What We Do
Our Mission
Our 50 Vanderbilt clubhouse, home of The Yale Club of New York City, embodies a legacy that spans generations – a place where aspirations, community, and shared experiences come together under one roof. Within these walls, countless members have found belonging, joy, and unity, strengthening lifelong bonds and traditions.
Through The Foundation’s stewardship, we honor the past while sustaining the future. By supporting vital exterior preservation and structural maintenance, The Foundation enables The Yale Club to focus its resources on enriching member experiences, interior improvements, and cultural programs that keep our community vibrant and relevant.
What We Do
Our Mission
Our 50 Vanderbilt clubhouse, home of The Yale Club of New York City, embodies a legacy that spans generations – a place where aspirations, community, and shared experiences come together under one roof. Within these walls, countless members have found belonging, joy, and unity, strengthening lifelong bonds and traditions.
Through The Foundation’s stewardship, we honor the past while sustaining the future. By supporting vital exterior preservation and structural maintenance, The Foundation enables The Yale Club to focus its resources on enriching member experiences, interior improvements, and cultural programs that keep our community vibrant and relevant.
Your Donations at Work
The images below display projects the Fifty Vanderbilt Foundation has supported to upkeep The Club’s historical building.
The bulldog restoration and power washing of the exterior been completed. Soon, windows throughout the building will be renewed.
In accord with the IRS designation, funds are to be allocated to the building’s exterior maintenance, preservation, structural elements, and fire protection.
J. Scott Glascock Medal
A lawyer, financial professional, voice artist, and actor. James Scott Glascock was a lifelong learner who enjoyed engaging in different communities. As activities chair at The Yale Club, he orchestrated events that almost exceeded full room capacity, such as those featuring the volunteer musical theatre company, Blue Hill Troupe, and various student a cappella groups from Yale. Close friends describe him as having a twinkle in his eye, the kind that captures precious moments. Scott was a perfect example of a Yalie: intellectually curious, slightly quirky, and greatly generous. His bequest to the Fifty Vanderbilt Foundation was priceless to the Club, and played a significant role in creating the nonprofit to preserve The Club’s external facade and support students at Yale.
In 2015, The Yale Club Medal was established as part of the Centennial Celebration of the Club’s historic and architecturally important building, honoring members who have made unique contributions to The Club, society, or their professional fields, while embodying the values of The Club and the University. In 2017, the medal was renamed the J. Scott Glascock Medal to honor the legacy he left at The Yale Club.
Past Recipients
2015 – David McCullough ’55
The first Yale Club Medal was awarded to David McCullough ’55 on the occasion of our building’s Centennial Celebration in 2015, for his outstanding contributions to literature and to the Club.
2017 – Marian Wright Edelman JD ’63
Our second medal was awarded to Marian Wright Edelman, JD ’63 in 2017 for her life-long work as an advocate for Children and disadvantaged Americans.
2020 – Sonia Sotomayor JD ’79, LLDH ’13
Our third medal was awarded to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, JD ’79, LLD ’13, for her accomplishments as a representative of justice, and her unwavering commitment to the rule of law and fair and just treatment of all.
2022 – David F. Swensen PhD ’80
Our fourth medal was awarded posthumously to David F. Swensen ’80 PhD for his many years of service and dedication to the university, both in his exceptional financial management of Yale’s endowment and in his boundless contributions to the Yale community.
2023 – Samuel A. Waterston ’62
Our fifth medal was awarded to Samuel A. Waterston ’62. He is the winner of numerous awards for his work on stage, screen, and television including the Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, OBIE, and an Academy Award Best Actor nomination. He is passionately dedicated to social and environmental causes. He is the Board Chair of Oceana, an organization committed to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans on a global scale.
2025 – George E. Pataki ’67
Our sixth medal was bestowed upon the honorable George E. Pataki ’67. The 53rd Governor of New York, Pataki embodies true Yale University values and instituted them on a state-wide level. Whether leading the country through the traumatic events of 9/11 or his recent philanthropy work for important causes, he is a testament to the Glascock medal.
Experience the
2025 Yale Club Medal Gala
It was an unprecedented evening inside The Yale Club with the J. Scott Glascock Medal presentation to the honorable George E. Pataki ’67 and the first-ever Post-Gala Celebration!
