Lincoln Center 2013/14 Annual Report
Transcript of Lincoln Center 2013/14 Annual Report
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More than 5,000 people came to Hearst Plaza for the world premiere performances of John Luther Adams’s Sila: The Breath of the World, a commission for Lincoln Center Out of Doors and the Mostly Mozart Festival in the Paul Milstein Pool and Terrace, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn, and Barclays Capital Grove.
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Dear Friends,
Every year brings its own set of special Lincoln Center moments, and this past year they certainly included these:
— Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langrée marked the downbeat for the opening of the 48th Mostly Mozart Festival and the excitement in Avery Fisher Hall was palpable;
— Hundreds of children and their parents in Brooklyn and Queens got their first exposure to Lincoln Center in their neighborhood libraries by watching HD broadcasts of past performances;
— The stylized drama and compelling stories of Kabuki theater transcended time and culture in Lincoln Center Festival’s presentation of Japan’s Heisei Nakamura-za troupe;
— The adventurous JACK Quartet performed in complete darkness during the White Light Festival;
— LaGuardia High School students relaxed on the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn using free Wi-Fi;
— The smooth transition of leadership as Jed Bernstein became Lincoln Center’s ninth president.
It is all part of the Lincoln Center experience, an experience as varied as the performing arts themselves, and one that continues to reach more people in geographically diverse locations in new ways. Reaffirming the power of the arts by making great art available for all has never been more critical. We are using expanded arts education, outdoor festivals, family-oriented programs, and other creative options to get people of all ages and backgrounds excited about how the arts and Lincoln Center can enrich their lives. While this excellence goes on year-around on our 16-acre campus, we are also enthusiastically reaching out to other New York City neighborhoods with multifaceted family and community-based programs. At the same time, we delight in presenting the superb live performances that for many are the heart of Lincoln Center.
Our physical heart is the magnificently transformed campus. From the openness of the new architecture and landscaping to the visitor amenities, the new campus welcomes not only concert-goers, but families, neighbors, students, and visitors from around the world.
Arts education—bringing the arts to students of all ages, anywhere, anytime—is embedded in Lincoln Center’s DNA. Over the course of more than four decades, Lincoln Center Education (LCE) has reached more than 20 million students, educators, parents, and teachers from around the world. Each year, thousands of students come to our campus for classes and for special experiences, like a backstage visit with members of the Bolshoi Ballet. We are extremely proud that for the first time this summer, LCE partnered with New York City’s Department of Education and Hunter College to launch the Lincoln Center Scholars Alternative Certification Program. This is a fast-track initiative
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to prepare, certify, and place much-needed, highly qualified music, dance, theater, and visual arts teachers in New York City’s public schools.
Helping families engage with the performing arts is a long-term investment both in their own lives, and in the future of Lincoln Center; the young families we reach today are more likely to fill our halls in years ahead.
This summer’s Lincoln Center Out of Doors season, with more than 100 events, was rich in family-friendly productions and free activities. Multiple generations enjoyed the Deep Roots of Rock & Roll concert and Baby Loves Disco, a dance party for toddlers and their parents. These programs were offered free, along with weekly Target® Free Thursdays and monthly Meet the Artist Saturdays in the David Rubenstein Atrium. We will be launching Family-Linc and other initiatives in the coming months.
We are also expanding our use of digital technology to connect Lincoln Center with an ever-widening audience. During Lincoln Center Out of Doors, a quarter of a million people enjoyed our live concerts, and tens of thousands more watched our live streams of the memorial tribute concert to Pete and Toshi Seeger, and of performances by artists like Cassandra Wilson and Rosanne Cash. We look forward to significantly increasing the amount of digital content available to viewers, as well as building a mobile-centric website and fully digitizing our campus.
This year is also a time to look back with pride at another successful season of Live From Lincoln Center, the iconic series on PBS that brings the best of Lincoln Center performances to a national audience. Each program reinforces Lincoln Center’s role as the world’s preeminent performing arts center. We look forward to celebrating the 40th anniversary of this award-winning series in the coming year.
Lincoln Center Festival once again brought major performances featuring great artists from around the world to New York this summer. This treasury of talent included the 340 members of the Bolshoi Ballet, Opera, Orchestra, and Chorus, who combined forces for a two-week run at Lincoln Center. The Sydney Theatre Company brought us a memorable production of Jean Genet’s The Maids, starring renowned actresses Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert. Other highlights are detailed in this annual report.
World class programming, of course, is not produced without cost. In the months ahead, we will be intensifying our search for new corporate partnerships that leverage the power of the Lincoln Center brand. Lincoln Center Global, our international consulting practice, helps raise additional dollars beyond the generous support of our donors. This practice arose from our mission to sustain, encourage, and promote the performing arts around the globe.
Given the dynamic changes always underway within the arts and within this great institution, we know the Lincoln Center experience will continue to expand and evolve in the years ahead. But our mission of providing the best possible performances and arts education will also continue, stronger than ever.
Confidence in the future is rooted in the ongoing support from our donors, our friends in the public sector, our superb performers, dedicated staff, and the countless members of the Lincoln Center family over its 55-year history. It also reflects the outstanding contributions of Reynold Levy, who stepped down as president at the end of January after 12 years of service. We thank him, and all of you, for being part of the wonderful community known as Lincoln Center.
Sincerely,
Katherine Farley Jed Bernstein Chair President
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Contents
Presents 6
Overview 24
Engages 26
Educates 28
Connects 30
Thanks 32
Annual support 35
Financial statement 44
Board of Directors 48
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This summer, the outdoor plazas of Lincoln Center were alive with free performances for enthusiastic audiences.
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The sheer diversity of the 2013–14 season showcased the unparalleled range of presentations that can only be found at Lincoln Center.
Great Performers rolled out a wealth of outstanding experiences for audiences. Enthusiastic concertgoers chose from ensembles that featured a New York premiere with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the vibrant baton of Gustavo Dudamel, and pianist Emanuel Ax with the London Symphony Orchestra led by Bernard Haitink, as well as chamber music by the Emerson String Quartet with its new cellist Paul Watkins, and virtuoso piano recitals by Murray Perahia, and the seldom-heard Brazilian master, Nelson Freire. Music lovers also flocked to a sold-out art song film series that included rare footage of such extraordinary artists as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Christa Ludwig.
American Songbook continued to widen its reach with a free opening night concert in the David Rubenstein Atrium. The 2014 season featured appearances by Broadway’s Porgy and Bess baritone Norm Lewis, country star Jason Isbell, and Tony Award winner Patina Miller in the stunning Appel Room, and its concerts from the intimate Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse were live-streamed.
The White Light Festival resumed its survey of music’s power to illuminate one’s inner life. Exploring the intersection of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions, Jordi Savall brought his ensemble to Alice Tully Hall for the New York premiere of The Cycles of Life. Bach’s own St. Thomas Boys Choir of Leipzig made its first U.S. appearance since the year 2000, and Italian soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci gave the acclaimed U.S. premiere of Era la Notte, a one-woman staged concert portraying passionate 17th-century female characters. Concertgoers again enjoyed mingling with the artists at post-concert White Light Lounges.
Midsummer Night Swing took over the dance floor with 15 nights of swing, salsa, hustle, tango, samba, and more under the stars in Damrosch Park. Thousands of happy feet of all ages and backgrounds came together to shimmy, shake, and boogaloo to live music from the best bands to be found. A 1920s vintage fashion costume competition and the Sixth Annual Ambassador Prize Lindy Hop contest were part of the fun, along with the return of the popular after-hours Silent Disco, where music can only be heard through headphones.
The Mostly Mozart Festival‘s Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langrée led 9 concerts in 2014. Some 35 events enhanced the festival’s broad exploration of its namesake genius with the New York premiere of Mark Morris’s Acis and Galatea, world-class violinists Christian Tetzlaff and Joshua Bell, and a focus on the music of Handel, including a performance of his opera Teseo by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.
Lincoln Center Festival 2014 hosted a banner 19th season. A limited run of Sydney Theatre Company’s The Maids starring Cate Blanchett, Isabelle Huppert, and Elizabeth Debicki beat all Broadway records this season for the highest weekly gross for a straight play. A two-week, sold-out engagement of the Bolshoi Ballet included two performances by the Bolshoi Opera of The Tsar’s Bride in a stunning in-concert presentation. David Pountney’s production of The Passenger, Mieczysław Weinberg’s eagerly awaited masterpiece featuring the Houston Grand Opera, was seen in an unusual staging at the Park Avenue Armory. The return of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Belgian dance group Rosas, and Japan’s Heisei Nakamura-za rounded out a stellar international summer arts experience.
Lincoln Center Out of Doors has filled our plazas with hundreds of free music, dance, and theater performances every summer for 43 years. The 2014 season was highlighted by Americanafest NYC, a week-long celebration of country, soul, gospel, and roots music with icons Rosanne Cash and Emmylou Harris, three live-stream events including a memorial concert for Pete and Toshi Seeger—featuring Judy Collins, Harry Belafonte, and Tom Chapin—and the world premiere of John Luther Adams’s Sila: The Breath of the World, a site-specific work on Hearst Plaza for 80 musicians, created for Lincoln Center’s renovated campus and commissioned by Lincoln Center Out of Doors and the Mostly Mozart Festival.Japan’s illustrious Heisei Nakamura-za Kabuki company returned to Lincoln Center
Festival with a thrilling production of a 19th-century ghost story, Kaidan Chibusa no Enoki (The Ghost Tale of the Wet Nurse Tree).
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“ I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.”
— New York Times
Cate Blanchett, Isabelle Huppert, and Elizabeth Debicki wowed the crowds in Sydney Theatre Company’s critically acclaimed new staging of Jean Genet’s The Maids at Lincoln Center Festival.
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“ These dancers make huge claims upon life itself;
their vitality is extraordinary.”
— New York Times
With dazzling costumes amidst a cadence of castanets and tambourines, the dancers of the celebrated Bolshoi Ballet electrified the stage in this production of Don Quixote. Maria Alexandrova, above, appeared as Kitri.
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“ That the audience
broke into a rousing standing ovation was no surprise.”
—New York Times
Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langrée kicked off the opening of the Mostly Mozart Festival with a free Festival Orchestra preview concert in Avery Fisher Hall.
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“Riveting.” — New York Times
At the White Light Festival, soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci gave a one-woman tour-de-force performance of Era la Notte, the U.S. premiere of a staged concert portraying passionate women in works by 17th-century Italian composers.
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“ The Screaming Eagle of Soul has landed.”
— Time Out New York
Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires sizzled in Damrosch Park during Americanafest NYC, a new Lincoln Center Out of Doors partnership with the Nashville-based Americana Music Association.
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“ A singer unafraid to take
carefully calculated risks.” — New York Times
Broadway dazzler Patina Miller—who won a Tony Award for her performance in Pippin—ignited the stage at American Songbook.
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“ A large-spirited drama of
innocence, pathos, metamorphosis and
transcendence.” — New York Times
Bass-baritone Douglas Williams sang the part of Polyphemus for the Mostly Mozart Festival in the New York premiere of Handel’s Acis and Galatea, directed and choreographed by Mark Morris.
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“ There on the dance floor,
the diversity of the
city is always on display.” — New York Times
The winners of the Sixth Annual Ambassador Prize Lindy Hop contest did a victory dance at Midsummer Night Swing.
Lincoln Center Overview“Best music space in the city?
#LCSongbook.” – @KristenKentner on Twitter
“Went to see Mostly Mozart last night @LincolnCenter, it was amazing!!” – @larrymarkovitz on Twitter
”#LCOutofDoors expat UWSer watching Peter Seeger remembrance from London...far from home... but never alone...” – @TRLansner on Twitter
“Lincoln Center. No matter how many times I see these buildings,
they still take my breath away. The history. The culture. The magic. #nyc #lincolncenter #manhattan – megbphoto on Instagram
“I have to say that the #LCMozart Orchestra
continues to grow & impress.“ – @JoseSPiano on Twitter
“Friday night in Charlotte watching #LFLC!
Loving these amazing performances.” – @MsSamPierce on Twitter
“My favorite summer NYC experience... nothing else can compare!” – Barbara M. Ruble on Facebook
“#LCSwing was so awesome! Silent discoing is my new favorite thing...” – @jenbo1 on Twitter
“If you can try to see this Kabuki piece @Lincoln Center Festival. Great Theatre, great illusions, and great fun.”
– Marina Harss on Facebook
” My favorite spot in NYC.” – Lorena Diazo on Facebook
World-Class Festivals and Performance Series
Summer at Lincoln CenterHundreds of thousands of visitors come to Lincoln Center for performances on its many stages every summer. From Midsummer Night Swing and Lincoln Center Festival to the Mostly Mozart Festival and outstanding free events at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, there’s something for everyone.
Bloomberg is the Official Sponsor of Summer at Lincoln Center.
Summer at Lincoln Center is sponsored by Diet Pepsi.
Time Out New York is Media Partner of Summer at Lincoln Center.
Artist Catering provided by Zabar’s and Zabars.com.
Midsummer Night SwingFor more than a quarter of a century, New York’s best outdoor dance party has attracted thousands of people of all ages and skill levels for dancing under the stars in Damrosch Park to the exhilarating sounds of the best local, national, and international musical artists.
Sponsored by Macy’s.
Made possible in part by Janice Savin Williams and Christopher J. Williams/The Williams Capital Group, LP.
Lincoln Center FestivalLincoln Center Festival has received worldwide attention for presenting some of the broadest and most original programs of music, dance, opera, and theater in Lincoln Center history. Since its inaugural season in 1996, the Festival has presented artists from more than 50 countries, commissioned more than 42 new works, and offered some 139 world, U.S., and New York premieres.
Sponsored by American Express.
Major support provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Mostly Mozart FestivalAmerica’s first indoor summer music festival, Mostly Mozart has been a New York tradition and a tribute to Mozart’s genius for 48 years. Each season, Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langrée—whose contract was recently extended through 2017—and Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Jane Moss continue to expand the Festival into a broad exploration of its namesake master.
Sponsored by Bloomberg.
Lincoln Center Out of DoorsScores of world-class music, dance, spoken word, and family events—including premieres, debuts, and annual programs like Roots of American Music, Heritage Sunday, and La Casita—make up the country’s longest-running free outdoor festival, filling the plazas of Lincoln Center every August for 44 seasons.
Sponsored by Bank of America.
Great PerformersSince 1965, the beloved Great Performers series has presented a season of premier artists in compelling performances of classical masterworks and cutting-edge repertoire. Programs include the finest orchestras and conductors, virtuoso musicians, and special film series.
BNY Mellon is a Proud Sponsor of Great Performers.
Endowment support provided by the Leon Levy Fund for Symphonic Masters.
Additional endowment support from UBS.
American SongbookShowcasing composers and performers of American popular song in the spectacular Appel Room, the intimate Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, and the dynamic David Rubenstein Atrium, American Songbook celebrates today’s brightest singing and songwriting artists in styles ranging from country to rock, bluegrass to jazz, and hip-hop to Broadway.
Sponsored by Prudential Investment Management.
Major support provided by Fisher Brothers, In Memory of Richard L. Fisher; and Amy and Joseph Perella.
White Light FestivalCelebrating its fifth anniversary, the White Light Festival is Lincoln Center’s annual exploration of music and art’s power to reveal the many dimensions of our interior lives. International in scope, the multidisciplinary festival offers a broad spectrum of the world’s leading instrumentalists, vocalists, ensembles, choreographers, dance companies, and directors complemented by conversations with artists and scholars and post-performance White Light Lounges.
Sponsored by Time Warner Inc.
Additional support provided by The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
Endowment support provided by the American Express Cultural Preservation Fund.
Live From Lincoln Center The groundbreaking television series welcomed the return of Tony-winner Audra McDonald as its host this season, and continued to expand its outreach by streaming select telecasts online and on demand to an ever-widening audience. Taking such world-class artists as cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Broadway star Patina Miller from Lincoln Center stages to homes in virtually every corner of the U.S., Live From Lincoln Center is the recipient of 13 Emmy and two Peabody Awards. The series looks forward to its 40th anniversary in the coming season.
Made possible by a major grant from MetLife.
Generous support provided by the Robert Wood Johnson 1962 Charitable Trust.
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Lincoln Center DigitalThis initiative is devoted to extending Lincoln Center’s mission through digital channels and experiences. Activities include increasing the number of live-stream events to reach a broader audience; engaging communities via social media; and using short-form, stand-alone videos, such as our popular Mostly Mozart Minutes—which feature interviews with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra members—to promote upcoming events and make a stronger connection between the artists and the audience. We are also enhancing our digital infrastructure to support the work of all Lincoln Center.
Artist interviews supported by First Republic Bank.
Generous support provided by The Hauser Foundation and Oak Foundation.
Initiatives and Engagement Programs
Lincoln Center ToursLincoln Center tours annually introduce thousands of visitors to Lincoln Center’s historic past and ever-changing present. Knowledgeable guides offer a unique overview of the famous resident organizations through a variety of campus visits that may include glimpses of a rehearsal in progress, as well as Art & Architecture tours, and an exploration of the Jazz at Lincoln Center facility. Foreign language and accessible tours are also available.
Avery Fisher Artist Programs and Martin Segal AwardsLincoln Center is dedicated to supporting the rising careers of performing artists with significant recognition and financial support. The Avery Fisher Artist Program, which includes the Avery Fisher Prize and Career Grant, gives awards to outstanding instrumentalists; the Martin E. Segal Awards, sponsored by the late philanthropist Marty Segal, honor young artists of outstanding achievement who are connected to our resident organizations.
Family ProgrammingLincoln Center introduces families to live performance through special programs during Midsummer Night Swing, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Great Performers, and Meet the Artist. The annual Family Festival welcomes children, parents, and grandparents for lunch and kid-friendly performances. LC Kids engages children and families through special programs and behind-the-scenes access.
Visual ArtsLincoln Center’s visual arts initiative brings site-specific temporary art to our public spaces, engaging our newly transformed campus with such works as Christian Marclay’s epic video installation The Clock at the David Rubenstein Atrium, and Aaron Curry’s colorful large-scale sculptures on Josie Robertson Plaza, Melt to Earth. We are also home to the Vera List Art Project, a highly-regarded visual arts program that includes more than 220 works commis-sioned from leading contemporary artists.
The List Art Program was created with a gift from Albert and Vera List. Major support for the List Art Program provided by Agnes Gund.
Public Art at Lincoln Center is made possible by the generous support of Jill and Peter Kraus, Isambard Kingdom Brunel Society, Mr. and Ms. J. Tomilson Hill lll, Jane and Daniel Och, and The Horace W.Goldsmith Foundation.
Additional support provided by The David and Peggy Rockefeller Art Fund.
Programs and Services for People with DisabilitiesLincoln Center’s award-winning PSPD department sets the standard for arts accessibility by ensuring that campus facilities and programs are accessible to everyone. PSPD enriches the lives of more than 125,000 people each year with its performance outreach programs and audio/visual services for patrons with vision and hearing loss.
Made possible in part by endowment support provided by AIG.
Additional endowment support provided by Frederick P., Daniel and Elihu Rose—in Memory of Belle B. Rose.
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln CenterThe David Rubenstein Atrium has welcomed well over one million visitors since opening in 2009. Free events at the Atrium include weekly Target® Free Thursdays and monthly Meet the Artist Saturdays performances, the JustFilms at AtriumFlix film series, and the Poet-Linc poetry competition for high school students. The Atrium is also home to LCTIX, a discount ticket program for available events at Lincoln Center, New York City Center, 92nd Street Y, Merkin Concert Hall, and Miller Theatre, as well as a ‘wichcraft café, a staffed information desk, and free WiFi.
Generous endowment support provided by Alice and David Rubenstein, Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Oak Foundation.
The Wall Street Journal is the media partner of the David Rubenstein Atrium.
Lincoln Center Education
Lincoln Center Education (LCE) is the educational cornerstone of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. LCE enriches the lives of students, educators, and lifelong learners through opportunities for engagement with the highest-quality arts on the stage, in the classroom, digitally, and within the community. It offers unparalleled school and community partnerships, professional development workshops, consulting services, and its very own repertory. Over the span of four decades, LCE’s work has reached more than 20 million students, educators at all levels, school administrators, parents, community members, teaching artists, and artists in New York City and around the world. Key LCE programs include:
Arts in the MiddleLCE works with the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to offer underserved middle schools long-term partnerships that integrate the arts into the school community, provide teachers with professional development, and improve the learning conditions of thousands of adolescents.
Support provided by The PepsiCo Foundation.
Additional support provided by the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust.
Lincoln Center Arts Teacher AwardLCE teams up annually with the New York City Department of Education’s (DOE) Big Apple Awards to honor an arts teacher for making a difference in students’ lives. The Lincoln Center Arts Teacher Award includes $5,000 to the award-winner for classroom use, and is the only DOE-sponsored award recognizing excellence in the arts.
Lincoln Center LocalLincoln Center Local brings free performances to thousands of neighbor-hood residents at libraries in New York City’s boroughs, where shows are chosen by local community votes. In 2014, live-streamed viewing party concerts took place at 18 Queens and Brooklyn locations for those unable to attend in person.
Made possible by the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Disney, United Airlines, and Resorts World Casino New York City.
Meet the ArtistIn 2013 and 2014 this vital outreach program brought more than 80 performances to over 14,000 children who enjoyed personal interaction with artists. The series also provides opportunities for young people to tour Lincoln Center’s campus and theaters. Meet the Artist Saturdays at the David Rubenstein Atrium presents free family-friendly events on the first Saturday of every month.
Sponsored by Morgan Stanley.
Major support is provided by Betty and John Levin.
Endowment support is provided by The Walt Disney Company.
Lincoln Center Scholars ProgramLC Scholars is a groundbreaking new initiative to train and place top-quality arts teachers in up to 120 New York City public schools. In partnership with Hunter College, the New York City Department of Education (DOE), and underwritten by a $1.5 million grant from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, the program positions Lincoln Center as the first performing arts organization in the nation to work with a higher education institution in the creation of an alternative certification path for arts educators.
Audience DevelopmentLincoln Center introduces new audiences to all kinds of performances through programs like the Young Patrons of Lincoln Center, created to engage like-minded young professionals with the arts. In addition, LCPA offers $20 discount tickets to full-time students. We also offer a significant Veterans Initiative that provides opportunities and special social events for our nation’s veterans.
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Location & DestinationLincoln Center for the Performing Arts provides facility maintenance, parking, and cleaning services for the more than 5 million annual visitors and over 5,000 people who work, perform, and study on the 16.3-acre campus each year. In addition to being an international cultural destination, the award winning $1.2 billion renovation of Lincoln Center’s campus completed in 2012 is also the setting for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, high-profile corporate and media events, film premieres, galas, graduation ceremonies, and numerous other programs.
Operation of Lincoln Center’s plazas and parks is supported in part with public funds provided by the City of New York.
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Over the past year, Lincoln Center has been dynamically connected to its neighborhood as well as to a global community via multiple digital and broadcast channels. And while we’re making ample use of technology to bring the arts to those unable to visit in person, Lincoln Center is increasingly bringing new audiences to its campus with free or low-cost community-oriented programs.
One of these initiatives was the first-ever Dancing in Damrosch event, which invited people of all ages and skill sets to kick up their heels for two nights of free swing and salsa dancing under a huge tent in Damrosch Park. That was followed by another first at Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park in Queens: a free Lincoln Center Local Silent Disco, where only the dancers can hear the music through the wireless headphones provided. Top DJs and leading dance instructors were on hand at both events to make sure everyone stepped out in style. We’ve made a commitment to present these events in every borough in 2015.
Lincoln Center Local traveled beyond our campus with four new and expanded programs. During the 2013–14 season, Lincoln Center Local Live brought live hour-long performances of music, dance, and theater to 14 community libraries in Brooklyn and Queens, culminating in a special presentation chosen by audience vote and live-streamed from the David Rubenstein Atrium. New in 2014, Lincoln Center Local in HD used resources from the expanding digital library of top Lincoln Center concerts to reach underserved communities in the New York metro area. Programming was streamed to six public library branches for free, and all events included experiential workshops to fully engage audiences. A third arm of Lincoln Center Local is its work in New York City shelters, which took performances and a healthy snack to women and children removed from abusive situations. And finally, Lincoln Center Local brought live performances, teaching workshops, and lively Q & A sessions to senior centers and hospitals in four City boroughs.
The second season of Poet-Linc, Lincoln Center’s free poetry slam series supporting literacy in New York City, showcased talented teenage poets from all five boroughs in spirited performances at the David Rubenstein Atrium. This year’s young Grand Slam Champion poet, who came from the High School for Fashion Industries in the Bronx, was selected at the Atrium’s Target Free Thursdays Poet-Linc final competition and moved on to perform in the NYC Poet Laureate contest. All participants attended free educational workshops, and their works were published in the 2014 Poet-Linc Anthology.
Also free at the Atrium, JustFilms at AtriumFlix reached out to film buffs in a series focused on documentaries and narrative films with a message of social justice. Presented in partnership with the Ford Foundation, screenings also offered conversations with the featured filmmaker, including acclaimed directors Steve James of Hoop Dreams and Mario Van Peebles of Baadasssss! in 2014.
Perhaps less visible but very much connected to our role in the community is our Veterans Initiative. In partnership with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, The Mission Continues, Wounded Warrior Project, the Veteran Artists Program, and the USO, Lincoln Center offers a significant Veterans Initiative providing free tickets to Lincoln Center performances, social events with other members of the veterans’ community, and job opportunities at Lincoln Center for returning combat veterans.
Dancers bopped at Lincoln Center Local’s Silent Disco in Hunter’s Point South Park, Long Island City, where participants danced to a private playlist heard only through the headphones provided.
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Kids get up close and personal with performers at a Meet the Artist program in the Walter Reade Theater.
Historically, one in three New York City public school students doesn’t complete their studies. According to a recent NEA study, students are five times more likely to graduate if they have arts enrichment in the classroom. Lincoln Center Education’s (LCE) commitment to outreach is a strong endorsement of that study. Overall, LCE hosts more than 25,000 students from more than 200 New York area schools on campus, even more at local schools and libraries, and tens of thousands more nationally and internationally. Based on the belief that imagination, innovation, and perseverance can lead to more effective problem solving, LCE doesn’t just teach kids to learn an art form. Rather, it exposes them to all art forms to teach them how to think like artists.
One of the most meaningful recent additions to LCE’s vision is the Lincoln Center Scholars Program. This groundbreaking plan will train and place top-quality dance, music, theater, and visual arts teachers in up to 120 New York City public schools in need of adequate arts programs. Created in partnership with Hunter College and the New York City Department of Education (DOE), and underwritten by a $1.5 million grant from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, the program positions Lincoln Center as the nation’s only performing arts organization to work with a higher education institution in the creation of an alternative certification path for arts educators.
The Middle School Arts Audition Boot Camp, a free two-week program at Lincoln Center in partnership with the New York City Department of Education (DOE), designed for students of Title 1 public middle schools, marked another first. This intensive, ten-session program, supported by the DOE and facilitated by DOE teachers in collaboration with teaching artists from Lincoln Center’s resident organizations, coached students in dance, theater, music and the visual arts as they prepare to audition for highly-competitive arts high schools across New York City. The Boot Camp is designed to level the playing field for students with low resources wanting admission into some of the city’s most desirable high schools.
2014 also saw a total revamping of LCE’s internationally renowned Summer Workshops, now renamed Summer Forum. In response, 211 participants came from as far away as China and Finland for two weeks in July. The Forum featured keynotes by top speakers—including Lincoln Center president Jed Bernstein—panels by leaders on topics from digital education to video game design, and performances from LCE repertory and Lincoln Center Festival. An entirely new Teaching Artist Training Program was added as well.
LCE’s longstanding Meet the Artist series brought more than 14,000 students to four different venues on campus for 82 performances, tours, and kid-friendly discussion, in addition to Meet the Artist Saturdays, a community program that offered free family events in the David Rubenstein Atrium for another 2,400 people. Our Teaching Artists work on-site in more than 60 schools helping teachers to use LCE learning strategies in their classrooms, and New Visions for Public Schools incorporates LCE teaching practices curriculum-wide in all six of its currently operating charter schools.
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A special memorial concert for Pete and Toshi Seeger was live-streamed worldwide with artists including (L-R) Reggie Harris, Selah Eric Spruiell, Roland Moussa, Holly Near, Marcelle Davis Lashley, and Tom Chapin.
Lincoln Center connects
The tools of 21st-century technology enable Lincoln Center to connect more immediately to the world at large. We can now do more than present the arts on campus—we can capture and digitally transmit it, extending the reach of Lincoln Center to audiences far and wide.
Lincoln Center at the Movies is one step in that direction. This past June, we brought an exclusive engagement of Lincoln Center Theater’s hit Broadway production of Douglas Carter Beane’s drama The Nance—headlined by two-time Tony Award-winning actor Nathan Lane—to more than 300 movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada. The show, about a homosexual burlesque actor living in the dangerously secretive gay world of 1930s New York, ran during Gay Pride Week in many cities.
Live From Lincoln Center continued its pioneering broadcast series of world-class performances to arts lovers across the U.S. This season, five new programs ranged from the glittering Richard Tucker Opera Gala to American Songbook evenings with Broadway stars and New Year’s Eve at the New York Philharmonic with world-class cellist Yo-Yo Ma. New in 2014, a number of Live From Lincoln Center telecasts from Lincoln Center’s growing digital library were streamed to public library branches in Queens and Brooklyn free of charge. The project is expected to expand to all five boroughs in the future.
We also expanded our popular free live-stream series with American Songbook concerts from the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, and performances by the chart-topping Americana singers Emmylou Harris and Rosanne Cash, live from Damrosch Park, as part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors. In addition, the series featured an all-star memorial concert for Pete and Toshi Seeger. The event hosted an online sing-along for cyber audiences to raise their voices in a unison tribute by countless fans around the world. In total, ten programs were live-streamed to thousands of people around the world, and subsequently made available online on demand.
Another way that Lincoln Center takes excellence in the arts beyond its physical walls is through Lincoln Center Global, a cultural and educational consulting practice. Drawing on Lincoln Center’s more than 50 years of operational and artistic experience, Lincoln Center Global advises government, corporate, educational, and institutional leaders and philanthropists worldwide in planning, building, and operating vibrant arts facilities, programs, and cultural districts. Projects to date have included engagements with two Ivy League universities, a major real estate development in Tianjin, China, a performance venue in Tokyo, an arts and education campus and concert hall in Arizona, and a new performing arts center in Spain. Lincoln Center Global has also established Lincoln Center University, a customized workshop training program for arts managers.
These initiatives are an integral part of the dedicated efforts that have made Lincoln Center a local, national, and international destination for the performing arts.
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The American Songbook gala honored Bryan Lourd with special performances by (L–R) Allison Williams, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Anne Hathaway.
Lincoln Center thanks
If, as Shakespeare wrote, “all the world’s a stage,” then Lincoln Center is certainly a major player. But we can only sustain that stature with the assistance of the many generous individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies recognized on the following pages.
We need your help to remain an international destination of artistic excellence for the more than 5 million visitors and thousands of internationally celebrated artists who come here every year. Philanthropic support from you—as well as public funding from key civic leaders, bequests, and in-kind contributions—is essential to fulfilling our mission.
It is the dedicated commitment of our donors that enables Lincoln Center to broaden community outreach with support for free programs like JustFilms at AtriumFlix, Poet-Linc, Meet the Artist Saturdays, and Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Contributions also bring Lincoln Center performances free of charge to schools and public libraries across the City through Lincoln Center Local. And we could not do without the generous assistance that allows us to continue presenting the rich range and extraordinary quality of performances offered on Lincoln Center’s stages.
The stirring images throughout this book mirror the world-class programming and exceptional events made possible by your charitable gifts. Donors to Lincoln Center’s Bravo Campaign have made our renovated physical campus an enticing locale for New York City residents and visitors alike.
Thank you for your support.
Not yet part of the Lincoln Center family of contributors? There are many ways to play a role in the world’s leading performing arts center, from becoming a member of our Chairman’s Council or the Great Performers Circle to offering pro bono services or helping to bring the arts into our schools. Please consider this a personal invitation to be one of Lincoln Center’s indispensable advocates by becoming a donor today.
For more information on making a gift or donating services to Lincoln Center, please contact Tamar Podell, Executive Vice President of Planning and Development, at 212.875.5421 or [email protected]
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LEADER $20,000,000 and above
The City of New York
The State of New York
United States Department of Transportation
Michael R. Bloomberg
Bruce and Suzie Kovner
Ronald P. Stanton
The Starr Foundation
BENEFACTOR $15,000,000 and above
Ford Foundation
Leon and Norma Hess
Hess Corporation
Alice and David Rubenstein
The Alice Tully Foundation
PATRON $10,000,000 and above
Adrienne Arsht
Katherine G. Farley and The Speyer Family Foundation
The Hearst Foundations and Hearst Corporation
David H. Koch
Stephen M. Ross
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Ann Ziff
PARTNER $5,000,000 and above
Christina and Robert Baker
Robert and Renée Belfer Family Foundation
Steffi and Robert Berne
Blavatnik Family Foundation
The Carson Family Charitable Trust
Citi Foundation
Susan and David Coulter
Ellen and Daniel Crown
James G. Dinan and Elizabeth R. Miller
Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
Bill Ford
Meg and Bennett Goodman
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
The Hauser Foundation
Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe
Sheryl and Chip Kaye
Michael Lynton
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Cheryl and Philip Milstein
Morgan Stanley
Oak Foundation
Jane and Daniel Och
Ralph Lauren Corporation
Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert
Josie and Julian Robertson
Ralph Schlosstein and Jane Hartley
Joe and Clara Tsai
FRIEND $3,000,000 and above
Hugh Trumbull Adams
BNY Mellon
Bank of America
Barclays
Frances and Benjamin Benenson Foundation
Credit Suisse
The Walt Disney Company
Cheryl and Blair Effron
Gertrude and Louis Feil and Family
Jerome L. Greene Foundation
J.P. Morgan
William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust
Betty and John Levin
Leon Levy Foundation
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Anna Nikolayevsky
Omnicom Group Inc.
Charles H. Revson Foundation, Inc.
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
The Donald and Barbara Zucker Family Foundation
Anonymous (1)
SUPPORTER $1,000,000 and above
Ronnie and Lawrence D. AckmanAmerican ExpressMercedes T. BassMary Lake and Frank A. Bennack, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James A. BlockRichard and Susan BraddockCharina Endowment Fund /
Horace W. Goldsmith FoundationThe Chen FamilyDeutsche BankFrieda and Roy FurmanGoldman, Sachs & Co.Roberta and Harvey GolubThe Audrey and Martin Gruss
Foundation Margaret and William R. Hearst IIICecilia and Jim HerbertThe Kraus Family FoundationThe Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lauder and The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
Thomas H. Lee and Ann TenenbaumMcKinsey & Company Macy’s FoundationNancy Abeles MarksSir Deryck and Lady Va MaughanThe Ambrose Monell FoundationEdward John Noble Foundation, Inc.Lynne and Richard Pasculano PepsiCo FoundationAmy and Joseph PerellaDavid RockefellerSusan and Jon W. RotenstreichThe Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels
Foundation, Inc.Daisy and Paul SorosJoan H. TischLizzie and Jonathan Tisch Bruce and Robbi TollTurner Construction CompanyUBSAnn and Thomas UnterbergVerizon FoundationMildred and George Weissman
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$1,000,000 and overMetLife and MetLife Foundation
Oak Foundation
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Anonymous (1)
$500,000–$999,999Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer
Jim Herbert/First Republic Bank
The Howard Gilman Foundation
The Hauser Foundation
Frank A. Bennack, Jr./Steven R. Swartz/Hearst Corporation
Robert Wood Johnson 1962 Charitable Trust
Lincoln Center Corporate Fund
Steinway & Sons
$250,000–$499,999Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman
American Express
Adrienne Arsht
Christina and Robert C. Baker
Bank of America
Bank of China
BNY Mellon
Renée E. and Robert A. Belfer
Steffi and Robert Berne
Bloomberg
Guoqing Chen
Susan and David Coulter
Ellen and Daniel Crown
James G. Dinan and Elizabeth R. Miller
The Walt Disney Company and ABC, Inc.
Cheryl and Blair Effron
Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
Meg and Bennett Goodman
Mimi Haas
Hakluyt & Company
Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Hess
Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe
David H. Koch
Suzie and Bruce Kovner
Jill and Peter Kraus
Thomas H. Lee and Ann Tenenbaum
Betty and John Levin
Bryan Lourd
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin
Sir Deryck and Lady Va Maughan
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Cheryl and Philip Milstein
Morgan Stanley
Movado
Anna Nikolayevsky
Jane and Daniel Och
Omnicom Group Inc.
PepsiCo Foundation
Amy and Joseph Perella
Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert
Kara and Stephen M. Ross
Alice and David M. Rubenstein
Susan and Jack Rudin
Ralph Schlosstein and Jane Hartley
The Skirball Foundation
Target
Joe and Clara Tsai
WABC-TV
Barbara Walters
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Ann Ziff
$100,000–$249,999Robert and Helen Appel
Jody and John Arnhold
Mary Lake Polan and Frank A. Bennack, Jr.
The Blavatnik Family Foundation
Barbara and James Block
Booth Ferris Foundation
Richard and Susan Braddock
The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
Creative Artists Agency
Jennie L. and Richard K. DeScherer
William and Jane Donaldson
Fisher Brothers
William E. Ford
Ford Foundation
Roy Furman
Robert D. Goldfarb
Green Mountain Energy Company
The Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation
Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis
Elizabeth and Thomas Laffont
The Litwin Foundation
Macy’s
Nancy Abeles Marks
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
Jenny and John Paulson
Prudential Investment Management
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Shubert Foundation
Nanna and Daniel H. Stern
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
Time Out New York
United Airlines
Ann and Thomas Unterberg
U.S. Trust
Nancy and George Walker
The Wall Street Journal
Nina W. Werblow Charitable Trust
William Hill Estate Winery
Janice Savin Williams and Christopher J. Williams
Judith and Stanley Zabar
$50,000–$99,999Robert J. Alexander/CBREAltman FoundationJoseph Bae and Janice LeeDouglas BandMercedes T. BassGinette and Joshua BeckerJessica M. BibliowiczCathleen Black and Thomas HarveyDebra and Leon BlackDr. Martin BussmannCahill Gordon & Reindel LLPMr. and Mrs. Russell L. CarsonJohn and Margo CatsimatidisCelebrity Cruises, Inc.Covington & Burling LLPLorenzo and Kimberly di BonaventuraRoland Emmerich and Ute EmmerichEvelyn H. Lauder Charitable TrustBart Friedman and Wendy A. SteinCatherine A. GellertGeneral AtlanticGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPHarvey and Roberta GolubBrad & Cassandra Grey, Paramount PicturesAgnes Gund
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CONTRIBUTOR $500,000 and aboveAltria Group, Inc.Booth Ferris FoundationKPMG LLPLeni and Peter MayPfizerNicki and Harold Tanner
SPONSOR $100,000 and aboveThe Achelis FoundationAltman FoundationThe Bodman FoundationChris and Bruce CrawfordJennie L. and Richard K. DeSchererEssner Family FoundationErnst & Young LLPBarry S. Friedberg and Charlotte MossBart Friedman and Wendy A. SteinEfraim GrinbergDavid and Alice Hunt Family Foundation Frayda and George LindemannLeonard LitwinRaymond J. McGuireMitsui USAWilliam C. and Susan F. MorrisThe Morse Family FoundationMovadoThe New York Community Trust The Rebell FamilyThomas and Elizabeth RenyiRockefeller Brothers FundMrs. Frederick P. RoseKaren and Gary RoseEdith and Martin E. SegalHeidi and Stefan SeligMr. and Mrs. Howard SolomonAmbassador Carl Spielvogel and
Barbaralee DiamonsteinWachovia FoundationJohn C. WhiteheadJanice Savin Williams and
Christopher J. WilliamsThe Williams Capital Group, L.P.Anonymous (2)
SUSTAINER Up to $99,999Norma AsnesSusan Baker and Michael LynchJohn B. BeineckeCarolyn and Laurence BelferElizabeth BelferMr. and Mrs. Albert C. BellasSol and Margaret Berger FoundationLaura and Lloyd BlankfeinCashin Family FundDiane M. CoffeyThe Nathan Cummings FoundationJean S. and Richard E. DeemsPeter FrelinghuysenMr. and Mrs. Patrick A. GerschelLouis V. GerstnerFrances GlickPerry and Marty Granoff Family Foundation Eugene and Emily GrantPaul and Diane GuentherGurnee F. HartRuth HoughtonLandmark West!Nancy and Jeffrey LaneNathan LeventhalElizabeth Cooke and Reynold LevyBertha and Isaac Liberman FoundationThe Fay J. Lindner FoundationPhyllis and William MackJohn B. MaddenShelly and Tony MalkinWilliam F. MayCheryl and Michael MinikesMonterey Fund, Inc.Martin J. OppenheimerMr. and Mrs. Stephen OsmanLouise and Lake PolanMrs. Lisa SchiffRoberta and Irwin SchneidermanEsther Simon Charitable TrustThe John R. and Inge P. Stafford Foundation Strong Foundation of New YorkJulien J. StudleyTime Equities, Inc.Alair A. Townsend
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Annual Supporters
Anne and Bill HarrisonHBOMarlene Hess and James D. ZirinMr. and Mrs. J. Tomilson HillHL GroupIACJ.P. MorganThe Katzenberger Foundation, Inc.Chip and Sheryl KayeKPMG LLPLambent FoundationThe Lauder Foundation-Leonard and
Evelyn Lauder FundShelly and George LazarusElizabeth A. Cooke and Reynold LevyMargaret Munzer Loeb and Daniel LoebMrs. Jane LombardSomesh Khanna and McKinsey & CompanyThe John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty
FoundationAnne Welsh McNultyThe Ambrose Monell FoundationRyan Murphy and David MillerPaul Hastings LLPCharles H. Revson FoundationJulian RobertsonJim RosenthalMay and Samuel Rudin Family
Foundation, Inc.The Mortimer D. Sackler Foundation, Inc.The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels
Foundation, Inc.Eric SchmidtLarry A. and Klara SilversteinThe Speyer Family Foundation, Inc.The Harold & Mimi Steinberg
Charitable TrustJudy and Michael SteinhardtTina and Steven SwartzTime Warner Inc.TPG Capital, L.P.Warner Bros. EntertainmentBob Weinstein and Harvey WeinsteinWells FargoXerox FoundationZabar’s and Zabars.comThe Trust Under the Will of
Roberta L. ZuhlkeAnonymous (1)
$25,000–$49,99921st Century Fox/20th Century Fox Film/
20th Century Fox Television/Fox Networks Group/Fox Broadcasting Company/ FX Networks
ActivisionAvenue Capital GroupKeith and Debbie BanksTimothy and Michele BarakettM. Beverly and Robert G. BartnerAnne H. BassCarole Bayer Sager & Bob DalyMr. and Mrs. Fred C. BenensonDr. Georgette Bennett and
Dr. Leonard PolonskyRoger and Brook BerlindBlackRockTina and Jeffrey BoltonJill Braufman and Daniel Nir
Shirley BrodskyMs. Angela ChaoSimona and Jerome A. ChazenMargaret Hess Chi and Michael Y. ChiAdrianne and Jerry CohenBetsy and Ed CohenColumbia ManagementColumbia University Medical CenterJoan Ganz Cooney and Peter G. PetersonChris and Bruce CrawfordConstans Culver FoundationDavis Polk & WardwellAashish and Dinny DevitreJudy and Jamie DimonDonald G. Drapkin & Sue HostetlerFiona and Stanley DruckenmillerGlenn and Eva DubinGail and Alfred EngelbergEON Productions Ltd and Danjaq LLCRobert and Anne EssnerFenglei and Suning FangAndrew and Sandi Farkas, Island Capital,
and C-III Capital PartnersBarbara J. FifeEmily and Harold Ford, Jr.Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLPMarilyn and Lawrence FriedlandJeff Gates and Mike MoranThe David Geffen FoundationGeller & CompanyMichael and Mary GellertAnn and Gordon Getty FoundationTom and Maarit GlocerGoetz Fitzpatrick LLPArlene and Robert M. Goldberg and
The Fay J. Lindner FoundationThe Horace W. Goldsmith FoundationDavid B. Heller and Hermine Riegerl HellerRoger and Susan HertogKauff McGuire & Margolis LLPFlorence and Robert KaufmanKevin and Karen KennedyKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLPNancy and Jeffrey LaneJo Carole and Ronald S. LauderLeonard A. LauderAlexandra LeightonLord AbbettChristy and John Mack FoundationDuncan & Nancy MacMillanPhyllis MailmanThe Pierre and Tana Matisse FoundationLeni and Peter MayRichard and Ronay MenschelRobert Menschel and Janet WallachArnon Milchan & New RegencyJulie and Edward J. MinskoffAlan and Joan MirkenNeuberger BermanNew York MetsThe Pasculano FoundationPatina Restaurant GroupPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLPPershing Square Capital Management, LPDiana and Joel C. PetersonCynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. PolskyProtégé Partners, LLCMark H. Rachesky
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. RenyiBlanchette Hooker Rockefeller FundDaniel and Joanna S. RoseMrs. Frederick P. RoseJanet and Marvin RosenDeborah and Chuck RoyceThe Russian Tea RoomThe Scully Peretsman FoundationCindy and Tom SecundaRick and Monica SegalRichard SilvermanThe Paul E. Singer FoundationSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPSkyBridge CapitalHoward Solomon and Sarah BillinghurstSony Corporation of AmericaRobert and Gillian SteelNicki and Harold TannerCary Thompson, Bank of America
Merrill LynchSteve TischBarbara and Donald ToberThe Tow FoundationToyotaEsme Usdan and James SnyderVenable LLPJohn and Barbara VogelsteinSvetlana and Herbert WachtellWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPJanine Feng & Oliver WeisbergJody WolfeWorking Title FilmsLan YangLeslie and Daniel ZiffAnonymous (4)
$10,000–$24,999Alcoa FoundationAmtrakJoan and Robert Arnow FundASCAPRose M. Badgeley Charitable TrustThe Barker Welfare FoundationTheodore H. Barth FoundationAnson and Debra Beard, Jr.Scott and Erica BelskyBlumhouseBoston PropertiesBrookfield Office PropertiesBrother International CorporationBryan Cave LLPBurger Collection, Hong KongThe Ralph M. Cestone FoundationThe City University of New YorkJill & Irwin B. CohenJoseph M. CohenThe Steven A and Alexandra M. Cohen
FoundationLisa Pevaroff-Cohn and Gary CohnStuart H. ColemanDouglas S. Cramer and Hubert S. BushCutone & Company Consultants, LLCD. Ronald Daniel and Lise ScottMichael David and Lauren MitchellDavis & Gilbert LLPElizabeth Diller and Ric ScofidioDan & Alisa Doctoroff
Mary Ellen DundonBrenda EarlCraig and Caryn EffronFedEx CorporationMargaret and Howard FluhrThe G & A Foundation, Inc.Cynthia Crossen and James GleickJohn Goldwyn and Jeffrey KleinThe Grand Marnier FoundationAdrienne and Barry GrayThe Grinberg Family FoundationStanley and Nancy GrossmanTish and Michael GuptanThe Harkness Foundation for DanceFrancena T. Harrison Foundation TrustMs. Roberta HerbisonSarah and Elie HirschfeldHiscock & Barclay, LLPIconix Brand GroupInvestcorpITOCHU International Inc.Kathy & Mitchell JacobsonLinda and Morton JanklowJapanese Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of New York, Inc.The Joelson FoundationMr. and Mrs. Charles B. JohnsonThe Honorable Judith S. KayeAnna-Maria and Stephen Kellen FoundationDavidson Kempner Capital ManagementWendy Keys and Donald PelsF. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.Kirsh FoundationNicole Seligman & Joel KleinKohn Pedersen Fox Associates PCAbby F. KohnstammC.L.C. Kramer Foundation, Inc.Dalia and Larry LeedsLeon Levy FoundationLionsgateLionTree LLCArthur L. LoebAudrey Love Charitable FoundationLVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc.The Honorable and Mrs. Earle I. MackFrancois and Ketty MaisonrougeThe Malka FundSusan and Morris MarkMDC PartnersSam & Karry Meshberg FoundationThe Mindich Family FoundationWilliam C. and Susan F. MorrisDinny and Lester MorseMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)Donald R. Mullen, Jr.Thomas S. MurphyNash Family FoundationNew England Foundation for the ArtsNBC UniversalLinda and Stuart NelsonJennifer and Jason NewSusan and Donald NewhouseNews CorporationDavid and Melanie NiemiecBernard W. NussbaumNancy and Morris W. OffitMartin and Suzi OppenheimerJames M. and Nora C. OrphanidesParticipant Media
Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater
Peter Brown & AssociatesPJ Clarke’sJulie and Marc PlattMichelle & Bill PohladHelaine and Michael PruzanLynda and Stewart ResnickResorts World Casino New York CityAllene Reuss Memorial TrustKelly Ripa and Mark ConsuelosJeff and Nicole RobinovMr. David RockefellerJeannette and Jonathan RosenRSA Films Inc.Fiona and Eric RudinLisa and David T. SchiffDonna and Marvin SchwartzDr. and Mrs. Thomas P. SculcoThe Peter Jay Sharp FoundationWalter & Judy ShipleyAlexandra Shiva and Jonathan Marc ShermanMarilyn and Jim SimonsGillian SorensenBarbaralee Diamonstein Spielvogel and
Ambassador Carl SpielvogelJay and Deanie SteinJoan and Michael SteinbergBonnie and Tom StraussSullivan & Cromwell LLPThe Taft FoundationTamsen ZTiffany & Co.Ann and Andrew TischAlair A. TownsendKara UnterbergAndrea and Paul VizcarrondoDaria L. & Eric J. WallachMary J. WallachLulu C. WangThe Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc.Wildes & Weinberg, P.C.Zuckerman Spaeder LLPAriel and Adam ZurofskyAnonymous (9)
$5,000–$9,999The Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams Family
FoundationPatricia and Alan B. AbramsonMadelyn Bucksbaum Adamson and Allen
AdamsonAdaptive InsightsNasiba AdilovaAero Gives, the corporate foundation of
Aéropostale, Inc.Akustiks, LLCEleanor S. ApplewhaiteARUPPage AshleyAsian Cultural CouncilThe Atlantic Philanthropies Director/Employee
Designated Gift FundSusan Baker and Michael LynchJane and Alan BatkinParnassus Foundation/Jane and Raphael
BernsteinSue BienkowskiConsulate General of Brazil in New York
Rhoda BresslerElizabeth A.R. and Ralph S. Brown, Jr.Noreen and Kenneth BuckfireMr. and Mrs. Robert L. Burch, IIIHarold BursonMia Higgins and Andrew L. BusserAnn L. and Lawrence B. ButtenwieserColin and Elizabeth CallenderCarnival FoundationTracia Luh and Paul CarpenterJohn K. CastleUna Chae & Jonathan ZuckerClaire Goodman Pellegrini CloudBetsy and Alan D. CohnColgate-Palmolive CompanyConnell Foley LLPThe Frederick R. Coudert FoundationCurtains Up!Joshua Dachs/Fisher Dachs AssociatesValerie and Charles DikerBarbara and Eric DobkinKrystyna O. DoerflerRon Dolecki and Cathy Martine-DoleckiMiroslava DumaMary and Kenneth EdlowJane and Michael Eisner and The Eisner
FoundationBonnie Englebardt LautenbergNora Ephron & Nicholas Pileggi FoundationMargot Paul ErnstPeter and Joan FaberPatricia FalkenbergThe Fireman Hospitality GroupTom FrestonCharlotte Moss and Barry FriedbergMark Gallogly and Lise StricklerArlyn and Edward L. GardnerJudith A. Garson and Steven N. RappaportThe Giants FoundationAkiva Goldsman & Joann RichterJoe & Courtney GoldsmithRussell Goldsmith and City National BankSusan and Peter GottsegenMr. & Mrs. Christopher GrantThe Grodzins FundMary Rodgers and Henry GuettelGail and Walter HarrisLynn Harris and Matti LeshemTed and Dina Merrill HartleyThe Jim Henson FoundationJoyce HergenhanThe DuBose and Dorothy Heyward
Memorial FundH&H Charitable TrustInterpublic GroupJill and Ken IscolCarl Jacobs FoundationRobert W. Jones and Stella Igorevna SimakovaJones Lang LaSalleDilara and Gün KeresteciStuart and Isabel KesslerA. Eugene Kohn and Barbara Shattuck KohnCoco and Arie L. KopelmanMichael KramerEmila Saint-Amand KrimendahlAlex & Jay LangnerHenna H. Ong and Peter D. LawrenceJonathan E. LehmanPhyllis and William Mack
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Ruth W. HoughtonTheodore J. Israel Jr. & Laurel CutlerDr. Betty S. IuJoan and John JakobsonBarbara and Donald JonasAlan Jones and Ashley GarrettMs. Alexandra K. JonesDr. Joy to the World FoundationWilliam & Elizabeth KahaneMarnee and Eric KaltmanJohn KanderMrs. Dafna Recanati Kaplan and
Mr. Thomas S. KaplanRobert and Debra KasirerMr. and Mrs. John A. KauffmannHarold and Ruth KingsbergSam and Fran KlagsbrunLucinda E. KnuthGwen S. Korovin, M.D.Lynn and Jules KrollJudi and Douglas KruppSheila C. LabrecqueJill and Barry LaferMr. and Mrs. Christian LangeMarilyn and Bob Laurie FoundationKate Lear and Jon LaPookAlain and Helene LeBleuIsabelle R. LeedsCarol LeibensonJeff Levick and Kate KaretAmy and Frank LindeDorothy Litwin and Donald BriefLondon Fischer LLPThe Lucy FoundationJohn LyonsSondra and David S. MackEllen Chesler and Matthew J. MallowManagement 360J. Robert Mann, Jr.Bernice ManocherianRichard J. Massey Foundation for Arts
and SciencesBlythe Masters and Gareth EvansJoanne and Norman MatthewsJohn E. McAuliffeDaniele Menache and J&Z GompertzShelley MendellTom and Tai MendozaEugene Mercy, Jr.Mrs. Susan MerinoffEllen and Lee MetzendorfSandy and Ed MeyerMr. and Mrs. William MichaelcheckMr. and Mrs. Lewis A. MillerThe Millstone FamilyBrian and Cricket MullaneyKathryn MyersThe E. Nakamichi FoundationBeth and Joshua NashThe Netter FoundationNancy and Michael NeumanHelaine and Larry NewmanStanley Newman and Dr. Brian RosenthalDr. Jakob NielsenRobert C. and Candice Earley NolanCharles John O’ByrneLiz & Gus OliverBarbara Ostrove Grodd/Ostgrodd FoundationPamela and Edward Pantzer
Kent and Jean PapsunHerbert PardesSusan and Alan PatricofRobin and Bob PaulsonThe Peckham Family FoundationLiz and Jeff PeekChris and Kathy PerrettaAnn and Hollis PetersenDr. Sally PetersonIn Loving Memory of Nancy PfifferlingMr. Mark PickMarnie S. PillsburyJudy and Jim PohlmanJay Polonsky and Kay OppenheimerLaura and John PomerantzRobert A. Press, M.D.Catherine A. ReinDouglas and Jean Renfield-MillerThe Karl F. Reuling FundBarbara J. RileyMichelle Riley & Susanne KandelJane and Paul RittmasterGail and Michael RogersJoe RoseJonathan F. P. and Diana RoseRobert Rosenkranz and Alexandra MunroeJamie Rosenthal Wolf, David Wolf,
Rick Rosenthal, Nancy Stephens and The Rosenthal Family Foundation
Jane RosenthalTom RothmanAnne and Noah Roy, Dylan and BennettBarbara and LeRoy RubinReed Rubin and Jane Gregory RubinLynda and Robert Safron and the Edythe
Kenner FoundationThe Sagner Family FoundationThe Salem FamilyJudy and Dirk SalzSamantha & Andy SapersteinJane SarkinEmily and James SatloffLolita and Frank SavageLisa and Gregg SchenkerDr. Robert & Janie SchwalbeBarry F. SchwartzJoan C. SchwartzJohn L. Silverman/SEAL SECURITYMs. Emily Segal and Mr. Andrew EllisMrs. Richard SelleMichael Park and Sarah SeoSerino/CoyneNadine Shaoul and Mark SchonbergerLori and David ShermanGil ShivaSHoPThe Shubert Organization, Inc.Ms. Jody Cukier SieglerAdrianne and William SilverErin and Nicholas SilversHerbert and Arline Slepoy Charitable
FoundationMrs. Riva Ariella Ritvo-Slifka & The Alan B.
Slifka FoundationSarah W. Buxton-Smith & Stephen J.S. SmithAnnaliese SorosDaisy M. SorosJohn Sparling, London Fischer LLPDr. Eric J. Spicer and Christiane Vanderlinden
Stephen StamasBarbara H. StantonGene and Jean StarkElizabeth and Neil SteinMary Delle StelzerAaron and Betty Lee Stern FoundationLee and Roger StrongMaryann Sudo Baxter in honor of Tracia LuhDr. Pavur R. SundaresanPamela & Allen SwerdlickThe Taft FoundationGloria and Philip TalkowJay H. TanenbaumDiana L. TaylorSteven D. ThomasThe Tierney FamilyDr. N’Gunu TinyMichelle Toll and William O’FlanaganLee L. TraubChristina and Don TruesdaleDiane and Tom TuftVanguard Wine BarEnzo ViscusiMary Ellen and Karl von der HeydenCandace and Jonathan WainwrightLana and Justin WalderWill Ward - ROARBonnie T. WebsterElaine and Alan WeilerSue Ann WeinbergEric Karp and Betsy WeiserJudy and Josh WestonAnita and Byron WienSherry and Robert WienerWilson, Ihrig & Associates, Inc.Susan and Benjamin WinterAdam, Alexa & Xanadu WolmanGeorge M. YeagerKen ZiffrenZiffren Brittenham LLPUri Zilkha, City Protection, Inc.Anonymous (22)
$1,000–$2,499Noreen AhmadThe Allen FamilyAmmann & WhitneyMr. and Mrs. O. Kelley AndersonMrs. Lillie R. AndersonAonIn Memory of Betty L. AsielLillian BarbashMarion Bass Real Estate and Sam BassDavid Berg FoundationMr. & Mrs. T.G. BerkIn Memory of Arthur M. BernhardtKathy and Gene BernsteinMr. and Mrs. Ludwig BravmannJosephine & Stanley BrezenoffEileen Silvers and Richard BronsteinCammack HealthMrs. Bettie-Ann CandeloraJanet and John CanningIvan CarbajalRonald Chaluisan, New Visions for Public SchoolsJim ChervenakChicago Title Insurance Company and
Neal J. Miranda
Mark & Nina MagowanRichard H.M. and Gail Lowe MaidmanJudith and David MarrusSylvia and Leonard Marx, Jr.Maverick Capital CharitiesAnthony D. McCannKevin McCormick & A. Scott BergMCJ Amelior FoundationJoyce F. MenschelDoris and Charles MichaelsMid Atlantic Arts FoundationMr. and Mrs. William R. MillerMr. Joshua M. MilsteinMitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. MountcastleSamuel NappiNederlander Producing Co. of AmericaNeedham Foundation TrustNippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A., IncNixon Peabody LLPMichelle Ores and Charles SchorinDawn Ostroff, Condé Nast EntertainmentJason PaezYana and Stephen PeelAbraham Perlman FoundationDina and George PerryKate Lavin PhillipsJohn PirovanoLisa and Jonathan PruzanTracey and Robert PruzanRajika and Anupam PuriAline RaislerJohn RaphaelSusan and Arthur RebellJoan and Robert RechnitzPaula and Ira M. ResnickR. Bruce and Melissa RichThe Frederick W. Richmond FoundationPhilip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation, Inc.Mrs. Elizabeth RohatynRosalind Productions, Inc.Sheri and Jimmy RosenfeldRich Ross/Shine AmericaSusan and Jon W. RotenstreichMichael Rourke and Wesley PowellAtoosa & Ari RubensteinInga RubensteinWilliam H. Mandel & Robert L. RussellJoan and Arthur SarnoffDiane Sawyer and Mike NicholsPam and Scott SchaflerLivia & Leo SchenkerSarah I. Schieffelin Charitable TrustRoberta SchneidermanFrancis H. and Barbara W. SchottJanet and William SchwartzJordan B. SeamanFred and Robin SeegalAnna Marie and Robert F. ShapiroGreg S. Feldman and Melanie ShorinShowtime Networks, Inc.Mrs. C. Sidamon-EristoffSandra Brant and Ingrid SischyJoan and Joel SmilowMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. SmithWilliam SofieldJeff Soref and Paul LombardiMr. and Mrs. Martin SosnoffNancy and Burton Staniar
Ruth S. StantonStarzSylvia and David SteinerElizabeth and George Stevens, Jr.Bonita and Kevin StewartThe Leila and Mickey Straus Family
Charitable TrustBarbara and John StreickerLynne TarnopolFern and Lenard TesslerStuart Thompson and Joe BakerLizzie and Jonathan TischBruce and Robbi TollWhitney and Henry J. ToppingDr. Eboni Marshall-Turman and
Rossie E. Turman IIITurner Construction CompanyLucy and Ernest E. TyrraschLillian Vernon and Paolo MartinoSteve WarrenMarc WebbSam and Katherine WeinhoffThe Weininger Foundation, Inc.Jerry Weintraub and Susan EkinsCarol and Michael WeismanMr. and Mrs. James O. Welch, Jr.John C. WhiteheadAnna Wintour and Bee ShafferElaine and Jim WolfensohnKevin YornBarbara and David ZalaznickAudrey Y. ZuckerDonald and Barbara ZuckerAnonymous (7)
$2,500–$4,999Audrey and Sargent AbornEric AbrahamStephanie and David AbramsonJoseph and Jacqueline AguannoLinda and Earle AltmanKaren and Gregory ArensonMr. and Mrs. George AschNorma Ketay AsnesMartin and Rhoda BarrDiane BelferHelene BergerJudy and Howard BerkowitzLeslie and George C. BiddleMarilyn Friedman and Thomas BlockMs. Emilia BrasherRonald and Claudia BraunsteinRobert BrennerBrillstein Entertainment Partners/Plan BPeter S. BritellPeter & Celeste BrownThe Sander and Norma K. Buchman FundMaggie and Don BuchwaldMarian C. BurkeDavid and Ginny ButtersKristen CampolattaroKaren CapanelliMarcy CarseyMelinda and Tony ChengJames Clark & Sandra Guenther ClarkDiane M. CoffeyThe Simon and Eve Colin FoundationMark and Lisa Cronin
Dr. Michael CuckaBeth and Ravenel CurrySusan DanilowBarbara & Douglas DannayLucy and Mike DanzigerPeggy and Dick DanzigerGordon J. Davis and Peggy Cooper DavisScott M. DelmanAntoinette Delruelle and Joshua L. SteinerJenny Brorsen and Rich DeMartiniWarren DernRobert and Martha DinersteinNancy Donohue and Diane ElamMs. Domitilia M. dos SantosBrendan DougherMartin L. EdelmanLisa and Sanford EhrenkranzSeymour Falik and Loraine LiebmannLily FanBenjamin and Kristen FayKevin FeigeMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. FeinbergLinda and Gregory FischbachSam FischerJeanne Donovan FisherBrendan & Kathleen FitzgeraldFor The RecordWilliam Fox Jr. Foundation,
Mrs. Barbara Fox-BordigaAndrew Frackman and Emily BraunGail FurmanBruce & Lueza GelbBarbara and Peter GeorgescuThe Gerstner Family FoundationSeifi GhasemiMelissa M. GibbsMs. Lynn GilbertNina Zolt and Miles GilburneGolding-Gerson FamilyDorian Goldman and Marvin IsraelowStephanie Pottruck GoldmanDr. Matthew GoldsteinTerina Golfinos and Robert LisiThe Gordon FoundationLiz and Irwin GotliebBarbara Freid GottesmanMr. and Mrs. Harry E. Gould, Jr.The Gramercy Park Foundation, Inc.Victor and Phyllis GrannJames and Marilee GreenwaldGregory P. Joseph Law Offices LLCEfraim & Ellen GrinbergTerry and Michael GrollJoan and Charles GrossNaava and Sanford GrossmanJennifer & Bud GruenbergLouise GrunwaldMr. and Mrs. John H. GutfreundPeter and Helen HajeRussel HamiltonJill and Martin HandelsmanIn memory of Dr. Jean Pierre Hartman
by his wife EvaDr. Allen and Madeline HauptmanHermione FoundationJanet and Arthur HershaftIan and Lea HighetThe William Talbot Hillman Foundation, Inc.Bonnie and Harold Himmelman
as of October 24, 2014
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Cathie Black Martin Bussmann Russell Carson Dan DoctoroffAndrea Jung Charles KayeMarie Josée Kravis Anne Welsh McNultyIndra Nooyi John Thain
Government Lincoln Center is deeply grateful to the government agencies and elected representatives listed below for their support.
The Honorable Bill de Blasio, Mayor of the City of New York
The Honorable Melissa Mark-Viverito, Speaker, New York City Council
The Honorable Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President
The Honorable Fernando Cabrera, New York City Council
The Honorable Elizabeth S. Crowley, New York City Council
The Honorable Inez E. Dickens, New York City Council
The Honorable Vincent J. Gentile, New York City Council
The Honorable Ben Kallos, New York City Council
The Honorable Peter Koo, New York City Council
The Honorable Mark Levine, New York City Council
The Honorable I. Daneek Miller, New York City Council
The Honorable Helen Rosenthal, New York City Council
The Honorable Eric Ulrich, New York City Council
The Honorable Paul Vallone, New York City Council
The Honorable James Van Bramer, New York City Council
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner
New York City Department of Education, Carmen Fariña, Chancellor
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Mitchell J. Silver, Commissioner
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, Bill Chong, Commissioner
The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York State
The Honorable Jeffrey D. Klein, Temporary President, Majority Coalition Leader, New York State Senate
The Honorable Dean G. Skelos, Temporary President, Majority Coalition Leader, New York State Senate
The Honorable Sheldon Silver, Speaker, New York State Assembly
The Honorable Brad Hoylman, New York State Senate
The Honorable Linda B. Rosenthal, New York State Assembly
New York State Council on the Arts Aby Rosen, Chair
National Endowment for the Arts, Jane Chu, Chair
The Honorable Charles E. Schumer, United States Senate
The Honorable Kirsten E. Gillibrand, United States Senate
Planned Giving: The Bravo SocietyLincoln Center greatly appreciates the generosity and foresight of those individuals who have included a provision for Lincoln Center in their estate planning.
Ms. Claudia AdamsMr. Robert ArdiniEstate of Katherine T. BidwellMs. Jane Boutwell Mr. Paul Bowley Eric BrauerDr. and Mrs. Alexander BrodenMs. Hillary BrownDavid G. CloughMr. Charles Edward ColeMr. Lewis B. CullmanMr. and Mrs. Stephen J. DelehantyJamie deRoyStephen W. FillaEvelyn M. Finklestein, Esq. Stuart M. FischmanMs. Lorraine FoxGene and Edith FriedmanSharon J. HandlerMs. Allison B. HartIn memory of Dr. Jean Pierre Hartman
by his wife EvaMr. Heinz K. HofmeisterRuth W. Houghton Mrs. Jane B. Jacobs Peter H. JuddMs. Ginger D. KarrenDr. Sivia KayeStuart and Isabel Kessler Tom and Jody King Ms. Francine S. KittredgeMr. John D. Knoernschild Mr. and Mrs. I. Stanley Kriegel Ms. Mary E. LangfordEvelyn H. Lauder Charitable Lead Annuity TrustMr. Berkley D. Leeds Ms. Linda Leven Nathan Leventhal Florence Lotrowski Mrs. Virginia Lyon Flora MajorMr. and Mrs. Peter L. MalkinMs. Mahnaz MaqsudiMr. and Mrs. Anthony D. MarshallMs. Anne M. Morris Mrs. K. Fred NetterMr. Stanley NewmanAlan A. and Barbara NicollMartin and Suzanne OppenheimerGerri and Lester Pollack Ms. Dina Powell Mr. Desmonde Printz Ms. Eleanor X. PripadcheffMs. Lourdes Proto Mr. Francis H. Rasmus, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard RichardsMartin Riskin Ms. Roberta Robins Ms. Susan Robinson Ms. Rama RodvienMs. Gloria RomaMs. Evelyn RoellMs. Joyce RosenSheila M. Rosen William H. Mandel and Robert L. RussellDirk and Judy SalzMichael L. Samuels Mr. John F. ScheichDr. Jayne Schneider-Rynar Mr. John SeamanDr. Sidney ShankerMs. Arlene ShulerJack and Shirley Silver Ms. Christine E. Sohn Mr. Philip F. StattelLucy and Ernest E. Tyrrasch Ms. Josephine UenoMr. Marshall M. WeinbergMs. Rose Lynn WeinsteinMr. and Mrs. Stephen B. WeinsteinMrs. Sarah WeisbergMrs. George WeissmanIn Memory of Rowenna Wight WhiteDr. Caroline E. Rubinstein and Phillip M. WinegarMarilyn M. WolfMr. and Mrs. Jerold ZieselmanMs. Carol ZuckermanWe also thank the members of the Bravo Society who wish to remain anonymous.
Lincoln Center Counsels’ Council Lincoln Center is extremely grateful for the pro bono legal services provided by the members of the following law firms and corporate legal departments.
ASCAPPeter Brown & Associates PLLCBryan Cave LLPCahill Gordon & Reindel LLPCarter Ledyard & Milburn LLPConnell Foley LLPCovington & Burling LLPDavis & Gilbert LLPDavis Polk & WardwellGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPGoetz Fitzpatrick LLPGreenberg Traurig LLPHiscock & Barclay, LLPKauff McGuire & Margolis LLPNixon Peabody LLPPaul Hastings LLPPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLPSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLPVenable LLPWeil, Gotshal & Manges, LLPWildes & Weinberg, P.C.Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPZuckerman Spaeder LLP
Mary Cirillo GoldbergJaclyn Rann Cohen & Ron CohenSuzanne and Jeff CohenArika and Jon CouchmanAlberto CribioreMr. George CumblerDr. and Mrs. Charles H. DebrovnerSteve and Connie DelehantyCynthia Brauer and Stacy DickDiller Scofidio + RenfroElisabeth and Alan DoftDonnell Consultants IncorporatedMr. and Mrs. Oded EdanEdmarElizabeth and Jean-Marie EveillardMr. and Mrs. Yehuda Even-ZoharCiara Burnham/Evercore PartnersTony and Judy EvninMr. and Mrs. Leroy FademDianne Schechter and Raymond W. FattellEstelle and Jerry FinkelsteinNancy Fisher and Marc KirschnerKim Fremont FortunatoBarbara A. GallaySandy and George GarfunkelAlexander GarvinMichael S. GendlerCarol GertzJoseph D. GioeCassie & Paul Glover & FamilyMr. & Mrs. Harrison J. GoldinThe David and Alan Greene Family
Foundation, Inc.Qusai HammouriLynne and Harold HandlerDr. Bjorn and Catherine HansonGerry HarperChristian G. HeilmannThe Hempel FamilyHoracio and Julia HerzbergMs. Judith M. HoffmanMs. Joan HolmesJosephine Lawrence Hopkins FoundationBruce HortenRobert E. HowardThe Hsu FamilyIridian Asset Management LLCMs. Carol IvanickJean and Maurice JacobsRaphael G. JacobsMr. & Mrs. Robert JacobyDavid JaquetSteven KaranGeorge and Mariana KaufmanHanni and Peter KaufmannMs. Yukako KawataMrs. Ralph W. KernJune KoizumiEdward KrapelsSandy and Eric KrasnoffMr. and Mrs. George KruppMr. and Mrs. Fernand LameschMarlene and Ed LandauMr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrakCindy & Richard LeibovitchCarl Folta and Molly LemerisSusan and Arthur LindenauerMr. and Mrs. Ira LipmanDr. Elyane E. Lombardy
Robert LosadaEileen Josten LoweCarol and Albert LowenthalMr. John Makinson and Ms. Nandana SenJudith and Michael MarguliesKevin MarrinanLaurel McKeePatricia and Helmut MeissnerMarie & Joe MeloneThe Janis and Alan Menken FoundationThe Merrill FamilyMrs. Carolyn MinskoffPeter & Mary K. MuncieJames B. MurphyO.D. Communications Inc.Bruce Colbath and Carol O’RourkeHarley and Stephen OsmanMichael and Gabrielle PalitzMr. Rafael Pardo GrandisonThe Par GroupPareen Patel & Michael KohlhaasPerakis FamilyEvan PicoultPillsbury Winthrop LLPLee and Jill PollockAnna & Martin RabinowitzSusan and Lewis RapaportRCDolner LLCMr. and Mrs. Ariel RecanatiNigel ReddenDenice H. ReinKenneth and Judith ReissJudith and Burton ResnickCatherine G. RobertsDavid and Susan RockefellerEllen and Kenneth RomanSteven SaslowMichael and Donna SassoMs. Elisa M. ScatenaDavid and Stacie Schapiro & FamilyIrving Scher & Amy L. KatzIrwin S. Scherzer FoundationJennifer and Jeff SchiambergDavid SchlapbachMrs. Gerald SchoenfeldGerhard SchulmeyerSeirer FamilyMr. Michael SchumaeckerSara Lee and Axel SchupfBarbara and Elias SedlinMs. Florence L. SeligmanMr. and Mrs. David SgorbatiLeroy Sharer and Michael MerendaTed and Mary Jo ShenAustin Sheridan and Phyllis Cermele SheridanSaul and Devorah Sherman FundJulie H. ShinJenny ShotwellJohn Silberman and Elliot CarlenJack and Shirley SilverMiro & Batia SilveraGrant and Jacqui SmithJoseph SongJanet and Gilbert SpitzerCatharine R. Stimpson and Elizabeth WoodCarol and Daniel StrickbergerMaureen and John SweeneySyosset Principals’ Association in Honor of
Dr. Carole G. Hankin
Mr. and Mrs. William TatlockThe Laura Steinberg Tisch Foundation, Inc.Phyllis TribleE. N. Ellis and Patricia TruscelliMau Hoi TungUneeda EnterprisesJudith and Menno VerhaveMr. and Mrs. Charles S. WarrenMatthew Weiner and Linda BrettlerGayle WellingNaida S. Wharton FoundationMr. and Mrs. Malcolm Hewitt WienerJohn H. WilliamsAnonymous (15)
China Advisory CouncilThe China Advisory Council guides and supports Lincoln Center in its work with Chinese cultural institutions and arts managers, fostering cross-border exchange between the United States and China in the performing arts and arts education.
Lan Yang (Co-Chair) Katherine Farley (Co-Chair) Lang Lang (Honorary Chair) Joseph Bae Richard M. Chang Angela Chao Guoqing Chen Shi-Zheng Chen Irene Chu Victor Chu Fenglei Fang Suning FangAkarin Gaw Mali Sananikone Gaw James HexterDavid Henry Hwang Handel Lee Ning Liang Vincent Lo Yiling Mao Jinghui Meng Dee Poon Shen Wei Vivienne Tam Tan Dun Boming Wang Oliver P. Weisberg Clara Wu Tsai Adam Chikeung Yu Allan Zeman Ruheng Zhao
Business Advisory CouncilThe Business Advisory Council gathers annually to provide key strategic insights on a number of the most challenging issues facing Lincoln Center and the cultural fabric of New York City.
Katherine Farley (Co-Chair)Edward P. Gilligan (Co-Chair) John B. Hess (Co-Chair) Robert Alexander Joseph Bae Douglas Band Jessica Bibliowicz
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Statements of Activities—Consolidatedfor the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 ($000)
OPERATING SUPPORT AND REVENUE 2014 2013
Contributions, grants, and special events, net $26,725 $27,432
Investment return for current operations 4,160 4,386
Box office and other program service revenue 11,725 13,210
Facilities services and rental income 57,250 54,221
Other income 3,636 2,290
Net assets released from restrictions 19,784 16,002
Total general operating revenue $123,280 $117,541
OPERATING EXPENSES
Performance presentations $24,903 $22,581
Media development (Live from Lincoln Center) 4,218 5,374
Education and outreach 5,899 4,316
Facilities management and services 57,172 55,667
Visitor and patron services 2,323 2,451
New ventures and special projects 2,253 2,536
Total program services $96,768 $92,925
Management and general 17,931 18,283
Fundraising 5,099 5,250
Total operating expenses $119,798 $116,458
Transfers (500) (700)
EXCESS OF SUPPORT AND OPERATING REVENUE OVER EXPENSES $2,982 $383
OTHER CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS
Board designated support and LCDP constituent funding $3,781 $3,745
Investment return 13,054 8,916
Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain on swap agreements (1,712) 22,558
Net assets released from restrictions 22,447 21,583
Depreciation and amortization, net (15,912) (16,811)
Interest and other financing costs (12,334) (12,361)
Redevelopment project expenses (662) (3,733)
Transfers 500 700
Total other changes in unrestricted net assets $9,162 $24,597
CHANGES IN RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
Restricted contributions and grants $50,216 $38,804
Investment return 18,928 13,775
Net assets released from restrictions (42,230) (37,586)
Total changes in restricted net assets $26,914 $14,993
TOTAL CHANGES IN NET ASSETS $39,058 $39,973
Net assets at beginning of the year 373,015 333,042
Net assets at end of the year $412,073 $373,015
Balance Sheets—ConsolidatedJune 30, 2014 and 2013 ($000)
Lincoln Center is a nonprofit organization exempt from income tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Balance Sheets and Statements of Activities are summarized here. A complete copy of Lincoln Center’s audited financial statements are available upon request. Call 212.875.5255 or fax your request to 212.875.5275.
ASSETS 2014 2013
Cash and cash equivalents $21,262 $55,618
Restricted cash 17,604 15,560
Accounts and investment income receivable 12,926 11,002
Contributions and grants receivable 80,338 70,566
Prepaid expenses, inventory, and other assets 10,709 7,687
Investments 236,714 212,512
Fixed assets, net 350,401 358,587
Total assets $729,954 $731,532
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $16,295 $14,551
Fair value of interest rate swaps 38,826 37,114
Deferred revenue 10,315 4,132
Long-term debt 252,445 302,720
Total liabilities $317,881 $358,517
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted:
General operating $11,369 $8,387
Board designated 118,717 107,121
Redevelopment and other physical capital 121,686 124,120
Total unrestricted $251,772 $239,628
Temporarily restricted 63,798 48,769
Permanently restricted 96,503 84,618
Total net assets $412,073 $373,015
Total liabilities and net assets $729,954 $731,532
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A copy of the last Annual Report filed with the New York State Office of the Attorney General may be obtained by writing to the New York State Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271 or to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-6583, Attention: Annual Report.
© 2014 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., American Songbook, CenterCharge, Capacities for Imaginative Learning, Imagination Award, Imagination Conversation, Lincoln Center, Live From Lincoln Center, Midsummer Night Swing, Mostly Mozart, The Five Arches & Design, and LC in the BX are registered trademarks and service marks of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Jed Bernstein President/CEO
Ron Austin Executive Director,Lincoln Center Development Project
Kara Medoff Barnett Managing Director, Lincoln Center Global
Peter Duffin Senior Vice President, Brand and Marketing
Russell Granet Executive Director, Lincoln Center Education
Jane Moss Ehrenkranz Artistic Director
Liza Parker Executive Vice President, Lincoln Center Operations & Human Resources
Tamar C. Podell Executive Vice President, Planning & Development
Nigel Redden Director, Lincoln Center Festival
Lesley Friedman Rosenthal Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Dan Rubin Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Greg Sheps Senior Vice President, Marketing Partnerships
Betsy Vorce Vice President, Public Relations
Photos: Cover: Revson Fountain: ©Mark Bussell; Sila: The Breath of the World: Kevin Yatarola; Bernstein, Farley: ©2014 Brian Stanton; Out of Doors: Kevin Yatarola; Kaidan Chibusa no Enoki; The Maids; Don Quixote: ©Stephanie Berger; Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra: ©2014 Richard Termine; Era la Notte: ©LoLL Willems; Charles Bradley; Patina Miller: Kevin Yatarola; Acis and Galatea: ©2014 Richard Termine; Midsummer Night Swing: Kevin Yatarola; Gatefold: ©2014 Nan Melville; Lincoln Center Local; Meet the Artist: ©2014 Iñaki Vinaixa; Seeger Memorial Concert: Kevin Yatarola; American Songbook Gala: ©Kevin Mazur; Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn: ©Mark Bussell; National Dance Day on Josie Robertson Plaza: Kevin Yatarola; Senior Management: Haghi Suka 2014.
Hundreds of people gathered on Josie Robertson Plaza to celebrate National Dance Day with a free group dance as part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors.
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Bryan LourdPartner, Managing Director and Co-ChairmanCreative Artists Agency
Michael LyntonChief Executive OfficerSony Entertainment, Inc.
Sir Deryck C. MaughanSenior AdvisorKohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Audra McDonaldActor and Singer
William R. Miller, CBE Former Vice ChairmanBristol-Myers Squibb
William C. MorrisChairman of the Executive CommitteeThe Metropolitan Opera Association
Anna NikolayevskyManaging MemberAxel Capital Management
Indra Nooyi Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerPepsiCo, Inc.
Daniel S. OchChief Executive OfficerOch-Ziff Capital Management Group
James P. O’ShaughnessyChairman & CEOO’Shaughnessy Asset Management
Gary W. ParrChairmanNew York Philharmonic
Joseph R. PerellaFounding Partner and Chairman Perella Weinberg Partners LLP
Ingeborg Rennert
Thomas A. RenyiRetired Executive ChairmanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Julian RobertsonChairmanTiger Management L.L.C.
Jim RosenthalChief Operating OfficerMorgan Stanley
Stephen M. RossChairman and Founder Related Companies
David M. RubensteinCo-Founder and Co-CEOThe Carlyle Group
Ralph SchlossteinPresident & CEOEvercore
Max R. ShulmanChairman of the BoardSchool of American Ballet
Gayfryd Steinberg
Steven R. SwartzPresident and Chief Executive OfficerHearst Corporation
Motomu TakahashiPresident & Chief Executive OfficerMitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
Alair A. Townsend Crain’s New York Business
Ann UnterbergChairmanLincoln Center Education
George WalkerChairman and CEONeuberger Berman Group, LLC
Christopher J. WilliamsChairman and Chief Executive OfficerThe Williams Capital Group, L.P.
John WrenPresident and CEOOmnicom Group
Shiqiang WuPresident, U.S.A.Chief Executive OfficerBank of China, U.S.A.
Clara Wu Tsai Director Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation
EX OFFICIO Hon. Bill de BlasioThe Mayor of the City of New York
Hon. Melissa Mark-ViveritoSpeakerNew York City Council
Hon. Thomas FinkelpearlCommissionerNew York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Hon. Mitchell SilverCommissioner New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
CHAIRMEN EMERITI
Amyas Ames (1906–2000)
Frank A. Bennack, Jr.
Bruce Crawford
John D. Rockefeller 3rd (1906–1978)
Martin E. Segal (1916–2012)
Beverly Sills (1929–2007)
George Weissman (1919–2009)
DIRECTORS EMERITI CO-CHAIRS
Hon. William H. Donaldson
Peter L. Malkin
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Mrs. James A. Block
Bruce Crawford
Peter Frelinghuysen
Harvey Golub
Victor Gotbaum
Eugene P. Grisanti
Ruth W. Houghton
June Noble Larkin
Martin J. Oppenheimer
Mrs. Frederick P. Rose
Susan Rudin
Walter V. Shipley
Howard Solomon
Daisy M. Soros
Hon. Carl Spielvogel
Stephen Stamas
Ronald P. Stanton
Julien J. Studley
Lillian Vernon
CHAIR Katherine Farley
PRESIDENT Jed Bernstein
VICE CHAIRSAdrienne ArshtChairman EmeritaTotalBank
David Alan CoulterVice ChairmanWarburg Pincus LLC
Richard K. DeSchererChief Legal & Compliance OfficerBloomberg L.P.
Joel S. EhrenkranzPartnerEhrenkranz Partners L.P.
Roy FurmanVice ChairmanJefferies LLC
John B. HessChief Executive OfficerHess Corporation
Bruce KovnerChairman Caxton Alternative Management LP
Philip L. MilsteinPrincipal Ogden CAP Properties
Laurie M. TischPresidentLaurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Ann Ziff
TREASURERBlair W. EffronFounding PartnerCenterview Partners LLC
DIRECTORSRonnie Ackman
Robert AppelPresidentAppel Associates
Christina Baker
Keith T. BanksPresident, U.S. TrustBank of America Private Wealth Management
Renée Belfer
Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Executive Vice Chairman of the Boardand Chairman of the Executive CommitteeHearst Corporation
Richard S. Braddock
Guoqing ChenChairman Pacific American Corporation, HNA Group
Diane M. CoffeyManaging DirectorPeter J. Solomon Company
Daniel CrownPresidentForay Entertainment and Red Crown Productions
James G. DinanFounder and Chief Executive OfficerYork Capital Management
Jay S. FishmanChairman and Chief Executive OfficerThe Travelers Companies, Inc.
Harold Ford, Jr.Managing DirectorMorgan Stanley
William E. FordChief Executive OfficerGeneral Atlantic LLC
Bart FriedmanSenior Partner Cahill Gordon & Reindel, LLP
Edward P. GilliganPresidentAmerican Express Company
Bennett J. GoodmanCo-Founder and Senior Managing DirectorGSO Capital Partners
Efraim GrinbergChairman & CEOMovado Group, Inc.
Audrey Butvay GrussPresident The Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation
Mimi HaasPresidentMimi and Peter Haas Fund
William B. Harrison, Jr.Former Chairman & CEOJPMorgan Chase & Co.
Rita E. HauserPresidentThe Hauser Foundation, Inc.
Jim HerbertChairman andChief Executive Officer (Founding)First Republic Bank
J. Tomilson HillVice ChairmanThe Blackstone Group
David A. HuntPresident and Chief Executive OfficerPrudential Investment Management
Robert A. IgerChairman & CEOThe Walt Disney Company
Elliot S. JaffeChairman & Co-FounderAscena Retail Group, Inc.
Steven A. Kandarian Chairman, President and Chief Executive OfficerMetLife Inc.
Honorable Judith S. KayeSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Sheryl J. Kaye
Kevin W. KennedyPresident and Chief Executive OfficerThe Metropolitan Opera
Somesh KhannaDirectorMcKinsey and Company
David H. KochExecutive Vice PresidentKoch Industries, Inc.
Peter S. KrausChairman and CEOAlliance Bernstein
Shelly LazarusChairman EmeritusOgilvy & Mather
Thomas H. LeePresidentThomas H. Lee Capital
Betty LevinPresidentCorporate Art Directions
Lincoln Center Board of Directors
As of October 17, 2014
Lincoln Center’s Resident Organizations
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
The Film Society of Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center
The Juilliard School
Lincoln Center Theater
The Metropolitan Opera
New York City Ballet
New York Philharmonic
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
School of American Ballet
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
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