NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

777 N CAPITOL ST NE STE 805, WASHINGTON, DC 20002-4294

In care of

% THE ORGANIZATION

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

MAX RICHTMAN, 777 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE 805, WASHINGTON, DC 20002

Signed the 990

MAX RICHTMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO

Phone

(202) 216-0420

Website

WWW.NCPSSM.ORG

Return prepared by

BDO USA

Mission

THE COMMITTEE HAS TWO PRIMARY PURPOSES: (A) BRINGING ABOUT CIVIC BETTERMENT AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT, AND PROMOTING THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE BY SUPPORTING THE CONTINUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE AMERICAN SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE SYSTEMS AND WORKING TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE FEDERAL OLD AGE AND SURVIVORS, DISABILITY AND HOSPITAL TRUST FUNDS; AND (B) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON SUBJECTS BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF AMERICA'S SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM.

Program accomplishments

• The National Committee's 2026 fiscal year was during the 119th Congress (2025-2026) and the first and second years of the Trump Administration. Therefore, most of our legislative and regulatory advocacy was aimed at opposing harmful legislation and calling attention to the mass staff reductions and mayhem caused by the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" at agencies and programs important to older Americans. In addition, we begin increasing our political activity to help elect "senior friendly" majorities to the House and Senate in the 2026 election. The National Committee focused our legislative advocacy, communications and direct mail to members at opposing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21) (also known as the "Big Ugly Bill") which cut Medicaid and SNAP benefits by over $1 trillion to partly pay for tax cuts that mainly benefited the wealthy and large corporations. We reminded National Committee members that "near seniors" age 50-64 who are enrolled in Medicaid or the ACA help to control Medicare costs, but those costs would go up if Medicaid benefits were cut and the ACA's "enhanced premium tax credit" (EPTC) was not extended. In addition, we educated members of Congress that most long-term care is paid for by Medicaid and cutting the program by $1 trillion would harm nursing homes and home and community-based services. Unfortunately, the Big Ugly bill was signed into law on July 1, 2025, and the ACA EPTC was allowed to expire on December 31, 2025. Before and after the start of our fiscal year on April 1, 2025, the National Committee fought for adequate discretionary funding for the Social Security Administration's operating budget, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Older Americans Act programs and other agencies and programs key to the well-being of seniors. Although we worked in coalition with the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) to persuade Congress not to eliminate several key programs, the enacted appropriations legislation flat-funded or cut most agencies and programs important to older Americans. The National Committee focused public attention on the chaos DOGE created throughout the federal government - but especially at the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Department of Health and Human Service's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Administration on Community Living through questionable and illegal mass layoffs and forced retirements. With regard to SSA, the 13 percent staff cut was the largest in the agency's history, and has forced the SSA to triage operations, moving staff from one part of SSA to another as public demands reached critical levels: some days answering phones, other days staffing field offices, with only a bare minimum of training to adequately meet the new job requirements. As a result of the overall shortage in staff, filling holes in one critical area inevitably left gaps in others, and the consequences of this staff inadequacy have been felt by consumers who continue to report alarming delays and logjams as they attempt to access their earned benefits. More than half of seniors and survivors who scheduled an appointment with an SSA field office to file an application for benefits waited more than a month until their appointment. More than 800,000 people have been in a queue awaiting an initial decision on their application for disability benefits, and it has taken SSA more than 6 months, on average, to make a decision - twice as long as in the past. These long waits can be particularly harmful for people of color, low-income applicants, and others who on average are less likely to have savings or other resources to fall back on. Thousands have died while waiting for a decision on whether they are eligible for disability benefits, and many more have endured years without income, in the process often exhausting their life savings and even losing their homes. While no field offices have officially been shuttered in the chaos, reports abound of 'ghost' field offices where staffing levels are low or non-existent - leaving only a hollow shell where previously a robust office operated. In response to this mismanagement, the National Committee continued to be a co-plaintiff - along with four other groups which represent Social Security beneficiaries -- in a federal lawsuit against SSA, and DOGE. Part of the NC's responsibility as a co-plaintiff is to vet and refer beneficiaries and current and former SSA staff that have been harmed by DOGE activities at SSA to attorneys with the lead plaintiff - Justice in Aging. Coalitions/Relations with Other Nonprofit Aging Organizations The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) is a coalition of 67 national nonprofit organizations concerned with the well-being of America's older population and committed to representing their interests in the policy-making arena. The National Committee and four of the other LCAO's member organizations take turns chairing the coalition for one-year terms. Max Richtman began his term chairing LCAO at the end of the June 4, 2025 meeting and will preside over the coalition until adjournment of the June 3, 2026 meeting. During the National Committee's tenure, LCAO has sent letters to Congress urging them to oppose the Big Ugly Bill, adequately fund programs and agencies critical to seniors in the FY 2026 and 2027 appropriations bills, extend the Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, approve the SSI Restoration Act, and reestablish the House Aging Committee. The coalition also sent a letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services urging them to ensure caregivers are considered employed for purposes of the Medicaid work requirement in the Big Ugly Bill. A major responsibility of the LCAO chair is to hold monthly coalition meetings which includes legislative and regulatory reports by standing committees, action on joint and chair's letters, press releases and coalition policy. In addition, the monthly meetings feature guest speakers, including the following individual who spoke to the coalition during the NC's term: Former SSA Commissioner and Maryland Governor Martin O' Malley, Representatives Brenden Boyle (D-PA), John Larson (D-CT), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Richard Neal (D-MA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rubin Gallego (D-AZ). The National Committee was also an active member of the Strengthening Social Security Coalition (SSSC) Steering Committee and the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Social Security Taskforce, the Disability and Aging Coalition, the Nursing Home Reform Coalition, Americans for Tax Fairness, the Save Our Retirement Coalition and various ad hoc coalitions focusing on specific issues (e.g., prescription drug pricing). Government Relations and Policy Director Dan Adcock spoke virtually to the Camano Democrats in Washington State and in person at the North-Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging's "Sunflower Fair" in Selina, Kansas and the Leisure World Democratic Club in Silver Spring, MD. Political Activities During the NC's FY 2026, NCPSSM-PAC interview several House and Senate candidates, including Nathan Sage (IA Senate), Rebecca Cook (WI-03), John Cavanaugh (NE-02), Dan Osborn (NE Senate). Mark Pinsley (PA-07), Adam Miller (OH-15), Christina Bohannan (IA-01), former Representative Melissa Bean (IL-08), Russell Cleveland (MT-01), Jordan Wood (ME-02), Stefany Shaheen (NH-01), Eric Chung (MI-10), and Graham Platner (ME Senate). The PAC also held meetings with the campaign staff of Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), former Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC), Representatives Josh Riley (D-NY), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand. We were in regular contact with the DCCC and DSCC. The PAC met with the Young Democrats of America to discuss ways to work together. The PAC endorsed Abigail Spanberger for governor of Virginia. We plan to have NC staff participate in in-person endorsement events for candidates in competitive Senate races and House races. Additionally, Max Richtman is likely to record several endorsement videos. In past election cycles, candidates have shared their videos on their social media platforms. Max Richtman continued to serve as a Vice Chairman of the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) Seniors Council. He spoke at two Seniors Council meetings: August 2025 at the DNC summer meeting held in Minneapolis and December 2025 at the DNC's winter meeting held in Los Angeles. NC Board Member Tula Thompson spoke at the DNC Seniors Council meeting held in March 2026 in New Orleans.
  Expenses $3,038,674
• EDUCATION: Media Interviews GRP staff were interviewed by multiple press organizations, including Wichita Eagle, Newsweek, Think Advisor, CNBC, CBS News and Investopedia. Volunteer Engagement The National Committee held monthly volunteer calls with activists and responded to volunteer requests for materials, literature, and information to promote engagement. In 2025 and 2026, the number of volunteers that participated in the monthly call grew, due to continued concerns raised by the new administration and Congress. We also have added more volunteers who were part of the grassroots effort to repeal the Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. GRP staff worked with NCPSSM volunteers and activists to encourage them to call, email and visit their members of Congress to urge them to oppose any Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefit cuts and the proposed fiscal commission. Our national volunteers held grassroots events and performed community outreach in New Hampshire, Florida, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota Alaska and California. Policy Papers National Committee policy papers: * April 2025: Viewpoint: Improving the Medicare Home Health Benefit * May 2025: Fact Sheet: How Seniors Can Protect Themselves from the Chaos at the Social Security Administration * June 2025: Viewpoint: The Fiscal Commission Act: Greasing the Wheels to Cut Social Security and Medicare Without Political Accountability, Viewpoint: Analysis of the 2025 Medicare Trustees Report * July 2025: Viewpoint: Analysis of the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report, Viewpoint: Expanding Medicare to Provide Dental, Vision and Hearing Care * August 2025: Viewpoint: Five Big, Bad Provision for Seniors in the Republican's New Tax Law * September 2025: Viewpoint: Raising the Social Security Retirement Age: A Cut in Benefits for Future Retirees * March: 2026: Viewpoint: Meeting the Demand for Lower Drug Prices in Medicare, Viewpoint: The Inflation Reduction Act: Drug Pricing Provisions, Viewpoint: Understanding Medigap Policies, Viewpoint: How the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" Slashed Medicaid Congressional Meetings The National Committee met with the following members of Congress and/or their staff: * April 2025-March 2026: Met nearly weekly with the staff of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR). * April 2025: Met with the staff of House Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN), Representative Norma Torres (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Val Hoyle (D-OR) and several Democratic Senators at the Democratic Policy and Steering Committee meeting. * May 2025: Met with the Democratic staff of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Senate Democratic Health Care legislative staff and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and April McClain Delaney (D-MD). * June 2025: Met with Senator Charles Grassley (D-IA) and Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) * July 2025: Met with Representatives John Larson (D-CT), James Clyburn (D-SC), and Janelle Bynum (D-OR). Met with the staff of Representatives Gil Cisneros (D-CA) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL). * August 2025: Met with Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Angie Craig (D-MN). Met with staff of Rep. Robert Aderholdt (R-AL) and Dave Min (D-CA). * September 2025: Met with House Ways and Means Democratic staff. * October 2025: Met with Representative Mike Levin (D-CA). * November 2025: Met with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-PA) and Emilia Sykes (D-OH). Also met with Representatives John Larson (D-CT) and Robin Kelly's (D-IL) staff. * December 2025: Met with Representative John Larson (D-CT) and several Democratic Senators at the Democratic Policy and Steering Committee winter reception. * January 2025: Met with Representatives John Larson (D-CT) and Mike Levin (D-CA). * March 2025: Met with Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY), Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Also met with several Democratic members of the House Committee on Ways and Means. Official Congressional Hearings/Events * April 2025: Max Richtman spoke at the Senate Democratic Policy and Steering Committee meeting in the Capitol Building. * June 2025: Dan Adcock spoke at the town hall meeting held by Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) in Pheonix, AZ * August 2025: Dan Adcock spoke at the town hall meeting held by Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) in Manassas, VA and he spoke at the press conference held by Representative Angie Craig (D-MN) in Hasting, MN. * March 2025: Dan Adcock spoke at a hearing on the Social Security retirement earnings test at a hearing of the Senate Aging Committee. Congressional and Administration Letters and Statements The National Committee wrote the following letters to members of Congress: * April 2025: NCPSSM Letter House Vote No HR 22 Save Act, NCPSSM Letter to Senate Opposing Concurrent Budget Resolution, NCPSSM Letter Supporting Representative John Larson Field Office & Privacy Bills, NCPSSM Letter to House Opposing Concurrent Budget Resolution, NCPSSM Letter Supporting Hassan-Grassley Identity Theft Act, NCPSSM Letter Supporting H. Res. 344. * May 2025: NCPSSM Letter to House Agriculture Committee Opposing SNAP Cuts, NCPSSM Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Opposing Medicaid Cuts, NCPSSM Letter Supporting Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act, NCPSSM Endorsement of Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, NCPSSM Letter to House Opposing HR 1 FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill, * June 2025: NCPSSM Letter to Senate Opposing House-Passed FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill, NCPSSM Letter Opposing Senate FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill * July 2025: NCPSSM Letter Opposing Senate FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill, NCPSSM Letter to House Opposing Senate-Passed HR 1 FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill, NCPSSM Letter Endorsing the Women's Retirement Protection Act, Letter Endorsing the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act, NCPSSM Letter Repairing Social Security After DOGE & Trump Act, NCPSSM Letter Endorsing Medicare and Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2025, NCPSSM Letter Endorsing the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, NCPSSM Letter Endorsing The Paycheck Fairness Act, NCPSSM Letter Endorsing the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, NCPSSM Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY 2026 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill * August 2025: NCPSSM Letter to SSA on ID Verification Procedures, NCPSSM Letter Endorsing Rep. Stansbury Hands Off Our Social Security Act, NCPSSM Letter Endorsing Sanders Wyden Schumer Keep Billionaires Out of our Social Security * September 2025: NCPSSM Letter Endorsement Boosting Benefits and COLAs Act, NCPSSM Letter to House Appropriations Committee - FY 2026 Labor HHS * November 2025: NCPSSM Letter Endorsing Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act (SWIFT Act), NCPSSM Letter Endorsing Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, NCPSSM Letter to House Sign the Discharge Petition on Extending ACA Premium Tax Credits * December 2025: NCPSSM Letter Endorsing Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security (SAFE SS) Act, NCPSSM Letter to House Opposing H.R. 6708 + Supporting Extending ACA EPTCs * February 2026: NCPSSM Letter Endorsing SSI Restoration Act * March 2026: NCPSSM Letter to House Opposing Balanced Budget Amendment, NCPSSM Letter to Senate Opposing SAVE Act, Dan Adcock Testimony to Senate Aging Committee
  Expenses $2,354,769

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

52-1312579

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(4): Social welfare organization

Donations deductible

No

Exempt since

1984

Accounting year ends

March

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Assets (IRS master file)

$3,976,850

Income (IRS master file)

$8,004,525

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1312579).

Questions about NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

What is the EIN of NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE is 52-1312579.

Is NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1984.

Are donations to NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE tax-deductible?

No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.

Which annual return does NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending March 31, 2027) is due August 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2026.

Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE?

The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 names MAX RICHTMAN.

Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE?

The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 lists 10 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $412,914 (MAX I RICHTMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE have?

On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $7,559,391, expenses of $8,145,475 and total assets of $3,976,850 at year end.

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