Nonprofit · EIN 47-3761586
STOP STIGMA NOW
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $55,678 | $14,862 | $40,816 | $113,123 | $80 | $113,043 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $54,122 | $24,457 | $29,665 | $73,076 | $849 | $72,227 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $73,076 | $54,693 | $18,383 | $44,117 | $1,555 | $42,562 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $55,672
- Investment income
- $6
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $2,111
- Occupancy
- $581
- Printing, publications and postage
- $2,456
- Other expenses
- $9,714
- Program services (functional)
- $14,862
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $73,076
- Total assets, end of year
- $113,123
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $80
- Net assets, end of year
- $113,043
- Cash, savings and investments
- $113,123
- Gross receipts
- $55,678
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN PHILLIPS | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| VALERIE WALTERS | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| SUSAN STAATS COMBS | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| DAVID LICHTENSTEIN | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| STEVEN RABINOWITZ | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| VALENTIN BONILLA JR PA | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| BRENDA DAVIS MSW | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| BOB KRAUSS | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| MARIA PASCERI | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| GIDEON RABINO | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| JORDANA ALFORD | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| LORETTA FINNEGAN MD - NIDA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY DEMSKY | CO-PRESIDENT | 40 | $0 |
| JOHN PHILLIPS | CO-PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| VALERIE WALTERS | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| SUSAN STAATS COMBS | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| DAVID LICHTENSTEIN | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| STEVEN RABINOWITZ | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| PHILIP APPEL PHD | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| VALENTIN BONILLA JR PA | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| H WESTLEY CLARK MD JD MPH | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| JUAN COLON | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| DAVID CRUZ | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| BRENDA DAVIS MSW | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY DEMSKY | CO-PRESIDENT | 40 | $0 |
| JOHN PHILLIPS | CO-PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| VALERIE WALTERS | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| SUSAN STAATS COMBS | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| DAVID LICHTENSTEIN | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| STEVEN RABINOWITZ | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| PHILIP APPEL PHD | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| VALENTIN BONILLA JR PA | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| H WESTLEY CLARK MD JD MPH | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| JUAN COLON | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| DAVID CRUZ | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| BRENDA DAVIS MSW | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 20 BURLING LN APT 6Q, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801-5671
- In care of
- % SY DEMSKY
- Signed the 990-EZ
- DAVID LICHTENSTEIN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (914) 318-4442
- Website
- WWW.STOPSTIGMANOW.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
Mission
STOP STIGMA NOW WAS ESTABLISHED TO CHANGE PREVAILING ATTITUDES TOWARDS PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, WHICH ARE PREVENTING THEM FROM ENTERING INTO AND REMAINING IN TREATMENT.
Program accomplishments
- STOP STIGMA NOW (SSN), CONSISTING OF ACTIVE AND RETIRED PROFESSIONALS, AND PATIENTS, IS A THINK TANK THAT DELIVERS TRUSTED INSIGHT ON THE BENEFITS OF MEDICATION TREATMENT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) AND EDUCATES THE WIDER PUBLIC ON THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MOUD.OUR AGENDA IS SIMPLE: TO HELP STOP THE STIGMA AND PREJUDICE DIRECTED AT BOTH THE TREATMENT AND THE PATIENTS.STOP STIGMA NOW WAS ESTABLISHED TO CHANGE PREVAILING ATTITUDES TOWARDS PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD), WHICH ARE PREVENTING THEM FROM ENTERING INTO AND REMAINING IN TREATMENT.WHILE MANY TREATMENTS FOR OUD EXIST, (I.E., MEDICATION TREATMENT, IN-PATIENT REHABILITATION, THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES, OUTPATIENT COUNSELING,) THE USE OF MEDICATIONS (METHADONE, BUPRENORPHINE AND EXTENDED-RELEASE NALTREXONE) HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN DOCUMENTED TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE. COMPARED TO OTHER TREATMENTS, PATIENTS MAINTAINED ON MEDICATION ARE LESS LIKELY TO RELAPSE, ACQUIRE INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUCH AS HIV AND HEPATITIS C, AND DIE FROM AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. UNFORTUNATELY, THESE MEDICATIONS ESPECIALLY THE AGONIST MEDICATIONS (METHADONE AND BUPRENORPHINE) HAVE BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD AND CRITICIZED AS SUBSTITUTING ONE ADDICTION FOR ANOTHER. AGONIST MEDICATIONS FOR OUD BLOCK THE CRAVING FOR OPIOIDS AND SUPPRESS OPIOID WITHDRAWAL THUS ENABLING THE RETURN TO FULL FUNCTIONING AND A NORMAL LIFE.BECAUSE OUD PATIENTS MAY HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A HISTORY OF TRAUMA, OTHER ADDICTIVE DISORDERS, CHRONIC PAIN AND OTHER PSYCHO-SOCIAL PROBLEMS, MEDICATION TREATMENT OFTEN INCLUDES COUNSELING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES AS NEEDED OR INDICATED.ALL TREATMENTS SHOULD BE RESPECTED. HOWEVER, FOR PERSONS WITH OUD, NON-MEDICATION APPROACHES TO TREATMENT THAT DO NOT INCLUDE MOUD, WHETHER IT BE ABSTINENCE, OR DETOX, OR IN OR OUT-PATIENT TREATMENT, FALL SHORT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MOUD, THUS MAY PUT INDIVIDUALS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH CAN RESULT IN RELAPSE, OVERDOSE AND DEATH.SSN EXISTS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE COURT SYSTEM, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, MEDICAL, NURSING AND COUNSELING PROFESSIONS AND THE MEDIA ABOUT THE OVERWHELMING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE SUCCESS OF MEDICATION TREATMENT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER.BY ERADICATING STIGMA, WE SAVE AND REBUILD LIVES. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT!SSN CREATES, DESIGNS, DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS (BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, POSTERS, ADS, CARDS AND BUTTONS, ETC.) TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO CONCERNS VOICED BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, THE MEDIA, THE COURTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES ARE FREE AT SSNExpenses $14,862
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-3761586
- 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
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $113,123
- Income (IRS master file)
- $55,678
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2018
- Posted by the IRS
- August 13, 2018
- Reinstated
- Effective March 15, 2021
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $55,678 | $14,862 | $113,123 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $54,122 | $24,457 | $73,076 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $73,076 | $54,693 | $44,117 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 47-3761586).
Questions about STOP STIGMA NOW
- What is the EIN of STOP STIGMA NOW?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STOP STIGMA NOW is 47-3761586.
- Is STOP STIGMA NOW tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2018 and reinstated it effective March 15, 2021.
- Are donations to STOP STIGMA NOW tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STOP STIGMA NOW 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 STOP STIGMA NOW due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STOP STIGMA NOW last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of STOP STIGMA NOW?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does STOP STIGMA NOW have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $55,678, expenses of $14,862 and total assets of $113,123 at year end.
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