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YOUR MEAL. OUR MISSION. EAT GOOD.

Much of our food is grown locally. Our building has green features to  reduce our carbon footprint. Our roof is so green we have to water it. We use recyclable packaging when we can. The burgers are 100% antibiotic-free, North American certified Angus Beef. We’ve got Boar’s Head meats and Junior’s cheesecake right out of Brooklyn. We’re doing our best to keep it local and keep it green.

DO GOOD.

100% of the net profits do good things for Staten Island. The money we make sends students to school. It plants flowers and cleans streets. It  helps non-profit organizations on Staten Island help others.
No catches. You spend it. They get it.
Kind of makes the burger taste even better, right?

EAT GOOD. DO GOOD.

Your meal is on a mission.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Scholarships For Employees’ Children.

Sponsored by
The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation
for the children and grandchildren of employees of the
Hilton Garden Inn, the Hampton Inn & Suites,
The Nicotra Group and Corporate Commons.
Download the application here.

Grants For Non Profit Organizations.

The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation provides support for non profit organizations primarily located in
the Borough of Staten Island and aids in the support of higher education for the children and grandchildren of the
employees of The Nicotra Group, the Hilton Garden Inn Staten Island and the Hampton Inn & Suites.
Download the application here.

View the Organizations and Foundations we’ve assisted

THE LOIS & RICHARD NICOTRA FOUNDATION AWARDS $94,843.61 TO “DO GOOD” ON STATEN ISLAND;  MORE THAN $1,475,000 AWARDED.

The Nicotra Foundation hosts May 28th 2025 Awards Ceremony at the ‘The Circle’ located on the Corporate Commons Three Campus at 1441 South Avenue

The Nicotra Foundation hosts May 28th 2025 Awards Ceremony at the ‘The Circle’ located on the Corporate Commons Three Campus at 1441 South Avenue.

Founded in 2011, The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation aids non-profit organizations on Staten Island as they help our community while also providing Scholarships for college to Lois and Richard Nicotra’s employees’ children and grandchildren.

Hosting this grant ceremony at the COMMONS café and Pienza Brick Oven Pizza Café as a venue is meaningful in that it allows all those gathered to see the “Eat Good. Do Good.” motto of these social enterprise eateries realized, since 100% of the profits from the COMMONS café and Pienza Brick Oven Pizza Café are awarded as grants and scholarships Nicotra Foundation recipients.

Since 2011, The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation has awarded a total of $1,478,043 to 506 non-profit organizations and scholarship recipients.

May 28th Grant Recipients will include:

· 120th Precinct Community Council Inc.
· Alban Arts Inc.
· Alpha Beta Foundation
· Blackburn Family Cancer Foundation – Coaching for a Cure, Inc.
· Catholic Schools Region of Staten Island: STSRSA Archers
· Church of St. Clare
· Exhibit J, Inc.
· Feeding with TLC, Inc.
· Foundation For Dignity, Ltd.
· Franciscan Handmaids of Mary, St. Edward Food Pantry
· Friends of Karen, Inc.
· Fund for the City of New York (Partner Project: Freshkills Park Alliance)
· Giving Alternative Learners UpLifting Opportunities Inc.
· Humble Heroes of FDNY
· IlluminArt Productions
· I.S. 51 Edwin Markham
· I.S. 75 Frank D. Paulo
· Maker Park Radio, Inc.
· Muslim Sisters of Staten Island, Inc.
· NAMI NYC Staten Island
· National Lighthouse Museum
· NYC Verrazano 10-13 Association
· Pack 6 Cub Scouts
· PO Gerard Carter Foundation
· P.S. 373r @ P.S. 58
· P.S. 46 The Albert Maniscalco School
· Reach Out and Read of Greater New York
· SCORE – Service Corps of Retired Executives Association – Chapter 476
· Seamen’s Society For Children & Families
· SICHE – Staten Island Christian Home Educator
· Spotlight Theatre Staten Island Inc.
· Staten Island Community Services Friendship Clubs, Inc.
· Staten Island Technical High School
· St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School
· The Minty Organization for the Performing Arts, Inc.
· The Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis Freedom Foundation
· The Travis Fourth of July Celebration Committee, Inc.
· United Activities Unlimited
· Wagner College Holocaust Center
· Wagner College Theatre Department
· Westerleigh Parks Coalition, Corp

Five scholarships will be awarded to the following children of employees:

· Brandon Ascensio
· Jonathan Ascensio
· Arlind Avdalovic
· Michell Ashera Silva
· Rivindya Priyaruwini Silva

24 scholarships will be awarded to the following schools:

· Bishop Ahern High School
· College of Staten Island High School for International Studies
· Concord High School
· Curtis High School
· Gateway Academy
· Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School
· Monsignor Farrell High School
· Moore Catholic High School
· New Dorp High School
· Notre Dame Academy High School
· P37R The David Marquis School of the Arts4
· Port Richmond High School
· Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School
· South Richmond High School I.S./P.S. 25
· St. Joseph by the Sea High School
· St. Joseph Hill High School
· St. Peter’s Boys High School
· Staten Island Academy
· Staten Island Technical High School
· Susan Wagner High School
· The Eagle Academy for Young Men
· The Michael J. Petrides School
· The Richard H. Hungerford School
· Tottenville High School

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October 16th Nicotra Foundation Grant Recipients Included:

  • Beacon Christian Community Health Center
  • Camp Good Grief of Staten Island Inc.
  • CPL Allan F. Kivlehan Chapter K.W.V.A. Inc.
  • Friends of Alice House
  • Girl Scout Troop 5114
  • I Am Empowering Inc.
  • Illuminart Productions
  • Integration Charter Schools
  • I.S. 49 Dreyfus Intermediate School
  • I.S. 75
  • Maker Park Radio, Inc.
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc.
  • Our Lady of Pity- St. Anthony of Padua Church
  • Pakistani Civic Association of Staten Island, Inc.
  • Protectors of Pine Oak Woods
  • P.S. 10 Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary
  • P.S. 18
  • P.S. 19
  • P.S. 21 R The Margaret P Emery Elm Park School
  • P.S. 30 The Westerleigh School
  • P.S. 37r- David Marquis School of The Arts
  • P.S 42 PTA Eltingville School
  • P.S. 57
  • P.S. 78
  • RB2KIDS, Inc.
  • Rhema Prayer Ministries, Inc.
  • Richmond County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers’ Project, Inc.
  • Special Olympics New York- New York City Region
  • St. Peter’s Boys High School
  • Staten Island Center for Independent Living, Inc.
  • Staten Island Children’s Museum
  • Staten Island Museum
  • Staten Island Multiple Myeloma Support Group
  • Staten Island NFP Association, Inc
  • Staten Island Reading Association
  • Staten Island Slim Down, Inc.
  • Staten Island South Shore YMCA
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • The Staten Island Youth Soccer League, Inc.
  • Tottenville High School
  • United States Sierra Leonean Association
  • Unity Games
  • Urban Hope
  • Visions/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • Walk to End Alzheimer’s (2019) Staten Island
  • Where to Turn
  • WOMEN’S4CHANGES, Inc.

Previously Awarded:

  • Catholic Charities of Staten Island
  • Out of the Darkness Community Walks
  • St. Benedetta
  • Sunrise Day Camp – Staten Island

Thirteen scholarships were awarded to the following children/grandchildren of Nicotra Group employees:

  • Arbesa Avdalovic
  • Alba Cami
  • Mya Cook
  • Gabriella Gonzalez
  • Brianna Marfa
  • Gianna Marino
  • Maria Mazzola
  • Sophia Paone
  • Raphael Pollante
  • Anthony Rao
  • Katrina Scarimbolo
  • Laura Scarimbolo
  • Vincent Tavella