Phenome Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PHENOME HEALTH'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS & INSIGHTS THAT POWER DATA-DRIVEN PERSONALIZED HEALTH. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE IS EMPOWERED BY THEIR OWN DATA TO IMPROVE WELLNESS AND PREVENT DISEASE.
- Income
- $3.5 million
- Spending
- $3.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 59%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 85%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $240,245, coo & secretary
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
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 28% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1559% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 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: 83 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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)
- $929,906 spent. PREDICTIVE MODELING. WE CONTINUED THE 2023 EFFORTS IN 2024 TO BUILD COMPUTATIONAL MODELS AND THE REQUIRED BIOINFORMATIC PIPELINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF MODELING HEALTH TRAJECTORIES FOR INDIVIDUALS GIVEN PERSONAL HEALTH DATA AS INPUTS TO MODELS. ALL DATA ARE DEIDENTIFIED WITH NO ACCESS TO PHI OR PII BY PHENOME HEALTH PERSONNEL IN 2024 WE ADDED ACCESS TO VARIOUS PUBLIC DATABASES TO INFORM OUR MODELS AND SECURED FEDERAL FUNDING, WHICH BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2024, TO SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS.
- $514,403 spent. PILOT TYPE 2 DIABETES STUDY. IN 2024 WE CONTINUED A PILOT STUDY OF TYPE 2 DIABETES THAT BEGAN IN 2023. THIS STUDY IS ENROLLING 25 PATIENTS WITH DIABETES, THROUGH CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS, IN PREPARATION FOR A 1000 PERSON DIABETES STUDY FOR WHICH FUNDING IS ANTICIPATED IN Q2 2025. THE PILOT STUDY SOUGHT TO TEST THE ALL PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED TO ENROLL PATIENTS, COLLECT BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES, AND GENERATE AND ANALYZE HEALTH DATAAS A PROOF OF PRINCIPLE STUDY. THIS STUDY WILL CLOSE OUT AT THE LAUNCH OF THE LARGER STUDY IN 2025.
- $542,908 spent. MULTIOMIC DATA PLATFORM BUILD. IN 2024 WE CONTINUED TO INVEST IN BUILDING A COMPUTATIONAL ENVIRONMENT CAPABLE OF SERVING THE NEED TO INGEST AND ANALYZE HIGH DIMENSIONAL HEALTH DATA. THIS PLATFORM REQUIRES CONTINUED FEATURE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE. IT IS CURRENTLY SERVING EXISTING PREDICTIVE MODELING NEEDS AND WILL SERVE PROJECTS WE SECURE FUNDING FOR IN THE FUTURE.
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 2025.
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 2022.
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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