2012-10-09T20:12:08-00:00 2011-12-31 Joseph Topolski CPA 2 Duncan Street Millburn NJ 07041 990 2011-01-01 133164464 Samaritans of New York Inc SAMA 2126773009 PO Box 1259 Madison Square New York NY 10159 Alan Ross 2012-10-09 true Joseph Topolski 9737639221 2012-10-09 X 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Alan Ross PO Box 1259 New York NY 10159 483428 false X X 1982 NY The Samaritans of New Yorks mission is to provide immediate and ongoing emotional support to those who are in crisis or have lost a loved one to suicide. 6 6 22 0 664146 481855 0 7 6 2626 1567 666779 483428 0 0 429045 429503 0 33860 152416 132193 581461 561696 85318 -78268 259401 163436 24030 6333 235371 157103 The Samaritans of New Yorks mission is to provide immediate and ongoing emotional support to those who are in crisis or have lost a loved one to suicide to teach lay and professional caregivers and service providers the most effective methods to prevent suicide to make caregivers, service providers, educators, those in government, industry and the general public aware false false 369842 The 24 Hour Suicide Prevention Hotline New York City s completely confidential 24 hour suicide prevention hotline which is often the first place people call when seeking emotional support if they are in distress, in crisis or are concerned about a friend, loved one, client or colleague who may be suicidal. In 2011 the Samaritans hotline received 84,258 contacts, 60,712 of them calls from people in crisis, those concerned about someone in crisis or seeking the keys to effective suicide prevention. Over the year, the free hotline service the cost of a local call was staffed by an average of 118 volunteers who donated almost 30,000 hours in support of all of our programs, an average of approximately 200 hours of service per volunteer the equivalent of one and a third months of full time work each. This means that Samaritans volunteers donated the equivalent of almost 800,000 in free labor to our programs in 2011. Samaritans continues to receive positive evaluations on the hotline s annual NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene program and financial audits. 15964 Safe Place Suicide Survivor Support Groups Samaritans twice-monthly support groups for those who have lost a loved one to suicide averaged 12 attendees per month in 2011, for a total of 152. Of those who attended, 47 came to Safe Place for the first time. These groups provide emotional support and a safe and confidential environment for those people who are not only grieving the loss of someone they loved but, in addition, must deal with the stigmas, stereotypes, myths and misconceptions many people have about suicide while they are in the depths of their very personal mourning process. 71570 457376 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 22 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X X Samaritans of New York 2126773009 PO Box 1259 Madison Square Station New York NY 10159 Alan Ross 038.00 X X 92000 0 0 Steph Johnson 002.00 X 0 0 0 Keith Shinberg 002.00 X 0 0 0 Nigel Barnes 001.00 X 0 0 0 Kamila Talbot 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Frank Perterson 001.00 X 0 0 0 Fiodhna O'Grady 038.00 X X 53950 0 0 Deirdre Comey 001.00 X 0 0 0 Sam Roberts 002.00 X 0 0 0 Ruth Groebner 001.00 X 0 0 0 Wesley Puryer 002.00 X 0 0 0 David Rheingold 002.00 X 0 0 0 Sr Elizabeth Keliher 001.00 X 0 0 0 Danielle Swincinski 002.00 X 0 0 0 Rachael Dress LCSW 002.00 X 0 0 0 Russ Marks 002.00 X 0 0 0 145950 true true false 272416 209439 481855 6 6 Sundry income 900099 1567 1567 483428 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 354614 283435 47334 23845 0 47750 41992 4068 1690 27139 21694 3621 1824 0 0 3575 3575 0 0 6920 4686 2234 2129 2129 32780 31349 243 1188 11108 8521 2429 158 0 53046 45259 7782 5 3278 2513 221 544 0 3254 2871 7 376 0 0 6789 5792 996 1 4632 4385 114 133 Postage 4220 2348 42 1830 Bank fees 175 152 11 12 Dues. subs and fees 287 250 17 20 0 561696 457376 70460 33860 173561 46200 69446 102417 36317 21498 16394 14819 259401 163436 5926 6333 18104 24030 6333 X 218977 142284 16394 14819 235371 157103 259401 163436 -78268 X true true true X false X 0 0.00000 475730 595546 608840 660607 475540 2816263 5000 4680 6544 6165 6315 28704 480730 600226 615384 666772 481855 2844967 2844967 540 28 8 7 6 589 0 540 28 8 7 6 589 0 4205 518 -6077 1567 213 485475 600772 609315 666779 483428 2845769 0.99970 0.99690 0.00020 0.00020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 36317 21498 14819 14819 Refundable Advances - NYS OMH Refundable Advance - DMH 483428 561696 -78268 -78268 483428 483428 483428 561696 561696 561696 false false false false false false false Steph Johnson Nigel Barnes Kamila Talbot Frank Perterson Deirdre Comey Ruth Groebner Sr Elizabeth Keliher Form 990 Part I 1 The Samaritans mission--achieved through our 24-hour crisis hotline, public education and awareness programs and suicide survivor support groups--is to prevent suicide by providing immediate and ongoing support to those in crisis, providing solace and support to those who have been touched by suicide, teaching health providers the most effective ways to prevent suicide, and making the public aware of the keys to preventing this national health problem that leads to twice as many fatalities annually as homicide. In addition to those suicide prevention, hotline, education, advocacy, community, professional development, fundraising, outreach and other activities, programs and services performed by Samaritans, the organization works in collaboration, partnership, as members of coalitions, with groups and individuals to advance our mission and to help, aid and support those touched individually as well as collectively by crises, depression, distress, suicide and its aftermath. Form 990 Part I Line 1 The Samaritans mission--achieved through our 24-hour crisis hotline, public education and awareness programs and suicide survivor support groups--is to prevent suicide by providing immediate and ongoing support to those in crisis, providing solace and support to those who have been touched by suicide, teaching health providers the most effective ways to prevent suicide, and making the public aware of the keys to preventing this national health problem that leads to twice as many fatalities annually as homicide. In addition to those suicide prevention, hotline, education, advocacy, community, professional development, fundraising, outreach and other activities, programs and services performed by Samaritans, the organization works in collaboration, partnership, as members of coalitions, with groups and individuals to advance our mission and to help, aid and support those touched individually as well as collectively by crises, depression, distress, suicide and its aftermath.