play:groundNYC is hiring!
Join the play:groundNYC team, an organization that values an experiential approach to play, with a strong emphasis on providing young people with unstructured, creative play opportunities. Our team operates with a high level of passion and dedication, fostering a supportive and enthusiastic environment. In addition, staff members have the opportunity to explore different roles and gain skill sets in a collaborative environment. Click on the buttons below to learn more and apply!
Support play:groundNYC
At play:groundNYC, we want to see a city, transformed through play, that is open and accessible to everyone. With generous donors like you, we are able to welcome thousands of kids annually at our flagship, The Yard, for free. Your support also helps us offer financial aid for Summer Camp, Mini Camps, and our Adventure Play Club. Your gift helps us organize play pop-ups across the city, together reimagining public space. Your tax-deductible donations also support our in-school programming and the training sessions we offer to teachers and caregivers so that more children in NYC can experience the joy of play. THANK YOU for joining us.
Checks should be made payable to play:groundNYC and sent to:
play:groundNYC 33 Park Pl #350, New York, NY 10007
Cash donations can be made at any visit to The Yard
For material donations such as lumber, building materials, tires, rope, paint, brushes, fabrics, etc, please contact us by email
$25 = 4 boxes of new shiny nails for The Yard’s toolshed
$50 = 5 hammers for building and destroying
$150 = 1 hour of free play at The Yard
$500 = 2 hours of community based pop-up play around NYC
$750 = 1 child for 1 week of summer camp
$1,000 = 1 full afternoon of free play at The Yard!
Want more adventure play in your neighborhood? Read more about what a second adventure playground location entails and tell us your ideas here
play:groundNYC is a federal 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, your donations are tax-deductible.
990 Form - 2022 Fiscal Year
2023 Annual Report
volunteer
We love our volunteers! We welcome you on the weekends to take on a front desk shift at The Yard during our open free hours of 12pm to 4pm. At the beginning our season in April, on Governors Island, we appreciate capable bodies in helping set up the Yard, while in November we look for help in dismantling some of the incredible structures young people have built over the summer.
If you have expertise, and time, in any of the following categories: graphic design and marketing, human resources, fundraising and outreach, please reach out! Occasionally we put out a call for new Board members, sign up for our newsletter to keep updated.
SUPPORTERS
play:groundNYC’s work is supported by the generosity of many volunteers, donors, and grants. Your help is essential to our continued growth and ability to transform the city through play! Thank you for joining us. Our 2023-2024 supporters include:
Donors ($50 and above)
Anonymous
David Algoso
Bradley Allen
Kalia Aragon
Defne Aydintasbas
Alisha Bhagat
Adam Brenneman
Megan Brosterman
Ammon Brown
Hronn Brynjarsdottir
Stacey Burt
Ryan Casupanan
Nate Clark
Ingrid Clayton
Natalie Cronin
Alex Cuthbertson and Liz Meriwether
Matt Daimler
John Dumey
Norine Eaton
Sara Egan
Christine Egan
Philip Englehorn
Grunfeld family
Rebecca Faulkner
Valerie Figueredo
Eric Fish
Peter Frishauf
Rebecca Gebel
Tom Geurts
Molly Gochman
Thomas Godfrey
Mara Gruen
Adam Gwosdof
Cu and Nhan Ha
Phi-Hong Ha and Jeff Shamp Yen Ha and Richard Tesler
Harvest (Danny Wen)
Sophia Hermann
Mayme Hostetter
Kacie Hultgren
Aaron Johnston
Adrian Jones
Gregory Jordan
Karolina Karr
Sarah Keefe
Abigail Kerlin
Floris Keverling Buisman
Alison Khalaf
Meghan Kirksey
Eve Klein
Julie Knight
Justin Kulikowski
Ephraim Lasar
Tim Lawrenz
Molly Lewis
Nora Lyons
Donors (continued)
Kendall Masson
Michele Mazelin
Jordan McLeggan
Sophia Mendelsohn
John Messitt
Danni Michaeli
Stephen Miller
David Montone
Daniel Mullkoff
Kate & Alex Navarro-McKay Karen Oh
Tor Opedal
Susan Oschshorn and Marc Gross
Kathryn Oshaughnessy
Nicole Pappas
Daniel and Lucy Payne
Arabella Pollack
Sarah Prior
Tal Pritzker
John Randolph
Aleksey Ratushny
Gina Rebollar
Ross Richardson
Maayan Roth
Vinay Sarathy
Catherine Scheinman
Theodore Schiffman
Jenny Schlenzka
Bart Schwartz
Anika Selhorst
Neil Shea
Jill Silva-Braga
Gillian Silva-Braga
Russ Simmons via Vanguard Charitable
Alex Smith
Peter and Sarah Steinberg Brittany Stenerson
Rachel Strom
Daniel Sweszky
Merril and Steve Tesler
Nicolas Tordjman
Mark Tuttle
Tracy Van Dyk
Vanguard Charitable
Liam Vaysman
Jason Volkman
David Weiner
Lucy Willis
Maggie Willman
Mark Wilson
Ashley Woodruff
Ilaria Woordward
Tim Wu
In-Kind & Pro Bono Support
Artist & Craftsman Supply
Branded Saloon
Brooklyn Free Space Preschool
Jay Cote
DUMBO Moving
GrowNYC
Joe Coffee
Jumbo Privacy
The Harbor School
Adam Khedouri
Allisyn Levy
Alexandra Lange
Mapos
Materials For The Arts
PJS Electric INC
Priority Bicycles
Remix Market
Cat Schmitz
The Muse Brooklyn
Camilla Wasserman & Mari Ouchi
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP via New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
Richard Weiss
Foundations & Grants
The LEGO Foundation
The Robertson Foundation
play:groundNYC’s programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
We are grateful for past supporters including
Foundations: The Awesome Foundation, Burning Man Foundation, The Conestoga Road Foundation, Khedouri Family Foundation, Renaissance Charitable Foundation, The Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation, and Laura B. Vogler Foundation
Materials and Site Support: Arif Family, Big Reuse, DowBuilt, EarthMatter, Goldman Sachs, Material for the Arts, and Tarzian Hardware
Legal Advice: Matthew Clark, Jeremy Coffey, and Proskauer
Photography and Film: Sergio Arif, Tova Friedman, Maggie Fuller, Philipp Klaus, Marj Kleinmann, and Lucius Von Joo
Architecture and Design: PellOverton Architects
Space Support: The Wing, Harvest
Accessibility and Engagement: Rebecca Kostyuchenko, and Children’s Environmental Research Group
Web/Tech and Design support: Varidirect, Slack, and Dreamhost