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I’ve now been at New York Restoration Project for almost three years, but in some ways, 2022 felt like a first. I was thrilled to finally see our staff, parks, gardens, and events operate at full capacity throughout every corner of the city. Our spaces were not just open and essential this year—they thrived!
The season kicked off in March with the return of our popular free tree giveaway program after a two-year hiatus. We distributed 2,000 individual saplings with community partners in every borough and, thanks to the strong demand, will increase that number to 3,500 in 2023.
We continued our longstanding reforestation work in our Northern Manhattan parks where we planted over 1,000 native trees and shrubs, most with the help of volunteers. In Highbridge Park, we planted more American chestnut hybrids in an effort to help restore the functionally extinct tree to its historic range and bolster the native forest habitat. Our American chestnut planting and monitoring effort is the largest urban trial of its kind.
In our gardens, we hosted more than 100 public programs and events including fitness classes, movie nights, back-to-school giveaways, and cooking classes for over 4,000 community members. We were also excited to install Little Free Libraries at more than half of our 52 spaces this season. They’ve been instant hits and led to collaborations with schools, libraries, bookstores, and local authors.
Many of our gardens also continued to be important food hubs where our urban agriculture team provided technical assistance via consultations, tutorials, and workshops. Our staff advised gardeners on all aspects of urban growing, from planning and trellising to pest control and harvesting.
Our urban ag work also extended beyond NYRP’s own spaces to reach our Gardens for the City (GFTC) partners. In roughly a decade, GFTC has built and restored over 350 outdoor spaces for community partners citywide, averaging almost two dozen new gardens every season. A 2022 project highlight was renovating the half-acre Union Settlement campus that is a longstanding resource for East Harlem residents.
None of this work would be possible without your support. Thank you for your commitment to New York Restoration Project and to ensuring that every New Yorker has access to the benefits of nature. I look forward to working with you in 2023.
With gratitude,
Lynn Bodnar Kelly, Executive Director
Despite the many challenges our great city has faced in recent years, New York has come out even stronger, and we at NYRP are so proud to have played an important part.
In 2022, we continued to work with communities citywide to improve and maintain the green spaces that have always been vital locations for growing and gathering. We’ve worked with dozens of organizations and hundreds of community partners to support New Yorkers’ needs.
With the help of partners and volunteers from every borough, this year we:
We’ve learned just how strong and resilient our city is. NYRP will continue to support our neighbors while working to ensure that every New Yorker has access to these crucial natural spaces for years to come.
We are thrilled with what we accomplished in 2022 and we couldn’t have done it without you, our dedicated donors. Thank you for believing in equitable and enriching green space for all New Yorkers. Your support continues to make a difference every day in the communities that need it most.
With gratitude,
Helena Durst and Darcy Stacom
Board of Trustees Co-Chairs
New York Restoration Project believes that access to nature is a fundamental human right.
With more New Yorkers than ever seeking access to open space. demand for NYRP’s work has never been greater. “The interest in our programs has grown each year since the pandemic started,” says Director of Garden Horticulture & Citywide Greening Projects Jason Sheets.
Read MoreNYRP events returned in full force in 2022: from March through October, we hosted more than 100 public programs. “Programing came back in a huge way,” describes Senior Engagement Manager Jessica North. “In some ways it was even busier than before COVID in 2019.”
Read MoreOur overarching goal in both Highbridge and Sherman Creek Parks has always been to restore and maintain robust native ecosystems while keeping the parks accessible and inviting for visitors. This has been a long-term undertaking, but in 2022, we saw several important developments that underscored the effectiveness of our approach.
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All figures based on audited financials.
This statement of functional expense reflects $777,315 in depreciation of garden improvements and equipment.
This list includes the Board of Trustees as of the close of our FY22 on September 30, 2022.
Board of TrusteesBette Midler, Founder |
Chairman’s CouncilJanice Parker, Chair |
NYRP's beloved free tree giveaway program returned in 2022 after a two-year hiatus.
Equitable access to green space has never been more important. We are grateful for our many generous donors who hold this conviction as strongly as we do.
This alphabetical list includes donors who gave $1,000 or more between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022. This list has been prepared with care but if there is an error, please notify us at [email protected].
Maxwell Abbott Barbara A. Abeles G.C. Adkins E.B. Alexander The Estate of Priscilla Alexander Francisco Alvidrez Margaret Anadu Anonymous (11) Cassie Arison and Niv Alexander Jody and John Arnhold Lovee and Bob Arum Samuel M. Ashner The Ashner Family Evergreen Foundation Atlas Capital Gillian Attfield Lily Auchincloss Foundation Axonic Capital LLC Darren Bagert Vivek Bantwal Kim and Pamela Baptiste Bruce Baughman Charles Bendit Helen Bernstein Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. Noble Black and Marc Rozic The Blackstone Group Bloomberg Philanthropies BoardPackager Group Lynn Bodnar Kelly Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Elizabeth Brody Brookfield Properties Diane and Clyde Brownstone Paul Burkey C.A.L. Foundation, Inc. CAA Foundation Cadwalader, Wickersham, & Taft Capalino+Company Katrien Carbonez Jose M. Castro III CBRE Foundation, Inc. CBRE Global Investment Management Megan Chan Sara Chase Checkpoint Betty Y. Chen and Peter Coombe Cathy Chernoff Chicago Title Insurance Co. Peter L. Christensen Citizens Bank NYC Green Relief & Recovery Fund administered by City Parks Foundation Clyman-Merrill Family Charitable Fund Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Jonathan Collard Jill Conner Coombe Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Sophie Coquillette Koven Susan Courtemanche Cameron and Jessica Cox Cozen O’Connor Nora Creedon and Matthew Lentz Patrick Crosetto and Benjamin Brudney Katherine Dalsimer Carole Bayer Sager and Bob Daly David A. Staudt Memorial Fund Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust Nancy Deering Chinn Todd DeGarmo // STUDIOS Architecture Delicious Dessert Charitable Fund Delta Air Lines, Inc. Anke Dening-Volcker Lauren Donner Christine Donovan The Estate of Robert Dore Jamie Drake Drake Real Estate Partners LLC Elizabeth Dunn Susanne and Douglas Durst Helena Durst The Durst Organization Dwight Funding LLC James Dyson Foundation Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation Ernst & Young LLP The Essex Avenue Foundation EvensonBest Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement The Farvue Foundation Jonathan Fine First American Title Casey and Matthew Fisher Elliot Friman Cori Gardner Gloria Gaynor The David Geffen Foundation Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP GIC Gilmartin Charitable Trust Givsly Laurence and Sandi Gluck Charitable Foundation Amy Goldman Fowler and Cary Fowler John and Marcia Goldman Philanthropic Fund Goldman, Sachs & Co. The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Abraham & Mildred Goldstein Charitable Trust Michael Graziano Greenacre Foundation Greenberg Traurig ,LLP BentalGreenOak Greycroft Deborah A. Griffin Allen and Deborah Grubman The Joseph Handleman “I Believe in You” Trust Foundation Alexander Hankin Kitty Hawks and Lawrence Lederman The Morris A. Hazan Family Foundation Heinz Family Foundation Hellman & Friedman Carol Helms Shawn Henderson Patricia Henry Steven Herman Armand Herreras Hines Ryan Hinkle Edmund D. Hollander, FASLA The Deborah K. Holmes Family Foundation Andrew Homan Walter Hood HPS Partners Jessica Hu and Jonathan Eddy Julio Hubert The Hyde and Watson Foundation ImpactAssets Raphael G. Jacobs Cornelia U. Jensen Doris Johnson Jeffrey C. Johnson Johnson & Johnson Sonny Kalsi David H. Kaufman Donna Kenton The Kite Key Foundation Michael Kors and Lance Le Pere The Kors Le Pere Foundation The Kovner Foundation |
Samuel Krost Sharon Kruger Carole and Robert Kunstadt L & R Donner Foundation Christy Labonte Cyndi Lauper The Ralph and Ricky Lauren Family Foundation, Inc. Leanne Lachman Charitable Foundation Chris Lee Loewi-Lemberger Kaplan Charitable Fund Linda London Ltd. Michael Lorber Paul Luciano David Ludwig Ji-Mei Ma The Edith W. MacGuire Charitable Trust William and Phyllis Mack Family Foundation The Malkin Fund, Inc. Shelly and Tony Malkin Scott and Laura Malkin Erhard Marius The Marshall Family Foundation Inc. Douglas McGrath and Jane Read Martin Isidore Mayrock Arlene McKay Doug Middleton Bette Midler and Martin von Haselberg Janet and Tom Montag Ross Moody Caroline Morris Hanna and Jeffrey Moskin Family Fund MRB Foundation MSD Partners, L.P. Henry Muñoz Dylan Nagler The Nature Conservancy Margo M. and James L. Nederlander Kathy and Ben Needell Negotiatus Newmark & Company Real Estate Inc. New York City Department of Youth and Community Development NNN Properties, LLC Getz Obstfeld Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP One Tree Planted Inc. Nathan Orsman Nancy Owens Darryl Pardi Janice Parker, ASLA Partner Engineering & Science Elizabeth T. Peabody Nora Ephron and Nicholas Pileggi Foundation Nancy and Fred Poses Vered Rabia Akila Raman Rachael Ray and John Cusimano Katharine J. Rayner Rialto Management Group, LLC Josh and Kerri Rider Liz Robbins Zachary Robbins Timothy A. Robert Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP Rockwell Group David R. Rogol ROKT Corporation Charles Rosenberg The Estate of Nancy Rosenthal Clifford Ross and Nicolette Donen Janet Ross Bridget Rowan and Don Burley Royal Waste Services, Inc. May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. RXR Realty S&P Global Ken and Nikki Seiff Paul D. Selver Marc Shaiman Bill Shanahan Steve Shane Stephen Shapiro David M. Sherman The Shubert Organization Silicon Valley Community Foundation Wendy Silverstein Drobner and Family James and Marilyn Simons Joshua Sirefman and Sarah Kim Iris and Michael Smith Henry T. Snee Richard and Donna Soloway Darcy Stacom, CBRE Starwood Capital Group Allison Stern Jon Recor and Daniel Stewart Joyce Storm The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation Trudie Styler and Sting Mark Tanenbaum Sally Thurston Tiger Baron Foundation Ann and Andrew Tisch Tishman Speyer Coralie S. Toevs Abby Toomey Robin B. Tost Deirdre Towers Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks The Travelers Companies, Inc. Trinity Church Wall Street Robert L. Turner Turner Broadcasting System Inc. UBS Americas UHY Advisors United Airlines United States Department of Agriculture / Natural Resources Conservation Service Susan Unterberg Urban Forestry Organization Margaret and Michael Valentine Diane Van Wyck The Verrill Foundation Matthew Verrochi Viacom CBS Sophie F. von Haselberg and Harry Guinness Vornado Realty Trust Walker & Dunlop Holly B. Wallace Discovery, Inc. Margaret and Gary Wendlandt Sondra Wenger Nigel Weston Miriam and Garrett Wheeler Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP The Arthur B. Wilner Foundation Inc. Wils Family Fund Veronica Windholz Andrew Wingrove Nathan Wold Neil Wolitzer Andrea Woodner Jennifer L. Wray Mahmoud Youssef The Zankel Fund Ann Ziff Isaac Zion |
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