Dorot INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1983Human ServicesEIN 13-3264005

Dorot provides supportive services to older adults to alleviate social isolation and enable them to live independently in the community; we engage volunteers of all ages in our work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7,520 volunteers and 101 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $340K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $778K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$844K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.9M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$11.8M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$31.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.9M
FY2025▼ -19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.8M
FY2021$15.1M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$13.5M
FY2025$10.9M
Expenses
$11.8M
FY2025▼ -8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.3M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$11.8M
Net assets
$31.2M
FY2025▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26.8M
FY2021$34.2M
FY2022$28.3M
FY2023$28.1M
FY2024$30.6M
FY2025$31.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1988.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $8.4M Management & general 16% · $1.8M Fundraising 12% · $1.5M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

35 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$338,539Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$250,984Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Officer
$244,236Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$239,398Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People & Culture Officer
$196,624Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance(to 9/6/24)
$182,146Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Program Officer
$153,116Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$152,500Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Meridy’s $339K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Meridy$338,539$334,160$329,743$320,854$333,554$316,834
Alison Hodin-Baier$250,984$242,760————
Jenny Notis-Lyss$244,236$233,465————
Dorothy Hellmer$239,398$231,469$222,996$214,198$214,234$204,359
Alison Hodin Baier——$223,550$207,024$195,086$189,090
Dorothy Kauffman——$172,820$207,685$207,632—
Linda Paul$196,624$169,525————
Richard Chamama$182,146——$107,430$107,048—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects isolated older adults with volunteers for support and independent living.

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3 program services account for $7.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

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…

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

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 program matches compassionate volunteers with older adults for WEEKLY/MONTHLY meetings and conversations at home or virtually.

$2.6Mprogram expense
03

Education services alleviate isolation by enabling older adults and caregivers to participate in classes and support groups. University without walls offers educational and cultural courses, support groups, and holiday celebrations via teleconference to older adults throughout the country.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$11.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.4M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$31.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$725K
Total assetsLn 16$32.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$844K
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$159K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$327K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$422K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7$870K
Total revenueLn 12$10.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$276K
SavingsLn 2$449K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$725K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$146K
Total assetsLn 16$32.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$844K
Net assetsLn 32$31.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5101
VolunteersI 67,520
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$725K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.1M$27.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$31.5M$32.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$898K$844K
Net assetsLn 32$30.6M$31.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$1.2M$247K$134K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.4M$4.1M$868K$469K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$132K$100K$21K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$559K$421K$90K$48K
Payroll taxesLn 10$583K$439K$93K$50K
Legal feesLn 11b$129K$90K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$13K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$96K$96K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$859K$466K
Office expensesLn 13$417K$286K$22K$108K
OccupancyLn 16$85K$64K$13K$7K
TravelLn 17$40K$31K$7K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$140K$99K$21K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$239K$180K$38K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$909K$572K$259K$78K
All other expensesLn 24e$100K$61K$2K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.8M$8.4M$1.8M$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $10.9M$11.8M−$808K$31.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.5M$12.7M$778K$30.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.2M$11.8M−$3.7M$28.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.6M$11.9M−$228K$28.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.1M$10.6M$4.5M$34.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.8M$10.3M$1.5M$26.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,946,328 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$356,547
VIII-1c Fundraising events$422,099
VIII-1e Government grants$159,092
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,364,754
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$327,274
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,302,492
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $781,627$781,627
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,650$1,650
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $870,276$870,276
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$38,104−$38,104
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $28,387$28,387
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,643,836$10,946,328
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,754,278 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,162,944 · Management $247,316 · Fundraising $133,691$1,543,951
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,081,032 · Management $867,883 · Fundraising $469,151$5,418,066
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $99,533 · Management $21,166 · Fundraising $11,443$132,142
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $420,918 · Management $89,514 · Fundraising $48,388$558,820
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $439,206 · Management $93,403 · Fundraising $50,491$583,100
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $90,015 · Management $38,508$128,523
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,909$25,909
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $12,600$12,600
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $95,910$95,910
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $859,358 · Fundraising $465,969$1,325,327
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $286,477 · Management $22,244 · Fundraising $108,229$416,950
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,058 · Management $13,396 · Fundraising $7,242$84,696
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,452 · Management $6,584 · Fundraising $1,947$39,983
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $98,667 · Management $20,593 · Fundraising $20,876$140,136
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $180,206 · Management $38,323 · Fundraising $20,716$239,245
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $572,059 · Management $259,447 · Fundraising $77,677$909,183
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,703 · Management $1,701 · Fundraising $37,333$99,737
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,446,628 · Management $1,841,897 · Fundraising $1,465,753$11,754,278
Part X · Balance sheet $32,066,658 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $216,740$275,854
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,219,342$448,900
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,898,207$1,628,547
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,622$84,107
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $230,607$200,954
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,633,741$1,724,488
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $25,104,685$27,557,681
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $176,642$146,127
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,488,586$32,066,658
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $630,601$620,155
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $20,000$24,606
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $247,608$199,384
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $898,209$844,145
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,913,977$19,562,110
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,676,400$11,660,403
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $30,590,377$31,222,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,488,586$32,066,658
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,222,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,946,328
XI-2 Total expenses$11,754,278
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$807,950
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$30,590,377
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,440,086
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,222,513

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