ANNUAL REPORT

As Groundswell approaches our 20th anniversary, thousands of youth in our programs have completed nearly 500 public art projects in more than 75 neighborhoods.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Letter from the Board Chair ......................................... 3

A Message from the Executive Director .......................... 4

Summer Leadership Institute ......................................... 6

2013/2014 In Review ........................................................ 8

Afterschool Programs .................................................... 10

School and Community-Based Programs......................12

Special Initiatives ............................................................ 14

Our Donors ...................................................................... 16

2013/2014 Financials ..................................................17

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Groundswell works with over 50 community partners and serves 600 - 800 youth each year.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARd CHAIR

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David Goldstein President

Nazli Parvizi Vice President

Cedric Gaddy Treasurer

Menshahat Ebron Secretary

Joe Charczenko

Ricardo Cortés

Jay DeDapper

Christine Haney

Carolina Jannicelli

Raquiba LaBrie

Jenny Laden

Samantha Rhulen

Over the past year, Groundswell has undertaken many ambitious initiatives, which together strengthen the cross-sector impact of our work and prepare the organization for a remarkable upcoming milestone.

We welcome the opportunity now to reflect on the successes and challenges of the past year and outline a vision for the future, rooted in our mission to use art as a tool for social change, toward a more just and equitable world.

In 2017, Groundswell will celebrate 20 years as New York’s leading organization dedicated to community-based public art. Twenty years. Five hundred murals. Hundreds of community-based organizations. Thousands of young people.

As we approach this important benchmark, we have asked ourselves a critical question:

How can we best leverage our 20th anniversary to amplify the voices of the youth and community partners we have engaged over the past two decades while offering New Yorkers a singular opportunity to engage in a citywide celebration of socially engaged public art?

Working with a broad range of experts from diverse fields, including filmmakers, curators, public relations specialists, artists, and stakeholders like you, Groundswell is envisioning a 20th anniversary celebration which exemplifies our mission and sets the stage for continued growth and transformation.

Key elements of our celebration will include an exhibition that activates the city through public art and a series of short documentary films spotlighting the unique voices behind our murals. We look forward to celebrating together and invite you now to reach out if you are interested to learn more.

As the enclosed pages illustrate, over the past year Groundswell prepared for this milestone by engaging hundreds of young people and community members in the creation of high-quality artworks that add to and elevate our public art collection.

Whether in a community playground in the Bronx, a long-term residence for men in recovery, or a public school classroom on Rikers Island, each collaboratively created mural is a testament to the power of art to generate inspiration, tools, and agency for young people and passersby.

There was no better way to ramp up to our 20th celebration than with the presentation of Transform/Restore: Brownsville, a major two-year public art initiative and a highlight of the 47 public artworks collaboratively created by Groundswell youth and artists in FY14.

Transform/Restore: Brownsville uses public art as a tool to affirm a positive identify for Brownsville, give voice to young adult probation clients and other marginalized youth, and educate neighborhood residents about the rich history and hidden treasures of their community, all to inspire a change of heart and behavior locally and citywide.

In the project’s first year, 45 young adult probation clients partnered with Groundswell youth leaders and the New York City Department of Probation and Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement District to create three monumental public artworks along historic Pitkin Avenue. Our work in Brownsville to date covers 8,000 square feet of wall space and has generated 21 national and local press articles.

Transform/Restore: Brownsville was presented with funding from the prestigious and highly competitive “Our Town” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as support from Governor Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Initiative.

In FY14, Groundswell also launched a new partnership with THIRTEEN / WNET New York Public Media. Through this collaboration, Groundswell’s Making His’tory team, with the help of Groundswell’s Youth Media Council, shared learning about the prison industrial complex with thousands of young people. We invite you to watch the web documentary online at thirteen.org/groundswell and join the conversation on social media by using #groundswellnyc.

As you will see in the enclosed financials, Groundswell also demonstrated an important level of fiscal discipline and stability, with steady growth in both net assets and operating revenue. We continued to contribute to our growing investment fund, which will support us in achieving our ambitious 20th anniversary vision and carry us into our next twenty years.

Each day, I am inspired by the talented individuals that make Groundswell’s work possible, including staff, artists, young people, Board members, and community partners.

I welcome the chance to recognize my committed colleagues Didi Goldenhar, Maura Greaney, and Rob Krulak, who recently stepped down from Groundswell’s Board of Directors. I would also like to welcome our generous new members of the Director’s Circle.

In closing, thank you for all you do to support Groundswell’s work, today and into the future.

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MESSAGE FROM THE ExECUTIVE dIRECTOR

A critical component of the model is the process of “badging” to show how youth and community partners can objectively chart, document, evaluate, and measure their progressive achievement within a project and over several projects.

Youth and community partners identify Pins (or outcomes) they would like to achieve. Scaffold Up!™ provides all stakeholders with a clear picture and better understanding of the multiple goals of each project and how the success of each stakeholder is interdependent.

The challenge is then for a young person or a community partner to “earn” a Pin. In turn, Groundswell must provide young people and community partners with opportunities to succeed through rigorous program supports that are sequential and developmentally appropriate.

By building the model, we have had to move beyond counting participants, partners, and projects and squarely into how we are using art as a tool for social change in the lives of communities and youth.

Since that momentous retreat in January 2013, a total of 996 Pins have been awarded to 292 youth. One hundred and seventeen youth have moved from Platform I to Platform II and twenty-one youth have moved from Platform II to Platform III.

This past summer, we piloted our Community Partner Tower Pins and this winter will finalize our Art Towers. This year, all Groundswell’s work plans are framed in the Towers. From youth participants to the Board of Directors, we are using dashboards and Pin projections to guide and evaluate our work.

As we look forward toward our 20th anniversary, we are excited to present our model and the lessons we learned along the way as a case study for others interested in developing a transparent set of promises they can make to their stakeholders.

When I think back two years ago to our 2013 retreat when Groundswell began to articulate its impact on young people, community partners, and the field, I am reminded of the great Mexican muralist, Diego Rivera’s The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City (“Making a Fresco”) (1931).

The mural illustrates Rivera himself (sitting on the second scaffold platform, back to viewer) as well as the many other planners, assistants, plasterers, architects, funders, designers, and engineers required to create this piece.

This masterpiece depicts how a large scale creation—whether making a fresco, building a city, or indeed, using art as a tool for social change— requires the collective work of many people with a range of skills across many sectors and disciplines.

This piece embodies what a social change model should also aspire to: provide its workers with inspiration and an image of the just and equitable world we are trying to create.

We cannot thank you, our committed supporters, enough for the important role you play in our collective work.

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SINCERELy,AMy SANANMANExECUTIVE dIRECTOR

For many years, funders and consultants pushed Groundswell to choose an identity.

They would repeatedly ask us the same question: “Are you an arts organization, a youth development organization, or a capacity building organization?”

On a cold Saturday in January 2013, at a Groundswell retreat, we decided that we did not have to choose. We determined that we are an arts organization, a youth development organization, AND a capacity building organization.

This realization led to the development of our theory of change model, Scaffold Up!™, created with the help of hundreds of committed stakeholders like you.

We transformed the “scaffolded mural” making process into a way to think about measuring aggregate youth, community partner, and artistic achievement against the organization’s annual goals and to use this data to inform program design and development.

Scaffold Up!™ outlines how our work impacts youth, partner organizations, and the field of public art. It is a dashboard for success: a single snap-shot that captures Groundswell’s impact across these domains.

Through Groundswell’s Scaffold Up! model, youth and community partners identify Pins (or outcomes) they would like to achieve.

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MISSION

Groundswell brings together youth, artists, and community organizations through our Scaffold Up!™ model to make public art that advances social change, for a more just and equitable world. Our projects beautify neighborhoods, engage youth in societal and personal transformation, and give expression to ideas and perspectives that are underrepresented in the public dialogue.

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SUMMER LEAdERSHIP INSTITUTE

This is my second summer with Groundswell, and I was so happy to get to be involved again. Through this project, I learned how

to work as a group, how to grid, and how to transfer the image to the wall, which I found pretty challenging. I think this project is

particularly powerful becuase it was created by teen girls for teen girls— something that you don’t see happening a lot.

Gina RoseboroughGroundswell Platform II Youth Participant

Groundswell’s Summer Leadership Institute is an intensive job training opportunity that employs more than 120 young people over seven weeks each summer. Two professional artists lead each youth mural team through the research, design, and creation of a high-quality, permanently installed work of public art for an underserved New york City neighborhood. In 2014, 145 participants, nearly all of them public school students or recent graduates, created eight monumental works of public art.

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100% of FY14 core program participants created personalized Scaffold Up! achievement Ladders, collectively earning 539 Pins.

Aspire to Inspire

Groundswell youth and young adult probation clients created “Aspire to Inspire” to give voice to disconnected youth in South Jamaica in an effort to combat the high school drop out crisis. Following a sequential narrative from left to right, the mural unfolds from ‘The House of Growth,’ to the ‘Learning Pool,’ and finally to the ‘Ocean of Opportunity,’ symbolizing movement toward educational goals by gaining inspiration, tools, and agency.In collaboration with Jamaica Neighborhood Opportunity Network (NeON) and PS 116 Medium & Size Acrylic on Wall,12 x 115 ft

Location 107-25 Wren Place Jamaica, Queens Lead Artist DonChristian Jones Assistant Artist Sofia Maldonado youth Artists La’Teek Anderson, Shania Brown, Kayalee Chung, Nafeesa Davis, Phillipe Etienne, Wilson Feliciano, Jasper Kerbs, Troy King, Roberto Lorenzo, Ousmane Ly, Aisha Mackey del Pratt, Iyana Makelemi, Krystal Mercado, Jordan Nelson, Leah Newell, Tobi Oniyinde, Sundiatta Small, and Anthony Williams

Briding Transformation

Groundswell engaged VIP Community Services clients in the creation of a monumental mural to generate public awareness around the complex issue of chemical dependency. In support of the recovery-based treatment program provided by VIP Community Services and its New York State partner the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, Groundswell collaborated with volunteers at the facility to leverage the artmaking process as a catalyst for healing and self-discovery. The team drew inspiration from the self-taught artists on display at the American Folk Art Museum and incorporated quilt patterns they found there. In collaboration with VIP Community Services Medium & Size Acrylic on Wall,18 x 30 ft Location 764 East 176th Street Tremont, Bronx Lead Artist Marc Evan Assistant Artist Raul Ayala Participant Artists Twenty-one VIP Community Services clients

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Guided Gateways

Groundswell’s all-female Voices Her’d team created a mural designed to spark dialogue around young women’s reproductive health. The mural presents a new perspective on supporting growth and development through self-love. The central figures are a pair of women connected through the Warrior Pose. The elder woman guides the younger safely through the gateway to womanhood, symbolizing the shared responsibility of mentorship.In collaboration with Food Bazaar Supermarket Medium & Size Acrylic on Wall, 22 x 109 ft Location 17-59 Ridgewood Place Bushwick, Brooklyn Lead Artist Crystal Bruno Lead Artist Lauren Bacchus youth Artists Molly Baum, Tricia Brown, Sammi Chen, Danielle Claiborne, Kylene Colon, Idejah Dillard, Justine Garmean, Lihui Guo, Jeanie Lee, Joyglenn Lionel, Salena Ma, Star-Imara McBain, Tiffany Moore, Stephanie Nan, Violent Ponce, Keyla Rijo, Armani Robinson, and Gina Roseborough

Hit the Brakes on dwI and Choose the Right Path

As Vision Zero gains momentum, Groundswell youth focused on using art to educate New Yorkers about the dangers of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). The mural encourages every member of the community to play their part in stopping DWI. The slogan “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” is presented in both English and Spanish, reflecting the demographics of the community. Design elements include a subway train moving passengers away from road accidents toward safe streets.In collaboration with NYC DOT and Food Bazaar Supermarket Medium & Size Acrylic on Wall, 20 x 100 ft Location 34-20 Junction Boulevard Jackson Heights, Queens Co-Lead Artists Olivia Fu Angel Garcia youth Artists Adrien Acevedo, Ranin Ali, Durrell Baxter, Ernst Blanchard, Devin Bullock, Cynthia Espinosa, Rondlin Florveus, Asanta Hawthorne, Carlos Loiaza, Nicholas Luna, Ejiro Oghafor, Shania Reid, Asia Rosado, DeJean Rose, McRonald Russell, and Charles Tang

It’s Not a dream If you will It

“It’s Not A Dream If You Will It” is inspired by Theodore Herzl’s famous quote – “If you will it, it is no dream” – and encourages the transformation of participants and viewers. As the third mural to be unveiled among a series of five created through Groundswell’s Transform/Restore: Brownsville initiative, the mural supports the transformation of the narrative of Brownsville through public art. The mural reexamines Brownsville’s assets and heroes, and encourages residents to create change. In collaboration with NYC DOP and Pitkin Avenue BID Medium & Size Acrylic on Wall, 45 x 60 ft Location 62 Herzl Street Brownsville, Brooklyn Lead Artist Misha Tyutyunik

Assistant Artist Justin Batten youth Artists Massiah Berkley, Davin Collins, Shakeema Cox, Andre Cuenca, Onikca Davidson, Jameara Eliacin, Nathaniel James, Emmanuel Knight, Ashley Lahoz, Cody Levy, Rashawn Love, Tameel Marshall, Destiny Perez, Sean Turner, Samuel Walker, and Elon Xie

Our Journey to Clean water

Groundswell youth created a mural celebrating Greenpoint’s history of environmental activism and highlighting the importance of watershed stewardship at a critical moment in the neighborhood’s trajectory. The mural, installed on MS 126 Magnet School for Environmental Engineering, depicts a woman pouring a glass of water safely stewarded from the Catskills Watershed to her tap.In collaboration with NYC DEP and The Greenpoint Chamber of Commerce Medium & Size Acrylic on Parachute Cloth, 65 x 32 ft Location 424 Leonard Street Greenpoint, Brooklyn Lead Artist Yana Dimitrova Assistant Artist Ruth Hoffheimer youth Artists Gabriela Balderas, Damarcus Bruno, Coyellene Davis, Jordan Davis, Marcos Diaz, Yingying Ding, John Fermin, David Fermin, Andrew Fernandez, Meng Gao, Dariel Leonardo, Gary Li, Jimmy Lugo, Brandon Merlos, Malik Singleton, Matthew Sotomayor, Daizah Staton, Vaquine Stewart, Leslie Valette, and Cherry Wen

P.I.C.T.U.R.E.S Prison Industrial Complex: Tyranny Undermining Rights, Education and Society

Groundswell’s all-male Making His’tory team, including some court-involved members, rasied awareness of the prison-industrial complex and explored the meaning of freedom within the context of mass incarceration. The team’s research focused on Michelle Alexander’s seminal text The New Jim Crow. A police booking photo image of Martin Luther King, Jr., taken after his arrest for civil rights organizing, is central to the design.In collaboration with Food Bazaar Supermarket and Brownsville Stronger Together

Medium & Size Acrylic on Wall, 18 x 80 ft Location 417 Junius Street Brownsville, Brooklyn Lead Artist Esteban del Valle Assistant Artist Jose de Jesus Rodriguez youth Artists Kamal Abdelrahman, Gustavo Bahena, Elijah Barrington, Genesis Barrington, Christopher Carabello, Shane Daniely, Jesus Fabian, Fabio Gomez, Quamel Greene, Shinear Lowe, Ruhshaun Marshall, Jahmarle Mattis, Jonathan Needham, Jonathan Santiago, Nicholas Sutton, and Anthony Warfield

we All Share One Sky

In partnership with The Trust for Public Land, Groundswell youth created a mural to serve as a backdrop to a new playground planned for the CS 300 Twin Parks campus, which houses CS 300, IS 129, and Kappa III. For many in the community, the building is not just a school, but a home. Through the transformation of the schoolyard through public art, youth artists supported community stakeholders in creating a beautiful public space where young people’s futures can take flight.In collaboration with The Trust for Public Land, CS 300, IS 129, and Kappa III

Medium & Size Acrylic on Wall, 20 x 90 ft Location 2050 Prospect Avenue Tremont, Bronx Lead Artist Pasqualina Azzarello Assistant Artists Ifeatuanya Chiejina Chris Soria youth Artists Dajean Aiken, Ryan Aiken, Michael Bannister, Juana Euceda, Walter Euceda, Jasmine Gallard, Donte Johnson, Deanne Lema, Malikah Mahone, Mariana Nava, Salome Noel, Christian Nunez, Denise Pena, Angie Roman, Adlaine St. John Rungu, and Soroiya Sutton

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ArtWorks for Freedom

Barrett Design and Development, LLC

BLICK Art Materials

Broadway Stages, Ltd.

Elaine and Norm Brodsky

Coalition School for Social Change

Center for Court Innovation

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East Brooklyn Community High School

Bogopa Service Corp. DBA Food Bazaar Supermarket

Goldman Properties

Horizon Juvenile Center

Industry City

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Jamaica NeON

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Montefiore Medical Center

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Northeast Bronx Senior Center

NYC Council Member Julissa Ferreras

NYC Council Member Vincent Gentile

NYC Council Member Jumaane Williams

NYC Department of Correction

NYC Department of Education

NYC Department of Environmental Protection

NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

NYC Department of Probation

NYC Department of Transportation

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Pathways College Preparatory School

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COMMUNITy PARTNERS

In FY14, Groundswell artists, youth, and community-based partners created 47 new works of public art, covering 21,722 square feet across all five boroughs.

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yEAR IN REVIEw1 Aspire to Inspire, JAMAICA

2 BLICK Industry City, SUNSET PARK

3 Bridging Transformation, TREMONT

4 Brooklyn: Here and Now, DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

5 Care. No Matter What, NOHO

6 Dream, Perchance, Rebuild!, SUNSET PARK

7 Eat Well, Stay Active, Live Long, MOTT HAVEN

8 Empowerment of the Unified World, CORONA

9 Envisioning Your Future, EAST FLATBUSH

10 Growing Gowanus, GOWANUS

11 Guided Gateways, BUSHWICK

12 Hidden Treasures of Brownsville, BROWNSVILLE

13 Hit the Brakes on DWI and Choose the Right Path, JACKSON HEIGHTS

14 Honoring Our Veterans, BAY RIDGE

15 It’s Not a Dream If You Will It, BROWNSVILLE

16 Journey to Success, BUSHWICK

17 Live to Learn and Learn to Live, RIKERS ISLAND

18 Many Faces of Our Community, SUNSET PARK

19 Mother of All, MORRISANA

20 Moving Forward, BROWNSVILLE

21 No Nos Vamos, WILLIAMSBURG

22 On the Outside Looking In, WILLIAMSBURG

23 Our Journey to Clean Water, GREENPOINT

24 P.I.C.T.U.R.E.S. Prison Industrial Complex: Tyranny Undermining Rights, Education, and Society, BROWNSVILLE

25 Recovery Diaspora, THE BOWERY

26 Safety Sign Project - Alert and Ready Wins the Race, HOWARD BEACH

27 Safety Sign Project - Be Aware, Be Patient, Be Sober, Cherish Life, EAST HARLEM

28 Safety Sign Project - Children Crossing, VINEGAR HILL

29 Safety Sign Project - It Can Wait, GOWANUS

30 Safety Sign Project - Keep Your Eyes on the Road, BROWNSVILLE

31 Safety Sign Project - Keep Your Eyes on the Road, FORDHAM

32 Safety Sign Project - Kids Are Around So Please Slow Down, CASTLETON CORNERS

33 Safety Sign Project - Slow Down at the Intersection, SCHUYLERVILLE

34 Safety Sign Project - Slow Down, Children Crossing, No Speeding, EAST HARLEM

35 Safety Sign Project - Stop Look Walk, YORKVILLE

36 Stages of Greenpoint, GREENPOINT

37 Talking Transition, TRIBECA

38 The Explosion of Wonder, ST. ALBANS

39 The History of Afterschool, LOWER MANHATTAN

40 The Peace of Womenkind, LACONIA

41 The Seasons of 4 Downing, CLINTON HILL

42 Tree of Health, NORWOOD

43 What You See is Not Who I Am, GOWANUS

44 We All Share One Sky, TREMONT

45 Urban Garden, NORWOOD

46 Violence Destroys the Light of Today, EAST FLATBUSH

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VOICES HER’d and MAKING HIS’TORy During spring afterschool sessions, Groundswell’s Voices Her’d program for young women and Making His’tory program for young men met weekly to research and discuss ideas for summer mural projects. The Voices Her’d team focused on reframing common narratives about young women’s reproductive health, from shaming to promoting self-love and affirmative decision-making. The Making His’tory team, including some court-involved members, chose to focus on the causes and effects of the prison-industrial complex on communities of color. These research sessions helped to inform each team’s summer murals. PORTFOLIO dEVELOPMENT Portfolio Development serves as a capstone to Groundswell’s broader youth programs. This pre-professional training program offers a unique opportunity for young artists interested in pursuing post-secondary art education. The curriculum is challenging, and it encourages youth to build technical skills, discover their artistic voices, and achieve their creative potentials. Of the college-eligible graduating seniors enrolled in the spring 2014 session, 100% were accepted to, and enrolled in, art school and college programs, including Pratt Institute, School of Visual Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology, and New York University. Most received scholarships.

TEEN EMPOwERMENT MURAL APPRENTICESHIP (TEMA) TEMA supports the development of artistic skills while furthering broader youth development objectives. In FY14, two TEMA sections with a total enrollment of 46 teens met weekly during three-hour sessions from October and June, for a total of 100 contact hours. Each section engaged participants in the creation of a work of art for a commissioning organization.

Stages of Greenpoint This mural honors the past, present, and future of Greenpoint by tracing its history from being a powerhouse of shipping and transport to a haven of artistic influence. The collage-like imagery celebrates Greenpoint’s iconic landmarks, pays homage to the immigrant roots of the community, and represents the recent influx of the film and TV production industry. The mural celebrates many aspects of what makes Greenpoint a great place to live and work. In collaboration with Elaine and Norm Brodsky, Roux Associates, Inc., Lori and Kevin Thompson, and The Walentas Family Foundation Medium & Size Acrylic on Wall, 16 x 12 ft Location 370 Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Lead Artist Esteban del Valle Assistant Artist Angel Garcia youth Artists Adrien Acevedo, Noor Ain, Gloryann Anderson, Shacura Anderson, Tyrik Bailey-Ferron, Donavon Bembridge, Jessie Chen, Cynthia Espinosa, David Fermin, John Fermin, Alberto Gonzalez Jr., Devan Harper, Kevon John, Gary Johnson, Dariel Leonardo, XinHong Li, Mei Lin, Tiffany Moore, Savannah Pagan, Jordi Rosales, Kimani Samuels, David Segarra, Matthew Sotomayor, and Safiyyah Wilkerson

what you See Is Not who I Am Through a partnership with ArtWorks for Freedom, apprentices learned about the growing national and international epidemic of modern human enslavement, including sex trafficking, domestic indentured servitude, and agricultural labor abuse. As a community, they sought to spread awareness of these human rights violations and inspire others to take steps to stop trafficking. They developed imagery to illuminate the different types of human trafficking and to educate others about how to report a suspected abuse to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline. In collaboration with ArtWorks for Freedom Medium & Size Acrylic on Wood, Twelve Panels, 4 x 4 ft each Location Traveling with ArtWorks for Freedom’s Global Cities Awareness Campaigns Lead Artist Nicole Schulman Assistant Artist Edwin Velazquez youth Artists Dajean Aiken, Maybelline Amaya, Dakota Austin, Gustavo Bahena, Kaya Chou-Kudu, Treyshuon Dennis, Marcos Diaz, Alejea Ernest, Vinik Ernest, Ismael Escamilia, Juana Euceda, Quamel Greene, Kaianna Griffifth, Nathaniel James, Ariyana Judge, Rosaura Munoz, Stephanie Nan, Ejiro Oghafor, Tobi Oniyinde, Kyizom Phuntsok, Raymond Reyes, and Jenny Zapata

As a group, Groundswell’s afterschool programs offer a suite of opportunities for youth to strengthen their skills in Groundswell’s Four C’s: Collaboration; Critical Thinking/Decision Making; Compassion; and Creativity. Each program is designed based on a traditional apprenticeship and uses a series of sequential skill-building activities to support young people’s success in our programs and in their lives more generally.

100% of 2014’s college-eligible Portfolio Development participants advanced to Platform III and gained acceptance to prestigious college art programs.

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I want to encourage young artists to practice doing what they love. The only way to get better is to practice. It will be hard and time consuming but if you keep doing what

you love at the end of the day it’ll be worth it.

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BLICK Industry CityCreated as a part of NYCxDESIGN Week 2014, a series of panels celebrate the history of Industry City, a hub of manufacturing in Sunset Park, and Brooklyn-based BLICK Art Materials. In collaboration with Industry City and BLICK Art Materials

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, Four Panels, 4 x 8 ft each Location : 220 36th Street, Sunset Park, BrooklynLead Artist : Misha Tyutyunik Participants: Mariana Nava, Angie Roman, and Keyla Rijo

Brooklyn: Here and NowGroundswell apprentice artists worked with ten court-involved youth to create a mural celebrating the history of Brooklyn at the Kings County Criminal Court.In collaboration with the Center for Court Innovation

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Parachute Cloth, 250 sq ft Location: 120 Schermerhorn Street, Downtown BrooklynParticipants: Shannen Bristow, Marcos Diaz, Stephanie Nan, Sean Turner, and Brooklyn Justice Initiative Youth

dream, Perchance, Rebuild!Created as a part of Industry City’s Come Together: Surviving Sandy exhibition, teen artists drew from stories of healing and recovery to celebrate the city’s resiliency post-Superstorm Sandy. In collaboration with Industry City

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wall, 10 x 25 ft Location: 220 36th Street, Sunset Park, BrooklynLead Artist: Yana Dimitrova Assistant Artist: Angel Garcia Participants: Anayshah Bashier, Sammi Chan, Mercy Carpenter, Marcos Diaz, Jasper Kerbs, Tiana Ratcliff, and McRonald Russell Eat well, Stay Active, Live LongInstalled at Horizons Juvenile Center, this mural depicts the silhouettes of figures engaging in exercise and dance filled with imagery related to the food pyramid, clean water, and healthcare. In collaboration with Montefiore Medical Center and Horizon Juvenile Center

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, 4 x 8 ft Location: 560 Brook Avenue, Mott Haven, BronxLead Artist: Nicole Schulman Assistant Artist: Jess PoplawskiParticipants: Nine Horizons Juvenile Center residents

Empowerment of the Unified world Inspired by the multi-culturalism of Corona, this mural focuses on youth unity and how it might contribute to the future neighborhood development. In collaboration with NYC Council MemberJulissa Ferreras and IS 61

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, 8 x 24 ft Location: 97-27 57th Avenue, Corona, QueensLead Artist: Sofia Maldonado Assistant Artist: Adan PalermoParticipants: Eighteen public school students

Envisioning your FutureThis mural, the second at East Brooklyn Community High School, encourages students to think about their future goals and celebrates educational achievement. In collaboration with East Brooklyn Community High School

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wall, 10 x 15 ftLocation: 9517 Kings Highway, East Flatbush, Brooklyn Lead Artist: Misha Tyutyunik Assistant Artist: Justin BattenParticipants: High school students

Growing Gowanus At Whole Foods Market’s flagship Brooklyn store, youth artists created mural panels celebrating healthy food and environmental sustainability.In collaboration with Whole Foods Market

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, Two Panels 5 x 8 ½ ft each, Two Panels 7 ½ x 9 ft eachLocation: 214 Third Avenue, Gowanus, BrooklynLead Artist: DonChristian Jones Assistant Artist: Adan PalermoParticipants: Dajean Aiken, Miyah Harris, Emmanuel Knight, Rashawn Love, Mariana Nava, and Keshani Whint

Honoring Our VeteransThis mural, installed at Fort Hamiliton Athletic Field, commemorates the commitment and sacrifices of members of the United States Armed Services.In collaboration with NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and NYC Council Member Vincent Gentile

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Brick, 14 x 36 ftLocation: 8301 Shore Road, Bay Ridge, BrooklynLead Artist: Esteban del ValleParticipants: Kadeem Noel, Eric Palermo-Rojas, Oriane Piskula, Jose Rodriguez, Jonell Santiago, and Anthony Venturini

76% of other core program participants that received one-on-one college counseling were accepted to college, most with scholarships.

Through community commissions and school-based mural residencies, Groundswell works with a variety of community groups, non-profit organizations, public agencies, and public schools to bring important issues and perspectives to light, engage marginalized and underserved communities, and activate neglected spaces. Partners use our collaborative process to generate activism and shift attitudes around social justice concerns.

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Journey to Success Students at IS 291 worked in afterschool sessions to create a mural depicting educational opportunities and obstacles.In collaboration with IS 291

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Metal, 8 x 20 ft Location: 231 Palmetto Street, Bushwick, BrooklynLead Artist: Misha TyutyunikAssistant Artist: Angel GarciaParticipants: Junior high school students

Many Faces of Our Community This mural celebrates diversity related not only to culture and ethnicity, but also to diverse personalities, roles, styles, interests, and more.In collaboration with PS 24

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Cement, Seven Pillars, 4 x 7 ft each Location: 427 38th Street, Sunset Park, BrooklynLead Artist: Olivia FuAssistant Artist: Edwin VelazquezParticipants: Eighteen middle school students

Mother of All“Mother of All” features a surrealist image of a reclining mother and baby created for Montefiore Medical Center’s OB/GYN clinic.In collaboration with Montefiore Medical Center and Horizon Juvenile Center

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, 4 x 8 ftLocation: 205 East 161st Street, Morrisana, BronxLead Artist: Nicole SchulmanAssistant Artist: Jess PoplawskiParticipants: Six Horizons Juvenile Center residents

No Nos VamosSeniors from Los Sures created a mural visualizing their experiences growing up in South Williamsburg and their perceptions of recent changes to the neighborhood.In collaboration with Southside United HDFC - Los Sures

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Parachute Cloth, 9 x 15 ft and 9 x 10 ftLocation: 434 South 5th Street, Williamsburg, BrooklynLead Artist: Danielle McDonaldAssistant Artist: Raul AyalaParticipants: Eight seniors from Los Sures

On the Outside Looking InDunkin’ Donuts commissioned Groundswell to create a mural showcasing Williamsburg’s vibrant community and artistic identity.In collaboration with Dunkin’ Donuts

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wall, 8 x 30 ftLocation: 182 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, BrooklynLead Artist: Misha TyutyunikParticipants: Robert Howell and Angie Roman

Recovery diasporaCreated as a capstone to Groundswell’s Recovery Diaspora initiative, this temporary installation was created in collaboration with Swoon on the famed Bowery Wall to unite communities-in-recovery post Superstorm Sandy citywide. In collaboration with Goldman Properties and Swoon

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wall, 20 x 66 ftLocation: Houston and Bowery, The Bowery, ManhattanMaster Artist: SwoonLead Artists: Yana Dimitrova and Misha TyutyunikAssistant Artists: Angel Garcia and Jazmine Hayes

Talking TransitionThese mural panels were created using drawings, poems, and ideas generated during workshops and discussions at the mayoral Talking Transition tent.In collaboration with Talking Transition

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, Two Panels, 4 x 8 ft eachLocation: Canal Street & 6th Avenue, Tribeca, ManhattanLead Artist: Chris Soria Participants: Sammi Chan, Philip Green, Miyah Harris, Robert Howell, Jasper Kerbs, Rashawn Love, Tymain McBee, Mady Mei, Mariana Nava, Kadeem Noel, Keyla Rijo, Angie Roman, and McRonald Russell

The Explosion of wonderThis mural explores personal “blueprints” for success and acknowledges the diversity of success.In collaboration with Pathways College Preparatory School

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wall, 9 ½ x 24 ftLocation: 109-89 204th Street, St. Albans, QueensLead Artist: DonChristian JonesAssistant Artist: Justin BattenParticipants: Twenty-two high school students

The History of AfterschoolDuring the National Afterschool Convention, Groundswell apprentice artists created mural panels tracing the history of education since 1900.In collaboration with NYC DYCD

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Canvas, Three Panels 8 x 4 ft eachLocation: 156 William Street, 6th Floor, Lower ManhattanLead Artist: Sophia DawsonParticipants: Sammi Chan, Rashawn Love, and Angie Roman

The Peace of womenkindYoung women Horizon Juvenile Center residents created a mural celebrating womanhood for the Montefiore Medical Center OB/GYN clinic.In collaboration with Montefiore Medical Center and Horizon Juvenile Center

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, 4 x 8 ftLocation: 3444 Kossuth Avenue, Laconia, BronxLead Artist: Nicole SchulmanAssistant Artist: Jess PoplawskiParticipants: Six Horizon Juvenile Center residents

The Seasons of 4 downingThis mural celebrates the past and future of the former site of the eccentric “Broken Angel” house.In collaboration with The Urban Assembly Unison School and Barrett Design and Development, LLC

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, Eight Panels, 8 x 4 ft eachLocation: 4 Downing Street, Clinton Hill, BrooklynLead Artist: Misha TuytuynikAssistant Artist: Ifeatuanya ChiejinaParticipants: Urban Assembly Unison School students

Tree of HealthThis mural depicts three windows showing healthy living essentials, including good nutrition, superimposed over a “tree of health.”In collaboration with Montefiore Medical Center and Horizon Juvenile Center

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, 4 x 8 ft Location:3544 Jerome Avenue, Norwood, Bronx Lead Artist: Nicole Schulman Assistant Artist: Jess PoplawskiParticipants: Nine Horizons Juvenile Center residents

Urban GardenThis mural features an image of a hand watering a field of flowers in front of a cityscape and a window revealing a family working together in an urban garden.In collaboration with Montefiore Medical Center and Horizon Juvenile Center

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, 4 x 8 ft Location: 3544 Jerome Avenue, Norwood, Bronx Lead Artist: Nicole Schulman Assistant Artist: Jess PoplawskiParticipants: Nine Horizons Juvenile Center residents

Violence destroys the Light of TodayIS 109 students developed a series of eight mural panels that warns against the causes of violence in the community and advocates for safe choices.In collaboration with IS 109 and NYC Council Member Jumaane Williams

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Wood, Eight Panels, 4 x 8 ft eachLocation: Glenwood Road & East 45th Street, East Flatbush, BrooklynLead Artist: Christopher CardinaleAssistant Artist: Adan PalermoParticipants: Students at IS 109

youth LeadershipGroundswell youth explored four themes through art: anti-violence, teen leadership through service, health and well-being, and civic engagement.In collaboration with NYC DYCD

Medium & Size: Acrylic on Canvas, Four Panels, 4 x 6 ft eachLocation: 66 West 12th Street, West Village, Manhattan Lead Artist: Sophia DawsonParticipants: Four DYCD Youth Ambassadors

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92% of FY14 youth participants were underserved, marginalized, and/or economically disadvantaged.

Driven by significant long-term partnerships with alternative sentencing programs, city agencies, and educational institutions, Groundswell’s special initiatives further our core justice and equity values and build toward long-term and meaningful change around target social justice issues.

TRANSFORM/RESTORE: BROwNSVILLEWith support from the National Endowment for the Arts and its prestigious Our Town initiative, Groundswell presented the first year of Transform/ Restore: Brownsville, a two-year campaign designed to engage young adult probation clients and Brownsville residents in revealing the hidden treasures and assets of the community.

Over two years, Transform/Restore: Brownsville will use a series of participatory public art projects to provide talented youth with a highly visible platform to create permanent and positive change within their own neighborhood, while expanding their access to new opportunities, resources, and services.

During the initiative’s first year, Groundswell and our partners the NYC Department of Probation and Pitkin Avenue BID engaged 45 youth and hundreds of community members in the creation of three monumental murals along historic Pitkin Avenue. These murals celebrate Brownsville-born community leaders, illustrate Brownsville’s rich history, and invite neighborhood young people and residents to discover new connections with one another. To date, these murals have generated 21 positive local and national press hits for Brownsville.

Through Transform/Restore, Groundswell will provide a model for how public art can be used as a tool to affirm the positive identify of an under-resourced community, give voice to marginalized youth, educate neighborhood residents about the hidden treasures of their own community, raise awareness through the media of cross-sector solutions to complex problems, all to inspire a change of heart and behavior citywide.

COMMUNITy OUTREACHThroughout the year, Groundswell presents educational public art tours which strengthen and enliven the critical discourse surrounding community-based murals. Attendees discover the powerful impact of murals on the civic and visual landscape of the neighborhoods in which they are located. Tours often also visit a mural-in-process worksite, to introduce attendees to the talented professional artists and youth behind their creation. In FY14, Groundswell presented six educational tours, cultivating new and engaged audiences for public art. SAFETy SIGN INITIATIVEGroundswell and the NYC Department of Transportation developed the Traffic Safety Sign Residency Program to enable public school students to explore traffic safety information embodied in ambitious public initiatives such as Vision Zero through the creation of original street signs. Students at each of our partner schools collaboratively design unique street signs which are then digitally rendered by Groundswell artists, fabricated by the NYC DOT’s Sign Shop, and installed in nearby locations students identify.

Through this program, students strengthen visual literacy skills and learn how signs and symbols can communicate complex ideas. These signs play a meaningful role in increasing safety awareness and preventing traffic accidents in locations around each school.

In FY14, Groundswell and NYC DOT partnered with 10 schools throughout the five boroughs, reaching over 150 students. Groundswell and NYC DOT also engaged seniors at the Northeast Bronx Senior Center and the Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center.

JUVENILE JUSTICEGroundswell’s juvenile justice programming engages marginalized young people involved at all stages of the juvenile justice continuum. Through intensive involvement with these youth, Groundswell provides them the inspiration, tools, and agency to avoid future contact with the court system and achieve success personally and professionally.

The centerpiece of this initiative is Groundswell’s mural residency program for incarcerated youth. Through this program, Groundswell’s professional artists work with young people onsite at public high schools located within juvenile detention facilities. In FY14, Groundswell completed our ninth mural onsite in secure facilities.

During FY14, 34 young people sanctioned to Groundswell participated in our alternative sentencing program, TurnStyle, and successfully completed their court-mandated community service hours at our studio, developing accountability and work readiness skills.

Six young people, including TurnStyle graduates, participated in Segue, where they had the opportunity to learn more specialized artmaking skills necessary to participate in our broader youth programs. Segue also engaged teens referred to us by our social service agency partners, who worked alongside Groundswell youth leaders and young people transitioning from TurnStyle.

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Groundswell’s approach supports our organization’s vision of restorative justice, in which those involved in the criminal justice system help repair the harm they have caused. Groundswell’s projects also provide meaningful opportunities for justice-involved youth to complete community service that is engaging, meaningful, and educational.

Greg BermanDirectorCenter for Court Innovation

Care. No Matter what.Court-involved youth participating in Groundswell’s Segue program completed a mural for the interior of PPNYC’s Executive Office. The team researched the reproductive justice issues at the heart of Planned Parenthood’s mission to provide healthcare, innovative programs, and effective advocacy to thousands of women, teens, and families. A brilliant mandala anchors the mural and provides a centerpiece to reflect upon and celebrate the ongoing work of Planned Parenthood.

In collaboration with Planned Parenthood NYC

Medium & SizeAcrylic on Parachute Cloth, 8 x 15 ft

Location26 Bleecker Street, NoHo, Manhattan

Lead ArtistCrystal Bruno

Assistant Artist Jules Joseph

ParticipantsYouth in Groundswell’s Segue program

Hidden Treasures of BrownsvilleInspired by the theme of hidden treasures, nine young probation clients completed a mural highlighting Brownsville’s strengths. Through the process, they discovered the most important assets within the community– themselves. The final artwork invites other neighborhood residents to discover connections with one another and celebrate the talents and treasures hidden in their own hearts and minds. Created as a part of Transform/Restore: Brownsville.

In collaboration with Pitkin Avenue BID and NYC Department of Probation

Medium & SizeAcrylic on Cinder Block, 250 sq. ft.

Location1747 Pitkin Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn

Lead Artist Chris Soria Assistant Artist Ramiro Davaro-Comas

Participants Nine young adult probation clients

Learn to Live and Live to Learn“Live to Learn and Learn to Live” was created by a group of young men at East River Academy on Rikers Island. Through this project, teen artists had the unique opportunity to directly impact the jail environment by transforming an industrial hallway into a blank canvas. The teen artists reflected on the learning they have done in their lives to date, and then identified continued learning opportunities which might be harnessed to positively impact their futures.

In collaboration with NYC Department of Correction and NYC Department of Education

Medium & SizeAcrylic on Wall, 9 x 26 ft

LocationEast River Academy, Rikers Island, Queens

Lead Artist Esteban del Valle Assistant Artist DonChristian Jones

Participants Fifteen incarcerated youth aged 16 – 18 years old

Moving ForwardHelping to create an inviting gateway to the historic Brownsville neighborhood, the text-based mural captures the cross-sector dynamism present within the neighborhood. Important community figures are highlighted throughout the mural, including renowned activist and educator Rosetta “Mother” Gaston, who founded the Heritage House at the Stone Avenue Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Created as a part of Transform/Restore: Brownsville.

In collaboration with Pitkin Avenue BID and NYC Department of Probation

Medium & SizeAcrylic on Brick, 38 x 12 ft

Location1788 Pitkin Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn

Lead Artist Chris Soria Assistant Artist Ramiro Davaro-Comas

Participants Seventeen young adult probation clients

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OUR dONORS

director’s CircleHelene Caloir & Dimitri TzimasRobert & Lenore DavisRobin & David EdwardsMary Beth KellyPaula KrulakRob KulakDavid Mendels & Leila YassaSusan Ochshorn & Marc Gross

Public Funders National Endowment for the ArtsNew York State Council on the ArtsNew York State Office of Children & Family ServicesNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation, & Historic PreservationNew York State Office of Public SafetyAssembly Member Joan MillmanAssembly Member Richard GottfriedNew York City Department of Cultural AffairsNew York City Department of Youth & Community DevelopmentCouncil Member Julissa FerrerasCouncil Member Vincent GentileCouncil Member Sara GonzalezCouncil Member Letitia JamesCouncil Member Brad LanderCouncil Member Stephen LevinCouncil Member Domenic RecchiaCouncil Member Jumaane Williams

Annual Campaign$25,000 + Altman FoundationDavis, Polk & WardwellEILEEN FISHERGreenpoint Community Environmental FundLambent FoundationPinkerton FoundationSurdna FoundationThe Pierre & Tana Matisse FoundationWilliam Randolph Hearst Foundations

$10,000 – 24,999 Charles Lawrence Keith & Clara Miller FoundationDavid Rockefeller FundDedalus FoundationFCI Catering & Events

Hayward IndustriesIrene B. Wolt Lifetime TrustRob KrulakLily Auchincloss FoundationSusan Ochshorn & Marc GrossSills FoundationSweet’N LowThe Bay & Paul FoundationsThe Beth M. Uffner Arts FundVariety The Children’s CharityWilliam T. Grant FoundationLeila Yassa & David Mendels

$5,000 – 9,999 Brooklyn NetsCatskill Watershed CorporationRobert & Lenore DavisJay DeDapper & Tod WohlfarthRobin & David EdwardsEmbrey Family FoundationGoldstein Hall PLLCDavid Goldstein & Sherri GreenbachCarolina & Jay JannicelliJohnson Ohana Charitable FoundationJonathan KierM&T BankSamantha RhulenSagalyn Family FundThe Hyde & Watson Foundation

$1,000 – 4,999 Ackler Wealth ManagementBenchmark Title Agency, LLCBET NetworksDina Bleecker & Jon ThompsonPeter BourbeauBroadway Stages LTDNorm & Elaine BrodskyBrooklyn Community FoundationLisa & Dick CashinNick CharlesAndrew ChinRicardo CortésDidi Goldenhar & Bill KornblumDP Group General ContractorsSandra EricksonFleischhacker FoundationFund for the City of New YorkGKC Industries, LLCRenata GomesHamlin VenturesChristine & Timothy HaneyJeanne Haney & Diego GomezJenny Holzer Studio, LLC

K2NewKA Design GroupMary Beth KellySuzanne KlotzSandy KrulakJoyce KwiecinskiRaquiba LaBrieLegion Paper Corp.Noah LesserLISCLISC New York CityJessica MayerMDG Design & ConstructionJohn Meltzer & Amy Tucker MeltzerMichael AndrewsMilton & Sally Avery Arts FoundationNeil MoscowitzJordan & Jean NerenbergPhotoShelterPop WeaverMario ProcidaMichael Ratner & Karen RanucciRoux Associates, Inc.Peter Sananman & Kathy LeMichelle Scheer & John SiemerNicole SerratoreMarcos SimonettiAnne & Jeff SmithTD BankThe Ethel & W. George Kennedy Family Foundation, Inc.The Richman GroupKevin ThompsonWhole Foods MarketRichard & Lisa Witten

$500 – 999 Kenneth AlpertLinda Barth & James DebbsJanice Bloom & Adam GrumbachBridge Street Development CorporationChris ChambersChicago Title Insurance CompanyAdina CohenColgate Scaffolding & Equipment CorporationLisa DellerNina Demartini-DayStephen Earle & Mitchell GrossMenshahat EbronElizabeth A. Sackler Foundation Jay & Patricia FreemanCedric & Joanne GaddyMaura Greaney

Seth & Judith GreenwaldMatthew & Annie HopkinsJames Jubak & Marie D’AmicoJulius & Evelyn Melnick FoundationPaula KrulakJenny LadenMaurice MenaresMeridian International CenterTerri NainiNBC Studios, LLCJoanne Nerenberg & Aaron NaparstekMichael OgnibeneOne To World Inc.Sharon Polli & Matt GunnJennifer RedmondJoanna Samuels & Jeremy HocksteinGrace & Vincent SchiraldiBarry SchwartzMichael SullivanSUNY Downstate Medical CenterThe Walentas Family FoundationJon Ulanet

$250 –499Brooklyn Navy YardJessica BynoeHelene Caloir & Dimitri TzimasCornell Paper & Box Co., Inc.Marie De Lucia & Lee SolotOlivier DeHousseCarolyn DobbsJennifer EisenbergEmmet, Marvin & Martin, LLPAlina EnggistFederated Title Services, LLCStuart & Randi FeinerLeslie FindlenRebecca FolkerthFaye Ginsburg & Fred MyersJanet GoldmanNicolas Grabar & Jennifer SageKathleen Hackett & Stephen AntonsonLaura Hansen & James StubbsHester Street CollaborativeKaren Brooks HopkinsHudson Housing Capital, LLCDan Jacobson & Amy SumnerDemetrio KerrisonFredric KingRachel KlinghofferAaron KoffmanEllen KozakFarah Malik

Thomas McMahonLesley Melincoff & Perry LeeAngelina MikeMonadnock Construction, Inc.Elisabeth Mueller & Gara LaMarcheEileen & Peter RhulenElizabeth A. SacklerAmy Sananman & Mauricio TrenardElisa SananmanSydnee Sanchez & Jon JorglLauna Schweizer & Bill LienhardSpaceWorksThe Doe FundFrancine WongKim & Maria Yamasaki

$100 - 249Marite Acosta & Candy ArgondizzaBeth Applebaum-ManitskyMichele ArbeenyTyndall Arrasmith & Zachary JasieKarla Arria-DevoeMeg Barnette & Brad LanderJoanna BelcherAaron BelkinRichard BennettMatthew & Elissa BernsteinMarla BobowickScott BondIsolde Brielmaier & Mangue BanzimaGreg Brooks & Rachel AdamsLordan BunchSusan CamerataMichael CapobiancoNoreen ChadhaNick Cope & Rachel MoslerHope Davis & John WalkerGetta & David DenhardtCornell DewittNick DonovanTim & Jo DrescherSoffiyah ElijahHarlan EplanDeborah FinemanAlana Fishberg & Daryl KesslerEvan GaffneyNina Goldman & Douglas LeggSidney & Susan GoldsteinMiriam GreenbergKatherine GundeckFred & Linda HandsmanMorgan HandsmanDeirdre Harriet-Walsh & Rene BoettcherHiroko & Rich Karlen

Sharryn Kasmir & Benjamin DulchinRobert KleinSteven KleinRussell Langsam & Anne ShermanLouis LavalleDorchen LeidholdtAl & Emily LemerMichael LevineMagnusson Architecture & PlanningJennifer March-JolyMichelle Matland & David KenerStacie McCormickColleen McMenaminAlexandra MorganMurals As VoiceDaniel MurphyRita Nakouzi & Touré Tim NeithercottKatelyn NorrisRyan Nuckel & Rachel MeyersMike & Lara O’ShaughnessyDavid Ochshorn & Allison BarlowJulie PetersonKatherine Randall & Stephen PredHans ReichstetterCarlos RemolinaEric Reschke & Lillian HopeBryony Romer & Josh MackMerilyn Rovira & Carlos RodriguesTom SachsMichael SananmanSherry SchwartzGeorgia Scurletis & Bob PuccioJill & Evan SeigermanJoan Shafran & Rob HaimesZahra SherzadCraig & Diane SolomonSuzanne Spinrad & Edward GeffnerArthur & Melissa SpitalnickMichael Sturmer & Caroline SamuelsAbby SubakMarueen TarulliRamon Villa & Dean GiordanoAlex Villari & Amy RothDanielle & Chris WiedemannEllen Yaroshefsky & Eric PaulosBill YatesYour Part Time Controller, LLCMarsha & Gary Zibalese Crawford

Groundswell is grateful to all our supporters. This list includes gifts of $100 and above that supported Groundswell’s Fy14 activities.

Groundswell warmly thanks the following generous contributors.

16 GROUNdSwELL 91¢ of each dollar donated directly supports Groundswell’s programs.

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FINANCIALS

TEMPORARILy UNRESTRICTEd RESTRICTEd TOTAL

INCOME Contributions $469,629 $480,300 $949,929

Fundraising Benefits 190,855 190,855

Less Direct Benefit Expenses (18,992) (18,992)

Donated Services,

Materials, and Supplies 104,959 104,959

Program Fees 377,065 377,065

Interest Income 5,161 5,161

Unrealized Gain on Investments 4,990 4,990

Other Income 5,350 5,350

Net Assets Released from Restrictions 350,042 (350,042) -

TOTAL REVENUE ANd PUBLIC SUPPORT $1489,059 $130,258 $1,619,317

ExPENSESProgram Services $1,088,229 $1,088,229

Supporting Services

Management and General 137,513 137,513

Fundraising 119,034 119,034

Total Supporting Services 256,547 256,547

TOTAL ExPENSES $1,344,776 $1,344,776CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 144,283 130,258 274,541NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF yEAR 562,165 511,936 1,074,101

NET ASSETS, ENd OF yEAR $706,448 $642,194 $1,348,642

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ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents

Unrestricted $178,925

Board Designated Operating Reserve 256,985

Temporarily Restricted 207,500

Unconditional Promises to Give

Unrestricted 171,800

Restricted 372,800

Accounts Receivable 72,350

Prepaid Expenses 34,196

Investments 161,821

Property and Equipment, at cost,

net of accumulated depreciation 84,353

Security Deposit 9,000

TOTAL ASSETS $1,549,730 LIABILITIES Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $34,277

Refundable Advances 125,931

Deferred Revenue 9,000

Deferred Rent 31,880

TOTAL LIABILITIES $201,088

NET ASSETS

Unrestricted

Board Designated Operating Reserve $256,985

Other 449,463

Total Unrestricted 706,448

Temporarily Restricted 642,194

Total Net Assets 1,348,642

TOTAL LIABILITIES ANd NET ASSETS $1,549,730

INCOME $1,619,317

58% Contributions

12% Benefit

7% Interest, donated services, & other income

23% Program fees

ExPENSES $1,348,642

81% Program expenses

10% Management & general expenses

9% Fundraising & development expenses

91¢ of each dollar donated directly supports Groundswell’s programs.

Amy Sananman Executive Director

Sharon Polli Deputy Executive Director

Patrick Dougher Program Director

Vanessa Hadox Development and Communications Manager

Daonne Huff Project Manager

Jules Joseph Youth Development Manager

Bonnie Norlander Office Manager

Chey Epps Program Assistant

Cody Levy Studio Assistant

John Santiago Public Ally

Tiffany Viruet Youth Development Assistant

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