Patients Rising is supported by people and organizations who believe patients belong in the room where health policy is decided. This page explains where that support comes from, how our work stays patient-driven, and where to find our public filings.
Our work is supported by corporate members, foundations, and individuals, along with sponsors of specific programs and events. Every program we run is supported by more than one organization, and no supporter receives exclusive rights to any part of our work.
That support funds a focused body of work. Each year we choose a small number of issues within our four priorities, Access, Affordability, Accountability, and Innovation, where patients can change the outcome. The Policy Center is where our positions live, and the Learning Center explains the issues in plain, balanced language. The Patients Rising Community is where patients connect and prepare, the Advocacy Masterclass teaches them to make their case to lawmakers, and graduates earn a seat in the Patient Senate. Patients Rising Magazine and the State of the Patient podcast carry patients’ voices well beyond our own community.
Patients Rising works from the patient’s point of view, and that is the whole value of what we do. Our positions are set by our leadership together with the patients who do this work with us, and we hold editorial control over everything we publish, from policy positions to educational materials. When a patient sits across from a lawmaker, the case they make is their own, and that is what makes it worth hearing.
Our advocacy puts decisions in the hands of patients and their doctors, widens access, makes care more affordable, insists on transparency and accountability, and keeps America the world’s leader in developing new treatments and cures.
If you’d like to see the work up close, join the Patients Rising Community.
Patients Rising, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization based in Washington, D.C. (EIN 61-1860696). That status lets us do what patients most need from an advocacy organization: take clear positions, work directly with lawmakers, and prepare patients to make their case on the issues where they can change the outcome. Our Board of Directors governs the organization.
Contributions to Patients Rising are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.
Like other tax-exempt organizations, we file an annual Form 990 with the IRS. Our recent returns and our IRS determination letter are below, and each new return is posted here after it is filed.
Patients Rising is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization focused on public policy advocacy and civic engagement.
Employer Identification Number (EIN): 61-1860696
IRS Determination Letter: [PDF link]