Riverdale Senior Services, Inc.

City-funded organization

Riverdale Senior Services, Inc. (RSS) is a Bronx 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 23-7357997) founded in 1974 by Julia Blumenthal, whose mission, per its own site, is to promote the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional well-being of older adults in the Northwest Bronx through senior-center programs, meals, and social and behavioral health services. Its sole active NYC contract is $1.57 million for "OLDER ADULT CENTER" with the Department for the Aging, listed as a Renewal (not re-bid) on Checkbook NYC, following a prior "PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES" contract worth $4.4 million that ended in 2024 and was awarded by RFP. Across its history with the city, 81% of RSS's $24.4 million in total contract value has been awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$1,572,759 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$24,436,058 · 56 since 2009, incl. expired
Paid to date
$19,780,104
Won without a fresh bid
81% of contract value · $19,716,022 · 45 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$5,693,539 · 96 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$96,505 · Julie Dalton Term Oct 2023, Executive Director
Based in
Bronx, NY

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

Funded by these council members

City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.

Officer & key-staff pay

Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed -17% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.

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