“Philanthropists Lois and Richard Nicotra (center), gathered with 48 non-profit organizations and scholarship recipients at The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation spring awards ceremony at the COMMONS café on April 23, 2015 . The Nicotras presented $45,850 in awards and scholarships; 100% of the profits from the COMMONS café in Bloomfield contribute to the funding for these Staten Island non-profit organizations and scholarship recipients. Since 2011, The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation has awarded a total of $367,912 to more than 200 non-profit organizations and scholarship recipients.”