Rooted in the Mission and focused on san francisco, meda's Mission is to strengthen low- and moderate-income latino families by promoting Economic equity and social justice through asset building and community Development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 115 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $613K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.5M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$231.8M
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$25.0M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$30.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$6.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$25.0M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$27.8M
FY2021$20.2M
FY2022$26.9M
FY2023$26.5M
FY2024$25.0M
Expenses
$30.4M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20.4M
FY2021$22.9M
FY2022$23.9M
FY2023$31.7M
FY2024$30.4M
Net assets
$6.9M
FY2024▼ -45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.9M
FY2021$12.3M
FY2022$16.7M
FY2023$12.5M
FY2024$6.9M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1976.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $25.7M Management & general 13% · $3.9M Fundraising 3% · $778K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

29 people listed on the 990; $2.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$422,985Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (to 9/24)
$240,397Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy and Advance
$220,351Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor to Cre
$205,860Pt VII · Sec A
$201,452Pt VII · Sec A
CFO from 09/24
$190,692Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Comm. Real Estate
$180,618Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Data, Analysis and Planning
$173,710Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Luis Granados$422,985$366,718$356,698$272,022$198,768
Pamela Benoit$240,397$72,571———
Jillian Spindle$220,351$200,077$186,690$171,356$156,231
Karoleen Feng$205,860$185,018$185,516$174,479$160,849
Berlina Ceguerra$201,452$174,535$154,199$129,671—
Priscilla Chen-Ok—$164,256$195,425$175,164$150,009
Richard Raya$50,111$191,928$175,493$154,489$126,641
Carlos Ramirez$190,692$158,034———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers low- and moderate-income Latino families in San Francisco by promoting economic equity, asset building, and cradle-to-career educational support programs.

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3 programs · $22.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Meda's community real estate (cre) program strategically acquires, develops, and stewards properties to create and preserve permanently affordable housing and community-serving commercial spaces.

$12.8Mprogram expense
02

Meda's asset building programs include workshops and individual coaching to help low-income and moderate-income clients achieve family economic success. Free programs include: financial capability, business development, housing opportunities, eviction prevention, free tax preparation, and workforce development.

$6.1Mprogram expense
03

Meda is the lead agency for the MPN program, a federal initiative to help families succeed and students achieve. Meda is collaborating with the san francisco unified school district and a host of vital community partners to ensure that every child in the mission district of san francisco is on tract to thrive, from cradle to college and…

$3.1Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 119 grants · $7.0M · 2020–2024
Rti InternationalNC · FY2024$425,134
Promotoras Activas SfFY2024$357,004
Mission GraduatesCA · FY2024$236,000
The Urban InstituteDC · FY2024$217,976
Jamestown Community Center INCCA · FY2024$190,300
Felton InstituteCA · FY2024$154,303
Unitemized GrantFY2024$124,450
Instituto Familiar De La RazaCA · FY2024$115,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$94,752
Wu Yee Children's ServicesCA · FY2024$90,285
Ampac Tri-State CDC INCCA · FY2024$60,000
Watershed NurseryFY2024$55,178
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$25.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$234K
Money outPt IX
$30.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.7M
Managementcol C$3.9M
Fundraisingcol D$778K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.7M
Total assetsLn 16$238.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$231.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.7M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$234K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$25.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20.6M
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$196.5M
Other assetsLn 15$43K
Total assetsLn 16$238.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$231.8M
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5115
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26.7M$21.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$161.0M$196.5M
Total assetsLn 16$210.5M$238.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$198.0M$231.8M
Net assetsLn 32$12.5M$6.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.5M$3.5M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$323K$323K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.8M$1.3M$382K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.9M$6.5M$1.9M$428K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$189K$144K$33K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$1.0M$153K$59K
Payroll taxesLn 10$808K$610K$157K$40K
Legal feesLn 11b$146K$146K
Accounting feesLn 11c$688K$297K$391K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.4M$308K$63K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$3K$108
Office expensesLn 13$184K$148K$32K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$709K$519K$164K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$1.3M$99K$28K
TravelLn 17$60K$36K$23K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$189K$114K$73K$2K
InterestLn 20$2.3M$2.2M$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.4M$2.3M$36K
InsuranceLn 23$497K$408K$83K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.8M$2.7M$32K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$618K$551K$59K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$30.4M$25.7M$3.9M$778K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $25.0M$30.4M−$5.4M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $26.5M$31.7M−$5.2M$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.9M$23.9M$3.0M$16.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $20.2M$22.9M−$2.7M$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $27.8M$20.4M$7.4M$14.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $24,953,956 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,695,758$16,650,477
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,040,828$8,048,815
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $155,935$233,696
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,581,591$20,968
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,474,112$24,953,956
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,019,736$3,787,498
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,698,093$12,912,629
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,975,301$13,700,453
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $31,693,130$30,400,580
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,219,018−$5,446,624
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $24,953,956 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$69,015
VIII-1e Government grants$9,677,490
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,903,972
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,650,477
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,024,855 · Unrelated business $23,960$8,048,815
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $232,346$232,346
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,350$1,350
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $18,138$18,138
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,830$2,830
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,027,685 · Unrelated business $23,960 · Excluded from tax $251,834$24,953,956
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,400,580 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,464,723$3,464,723
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $322,775$322,775
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,347,121 · Management $382,004 · Fundraising $88,115$1,817,240
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,516,019 · Management $1,911,496 · Fundraising $427,650$8,855,165
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $144,440 · Management $33,392 · Fundraising $10,896$188,728
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,031,448 · Management $152,614 · Fundraising $59,166$1,243,228
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $610,355 · Management $157,445 · Fundraising $40,468$808,268
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $146,159$146,159
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $296,683 · Management $390,961$687,644
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,375,659 · Management $307,516 · Fundraising $63,305$1,746,480
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,503 · Management $2,581 · Fundraising $108$5,192
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $147,727 · Management $31,946 · Fundraising $4,682$184,355
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $519,455 · Management $163,501 · Fundraising $26,521$709,477
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,336,893 · Management $99,059 · Fundraising $28,038$1,463,990
IX-17 TravelPrograms $35,983 · Management $22,550 · Fundraising $1,376$59,909
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $113,604 · Management $72,868 · Fundraising $2,353$188,825
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,242,143 · Management $10,139$2,252,282
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,331,501 · Management $36,030$2,367,531
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $407,553 · Management $83,033 · Fundraising $6,617$497,203
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,731,986 · Management $31,646 · Fundraising $9,341$2,772,973
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $550,596 · Management $58,588 · Fundraising $9,249$618,433
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,675,326 · Management $3,947,369 · Fundraising $777,885$30,400,580
Part X · Balance sheet $238,692,296 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,246,779; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,670,460$20,632,385
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,028,067$1,040,992
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,412,484$5,106,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,359,570$6,005,014
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $502,792$474,279
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $160,999,118$196,506,711
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $3,269,186$3,304,477
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,283,003$1,331,977
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $960,467$43,182
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $210,455,685$238,692,296
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,736,107$2,482,848
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,433,836$1,250,755
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,574,666$3,222,389
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $197,958,967$231,813,860
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,886,231$6,878,436
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,610,487$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,496,718$6,878,436
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $210,455,685$238,692,296
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,878,436 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,953,956
XI-2 Total expenses$30,400,580
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,446,624
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,496,718
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$35,291
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$11,185
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$218,134
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,878,436

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