Annual Report NYMEX Charitable Foundation Introduction Travel around the

2006 Annual Report NYMEX Charitable Foundation Introduction Travel around the world and it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t appreciate the beauty and benefits of a tree; be it a hearty oak, a slim maple, the giant redwood, or a lush pine. Trees provide shelter, food, and a shady spot on a summer’s day. Trees are truly giving. He who plants a tree, plants a hope. -Lucy Larcom, Plant a Tree  Nevertheless, a tree cannot exist solely on its own. Just as it is only one link in the forest ecosystem and depends on others as they depend on it, no individual person can stand alone. Sometimes, people need extra assistance in meeting the challenges of life. From the Sick and Destitute Fund, formed in the early years of the Exchange in the 1870s, to the generosity of the New York Mercantile Exchange Charitable Foundation (NCF), established in 1989, those of the Exchange community have committed themselves towards helping others who find themselves in less than fortunate circumstances. In 2006, more than $3.1 million was distributed to 317 charitable organizations. The mission of the NCF is to coordinate the philanthropic efforts of the Exchange through a dedicated, organized committee that works with recognized humanitarian organizations helping people cope with seemingly insurmountable problems of substance abuse or illness in the family, physical disabilities, or situations as ordinary as finding an after-school program for one’s child. Children in Need Children grow taller and stron- ger every day, nourished in spirit and mind by their community. In providing aid to children in need, the NCF focuses on the care and development of the young members of society. The Foundation contributes to programs that provide a wide array of services to help children, including medical research and treatment; summer camp sessions; social, cultural, and educational curricula; safe havens for victims of abuse, and rehabilitation programs for youthful offenders. A tree might grow in Brooklyn, but that doesn’t mean a nine-year-old wants to spend his summer there. Each year, the NCF donates money for “camperships” that give children the opportunity to escape the hot, gritty streets of New York and spend a couple of weeks in the greenery of the country. One of the organizations supported by the NCF is S.C.O.P.E. (Summer Camp Opportunities Provide an Edge), last year spun-off from the American Camp Association-New York section. S.C.O.P.E. requires that children maintain a certain academic standing as well as show financial need in order to be considered for a campership. The participation of the NCF helped send 4,360 children to camp for one week since 1994. Also benefiting children in need in 2006, a Chevrolet Avalanche Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. -Warren Buffet SUV, customized by the renowned chopper builder Von Dutch Kustom Cycles, was raffled off on April 28, raising $161,500. Exchange member Louis Ferro (SPDR) had the winning ticket. The specially crafted vehicle features chrome plating, tinted win- dows, and one-of-a-kind graphics featuring the Von Dutch “fly- ing eye” logo. The Von Dutch team generously lent their time designing and customizing the truck. The vehicle was donated by NYMEX executive committee member Thomas Gordon (TIGR) and COMEX member Virginia Gordon (VZEN), and was displayed outside the Exchange building for two weeks while raffle tickets were sold. The annual live and silent auction, the premier fund-rais- ing event for the NCF, held on November 16, raised more than $725,000 for children in need. The live auction featured a host of unique bidding items, including a two-year old thoroughbred race horse and the use of a private jet. The silent auction, which ran online from November 10 to 20, raised $140,030. The efforts made today, towards helping educate and enrich the lives of the youthful members of our communities, gives them a firm foundation from which to grow and blossom. Services for the Elderly and the Seriously Ill Some species of trees can live for several thousand years. As a tree grows, its canopy provides shelter and shade for seedlings, as part of the unending cycle of life. In a similar vein, our parents nourish and protect us as we mature into adults. As time passes, they may require some of the same care in their later years. The NCF provides financial assistance to programs that care for the elderly, working with religious organizations, assisted living programs, and other groups People in suburbia see trees differently than foresters do. They cherish every one. . . You are talking about a personal asset, a friend, a monument, not about board feet of lumber. -Roger Swain mitted towards enhancing services for senior citizens. Donations have been made to a range of efforts, including Riverdale Senior Services, Rockland County Meals on Wheels, Long Island Hearing Screening Program, and DOROT senior visitation program. Each year, a tree prepares for the harsh winter by losing its leaves for a season and, when the cold season of short days has passed, new growth bursts forth in the spring. The cycle repeats each year, and each year the tree gains strength from its toil. For nearly every year, the NCF has been able to call on prominent figures in the world of sports to contribute their time to help raise funds for worthy causes. New Jersey Nets basketball star Vince Carter rang the closing bell for the crude oil futures market on the Exchange trading floor on October 31 to garner financial support for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). Mr. Carter and the Nets’ sales staff donated 6% of their revenue to BCRF from game tickets sold to the Exchange community that day. Immediately following the bell ringing, ticket buyers were invited to a cocktail reception at the Exchange with Mr. Carter. The NCF also contributes to the research and treatment of other scourges, including cancer, AIDS, arthritis, lupus, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and lymphoma. Assisting the Disadvantaged Thirty-seven million Americans live below the poverty line, a 2005 study by the U.S. Census Bureau says. It also found that the number of poor Americans has grown by more than 6 million since 2000. The implications of these numbers are immense. Financial hardship is a source of concern for the entire country. The NCF recognizes these needs through the support of programs and initiatives designed to nourish people and get them back on their feet. The Food Bank of New York, Eva’s Village, a treatment center for the homeless and drug addicted, Coalition for the Homeless of New York, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, Bowery Mission of New York, Common Ground housing program, and Cornelia Connelly Center for underprivileged children are exemplar organizations acting as the limbs of a movement to tend to and educate those in need, eventually providing the framework for individuals to branch out in their own direction and continue to grow. Life without love is like a tree without blossom and fruit. -Khalil Gibran Supporting our Servicemen The sacrifices of the men and women serving in the armed forces, police departments, and fire service can never be repaid. Again and again, they selflessly “I don’t need very much now,” said the boy, “just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired.” “Well,” said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, “well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.” - Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree vote themselves to helping others. When some of these people, however, find themselves in need of assistance, members of the Exchange community rally to their aid. On March 3, a special dress-down day was held, raising $25,000 for Operation USO Care Packages. These care pack- ages are sent to U.S. troops around the world as a way of thank- ing them for their service and providing them with comforts from home. On November 10 the NCF collected nearly $30,000 on an- other dress-down day which raised money for Building Homes for Heroes, an organization that builds homes for severely wounded and disabled veterans and their families. The Leary Firefighters Foundation received funds to help construct a high-rise simulator at the New York City Fire Department training academy. The NCF also made donations to the Police Athletic League of New York to support in-school train- ing and employment programs, the Tour de Force annual bike ride from Ground Zero to the Pentagon that raised money for of- ficers killed in the line of duty including September 11, and the mounted unit of the New York City Police Department. Tragedy Tragic events have befallen our country throughout its history, wreaking mass destruction and taking years to heal and restore to what it once was. The aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks were still being felt in Lower Manhattan and by the NYMEX community five years later. The NCF, along with NYMEX and the New York Board of Trade, remembered those lost on September 11, 2001, at a memorial ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the catastrophe. Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly were among the guest speakers. The NCF also contributed to Voices of September 11th in New Canaan, Connecticut, advocates for those affected by the attacks of September 11; the NYC 9/11 Memorial Fund for the Field of Flags From a fallen tree, all make kindling. -Spanish proverb Tribute Memorial; the Brendan Dolan Memorial, a scholarship fund for inner city kids; and the Damian Meehan Memorial, a 9/11 tribute scholarship for children. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit New Orleans and surrounding areas within just a few weeks of each other in late August and September of 2005, had the effect of a Biblical-scale disaster. The Exchange rallied to the occasion with special donations to the NCF, which designated money to efforts focused on rebuilding the devastated regions and helping those who live there, efforts that continued throughout 2006 and into 2007. The Louisiana Rural Water Association received a grant of $100,000 to purchase two trailer-mounted portable electric generators in order to provide the power needed to restore the water supply in small Louisiana communities. Camp Bon Coeur, Camp Fire USA-Big River Council, and Camp Rap-A-Hope, all children’s camps based in Louisiana, were given money to enable children from the devastated areas to attend summer camp. The NCF also donated $100,000 to the Denis Leary Firefighters Foundation to rebuild 33 New Orleans firehouses damaged by the hurricanes. Arts, Culture, and Education When admiring a tree, its history, classification, and origins can be just as important as the beauty of its foliage. Knowledge gives us an appreciation of where we’ve been and where we’re headed. Trees help preserve the topography of the land against erosion, much as the NCF works to foster and promote the arts and cultural institutions. More than a quarter of a million dollars was donated in 2006 to a wide range of coalitions supporting cultural traditions, art appreciation, and higher education. The Cherry Lane Theatre of Lower Manhattan, Puppetry Arts Theatre, Houston Children’s Festival, Atlantic Theater Co. of New York, P.S. 1 Contemporary Arts Center, Tribeca Film Festival, Summer Arts Summer Program, Free Arts NYC, Minority Athletes Network of Newark, Learning for Life of the Greater New York Council, City Parks Foundation, National Council on Economic Education, Fugate/Bahiri Ballet, Music Outreach, Manhattan Children’s Theater, New York Hall of Science, Doing Art Together, and Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow have all benefited from Charitable Foundation donations. At dawning in the spring I am filled with song, the host to a thousand birds, and I decorate the autumn with pageantry and color. -Anonymous, Testimony of the Tree Victims of Abuse and Domestic Violence Victims of domestic violence and abuse often have a hard time accepting help. The majority of offenders are well-known to their victims, so the battered partner may feel conflicted about reporting abuse and getting their significant other in trouble with the law. If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear, the damage is still done. It is essential to have safe networks in place for victims of abuse to turn to. The Family Violence Prevention Fund reports that children who are exposed to domestic violence are more likely A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. -A Welsh proverb to exhibit behavioral and physical health problems including depression, anxiety, and violence towards peers. They are also more likely to attempt suicide, abuse drugs and alcohol, run away from home, engage in teenage prostitution, and commit sexual assault. On June 16, the foundation also held a dress-down day to raise money for the AMT Children of Hope Foundation, which has a special initiative to rescue abandoned babies. The group was founded by the ambulance medical technicians of the Nassau County, N.Y., Police Department who were increasingly being called to care for abandoned babies on their ambulance runs. AMT Children of Hope provides a safe haven for birth mothers to relinquish custody of their newborns and maintains a crisis prevention line for mothers pregnant with unwanted babies. A total of $20,000 was raised to help fund their efforts. The NCF contributes to a number of organizations with a similar mission, including the Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center, Safe Space, Shelter Our Sisters, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Rockland Family Services, Little Flower Children and Family Services, the Houston Astros Wives’ Organization women’s shelter, and the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation. 2006 Contributors and Recipients One of the strengths of the NCF is the grassroots nature of its funding. From across the spectrum of the Exchange community – traders, shareholders, member firms, and Exchange staff – individuals’ generosity is seen through outright do- nations or participation in fund-raising events such as dress-down days, a raffle, or the auction. The Ex- change board of directors has also provided a generous allocation each year. To be able to walk under the branches of a tree that you have planted is really to feel you have arrived with your garden. So far we are on the way: we can now stand beside ours. - Mirabel Osler Contributors Izmir Mehmedovic Bennett Murtha James Rispoli Yehudah Rose Andrew Sabin Alexander Schettine Jeffrey Schondorf Mark Shearman Brian Sheehy Timothy Walsh Marc Wolfson $4,000-$4,999 William Kelly Sean Loftus Michael Manna Lea Meierfeld Anthony Monti John Moore Richard Mullarkey James Newsome Thomas O’Connor Todd Olson Gary Parziale Aron Schnell Jason Spanakos Evaristo Stanziale Kenneth Tang Arthur Tobias Dominic Vassallo Michael Visconti $500-$999 Scott Adams Peter Amandio Michael Amdur Frank Amodico Todd Appelbaum Stephen Ardizzone Richard Arens Ralph Aurilia Frank Barbarino Brian Beatty Paul Becker Ron Benaharon Mark Benigno Edward Bernstein Todd Bogan Eric Bolling Thomas Brolly Richard Buccellato John Byrne Raymond Carbone William Carrol Laura Cavallaro Craig Cechini Joseph Cicchetti Richard Cornacchio Brendan Corr Angelo Coscia Michael Coscia Kelley Coulter Christopher Courtiol Mark Curran Frank D’Amato Andrew Davis Kevin Deandra Richard DeGabriel Daniel DeLaVega Steven Delgado Michael Dennis Daniel Dicker Michael DiGirolamo Christopher DiLorenzo Mark Dimon $100,000 Anonymous $50,000-$79,999 Robert Halper Robert Michiels $30,000-$49,999 David Alcaro Raymond Chung Neil Citrone John Murphy Kevin O’Reilly Lawrence Roche $3,000-$3,999 $20,000-$29,999 Steven Badagliacco William Kinsella Daniel Lirtzman Richard Schaeffer Michael Tublin Jeffrey Wolfson $15,000-$19,999 Jeff Braun Michael Imperio James Portagallo Neil Rosenfeld Matthew Schwartz Gregory Steinhauser $10,000-$14,999 Martin Boyle Michael Brown Robert Clark Matthew Johnson Elizabeth Loftus Neil & Amy McGoldrick Steven Overbey Anthony Pantoni Warren Rosen Daniel Shak Christopher Short Michael Thaler $5,000-$9,999 Lauren Carley Crossroads Films Lauren Davis James DeLucia Thomas & Virginia Gordon Steven Insler Jeremy Lont Joseph Lord James McManus James McNally James Booth Chris Layton Alfred Sandoz Harry Shulman $2,000-$2,999 Oliver Alma Jonathan Auerbach Peter Columbia Diane & Jerry Cunningham Alfredo Dinten Melvyn Falis Kevin Flaherty Steven Gramolini Mark Lane Michael McCallion Kevin McDonnell Dean Meierfeld Alan Nadel William O’Reilly Thomas Schiff Lawrence Schiller Robert Stein Hudson River Futures $1,000-$1,999 Steven Bellino Madeline Boyd Gregory Boyd William Bradt Ben Chesir William Coultier Joseph Curcio Jonathan Glaubach David Greenberg Nicholas Grisanti John Hanemann Scott Hess Peter Hogan James Hunt Anthony Insinga Anthony DiPlacido Francis DiStefano Anthony Dorone Michael Doyle Shannon Duffy Michael Dundas Richard Esslinger Lawrence Favuzza Peter Fede Jaret Feldman Robert Ferraioli Louis Ferro Warren Fink John Fitzgerald Harry Floersheim Michael Frenda Robert Fromm, Jr. William Galarza James Gallo Roy Gambella Michael Gantz Alan Genachowski Michael Geoghan Scott Givre Edward Goldberg Eric Greenberg Robert Greves Todd Gross Ronald Gurman Adam Haber Evan Halpern John Hamlet Brian Hand Richard Harold Alan Harry Alan Haven Palmer Hendricks Eduardo Hernandez Brandt Hersh Peter Holmquist Michael Horowitz James Hughes Michael Hull Thomas Hurley Robert Ingal Chester Irvin Eugene Johns Jay Johnson John Johnston Christopher Jones Mitchell Kahn Jason Kalish William Kehlenbeck Daniel Kehm John Ketcham Jeffrey Klahr Jordan Klemes Kazimiera Klimczak Kevin Kline Todd Kramer Robert Kuciewicz Alan Kurtin Ray Lang Stephen LaRosa Brian Ledwith Joseph Lehey Steven Leopold David Levine Andrew Lewis Harley Lippman Robert Livingstone Andrew Lloyd John Lloyd Frank Lomuto Benjamin Luce William Maher Thomas Maloney Dennis Maloney George Maneates Alberto Marconi Michel Marks Joseph Marshall Fred Mascia Brian McAuley Anthony McAuley John McCann Kevin McDonnell Patrick McHugh James McNamara John McNamara Stanley Meierfeld Philip Mercurio Guy Mercurio John Micchelli Hugh Monahan Scott Nash Robert Negro John O’Connor Blair O’Connor Paul O’Connor Timothy O’Keefe James Orefice John Orlando Michael Osborne Glenn Pargament Richard Peluso Anthony Persico Kenneth Piasio Robert Pilles Christopher Pindar Ari Pine Dominick Pirozzi Gary Polay Gerard Pollino Simon Posen John Proctor Vito Pucci Richard Rafferty Robert Reda Gil Rejwan Eric Reyes Anthony Ribeiro Joseph Riotta Gary Rizzi Paul Rooney Robert Rosen David Roth Elisha Rothman Charles Rottkamp Robert Rowan John Rowland Glenn Rudolfsky Alessandro Ruggiero Peter Ryan Gerard Ryan Greg Salzman Robert Schaffer Marc Schwartz John Scialdone Frank Siciliano Jeffrey Silverman James Sims Christian Smith Joseph Solazzo Mark Solazzo Joseph Spinelli Andrew Stein Mitchell Steinhause Barry Steinman Keith Stevens Jamison Strofs Howard Tanney Michael Tauckus Julian Thomas Lawrence Tocci Kevin Touhey Brendan Touhey Douglas Towne Eric Trattner Matthew Trattner John Van Sant Anthony Vicidomine Andrew Vistocco Frank Vizza Anthony Volpe Carlo Volpe Michael Volpe Robert Vrancken Robert Walford Elliot Warren Jeffrey Wentworth Paul Zanardi $250-$499 Christopher Bowen Brendan Cody Marc Cohen Dan Ferreri James Fiorentino Steven Goldberg Shawn Gorman Shelby Greene Adam Harrington William Kelly Howard Malzberg Dave Nadel Lawrence Pardee Eileen Powers Angelo Rizzo Vincent Joseph Viola Paramount Options $100-$249 Mark Allen Robert Allen Fabian Amezaga Adam Benner James Bennett Steven Benvenuto Anthony Birbilis William Brindise Timothy Brown Richard Burns Andrew Caccamise Brian Caesar Michael Caponiti Rubin Carabello Louis Catania Paul Catanzaro Christopher Caturano Antoinette Cicchetti Anthony Cicileo G. Vincent Cigna Todd Claytor Robert Coakley Brian Connolly Michael &Tina Marie Connors Sean Corrigan Joseph Costa Thomas Courtney Daniel Craparo Anthony Craparo Mary Ann Crawford Jeff Curran Gregory Dadourian Paul De Filippis Frank De Rossi Robert DePalma Jack Desario Michael Devaney Joseph Diamond Gregory Dickson Michael Dinten Gerard Dorfschneider Drew Effron Vincent Ernst Stephen Farrell Joseph Fattorusso Frederick Ferriola Frank Firneno William Flahive Adam Flaks Gregory Foley Suellen Galish Bruce Gallo Kenneth Garland Donald Geoghan Matthew George Peter Gialluisi William Giannone Andrew Gilbride Vance Gillenwater John Ginty Andrew Goldstein John Gonzalez Kevin Grady Louis Grasso James Green Vincent Greenan Jeffrey Grossman John Hammond Neil Hayes Bret Herman Howard Hopkins Charles Hynes John Imperatore Jarrod Isoldi Steven Jacobus Jonathan Jossen Regis Keaveny Kevin Kelley Marc Kortlander Peter Laskaris Anthony Lepore Joseph Logan Ed Lowy Frank Lupo Robert Macnaught Steven Marchione Harry Marshall Stephen James Marshall Scott McCann James McCarthy John McGinniss Arthur McNally Michael Meade Evan Meyers John Michals Gregory Michel Linda Mieszkowski Matthew Morano Chris Motroni Anthony Neglia Robert Nepo James Ng Robert Norchi James O’Grady Anthony Pagano Gunnar Pedersen Robert Pellegrino Ernest Penny Carlos Perez-Santalla Salvatore Picciallo Steven Potter Robert Povolny Andrew Powell Kevin Prior Joseph Quintilian Vincent Rantinella Michael Raskas Stephen Renov Adam Rosen Joseph Roughan Mark Rousseau David Russo Jonathan Sacks Erik Scherr Robert Selby Bradley and Marla Sperber Scott Stein Roger Stern Jean Pierre Stevenson James Storrbrown Timothy Sullivan David Szlafrok Allan Szlafrok Brian Tobin Richard Trifoglio Richard Troise Gustavo Vera Robert Viglione Kevin Wagner Michael Wagner Justin Walsh Catherine Warnet Charles Weisman Lincoln Wells Eric Werner Thomas Wilson Benjamin Wong John Woods Richard Zeien Clarion Trading FX Options Pappalardo Investment Rosedale Futures Tradex Commodities Up to $100 Sandy Baker Douglas Campbell Danny Depinto Philip Falcone David Garland Lee Greenwald David Harris Janet Jordan Donald Lamonaca Jay Lubowsky Craig Ogburn H.J. & Barbara Pizzolo Gerard Scelzo Mark Scullion Dorothy Towstik Michelle Weimer Norman Young Recipients Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Camp AmeriKids Camp for All Camp Ma-He-Tu Camp Nejeda Foundation Camp Rap-A-Hope Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop Hospital CancerCare of Long Island Career Gear, Inc. The Carl McCain Foundation Caron Treatment Center The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York Center for Disability Services – Clover Patch Camp Cerebral Palsy Association of Middlesex County Chai Lifeline Cherry Lane Theatre Children’s Aid and Family Services, Inc. The Children’s Center at Montefiore Medical The Children’s Health Fund Children’s Hope Foundation The Children’s Hospital Foundation The Children’s Institute The Church of St. Luke in the Fields CIS Counseling Center City Harvest, Inc. City Parks Foundation CJ Foundation for SIDS Clean Ocean Action Coalition for the Homeless Common Ground Community Communities in Schools of NJ Community Food Bank of New Jersey Community Mainstreaming Associates Community Service Associates, Inc. The Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown, Inc. Cornelia Connelly Center for Education Court Appointed Special Advocates of Mercer County Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc. Covenant House Creative Arts at Convent of the Sacred Heart Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Damian P. Meehan Memorial Fund Daytop Village, Inc. Deborah Hospital Foundation Department of Rehabilitation at NY Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center 92nd Street Y ALS Association Greater New York Chapter Andrew Glover Youth Program The Arc – Warren County Chapter 100 Women in Hedge Funds Association Abbott House Adaptive Sports Foundation AffinityFilms, Inc. After-School All-Stars of New York All Saints Community Service All Saints Episcopal Day School Allan Houston Foundation Althea Gibson Foundation Alzheimer’s Association American Cancer Society American Eagle Foundation American Lung Association AMT Children of Hope Foundation Angel Flight, Inc Anthony of Padua, Gifts For Children Anti-Defamation League The Armory Foundation Arthritis Foundation – New Jersey Chapter Association to Benefit Children (ABC) Astros Wives Org.- Houston Area Women’s Shelter Atlantic Theater Company Bailey House, Inc. Battery Park City Parks Conservancy Belmont Child Care Association, Anna’s House Best Buddies Massachusetts Big Apple Circus Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Boomer Esiason Foundation Borough of Manhattan Community College The Bowery Mission Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington The Breast Treatment Task Force The Brendan Dolan Memorial Foundation The Bridge, Inc. Developmental Disabilities Institute Diabetes Foundation, Inc. Diamond Derby, Inc. Directions for Our Youth The Discovery Orchestra Doctors of the World – USA The Doe Fund Doing Art Together, Inc. The Door – A Center of Alternatives DOROT Douglass Organization for Occupational and Related Educational Services (DOORS) Downtown Manhattan Little League Inc. East End Hospice – Camp Good Grief Echoing Green Eden II Programs Education Through Music Educational Broadcasting Corporation Thirteen/WNET & WLIW21 Long Island The Elija Foundation, Inc. Elizabeth Mascia Child Care Center, Inc. Enact Entertainment Industry Foundation Epilepsy Foundation Eva’s Village Everybody Wins! D.C. Facing History and Ourselves Family Resource Associates Fedcap Rehabilitation Services, Inc. Fessenden Supportive Housing, Inc. Five Towns Community Center, Inc. Food Bank for New York City Free Arts NYC, Inc. Fresh Youth Initiatives (FYI) Friends of Hudson River Park Friends of Island Academy Friends of the High Line Frost Valley YMCA Fugate/Bahiri Ballet NY Futures and Options Inc. Futures in Education Foundation G.A.M.E Girl Scout Council of Greater New York Girls Quest Glen Highland Farm, Inc. God’s Love We Deliver Good Shepherd Services Grand Street Settlement Green Guerillas Greenhope Greenwich House, Inc. Guardians of the Sick Hamilton-Madison House Hannah & Friends Happiness is Camping Harlem Academy Harlem R.B.I Hear Me, Inc. HeartShare Human Services of New York Help from People to People Herbert G. Birch Services Highbridge Community Life Center Hispanic AIDS Forum, Inc. HiTops, Inc. Holiday Express Hospice Care Network Hour Children Houston Children’s Festival Child Advocates Hudson Guild Inc. Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. I Have a Dream – Houston Ice Hockey in Harlem icouldbe.org Inner-City Scholarship Fund, Inc. Inside Broadway International Academy of Detoxification Specialists The International Center of New York Into The Outside Brooklyn Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services Jewish Child Care Associates Jewish Community Center Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Kieran Smith, Inc. The Kindred Spirits Foundation Kipp Academy Charter School Kulanu Torah Academy – Jewish Coalition for Special Services Lavelle School for the Blind Lawyers for Children League for the Hard of Hearing Learning for Life – Greater NY Councils, Boy Scouts of America The Leary Firefighters Foundation Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – New Jersey Chapter Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – New York Chapter Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Westchester- Hudson Valley Chapter LINK Community School The Little Baby Face Foundation Little Flower Children and Family Services Long Island Hearing Screening Program, Inc. Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center Lower East Side Tenement Museum Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Madison Square Garden Cheering for Children Foundation Main St. Counseling Center Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey MAN Etc. Manhattan Children’s Theater Manhattan Youth Recreation and Resources March of Dimes New York Chapter Mary McDowell Center for Learning Meals on Wheels of Rockland County Medical Needs Foundation Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The Mentoring Partnership of New York Morristown Memorial Health Foundation Morristown Neighborhood House Association (MNHA) Morry’s Camp Muscular Dystrophy Association Music and Arts Center for Humanity Music Outreach / Learning Through Music Nassau Suffolk Services For Autism Nassau/Suffolk Chapter of the Autism Society of America Natalie’s Way Foundation National Council on Economic Education National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction National Multiple Sclerosis Society- Greater Delaware Valley Chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society – NYC Chapter NECO - Ellis Island Medal of Honor New Alternatives for Children New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind, Inc. New York Asian Women’s Center. New York Botanical Garden New York Cares New York Center for Interpersonal Development New York City Audubon Society New York City Relief New York City Rescue Mission New York Hall of Science New York Jets Foundation New York Junior Tennis League New York Police Foundation New York SCORES Newark Beth Israel Medical Center – Children’s Hospital Nontraditional Employment for Women Nutritional Strategies, Inc. NYBOT Futures & Options for Kids NYC 9/11 Memorial Fund The Oasis Haven for Women & Children, Inc. Ohel Children’s Home & Family Services, Inc. On Your Mark, Inc. One Stop Senior Services Only Make Believe Operation Exodus Inner City, Inc. Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Otsar Family Services, Inc. P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center Pace University, Lubin School of Business Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Physically Challenged Irish & American Youth Team PKD Foundation Police Athletic League Primary Stages Project City Kids, Inc. Project Reach Youth Project U.S.E. Protestant Community Centers, Inc. Quality Services for the Autism Community Queens Theatre in the Park Quest Jr. Drum & Bugle Corps., Inc. Radio and Television News Directors Foundation Reed Academy Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association of America Rett Syndrome Research Foundation The Rev. Linette C. Williamson Memorial Park Association, Inc. Riverdale Senior Services, Inc. Robin Hood Foundation Rock and Wrap It Up! Rocking the Boat, Inc. Rockland Family Services Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Inc. Roots and Wings Foundation RX Art S.C.O.P.E. S.L.E. Lupus Foundation Safe Space Saint Brigid Catholic School Saint Dominic’s Home Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers Sequoia Community Initiatives SHARE Shelter Our Sisters The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) Singing Sensations – P.S. 273 School Chorus Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester Splashes of Hope Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation Stephen Siller FDNY “Let Us Do Good” Children’s Foundation Stray from the Heart The Student Conservation Association Summit Speech School Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Swim Across America The TEAK Fellowship Team Randy, Inc. The Bone Marrow Foundatuon The Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation The Puppetry Arts Theatre Inc. Theatreworks/ USA Corp. Tomorrows Children’s Fund Tour de Force Trees of Hope Tribeca Film Festival Turn 2 Foundation United Cerebral Palsy of NYC United Cerebral Palsy of Suffolk Urban Dove USO Council of Metropolitan Washington Visiting Neighbors Vocational Foundation, Inc. Voices of September 11th We Are Family Foundation Winslow Therapeutic Riding Unlimited, Inc. Women At Risk Women’s American ORT, Inc. Women’s Council on Energy Environment Women’s League Community Residences, Inc. World Cares Center YES Community Counseling Center Youth at Risk Youth Consultation Services (YCS) Youth Services League, Inc. 2006 High Bid Prize Contributors Mark Fisher Classic Car Club Michael Imperio and Libby Loftus NYMEX and Rock & Wrap It Up The Abbott- Shaolin Temple Robert DiNozzi William Ford Andrew Sabin James McNally Leary Firefighter Foundation Brian and Laura Sheehy Neil McGoldrick NFL and Boomer Esiason Thomas Kinkade New York Jets Anonymous John Mayer Eugene Morrow Duxiana Advanced Technology in Sleeping NYMEX and Churchill Downs NYMEX and Rao’s Thomas and Virginia Gordon Newsdesk, Mako Global, and Protravel Robert DiNozzi, John Sterling, and the New York Yankees John Morace Cynthia Rowley Madison Square Garden New Jersey Devils and Jason Siegel Tourism Ireland, Continental Airlines, and the Irish General Consul $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $25,000 $21,000 $20,000 $19,000 $18,000 $18,000 $17,000 $16,000 $15,000 $15,000 $13,000 $11,000 $11,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $9,000 $7,000 $7,000 $6,000 $5,000 $4,000 $3,500 $3,500 New York Mercantile Exchange Charitable Foundation Scott Hess Jack Kamin Howard Malzberg Neil McGoldrick Lisa Morgan McNaney Yehudah Rose Joseph Roughan Matthew Schwartz Greg Steinhauser Joe Swanson Michael Thaler Michael Tublin NYMEX Charitable Foundation Committee* Chairman Richard Schaeffer Treasurer Frank Siciliano Vice Chairmen Lauren Davis Bennett Murtha Mark Shearman President Madeline Boyd Executive Director Laura Cavallaro Jeff Braun William Ford Andrew Gilbride Virginia Gordon Shelby Greene NYMEX Charitable Foundation Board of Directors* Chairman Richard Schaeffer Stephen Ardizzone Neil Citrone William Ford Vice Chairman Robert Halper Thomas Gordon Leonard A. Musso Treasurer Frank Siciliano James E. Newsome Lawrence Roche Foundation Information From 1989 to 2006, the foundation distributed more than $20 million to several hundred charitable organizations serving a wide segment of the greater New York metropolitan community and has extended a helping hand to other areas as well. The Foundation’s Grant Program is designed to encourage and support volunteer efforts and service organizations that serve those in need. A member of the Exchange community must recommend potential recipient organizations which must be established in the United States or its possessions and have 501(c)3 tax-exempt status as a bona fide charity. Recipient organizations also must serve one of more of the following areas: Handicapped, elderly, education, medical, children, homeless, and the environment. Organizations must submit: • A copy of the IRS tax-exempt 501(c)3 letter. • A list of its board of directors and their affiliations. • A copy of IRS Form 990. • A copy of the annual report, if available. • Brochures that illustrate the effectiveness of the organization. The NYMEX Charitable Foundation 2006 Annual Report is printed on 30% recycled paper. The New York Mercantile Exchange headquarters in the World Financial Center has been certified as an existing “green building,” the first of its kind in New York, by the U.S. Green Building Council. NYMEX Charitable Foundation World Financial Center One North End Avenue New York, NY 10282-1101 Phone: 212-299-2775 Fax: 212-301-4625 Editor Writer Creative Director Samuel Glasser Erica Reilly Jenifer Semenza Space- holder for FSC label *The NYMEX Charitable Foundation Committee is a sub-committee of the NYMEX Charitable Foundation Board of Directors.