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

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QCA

Q U E E N S C O U N C I L O N T H E A R T S

“I thought I [would] teach CAD and Virtual Reality but I [actually learned] from some pretty incredible seniors.” ~ Yvonne Shortt, Founder/Executive Director, RPGA Studio

SU-CASA arts programs for seniors

“HS2AS helped me expand my own work and help instruct others on the same path.” ~ Ema Furusho, 2015-16 New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellow & fine arts major at Carnegie Mellon

HIGH SCHOOL TO ART SCHOOL a portfolio development program for high school students seeking acceptance to college

grants to individual artists

grants to arts organizations

“Thanks to QCA, I am able to create, and present new projects exploring new ideas that transcends cultural boundaries and reaching out to [a] new, multi-ethnic audience.” ~ Nivedita ShivRav, Musician

“QCA's seminars have given our organization an excellent grounding in all aspects of the fundraising process.” ~ Mark Buccheri, Associate Director, Performing Arts Conservatory of New York

Artists served

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT career resource tools and skill building for artists

.. artists & counting

since 2009

“Before, I would never have called myself a writer. My success would not have been achieved without the support of QCA.” ~ Vaughn M. Watson, Author

ARTIST PEER CIRCLES small, creative support & mentoring groups

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artists sharing their work in

monthly events

”The June lab was like a 'salon' I read about in history classes. I left enriched with inspiration.” ~Daniel Khan, Filmmaker

LAB where artists share emerging works

Artists-in-residence at

senior centers in Queens

Seniors served

Queens communities receiving resources for creative professionals32

QUEENS ARTS FUND funding for Queens artists & arts organizations

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IN KIND• Afrikan Poetry Theatre

• Atlantic Beach Surf Shop

• Braata Productions

• Bunch of Balloons

• Chocolate Factory Theater

• COFFEED

• Crescent Gril

• Cyclo Restaurant

• Empire Merchants

• Flushing Town Hall

• Foodcellar

• Google

• Jamaica Center for Arts andLearning

• Kaufman Astoria Studios

• Knockdown Center

• Lagunitas Beer

• LIC Community Boathouse

• Lockwood

• Manducatis RusticaRestaurant

• Materials for the Arts

• Moda Grill

• Murasaki Restaurant

• Museum of the Moving Image

• Noguchi Museum

• NY Hall of Science

• Paper Factory Hotel

• Pink Canary Desserts

• QNS Collective

• Queens Botanical Garden

• Queens Library

• Queens Museum

• Queens Theatre

• Rockaway Beach Surf Shop

• Rockaway Brewing Co.

• Rockaway Artists Alliance

• Rockaway WaterfrontAlliance

• Skudin Surf

• Socrates Sculpture Park

• Taylor Creative

• Tom4Taxi

• Tuk Tuk Restaurant

• Uke Hut

• Uma’s Restaurant

• United States TennisAssociation

• Z NYC Hotel

DONORS• Elmwood Charity Fund• Argentina Flores• Marsha Heydt• Cathy Hung• Remy Krakauer• Susan Lacerte• Catherine Lee• Lynn Lobell• Edward Martin• Stephen Martin• Tyler Myers• Stefanie Nelson• Maria Odysseos• Kristina Pecorelli• Juvenal Reis• Melissa Sandor• Moitri Savard• Victoria Schneps-Yunis• Judith Sloan• Omar Solis• Nora Vizzini• Elise Wagner• Stephen Williams

$100,000 & Above

• New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

• New York State Council on theArts

$50,000 - $100,000

• Altman Foundation

Up to $50,000• Pinkerton Foundation

Surdna Foundation

Up to $20,000

• Rose Associates

Up to $10,000• Con Edison• Two West Foundation

Up to $5,000 Up to $100

• Aviation Development Council

• Investors Bank Corp.

• Juvenal Reis Studios

• Kaufman Astoria Studios

• Mathis-Pfohl Foundation

• Milton and Sally Avery ArtsFoundation

• New York Community BankFoundation

• Resorts World Casino New York

• TD Charitable Foundation

• TF Cornerstone

• WeWork

• Thalia K. Batan• Jessica Bathurst• Brunswick Group• Katha Cato• Lilian Chen• Dance Into Light, Inc.• Melisa Diaz• Antonia Dunbar• Ebsco Industries, Inc.• Tim Fredrick• Morgan Jones• Risa Kantor• Gail Koelln• Seth Krakauer• Tsidii L. Lupino• Murasaki Restaurant• Priscilla P. Stadler• Uma’s Restaurant• Susan Varo• Buz Vault

Up to $1,000

• Gianna Cerbone-Teoli

Up to $500

• Aryana A. Anderson• Mallie Boman• Mònica Sarmiento Castillo• Okomfo A. Dinizulu

MEMBERS• Beverley Barr• Malcolm Chan• Ann Cofta• Mandy Estinville• Catherine Fletcher• Tim Fredrick• Anthony M. Grimaldi• Jean Hauptman• Margret Hjaltested• Valerie G. Keane• Linda Kleinbub• Carol Lacks• Mary Lannon

• Daniel Lu• Michael Pepe• Christine Perrelli• Jennifer Reed• Linda Rufo• Claudia K. Sargent• Malini N. Shah• Kamila Smith• Anna E. Tsuri• Adolfo S. Vazquez• Ian Wen• Joan Willette• Chin C. Yang

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2016 QCA BOARD OF TRUSTEESHONORARY CHAIRPERSON

Hon. Melinda Katz, Queens Borough President

QCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Gianna Cerbone-Teoli, President Owner, Manducatis Restaurant

Juvenal Reis, Secretary President, Reis Studios

Maria Odysseos, Treasurer Vice President & Branch Manager, Investors Bank

Catherine Lee, Senior Director, F&T Group

Frank “Turtle” Raffaele, Founder & CEO, COFFEED

Juan “Rick” Rosa, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Hal Rosenbluth, President, Kaufman Astoria Studios

Victoria Schneps-Yunis, CEO, Schneps Communications

Armando Soto, Senior Development Associate, Yenni Capital, Inc.

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.

QCA STAFF Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer, Executive Director

Lynn Lobell, Grants and Resource Director

Masud Grant, Development Coordinator

Daliana Rosa, Online Coordinator

FINANCIAL STATEMENTPUBLIC SUPPORT & REVENUES 2016 2015

PUBLIC SUPPORT

Grants 707,489 551,850

Contributors 183,500 181,862

890,989 773,712

REVENUES

Membership Dues 2,480 4,235

Contracted Services & Workshops 4,820 3,250

Interest 195 276

Fundraising/Special Events 43,955 28,790

Miscellaneous 0 3,067

51,450 39,618

Total Support & Revenues 942,439 773,330

EXPENSES

Arts Services 197,781 197,804

Education 208,896 202,729

Grants Programs 413,971 305,910

Fundraising/Special Events 61,459 55,935

Administrative 123,229 82,492

Total Expenses 1,005,336 844,870

Change in Net Asset 62,897 71,540

Transfer of Restricted Funds for Unrestricted Purposes 0 0

Net Assets - Beginning 522,146 593,686

Net Assets - End 459,249 522,146

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