NonprofitsPatients Rising Inc

Medical Research

Patients Rising Inc

RESTON, VA

Total revenue

$2.1M

Total expenses

$1.3M

Net assets

Grants received

$436K

4 grants

EIN

611860696

Tax year

2024

Mission

Empowering every patient in america to advocate for reforms placing them, alongside their doctors, in control of their healthcare choices.

Programs

2 programs

Patients rising studios is built on the belief that stories have the power to change perspectives, drive action, and shift the narrative of american healthcare. By amplifying the voices of patients, we aim to reshape the healthcare conversation, bringing authentic experiences to the forefront of policy debates and public awareness. Through a portfolio of high-quality media platforms, patients rising storytelling connects audiences with real-life patient stories that reveal the human impact of healthcare policies. These stories not only highlight the struggles patients face with access and affordability but also celebrate resilience, advocacy, and the pursuit of better healthcare outcomes. Our storytelling platform has been embraced by members of congress, major media outlets, and influencers to make complex policy issues accessible and relatable to a wider audience. Featuring the patients rising podcast, healthcare policy pop, and always on call podcasts as well as other video and audio storytelling properties. Each is designed to uplift patient perspectives, deepen public understanding, and foster advocacy for meaningful change. Through patients rising storytelling, we bring the reality of healthcare challenges to light, empowering patients and sparking necessary reforms.

Expenses: $154K

The patients rising policy center is the driving force behind our mission to champion patient-centered policy and advocacy. As the central hub for policy strategy, this center merges the expertise of our former patient access & affordability project with the government affairs functions of patients rising now, creating a unified platform for patient-inspired policy solutions. At the heart of this initiative is the newly launched patient senate, a body of trained advocates who bring their voices directly into the policymaking process. The patient senate sets priorities based on the needs of patients across the nation, ensuring that legislative agendas reflect real-life healthcare challenges. This group works closely with policy experts to provide insight into pressing healthcare issues, giving patients an active role in shaping solutions that improve access and affordability. Through the policy center, patients rising will identify key areas for analysis and engage in innovative policy development to address healthcare challenges. Supported by corporate members, this center enables us to lead the way in advocating for practical, patient-focused reforms at both state and federal levels. The patients rising policy center not only sets our legislative agenda but also ensures that the patient perspective remains at the core of policy decisions.

Expenses: $482K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.1M
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue$9K
Total revenue$2.1M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$468K
Fundraising$81K
Other expenses$822K
Total expenses$1.3M
Total assets$1.1M
Net assets

People

9 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ROBERT MACKAY JIMESON

EXECUTIVE DI

Board

$150K

30 hrs/wk

TERESSA WILCOX

CHF EXC/MISS

Board

$110K

30 hrs/wk

DARLA BELL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DEMESHIA MONTGOMERY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROBERT GOLDBERG

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEFFREY OLDHAM

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID COOK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JC HERNANDEZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSEPH D KEENAN

CHIEF DIGITA

Staff

$85K

20 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

YC CONSULTING LLC

ADVOCACY/STRAT

$246K

CIVICLICK INC

ADVOCACY TECH

$105K

Grants received

Showing 4 of 4

FromAmountPurposeYear
$350K
General Operating Support
2024
$36K
ADVOCACY MASTER CLASS DEVELOPMENT
2021

Funded by

$436K from 3 funders · 4 grants · 2021–2024

Stand Together C4 Fund

$350K · 1 grant · 2024

The American Optometric Association

$50K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Patients Rising Inc

$36K · 1 grant · 2021

Details

EIN611860696
NTEE codeH01
Subsection04
Ruling date2019-03
Formed2017
Employees8
Volunteers6
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