Medical Debt Resolution Inc
City-funded organization
Medical Debt Resolution Inc (EIN 47-1442997) is the legal name of the nonprofit publicly known as Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt), which buys and cancels medical debt for low income patients nationally. Its $18,000,000 NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene contract, "Medical Debt forgiveness for low-income residents" (CT181620258803153, badged Sole source), matches the $18 million, three year city investment that Mayor Adams' office announced in January 2024 to relieve an estimated $2 billion in medical debt for roughly 500,000 working class New Yorkers, with $1.3 million paid to date. All (100%) of the $18 million in contract value on record for this organization was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, consistent with the sole source badge on this contract.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $18,000,000 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $18,000,000 · 1 since 2024, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $1,261,303
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $18,000,000 · 1 contract
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $325,961 · Allison Sesso, CEO & President
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Medical Debt forgiveness for low-income residents Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258803153 $18,000,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Allison Sesso CEO & President $325,961
- Ruth Lande VP Hospital Relations $304,925
- David Reynolds VP Info Systems $244,572
- Priscilla Thomas-Keith VP Program Mgmt $208,987
- Jana Knauerova VP Finance & Administration $182,453
- Charles Russek SR Software Developer $180,095
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +76% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Craig Antico · 1.62% of revenue $254,501
- FY2021 Craig Antico · 9.61% of revenue $499,007
- FY2022 Allison Sesso · 3.67% of revenue $313,176
- FY2023 Allison Sesso · 6.67% of revenue $325,961