Organizations Filed Purposes:
OASIS IS A NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO EMPOWER THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS, AND INCLUDES A NATIONAL NETWORK OF OASIS PROGRAMS IN MORE THAN 250 COMMUNITIES THROUGH NINE EDUCATION CENTERS (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1) AND A NATIONAL NETWORK OF OVER 700 PARTNERS IN 23 STATES. OASIS OFFERS CHALLENGING PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, HEALTH, TECHNOLOGY LITERACY AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER ADULTS TO CONTINUE THEIR PERSONAL GROWTH AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. OASIS WAS ESTABLISHED IN ST. LOUIS IN 1982.
TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF MATURE ADULTS THROUGH LIFELONG LEARNING AND SERVICE.
HEALTH - THE INSTITUTE'S HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE BEHAVIOR-CHANGE CLASSES EMPHASIZING INCREASING AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR OLDER ADULTS TO ADDRESS THEIR HEALTH NEEDS. OASIS BOTH CREATES HEALTH PROGRAM CONTENT AND HOLDS LICENSES FOR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EVIDENCE-BASED WORKSHOPS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE IMPLEMENTED BY THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS NON-SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION CENTERS AND PROGRAM SITES. PROGRAM CONTENT INCLUDES TOPICS ON NUTRITION, EXERCISE, DISEASE MANAGEMENT, DIABETES MANAGEMENT, FALLS PREVENTION, REDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION AND GENERAL HEALTH PROMOTION. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) (CONTINUED FROM FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A) THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS PRIORITIZE EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE SELF-MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTER'S CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT AND DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND A MATTER OF BALANCE THROUGH MAINEHEALTH. IN 2019, OASIS WAS AWARDED A GRANT FOR A NEW PROJECT TO BECOME A NATIONAL FUNDER TO DISCOVER EFFECTIVE MODELS FOR NONMEDICAL VOLUNTEER CAREGIVING PROGRAMS TO MAINTAIN THE INDEPENDENCE OF OLDER ADULTS. THE INSTITUTE COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, HEATH CARE PROVIDERS AND THIRD-PARTY PAYERS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY LOCATIONS TO IMPROVE LONG TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES. PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON BEHAVIOR CHANGE ARE MULTI-SESSIONS WORKSHOPS WHILE MANY HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE ONE-TIME PROGRAMS.
EDUCATION - THE NETWORK CENTERS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF THE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND A BROAD RANGE OF OTHER INTEREST AREAS. TOPICS RANGE FROM CREATIVE WRITING AND POETRY TO ART HISTORY, PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, UNITED STATES AND WORLD HISTORY AND CURRENT EVENTS. THE INSTITUTE SUPPORTS THE NETWORK IN DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS DIGITAL LITERACY THROUGH THE OASIS CONNECTIONS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM AND INCLUDE TOPICS ON HOW TO USE IPADS, IPHONES, INTERNET, EMAIL, FACEBOOK, ACCESSIBILITY FOR HANDHELD DEVICES AND FRAUD AND SCAM PROTECTION. THE INSTITUTE WORKS WITH THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER PROGRAM LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO IMPLEMENT THEM.(CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B) IN 2019, ENROLLMENT IN OASIS EDUCATION CLASSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY EXCEEDED 147,000 WITH JUST UNDER 14,000 NEW PARTICIPANTS.
VOLUNTEER SERVICE - OASIS COOPERATED WITH 81 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OFFER THE OASIS INTERGENERATIONAL TUTORING PROGRAM IN 2019. THIS RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAM MATCHES TRAINED VOLUNTEER TUTORS WITH PRIMARY GRADE CHILDREN TO BUILD READING SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD LEARNING. INCLUDING THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS, THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN 20 CITIES AND INVOLVES MORE THAN 4,800 TRAINED TUTORS. TUTOR TRAINING IS PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO NEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS JOINING THE PROGRAM AND FOR NEW TUTORS IN EXISTING PROGRAMS. OASIS ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION AND TRAINING FOR OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ON A REGULAR BASIS AND ENCOURAGES ALL ASPECTS OF VOLUNTEERISM ESPECIALLY THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN ENGAGE (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) (CONTINUED FROM FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C) OLDER ADULTS IN CONTRIBUTING THEIR TIME, TALENT AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP OTHERS. DURING 2019, 5,800 OASIS VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. VOLUNTEERS ALSO SERVE AS PROOFREADERS, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PERSONNEL, INSTRUCTORS, CLASS COORDINATORS, COMPUTER INSTRUCTORS, HEALTH FACILITATORS, PEER DISCUSSION VOLUNTEERS, SPEAKERS-BUREAU PARTICIPANTS AND STORYTELLERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Paul Weiss | PRESIDENT | 45 | $150,634 |
| Dawn Anderson | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 45 | $99,641 |
| Tim Mcneil | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 02/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Sanford Zimmerman | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 9/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick White Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maxine L Rockoff Ph D | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Powderly Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steven B Miller Md | EMERTIUS | 1 | $0 |
| Richard H Miles | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leeann M Markovitz Cima | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marylen Mann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John P Lynch Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edward Lawlor Ph D | EMERTIUS | 1 | $0 |
| Ira J Kodner Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Kim | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Franklin A Jacobs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Hollingsworth | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Greenberg Scd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Martha Gragg Msn Ache | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Danahy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Jon Cedergreen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Brinkley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Adrianna Bernal | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffery L Baliban | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marvin Anderson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lorna Wiggins | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| David J Newburger | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew W Geekie | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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