Liabilities / Assets
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 27-4155461 • 501(c)3 • New York, NY
Profile
The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group (HCMSG) was founded to address the lack of awareness, support, and services for people living with Hepatitis C.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
76th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
58th percentile
Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
90th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 5.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
60th percentile
Faster asset growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
56th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$467,466
Up $27,898 (+6.3%) from 2024
Liabilities
Up$3,842
Up $1,649 (+75%) from 2024
Net Assets
Up$463,624
Up $26,249 (+6.0%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$181,567
Up $15,560 (+9.4%) from 2024
Expenses
Down$155,318
Down $21,077 (-12%) from 2024
Net Income
Up$26,249
Up $36,637 (+353%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group (HCMSG) was founded to address the lack of education awareness, support, and services for people living with Hepatitis C, including patients Co-infected with other conditions such as HCV/HIV, and patients in need of or living with liver transplants. To address these needs, we provide resources and services to foster the development and operation of successful support groups for Hepatitis C and Co-infected patients. These services are provided to prospective and current support group facilitators free of charge. We also provide one-on-one mentoring services to Hepatitis C and liver transplant patients. Right now, a revolution in the treatment of Hepatitis C is underway. New generation (DAA's) direct-acting antivirals have recently become available, and an even more promising new class of drugs are in development and testing. These drugs offer the promise of a cure for individual patients, and the ability to stem an emerging healthcare crisis for
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group, Inc. addresses the lack of education and supportive services for anyone affected by HCV and/or living with HIV/HCV. We provide resources and services to community-based organizations, hospitals, clinics, syringe exchange programs and OPCs . HCMSG offers training and educational programs to enhance the degree to which patients, healthcare providers and community based service providers can manage and treat. Because syndemics are interconnected, education and harm reduction services on substance use and connection to infectious disease are more important than ever. Addressing risk factors and providing testing. Treatment and cure can prevent people running the chance of getting Liver Cancer.For the past 16 years, HCMSG has brought much needed education and supportive services to one of the countrys most diverse patient populations, including those living with HIV/HCV, substance use communities, the LGBTQIA+ and TGNCNBI communities, adolescents young adults, women of child-bearing age and Baby Boomers. To date, HCMSG has trained over 1,000 facilitators, who have in turn touched tens of thousands of lives across the United States. HCMSG has filled a niche and therefore continues to expand our programs. We stay in contact with our sites and attendees. We follow up through the use of our tele-support program. We have established The Circle model in sites nationwide, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Hawaii, CT, California and New York as we continue to expand.Our services are provided on site in person or via Zoom. We continue to offer these services in New York and Nationwide. | - | $66,724 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHONA MARKS | Executive Director | PT | $10,800 | - | $10,800 |
| SCOTT SUCKOW | Chairman | PT | $0 | - | - |
| CARL DEDDENS | Secy / Treas | PT | $0 | - | - |
| MEDESA GARRETT | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Office Expenses $5280”
“Travel $2440”
“Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $2456”
“Interest $1971”
“Computer and internet expenses $42212”
“Dues and subscriptions $225”
“Pledges and Grants Receivable - Beginning $83398 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Ending $64111”
“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $2193 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $3842”
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