Unamesa Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Established (1) to foster & facilitate the creation & exchange of knowledge, technology, & infrastructure that supports & improves education & health care delivery, & other community-based services, particularly in underserved areas, & (2) to engage in charitable activities.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $52,500, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 19 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 352% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 39% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $1.3 million spent. Achievements for 2024 include: 1) Expanding opportunities for youth, especially those who are at-risk, to participate in high quality, out of school time programs by expanding the InPlay.org platform and spinning it out into an independent non-profit. 2) Research and development of models to improve health through AI-enabled personalized prevention and lifestyle medicine practices as part of the Precision Health Equity Initiatives to support digital health innovations that explicitly address disparities in care. During 2024 UnaMesa continued to support community based innovations in education, health, and wellbeing. This includes expanding the InPlay.org platform and transitioning it to an independent nonprofit focused specifically on scaling that platform and serving more school districts and families. Through the Precision Health Equity Initiative, UnaMesa also continued efforts to accelerate the development and adoption of innovations that reduce disparities in health care and improve patient experiences through personalized pathways for early detection and early intervention. 1. InPlay.org - Platform and guide for out of school activities Lack of access to opportunities has been cited by education researchers as a key driver for the achievement gap experienced by underserved students. Many underserved students lose ground over the summer months because they do not participate in or have access to the stimulating, out of school learning environments of their peers. InPlay helps close that gap by providing an online service that matches all students to the best available opportunities for them and supports the participation of underserved students by matching them with available scholarships, subsidies and other services that address their needs. 2024 was a transition year for InPlay. The InPlay.org platform continued to serve schools in Madera Unified School district, Oakland Unified School District, San Jose and others throughout California. InPlay serves these communities with a comprehensive, online activity guide to connect underserved students with relevant out-of-school programs. The number of low income and underserved families in these communities, estimated from those qualifying for free and reduced lunch programs, range from approximately 25% to 80%. In 2024 the InPlay Learning Network was created as a new, independent 501(c)(3) and the InPlay project and platform were transferred to this new entity in order to carry forward the InPlay mission to close the opportunity gap for all students with a singular focus on scaling the platform to serve many more families and districts. The bulk of this transition was completed by the end of 2024 and represents a key milestone in the success of InPlay.
- $107,727 spent. 2. Precision Health Equity Initiative Based on learnings from UnaMesa projects over that past decade and motivated by increasing disparities in care related to both the pandemic and a growing crisis in the availability of highly qualified healthcare professionals, in 2023 UnaMesa supported the launch of a new initiative directed at accelerating the development and adoption of digital health innovations that directly address disparities in care. We have identified a critical, unmet need for connecting at-risk communities and individuals into the process for developing effective, technology enabled care pathways that address the unique challenges faced by these individuals and communities. In 2024 the Precision Health Equity Initiative (PHEI) continued development of the Risk Informed SCreening (RISC) study, a clinical registry study that gained IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval to gather rigorous data on how personalized, risk based screening plans for breast cancer affect clinician and patient choices. Women of color are twice as likely to die from breast cancer as the national average. The RISC study is specifically designed to address such disparities by engaging with underserved populations, providing individual risk assessments and personalized screening plans, and identifying how new technologies can make a practical difference in early detection and early intervention to reduce morbidity and mortality. These innovations including multifactor, validated risk assessments, better patient experiences, and increased support for those at highest risk are key steps towards eliminating disparities in care. In 2024 PHEI expanded the design of the RISC study to include heart disease and metabolic disease as part of the personalized screening study. This expansion built on developments in AI models for screening mammograms that can detect Breast Arterial Calcifications which may be indicative of potential heart disease. By including these and other AI algorithms into the study design, the RISC study can gather real world evidence of how information from these algorithms influences the recommendations of clinicians and the understanding, decisions and actions of individuals to reduce their risk of disease and improve their health. In addition, PHEI developed an economic model for supporting these personalized services whereby individual receiving a personalized service can donate to PHEI to subsidize the same service for others who may not have the ability to pay. This buy one, give one model coupled with extremely high quality and care and excellent patient experience offers a new approach for reducing health disparities and making actionable, effective screening available to everyone across economic strata. PHEI also continued to build out a network of clinicians, innovators, patient advocacy groups and other stakeholders to carry out the RISC study and work together collaboratively to advance the PHEI mission. This includes a scientific advisory board to develop and oversee the RISC study and related efforts along with participating clinical sites that provide patient services and enroll participants in the RISC study. PHEI also worked to find donors, sponsors, and partners to help cover the costs of operating the RISC study. Bringing in funding to support operation of the RISC study remains an open challenge. PHEI will continue to pursue additional funding and partnerships in order to begin enrolling patients in the RISC study in the upcoming year.
- 1. InPlay.org - Platform and guide for out of school activitiesLack of access to opportunities has been cited by education researchers as a key driver for the achievement gap experienced by underserved students. Many underserved students lose ground over the summer months because they do not participate in or have access to the stimulating, out of school learning environments of their peers. InPlay helps close that gap by providing an online service that matches all students to the best available opportunities for them and supports the participation of underserved students by matching them with available scholarships, subsidies and other services that address their needs. In 2024 the InPlay Learning Network was created as a new, independent 501(c)(3) and the InPlay project and platform were transferred to this new entity in order to carry forward the InPlay mission to close the opportunity gap for all students with a singular focus on sca2024 was a transition year for InPlay. The InPlay.org platform continued to serve schools in Madera Unified School district, Oakland Unified School District, San Jose and others throughout California. InPlay serves these communities with a comprehensive, online activity guide to connect underserved students with relevant out-of-school programs. The number of low income and underserved families in these communities, estimated from those qualifying for free and reduced lunch programs, range from approximately 25% to 80%.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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