA) Bobbie Braun & The Neuwirth The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund The RealReal Foundation Advocate - $1,000- 2,499 Sponsor - $2,500- 4,999 Friend - $500- $999 Alan Finkel Castle Family Foundation Alok Lal Dubi Silverstein & Ellen Weiman Anelle Miller BNY Mellon Aviva Moster Dona & Keith Schaitkin Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Chilewich Sultan LLC Josephine Fleishman Janet Wong & The Deutsche Bank Silvercup Studios Mathis Pfohl Foundation Americas Foundation Geoff Bartakovics Milton & Sally Avery Arts Thaddeus Copeland & Ryan Bagley George Singley Yolanda Shashaty Harriet Taub & Harry Kafka Foundation Intuitive Resources Participatory Safety, Inc. Jane and Robert Rachel & Ken Rader Matluck Samit Shah & Aetna Foundation LLL Foundation SPECIAL CORPORATE The Zankel Fund Matana & Courtney Byrneheim Pat Brown GUESTS Quality Facility Solutions TICKET Scott Resnick SPONSORS Recycle Track Systems This includes all contributions made to Friends of Materials for the Arts over Steffi & Phil Green Hanky Panky $500 made within the calendar year of 2019 Stephanie & Robert Olmsted Jacob Javits Convention Sue Ellen & Robert Schneider Sumesh Jagtani Center Zainal Arifin Production Glue 31 30 FRIENDS OF MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Andrew Seiken, Chair Scott Resnick, Vice Chair Anelle Miller, Secretary Samit Shah, Treasurer Bonnie Weisblatt Weill, Chair Emerita

Andrea M. Schaffer Barbara Blair Barbara Braun Janet Wong Lynn L. Huber F Mattie Byrneheim Thaddeus T. Copeland Andan Eddy Sumesh Jagtani Yolanda Shashaty

33 32 MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS WE ARE MFTA – OUR TEAM STAFF (WE ARE MFTA) In the office

Administrative Education EDUCATION We take the calls, respond to the emails, book We teach the classes, run the field trips, write John Cloud Kaiser, Director of Education the truck, arrange for the drop offs, post items the curriculum, select the artists in residence, Virginia Hoffman, Education Associate on Direct Donations and help make matches curate the gallery, run the Third Thursdays Omar Olivera, Education Associate between donors and recipients. and all other public events. Joy Suarez, Master Teaching Artist

TEACHING ARTISTS Louie Miranda David Marini Edyta Halon In the warehouse Pamela Isaac Avani Patel Donations Volunteer

WAREHOUSE We answer the phones, reply to the emails, register We manage volunteers and prep their work, Christopher Trainor, Assistant Warehouse Manager members, set up the calendar, trouble shoot, order respond to emails and calls, recruit and work Daniel Larkin, Direct Donations Coordinator supplies, write all communications and social media with volunteer groups and make the Paul Humphreys, Donations Coordinator posts, raise funds and write grants and create a workplace friendly and caring. Dianna Mendez, Volunteer Coordinator welcoming space for all. Jose Rosa, Warehouse Assistant Jonathan Valentin, Warehouse Associate Andres Velez-Sierra, Warehouse Associate Trucking & Warehouse Nick Duguid, Driver We drive the vehicles, roll the bins, lift, pack, weigh, sort and process the donations, organize and reorganize the items on the floor, check out recipients on shopping days and type invoices. 35 34 2019 ANNUAL REPORT CONTRIBUTORS REPORT CREDITS & PHOTOGRAPHERS

Annual Report Production By Bailee Eaglin

Designed By Omar Olivera

Photography By Virginia Photographers:Hoffman Dianna VirginiaMendez Hoffman Bliss GreenDianna-Morehead Mendez GaryBliss Spector Green-Morehead Jordana VasquezGary Spector (UrbanOnSite) Wil PierceJordana Vasquez Wil Pierce David PonceWil Piere David Ponce

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