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Message from the President
Every day at Greyston is filled with change, challenge and opportunity. So too, 2015 was a year filled with both success and opportunities
not yet realized. Both of us are personally excited to be taking on new roles at Greyston. After serving as Vice Chair of the Bakery Board
of Directors, Karen welcomes the opportunity to now serve as Board Chair of Greyston; and since facilitating significant growth at the
Bakery, Mike has embraced the Board’s invitation to become President and CEO of the Foundation alongside his ongoing role as Bakery
President. Together, we are committed to transforming Greyston Foundation to expand our impact and better serve our community. We
thus embarked in 2015 on a strategic review of how we deliver needed community programs not only to our Open Hiring™ team, but also
to members of the broader community. The results of that review are taking us in exciting and ambitious directions.
Amidst much change, our decades-long commitment to Open Hiring™ remains unwavering. After 33 years we continue to hire our bakers
without judging applicants or asking them any questions before they are hired. To ensure that the opportunity this creates for individuals
who are often excluded is fully realized, we also have learned that we have to do more. Access to a job for people who want to work is
critical, but it is only a first step. Just like each one of us who works, Open Hiring™ staff need services and tools so that they can succeed
overall – whether that is a place to live or a place for our children to learn; an advisor to go to for help; or a garden in which we can grow
fresh organic produce and share our bounty. These are supports we all need. The Open Hiring™ Model provides these reinforcements to
employees and addresses the needs of the broader community through our community programs.
Beyond the Bakery, the Greyston Campus is bubbling with ideas and talent, and working hard to prepare for the 2018 launch of the new
Center for Open Hiring™ at Greyston. We continue to be sought after by organizations across the globe looking to understand what has
enabled us to be successful for these past 33 years. As always, we are very grateful for the dedication and commitment of our bakers and
staff, as well as our board and council members, friends, supporters, and partners. Whether drawing inspiration from corporate leaders
like Paul Polman at Unilever or Open Hiring™ ambassadors like Greyston’s own Dion Drew, we are both humbled and energized to lead
Greyston as we enter a new phase of growth and change.
We are and will always be: Bakers on a Mission.
Sincerely,
Mike Brady, President and CEO
Karen Kochevar, Board Chair
Baker on a Mission
One man.
One story.
One job can make
a difference. On the heels of his acclaimed “Hiring
the Unemployable” TED@Unilever
presentation with CEO Mike Brady,
Bakery Trainer Dion Drew collaborated
with Upworthy to produce a motivational
profile about his path towards success.
Upworthy, a socially conscious media
platform, created “The Bakery that
Gave him a Second Chance.” The four
minute piece has received nearly 3 million
hits on social media. Dion continues to
inspire us everyday.
Promoting Our Model
Through The Center for
Open Hiring™ at Greyston
Building on our 33 year commitment, we
are now preparing for a new phase of
expansion through the Center for Open
Hiring™ at Greyston. A collaborative
learning space that evaluates, improves,
and defines best practices, the Center will
facilitate widespread adoption of Open
Hiring™ and support innovation in the
delivery of community programs for
employees and neighbors. In collaboration
with long-standing partners, as well as new
businesses and organizations from across
the nation, we have architected a strategy
to mainstream Open Hiring™ and to ease
the transition for other business leaders
committed to addressing some of the
most challenging issues of our time.
Empowering People
to Change Their Lives
Shay Anderson has worked at Greyston Bakery for two years.
Before joining the Greyston community, Shay had searched for a
job but could not find one because employers would not look past
her record. Finally, she discovered Greyston and put her name on
the waiting list. “When I started my apprenticeship it was very
different from what I expected. I was used to people judging me
by my past and expecting me to fail. At Greyston, I was welcomed
and my training started on the very first day. It wasn’t just training
on our production line. I learned how to make decisions for myself
and how to solve problems through conversation instead of
argument. Sometimes even using humor.”
She completed her apprenticeship in the shortest amount of time
possible, in addition to a great performance record. “I’m grateful
for Open HiringTM, not just for myself but for the people in my
community. I’m proud of my accomplishments and am now a
leader instead of a follower.”
Shay helps makes our brownies sold at Whole Foods Market as
well as our Greyston Bakery single pack brownies. In addition,
she recently began an internship in the Marketing and Sales
Department to advance her skills and broaden her opportunities.
“I love that Greyston sees the potential I never saw in myself. It
inspires me to want to do more.”
“
The Country’s Leading Social Enterprise Since 1982
3,500 job opportunities created
$65 million in salaries paid
19,000 families served
1982
Greyston Bakery
founded
1989
Chocolate Fudge Brownie
ice cream created in
partnership with
Ben & Jerry’s
Beyond 2015
Invited to
White House
for launch of
Fair Chance
Business
Pledge
2015
Rated in the top
10% of B-Corps
in the world
1992
Greyston Foundation
founded to develop
community programs
for Southwest Yonkers
2004
New 21,000 square
foot bakery built and
opened in Yonkers
2008
Launched Workforce
Development Program
for hard-to-employ
individuals
2015 Greyston Outcomes
BAKERY
Employment
Production and Finance
195 employment opportunities
created through Open Hiring
$15.8 million in sales (an
increase of 18% from last year)
2,000 hours of training provided
6 million pounds of
TM
122,000 hours worked by
Open Hiring™ employees
Operations
brownies produced
Certified B
Launched new
Snickerdoodle Blondie
Received Best for the World
and Best for Community
Awards through B Lab
$6.89 million in
Salaries and Taxes Paid
Corp since 2008
Maintained Level 3
Safe
Quality Food Certification
- the highest level of safety standard
2015 Greyston Outcomes
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Over 5,400 individuals served in the community through:
Workforce Development
Community Gardens
Early Learning Center
140 individuals trained
491 garden plots maintained
166 children provided with early
107 individuals placed
28,000 pounds of produce grown
in employment
Environmental Sustainability
Reduced Greenhouse Gas Intensity
at Greyston Bakery by 31.1%
since 2012
Increased amount of total waste
sent for recycling at Greyston Bakery
65-70%
Hosted 8 healthy eating initiatives
3,094 children served
Housing
Provided affordable housing
to 222 individuals
$3.3 million in savings
to government
43 HIV+ individuals housed
at Issan House
learning and after school services
78% of children enrolled fully
met Creative Curriculum milestones
Financials
Greyston
Not-forprofits
Greyston
Bakery
Greyston
Consolidated
REVENUES
Greyston
Consolidated
15,808,286
Bakery Sales
Government Grants
1,629,044
Private Donations
1,144,495
Service Fees
950,125
Rental and Other Income
778,392
20,310,342
EXPENSES
78%
8%
6%
5%
3%
Bakery
Human Services
Child Care
Housing
Workforce Development
Community Gardens
Administrative & Fundraising
15,291,857
1,374,025
1,431,114
811,662
473,747
123,425
1,117,174
20,623,004
74%
7%
7%
4%
2%
1%
5%
“I am so happy to be making great changes
in my life. But they aren’t just for me. They’re
for my daughter and future grandchildren.”
Donors
Our donors make Greyston’s vision of the Open Hiring™ Model and supportive community programs for
Southwest Yonkers possible. We are deeply grateful to those who offered support in calendar year 2015.
$100,000 plus
Gary Saltz Foundation, Inc.
Ben Stiller
$50,000 to $99,999
Diane & Marc Greenwald
Deborah Stewart &
James Mintz
$25,000 to $49,999
Patricia &
Edward Falkenberg
M.A.C. AIDS Fund
MBIA Insurance Corporation
Wells Fargo
$10,000 to $24,999
Ginny Aaron
The Anbinder Family
Foundation
Anonymous
Anonymous
Bank of America
Community Development
Banking
Wendy & Howard Berk
The Capital Group
Companies Charitable
Foundation
The Thomas & Agnes Carvel
Foundation
Citi Foundation
Alexander Ehrlich
Grace J. Fippinger
Foundation
Paraco Gas
The Rice Family Foundation
State Street
The Harcourt M. & Virginia
W. Sylvester Foundation
The Westchester Bank
$5,000 to $9,999
Joseph & Sophia Abeles
Foundation, Inc.
Janine Behrman &
Alan Gover
Roslyn & Ron Binday
Joan Binstock &
David Silver
Harry Chapin Memorial
Foundation
Colgate-Palmolive
Company
The Columbine
Foundation, Inc.
Betty & Stuart Cotton
Domino Sugar
Matthew Donohue
Michael Dweck
Eileen Fisher
Michelle & Darren Friedman
Karen Gantz & Eric Zahler
Giants Foundation
Hess Corporation
Lisina Hoch
Mary Celeste & Stephen
Howard
Kelly Family Cuidiu
Foundation
Karen Kochevar
Denise & Jeffrey Koslowsky
Carol & Albert Lowenthal
Martha & David Maisel
Diane & Robert Noelke
People’s United Bank
People’s United Community
Foundation
PepsiCo
Joseph Simon
SupplyOne
Ruth & Andrew
Suzman
Sybil Wailand & Barry
Willner
Suzanne & Andrew Yearley
Susan & Alan Yoss
Vincent Zerilli
$1,000 to $4,999
Josette & Alan Ades
Karen Adler & Larry
Greenwald
American Foundation for
Disabled Children
Anonymous
Laurie & Peter Atkins
Kristen & Martin Ball
Mary & Kirk Barneby
Judy & Joel Bauer
Marilyn & Richard Berger
Kelly & Glenn Binday
Joyce & Jerry Black
Barbara & James Block
Harris & Frances Block
Foundation
Helene & David Buchen
Lynne Buschman &
Brian Fielding
Joan Casey
Sandra & Alan Cohen
Jeanette & Stephen Cohen
Karen Cohen &
Jack Hayflick
James Coogan
Lisa & Jordan Copeland
Gloria & Philip Cowen
Marylyn & Richard Crystal
Linda & Donald Dietz
Dobkin Family Foundation
Ecosystems Strategies, Inc.
The Energy Project
Nancy & Robert Englander
Richard Erickson
Sara & Charles
Fabrikant
Fairfield County Community
Foundation
Bobbie & Robert Falk
Victoria Ferenbach &
William Herrman
Linda & Gregory Fischbach
Arlene & Robert Fischer
Joan R. Fishman &
Gregg S. Lerner
Framework LLC
Karen & Edward Friedman
Frederica &
Stephen Friedman
Rosele & Daniel Frishwasser
Judie & Howard Ganek
Anne Garonzik
Nancy & Robert Gerberg
Linda Giuliano
Gross & Stabile LLP
Hirschen Singer &
Epstein LLP
Vivien & Melvin Howard
Junior League of Bronxville
Katten Muchin
Rosenman LLP
KB Ingredients
Arthur Kentros
Sue & Dave Klassen
Nazae & Radford Klotz
Dalia & Laurence Leeds
Donna Leone
Karen & Paul Levy
Leslie Lichter &
Ronald Winters
Amy & Frank Linde
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
Paula Luff
Marjorie &
Robert MacAllister
Merrill & Chris Mahan
Ellen & Robert Marrow
McGladrey
Carol & Phillip Mehler
Lisa R. Messinger &
Aaron Panken
Metzger-Price Fund
The Mills Family Foundation
Jessie Mishkin
George Montgomery
Nancy & Morris Offit
Pannonia Foundation
PKF O’Connor Davies
Ann Pleshette Murphy &
Steve Murphy
Andrea & Andrew Potash
The Raffiani Family
Foundation
RBC Foundation
Diana & Jonathan Rose
Sheryl & William Rubinstein
Suzette & Michael Sands
Scarsdale
Alternative School
Jeffrey Schwartz
Adrianne & William Silver
Elizabeth Skarie &
Jerry Greenfield
Laura Sloate
Ellen & Larry Sosnow
Renee & Richard Steinberg
Sterling National Bank
Susan & Jeffrey Stern
Bonnie & Tom Strauss
Marlene & Harold Strauss
Susan & Dennis Sullivan
Patti & Michael Sumergrade
Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch
Barbara & Donald Tober
Glenn & Lynn Tobias Family
Foundation, Inc.
Unilever
United Way of Westchester
& Putnam, Inc.
Theodore Vittoria
Christine & Justin Wagner
Mary Wallach
Elizabeth & Andrew Ward
Whole Foods Market
Wilson and Son Jewelers
Elliott Wolk
Yonkers Contracting
Company Inc.
Donors
$500 to $999
Lisa Adams & James Rowe
Eden & Philip Anker
Stephan Beninati
Jeffrey Bershad
Allison & Joshua Block
Kathy & Jimmy Brandt
Daniel Brockett
Noreen & Kenneth Buckfire
Kathleen Burke Grzelak &
Bernard Grzelak
Certified Laboratories
Lynne & Merrell Clark
Jonathan Cohen
Elizabeth & Ben Cukier
Barbara DeMatteo
Elizabeth & Alan Doft
Joan Eigen
Marjorie & Robert Emden
Carol Arlene &
David Feinberg
Diane & Fin Fogg
Shira Franco
Barbara & Peter Georgescu
Judy & David Gilberg
Goldman Sachs
David Golub
Bulbul Gupta & Aman Verjee
Maureen Hanagan
Mady & Sandy Harmon
Mary Ellen Johnson &
Richard Goeltz
Fern Karesh Hurst
Susan & Robert Klein
Yuliya Kuklina &
Steve Reich
Lisa Kunstadter &
Nicholas Stephens
Anthony Lanza
Leslie Larson & Don Katz
Lisa & Michael Leffell
David Lefkowitz
Annie Mahon
Barbara & Arthur Margolin
Judith & Michael Margulies
Pam Meisel & Paul Rubin
Lauren & Laurence Mintzer
Judith Monson
Morris Companies
MVP Health
Nobile, Magarian &
DiSalvo LLP
Pam & Edward Pantzer
Christopher Percopo
K. Shelly Porges
Emily & Gregg Pressman
Pro Bono Partnership
Rotary Club of
Yonkers - East Yonkers
Linda & David Roth
Terry & Jerold Ruderman
Marjorie &
Richard Schneidman
Katherine & Steven Seiden
Daniel Silver
Varda & Roy Singer
Daisy Soros
Barbara Spector & Philip
Schlussel
Christine & Shawn Sullivan
Temple Beth Shalom
Arjan Eenkema van Dijk
Jill Vogel Whipple &
Timothy Whipple
Cheryl & Julius Walls, Jr.
Barbara Wentzel
W. Mark Wheeler
Mary Elizabeth Wilson
Chris Woolford
Nancy Zisson
A full list of donors
can be found at
www.greyston.org.
Due to space limitations,
we regret that we are
unable to list donors
of under $500. We
are grateful to all of
our supporters at
every level for their
steadfast generosity.
Greyston Leadership
Greyston
Board of Directors
Karen Kochevar
Chair
Greyston
Executive Team
Mike Brady
President & CEO
Gregg Lerner
Vice Chair
Andy Rosengarden
Chief Financial Officer
Edward Falkenberg
Treasurer
Patrick James
General Manager
of Healthy and
Sustainable
Communities
Deborah Stewart
Secretary
Mike Brady
President & CEO
Joseph Armentano
Anthony C. Bailey
Joan Binstock
Brian M. Fielding
Michelle Friedman
Kenneth Jenkins
Daniel E. Magnus
Gloria Mirrione
NoemÍ Santana
Barry Willner
Susan Yoss
Alan Gaynor
Vice President
of Human Capital
Rich Jamesley
General Manager,
Greyston Bakery
Wisdom Council
Ruth Suzman
Chair
Howard Berk
Betty Cotton
Alfred DelBello,
in memorium
Dee DelBello
Janet DiFiore
Michael Dweck
Linda Giuliano
Bernard Glassman
Jerry Greenfield
Alisa White Holland
Lynne Katzmann
Jeffrey Koslowsky
Angelo Martinelli
Ann Pleshette Murphy
Ron Saltz
Greyston
Bakery Board
Gregg Lerner
Chair
Joel Frank
Secretary
Susan Yoss
Treasurer
Mike Brady
President
Karen Kochevar
Ex Officio
Deborah Annex
Edward Falkenberg
Andrew Yearley
Contact Information
21 Park Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10703
914.376.3900
www.greyston.org
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“ I go between wanting
him to be my baby
forever, and being
excited about all the
amazing things he’ll
do in this life.”
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