MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK

2010 ANNUAL REPORT

MAKE THE ROADNEW YORK

DIGNIDAD, COMUNIDAD Y PODER

Make the Road New York builds the power of Latino and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and the provision of survival services.

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Make the Road New York (MRNY) won vital policy reforms

at the city level and for the first time, brought our powerful

combination of organizing and strategic policy advocacy to

state and national struggles for immigration reform, worker’s

rights, and education justice.

We launched the Make the Road Action Fund, an independent

501 c4 organization, and by the end of the year, built its

membership to more than 1600, leveraging our capacity to

influence public policy.

And, we engaged our low-income membership in making our

organization more financially sustainable by launching several

highly effective new grassroots revenue generation strategies.

We thank our supporters, our allies and our 9000+ individual and

small business members for their commitment to winning dignity

and justice for New York’s Latino and working class communities.

2010 in review

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While historically, only 8% of people in our communities go to college, MRNY’s Student Success Center helped 80% of graduating seniors at four Bushwick high schools to apply to college.

MRNY mobilized 2,100 members—the largest delegation from New York City—to travel to Washington, DC for a historic march for immigration reform drawing more than 200,000 people.

After MRNY’s research uncovered systematic discrimination, with help from the New York State Attorney General, MRNY won a campaign to require more than 60 stores at American Eagle Outfitters to revise their policies to ensure equal employment opportunities and respectful treatment for transgender employees.

MRNY’s youth members and allies organized to pass the Student Safety Act, which establishes transparency on school discipline policies, protecting the safety and dignity of New York’s 1.1 million public school students.

Until 2010, New York City tenants had been unable to determine who actually owns the buildings where they live, making it impossible to confront dangerous housing code violations affecting their families. In 2010, MRNY spear­headed the passage of the Multiple Dwellings Registration Act which mandates transparency for hundreds of thous­ands of tenants and ends impunity for lawless landlords.

In 2010, 1,650 individuals and small business members joined our organization.

Our Workforce Development program placed 112 individuals in jobs with an average wage of $12.50, provided job readiness training to 670 individuals, and quality one­on­one employment counseling to 381 job seekers.

At our first annual Walk for Justice walk­a­thon, 300 low­income members raised $50,000 to support our communities.

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Before 2010, unscrupulous employers illegally withheld nearly $1 billion from low­wage workers in New York City every year. Now, MRNY’s Wage Theft Prevention Act protects hundreds of thousands of workers statewide and dis­incentivizes the widespread practice of wage theft.

MRNY helped more than

1400 adult students to

learn English, develop

literacy and computer

skills, earn a GED, or

become citizens.

MRNY launched and enrolled more than 200 members in Fuerza Cooperativa (Cooperative Strength), a unique partnership with the Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union. Through Fuerza Cooperativa, MRNY members can receive non­predatory loans, build their credit, and access financial counseling and a range of essential banking services previously unavailable for families and small businesses in NYC’s immigrant and under­banked neighborhoods. Fuerza Cooperativa also enables members to pay their Make the Road membership dues, building the financial stability of our organization.

MRNY provided critical legal services to 2,900 households, helping to prevent evictions, preserve key income supports, access health care, apply for citizenship, and fight wage theft.

MRNY connected 2,045 people to public health insurance, provided health workshops to over 1,000 people and conducted an HIV peer education program reaching more than 2,000 community members with HIV testing, prevention information, and other health resources.

MRNY’s student leaders and allies won our campaign to stop the

proposed elimination of free student Metrocards, ensuring free

school transportation for 500,000 NYC students and protecting

low­income families from unjust financial burden.

For over 14 years, MRNY’s Workplace Justice Project has organized thousands

of workers in low wage industries to stand up for their rights and has won

tens of millions of dollars in back wages and damages for aggrieved workers

through legal action.

In particular, MRNY combats wage theft—the nonpayment or underpayment

of minimum and overtime wages—which is rampant throughout the U.S.

In NYC alone, unscrupulous employers steal $1 billion each year from the

paychecks of low-wage and immigrant workers. In New York, penalties for

wage theft, and the chance of being caught, were so low that it created a

perverse incentive to steal workers’ wages. Specifically, it was cheaper to

violate the law, even if an employer was eventually caught and fined the

maximum penalties, than to pay workers the legal amount in the first place.

On December 13, 2010, in a stunning victory for workers across the state,

Governor David Paterson signed into law the Wage Theft Prevention Act—

historic and sweeping legislation that finally makes New York a leader in the

fight to eradicate wage theft. The law mandates harsh fines for employers

who flout the law, protects workers who stand up for their rights, and will

actually deliver workers the money they are owed. This hard-won victory

culminates years of organizing, legal action and research by MRNY members

and our labor, legal, community, and small business allies.

MonuMental win for new York workers

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Augusto Fernandez joined MRNY’s Workplace Justice Project in 2000, when he was fired from his job as a residential apartment building superintendent. The reason? He was Latino. MRNY’s Legal Team helped him bring a successful suit against his employer, and Augusto quickly became a leader of the Project, helping to organize and educate other workers who were facing exploitation on the job.

“I have always worked to fight against injustice, ever since I was young in Ecuador, and I have the same opportunity with Make the Road New York,” he said.

Augusto saw how his friends, family and fellow MRNY members struggled in jobs where wage theft was the

norm. “When you look at all the service jobs there is no incentive for employers to follow the law,” he said. “People are willing to work for $2 or $3 an hour for demeaning hours with no overtime because they are desperate and they have no power. When a worker speaks up, the employer will threaten them or cut their hours or simply fire the worker.”

Over the last decade, Augusto and the Workplace Justice Project have organized hundreds of successful actions against businesses citywide who were stealing wages. Despite many victories at individual workplaces, Augusto and other MRNY members knew that they needed to change the law in order to fully address wage theft statewide. Together with MRNY’s Legal

Team, they researched and helped write the new law that would become the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA).

When the law passed in December, it was a triumphant moment for Augusto and all of MRNY. “After working so hard and dedicating myself to this fight, it was one of the happiest days of my life,” he said.

Augusto is now leading MRNY’s work to implement the law, training other organizations statewide, sharing our model with other states, teaching businesses about their responsibilities and training the next generation of leaders to uphold workers’ rights and hold employers accountable. “It is an incredible accomplishment. Together, we will make this exploitation history.”

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Augusto (far right) leads an action at City Hall with fellow MRNY members.

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students win transparencY on school policingOn January 6, after three years of advocacy by Make the Road New York’s

youth leaders and allies in the Student Safety Coalition and the Urban Youth

Collaborative, Mayor Bloomberg signed into law the Student Safety Act,

which promotes transparency on school discipline policies, protecting the

safety and dignity of New York’s 1.1 million public school students.

New York City’s 5,200 School Safety Agents comprise the fifth largest

police force in the country. Without transparency, students, parents, and

administrators have been unable to properly examine or dispute disciplinary

actions, preventing any comprehensive study or improvement of school

safety policies.

This new City legislation requires the Department of Education and the NYPD

to regularly report how school discipline and policing policies are affecting

students based on their race, gender, language, grade level and special

education status—thereby helping policymakers, educators and advocates to

develop solutions that work for all students.

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MRNY youth member Jaritza Geigel joined the organization when she was 16, after representatives from MRNY’s Youth Power Project came to her classroom to talk about policing in schools.

“Students are being treated like criminals in our schools, getting arrested for mouthing off or hand­cuffed for something as little as writing on a desk. The punishment does not fit the crime. With students being criminalized at such a young age, for basically doing what kids do, it’s like the schools are just a pipeline to prison.”

Jaritza quickly dove into the work of the Youth Power Project. “I was involved in all the campaigns. It was basically like I lived here.” Jaritza found her passion in helping other students to develop their voice. She

helped to lead workshops and trainings that brought together hundreds of other students to collectively strategize how to make school policies more accountable to them.

From these conversations, the Youth Power Project and our coalition partners developed the legislation that would become the Student Safety Act. Jaritza and her fellow Youth Power members met with numerous members of the City Council and Speaker Christine Quinn in order to get their backing for the new law. They also organized large direct actions and press conferences and gave testimony at hearings to demonstrate why the new law was needed.

“Because they are coming from the police department, Student Safety Agents don’t

always have the appropriate training to deal with youth in a school environment,” Jaritza said. “With the Student Safety Act in place, all disciplinary actions become public record, and the city has to be accountable for what is happening to students in our schools.”

When the Student Safety Act passed, Jaritza and her peers were thrilled that their years of hard work paid off. “Young people really were able to see their own power and feel a sense of accomplishment,” she said. “It was really important for me, learning how to break down these complex problems and be able to address the root causes—and then to turn around and help other youth to do the same thing. I am really proud of my work and our work as an organization.”

YOUTH LEAD CITYWIDE REFORM

Jaritza speaks at a press conference on the Student Safety Act with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and Council Members Melissa Mark­Viverito and Robert Jackson.

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2010 DONORSMake the Road New York depends on the generous support of foundations, corporations, government and individuals. Gifts and/or commitments received from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

UP TO $1,500,000

New York City Department of Youth and Community Development

Ford FoundationFund for the City of New YorkNew York Community TrustNew York State Department of Health

Open Society FoundationsRobin Hood FoundationSingle Stop USA

UP TO $500,000

Andrus Family FundAnonymous DonorDeutsche Bank Americas FoundationInterest on Lawyer Account Fund of the

State of New YorkManaged Care Consumer Assistance Program

New York State Department of StateNew York State Education DepartmentOffice of New York State Senator

Hiram MonserrateRTS Family Foundation

UP TO $250,000

Center for Community ChangeConsortium for Worker EducationCUNY HomebaseHagedorn FoundationINCO ­ Neighborhood Opportunities FundMary J. Hutchins Foundation, Inc.Merck Family FundMertz­Gilmore FoundationMovement Strategy CenterNew World FoundationNew York City Coalition for Educational JusticeNew York City Department of Health and

Mental Hygiene

New York FoundationOffice of Congressman Joseph CrowleyOffice of New York State Senator Jose PeraltaPublic Welfare Foundation, Inc.Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.Scherman Foundation, Inc.Solidago FoundationSurdna Foundation, Inc.Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter RockUrban Youth Collaborative

UP TO $100,000

Alliance for a Just Society (Northwest Federation of Community Organizations)

Anonymous DonorAshoka: Innovators for the PublicCapital One Foundation, Inc.Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc.Edward W. Hazen Foundation, Inc.Funding ExchangeHispanic FederationKirkland & Ellis FoundationNational Council of La RazaNew World Foundation and Open Society

FoundationsNew York Immigration Coalition

New York State Department of Economic Development

New York State SenateNew York Women’s FoundationOffice of New York City Council Member Julissa

FerrerasOffice of New York State Assemblywoman Cathy

NolanPushback NetworkRetail, Wholesale and Department Store UnionRight to the CityRobert Bowne Foundation, IncRockefeller Family Fund

UP TO $50,000

Aetna FoundationAnonymous DonorAssociation for Neighborhood & Housing DevelopmentAT&TBrooklyn Community FoundationCatherine Hawkins FoundationColumbia Public Interest Law FoundationDaphne FoundationDiscount FoundationDunn Family Charitable FoundationGlenview Capital Management, LLCJames HealyJesse Smith Noyes FoundationJewish Funds for JusticeCaleb KramerLiman FoundationJennifer and Ian McAllister­NevinsNew York City AIDS Fund of the

New York Community Trust

New York City Department of EducationNorth Star Fund, Inc.Office of New York City Council Member Daniel DrommOffice of New York City Council Member Diana ReynaOffice of New York City Council Member Eric GioiaOffice of New York City Council Speaker

Christine QuinnPublic Interest ProjectsSeasons Fund for Social TransformationUnited Food and Commercial Workers

Union InternationalUnited States Citizenship and Immigration ServicesUnited States Department of LaborValentine Fund of the Tides FoundationValentine Perry Snyder FundVanAnden Fund of the Tides Foundation

UP TO $25,000

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Brooklyn Smoke­Free PartnershipCoalition for Excellent Public

SchoolsCommunity Service SocietyFund for Public Health in New YorkGesso FoundationHLS Builders Corp.Carol and Martin Kolsky

Kraupner Pharmacy, Inc.Maxine Greene FoundationMAZON: A Jewish Response to

HungerNational Economic and Social

Rights InitiativePerq Fund of the Tides FoundationPublic Allies New York

Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ

Alex Sierck and Elizabeth AdamsVantage Properties, LLC.Verizon FoundationWyckoff Heights Medical Center

UP TO $10,000

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers

A Better BalanceAdobe FoundationJeffrey Bauman and

Linda FienbergChez BushwickAnne E. DelaneyFeeding AmericaH. L. Epstein Family FoundationHarmon FoundationMichael J. Hirschhorn and

Jimena P. MartinezIME Fellowship Program,

Binational Education Initiative

L&M Development PartnersLivestrong FoundationJohn McMonagle and

Beatriz CardenasNational Institute for

Occupational Safety and HealthBetsey Nevins and Jay SaundersNew York Hotel & Motel

Trades CouncilNew York State Paid Family

Leave CoalitionNew York State Trial

Lawyers AssociationNYC Human Resources

Administration ­ Office of

Food Program and Policy Coordination

Office of New York City Council Member Erik Martin Dilan

Outten & Golden LLPRidgewood Savings BankRockefeller FoundationTrinity Grants ProgramUnited Food and Commercial

Workers, Local 1500United Way of New York City:

Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program

Western Union Foundation

UP TO $5,000

UP TO $2,500Madeline and Howell AdamsThe After School Corporation (TASC)Anonymous DonorArthur Ashe InstituteCary Kane LLPChief Officers 3rd SectorCommunications Workers

of AmericaTom Cramer and Michele BurgerAbigail Disney and Pierre HauserEmery Celli Brickenhoff & Abady, LLPEntrust Capital, Inc.F.B. Heron FoundationMichael and Susan FriedmanGarden City GroupGoldman Sachs & Co.J.M. Kaplan FundJill Roberts Center for Inflammatory

Bowel Disease

Kirkland & Ellis LLPLaborers International Union of

North AmericaLaura B. Vogler Foundation, Inc.Nicholas LemboLevy Ratner, P.C.Local 1102 Retail, Wholesale and

Department Store Union­UFCWLocal 338 Retail, Wholesale and

Department Store Union­UFCWMonadnock ConstructionNational Home Library FoundationNew York Administrative

Employees, CWA Local 1180New York Bar FoundationHope and Joshua NewmanNexxo Financial CorporationNPower

Office of New York City Council Member James Van Bramer

Constance PackardPritchard Family FoundationResearch Center for Leadership

in ActionLes Silverman and

Patty AbramsonSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher

and Flom LLPTransnational Institute for

Grassroots Research and ActionNicholas TurnerUnited Food and Commercial

Workers Union, Local 464AUnited Federation of TeachersVladeck, Waldman, Elias &

Engelhard, P.C.Alan and Barbara Washkowitz

Atlantic PhilanthropiesNatalia and Alan AudiBob and Carolyn AxtPedro BeroyShree and Sailendra ChatterjeeAnne ClarkCondon O’Meara McGinty &

Donnelly LLPKevin DeNuccioEconsult CorporationEllen Grauer Court ReportingCarol FlatonMarcos FloresFriedman, Levy, Goldfarb &

Green P.C.

Norm Fruchter and Heather LewisLatino Commission on AIDSLaw Offices of Bryan Pu­FolkesMash City Business Systems, Inc.Vincent McGeeElaine and PJ ModeMartin MunitzNew Visions for Public Schools, Inc.New York City Health and

Hospitals CorporationNew York State Immigrant

Action FundBen Posel and Jessica BaumanProfessional Staff Congress/CUNYBenjamin Ross

Delilah RothenbergMegan Sheetz and Trevor PriceTarpinian GroupUnited Food and Commercial

Workers Union, Local 888United Food and Commercial

Workers Union, Local 1262United Food and Commercial

Workers Union, Local 328Susan WeinerWinky FoundationZahir Zaveri

UP TO $1,000

Altshuler Berzon LLPWilliam AnspachHyatt BassDagan BaylissNadia and Bob BernsteinAileen Betancourt EspadaAngad BhallaSheila BirnbaumYuka BroderickBushwick School for Social Justice

Irene and Reid ChambersCommittee of Interns and

Residents/SEIUJenny and Jon CrumillerSusan DavisDeconstruction, Inc.Barbara Deinhardt and Dan SilvermanTara DeNuccioJohn and Ellen DrewMatias Einaudi and Melanie Gomez

Lauren and Philip EskelinElaine and Bob FeldmanJuan FernandezKris Franklin and Sarah ChinnStephen GilbergRoberta and Michael GottesmanGreenberg Taurig LLPGrey and Grey LLPMaria Angela Gualy CeballosHabib Family Fund

UP TO $500

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Sheri and Steve AbramsJohn AdairMary AdairWilliam and Betsy AdairTyler AdamsTanya AfricaElizabeth AftonFlia AguasacoConor AhernElizabeth AliceaMeir AlkonNoemi AlMonteMatthew AndersonSheila Anderson and

Jay HerzmarkAbigail AndrewsChristina AnjeskyLuisa AriasMaria AriasMauricio AriasPortia ArmstrongJennifer ArwadeJonathan Asen

Peter AsenWesley AtenCaron AtlasDeborah AxtMichael Axt and

Kerrieann GatesEllen BakerWill and Susan BaldwinRajarshi BanerjeeVeronica BanghartJorge Garcia and Acela

Barron­CamachoChloe BassAndrea Batista

SchlesingerIsaac BauerMichael BaumgaertnerIvan BecerraDarrell and Lisa BenatarDebra Bergen KosterChristine and

Jack BergstromBestway Dry Cleaners

Maria Elena BetancurtSean Bettinger­LopezTamiko BeyerHillary BleckerCourtney BloomDr. and Mrs.

Shyamalendu BoseCharles and

Deborah BothLeah BoustanCorrina BouthiletteChris BowserAzra BrankovicEric BraxtonAndrew BreckMark BrennerAudrey BrocknerPatricia BroenDavid BrunoMargaret BurchenalBurke & Thomas, PLLPSarah BurnsMelanie Bush

AnneMaria ButzbaughLuz Cabrera­FriasFranklin CaceresRicardo CaicheBarbara CaldwellNancy Carmichael and

Michael WashburnFrances CarrascoCamille CarrionJeremy CarterJeremy Carter and

Sayuri RogelBrennan CavanaughHeather ChambersMegan ChambersBenny ChanJyothi ChandraAllegra ChapmanCarolina ChavesMelissa CheckerMay Ying ChenDonna ChinJan Clausen

Daniel CoatesMolly Cobb and

Brad HoldernessRoyce CohenJose Collado­EspinalBrendan CollinsKatherine CollinsKathleen ComerMary Sue ComfortDan and Nancy ConnorPeter and

Marlene ConnorPeggy ConteRonald and

Karen CorsonMirna Cortes­ObersSusana CrawfordDaniela CrespoDorothy CrowtherMaria CruzMariana CruzDaysi CuevasSara Cullinane

UP TO $100

Belle HorwitzHOUSEOFCAKES DesignKevin JacobsJill Jacobs and Guy AustrianJAMSStephen Jenkins and Penny LewisRachel and Amar KuchinadJason LiddellMeyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, PCMi FarmaciaPatrick Moffitt and Hugh HoganCaroline and J MosesDorothy Moss and Larry MeyerSuresh Naidu

Sarah NathanSuzy NevinsPeralta for SenateKathleen PeratisPowers MediaWorks LLCRitz Clark & Ben­Asher LLPDavid RosadoAlison Rosenberg BerkeGhita SchwarzJudith SeidServidio INCSettlement Services, Inc.Andy ShapiroLewis Steel

Michael SteinCatherine StettsMaryAnn SungJustin SwartzLouis SwartzJudith R. ThoyerUAW Region 9AKeri and Santiago ValdesCongresswoman Nydia VelazquezClaudia VolpiWorkers United / Laundry, Dry­

Cleaning & Allied Workers Joint Board

Stacy AbramsonLee and Jeanne AllenArturo ArchilaAsian Women’s Giving CircleBenjamin and Susan BaxtBerke­Weiss & Pechman LLPNanci and John BermanAdam BlumenkrantzElise BoddieNaomi BraineBrooklyn For PeaceAmy BrownSusan Becky BuffaloCalvert Social Investment

FoundationColbert CannonCapital One Bank ­

Elmhurst BranchAmy CarrollTom CarrollPatricia CepedaJames CoatesDavid ColodnyCommunity Resource ExchangeElizabeth CribbsMarc and Carrie CrossmanSusan Crumiller and

Arastu ChaudhuryDeborah Dash Moore and

MacDonald MooreLule DemmissieDemovsky Lawyer ServiceDistrict Council 37 AFSCMERichard DixonEsteban DuranEl Centro de HospitalidadEmigrant Savings Bank ­

Queens Boulevard BranchMelvin and Carol EndyFarmers Market Federation

of NYFifth Avenue CommitteeAlex FinermanTom FinkelpearlFossil Partners L.P.Vidrik Frankfather

Francois FurstenbergTerri GersteinGivenik LLCRachel GoldDavid GoldmanSusan and Sam GoodmanJohn GrayMichael GrayAdam Grumbach and

Janet BloomZineb GuessousChristine HabibAlden and Marcy HallRobert HamshawLaura Hansen and Jim StubbsHealthy LIC ­ The Floating

HospitalTracy HewatJacques HoffmanImmigration EqualityHonor JonesSharon and Richard JonesRobert JuceamTricia KakalecKasirer ConsultingMartin and Ellen KatzMark KempsonJag and Birinder KhalsaMarsha LaTessaLily Lawn­TsaoAngela LeeValerie LeonLieff Cabraser Heimann &

BernsteinBill LienhardJoanne Lin and Gregory ChenLauren LittleAnna LoizeauxVictor Lopez CaseresPaul LukasBrinda MairaMalkin & RossJane and James McGroartyKirk McKeownLinn Cary MehtaKevin Mintzer

Eileen MontagueMikhael Moore and Deb AxtNina Morrison and

Carina BiggsAssemblyman Francisco MoyaNational Employment

Lawyers Association/ New York

Sarah Netburn and John R. Cuti

Jared NicholsonOffice of New York State

Assemblymember Richard N. Gottfried

Teresa OlleDorothy Otnow LewisCesar PalomequeFaith Paris AaronsPam ParkerCamilla PastorVaishali PatelNathaniel PopperBryan Pu­FolkesMichael RabinowitzSusan RaiRuth RaisfeldNancy RankinLisa ReyesAlfredo RiosMark RiskMarc RivlinJohn RodinLuz Amparo RojasRosado, Chechanover &

Bayrasli, LLPMichael RothenbergAnya RousDanielle Russo­SlughRust Consulting, Inc.Harry and Elinor SachseDouglas SandersSusan Sankar and

Peter CullinaneAudrey SassonDolores Schaefer

Helen Schaub and Reena Karani

Meryl SchwartzRita SethiLarry Shapiro and

Cathy BerkmanShavitz Law GroupJackie Sherman and

Mike HeldGalia SiegelJo Anne SimonDarnley StewartElizabeth StillAmy SugimoriClaire SylvanMehrman TabibzadehTerraza 7 Train CafeMichael Trister and

Nancy CampbellMichael TurilliDavid UdellUnited Food and Commercial

Workers Union, Local 1United Food and Commercial

Workers Union, Local 1459United Food and Commercial

Workers Union, Local 371United Food and Commercial

Workers Union, Local 791Emily UnderwoodUdaya VaidyaJuan and Maria ValdesVeris Wealth PartnersLori VinesBradford and Alicia WagonerTimothy WaltherMariann WangWashburn CarmichaelMiriam WermeltJudith WesslerWestern Asset Management

CompanyLeslie WestreichCarol WittenbergEric ZacharyArthur Zuckerman

UP TO $250

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Lauren DasseCarley De RosaRaymond DearieMichele DeCastroMedina del CastilloClaire DeNuccioMatt DeNuccioNicole DeNuccioCarolyn DeoleoAbigail DeutschKristen DollardPedro DominguezMaura DonnellyEdith DorfmannJoanne DoroshowValentine DoyleHeather DuchownyJames DuffyKaren DufilhoJudy and

Charles DunneSavitri DurkeeManuel EcheverriaHelen EckersleyAbigail EdwardsNicolas EilbaumCatherine EliotDeborah EllisJudith EllmanNorman and

Carolyn EllmanRuthie EpsteinAyca ErgenemanCaitlin ErvinNancy EstevezCaron EuleNeil FabricantKenneth and

Julie FalkRachel FeldLeonard FeldmanRachel A. FeldmanAngel FerrerFabio FerrinMarjorie FineDouglas Fishman and

Christina AdlerMargarita FlattGolda FleischmanHenry and

Jaki FlorsheimJennifer FlynnWyatt ForeJonathan ForemanCarly FoxMadeline FoxMonique FrancisJason FranklinHenry FreedmanVictoria FryePeter Kyle FunestiFrancesca GanyMaria Alexandra GarciaClaudia GarzonZachary GelberJeremiah GellesMeredith GemeinerRobert GeraghtyLara GersteinBecca GlaserCarolyn GleasonKian GohAndrew Goldberg and

Karen PuttermanBenjamin GoldmanEdward GoldmanLourdes GomezMargarita GomezAfrania GonzalezElizabeth GonzalezKeith GoodmanRobin Gordon LeavitDiana GoreAshley GorskiBen GottliebChristine GottliebAlix Gould­WerthErik GrafeKaren Graham

Shanti GrandhiBriana GreenPaul K. GreerCatalina GregorioKati GriffithAimee GriffithsJuan GrilloR. and

M. GrossfeldEvan GrunbaumLeonard and

Barbara GrunbaumJyllian GuntherSergio Gutierrez IIIJoseph GuzmanMichael HaberMariam HabibThomas HabibJessica HallKate HamajiJill HambergRonald HanftSirriya Din Happiness IncMargarita HernandezHank HerreraCarolyn HillSteve HindsYu­Chi and

Sophia HoChannon HodgeDavid HoffmanKathleen HughartCraig HughesAmran HusseinGloria IbanezChez Oskar Inc.Ed Stevens and

Robin IsserlesShannon Jackie Robinson

SmithHeather JansenLucia JazayeriTodd JerlesLisa JobsonDon JonesChris JulianAndrew A. KafelMargrit and

Herschel KaminskyKathe KarlsonMalcolm KatesTova KatzJeremy Katz and

Loren EdelsonWalda Katz­FishmanJesse KayeChris KeeleyAna Isabel KeilsonDaniel KeyserlingMichael and

Jodie KirshenbaumAlison KleinIra KleinKim KleinGregory KohnBunny KolodnerGretchen KolskyEmily KopleyRain KramerElaine and

Carl KrasikJason KrauseFrances KreimerJeremy KueffnerYuliya KuklinaDavid KwokLa Nueva RestaurantLaborers International

Union of North America, Local 270

Christopher D. LambCouncil Member

Brad LanderDavid LandesDianne LandesEdward LandesJim LandesJamie LaurieRichard Lefkowitz

Margaret LeggatRodrigo LehtinenUrsula LeveltDavid LevinFred Levy and

Kathy GruberCarter LewisAudrea LimDavid LipmanJoseph LipofskyBill LiptonLaura LiuLaura Lo FortiBarbara LoizeauxArielle LoweJoy LuangphaxayRenate Lunn and

Josh LernerChris LuttrellJohn LynchDennis and

Trudy Lyon­HartKatie Lyon­HartGeorge MacDougallNabanjan MaitraElizabeth ManlinHoward MannSabrina ManvilleAharon MarkovPeter MarkowitzAmy MartinSharon MartinasEyal MatalonJames MatherMike MayAnn McDermottLeslie McGheeKavitha MedirattaAvram and

Janet MednickEric MilesJill MilesJohn MilesSeema MisraFrancisca MontanaPatrick MoranRocio MoranchelRomeo MorenoAvideh MoussavianLauren MuccioloJames MummAlvaro MunozAna MunozJoseph MunozMichael MurphyEric NadeauMargaret NardieSean NauRaj NayakMartin S. NeedelmanMorton and

Ruth NeedelmanRenee NeierPetra NemethLouis and

Sherry NevinsNew Immigrant

Community Empowerment

Vivian NewdickThomas NewmanAnthony NgChristopher NiedtJames O’BrienMichael O’NeilMira OreckDorothy OshiroTheo OshiroAngelica OteroMillard OwensBarry PaddockJessica PalaciosYolanda PalaciosSuzanne PalauLynn PaltrowRajesh ParameswaranAndrea ParraCory ParrishRajeev Patel

Cynthia and Chandler Peirce

Cecilia PenaJuan PeraltaBraulio PerezMajel PetersElaine PetersonSala PetersonCatherine Pfordresher

and James MooreCharlotte Phillips and

Oliver FeinAntonio PiomboJacinto PlascenciaMelissa PoeDanielle PollaciSylver PondolfinoShelley PooveyRoosevelt PosadaClaire PrestelVirginia PriestKrystyna PrintupJoyce PyleAmity QuinnDiane QuintonKeith and

Cindy QuintonElizabeth RaisbeckSamira RajanMary RamsayCatherine RaphaelGayle RaskinNancy and

Sam RaskinKathleen ReevesLucila Rendon de IbarraGiuseppe RestivoMegan RhyneMary Ann RiadAlice Rich LewisMatthew RitterAwilda RiveraSarah Margaret RobertsThomas RobertsChrystian RodriguezOli RodriguezDara RoseJessica RoseLindsay Erin RosoffBernie and

Toby RothNina RothchildLarry and

Sharyn RubinMark RubinsteinRebekah RuppeMark Rush and

Debra WexlerSusan RyersonSaduf SaleemPamela SankarAntonio SantanaMarinella SarmientoJessica SchafrothPeter Schneider and

Susan DejarnattEva SchulteSusan R. and

George C. SchwellingDeborah ScottDouglass and

Karen SeidmanGuillermo SernaAnthony SeveroJillian Shagan and

Henry GoldschmidtRhoda ShapiroOrianne SharirBeth Sharkey and

Chris AlexanderLisbeth ShepherdLoni and

Raymond ShermanTracy ShuppAlice Siegel and

Charles HigginsSusan and

Sandy SierckNina Silk

Leigh SilvermanGerald Slater and

Halcyone BohenDr. Beverly SmirniDaniel SmithJill Snachkus­CaruanaJennie SolerJoanna SorockiMichael SpringEricka StallingsTiffany StarrJoseph StaskoPenney and

Josh SteinDawn Stewart­LookkinMatthew StieglerFrances StiglinMarta StiglinDolores Stiglin­EddyLevi StoloveSierra Stoneman­BellErin SullivanAmita SwadhinAndrea SwensonIngrid SwensonJ.E. Swenson­EldridgeMark SwierNava SzwergoldSatoshi TabuchiJoan TallyChristopher TanJessica TaubeAndrew TelzakCarol TelzakEdward TelzakJeanne TheoharisTheresa ThomsonAngela ThurstonLaura TompkinsVictoria TorradoAmy TraubHeather TrobeDiane TukmanJuno TurnerJane UdelsonDavid UnderhillElizabeth UrmyJimena Valdes and

Sam WashingtonVictor ValdiviezoHector VallejoAbigail Van DamEmma VanGenderenTaleen VartanFrancisco VasquezGregory Samuel VaughanJeff VendettiLouis Venech and

Christine HunterElizabeth VenegasVGH PharmacyVital PharmacyJessica VosburghFarnaz VossouqhianDenise WalingJustin WaluchJoel Weinberg and

Barbara Schloss­Weinberg

Hinda WeinbergerMorris WeinbergerBeth WeinblattAlison WeintraubEric WeltmanWendy WendlandtSarah WildemanChristopher WilesRenee WilesJay WilkinsAlaina WilliamsAndrew Willis GarcesKatharine WolpeShelvy Young AbramsJames ZaleChristina Zuniga Madrid

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MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK AND AFFILIATECOMBINED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETSYear Ended December 31, 2010

TEMPORARY UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTALPUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUESContributions

Foundations $ 2,264,809 $ 1,805,723 $ 4,070,532Individuals 210,790 ­­ 210,790Corporations 70,207 ­­ 70,207Trust 187,051 322,710 509,761

Governmental grant revenues 2,693,885 ­­ 2,693,885Event revenue, net 213,889 ­­ 213,889Legal revenue 141,796 ­­ 141,796Other income 152,227 ­­ 152,227

$ 5,934,654 $ 2,128,433 $ 8,063,087

Net assets released due to $ 1,791,566 $ (1,791,566) ­­ satisfaction of time and purpose restrictions

total $ 7,726,220 $ 336,867 $ 8,063,087

ExPENSESProgram services

Adult education $ 985,963 $ ­­ $ 985,963Youth development 1,462,689 ­­ 1,462,689Organizing projects 2,109,452 ­­ 2,109,452Community workforce 389,960 ­­ 389,960School­based programs 140,746 ­­ 140,746Legal and supportive services 1,684,570 ­­ 1,684,570

$ 6,773,380 $ -- $ 6,773,380Supporting services

Management and general $ 600,817 $ ­­ $ 600,817Fundraising 472,606 ­­ 472,606

$ 1,073,423 $ -- $ 1,073,423

total $ 7,846,803 $ -- $ 7,846,803

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET $ (120,583) $ 336,867 $ 216,284ASSETS BEFORE OTHER ACTIVITYNon­operating activity

In­kind contributions $ 16,500 $ ­­ $ 16,500

$ 16,500 $ -- $ 16,500

changes in net assets $ (104,083) $ 336,867 $ 232,784

net assets, beginning of year $ 1,497,097 $ 1,159,676 $ 2,656,773

net assets, end of year $ 1,393,014 $ 1,496,543 $ 2,889,557

STAFF BOARD

CO­ExECUTIVE DIRECTORSAna Maria ArchilaOona ChatterjeeAndrew Friedman

DEPUTY DIRECTORSDeborah AxtJavier H. Valdés

ORGANIZINGDaniel AltschulerJulissa BisonoAna ChirenoKarina Claudio­BetancourtDaniel CoatesCynthee CortesHilary KleinSaul LopezVicente MayorgaRaquel NamucheNieves PadillaJesus PuertoCarolina RamirezCarlos RamosPlacida RodriguezAngel VeraYorelis Vidal

ADULT LITERACYJulie Quinton, DirectorAshley BisonoCarol CageAbigail EllmanElizabeth GonzalezLizelena IglesiasCarolina MunozGabriela O’LearyLuz RojasAdriana Villegas

YOUTH AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPSNatalia Aristizabal­BetancurRobin FriedmanJaritza GeigelJesus GonzalezBernard GreeneSarah LandesJose LopezGiovanni MatosYaritza MercadoSonia SendoyaJessica TaubeEmilia WilesSanty Zambrano

LEGAL SERVICESAmy Carroll, DirectorKevin AlvarezMagdalena BarbosaStephen Cha­KimKraig CookMarika DiasJulia DietzNubia DuqueClaudia GarzonEzra KautzAura Zuniga

HEALTH ADVOCACY AND SURVIVAL SERVICESTheo Oshiro, DirectorLuisa AriasJosefina DavilaMary LebronDoris MejiaTania RegaladoJulissa SantiagoRebecca Telzak

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTTheo Oshiro, DirectorArturo ArchilaAnthony SeveroSaduf Syal

ADMINISTRATIONArlenis Morel, DirectorSusana CrawfordYareli EspinoAntonia GenaoYamile HenryMonica NavarroBerto NolascoLorena OspinaPablo OvallesYolanda PalaciosCharline Paredes­CabreraLizbeth PerezZorylaine PerezManuel Rodriguez

DEVELOPMENTJulie Miles, DirectorMaria Elena BetancurNicole DeNuccioKatie Lyon­HartFrancisca Montana

FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCESNicole Oddo, DirectorLeslie McGheeJill Snachkus­Caruana

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYEric Montelibano, Director

Ana Maria ArchilaCo-Executive Director, MRNY

Natalia Audi

Rodolfo CarrascoLGBT Justice Project, MRNY

Luz ChaconEducation Justice Project, MRNY

Oona ChatterjeeCo-Executive Director, MRNY

Tannavionne CintronLGBT Justice Project, MRNY

Francisco CurielYouth Power Project, MRNY

Juan G. Fernandez, co-chair

Assistant Vice President, GE Capital

Andrew FriedmanCo-Executive Director, MRNY

Jaritza GeigelYouth Power Project, MRNY

Claudio Felipe IdrovoEnvironmental Justice & Housing Project, MRNY

Germán JaramilloDirector, ID Studio Theater

Enriqueta LealCivil Rights & Immigrant Power Project, MRNY

Antonio LopezWorkplace Justice Project, MRNY

Ng’ethe MainaExecutive Director, Social Justice Leadership

Jennifer McAllister­Nevins

John McMonagleSenior Analyst, Glenview Capital Management

Margarita MendozaEducation Justice Project, MRNY

Francisca MujicaCivil Rights & Immigrant Power Project, MRNY

Cesar PalomequeCivil Rights & Immigrant Power Project, MRNY

Ben PoselArchitect and Educator, Posel Design Works

Gladys Puglla, co-chair

Environmental Justice & Housing Project, MRNY

Barry RosensteinFounder and Managing Partner, JANA Partners LLC

Guillermo SernaWorkplace Justice Project, MRNY

Vilma VallejoAssistant Vice President and Store Manager, TD Bank and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

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