VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE - SAN FRANCISCO

Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco is a registered 501(c)(3) charity that operates publicly as Clinic by the Bay, a volunteer-powered free clinic serving low-income, uninsured adults in San Francisco and northern San Mateo County. The organization engages volunteer physicians, nurses, dentists, mental-health providers, students and community volunteers to deliver primary care, behavioral health, pharmacy support and specialty referrals. The legal EIN provided (26-2593712) matches the organization’s tax ID as published by the charity and the organization publicly identifies its legal name as Volunteers In Medicine – San Francisco, doing business as Clinic by the Bay. In recent years the clinic has continued to expand services and capacity, including a relocation into a larger clinic space in 2023 and the addition of free dental services that began serving patients in 2025. Clinic by the Bay publishes annual audits and patient/volunteer satisfaction surveys and operates on a donor- and volunteer-funded model; it positions itself as a medical home for the working uninsured and emphasizes programs that address social drivers of health, such as food-as-medicine and on-site medication assistance.