EIN 13-3264005

Dorot

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
103
Year formed
1983
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
Dorot alleviates social isolation and loneliness among older adults by engaging volunteers of all ages and providing services to help them live independently as valued members of the community. Educational services enable older adults, caregivers, and professionals to participate in classes and support groups. The University without Walls offers educational and cultural courses, support groups, and holiday celebrations via t. Dorot is located in New York, NY.
Total revenues
$11,626,356
2022
Total expenses
$11,854,201
2022
Total assets
$28,938,775
2022
Num. employees
103
2022

Program areas at Dorot

Socialization services connect older adults to peers and younger generations to enhance quality of life, reduce social isolation, and create larger community bonds. Dorot's friendly visiting and caring calls programs match compassionate volunteers with older adults for weekly/monthly meetings and conversations at home or virtually. Through caring calls social workers support older adult-volunteer matches throughout their relationship, providing guidance and referrals to other services. See schedule o for continuationdorot runs a wide range of online group offerings through onsite at home, including health, wellness, and exercise; legacy projects; current events classes; and arts and cultural programming. Through longstanding synagogue partnerships, Dorot social workers support older congregants, guide caregivers, inspire an ethic of volunteerism, and advise pastoral staff about resources for the aging. Dorot westchester offers volunteer visiting and educational services to older adult westchester residents.
Concrete services help older adults live independently in the community. Kosher meals at home (kmh) delivers weekly nutritious frozen kosher meals to home-based older adults who have difficulty shopping or cooking. The kmh coordinator and social work interns ensure participants' needs are met by providing critical, life-enhancing case assistance. We deliver emergency meals upon discharge from the hospital or the unexpected absence of a caregiver. See schedule o for continuationthrough four annual package delivery programs, volunteers bring packages of holiday food, treats, and essentials to home-based older adults and enjoy a friendly visit either over the phone or in the home. Dorot social workers follow-up on any unmet needs. The homelessness prevention program provides safe transitional housing, food, and ongoing counseling and services to homeless older adults, and relocates them into affordable permanent homes. Dorot's board of directors and senior staff made the difficult decision to phase out the residential portion of the hpp by march 2022. The decision was based on the fact that maintaining the program is extremely expensive while the number of older adults we are able to serve has significantly declined in recent years.
Community services alleviates social isolation and brings the generations together through enriching programs. Dorot's response team volunteer corps provides older adults with one-time services such as birthday visits and calls, helps with errands and household tasks such as returning library books, organizing paperwork, and taking neighborhood walks, thus decreasing social isolation and offering concrete assistance. Volunteers share older adults' concerns with social workers so that Dorot can connect them to resources and professional support and promote aging in place. Lasting impressions offers seniors the opportunity to create their legacy in the form of an ethical will, memoir, art project or video/audio interview, and helps those interested compose advance care plans. See schedule o bringing the generations together is a high priority for Dorot and a wide range of intergenerational programs are offered that bring older adults and volunteers together to form lasting relationships. Key programs include our teen and college internship programs, family volunteering, art, music and current events workshops, lasting impressions legacy programs, and many others. In fy22, over 6,000 compassionate volunteers provided older adults with a range of services and social interaction.
Educational services alleviates isolation by enabling older adults, caregivers, and professionals to participate in classes and support groups. University without walls offers educational and cultural courses, support groups, and holiday celebrations via teleconference and online to older adults throughout the country. Russian university without walls offers russian-speaking older adults continuing education and esl classes through teleconference, easing loneliness and isolation, and helping them integrate into american life. Through information and referral, Dorot staff and trained volunteers provide guidance to seniors, caregivers, and professionals about available services at Dorot, and in new york city and beyond.through tech coaching, trained volunteers offer one-on-one assistance to late tech adopters to help them master computer skills. Tech coaches teach older adults how to connect with family and friends virtually, participate in online classes, and access essential services over the internet. Families can download tech guides from the Dorot website to help teach parents and grandparents to use a laptop, smartphone and other devices.

Who funds Dorot

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$598,411
Miriam and Arthur Diamond Charitable TrustOrganization General Exempt$510,000
Uja-Federation of New YorkCaring / Jewish Life$460,000
...and 205 more grants received totalling $3,821,627

Personnel at Dorot

NameTitleCompensation
Dorothy HellmerChief Financial Officer / Associate Executive Director , Finance and Operations / Aed Finance and Operations$214,198
Dorothy KauffmanChief Advancement Officer$207,685
Alison Hodin BaierChief Program Officer$207,024
Mark MeridyExecutive Director$320,854
Richard ChamamaDirector - Finance and Operations / Director , Finance$107,430
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Dorot

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$9,948,937
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$303,494
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$1,366,601
Net income from fundraising events$-17,183
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$24,507
Total revenues$11,626,356

Form 990s for Dorot

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-05990View PDF
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF
2019-062021-01-21990View PDF
2018-062019-07-23990View PDF
2017-062018-09-12990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Care Connection for Aging ServicesWarrensburg, MO$7,278,364
Active GenerationsSioux Falls, SD$4,706,144
Council on Aging - Southern California (COA-SC)Irvine, CA$6,425,591
Data update history
July 10, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 1, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
June 25, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
April 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,000 from Richard H Goldman Memorial Foundation
August 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 20 new grant, including a grant for $62,500 from Ullendorff Memorial Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsSenior centersCharities
Issues
Human services
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsNational levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
171 W 85th St
New York, NY 10024
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
dorotusa.org/ 
Phone
(212) 769-2850
Facebook page
dorotusa 
Twitter profile
@dorotusa 
IRS details
EIN
13-3264005
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1983
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P81: Senior Centers and Services
NAICS code, primary
624120: Services for the Elderly and People with Disabilities
Parent/child status
Independent
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