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, 2027.
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
| FY26/27 | HALF MOON $50,000 to $99,000 Zara and David Tisch DISCOVERY $25,000 to $49,999 Chrissy Taylor and Lee Broughton HOPEWELL $10,000 to $24,999 Lucia Kellar Ashton Alexander and John R. Kline Josh Kopelman Jesseman Pryor David Weil Emily Yoder and Morgan Johnson | ADMIRAL $5,000 to $9,999 Cristina Arango Danny Chubb Zachary Fischer Tiffany Hsia Luz and Robert Kyncl Barbara Lehman Olena Maksymenko Cate Halsey and George Olsen Anastasia Timofeeva Laura Wagstaff Warburg Pincus |
| FY25/26 | CARPATHIA $100,000+ Cary Hines and Keshav Rajagopalan Larry Keigwin and Christian Keesee HALF MOON $50,000 to $99,000 The Rueven Family Zara and David Tisch DISCOVERY $25,000 to $49,999 Aditi Banga and Jonathan Schwartz The Baron Family Foundation Dana and Andrew Darrell Anonymous Mary J. Penniman and Garrett Moran Chrissy Taylor and Lee Broughton Diana L. Taylor Allie and Nat Turner Sue and David Viniar Emily Yoder and Morgan Johnson HOPEWELL $10,000 to $24,999 The Angelo Family Foundation Christine and Turner Reece Batty Juliana Beckel and Jacob Carnow Valerie and Tim Doherty Emily Dougherty and Rami Turayhi Claudia and Robert Fauber Lucia Kellar Sarah and Sean Lambert Jessica and Tim Ogilvie Landon Slane Lenore Vassil Mariano Zimmler | ADMIRAL $5,000 to $9,999 Peter Bakst Kate Broug Mary Jane Connell Trey Connelly Karen Dalzell De Sole Family Foundation MacKenzie Decker Siobhan M. Donat The Durst Organization Jenji Kohan Laura Krey Michael Kumar The Marrus Family The McDonogh/Moroney Family Fund Cate Halsey and George Olsen Leigh Parrish Sterling Perry Paulette and Mark Pitman Jesseman Pryor Claudia Saez-Fromm Phyllis and Bernard Sussman Michelle and Edward Yablans Trevena Yong and Carlos Fernandez-Aller Julia and John Zito |
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.