2014 Annual Report

Welcome

This past year has seen incredible advances for The Center and the LGBT community. When we were founded over 30 years ago, we were lucky to have a building, no matter what it looked like, and we were fighting to stay alive as AIDS was ravaging our community. Even at that time, some brave people believed that we deserved better.

The Center’s founding President, Irving Cooperberg, always said that we were building for the generation after AIDS, and our community deserves the best. We aren’t at the end of the AIDS epidemic yet, but we put Irving’s statement into action at The Center in 2014 as we forged ahead with a $9.2 million capital renovation to make our building a home that is beautiful, vibrant and equipped to help everyone in the LGBT community live the lives they deserve.

When we take care of this building, we send the message to the people who come here – over 6,000 of them every week and growing – that they matter. The gay man with HIV who is struggling to get and stay sober, the lesbian couple hoping for a baby, the young person who is desperate to find another kid just like him, the trans immigrant who needs health insurance and a doctor who gets her, the LGBT elder who comes here to reminisce with friends. They all matter. People still need to hear this message, even today, even in places like New York City.

We have been doing this work for years, but we are not resting on our laurels and we are in fact creating and delivering innovative programming that addresses the needs and challenges of the LGBT community today and in the future. Having a building that is welcoming and easy to navigate in which to deliver that programming is a huge step forward in empowering people to lead healthy, successful lives

Thank you to everyone who supported The Center to make this transformative project and all of the life-saving work we have done in 2014 possible.

We have taken The Center to new heights, and we hope you’ll drop by soon to see it for yourself.

Sincerely,

We have taken The Center to new heights, and we hope you’ll drop by soon to see it for yourself.

Board of Directors

The Center’s Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of the organization’s operations and helps guide The Center’s long-term vision and planning.

PRESIDENT

Timothy Y. Chow

BOARD CO-CHAIRS

H. Gwen Marcus, Esq.
James Anderson

TREASURER

Julie Harris

AT-LARGE MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Brian Offutt
Keith Jacobson

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Stephanie Battaglino
Kelli Carpenter
Phyllis Dicker
John Hadity
Darilyn T. Olidge, Esq.
Samuel W. Rosenblatt
Aimee E. Saginaw, Esq.
Doak Sergent
Claire M Shanley
Jan Siegmund
Baljit Singh, MD
Scott Widmeyer
Greg Zaffiro

PAST PRESIDENTS

Brian Offutt
2012 to 2013
Mario J. Palumbo, Jr.
2010 to 2011
Bruce Anderson
2005 to 2009
Richard Winger
2001 to 2004
Judith E. Turkel
1995 to 2000
Steven J. Powsner
1992 to 1994
David Nimmons
1987 to 1991
Irving Cooperberg
1983 to 1987

STAFF LEADERSHIP

Glennda Testone
Executive Director
Carrie Davis, MSW
Chief Programs and Policy Officer
Jeffrey Klein
Chief Development Officer
Kate Urmeneta, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Rob Wheeler
Chief Operating Officer

YOUNG LEADERS COUNCIL

The Young Leaders Council (YLC) works in conjunction with our board and develops programming to engage its demographic as Center supporters, members, volunteers and leaders.

Programs & Services

New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center empowers people to lead healthy, successful lives. The Center celebrates our diversity and advocates for justice and opportunity.

ARTS & CULTURE

From producing the renowned Second Tuesday monthly arts and culture series to hosting a queer bookstore and cultural event space, The Center provides a forum for artists, authors and performers to create, celebrate and connect.

In 2014…

The Center became home to one of NYC’s only queer bookstores and cultural spaces

THE BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVICES— QUEER DIVISION.

OVER

2,000 FEET

OF RECORDS AND
5,000 VOLUMES

WERE AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR PAT PARKER/VITO RUSSO CENTER LIBRARY AND THE CENTER’S NATIONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE.

Permanent installations by artists including KEITH HARING, BARBARA SANDLER, KENNY SCHARF, GEORGE WHITMAN AND MARTIN WONG were on view year-round.

Center Families

For more than two decades, The Center has been helping the LGBT community build, nurture, protect and grow our families. Whether someone is ready to start a family, looking to make a play date with other LGBT families or just seeking an LGBT-family-friendly environment, The Center is here to help.

In 2014…

The LGBT Foster Care Project team trained almost 1400 foster care agency staff & parents since its inception in September 2013.

100 bananas, 80 snack size boxes of raisins, 80 juice boxes, 10 gallons of lemonade and 3 watermelons were consumed by 312 people at the Annual Pride Picnic.

IN THE MIDST OF CONDUCTING 88 FAMILY BUILDING AND SUPPORT GROUPS, ONE FAMILY SERVICES TEAM MEMBER RAN HER FIRST HALF-MARATHON, ANOTHER SUCCESSFULLY POTTY-TRAINED HER TWO-YEAR-OLD, WHILE A THIRD NAVIGATED THE NYC PRIVATE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO ENROLL HIS KINDERGARTNER!

Center Recovery

Center Recovery is the only New York State, OASAS-licensed, outpatient substance abuse treatment program specifically designed for the LGBT community. We provide the tools our clients need to lead sober, healthier lives.

In 2014…

EACH WEEK, CENTER RECOVERY SERVED 109 PEOPLE AND OFFERED 20 GROUPS.

Staff administered
OVER 1000
toxicology tests.

Center Recovery counseling team members included a former Disney Store National Trivia Champion, a real estate developer and an Interfaith Minister!

AN AVERAGE OF 10 EXTERNAL 12 STEP GROUPS MET AT THE CENTER PER DAY, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS IN RECOVERY.

Center Wellness

Through a range of programs, services and events, Center Wellness provides the mental and physical health resources to help people take charge and live the happy, healthy lives they deserve. Whether you want to quit smoking, need to access free HIV testing, are dealing with a cancer diagnosis or just want to find a healthcare professional who gets you, Center Wellness can help.

In 2014…

Center Wellness helped more than 20 COUNSELORS become certified HIV testers.

THE GENDER IDENTITY PROJECT DISTRIBUTED OVER 20,000 MALE AND FEMALE CONDOMS TO THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY.

20 COUNTRIES were represented among The Center’s contingency at the NYC Pride March.

Center Youth

The Center helps LGBT young people to live independently, establish support networks and effect positive social change. Open to youth between the ages of 13 and 21, our programs build self-esteem and help ready participants to succeed in achieving their life goals.

In 2014…

Center Youth trained 40 young people to be HIV educators through our Popular Opinion Leader HIV Educator Program.

Time Warner Cable donated 6 iMacs, 6 Lenovo all-in-one desktops, 6 Dell laptops, 1 MacBook, 4 iPad Minis, 4 Google Nexus 7 tablets, 1 65” Samsung LED Smart TV, 1 Sony Full HD Camcorder, cable TV and internet access to create THE CENTER YOUTH TIME WARNER CABLE LEARNING LAB.

NUMBER OF CENTER YOUTH SUMMER CAMPERS AND STAFF WHO WERE STRANDED UNDER THE OPEN AIR ARCHERY RANGE SHELTER DURING A TORRENTIAL SUMMER DOWNPOUR.

40 pounds of mashed potatoes + 10 turkeys

WERE SERVED AT OUR ANNUAL THANKS FOR BEING QUEER THANKSGIVING FEAST (gobble, gobble!).

Financials

Program Services 70%

Fundraising 20%

Management & General 10%

Statements of Financial Position
	2014	2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$3,355,684	$2,108,830
Government grants receivable, net	849,943	694,993
Unconditional promises to give, net	733,354	1,145,854
Unconditional promises to give, net (capital project specific)	80,667	646,806
Other receivables, net	34,764	48,988
Prepaid expenses and other assets	138,954	262,085
Property, plant and equipment, net	15,369,519	11,951,169

Total	$20,562,885	$16,858,725

Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$673,316	$779,002
Accounts payable and retainage payable (capital project specific)	658,577	–
Mortgages payable	2,747,623	2,895,252
Other liabilities	149,623	180,328

Total Liabilities	$4,229,139	$3,854,582
Net Assets	16,333,746	13,004,143

Total	$20,562,885	$16,858,725

Activities and Changes in Net Assets
	2014	2013
Revenue and Support
Government grants	$1,637,718	$1,710,936
Government grants (capital project specific)	2,536,055	376,733
Contributions	2,637,731	2,748,599
Contributions (capital project specific)	44,300	1,911,424
Special events, net	1,653,626	1,114,824
Legacies and bequests	1,198,571	862,386
Other revenue	712,564	807,162

Total	$10,420,565	$9,532,064

Expenses
Program services	$4,928,682	4,886,462
Management and general	734,894	838,130
Fundraising	1,427,386	1,161,850

Total	$7,090,962	$6,886,442

Change in Net Assets	$3,329,603	$2,645,622
Net Assets, beginning of year	13,004,143	10,358,521
Net Assets, end of year	16,333,746	13,004,143

The statements of financial position of the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc. as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, and the related statements of activities, functional expenses and cash flows were audited by O’Connor Davies, an independent accounting firm. The statements shown above have been derived from the audited financial statements.

Supporters

Major Donors

The Center would like to recognize the generosity of our Leadership and President’s Circle donors whose support makes our life-saving and life-changing programs possible.

President’s Circle Platinum

President’s Circle PALLADIUM

President’s Circle GOLD

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE MERCURY

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE MERCURY (continued)

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE SILVER

Corporate Supporters

The Center is grateful to acknowledge the following corporations, firms and organizations that supported our work with contributions of $5,000 or above.

Accenture
Arrowgrass Capital
Partners
ADP
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Barneys New York
Bloomberg
Brunswick Group LLP
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Capital One
Citi
Credit Suisse
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
DETAILS
Deutsche Bank
EY
PFLAG
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Goldman Sachs
Growing Generations
Hogan Lovells US LLP
HBO

Hunton & Williams LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Lionsgate Entertainment Corp
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Morgan Stanley
Viacom
Netflix
PepsiCo
PwC
Prudential
Reproductive Medicine Associates of CT
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
T. Pericic Construction Corp.
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Wells Fargo Advisors
Third Eye Theatre Company
Time Warner
Voice Institute of New York

Foundation Supporters

The Center is proud to recognize the following foundations that supported our diverse range of programs and services.

AHS Foundation
Anonymous
Arcus Foundation
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Booth Ferris Foundation
Hill-Snowdon Foundation
John Burton Harter Charitable Trust
Keith Haring Foundation
Lily Auchincloss
Foundation, Inc.
M·A·C AIDS Fund
McGraw Hill Financial
New York Life Foundation
Runnymeade Foundation

Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The Brian A. McCarthy Foundation, Inc.
The Calamus Foundation
The Charles Hayden Foundation
The Cowles Charitable Trust
The David Geffen Foundation
The Grace R. & Alan D. Marcus Foundation
The Kors Le Pere Foundation
The New York Community Trust
The Palette Fund
The Pinkerton Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation
Wells Fargo

Visit The Center

The Center offers something for every one of the 6,000 people who walk through our doors every week. Whether you’re meeting friends for an art show, gathering for a knitting class or attending a 12-step meeting, The Center can provide what you need!

OVER 5,000 MEETINGS & EVENTS were booked at The Center in 2014, running the gamut from serving as a holiday meal distribution center to screening “the Normal Heart” for a packed house on December 1, World AIDS Day.