EIN 13-3505372

Medicare Rights Center

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
37
Year formed
1989
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
The Medicare Rights Center is a national, nonprofit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs and public policy.
Total revenues
$4,289,491
2023
Total expenses
$4,095,816
2023
Total assets
$6,234,533
2023
Num. employees
37
2023

Program areas at Medicare Rights Center

HELPLINES: Medicare Rights' expert staff and volunteers answered more than 31,700questions on its multilingual national helpline for people with Medicare, their families,and the professionals serving them. As part of this work, Medicare Rights provided over 10,758 counseling sessions devoted to appeals and other Medicare-related legal issues.
ENROLLMENT SERVICES: Medicare Rights submitted more than 2,785 Medicare cost-saving benefit applications for its clients, saving enrolled individuals $12 million in out-of-pocket health care costs and increasing their access to needed care and medicines.
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: Medicare Rights' expert print and online resources andtrainings, provided through Medicare Interactive (www.medicareinteractive.org), answered 2.8 million Medicare questions and empowered professionals across the country to better serve their own older clients and those with disabilities. As part of thiswork, Medicare Rights offers its training and certification services to Medicare counselors nationally through the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Technical Assistance Center and the Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center.

Who funds Medicare Rights Center

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Community Service Society of New York (CSS)Direct Service$732,829
Laura and John Arnold FoundationTo Develop A Series of Educational Case Studies on the Experience of Dual-Eligible Individuals and Other Beneficiaries Navigating the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.$170,084
AARP FoundationGrant To Support Aarp Foundation's Benefits Program$150,000
...and 24 more grants received totalling $1,608,450

Personnel at Medicare Rights Center

NameTitleCompensation
Rachel BennettSenior Vice President$136,664
Deane BeebeVice President of Communications and Outreach / Vice President , Communications and Outreach / Vice President of Outreach$146,288
Joe BakerPresident Emeritus
Glenny VelezDirector of Operations and Finance
Marcin BednarzDirector of Information Technology$142,341
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for Medicare Rights Center

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,377,019
Program services$489,380
Investment income and dividends$99,092
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-50,911
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$374,911
Total revenues$4,289,491

Form 990s for Medicare Rights Center

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-14990View PDF
2022-062023-03-27990View PDF
2021-062022-04-21990View PDF
2020-062021-05-20990View PDF
2019-062020-09-29990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 23, 2024
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $732,829 from Community Service Society of New York (CSS)
September 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
August 13, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
July 13, 2024
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from AARP Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHealth organizationsCharities
Issues
HealthEducationPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
266 W 37th St 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
medicarerights.org/ 
Phone
(212) 869-3850
IRS details
EIN
13-3505372
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1989
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
E05: Health Care Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Probationary Registration
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0166279
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-12-31
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