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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2026 Expires: August 2028

Dorot

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(212) 769-2850
171 West 85th Street
New York, NY, 10024
https://dorotusa.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Stated Purpose:
DOROT alleviates social isolation among older adults and provides services to help them live independently as valued members of the community. We serve the Jewish and wider community, bringing the generations together in a mutually beneficial partnership of elders, volunteers, and professionals. Our work provides an effective model for others.

Year, State Incorporated:
1976, NY

Since 1976, DOROT has been steadfast in our mission to alleviate social isolation among older adults and unite the generations through our vital services and life-enhancing programming that foster mutually beneficial social interactions. Our diverse menu of programs provides a variety of options for older adults to connect to our caring community: in person at DOROT, in their homes, at partnering organizations spaces, virtually over Zoom, and by telephone.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, Dorot's program expenses were:

Community services $3,341,706
Socialization services $2,640,007
Education services $1,343,425
Concrete services $1,142,528
Total Program Expenses $8,467,666

Chair of the Board
Harriet Shaiman

Board Size
23

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Dorot's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Private gifts and grants $7,017,568
Investment revenue $2,996,079
Bequests and legacies $1,314,481
Special event $383,995
UJA/Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Inc. $356,547
Government grants $159,092
Contributed nonfinancial assets $67,574
Other income $30,037
Total Income $12,325,373

Programs: 72% Fundraising: 13% Administrative: 15%

Total Income $12,325,373
Total expenses: $11,693,237
  Program expenses $8,467,666
  Fundraising expenses $1,470,176
  Administrative expenses $1,755,395
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $632,136
Beginning Net Assets $30,590,377
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $31,222,513
Total Liabilities $844,145
Total Assets $32,066,658

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