Nonprofit · EIN 45-3715012
BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · PORTOLA VALLEY, CA 94028
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,267,803 | $1,900,217 | $367,586 | $1,626,286 | $1,158,549 | $467,737 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,996,500 | $2,472,712 | -$476,212 | $2,438,561 | $2,074,987 | $363,574 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,768,935
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $494,793
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $473,048
- Other revenue
- $4,075
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,156,803
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,855
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,544
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $164,861
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,173
- Accounting fees
- $129,460
- Occupancy
- $22,639
- Travel
- $12,941
- Program services (functional)
- $1,482,793
- Management and general (functional)
- $294,291
- Fundraising (functional)
- $123,133
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,438,561
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,626,286
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,158,549
- Net assets, end of year
- $467,737
- Publicly traded securities
- $658,474
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $207,737
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $260,000
- Gross receipts
- $3,077,570
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA GIAMPA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Officer | 19 | $267,434 | $9,045 |
| LAURE WOODS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE CRATER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN STREHLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA GIAMPA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Officer | 19.39 | $249,150 | $9,879 |
| DIANNE BARNEY | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 10 | $117,423 | $8,784 |
| LAURE WOODS | PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE CRATER | TREASURER, BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2.26 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN STREHLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 884 PORTOLA RD, PORTOLA VALLEY, CA 94028-7264
- In care of
- % LINDA GIAMPA EXEC DIRECTOR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAURE WOODS, 884 PORTOLA RD A7, PORTOLA VALLEY, CA 94028
- Signed the 990
- LAURE WOODS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (650) 530-2439
- Website
- WWW.BAYAREALYME.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-3715012 or by the name BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS (1) TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIABLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR ALL STAGES OF LYME DISEASE AND A CURE FOR LATE STAGE LYME THROUGH FUNDING INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; AND (2) TO FOSTER PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS BUILDING.
Program accomplishments
- AS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, BAY AREA LYME IS ABLE TO PARTNER WITH LEADING RESEARCHERS AND INSTITUTIONS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND PROMISING PROJECTS IN LYME DISEASE RESEARCH, REGARDLESS OF AFFILIATION. TRUE BREAKTHROUGHS WILL OCCUR ONLY THROUGH WELL-DESIGNED RESEARCH PROJECTS AND AT BAY AREA LYME, WE HAVE A RIGOROUS SCREENING AND MONITORING PROCESS, GRANT CONTINGENCIES, AND PROJECT REPORTING, TO ENSURE THAT PROJECTS ARE EFFECTIVELY DESIGNED AND FUNDS WELL SPENT. IN 2024, BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION FUNDED 2 GRANTS IN THE AMOUNTS OF $379,172 AND $100,000 TO TWO INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR A TOTAL OF $479,172. $379,172 WAS AWARDED TO PROJECTS FOCUSED ON IMPROVED DIAGNOSTICS OF LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS; $100,000 AWARDED TO IMPROVE THERAPIES, AND THE REMAINING GRANTS FOR ECOLOGY AND AWARENESS PROJECTS. DUKE UNIVERSITY RECEIVED A GRANT OF $370,447 TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE LATE DR. NEIL SPECTOR ON LYME DISEASE. THE 2024 EMERGING LEADER AWARD TOTALING $150,000 WAS AWARDED TO A THERAPIES PROJECT AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY.Expenses $1,126,824 · grants $999,619
- BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION'S EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS INCLUDE FREE TICKTECTIVE PODCASTS, SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTATIONS AND A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING REGARDING TICK-BITE PREVENTION. IN 2024, BAY AREA LYME ENTERED INTO ITS FOURTH YEAR OF ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION (AJGA) PROVIDING ITS YOUNG MEMBERS WITH TICK PREVENTION POUCHES THAT INCLUDED A TICK REMOVAL KEY, REPELLANT AND INFORMATION ABOUT LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK BORNE INFECTIONS. THIS MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP IS TARGETING OVER 10,000 YOUTHS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT WAS THE PREMIER SPONSOR OF 2 TOURNAMENTS BOTH HELD IN CALIFORNIA. TWO VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES EVENTS WERE HELD IN 2024 - ONE IN THE SPRING IN BOSTON REGARDING A PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHYSICIANS PERSPECTIVE ON LYME DISEASE AND NEUROPSYCHIATRIC MANIFESTATIONS AND ONE IN THE FALL OF 2024 WHERE GUESTS LISTENED TO AN UPDATE ON THE UCSF NEW LYME CLINICAL TRIALS CENTER.Expenses $355,969 · grants $157,184
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3715012
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,626,286
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,077,570
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,267,803 | $1,900,217 | $1,626,286 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,996,500 | $2,472,712 | $2,438,561 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,112,927 | $3,733,559 | $2,238,720 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-3715012).
Questions about BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION is 45-3715012.
- Is BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LAURE WOODS.
- Who are the officers and directors of BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $267,434 (LINDA GIAMPA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY).
- How much revenue does BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,267,803, expenses of $1,900,217 and total assets of $1,626,286 at year end.
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