Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 26-2593712

To understand and serve, with dignity and respect, the health and wellness needs of the medically underserved in the san francisco bay area.

Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco at a glance

Total assets
$6,062,528
+9.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$952,542
-49.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$73
-99.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,183,897
-28.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

San Francisco

How Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−20%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $704K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $566K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Artspan San Francisco, CACapital Project$565,891
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,062,528$952,542$1,183,897——$73
2024$5,515,042$1,875,042$1,659,303$565,8911$17,282
2023$5,849,581$1,725,275$1,165,358$124,4751$31,460
2022$4,711,825$2,280,996$907,103$9,6551$752
2021$3,559,183$2,400,611$1,690,565$703,7571$518
2020$2,925,158$3,515,882$1,040,619$82,3521$128

About Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco

Based on IRS filings

Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco is a public charity focused on Health, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $73.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco is led by Olga Ayala, Interim Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Olga Ayala

    Interim Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $86K (2024) → $116K (2025)

  • Janet Reilly

    President

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nanette Duffy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rita Semel

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Turek

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Greer

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeyda Lettieri

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Parekh PhD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alysia Mascolo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Andersen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Kaufman

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Hauge

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Wolin

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Nupur Srivastava (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Gordon (2020–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Kelly Powers (2024) — Director
  • Former: Debra Caywood-Rukas (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Isola Chikovani (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Brenda Wright (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Deborah Torres (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brian Gilan (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jonathan Wolin (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Zhou (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: David Wallace (2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Shally Iver (2020) — Director
  • Former: Sr Therese Randolph (2020) — Director
  • Former: Vrinda Goel (2020) — Director
  • Former: William Black (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Olga Ayala — Interim Executive Director: $116KOlga AyalaInterim Executive Director$116K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $116K, to Olga Ayala (Interim Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco

How large is Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco?

Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco reported $6.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $953K.

What is Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco?

Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco is a public charity focused on Health, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $6.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco operate?

Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco has awarded grants in California.

What is Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco's EIN?

Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2593712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 2, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 24, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 18, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 19, 2023)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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