Hudson River Park spans four+ miles over 550 acres of water and green space, providing unmatched opportunities for relaxation, recreation and reflection for millions of visitors each year and in every season. HRPK is a vital recreational, environmental, educational and cultural resource for New York City and the west side community.
Hudson River Park is NOT a City-run park and relies on supporters like you for its maintenance, operations and free programs. With your support of the HRPK 550 Fund, the nation’s preeminent waterfront park can remain a clean, green and beautiful destination for all — now and for generations to come. Hudson River Park Friends needs to raise $550,000 before March 31, 2024.
With the Park’s expansion, there is an increased need for operational and maintenance revenue. As you are aware, our model of self-sufficiency means that our friends and neighbors participate directly in making the Park the incredible community resource that it is today. Your gift to Hudson River Park Friends will help us to maintain and grow the Parks landscapes and gardens, education and estuary research, environmental sustainability, and free public programming.
Please make a gift today to our annual fund:
HRPK is financially self-sustaining and relies on private support for its annual operations, maintenance and public programs. The HRPK 550 Fund supports:
- Landscapes and gardens: the four+ miles of lawns, trees and gardens that make Hudson River Park an urban oasis and beloved backyard for millions, as well as expert horticulturists and HRPK Friends volunteers who keep our green space thriving and beautiful.
- Education and estuary research: You can make the environmental research, hands-on STEM education and marine science programs that HRPK’s River Project brings to the community possible, inspiring scientists of all ages across NYC and communicating the ecological importance of the Park’s 400-acre Estuarine Sanctuary.
- Environmental sustainability: Our environmental sustainability efforts include a robust Community Composting Program serving neighborhoods all along the Park and a park-wide plastics reduction initiative – Park Over Plastic – that help build a greener NYC.
- Free public programming: Your support of the HRPK 550 Fund will bring free, fun, diverse culturally-rich programming to your riverfront backyard. You can enable Hudson River Park to transform into an open-air classroom, waterfront workout studio, outdoor concert venue, sunset dance floor and so much more. From supporting public health through fitness to providing inspiring resources in performing arts to the community your support will make a positive impact on New York City.
For additional information and to learn more about how you can support HRPK and your local environment, please contact [email protected].
Thank you to our HRPK 550 Fund Donors
| HALF MOON $50,000 to $99,000 The Nickols Family Kim-Thu Posnett and Michael Pastor DISCOVERY $25,000 to $49,999 Allie and Nat Turner Bloomberg Philanthropies Brookfield Christian Keesee and Larry Keigwin Dana Tang and Andrew Darrell Diana L. Taylor Holly Peterson Jamie Alter Lynton Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Lili Lynton and Michael Ryan Mary J. Penniman and Garrett Moran Megan and Ben Shaoul Nancy and Fred Poses Sue and David Viniar The Hammack Family The Rueven Family Warburg Pincus Zara and David Tisch and Family HOPEWELL $10,000 to $24,999 The Angelo Family Alicia and Doug Griffiths Antoinette Delruelle and Joshua L. Steiner Blair Effron Dan Irom David Lapham and Clark Mitchell Delta Air Lines Elizabeth and Richard Pepperman Elizabeth Glazer and William Montgomery Emily Dougherty and Rami Turayhi Genna and Michael Baron Gregory Starikovsky Hanna and Bret Richheimer Haley and David Schwartz Jamie and Jeffrey Harris Jenny and Steve Dutton Jessica and Todd Jacobs Jill and John Foley Jodi and Craig Balsam Leanne and Richard Tavoso The Levin Family Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Martha Stewart May and Samuel Rudin Family Parents of Maya and Leo Katz The Sadrian Family Teresa and Nicholas Casal TJX Foundation, Inc. Vinay Menda | ADMIRAL $5,000 to $9,999 Alexandra and Grant Frankel Ana and Eric Cantor Ana Meier and Daniel Creighton Andie and Jon Kully Barry F. Schwartz Ben Dell Catherine Blaney Petralia Commodore Construction Edison Properties The Fernandez-Aller Family The Georgetown Company Ingrid Arneberg Jessica and Tim Ogilvie Jill and Alan Rappaport Josh Bissu Julie and Richard Katzman Kerith Aronow and Saul Shapiro Krista Miniutti and Paul Carberry Kristen and Daniel Williams Lenore Vassil Liberty Mutual Surety Lindsay and Brian Cooper Lindsay and Matt Blank Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Maria and Gaetano Muzio Mariano Zimmler The Marrus Family Mary S. Glucksman McGriff Insurance The Meghji Family Natasha and Massimo Caronna The Padia Family Paula and Eric Madoff Phyllis and Bernard Sussman Rachel and Jimmy Levin Richard Plepler Shari Hyman and Daniel Horwitz Tavros Capital The Wasserman Family |
HRPK's River Project helps increase appreciation and understanding of the Hudson River through hands-on environmental education. Programs inspire budding scientists of all ages to see the River and Park as a living laboratory for STEM exploration, serving thousands of students from all five NYC boroughs.