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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PATIENTS RISING INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$394,651
Total expenses
$612,301
Contributions and grants received
$391,278
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
-$30,000
Other revenue
$33,373
Total assets, end of year
$210,799
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,291,853
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$1,081,054
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$386,235
Management and general expenses
$159,698
Fundraising expenses
$66,368
Program service expenses (Part III)
$386,235

Program services were 63.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $391,278

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $30,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$30,000

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$30,000 · excluded -$30,000

  • 11a · Other revenue: ERC PAYROLL TAX REFUND

    total $31,135 · excluded $31,135

  • 11b · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $2,238 · excluded $2,238

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $33,373

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $110,000 · program services $55,000 · management and general $27,500 · fundraising $27,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $272,755 · program services $222,215 · management and general $25,530 · fundraising $25,010

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $10,535 · program services $6,993 · management and general $1,776 · fundraising $1,766

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $30,258 · program services $17,939 · management and general $10,300 · fundraising $2,019

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,099 · program services $21,327 · management and general $3,114 · fundraising $3,658

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,015 · management and general $5,015

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,654 · management and general $22,654

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $13,248 · program services $7,626 · management and general $5,622

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,133 · program services $21,221 · management and general $912

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,402 · program services $659 · management and general $729 · fundraising $14

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,119 · management and general $8,119

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,593 · management and general $10,593

  • 17 · Travel

    total $28,934 · program services $20,422 · management and general $3,636 · fundraising $4,876

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,710 · management and general $428 · fundraising $1,282

  • 20 · Interest

    total $13,879 · management and general $13,879

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,207 · management and general $3,207

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $26,089 · program services $10,388 · management and general $15,701

  • 24b · Other expenses: HONORARIA

    total $2,400 · program services $2,400

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK AND MERCHANT FEES

    total $916 · management and general $747 · fundraising $169

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $163 · management and general $89 · fundraising $74

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $192 · program services $45 · management and general $147

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,935 · end of year $210,799

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $30,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $351,615 · end of year $212,740

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $546,724 · end of year $1,079,113

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year -$863,404 · end of year -$1,081,054

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE PATIENT HELPLINE IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS BY PROVIDING CLEAR GUIDANCE, COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT, AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF HEALTHCARE. OUR MISSION IS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO CARE, OFFERING PERSONALIZED ASSISTANCE ON ISSUES LIKE INSURANCE COVERAGE, TREATMENT ACCESS, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT. WE BELIEVE EVERY PATIENT DESERVES TO BE INFORMED, SUPPORTED, AND EQUIPPED TO MAKE CONFIDENT HEALTHCARE DECISIONS. THROUGH DEDICATED ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION, WE STRIVE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE CARE THEY NEED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

REDUCE BARRIERS TO CARE, OFFERING PERSONALIZED ASSISTANCE ON ISSUES LIKE INSURANCE COVERAGE, TREATMENT ACCESS, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT.

  • THE PATIENT HELPLINE IS A VITAL RESOURCE OFFERING DIRECT SUPPORT TO PATIENTS NAVIGATING COMPLEX HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES. DESIGNED TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING BARRIERS TO CARE, THE HELPLINE PROVIDES FREE GUIDANCE ON ISSUES SUCH AS INSURANCE COVERAGE, TREATMENT ACCESS, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, AND CAREGIVING RESOURCES. STAFFED BY TRAINED NAVIGATORS AND ADVOCATES, THE HELPLINE EMPOWERS PATIENTS WITH THE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE THEY NEED TO MAKE INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS. THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS PATIENTS TO A NETWORK OF RESOURCES, HELPING THEM OVERCOME FINANCIAL, LOGISTICAL, AND BUREAUCRATIC OBSTACLES. BY ADDRESSING SPECIFIC NEEDS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, THE PATIENT HELPLINE IMPROVES HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REDUCES DELAYS IN RECEIVING ESSENTIAL TREATMENTS. THE HELPLINE'S SERVICES ARE FURTHER AMPLIFIED BY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, ENSURING A BROAD REACH AND IMPACTFUL SUPPORT FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED.

    Expenses $112,446

  • THE PATIENT LEARNING CENTER IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING PATIENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO NAVIGATE THEIR HEALTHCARE JOURNEYS WITH CONFIDENCE. THROUGH AN ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, THE LEARNING CENTER ENABLES PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH. KEY COMPONENTS INCLUDE THE SELF-ADVOCACY MASTERCLASS, A COMPREHENSIVE COURSE THAT TRAINS PATIENTS IN ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION SKILLS, FROM UNDERSTANDING THEIR INSURANCE POLICY TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR DOCTORS. THIS INTERACTIVE PROGRAM HAS HELPED HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS DEVELOP THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN THEIR HEALTHCARE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR NAVIGATION RESOURCES PROVIDE PRACTICAL GUIDANCE ON MANAGING INSURANCE, TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND CARE COORDINATION, OFFERING PATIENTS A CLEAR PATH TO UNDERSTANDING AND ACCESSING THEIR CARE. THE LEARNING CENTER ALSO OFFERS PATIENT ACCELERATORS, SPECIALIZED MODULES THAT EQUIP PATIENTS TO COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THEIR DOCTORS AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR TREATMENT OPTIONS. BY ENHANCING PATIENT-PROVIDER COMMUNICATION, THE ACCELERATORS EMPOWER PATIENTS TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR HEALTHCARE, FOSTERING MORE PERSONALIZED AND EFFECTIVE CARE EXPERIENCES. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS BUILD A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT ELEVATES PATIENT VOICES AND STRENGTHENS THEIR ABILITY TO NAVIGATE THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

    Expenses $140,102

  • THE PATIENTS RISING DISPATCH PROGRAM FOR LOW-VISION PATIENTS PROVIDES ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION BOOKING SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS FACING VISION CHALLENGES, ENSURING THEY HAVE RELIABLE ACCESS TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER CRITICAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES. RECOGNIZING THAT LOW-VISION PATIENTS OFTEN FACE UNIQUE MOBILITY BARRIERS, THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A DEDICATED SUPPORT SYSTEM TO REDUCE TRANSPORTATION OBSTACLES AND IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTHCARE ACCESSIBILITY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, PATIENTS RISING COORDINATES WITH A NETWORK OF TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS TO BOOK RIDES ON BEHALF OF PATIENTS, MANAGING THE LOGISTICS FROM START TO FINISH. EACH RIDE IS TAILORED TO ACCOMMODATE THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF LOW-VISION PATIENTS, OFFERING DOOR-TO-DOOR SERVICE TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY AND EASE OF TRAVEL. THE DISPATCH PROGRAM GOES BEYOND TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT BY PROVIDING EACH PATIENT WITH A PERSONALIZED SERVICE EXPERIENCE, OFFERING REMINDERS AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP THEM STAY CONNECTED TO THEIR HEALTHCARE. BY REDUCING ONE OF THE MAJOR BARRIERS TO TIMELY MEDICAL CARE, THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERS LOW-VISION PATIENTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE, DIRECTLY ADDRESSING THE ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS OF THIS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $133,687

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Teressa Wilcox

    CHF EXC/MISS

    Total calculated
    $230,100
    From this org
    $110,000
    From related orgs
    $110,000
    Other
    $10,100
    Hours/week
    30 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,000 + $110,000 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,050 + $5,050 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $115,050 + $115,050 related

  • Darla S Bell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Cook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Robert Goldberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Demeshia Montgomery

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jeffrey Oldham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jonathan Wilcox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Joseph D Keenan

    CHIEF DIGITA

    Total calculated
    $207,956
    From this org
    $85,100
    From related orgs
    $85,100
    Other
    $37,756
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $85,100 + $85,100 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $18,878 + $18,878 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $103,978 + $103,978 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
1 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202533109349303653

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