3RD Annual
AWARD CEREMONY
The 3rd Annual New York City Imagine Awards, the premier event that shines the spotlight on the nonprofit sector, was held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Guastavino’s. This gala event was created to offer formal acknowledgment to some of the City’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. 501(c)(3) nonprofits located in and/or significantly serving The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens or Staten Island were eligible to apply across six categories: *NEW* DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and/or Accessibility); Arts & Culture; Innovation; Leadership Excellence; Rising Star; & Social Impact, with the winner in each category winning a $5,000 grant. In addition, the 24 finalists, 4 in each category, each received a professionally produced video, which was showcased the night of the event, and thanks to Webster Bank’s Diamond Sponsorship each finalist was awarded with $1,000 as well.
OUR FOUNDER
Ken Cerini, CPA, CFP, FABFA
Managing Partner
OUR EMCEE
Sonia Rincón
General Assignment Reporter
JUDGES
Lesleigh Irish-Underwood
Vibrant Emotional Health
Stephen Powers
OPEN Impact Real Estate
Ray Schwetz
Jovia Financial Credit Union
Zalman Shneur
The Menahem Education Foundation
Sher Sparano
OneGroup
Saundra Thomas
SPT Consults
Nicole Weingartner
Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP
WINNERS VIDEOS
EVENT PHOTOS
FINALISTS
AETNA
RISING STAR AWARD
Day One New York, Inc.
Emma’s Torch
Hearts to Homes Furnishings
SuitUp
ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.
LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD
Association to Benefit Children:
Gretchen Buchenholz, Executive Director
exalt:
Gisele Castro, Executive Director
Rocking the Boat, Inc.:
Adam Green, Executive Director
Scott J. Beigel Memorial Fund:
Linda Beigel Schulman, Founder
CERINI & ASSOCIATES
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
Her Justice
LiveOnNY
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Win (Women in Need, Inc.)
THE CLAIRE FRIEDLANDER FAMILY FOUNDATION
ARTS & CULTURE AWARD
Children’s Museum of the Arts
Concerts in Motion
The Center for Fiction
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
JPMORGAN CHASE
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA) AWARD
Birch Family Services
Center for Employment Opportunities Inc.
Extreme Kids and Crew Inc
IMPACTability, Inc.
ONEGROUP
INNOVATION AWARD
EB Research Partnership
Hear Your Song
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
VIP Community Services
SPONSORS
DIAMOND SPONSOR
PLATINUM SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
