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Unitary Fund

EIN 83-1592799 · San Francisco, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood71 out of 100GovernanceGood80 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO CREATE A QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM THAT BENEFITS THE MOST PEOPLE. WE BELIEVE THAT EXPANDING THE POOL OF PEOPLE WORKING ON QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES IS A WAY TO ENSURE THAT THE BENEFITS OF THESE TOOLS ARE WIDELY, SWIFTLY, AND EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED.TODAY, WE PRIMARILY USE TWO MAJOR PROGRAMS TO PURSUE THIS MISSION. THROUGH UNITARY LABS WE WORK ON IN-HOUSE PROJECTS THAT HELP THE ECOSYSTEM AS A WHOLE. THROUGH OUR MICROGRANT PROGRAM, WE FUND AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF EXPLORERS ACROSS THE WORLD TO WORK ON QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES.

Income
$2.0 million
Spending
$1.8 million
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
1.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 82%
Employees
8
Volunteers
85
Highest pay
$209,583, president

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

Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 20% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 34% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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

Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (4)
  1. $251,927 spent. UNITARY FUND AWARDED MICROGRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS & ORGANIZATIONS CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 20 TEAMS/INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR. THE GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY AN OUTSIDE ADVISORY BOARD CONSISTING OF 15 VOLUNTEERS.
  2. $409,382 spent. UNITARY FUND DEVELOPED MITIQ, AN OPEN SOURCE QUANTUM TOOLKIT TO MITIGATE ERRORS ON CURRENT NOISY QUANTUM COMPUTERS. MITIQ IS THE FIRST TOOLKIT OF ITS KIND AND HAS BEEN CITED NUMEROUS TIMES IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH PAPERS.
  3. $236,182 spent. UNITARY FUND DEVELOPED METRIQ, A FREE COMMUNITY PLATFORM TO BENCHMARK CURRENT QUANTUM COMPUTERS, AND TO SHARE THE LATEST RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD.
  4. $677,054 spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDED Q4BIO, A NEW PROJECT STARTED IN 2023, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, WHICH COMPRISE OF SMALLER, MISSION ALIGNED PROGRAMS OCCURING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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