2025-12-19T12:44:53-08:00 2025-06-30 132696850 Gruber Palumberi Raffaele Fried CPAs PC 7 Penn Plaza Suite 310 New York NY 10001 990 2024-07-01 133505372 MEDICARE RIGHTS CENTER INC MEDI 2122046221 266 WEST 37th ST 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 Frederic Riccardi President 2025-12-19 true true M CARLINE LOGERIE CPA P01387821 2125860800 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 266 WEST 37th ST 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 5493771 false X WWW.MEDICARERIGHTS.ORG X 1989 NY 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 initiatives. 22 22 40 32 0 3105891 3357982 1208553 1520333 152191 183100 378917 217687 4845552 5279102 0 0 3624271 4085508 0 132887 1029134 1167816 4653405 5253324 192147 25778 6335900 6516462 1446355 1513885 4889545 5002577 X 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 initiatives. Since 1989, weve been helping people with Medicare understand their rights and benefits, navigate the Medicare system, and secure the quality health care they deserve. We strive to be the most reliable source of independent, unbiased Medicare information in the United States. false false 2091379 793000 HELPLINES: Medicare Rights' expert staff and volunteers answered more than 29,700 questions 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 9,903 counseling sessions devoted to appeals and other Medicare-related legal issues. 1403086 822594 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: Medicare Rights' expert print and online resources and trainings, provided through Medicare Interactive (www.medicareinteractive.org), answered 2.1 million Medicare questions and empowered professionals across the country to better serve their own older clients and those with disabilities. As part of this work, 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. 566540 Policy: Medicare Rights carried the stories of the clients it serves to meetings of policymakers and other stakeholders in New York and Washington, DC., and media placements totaled 1,596. Medicare Rights also led 249 presentations and trainings to translate Medicare policy into consumer-friendly language and circulated Medicare newsletters and other communications to a list of more than 124,574 readers. 544226 694649 ENROLLMENT SERVICES: Medicare Rights submitted more than 2,186 Medicare cost-saving benefit applications for its clients, saving enrolled individuals $11.5 million in out-of-pocket health care costs and increasing their access to needed care and medicines. 544226 694649 4605231 true true false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 false 40 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 22 22 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA NY X X X MEDICARE RIGHTS CENTER 2128693850 83-10 35TH Ave APT 2U Queens NY 11372 Frederic Riccardi President 37.50 0.00 X 233879 0 34483 LINDSEY COPELAND FED POLICY DIR 37.50 0.00 155415 0 75422 RACHEL BENNETT VP OF PROGRAM DEV 37.50 0.00 172886 0 37171 MARCIN BEDNARZ DIRECTOR OF IT 37.50 0.00 164997 0 39107 MITCHELL CLARK Director of Comm 37.50 0.00 118454 0 40622 Sarah A Murdoch Client Serv Dir 37.50 0.00 104770 0 33716 ANN ADENBAUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEROY BARR BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY CHIN CO-CHAIRPERSON 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID MATYAS JD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Van Dunn board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CYBELE BJORKLUND BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA KRESH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER HUTCHINGS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nedal Shami board member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN LUBIN TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARILYN MOON PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL RAPHAEL CO-CHAIRPERSON 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HERMAN ROSEN MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE VLADECK PHD Chair Emeritus 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA REGENSTREIF PHD Chair Emerita 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CURTIS L COLE MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edith Everett BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RENU THOMAS Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TINA GEORGEOU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Gronniger board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Hickey BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Albert Siu MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Blum BOARD MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 950401 260521 6 false true false 0 259653 1609639 1488690 3357982 contract income 624100 1520333 1520333 1520333 183100 183100 0 0 0 0 48705 259653 214669 -165964 0 0 other revenue 624100 383651 383651 383651 5279102 1903984 183100 0 0 0 0 281898 238031 29712 14155 0 2789008 2436310 301582 51116 76990 66146 8044 2800 723408 640748 77621 5039 214204 184031 22381 7792 0 0 54823 42187 1329 11307 0 0 0 175918 147437 4643 23838 94536 94536 0 0 0 353335 308192 38150 6993 5999 5233 647 119 0 54026 47124 5833 1069 0 0 1182 945 203 34 22993 20055 2483 455 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 204058 199936 2061 2061 SUBSCRIPTIONS 96766 84403 10448 1915 EQUIPMENT & OFFICE MAINTENANCE 35537 30997 3837 703 BANK AND PROCESSING FEES 20115 17545 2172 398 48528 41375 4060 3093 5253324 4605231 515206 132887 598701 550198 2254620 2261968 443883 530455 918550 1181679 0 0 0 0 19125 25296 1089623 1088735 2099 888 1049776 1213082 0 0 0 1049146 752896 6335900 6516462 103364 251063 294937 511377 1048054 751445 1446355 1513885 X 4607373 4280162 282172 722415 4889545 5002577 6335900 6516462 25778 87254 X false true X true false X 3298832 3264191 3377019 2396137 3154000 15490179 0 0 3298832 3264191 3377019 2396137 3154000 15490179 415297 15074882 28283 36611 99092 152191 183100 499277 0 196977 171086 374911 455612 383651 1582237 17571693 0.85790 0.88320 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 2618 48338 50956 5419655 5470611 423531 105883 false 333475 358349 351782 423531 1467137 2200706 47632 54512 58560 50956 211660 83369 89587 87946 105883 366785 550178 8686 10255 9898 2618 31457 909851 909851 909581 137493 1047074 807325 102526 909851 871331 75000 -139006 807325 641868 25000 204463 871331 false false false 59938 59938 452064 451176 888 577621 577621 888 Operating lease right-of-use assets 752896 752896 Operating lease right-of-use asset 751445 751445 X 5641025 87254 60000 214669 361923 5279102 5279102 5527993 60000 214669 274669 5253324 5253324 Part X : FIN48 Footnote MEDICARE RIGHTS FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") 740 "INCOME TAXES." ASC 740 REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ADOPTION OF THIS GUIDANCE DID NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON MEDICARE RIGHTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WITHIN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MEDICARE RIGHTS HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT WAS NEXUS; AND TO REVIEW OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES $214669 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES $214669 X X X X X X X false 2024 Annual Awards Event 308358 259653 48705 214669 308358 259653 48705 214669 214669 -165964 true X X X X X false false false false false false false false false Frederic Riccardi President 233879 9232 25251 268362 LINDSEY COPELAND FED POLICY DIR 155415 638 74784 230837 MARCIN BEDNARZ DIRECTOR OF IT 164997 3531 35576 204104 MITCHELL CLARK Director of Comm 118454 6697 33925 159076 RACHEL BENNETT VP OF PROGRAM DEV 172886 15044 22127 210057 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF MEDICARE RIGHTS' FORM 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW VIA MAIL OR EMAIL BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c MEDICARE RIGHTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CONTAINS A DISCLOSURE CLAUSE. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MUST SIGN AN ANNUAL STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a At the time of hire for the President, AS REQUIRED, MEDICARE RIGHTS ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY AND 990 ANALYSIS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AS COMPARATORS, WHICH INCLUDED LOCATION, NTEE CODE, MISSION SUMMARY AND REVENUE INFORMATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1C MEDICARE RIGHTS DOES NOT HAVE ANY REPORTABLE PAYMENTS TO VENDORS OR REPORTABLE GAMING PAYMENTS TO PRIZE WINNERS.