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Nonprofit · EIN 81-4850675

SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20009

Financials

$1.9M$1.8M2023$1.9M$2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,886,739$2,012,782-$126,043$1,718,021$219,412$1,498,609
December 31, 2023990$1,896,843$1,844,832$52,011$1,792,542$210,343$1,582,199
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$1,852,505
Investment income
$34,234
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$422,768
Other salaries and wages
$475,801
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$985,653
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$201,438
Accounting fees
$25,998
Occupancy
$31,125
Travel
$34,937
Depreciation
$9,492

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,792,542
Total assets, end of year
$1,718,021
Total liabilities, end of year
$219,412
Net assets, end of year
$1,498,609
Land, buildings and equipment
$14,696
Publicly traded securities
$408,276
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,498,609
Gross receipts
$1,886,739
Employees
6
Volunteers
19
Year formed
2017
State of legal domicile
DE

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MICHAEL CHEEKPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
40$399,406$23,362
REGAN HUNTASSOC DIRECTOR OF POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$163,064$16,667
VICTORIA KINGDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$133,323$8,295
EVE GLEBBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
TOM VON STERNBERG MDBOARD TREASUER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KATE PARISBOARD VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEPHANIE SCHWARTZBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
NEBEYOU ABEBEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TIFFANY JARRETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEETA SEHGALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NICOLE WAICKMANBOARD MEMBER AS OF MARCH
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATT KAZANBOARD MEMBER AS OF MARCH
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR SCOTT KAISERBOARD MEMBER AS OF MARCH
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEREMY DRESSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHARON ALEXANDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DONNA STIDHAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
VICTOR HURTADOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHELLE HERMAN SOPERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DANA MOTT-BRONSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
HOLLY BRENIERBOARD MEMBER AS OF MARCH
Trustee or director
2$0
RON CHAFFINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MICHAEL CHEEKPRESIDENT AND CEO AS OF MAY
Officer
40$245,658$12,060
CHERYL PHILLIPS MDPRESIDENT AND CEO UNTIL MAY
Officer
40$232,834$10,581
VICTORIA KINGDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$105,965$5,823
EVE GELBSENIOR CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
TOM VON STERNBERG MDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEPHANIE SCHWARTZ JDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DONNA STIDHAM RNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHARON ALEXANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VICTOR HURTADODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATIE PARISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELLE HERMAN SOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RON CHAFFINDIRECTOR AS OF APRIL
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANA MOTT-BRONSONDIRECTOR AS OF APRIL
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1666 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 250, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-1065
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MICHAEL CHEEK, 1666 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 250, WASHINGTON, DC 20009
Signed the 990
MICHAEL CHEEK, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Phone
(202) 960-1688
Return prepared by
JM&M

Mission

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH SIGNIFICANT, COMPLEX NEEDS THROUGH SPECIALIZED MANAGED CARE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • LEGAL, POLICY AND PROGRAM CONSULTING - THE ALLIANCE MEETS REGULARLY WITH CMS ON SPECIFIC REGULATORY ISSUES. THE ALLIANCE REVIEWS ALL PROPOSED RULES AND GUIDANCE, AND PREPARES SUMMARIES FOR MEMBERS AND COMMENT LETTERS TO AGENCIES. THE ALLIANCE ALSO OCCASIONALLY USES ITS LEGAL CONSULTANT TO INTERPRET SOME OF THE LEGAL CONSTRAINTS TO REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN ITS COMMENT LETTERS. THE ALLIANCE ALSO ADDRESSES INDIVIDUAL MEMBER CONCERNS AND MAY REFER THE ISSUE TO ITS LEGAL CONSULTANT FOR RECOMMENDATIONS. THE ALLIANCE HAS 5 REGULARLY RECURRING STANDING MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS WHERE IT REVIEWS A VARIETY OF POLICIES AND MEMBER QUESTIONS THAT ARE THEN USES AS A FRAMEWORK FOR THE ALLIANCE'S FOLLOW-UP TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
  • LOBBYING - THE ALLIANCE WORKS ON INITIATIVES TO ADVANCE RISK-ADJUSTED PAYMENTS FOR HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS, MEDICARE/MEDICAID INTEGRATION, AND TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT TO REFLECT POPULATIONS.
  • FALL LEADERSHIP MEETING AND SPRING MEETING MEMBERS-ONLY ROUND TABLE - THE ALLIANCE HOSTS TWO 1.5 DAY MEETINGS PER YEAR. THE SPRING MEETING IS FOR MEMBERS ONLY AND FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON SNP POLICIES AND RULE-MAKING. THE ALLIANCE HOLDS IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS REGARDING SPECIFIC REGULATIONS AND HAS OPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH MEMBERS ON THEIR CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE. THE FALL MEETING IS OPEN TO BOTH MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. THE FALL MEETING GENERALLY ADDRESSES BROADER TOPICS - AGAIN FOCUSING ON POLICIES AND OPERATIONS FOR SNPS AND MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLANS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES ("CMS") ARE INVITED TO BOTH MEETINGS, AND BOTH MEETINGS INCLUDE EDUCATION SESSIONS ADDRESSING STRATEGIES TO BETTER SERVE HIGH RISK AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
  • GRANTS & PROJECTS - THE ALLIANCE CONTRACTS TO WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON CONSUMER AND PROVIDER EDUCATION RELATED TO INTEGRATED CARE.

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
81-4850675
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2017
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E01)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,718,021
Income (IRS master file)
$1,886,739

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,886,739$2,012,782$1,718,021IRS
990December 2023$1,896,843$1,844,832$1,792,542XML
990December 2022$1,499,250$1,294,465$1,516,582IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 81-4850675).

Questions about SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC

What is the EIN of SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC is 81-4850675.
Is SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2017.
Are donations to SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE 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 SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MICHAEL CHEEK.
Who are the officers and directors of SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $399,406 (MICHAEL CHEEK, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
How much revenue does SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN ALLIANCE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,886,739, expenses of $2,012,782 and total assets of $1,718,021 at year end.

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