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PATIENTS RISING INC

EIN 47-5016851 WASHINGTON, DC

Revenue 2024
$394,651
Expenses 2024
$612,301

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

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
E60
Classification
2000
Street
700 12TH ST NW STE 700

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

26 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 700). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

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.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $394,651
    Expenses
    $612,301
    Contributions
    $391,278
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $934,152
    Expenses
    $1,035,124
    Contributions
    $931,951
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $872,251
    Expenses
    $1,551,923
    Contributions
    $872,251
    Grants paid
    $250

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $993,326
    Expenses
    $903,886
    Assets (EOY)
    $529,961
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $707,707
    Expenses
    $890,191
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,200
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $663,562
    Expenses
    $657,648
    Assets (EOY)
    $27,697
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $657,697
    Expenses
    $715,623
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,843
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $614,720
    Expenses
    $714,459
    Assets (EOY)
    $136,223
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,013,084
    Expenses
    $997,762
    Assets (EOY)
    $139,405

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.