ANNUAL REPORT 2019 A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ith sincere gratitude for your And we now engage seniors who are no support in 2019, I am pleased to longer able to leave their homes with a W share with you this overview of spectrum of opportunities for social the impact of your investment in interaction, from exercises to mental University Settlement. I hope these healthcare appointments, through home pages convey a sense of our work, and visits as well as streaming video. why your help is so critical. We’ve also empowered our staff to LEAD. ACT. IMPACT. Our new tagline respond to the issues of racial and social speaks to how University Settlement inequity that affect and shape our partners with community members to communities. Program directors at four build on their strengths, empowering of our afterschool sites have New Yorkers to reach their full potential. collaborated with the community to build It’s how we’ve always partnered with you, a curriculum elementary-aged students our supporters, as well. can use to activate their creativity around these topics. Participating Throughout our more than 130-year students build positive social identities history, we’ve dedicated ourselves to and self-esteem, gain the language and anticipating and responding to the needs vulnerability to have hard conversations, of our communities. Last year, demand and spark activist spirits — theirs, for the Settlement’s programs and and ours. robust advocacy was especially acute. With your help, more than 40,000 New Your support has allowed us to respond Yorkers participated in University nimbly to change. Consider how we’ve Settlement programs last year. We’re diversified our offerings to best support grateful for your ongoing support, and as our growing population of older adults: we move into 2020, we invite you to in addition to our traditional senior deepen your commitment — you are centers, the Houston Street Center always welcome in our house. provides “young older adults” with a robust menu of programming, in a Thank you, multigenerational space they consider their own. Melissa Aase Executive Director, University Settlement KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY Griselis, who grew up with University Settlement, has enrolled her daughters in our Early Childhood programs. IMPROVING LITERACY Students in our Adult Literacy program practice their conversation skills in role-playing activities. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FIT AT EVERY AGE CELEBRATING THE ARTS HEART, our health and wellness Seniors at our Neighborhood program for adults over 50 Center on the LES host an annual offers aquatic aerobics, dance, celebration for the Lunar New Year. yoga, and more. Competitors in Ingersoll Community Center’s Teen Chef Night learn to cook nutritious meals while having fun with friends. OUR PROGRAMS Advocacy / Early Childhood Community Action Housing Stability Youth Development Every year, we support 1,500 We work with and on behalf of Our eviction prevention Through 17 afterschool sites, young children and families with community members to advocate program provides New York we offer programming to nearly a spectrum of education and for social justice, secure access City community members with 4,000 youth at the elementary, care services including center- to resources, and support policies housing case management, middle, and high-school levels based learning, neighborhood- that empower New Yorkers to counseling, and financial annually. Our approach is rooted based family childcare, and achieve healthy, stable, and management services, all of in positive youth development home-based assistance. remarkable lives. Key issues which help families steer clear and social emotional learning include access to safe housing, of eviction crises and preserve frameworks that build students’ healthcare, and quality education. their affordable homes. self-awareness, self-expression, and self-management skills. Older Adults Creative Arts Literacy Mental Health We engage over 2,100 low-income Recognizing art as a powerful tool 400+ low-income, immigrant We offer a range of services seniors annually through a network to build the social wellbeing of adult community members in both traditional and non- of services including meals, communities, we offer two distinct, from the five boroughs access traditional settings in order health, wellness, and recreational transformative arts programs. our fully integrated 10-month to reach residents across our activities, case assistance and The Creative Center harnesses the English literacy and civics neighborhoods, in whatever management, housing counseling, healing power of art, connecting education program annually, capacity they are most and referral resources. Services with older adults, patients and acquiring communication, comfortable, offering are offered at four Manhattan sites, survivors, and healthcare staff. decision-making, and life-long “right fit” services to clients or through targeted support and The Performance Project works to learning skills they need in seeking emotional and technology for homebound seniors. build equity in the arts by facilitat- their roles as family members, behavioral support. ing collaboration between artists citizens, and employees. and recent immigrants, seniors, and public housing residents. OUR FINANCIAL REPORT BALANCE SHEET STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Years Ending June 30 2019 Years Ending June 30 2019 Assets Support & Revenues Cash and cash equivalents $ 570,257 Public support (contributions, foundation Investments, at fair value 3,534,967 & corporate support, special events, net) $ 2,950,264 Government grants & contracts receivable 7,280,593 Government grants and contracts 28,361,640 Government grants (76.6%) Pledges receivable 619,072 Program fees 3,790,427 Other operating revenues (15.4%) Prepaid and other assets 124,006 Hospital fees 411,704 Private support (7.9%) Land, buildings and equipment, net 25,131,686 Management fees 556,656 Total Assets $ 37,260,581 Rental Income 769,535 Miscellaneous Income 62,912 Interest and dividends, net $ 127,026 Liabilities Net assets released from Accounts payable & accrued expenses $ 2,436,930 restrictions for operations – Due to related party 1,160,755 Total Operating Support and Revenues $ 37,030,164 Advances under government grants 1,015,049 Accrued vacation 554,229 Deferred income 36,081 Operating Expenses Amounts held on behalf of others 71,379 Program Services Total Liabilities $ 5,274,423 Early childhood services $ 16,704,615 Early Childhood (43.75%) Youth services 7,952,646 Family & Counseling Services (26.25%) Net Assets Family & counseling services 10,020,210 Without donor restrictions $ 27,901,243 Youth Services (20.83%) Management & general (7.3%) With donor restrictions 4,084,915 Total Program Services $ 34,677,471 Fundraising (1.86%) Total Net Assets $ 31,986,158 Supporting Services Management & general $ 2,791,055 Total Liabilities And Net Assets $ 37,260,581 Fundraising 709,819 Programs Total Supporting Services $ 3,500,874 Supporting Total Operating Expenses $ 38,178,345 40 Change in net assets before from operations (1,148,181) 30 Non-Operating Activities Realized and unrealized gain (loss) $ (5,356) Millions Total operating activities (5,356) 20 Change in net assets $ (1,153,537) Net assets, beginning of year 33,139,695 10 Net Assets, end of year $ 31,986,158 2005 2008 2011 2014 2019 OUR DONORS July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 Thank you to everyone who supported our programs during Fiscal Year 2019. 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Clark Renee Eubanks Beth Brandston Afsi Khot Donald Abelson Larry Bortoluzzi Charitable Trust Donna Faiella Tamara Greenfield Philip Kirkman and Shannon and Joseph Everett Donald and Carol Borut John Cleary Janelle Farris Martin Guggenheim McLaughlin-Kirkman Valerie and Steve Abrahams Boulton & Watt Karen Cockrell Federation of Protestant Anthony Gulotta Louise Kittel Laurie Abramson Amy Brenna and Stan Litow Sarah Cogan Welfare Agencies Neel and Kristin Gupta Stella Kiyota Louis and Anne Wendy Breuer Fern Cohn Matthew and Hale Gurland Seth and Beth Klarman Abrons Foundation and Charles Crane Lewis Cole Jamie Fernand and Liz Sanders Lauren Klein Karen Adolph Sarah and Stuart Britton Cole Schotz P.C. Hector Fernandez Anne Habberton William Knapp AIG Harold Bronheim Sarah Colon Peter Ferraro Erin Haggerty and Judith Bell Allstar Security and Annette ConBody John Ferry Charles Hairston Susan G. Komen Foundation Norman and Jane Alpert McEvoy-Bronheim Eden Connor Charlie Fick and Sara Levinson John Kontogianis Christiane Amanpour Bronxcare Health System Corporate Synergies Group Dan Fiddelman Robin Harper Lillian Kraemer Karen Anderson Brooklyn Academy of Music Peter Corrigan James K. Finkel Susan Haskell Jesse and Maris Krasnow Andrew Boas Brooklyn Community Ramon Cortines First Republic Bank Health & Hospitals James and Bruce and Carol Angiolillo Foundation Ruth and Andy Cotugno Sheldon Firstenberg Corporation Marian Krauskopf Frances Aquino Joshua Brown Colleen Cozzens Heidi Fischer Douglas and Katya Heller Mark and Mary Kris The David Aronow Lenore Browne Doris Cuevas Ronni and John Fisher Paula Heller