Gold Star Givers
At ABC, we commit to our children from cradle through college, continuing our care for years after our kids leave our buildings. Recurring monthly or annual giving lets you guarantee our programs will still be there for years to come. You can become a Gold Star Giver by donating for two consecutive years or by making a monthly gift. Gold Star Givers receive:
a monthly Gold Star newsletter with program updates and the latest on all things ABC
a special mention in our Annual Report and on this page
2024 Gold Star Givers
Fred and Catherine Adair ⋆ Emily Adler ⋆ Anand Agarwal ⋆ Ramona and Temitayo Akindele ⋆ Nicole Allen and Alexander Merkler ⋆ Tony Anagnostakis ⋆ Anonymous (13) ⋆ Stephanie Apt and David Kaback ⋆ Justine S. Arrillaga ⋆ Susan J. Baer ⋆ Laura Bagarella ⋆ James and Veronica Baker ⋆ Helena Bala and Alexander Fortenko ⋆ Becky and Avi Banyasz ⋆ Vanessa and Damien Baque-Stanton ⋆ Seymour Barofsky ⋆ Nancy Barry ⋆ Alanna Barry ⋆ Richard and Ilene Barth ⋆ Nina Beattie and Michael Eberstadt ⋆ Linda Bell ⋆ Robert Bender and Loretta Nash ⋆ Sheryl Benjamin and Paul Howard ⋆ Barbara Berg ⋆ Sandye Berger ⋆ Mitchell Bernard ⋆ Hannah Bernard ⋆ Jason Bernier ⋆ Alixandra Blackman ⋆ Laura and Lloyd Blankfein ⋆ Stephen Bohlen and Arthur Pinto ⋆ Scott and Courtney Bordogna ⋆ Elise and Craig Boyan ⋆ Julie Brandes ⋆ Leigh and Micah Brill ⋆ Mimi and Jim Broner ⋆ Nathan Brujis ⋆ Dawn Buchenholz ⋆ Gretchen Buchenholz ⋆ Lauren and Robert Bugbee ⋆ Karen Bukolt ⋆ Katherine Burke and Ted Alt ⋆ Yuki and Horace Bush ⋆ Elizabeth and Tom Caine ⋆ Dawn Camner ⋆ Scot and Ulka Campbell ⋆ Drew Cancelliere ⋆ Sabrina Carrelli ⋆ Carson Family Charitable Trust ⋆ Joseph Castillo and Jessica Luck ⋆ Amy Cavanagh and Ted Grossman ⋆ Anthony Cesare, Jr. ⋆ Corinne Chmielewski and Jason Boyle ⋆ Jean Chu ⋆ Nancy Clark ⋆ Dwight Clark ⋆ Alexis Clendening ⋆ Kate Clifford and Matthew Collin ⋆ David and Lesa Cohen ⋆ Michael and Arleen Cohen ⋆ Lindsey O. Collins ⋆ Katherine Collins ⋆ Congregation of Churches ⋆ Rebecca Cooney ⋆ Ciro and Carol Coppa ⋆ Anna Cosme ⋆ Colin Crawford ⋆ Madeline Cuomo O'Donoghue ⋆ Frella and Ruairi Curtin ⋆ Sienna Daviau ⋆ Laurie Davis ⋆ Elaine and Will Davis ⋆ Tessa and Pieter De Leenheer ⋆ Owen DeCoursey ⋆ Amir Dehghan ⋆ Amy and Steven Denny ⋆ Tony and Michelle DeVito ⋆ Margaret Diaz-Cruz ⋆ Zoe Diflo ⋆ Gregory Dixon ⋆ Shauna Dixon-Chang and Michael Chang ⋆ Nancy Dreyfuss ⋆ Pat and Mary Duff ⋆ Robin and Robert Easton ⋆ Marian Wright Edelman and Peter Edelman ⋆ Maggie A. Edwards and George Edwards ⋆ Carl Eifler ⋆ Morgan and Allegra Eifler ⋆ Rosa Einhorn and Jeremy Burton ⋆ Alexandra Einhorn ⋆ Martin and Jacqueline Eisen ⋆ April Eismont ⋆ Jessica Elias and Brennan Lodge ⋆ Susanna Epstein and Ian Watson ⋆ Candice Ericson ⋆ Patricia Faldetta ⋆ John Faldetta ⋆ Hannah Fein ⋆ Toni and Richard Feinbloom ⋆ Kaitlyn Felicetti ⋆ Paul Feuerstein and Rebecca Eddy ⋆ Pat Fili-Krushel ⋆ Molly and Steven Findley ⋆ Jeffrey Fink ⋆ Marianne FitzGerald ⋆ Suzanne Fitzpatrick ⋆ Samantha and Drew Fleeter ⋆ Charles Fletcher ⋆ Vicki and David Foley ⋆ Jared Franken ⋆ Katherine Freedman ⋆ The Honorable Helen Freedman and Henry Freedman ⋆ Rose Galluzzo ⋆ Christine Gardner ⋆ Steve Gardner ⋆ Julius and Belma Gaudio ⋆ Gail and Roy Geronemus ⋆ Erica Gerzog ⋆ Tinsley and John Giese ⋆ Carolyn Golub ⋆ Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez and David Gonzalez ⋆ Catie Goodell ⋆ Tim and Karen Goodell ⋆ Suzan Gordon ⋆ Ann Gorga and William Klein ⋆ Amy Gottlieb and Lev Goltseker ⋆ Sujit Gouda ⋆ Grace R. & Alan D. Marcus Foundation ⋆ Ethan Gracer ⋆ Stephen Graham and Laura Bickford ⋆ Patricia Grassi ⋆ Hunter Gray ⋆ Jacob Greene ⋆ Jason Griffiths ⋆ Kathryn Grody and Mandy Patinkin ⋆ Catalina Gutierrez and John Ryan McRae ⋆ Yacine Hadjeres ⋆ Judy and Jack Hadlock ⋆ Meghan Hadlock ⋆ David Hale ⋆ Todd and Meghan Halky ⋆ Catherine Handy ⋆ Daniel Hart ⋆ Annie Hayes ⋆ Tom and Lori Healy ⋆ Anne and John Herrmann ⋆ Danielle and Jeffrey Hirsch ⋆ Stephen Hixon ⋆ Fran and Richard Hofstetter ⋆ Karen Holland and Mark Jenkins ⋆ Ellen Horovitz ⋆ Will Holtzman ⋆ Joanne Hsieh and Edward Lee ⋆ Stephanie Hubbell ⋆ Kalithea and August Huelle ⋆ Lauren Indorf ⋆ Anne Isaak ⋆ James Iselin ⋆ Ian James ⋆ James S. Peterson Foundation ⋆ Blanche and Peter Johnson ⋆ Avery Jones ⋆ Felipe Jordao ⋆ Celia Joyce ⋆ Adina Kagan ⋆ Meredith Kane ⋆ Susan and Ted Kanellakis ⋆ Katherine Karet and Jeffrey Levick ⋆ Brinda Kathju ⋆ David Kaufman ⋆ Patricia Walsh Kay ⋆ Susan and Gordon Kaye ⋆ Matthew Kelly ⋆ Mohamad Khaled ⋆ Greg Khost ⋆ Minju Kim and Young Sik Yoon ⋆ Ann Klotz and Seth Orbach ⋆ Jamie Kong ⋆ Priya Kothary and Jote Sethi ⋆ Nancy Kuhn ⋆ Liz and Jake Kuit ⋆ Joan Lacagnina ⋆ Robert and Raegan Lange ⋆ Rose Lapp ⋆ Karen Lavine ⋆ Greg Lee and Amanda Moretti ⋆ Christopher and Hae-yeon Lee ⋆ Kate and Richard Lee-McConnell ⋆ Christine Legge ⋆ Wesley and Evan LePatner ⋆ Kenneth Lerer and Katherine R. Sailer ⋆ Robert and Dana Lewin ⋆ Carol and Richard Lewis ⋆ Kendra and Marc Lico ⋆ Jessica Lin and John Gallagher ⋆ Elizabeth Lindemann ⋆ Yin Tzu Liu ⋆ Mr. Chip Loewenson and Ms. Susan Brune ⋆ Dr. Gerald Loughlin and Barbara Loughlin ⋆ Shelly and Tony Malkin ⋆ Janine Manolakos ⋆ Renata and Gary Manowitz ⋆ Jill and Tom Marino ⋆ Kenneth Marino ⋆ Patricia and Mike Marshall (Vine Family Charitable Fund) ⋆ Rudis Mata ⋆ Jason Matza ⋆ Rita Maxwell and Ryan Kane ⋆ Stacy Maxwell ⋆ Susan Mayer ⋆ Chris Mayer ⋆ Caroline and Mark McAndrews ⋆ Muriel C. McClendon ⋆ Ian McCumber and Yasaman Hoorazar ⋆ Thea McGovern ⋆ Patricia McKenna ⋆ Mary McNeil ⋆ Lanie and Paul McNulty ⋆ Jesus Menacho ⋆ Julie and Bruce Menin ⋆ Brigid and Mark Merriman ⋆ Alex Milner ⋆ Christopher Minervini ⋆ Valerie S. Mirels ⋆ Estelle Mitchell ⋆ Veronica Moo and Joshua Attie ⋆ Susan Mooney ⋆ Rachel Mooney ⋆ Eliana Morales ⋆ Jenna and Peter Morgenstern ⋆ Rebecca Morrow and Matthew Farrell ⋆ Peter Moukios ⋆ Madeline Naegle ⋆ Kathleen and Patrick Napolitano ⋆ Michael and Susan Nash ⋆ Samuel Nassi ⋆ Steven Newler ⋆ Shoko and Shigeru Noguchi ⋆ Eri Noguchi and Michael Lewis ⋆ Mary Randolph Norton and Charley Brinton ⋆ Amie and Scott Nuttall ⋆ Ellen Oppenheim ⋆ Jennifer Pace ⋆ Peter and Helen Pachios ⋆ Kyra Palmer ⋆ John and Mary Paone ⋆ Lu and Bernice Paone ⋆ Carolyn and William Patterson ⋆ Yardley Peresman ⋆ Elizabeth and Jeffrey Perlman ⋆ Steven Perrotto ⋆ William Peterson ⋆ Ruchi and Robert Pinniger ⋆ Troy and Julie Polan ⋆ Eleanor Pope ⋆ David and Alyssa Portny ⋆ Aliza and Jason Pruzansky ⋆ William Raffo ⋆ Peruvemba Ramesh ⋆ Andrew Rath ⋆ Rachel Ratner and Richard Greenspan ⋆ Kenneth Rende ⋆ Jim and Elissa Richman ⋆ Victoria Riess and Nathan Zapolsky ⋆ Rifkind Family Foundation ⋆ Katey Riordan Priber and Garth Priber ⋆ RJ Hutton Charitable Trust ⋆ Rochelle and David A. Hirsch Foundation ⋆ Steven and Maria Rosenthal ⋆ Amy Phillips Rotter and Alexander Rotter ⋆ Robert Russo ⋆ David and Elizabeth Saltzman ⋆ Mary Ellen and Henry Sampson ⋆ Judith Samuelson and Victor Henschel ⋆ Sandra Atlas Bass and Edythe & Sol G. Atlas Fund ⋆ Justin and Sara Santana ⋆ Melanie Santos ⋆ Lyndsey and Jared Saunders ⋆ Peggy and Henry Schleiff ⋆ Dr. Michael Schmerin and Dafna Schmerin ⋆ Mindy and Sid Schwartzapfel ⋆ Barbara Scudder Pritchard ⋆ Eve Seiter ⋆ Marion Seltzer ⋆ Tracy and Eric Semler ⋆ Emily Serwer ⋆ Amanda Sevareid ⋆ Jessica and Cullen Shaw ⋆ Allen E. Shifrin ⋆ Marc and Susan Sholinsky ⋆ Stephanie and Fred Shuman ⋆ Nitasha Siddique ⋆ Susan Silberberg ⋆ Jamie and Alexander Silver ⋆ Russell Silverman and Jarah Peters ⋆ Danielle Simone and Dan Quittman ⋆ Charles Simone ⋆ Paula Smith ⋆ Dan Smith ⋆ Donna Smythe ⋆ Amanda Snyder ⋆ Elizabeth Sommer ⋆ Ron and Ivana Starr ⋆ Aly Stein ⋆ Laura Stein and Isaac Pearlman ⋆ Drew Stern ⋆ Anil Stevens and Anita Krishnan ⋆ Lauren and Eric Stoff ⋆ Tom and Phoebe Styron ⋆ Dermot and Jennifer Sullivan ⋆ Kyle Swanson ⋆ Elizabeth Swindell ⋆ Kamil Szczegot ⋆ Susan Tanaka and Lewis Alexander ⋆ Suneela Tandra and Vilas Abraham ⋆ Christa Teevan ⋆ Savitri and Michael Tu ⋆ Karuna Uppal ⋆ Mandana Vahabzadeh ⋆ Judy Vale and Oded Regev ⋆ Jessie Vanamee ⋆ Luciana Vieira ⋆ Gail and Steven Viener ⋆ Stephen and Barbara Vine ⋆ Nancy Virdi and Anurag Poddar ⋆ Lara and Jamie Vitiello ⋆ Alex Vourlidis ⋆ Natalee Walker-Henry and Andrew Henry ⋆ Jamie Watson ⋆ Jodi Wechter Levy ⋆ Catana Weinbrown ⋆ Julia and David Weissman ⋆ Barbara Weisz ⋆ Tom Wells and Lee Tannen ⋆ Mary Wiener ⋆ Leslie Wildes ⋆ Fiona Williams ⋆ Matthew Williams and Maribel Ledezma-Williams ⋆ Schinae Wilson ⋆ Linden and Scott Wise ⋆ Faith Wolitzer ⋆ Ash Wolitzer ⋆ Michael and Lynne Wolitzer ⋆ Linda and Bob Wosczyk ⋆ Peter and Michelle Wu-Buchenholz ⋆ Julia Yang-Winkenbach and Oliver Winkenbach ⋆ Jeremy and Jennifer Yashar ⋆ Phyllis & Calvin Yee ⋆ Mahnaz Zahedi ⋆ Rachel and Scott Zinovoy ⋆
Estate Planning
Leaving a gift to ABC in your will is one of the easiest ways to support our mission and make championing New York City’s children a part of your enduring legacy. Bequests made in a will come in many forms - dollar amounts and percentages, cash, stock, securities, or property - the choice is yours. Making a gift in your will or adding one to an existing will can be as simple as having your attorney add the language below:
“I give to Association to Benefit Children, 419 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028, (the sum of $___ or ___ percent of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate/trust) for its general purposes.”
At ABC, we are here to help you develop a plan that works for you alongside your attorneys. If you have any special requests or questions about the estate planning process, please get in touch with us here.
Stock and IRA Giving
One of the most rewarding ways to donate to ABC is with a gift of stock or other securities. The full value of your gift is tax-deductible provided it has been held for at least one year, and there is no obligation to pay any capital gains tax on the appreciated value. The gift is fully tax deductible as of the date it arrives in ABC’s account.
To make sure we can properly acknowledge your gift for tax purposes, we must receive the information below in advance of the stock transfer. Once you complete the form below, you'll be taken to a confirmation page with ABC’s stock instructions.
Make a tax-free gift from your IRA
Make a difference today and save on your taxes. It’s a win-win that is entirely possible when you make a contribution to ABC from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Donors who are 70 and a half years old or older, can give any amount up to a maximum of $105,000 per year from their IRA without having to pay income taxes on the money. This type of giving is known as a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) and can significantly lower your tax burden. If you are over 73, you are required to withdraw from your IRA, so a charitable gift is a great way to fulfill this obligation without having to pay taxes on the withdrawal as you would otherwise. Finally, if you take an itemized deduction, you can deduct your charitable gift from your taxable income, and save even more money in the process. Let’s call it a win-win-win!
Frequently Asked Questions
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No, you must wait until you have turned 70 and a half before you make a gift.
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Yes! Beginning from the year in which you turn 73, you can use an IRA gift to satisfy RMD requirements.
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No, you can give any amount as long as it is less than $105,000. You can also make multiple charitable contributions from your IRA, so you could choose ABC and another charity as long as the total giving stays below $105,000.
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We must receive your gift by December 31 for your donation to qualify for the calendar year. If you have check-writing features on your IRA, note that your check must clear your account by December 31 to count toward your required minimum distribution for the calendar year. We recommend donating with plenty of time to avoid any confusion.
In-Kind Gifts
At ABC, we know that kids grow up fast! If you have any clothes, strollers, toys, games, sports equipment, or other items that are in good condition and need a new home, you can come and drop them off at either of our two main sites. We then distribute them to the families who need them most. Please note, we do not take donations of sheets, bedding, or used stuffed animals. We can provide thank you letters for in-kind donations, but we are not able to attribute value to any donated items for tax purposes. If you are interested in donating some items, please fill out the form below.
Drop-Off Locations
Please confirm with us before dropping off items, especially at Cassidy’s Place where we have limited capacity to store large donations.
The Graham School
1841 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10035
Tel: 646-459-6091
Mon - Fri, 8 am to 5 pm
Cassidy’s Place
419 East 86th Street
New York, NY 10028
Tel: 212 845 3821
Mon - Fri, 8 am to 6 pm