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Nonprofit · EIN 52-2116425

OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC

Tax-exempt · HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740

Financials

$676K$687K2023$710K$702K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$710,356$701,650$8,706$92,214$41,395$50,819
June 30, 2024990$675,637$687,219-$11,582$105,807$63,694$42,113
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$709,479
of which government grants
$709,479
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$812
Other revenue
$65

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Other salaries and wages
$397,919
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$431,312
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$22,854
Occupancy
$66,044
Travel
$8,779
Depreciation
$5,141
Program services (functional)
$621,662
Management and general (functional)
$79,988

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$105,807
Total assets, end of year
$92,214
Total liabilities, end of year
$41,395
Net assets, end of year
$50,819
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,206
Net assets without donor restrictions
$50,819
Gross receipts
$710,356
Employees
19
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1980
State of legal domicile
MD

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Natalie WilderMember
Trustee or director
0$0
Michael StevensMember
Trustee or director
0$0
Frances CadeMember
Trustee or director
0$0
Lori MagruderTreasurer
Officer
0$0
Takisha MartinezVice President
Officer
0$0
Barb RulewichPresident
Officer
0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Stephaine Hutter-ThomasMember
Trustee or director
0$0
Frances CadeMember
Trustee or director
0$0
Mark TomickVice President
Trustee or director
0$0
Lori MagruderTreasurer
Officer
0$0
Natalie WilderMember
Officer
0$0
Barb RulewichPresident
Officer
0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
121 E ANTIETAM ST, HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740-5601
In care of
% KENNETH R WIREMAN
Signed the 990
Barb Rulewich, President
Phone
(301) 790-5054
Return prepared by
Scott & Associates CPA PC

Mission

To provide support for individuals with mental illness through education,peer support,learning and advocating.To unite and empower individuals with mental illness to decrease the stigma and help the public to become aware that individuals with mental health issues should not be judged by their diagnosis,but by the same standards set for others of the community.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Allegheny County,Maryland,Hope Station,is a peer advocate drop in center which provides a place for fellowship,safety, and access to computers for persons with mental illness.Also provides planned activities and community involvement,and referral service for those in need of additional mental health services.
    Expenses $137,801
  • Soul Haven is a consumer drop in the center in Hagerstown,Washington County,Maryland,which provides a place for fellowship,safety,and access to computers for persons with mental illness and other comorbid conditions.Also,provides planned activities, community involvement and referral services for those in need of additional services.
    Expenses $125,554
  • OCA-Community Peer Support Services Re-entry Program is dedicated to serving adults exiting the prison system by providing connections to resources to establish stability whereby reducing the likeihood of recidivism. Services include ssecuring entitlements,, employment, education, health service asssistance and direct peer to peer support.
    Expenses $121,339
  • Mountain Haven is a consumer drop in center in Oakland,Maryland,which provides a place for fellowship,safety, and access to computers for persons with mental illness.Also provides plannes activities and community involvememt.
    Expenses $114,445
  • Community Peer Recovery - CPR- Hagerstown and Frederick, Maryland - a program dedicated to young adults ages 18 to 25, to bring their voice into the recovery system and to provide skill-buiding, social activities, and recovery-oriented services to this age group in these two areas of western Maryland.
    Expenses $80,209
  • Anxiety Disorders Association of America - ADAA A program dedicated to the preventions, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, and assistance to individuals with mental illness.
    Expenses $38,780
  • Transition Age Youth - TAY - Hagerstown and Frederick, Maryland - a program dedicated to young adults ages 18 to 25, to bring their voice into the recovery system and to provide skill-buiding, social activities, and recovery-oriented services to this age group in these two areas of western Maryland.
    Expenses $3,534

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-2116425
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1999
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$92,214
Income (IRS master file)
$710,356

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$710,356$701,650$92,214IRS
990June 2024$675,637$687,219$105,807XML
990June 2023$629,281$641,533$81,326IRS
990June 2022$653,912$658,126$118,564IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

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 52-2116425).

Questions about OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC

What is the EIN of OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC is 52-2116425.
Is OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC 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 OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $710,356, expenses of $701,650 and total assets of $92,214 at year end.

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