NYYCF – 2022

ABOUT

NYYC Foundation

Founded in 2007, the New York Yacht Club Foundation’s mission is the preservation of the historic clubhouse at 37 West 44th Street in New York City and the equally historic main house and property at Harbour Court in Newport, RI. The preservation of these magnificent and treasured buildings is central to the Club’s history and accomplished through a long-term program of Foundation grants.

“Preserving our past, safeguarding our future” is the goal of the NYYC Foundation.

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Our Clubhouses

The “stations” of the New York Yacht Club are located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, and at Harbour Court in Newport, Rhode Island, overlooking the historic waters of Brenton Cove and Narragansett Bay.

40° 43′ 50.1960” N and 73° 56′ 6.8712” W

44th Street, New York, NY

37 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036

41° 29′ 26.0808” N and 71° 18′ 36.7056” W

Harbour Court, Newport, RI

5 Halidon Ave,
Newport, RI 02840

Restoring and Reforming the Formal Garden

Almost a century after Natalie Bayard Brown first wandered along the bluestone pathways of her beloved Formal Garden at Harbour Court, by the spring of 2018 the harsh New England weather had taken its toll: the paths, steps and fieldstone walls were crumbling and restoration work was needed.

Shedding New Light on the Palm Café

Architect Whitney Warren created an aura of French “café society” when conceiving the curved, glass-conservatory design of the iconic room on 44th Street known as the Palm Café.

Clear Windows Upon the City

First impressions are always the most lasting, which is certainly the case with the New York Yacht Club’s incomparable Clubhouse on 44th Street, the defining feature of which are the 149 windows that grace the façade. But windows, of course, don’t last forever, and after 120 years those in Manhattan require serious attention.

A “Face Lift” at Harbour Court

In 2012, the distinctive stucco-and-limestone frontage of Harbour Court—originally completed in 1905—was deteriorating almost literally before Club members' eyes.

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Donation

There are, and will always be, a long list of projects that require significant funding to ensure that the Clubhouses are preserved for future generations, especially in historic buildings which are as heavily used as ours. This work is made possible by the New York Yacht Club Foundation through your generous support.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE

Board of Directors

For over a century, a long line of generous donors and philanthropists have played a central role in acquiring, conserving, and restoring the Club’s extraordinary buildings and grounds. Today, this important work is carried on through funding from the New York Yacht Club Foundation. Please join in our vital mission.

The Club and the Foundation are the stewards of a pair of matchless architectural jewels. In many ways, the Foundation’s current calling is continuing the NYYC’s philanthropic legacy that was originally launched by Commodore John Cox Stephens who donated the first Clubhouse, Station 10; Commodore J. Pierpont Morgan, who in 1897 donated the Midtown property on which the 44th Street clubhouse was erected; and the ‘A Group Partnership’ and Founders who acquired and outfitted Harbour Court for the Club.

To maintain such treasured historical icons’ façades and interiors in the style and finish that they deserve requires long-term planning and significant financial support, which is provided directly through donations to the New York Yacht Club Foundation.

If the 44th Street clubhouse, with its famous, unsurpassed Model Room, offers members a spiritual connection to the seas, the Newport “station” at Harbour Court is their literal gateway to blue water. Together, these buildings forge a meaningful connection between the New York Yacht Club’s past, present and future.

Join in a tradition of philanthropy that began nearly two centuries ago.