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2025 Mount Sinai Children’s Center Foundation Benefit

2025 Mount Sinai Children’s Center Foundation Benefit

Thank you for joining us for a day of fun at the Big Apple Circus! We hope you will join us next year!


Chairs
Samantha and Igal Zakuto

Honoring
The Child Life and Creative Arts Department and 
Paws & Play Program, and the Pediatric Inpatient 
Care Team at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital

CCF Benefit Committee
Madi Rothenberg Karpova and Ivan Karpov
Lauren and Myles Menowitz
Sara and Samuel Nadler
Nicole Kramer Streger and David Streger
Samantha and Max Yardeni

Co-Chairs
Vicki Panzier Gross
Michael Gross

 

Development Committee Co-Chairs
Madi Rothenberg Karpova and Ivan Karpov

Board of Directors
Purnima Puri and Richard Barrera
Nancy Chemtob
Joyce and Barry Cohen
Jack Martin Fund, Chris Mongeluzo and Mark Zeller
Elizabeth and Jonathan Lewinsohn
Vivian and Edwin Lin
Jennifer Deppe Parker and Stan Parker
Jill and Mark Rachesky
Pamela and Stuart Rothenberg
Carolyn and Marc Rowan
Jody and Ira Schwartz
Samantha and Igal Zakuto
Rebecca and David Zwillinger

Under the Big Top: A Record-Breaking Benefit for Children’s Health

Children of all ages gathered under the Big Top on November 9th for Mount Sinai’s 38th Annual Children’s Center Foundation Benefit at Lincoln Center, featuring a memorable private performance by the Big Apple Circus. This year marked a milestone with record-breaking attendance and $1.2 million raised to advance pediatric care at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital and the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics.

Vero with therapy dog, Summer

Paws & Play Program: Comforting Hearts & Inspiring Smiles

Imagine facing a complex medical mystery, enduring years of uncertainty and intense hospital stays. This was Veronica’s reality, a brave young girl whose journey with Partial Cortical Dysplasia Epilepsia Partialis Continua with Intractable Epilepsy began subtly in October 2022. 

A Tribute to Teamwork and Excellence

The work of our Pediatric Inpatient Care Team is a testament to the power of collaboration and a shared mission here at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. This team of physicians are an essential part of a much larger ecosystem of care, working in tandem with nurses, specialists, surgeons, and other medical professionals to ensure the best outcomes for every child.

Kravis Pediatric Inpatient Care Team

Thank You to Our Sponsors


Headliner Sponsors

Jody and John Arnhold
Joyce and Barry Cohen
Gray Foundation
Violet and Michael Gross
Madi Rothenberg Karpova and Ivan Karpov
Vicki Panzier Gross and Jonathan Levine
Elizabeth and Jonathan Lewinsohn
Vivian and Edwin Lin
Jill and Mark Rachesky
Pamela and Stuart Rothenberg
Rowan Family Foundation
Samantha and Igal Zakuto
Rebecca and David Zwillinger
 

Corporate Sponsors

Citadel
Griffin Catalyst
Griffon Corporation
HPS Investment Partners
Solar Capital Partners LLC
 

Concession Sponsors

Apollo Global Management
 

Big Top Sponsors

Purnima Puri and Rich Barrera
Nancy Chemtob
Meredith and Lee Kruter
Lee and Jeffrey Feil Family Foundation
Jennifer Deppe Parker and Stan Parker
Jody and Ira Schwartz
Barbara and Michael Zimmerman
 

Ring Leader Sponsors

Henrietta Rosenberg, MD and Henry Rosenberg, MD
Joanna and Aaron Sirulnick
Lauren and Mitch Soiefer
Samantha and Max Yardeni
 

Circus Master Sponsors

Julie and Martin Franklin
Jessica and Todd Jacobs
Tina Hyun and Max Kang
The Kaye Family
Barbara Saul Kendall
Rita and Bob Matthews
Lauren and Myles Menowitz
Sara and Samuel Nadler
David L. Reich, MD
Audrey and Jeff Spiegel
Esther and Jeffrey Stock, MD
Nicole Kramer Streger and David Streger
Nicole and David Wachter
 

Band Leader Sponsors

AWH Partners
Susan Cullman
Diana and Ira Riklis
Jennifer and Evan Vittor
 

list as of 11/3/2025


The Mount Sinai Children’s Center Foundation (CCF) was founded in 1989 and plays a crucial role in enhancing care, treatment, and support for children and families at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital and the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The CCF supports essential hospital renovations, therapeutic programs to alleviate anxiety and improve the hospital experience, and innovative research to advance pediatric medicine. Thank you for partnering with the CCF in our commitment to provide children with excellent health care to live their happiest, healthiest lives.

Explore the planned renovations and discover how your support will reimagine the Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital.

See the Vision


For more information or ticket inquiries, please contact Alyssa Kind in the Benefit Office at 646-450-4948 or ccfbenefit [at] kindeventsny.com (ccfbenefit[at]kindeventsny[dot]com)