Organizations Filed Purposes:
EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NYC WORKS WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CULTIVATE HEALTHY STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH HANDS-ON COOKING AND GARDENING EDUCATION, TRANSFORMING CHILDREN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD AND SUPPORTING EDIBLE EDUCATION FOR EVERY NEW YORK CITY CHILD.
TO SUPPORT EDIBLE EDUCATION FOR EVERY CHILD IN NYC THROUGH HANDS-ON COOKING AND GARDENING EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL 216 - LOCATED IN GRAVESEND, BROOKLYN, P.S. 216 BECAME ESYNYC'S FIRST DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL PARTNER IN 2010. P.S. 216 BOASTS A FLOURISHING HALF-ACRE ORGANIC GARDEN WHERE STUDENTS LEARN TO GROW AND HARVEST ROUGHLY 160 DIFFERENT TYPES OF FRUITS, GRAINS, HERBS, AND VEGETABLES; A GREENHOUSE; AND A CHICKEN COOP. IT ALSO HAS A CUSTOM-BUILT KITCHEN CLASSROOM. GRAVESEND IS A DEMOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE AREA IN TERMS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 7 - IN APRIL 2013, A SECOND DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL WAS ADDED, P.S/M.S. 7 IN EAST HARLEM. LOCATED AT 120TH STREET AND LEXINGTON AVENUE - A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE AND SOME OF NYC'S HIGHEST LEVELS OF POVERTY AND OBESITY - THE TITLE 1-FUNDED SCHOOL SERVES OVER FIVE HUNDRED PRE-K THROUGH 8TH GRADE STUDENTS. THE STUDENT BODY REFLECTS BOTH THE DIVERSITY AND THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF THE COMMUNITY OF EAST HARLEM. KIDS ARE NOW LEARNING IN A 2,000-SQUARE-FOOT CONTAINER GARDEN AND A FORMER CLASSROOM WHICH WAS CONVERTED INTO KITCHEN SPACE. IN FALL 2016, THE ORGANIZATION OPENED A 2,300-SQUARE-FOOT ROOFTOP TEACHING GARDEN, COMPLETE WITH A GREENHOUSE.
NETWORK SCHOOLS - IN FALL 2015, THE NETWORK SCHOOLS PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED AS A WAY OF EXPANDING EDIBLE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING TO MORE SCHOOLS. THE NETWORK SCHOOLS PROGRAM BRINGS SEED-TO-TABLE EDUCATION TO SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH BRONX AND CENTRAL BROOKLYN. NETWORK SCHOOLS EXPAND ON THE DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL MODEL TO MAKE FOOD EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO EVEN MORE NYC KIDS. THEY ARE IN NEIGHBORHOODS IDENTIFIED BY THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS HAVING HIGH RATES OF DIET-RELATED DISEASES AND LARGE NUMBERS OF CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH NETWORK SCHOOL STAFF AND COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND GARDENS, ADD KITCHEN CLASSES, AND PROMOTE A VIBRANT CULTURE AROUND HEALTHY FOOD. NETWORK SCHOOL COMMUNITIES LEARN TO GROW AND MANAGE THEIR OWN EDIBLE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. EACH SCHOOL'S PROGRAM IS UNIQUE, BASED ON THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, GOALS, AND RESOURCES, AND IS SUPPORTED BY ONE OR TWO EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NYC STAFF MEMBERS.IN SEPTEMBER 2018, THE ORGANIZATION ADDED A NEW NETWORK SCHOOL, P.S. 218 IN THE SOUTH BRONX. BRIGHTER CHOICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL WAS ADDED IN SEPTEMBER 2019. IN THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HAD SIX NETWORK SCHOOLS, BUT DECIDED TO LEAVE P.S. 218 DUE TO CHANGES IN PROGRAMMING DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ("COVID-19"), AND SO WILL WORK WITH FIVE NETWORK SCHOOLS IN 2020-21.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kate H Brashares | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $233,349 |
| Brett Williams | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Jim Head | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Eden Werring | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| John Lyons | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| David Maupin | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Amanda Fuhrman | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Amy Nauiokas | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Anjali Kumar | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Christine Muhlke | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Corbin Day | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| David Chang | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Sophie Mcnally Pritzker | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Raph Osnoss | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Fernanda Niven | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Gustavo Brillembourg | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jacco Reijtenbagh | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jessica Kempner | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Mark Ramadan | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Mary Bernard | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Alexander Smalls | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
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