The expansion of Brooklyn Children’s Museum was made possible through an extraordinary partnership of public and private donors to two capital campaigns, the Centennial Campaign (1998-2002) and the Campaign for Kids (2003-2008). We recognize the leadership and generosity of those who led the Museum to success, including:

 

SECOND CENTURY HONOR ROLL

$1,000,000 and over

Brooklyn Community Foundation
Chase

$500,000 and over

Charles Hayden Foundation
The Louis Calder Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin
The Starr Foundation

$250,000 and over

Booth Ferris Foundation
The Everett Foundation
Forest City Ratner Companies Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation
Diane and Joseph Steinberg

$100,000 and over

The Achelis Foundation
Altman Foundation
Anonymous
AXA Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Con Edison
The Educational Foundation of America
Peggi Einhorn and Michael Lasky
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Morgan Stanley Foundation
David G. and Janet M. Offensend
Brian and Bernadette O’Neil
Tiger Baron Foundation / Grace Lyu-Volckhausen

$50,000 and over

American Express
Bell Atlantic Corporation
Citigroup Foundation
Ellen F. and Charles I. Cogut
Paul Gangsei and Susan Herman
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Melissa and Marc James
Bobye G. List
MetLife Foundation
National Grid
New York Community Trust
Sovereign Bank
Two Trees Management
Brian and Edwina Watson
Youth Museum Exhibit Collaborative

 

SECOND CENTURY DONORS

$25,000 and over

Barbara C. Alleyne
The Barker Welfare Foundation
The Louise and Ardè Bulova Fund
Steven and Betty Guterman
Health Plus
Janno Lieber and Amy Glosser
The Robert Lehman Foundation
Leo and Diane Schlinkert
The Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund
Nancy J. Ylvisaker and Wesley M. Jones

$10,000 and over

Altria Group, Inc.
Astoria Federal Savings
Diane and Mark Baker
Carolyn D. and Charles L. Beck
Hindi and Zvi Boymelgreen
Lewis Cullman
The Dolan Foundation
Elizabeth Fraser and Patrick Killackey
John N. and Gillett A. Gilbert
Martha B. and Lawrence Graham
David and Diane Hess
Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia
Marita and Seymour Lichtenstein
Roy E. and Charon Marden
Gregory, Lisa, Claire and Cole Murphy
The New York City Environmental Fund
Ellen E. and Ted Newman Seedco
Stride Rite Corporation
Dr. Nan Sussman and Mr. Jerald Rosenbloom
Handy Withers

$5,000 and over

AIG Investments
Jessica and Donald Brennan
Covanta Energy Corporation
Pamela Davis and Gary Schpero
Carol Enseki and William Fulbrecht
First Albany Corporation
The Joseph and Claire Flom Foundation
IBM Corporation
J.M. Kaplan Fund
Lemberg Foundation
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
The Prudential Foundation
Laing and John Rikkers
Richard T. Roberts and Janice Cook
David Rockefeller
Gwendolyn and Edolphus Towns
Gerri Warren-Merrick
Lauren Wiener

 

PUBLIC SUPPORT

The Museum’s capital expansion, programs, and operations are made possible by public funds from:

City of New York
Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York
Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President
Christine Quinn, Speaker, New York City Council
Albert Vann, New York City Council
New York City Council, Brooklyn Delegation
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development Commisioner Jeanne Mulgrav

New York State
Sheldon Silver, Speaker, New York State Assembly
Karim Camara, New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly, Brooklyn delegation
Eric Adams, New York State Senate
New York State Senate, Brooklyn delegation
Empire State Development Corporation
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
New York State Council of the Arts
New York Power Authority

United States Federal
National Science Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities

Phase II of the Capital Expansion made possible by the
United States Senate and
House of Representatives
Senator Charles Schumer
Senator Hillary Clinton
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Congressman Edolphus Towns
Congressman Anthony Weiner
Congressman Jerrold Nadler

Special thanks to our early Campaign supporters
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
Brooklyn Borough President
Howard Golden
City Council Speaker Gifford Miller
City Council Speaker Peter Vallone
City Council Member
Annette Robinson
Congressman Major Owens
Governor George Pataki
Assembly Member Clarence Norman
State Senator Carl Andrews
State Senator Velmanette Montgomery
Schuyler Chapin, Department of Cultural Affairs
Kenneth Holden, Department of Design + Construction
Anne Papageorge, Department of Design + Construction